Cattle Market Pulse

Tri-County Livestock Market Report

New Summerfield, Texas · barn-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 21, 2012

Published by Tri-County Livestock Market

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Market comments — Tri-County Livestock Market

Some plain cattle are below these figures.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–400 — — 118.00–219.00 — — —
400–500 — — 115.00–205.00 — — —
500–600 — — 110.00–173.00 — — —
600–700 — — 105.00–153.00 — — —
700–800 — — 100.00–149.00 — — —
300 — — 120.00–231.00 — — —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–400 — — 110.00–197.00 — — —
400–500 — — 108.00–187.00 — — —
500–600 — — 105.00–157.00 — — —
600–700 — — 100.00–153.00 — — —
700–800 — — 95.00–141.00 — — —
300 — — 115.00–203.00 — — —

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Slaughter Cows

Slaughter Cows ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— — — 30.00–83.00 — — —

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Slaughter Bulls

Heavy Bulls ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— — — — — — —
Light Bulls ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— — — — — — —

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Stock Cows

Stocker Cows ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $
— — — 685.00–1,160.00 —

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Baby Calves

Baby Calves ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — — 40.00–195.00 — —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Top Pairs ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — — 1,000.00–1,370.00 — —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

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.