heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$360.88/cwt≈ $2,440/hd at 676 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers$378.27/cwt-6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,171/hd at 574 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$371.87/cwt+11.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,974/hd at 531 lb · 24 head
Tulia 6-weight steers sold at $370/cwt, running $5/cwt above the TX average ($365) but $9/cwt under Wildorado. TX 6-weight steers are down $73/cwt from their early July peak of $434.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
509
716
714
Feeder cattle
434
621
689
Slaughter cattle
40
91
24
Replacement cattle
35
4
1
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Steers traded mostly steady on a light test. All classes of heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with larger advances noted on lighter weights. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Hot and dry conditions continue to dominate the forecast, with the US Drought Monitor reporting temperatures to be 5 to 9 degrees above average for this time of year. Additionally, the US Drought Monitor shows the past 30 days brought less than half of normal rain to most locations in the Texas Panhandle.
▲ Feeder heifers: All classes of heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with larger advances noted on lighter weights
→ Feeder steers: Steers traded mostly steady on a light test
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady
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: Steers traded mostly steady on a light test. All classes of heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with larger advances noted on lighter weights. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Hot and dry conditions continue to dominate the forecast, with the US Drought Monitor reporting temperatures to be 5 to 9 degrees above average for this time of year. Additionally, the US Drought Monitor shows the past 30 days brought less than half of normal rain to most locations in the Texas Panhandle.