heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers$325.22/cwt≈ $2,872/hd at 883 lb · 100 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers$553.00/cwt≈ $2,560/hd at 463 lb · 96 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$510.75/cwt+20.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,283/hd at 447 lb · 86 head
Wildorado 8-weight steers sold at $327/cwt, running $15/cwt below the TX average ($342) and $26/cwt under Amarillo, TX ($353). The class is down $21 from its late April peak of $358.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,053
574
864
Feeder cattle
686
471
745
Slaughter cattle
177
48
86
Replacement cattle
190
55
33
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend due to last weeks lighter receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 higher. Quality was mixed, with the bigger drafts of yearlings consisting of plainer type cattle and the lighter weight cattle consisting of nice black calves with favorable flesh conditions. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. The majority of the Panhandle received some much needed rain which has greened up some of the pastures. However, drought conditions persist across the majority of the region.
however drought conditions persist across the region.
→ Feeder heifers: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend due to last weeks lighter receipts
→ Feeder steers: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend due to last weeks lighter receipts
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 steers or heifers for a market trend due to last weeks lighter receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 higher. Quality was mixed, with the bigger drafts of yearlings consisting of plainer type cattle and the lighter weight cattle consisting of nice black calves with favorable flesh conditions. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. The majority of the Panhandle received some much needed rain which has greened up some of the pastures. However, drought conditions persist across the majority of the region. however drought conditions persist across the region.