I dunno, BFE. This report doesn't show how many in each category. FT Payne is about an hour west of me, and our weather is usually the same. No one around here is having any drought difficulties for sure, so I don't think there are a lot of good cows having to be sold. i think the bulk was last =year's fall calves. I looked at another sale barn's report, that is also close to FT Payne, and theirs shows the numbers per category. This sale last Thursday sold 19 bred cows and 1 pair. The rest were all weigh cattle.Nearly 600 more head for sale this year than last, not quite doubled. Where are they coming from Warren? Cows being sold off I assume?
Here's their last full report. Notice the date : Aug 2I dunno, BFE. This report doesn't show how many in each category. FT Payne is about an hour west of me, and our weather is usually the same. No one around here is having any drought difficulties for sure, so I don't think there are a lot of good cows having to be sold. i think the bulk was last =year's fall calves. I looked at another sale barn's report, that is also close to FT Payne, and theirs shows the numbers per category. This sale last Thursday sold 19 bred cows and 1 pair. The rest were all weigh cattle.
I noticed on Calhoun;s website, the last Dept of Ag report like this one, was February 2022. But their own for the week and the prior week, is always up to date. https://calhounstockyard.com/current-market-reportHere's their last full report. Notice the date : Aug 2 View attachment 20801
To me this is bare minimum. Like I said it may be on the USDA and not the sale barn.I sold at Fort Payne the last 2 weeks. Sold a fleshy 1200 pound cow that lost her calf, brought .80 pound. Sold a 705 pound steer that brought 1.60 and a 900 pound bull calf that brought 1.20/ pound. They started posting the report on their Facebook page, here is this weeks.View attachment 20833