light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers$229.24/cwt≈ $1,900/hd at 829 lb · 289 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$239.36/cwt≈ $1,367/hd at 571 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$255.00/cwt+14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,617/hd at 634 lb · 36 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
676
760
982
Feeder cattle
637
712
893
Slaughter cattle
21
42
40
Replacement cattle
18
6
49
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on all classes for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Extreme heat continues across the trading region. Late spring and early summer rains recovered drought conditions across most of the Panhandle but recent dry conditions coupled with excessive heat is beginning to dry out soil moisture levels. According to the Texas Crop and Weather Report, the depth of the drought was July 12, 2022, when 99.24% of the state was experiencing abnormally dry to exceptional drought conditions. Almost 76% of the state was in severe to exceptional drought. As of July 20th, 2023 the US Drought Monitor shows that 58.91% of the state is still in some form of drought conditions but only 6.89% of the state is listed in the severe to exceptional drought categories.
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: Not enough comparable sales on all classes for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Extreme heat continues across the trading region. Late spring and early summer rains recovered drought conditions across most of the Panhandle but recent dry conditions coupled with excessive heat is beginning to dry out soil moisture levels. According to the Texas Crop and Weather Report, the depth of the drought was July 12, 2022, when 99.24% of the state was experiencing abnormally dry to exceptional drought conditions. Almost 76% of the state was in severe to exceptional drought. As of July 20th, 2023 the US Drought Monitor shows that 58.91% of the state is still in some form of drought conditions but only 6.89% of the state is listed in the severe to exceptional drought categories.