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The sale in one line

Forward delivery · estimated weights

56 lots covering 10,249 head for delivery across Current, Mar, Mar-Apr, Apr, Apr-May, May, May-Jun, Jun, Jun-Jul, Jul to 3 buyer regions. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today marked the first report LiveAg Feeder Cattle sale to be published Livestock & Poultry Market News hosted in in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards in Ft. Worth, TX. This week's offering featured numerous attractive loads of yearling cattle coming off winter forage with multiple rounds of vaccinations and optimal flesh conditions. The bulk of the feeder cattle were located in the Southeastern and South Central Regions, with the balance coming out of the West region. Current deliveries are cattle that will deliver up to 14 days from the sale day, and up to and including March 27, 2025.

Current delivery

17 lots · 1,988 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	915	258.00/cwt	258.00	South Central	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	650–700	650	252.50/cwt	252.50	Southeast	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	850	237.00/cwt	237.00	Southeast	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	825	258.00/cwt	258.00	South Central	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	800	257.00/cwt	257.00	Southeast	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	700–750	722	263.04/cwt	255.00–267.00	Southeast	564
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	710	277.00/cwt	277.00	South Central	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	710	284.00/cwt	284.00	South Central	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	880	263.78/cwt	261.00–266.50	South Central	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	782	276.39/cwt	275.00–278.00	Southeast	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Split Loads	750–800	775	262.50/cwt	262.50	Southeast	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	835	267.14/cwt	266.00–269.50	Southeast	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	950–1000	975	248.00/cwt	248.00	Southeast	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	900–950	935	253.00/cwt	253.00	South Central	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	835	263.00/cwt	263.00	Southeast	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00	Southeast	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	890	251.00/cwt	251.00	Southeast	120

Mar delivery

5 lots · 418 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	650–700	650	311.00/cwt	311.00	South Central	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	450–500	465	395.50/cwt	395.50	South Central	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	840	263.50/cwt	263.50	Southeast	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	825	257.50/cwt	257.50	South Central	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	450–500	450	362.00/cwt	362.00	South Central	110

Mar-Apr delivery

3 lots · 200 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	850	270.00/cwt	270.00	West	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	815	269.50/cwt	269.50	Southeast	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	750	266.00/cwt	266.00	South Central	75

Apr delivery

13 lots · 1,996 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	770	278.53/cwt	276.00–280.00	Southeast	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00	West	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	550–600	580	328.00/cwt	328.00	West	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	825	267.67/cwt	267.50–268.00	Southeast	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	274.50/cwt	274.50	Southeast	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	875	251.50/cwt	251.50	Southeast	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	600–650	645	302.00/cwt	302.00	West	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	600–650	617	288.01/cwt	285.00–291.00	Southeast	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	550–600	590	311.50/cwt	311.50	West	255
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	775	253.00/cwt	253.00	Southeast	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	900–950	925	230.00/cwt	230.00	Southeast	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	585	298.00/cwt	298.00	Southeast	88
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2NHTC	650–700	650	324.00/cwt	324.00	South Central	307

Apr-May delivery

3 lots · 674 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	780	285.00/cwt	285.00	South Central	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	700–750	725	275.23/cwt	274.00–276.00	South Central	310
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00	South Central	184

May delivery

8 lots · 2,307 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	600–650	640	323.00/cwt	323.00	Southeast	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	900–950	900	252.59/cwt	251.50–254.00	Southeast	400
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	830	266.44/cwt	265.00–268.50	Southeast	684
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	700–750	740	284.00/cwt	284.00	Southeast	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	850–900	850	264.41/cwt	256.50–267.00	Southeast	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	750–800	765	260.60/cwt	260.00–261.00	Southeast	333
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	700–750	700	267.00/cwt	267.00	South Central	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2None	800–850	825	245.00/cwt	245.00	Southeast	128

May-Jun delivery

1 lot · 800 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2None	900–950	930	270.00/cwt	270.00	South Central	800

Jun delivery

1 lot · 750 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2NHTC	650–700	650	333.50/cwt	333.00–334.00	South Central	750

Jun-Jul delivery

1 lot · 750 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2NHTC	650–700	650	314.00/cwt	314.00	South Central	750

Jul delivery

4 lots · 366 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	575	279.00/cwt	279.00	Southeast	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	510	313.00/cwt	313.00	Southeast	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	600	311.00/cwt	311.00	Southeast	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	535	342.00/cwt	342.00	Southeast	96

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 · Montgomery, AL. 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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