cattle prices in your area

[rowdyred]

I'm located in North Mississippi, I'm a cow/calf operator. I assume (I know what you get when you ass-u-me something) we are all in the cattle business for the same reasons, to make money and we love it.
Ok, that being said, what are the average cow/calf prices in your area. At times some of yall post prices that I find incredible! I wish we had prices like that, but I assume (there I go again) that up north it cost more to raise a pound of beef(more hay, winter pasture and such). Where I live, good grass, good water, and salt/minerals, hay in the winter is really all you need and we get plenty of rain normally, and most of our natural grass is bermuda and fescue.
Talked to the person that I buy and sell to today, 5 year old bred cow-$1,500, 4 years ago I paid $850 for same type of cow. 500- 600 lb calf, bull, steer, or heifer, $750-$800.
I am very pleased for the prices that we are getting here, just curious to see the prices yall are getting.

 

[skyhightree1]

These are the auction results for the 2 barns I sale at. If I have a big load I head to lynchburg if I have a couple I take them to blackstone.

Blackstone, VA Weekly State Graded Cattle Sale

State Graded Weighted Average for Wed Apr 16, 2014

Feeder Cattle 42 head (Steers 7; Heifers 28; Bulls 7)

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-400 365 207.50 207.50
1 600-700 650 169.00 169.00

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-400 357 195.00 195.00

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-400 315 202.50 202.50
1 500-600 595 165.00 165.00

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-400 380 195.00 195.00
9 500-600 540 155.00 155.00

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-400 357 190.00-207.50 203.03
4 400-500 431 176.00-178.00 177.46
3 500-600 548 171.50 171.50
1 600-700 630 156.00 156.00

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-400 390 182.50 182.50
2 400-500 415 186.00 186.00
1 600-700 670 151.00 151.00

Feeder Heifers Small 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-400 375 170.00 170.00

Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 500-600 560 179.00 179.00
3 600-700 630 160.00 160.00

Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-400 350 175.00 175.00
1 400-500 480 194.00 194.00

Feeder Bulls Small 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-500 450 150.00 150.00

Lynchburg, VA Weekly Feeder Cattle Sale

State Graded Weighted Average for Mon Apr 21, 2014

Feeder Cattle 880 head (Steers 308; Heifers 370; Bulls 202)

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 300-400 366 224.00-229.50 228.94
39 400-500 466 208.00-223.50 222.65
mostly 223.50
58 500-600 547 204.00-212.00 211.85
mostly 212.00
30 600-700 634 189.50 189.50
5 700-800 725 176.00 176.00

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
19 300-400 356 235.50 235.50
49 400-500 448 200.00-228.00 226.30
mostly 228.00
32 500-600 545 212.00 212.00
6 600-700 665 185.00 185.00
4 700-800 763 170.50 170.50

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 300-400 353 218.50 218.50
7 400-500 457 199.00 199.00
5 500-600 508 190.00 190.00
8 600-700 669 168.00 168.00
10 700-800 750 170.50 170.50

Feeder Steers Small 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-400 350 203.00 203.00
5 400-500 469 192.00 192.00
7 500-600 540 163.00-191.00 170.63
2 600-700 630 176.00 176.00
2 700-800 722 169.00 169.00

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 300-400 383 201.00-212.00 210.79
42 400-500 462 201.00-202.00 201.91
44 500-600 538 185.00 185.00
14 600-700 632 172.25 172.25
3 700-800 755 151.50 151.50

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
40 300-400 360 208.00-212.75 212.25
70 400-500 448 206.00-212.00 211.72
26 500-600 538 175.00-187.75 187.25
mostly 187.75
15 600-700 639 171.00-173.00 172.74
8 700-800 736 151.50 151.50

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
19 300-400 360 203.00-207.50 207.25
mostly 207.50
38 400-500 446 190.00-202.75 201.75
mostly 201.75
22 500-600 542 175.00-183.75 183.36
3 600-700 647 169.00 169.00
3 700-800 765 139.00 139.00

Feeder Heifers Small 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-400 353 199.00 199.00
6 400-500 428 180.00 180.00
4 500-600 530 165.00 165.00

Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-400 340 228.00 228.00
54 400-500 470 204.50-220.75 209.08
mostly 204.50
20 500-600 563 187.50 187.50
5 600-700 632 175.50 175.50

Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
28 300-400 344 231.50 231.50
54 400-500 447 205.00-225.75 215.08
18 500-600 559 176.50-187.00 184.36
4 600-700 633 174.00 174.00

Feeder Bulls Small 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-400 362 200.00 200.00
13 400-500 436 185.00-198.50 195.03
2 500-600 545 165.00 165.00

 

[TexasBred]

Here's a sales report from a sale barn about an hour east of me. Looks like they're plenty strong.

High Yielding Slaughter Bulls ---------------------------------------- $118.00 $126.00 per cwt.
Medium Yielding Bulls ------------------------------------------------- $110.00 $114.00 per cwt.
High Yielding Slaughter Cows --------------------------------------- $100.00 $110.00 per cwt.
Medium Yielding Slaughter Cows ----------------------------------- $92.00 $98.00 per cwt.
Low Yielding Cows ----------------------------------------------------- $75.00 $78.00 per cwt.
Fat Cows ------------------------------------------------------------------ $95.00 $101.00 per cwt.

Good Young Pair -------------------------------------------------------- $2,100.00 $2,300.00 per pair
6-8 Year Old Cows with Light Calves at Side ---------------------- $1,900.00 $2,100.00 per pair

Good Pregnancy Tested Cows --------------------------------------- $1,650.00 $2,000.00 per head
Good Pregnancy Tested Cows 6-7 Years Old ---------------------- $1,600.00 $1,800.00 per head

#1 TYPE STEERS
200# - 300# ---------------------------------------------------------------- $234.00 $300.00 per cwt.
300# - 400# ---------------------------------------------------------------- $222.00 $295.00 per cwt.
400# - 500# ---------------------------------------------------------------- $185.00 $243.00 per cwt.
500# - 600# ---------------------------------------------------------------- $177.00 $210.00 per cwt.
600# - 700# ---------------------------------------------------------------- $167.00 $200.00 per cwt.

#1 TYPE HEIFERS
200# - 300# ---------------------------------------------------------------- $235.00 $272.50 per cwt.
300# - 400# ---------------------------------------------------------------- $186.00 $242.00 per cwt.
400# - 500# ---------------------------------------------------------------- $175.00 $232.50 per cwt.
500# - 600# ---------------------------------------------------------------- $164.00 $205.00 per cwt.
600# - 700# ---------------------------------------------------------------- $160.00 $190.00 p

 

[CottageFarm]

These are results from last weeks auctions for the barn nearest to me.
1st link is bred, pairs, calves & yearling results
2nd link is slaughter results

http://cla.casauction.com/2014/04/c...f-pair-auction-market-report-results-4-17-14/

http://cla.casauction.com/2014/04/slaughter-cow-and-bull-auction-results-41114/

 

[cow pollinater]

By the pound my prices look like TexasBred's but pairs and bred cows are only going for $1,400 and they have to be pretty decent not to get sold by the pound. If they split the pairs up bottle babies will run up to $300. We hate watching it but nobody around here has enough feed for them to sell for what they're worth.

 

[skyhightree1]

cow calf pairs here are a good solid 1800

 

[Stocker Steve]

Here's a sales report from a sale barn about an hour east of me. Looks like they're plenty strong.

6-8 Year Old Cows with Light Calves at Side ---------------------- $1,900.00 $2,100.00 per pair

Good Pregnancy Tested Cows 6-7 Years Old ---------------------- $1,600.00 $1,800.00 per head

We are currently seeing up to a $450 premium for pairs vs. close up cows. Looks like you have more like $300 premium.
In the past the prices were closer.
Why do folks pay that much to calve out a cow in today' market?

 

[branguscowgirl]

Top selling pairs were $1,875 here on Friday. A few older pairs $1,250-$1,450

 

[DLD]

Clinton, Oklahoma today - 719 hd

steers - #1
000 - 299 lb @ $400 - 570 (hd)
300 - 399 lb @ $258 - 270 cwt
400 - 499 lb @ $234 - 250 cwt
500 - 599 lb @ $207 - 226 cwt
600 - 699 lb @ $187 - 196 cwt
700 - 799 lb @ $172 - 175 cwt
800 - 899 lb @ $164 - 165 cwt
900 - 999 lb @ $151 - 154 cwt

heifers - #1
000 - 299 lb @ $410 - 420 (hd)
300 - 399 lb @ $220 - 238 cwt
400 - 499 lb @ $196 - 216 cwt
500 - 599 lb @ $189 - 202 cwt
600 - 699 lb @ $171 - 180 cwt
700 - 799 lb @ $153 - 160 cwt
800 - 899 lb @ $146 - 149 cwt
900 - 999 lb @ $140 - 145 cwt

packer cows (all)
800 - 999 lb @ $81 - 135 cwt (some heiferettes)
1000+ lb @ $80 - 130 cwt

packer bulls (all)
1000+ lb @ $101 - 131 cwt

bred cows - $940 - 1650 (hd)
pairs - $1350 - 2225 (hd)


Links to OKC West (about an hour east of Clinton)
calves - http://marketnews.usda.gov/gear/browseb ... _LS751.TXT
cows - http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ko_ls157.txt