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Forward delivery · estimated weights

49 lots covering 10,117 head for delivery across Current, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Sep, Sep-Oct, Oct, Nov, Nov-Dec, Dec-Jan to 3 buyer regions. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

CME cattle futures have been very volatile this week, with futures dropping the limit on Tuesday before recovering some ground on Wednesday and Thursday. Buyers are showing a bit more caution, but prices remain strong and demand continues to be very good. Supply included 93 percent from the South Central Region; 5 percent South East and 2 percent from the West. Current delivery is 14 days from the day of the sale and is up to and including September 25th. Deliveries are current thru April 2026. The next sale will be October 9, 2025.

Current delivery

9 lots · 1,125 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	405.00/cwt	405.00	South Central	100
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	450–500	470	451.00/cwt	451.00	South Central	105
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00	South Central	100
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	500–550	500	472.00/cwt	472.00	South Central	50
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	400–450	420	502.00/cwt	502.00	South Central	55
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	500–550	500	471.00/cwt	471.00	South Central	115
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	502.50/cwt	495.00–510.00	South Central	480
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	500–550	500	457.00/cwt	457.00	South Central	50
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	400–450	420	487.00/cwt	487.00	South Central	70

Jan delivery

3 lots · 2,130 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	525.33/cwt	488.00–565.00	South Central	240
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	540.33/cwt	503.00–580.00	South Central	240
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	323	544.04/cwt	541.00–577.00	South Central	1,650

Feb delivery

3 lots · 930 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	524.33/cwt	487.00–564.00	South Central	240
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	539.33/cwt	502.00–579.00	South Central	240
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	300	571.00/cwt	571.00	South Central	450

Mar delivery

4 lots · 980 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	564.00/cwt	564.00	South Central	240
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	350	628.00/cwt	628.00	South Central	250
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	579.00/cwt	579.00	South Central	240
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	350	643.00/cwt	643.00	South Central	250

Apr delivery

4 lots · 490 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	350	628.00/cwt	628.00	South Central	125
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	571.00/cwt	571.00	South Central	120
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	350	643.00/cwt	643.00	South Central	125
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	586.00/cwt	586.00	South Central	120

Sep delivery

1 lot · 80 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	407.00/cwt	407.00	West	80

Sep-Oct delivery

4 lots · 720 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	700–750	700	365.00/cwt	365.00	South Central	110
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	465.00/cwt	465.00	South Central	300
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	732	339.66/cwt	339.00–341.00	South Central	210
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	650–700	675	355.00/cwt	355.00	South Central	100

Oct delivery

9 lots · 782 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	450–500	450	475.00/cwt	475.00	South Central	105
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	371.00/cwt	371.00	West	80
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	485.00/cwt	485.00	South Central	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	650–700	675	386.00/cwt	386.00	Southeast	45
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	500.00/cwt	500.00	South Central	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	650–700	650	371.00/cwt	371.00	Southeast	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	650	364.00/cwt	364.00	South Central	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00	South Central	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	727	341.30/cwt	340.00–342.00	South Central	205

Nov delivery

8 lots · 2,510 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	402	509.83/cwt	473.00–526.00	South Central	1,245
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	403	538.43/cwt	488.00–547.00	South Central	870
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	650–700	665	348.00/cwt	348.00	Southeast	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	650	382.00/cwt	382.00	Southeast	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	500–550	525	404.00/cwt	404.00	Southeast	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	550	427.00/cwt	427.00	Southeast	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	700–750	700	363.00/cwt	363.00	Southeast	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	635	366.00/cwt	366.00	Southeast	72

Nov-Dec delivery

2 lots · 230 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	650–700	650	388.00/cwt	388.00	South Central	115
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	650–700	650	376.00/cwt	376.00	South Central	115

Dec-Jan delivery

2 lots · 140 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	650–700	650	374.00/cwt	374.00	South Central	70
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	650–700	675	388.00/cwt	388.00	South Central	70

Where the buyers were

As USDA grouped them

Region	States
South Central	KS, MO, NM, OK, TX
Southeast	AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
West	AZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA

Source: USDA AMS · Oklahoma City, OK. Prices are as filed, F.O.B. at origin, with the buyer taking freight — they are not comparable to a spot ring price and never enter a barn average. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold. Delivery months differ between lots; a price for one month is not a price for another. Head is summed from the lots as reported.

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