light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$156.00/cwt+2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 718 lb · 56 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$163.78/cwt+4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,256/hd at 767 lb · 43 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$170.25/cwt+4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 675 lb · 33 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,256
3,647
899
Feeder cattle
379
2,556
315
Slaughter cattle
419
725
471
Replacement cattle
458
366
113
Market comments — USDA reporter
Not enough feeder cattle this week for a market comparison. Slaughter cows, slaughter bulls and feeding cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Cow/calf pairs sold steady. Demand was good for the short supply on offer. Dry conditions continue across most of the state and some ranchers are having to haul water for livestock. Ranchers are trying to procure enough hay until next spring, and most are having a hard time finding enough tonnage to buy. Quite a lot of hay continues to leave the state heading to new customers in Montana along with the regular customers in other states. Most hay producers across the region are going for “tonnage” instead of quality as they try to fill buyers needs. Cattle Country Video is hosting the August monthly sale Aug 10-11 and the report can be viewed at https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3241.pdf
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
Not enough feeder cattle this week for a market comparison. Slaughter cows, slaughter bulls and feeding cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Cow/calf pairs sold steady. Demand was good for the short supply on offer. Dry conditions continue across most of the state and some ranchers are having to haul water for livestock. Ranchers are trying to procure enough hay until next spring, and most are having a hard time finding enough tonnage to buy. Quite a lot of hay continues to leave the state heading to new customers in Montana along with the regular customers in other states. Most hay producers across the region are going for “tonnage” instead of quality as they try to fill buyers needs. Cattle Country Video is hosting the August monthly sale Aug 10-11 and the report can be viewed at https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3241.pdf