heavy 9-weight L 1 heifers$285.50/cwt≈ $2,804/hd at 982 lb · 109 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$357.67/cwt≈ $2,818/hd at 788 lb · 60 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$340.00/cwt≈ $2,965/hd at 872 lb · 58 head
Bowling Green, MO 9-weight heifers brought $286/cwt, down $21 from the early June peak of $306. Receipts were 721 head.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
721
301
602
Feeder cattle
595
101
450
Slaughter cattle
126
130
152
Replacement cattle
—
70
—
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, bulk of the receipts were pot loads and part loads of yearling steers and heifers weighing over 700 lbs and did not have a good comparison from two weeks ago but traded with a lower undertone. Steer and heifer calves sold in small packages and singles and were not well tested and also sold with a lower undertone. Demand was moderate to good on the yearlings as 109 hd of 982 lb heifers sold for 285.50; 58 hd of 872 lb steers sold at 340.00 and 55 hd of 789 lb steers sold for 358.00. The fed cattle market has been rocked on its heels for the month of July as fat cattle have lost 30.00 and are pressuring the feeder cattle market. Slaughter cows traded steady to firm with a light offering of slaughter steers and heifers trading 2.00-4.00 lower after last week's sharply lower market.
→ Feeder cattle: The fed cattle market has been rocked on its heels for the month of July as fat cattle have lost 30.00 and are pressuring the feeder cattle market
▼ Feeder heifers: bulk of the receipts were pot loads and part loads of yearling steers and heifers weighing over 700 lbs and did not have a good comparison from two weeks ago but traded with a lower undertone
▼ Feeder steers: bulk of the receipts were pot loads and part loads of yearling steers and heifers weighing over 700 lbs and did not have a good comparison from two weeks ago but traded with a lower undertone
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows traded steady to firm with a light offering of slaughter steers and heifers trading 2.00-4.00 lower after last week's sharply lower market
USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of
the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is
muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle
scores — common across the Southeast.
What is $/cwt?
Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at
$450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per
cwt but less per head.
Why are some prices per head?
Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the
head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a
$/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News —
federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the
official USDA document at the top of the page.
Cattle Market
Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, bulk of the receipts were pot loads and part loads of yearling steers and heifers weighing over 700 lbs and did not have a good comparison from two weeks ago but traded with a lower undertone. Steer and heifer calves sold in small packages and singles and were not well tested and also sold with a lower undertone. Demand was moderate to good on the yearlings as 109 hd of 982 lb heifers sold for 285.50; 58 hd of 872 lb steers sold at 340.00 and 55 hd of 789 lb steers sold for 358.00. The fed cattle market has been rocked on its heels for the month of July as fat cattle have lost 30.00 and are pressuring the feeder cattle market. Slaughter cows traded steady to firm with a light offering of slaughter steers and heifers trading 2.00-4.00 lower after last week's sharply lower market.