What I am seeing at auctions today

[Warren Allison]

Watched sales in NC, TN, KY, AR, and Mo, so far today. 400 weight black steers sold for $2.90 a lb today, and that was the highest prices I have seen. Other color steers and all heifers brought a LOT less. Only thing I saw that broke $3 was a 135lb black calf at $3.07. Wonder why the drop since last week?

 

[wobbie1775]

Watched sales in NC, TN, KY, AR, and Mo, so far today. 400 weight black steers sold for $2.90 a lb today, and that was the highest prices I have seen. Other color steers and all heifers brought a LOT less. Only thing I saw that broke $3 was a 135lb black calf at $3.07. Wonder why the drop since last week?

Ozark Regional had plenty over 3$

 

[bird dog]

Wonder why the drop since last week

Calves that size usually go onto grass. We are at the point of summer where grass slows down and looses its vigor. For lots of the country, cool weather is 45 days away where grass quits completely. To early to be collecting light weight calves for wheat.
Also a lot of calves at this time of year are over filled with grass bellies. They fall apart if not long weaned and most 400 lb'ers aren't.

 

[coachg]

Summer slump ? Waiting on cooler weather about shipping ?

 

[Warren Allison]

Ozark Regional had plenty over 3$

Didn't watch that one this morning, but consistently, cattle bring more at the MO auctions than they do everywhere else. Heavier weights were down as well. Saw 800 lb black , polled steers at $2.25 or less.

 

[Warren Allison]

Summer slump ? Waiting on cooler weather about shipping ?

I think supply is more than demand right now. Every sale I watched had as many or more head than usual. Once this surplus is bought up and slaughtered, I think we will see another boost in prices that may go higher than the high point this year so far.

 

[coachg]

Friend that works at Arab stockyards sent me this . The check is a friend of his who sold 8 cows .

 

[Warren Allison]

Friend that works at Arab stockyards sent me this . The check is a friend of his who sold 8 cows . View attachment 47263View attachment 47267

880 and 700 of them calves. I wonder if this ratio is about what is has been being there?

 

[coachg]

Last weeks report

 

[crossbreed]

Watched sales in NC, TN, KY, AR, and Mo, so far today. 400 weight black steers sold for $2.90 a lb today, and that was the highest prices I have seen. Other color steers and all heifers brought a LOT less. Only thing I saw that broke $3 was a 135lb black calf at $3.07. Wonder why the drop since last week?still going strong here.

 

[kenny thomas]

Friend that works at Arab stockyards sent me this . The check is a friend of his who sold 8 cows . View attachment 47263View attachment 47267

Thats $75 a head to sell a cow. Stockyard is making money for sure.

 

[kenny thomas]

880 and 700 of them calves. I wonder if this ratio is about what is has been being there?

About 20% is common for cows. That's right in line.

 

[Warren Allison]

Enid just posted this video. 2000 head so far tomorrow for the sale, and over 400 are cows. https://fb.watch/txsTIH2wrK/

 

[kenny thomas]

I think the big runs in the east may be over before the normal October rush.

 

[Warren Allison]

@MurraysMutts , did you see where they are getting in a bunch of older cows, 9 yrs or so, that have calves?,. He said those cows were so big, they were going to split the pairs, and they'd have 40 something calves to sell.

 

[MurraysMutts]

@MurraysMutts , did you see where they are getting in a bunch of older cows, 9 yrs or so, that have calves?,. He said those cows were so big, they were going to split the pairs, and they'd have 40 something calves to sell.

2200 plus head today.

Over 400 cows. They split a LOT of pairs there. I'm sure there will be a baby or two.

Supposed to be around 400 unweaned calves as well.

Should be a good sale!

 

[Louthelivestockguy]

Friend that works at Arab stockyards sent me this . The check is a friend of his who sold 8 cows . View attachment 47263View attachment 47267

$70 per cow to sell them! Stockyards are definetly making money right now!

 

[coachg]

All of that is not commission, Federal and state check off , insurance ; probably close to $15-20 per head . The $40 was probably hauling . So I figure closer to $50 per head on commission ?