light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$378.95/cwt≈ $2,406/hd at 635 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$371.64/cwt≈ $2,077/hd at 559 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$336.65/cwt≈ $1,926/hd at 572 lb · 27 head
Bowling Green, MO 6-weight steers sold at $374/cwt, mid-pack for the state—$4/cwt below the MO average ($378) and $24/cwt under Butler, MO ($398). MO 6-weight steers are down $52/cwt from their mid-July peak of $417.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
702
526
544
Feeder cattle
552
246
309
Slaughter cattle
150
180
235
Replacement cattle
—
100
—
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, there has not been a good recent test on comparable weights (last week was a bred cow special) on overall kind and quality with feeder cattle trading with a lower undertone as feeder market has seen sharp declines over the last several weeks. Fed cattle market continues to see lower trade with this week's trade ranging from 218.00-222.00 mostly 5.00-7.00 lower this week. There were several good groups of good quality calves in Friday's offering with 19 hd of steers weighing 506 lbs at 442.50, 27 hd of 648 lbs steers at 380.00 and a group of heifer calves weighing 452 lbs at 420.00. Slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower.
▼ Feeder cattle: there has not been a good recent test on comparable weights (last week was a bred cow special) on overall kind and quality with feeder cattle trading with a lower undertone as feeder market has seen sharp declines over the last several weeks
→ Feeder heifers: 27 hd of 648 lbs steers at 380.00 and a group of heifer calves weighing 452 lbs at 420.00
→ Feeder steers: There were several good groups of good quality calves in Friday's offering with 19 hd of steers weighing 506 lbs at 442.50
▼ Replacement cows: there has not been a good recent test on comparable weights (last week was a bred cow special) on overall kind and quality with feeder cattle trading with a lower undertone as feeder market has seen sharp declines over the last several weeks
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower
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 last week, there has not been a good recent test on comparable weights (last week was a bred cow special) on overall kind and quality with feeder cattle trading with a lower undertone as feeder market has seen sharp declines over the last several weeks. Fed cattle market continues to see lower trade with this week's trade ranging from 218.00-222.00 mostly 5.00-7.00 lower this week. There were several good groups of good quality calves in Friday's offering with 19 hd of steers weighing 506 lbs at 442.50, 27 hd of 648 lbs steers at 380.00 and a group of heifer calves weighing 452 lbs at 420.00. Slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower.