heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers$525.01/cwt≈ $2,447/hd at 466 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$412.24/cwt≈ $2,189/hd at 531 lb · 34 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$358.06/cwt≈ $2,410/hd at 673 lb · 32 head
Tulia, TX 4-weight steers sold at $525/cwt, running $7/cwt below the TX average ($532) and $28/cwt under Wildorado, TX ($553). TX 4-weight steers are down $45/cwt from their late April peak of $553.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
507
562
974
Feeder cattle
461
534
971
Slaughter cattle
40
25
3
Replacement cattle
6
3
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Demand was moderate to good. Shorter summer runs have begun, but recent rains have pastures in good shape. Temperatures hit triple digits this week, with rain and a cool down going into the weekend.
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 for a market trend. Demand was moderate to good. Shorter summer runs have begun, but recent rains have pastures in good shape. Temperatures hit triple digits this week, with rain and a cool down going into the weekend.