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The Morning Wire

The trading day in one page — Mon, Aug 10
● Written from USDA reportsEvery figure as filed
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The market in a line

Mon, Aug 10
Choice cutout closed $7.06 higher at $371.42. 53 barns across 15 states reported 3,587 priced lots.

Feeder steers

National, week of Aug 10 USDA
Weighted across every reported lot, by weight class. Weekly rather than daily — one day's barns are too thin a base for a national figure.
WeightPricevs prior weekHeadBarns
300-399 lb537.15/cwt$16.18 higher2,397127
400-499 lb454.11/cwt$1.68 lower4,256151
500-599 lb401.88/cwt$12.36 lower6,242152
600-699 lb373.90/cwt$13.61 lower7,088151
700-799 lb354.03/cwt$9.39 lower6,343136
800-899 lb338.97/cwt$11.78 lower7,82985

Barn by barn, 500–599 lb steers

Same day, same class USDA
Every barn that sold at least 20 head of this class on Mon, Aug 10, weighted by head. Spread of $77.14 between the top and bottom of 20 barns. An average moves with the cattle that showed up as much as with the buyers in the seats — a yard with better grade will average higher on the same demand. This is where the money landed, not a verdict on the barn.
BarnStateAverageHead
Tina LivestockMO448.03/cwt40
Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.VA435.09/cwt21
Tulsa Stockyards Inc.OK433.50/cwt75
Lexington Livestock Auction - KentuckyKY429.36/cwt27
Callaway Livestock CenterMO426.15/cwt35
Dickson Livestock AuctionTN425.55/cwt63
Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TNTN414.36/cwt41
Joplin Regional StockyardsMO412.22/cwt286
Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc.VA410.84/cwt52
Oklahoma National Stockyards MarketOK407.01/cwt299
Roswell Livestock AuctionNM402.57/cwt20
Cleburne County Livestock AuctionAR402.26/cwt46
Savannah Livestock AuctionTN395.08/cwt102
Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)FL393.32/cwt55
Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)FL388.23/cwt20
Giddings Livestock CommissionTX381.20/cwt139
Cattlemans Livestock Auction - West Point, MSMS378.11/cwt26
Tadlock Livestock AuctionMS376.88/cwt67
Turnersburg Livestock AuctionNC375.21/cwt25
Dothan StockyardsAL370.89/cwt26

Boxed beef

PM close · Aug 10 USDA
Choice $371.42, $7.06 higher. Select $350.84, $1.53 lower. The Choice–Select spread stands at $20.58. 69 loads traded.

Fed cattle

Negotiated cash, week to date USDA
48,598 head traded Aug 1–Aug 7.
RegionBasisPriceHead
Iowa-MinnesotaDressed Delivered375.393,154
Iowa-MinnesotaLive Delivered239.181,090
Iowa-MinnesotaLive FOB235.326,326
KansasDressed Delivered370.0039
KansasLive FOB234.943,813
NebraskaDressed Delivered370.3914,747

At the barns

USDA market reporters, as filed USDA
One barn per state, largest first — more states file than fit here. Your own state is linked below.

CLOSE Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 lower with the exception of four weight steers which sold 7.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 750 lbs. sold from 2.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Weights over 750 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Supply was light with moderate demand.

Joplin Regional Stockyards · Missouri

Compared to last week: All classes lightly tested. Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Demand good for feeder cattle. Steer and heifer calves not well tested. Many un-weaned calves included. Demand moderate for calves.

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market · Oklahoma

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) · Florida

Compared to last sale; Steer and heifer calves were plainer and sold lower except 500-550 lbs steers being 2.00 higher and 500-550 lbs heifers being steady. Feeder steers and heifers had no comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 6.00 lower.

Roswell Livestock Auction · New Mexico

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows bulls and replacements unevenly steady, all classes of feeder cattle mostly steady

Greensboro · Georgia

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher with comparable receipts, instances of 15.00 higher with a strong demand. Several groups with a good quality created a desirable market even with lingering hot and dry conditions.

Tulsa Stockyards Inc. · Oklahoma

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 8.00 to 14.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) · Florida

Compared to last week, the only good test was on a pot load of 821 lb steers off the same consignment as last week and sold 6.00 higher, all other weights were lightly tested on a light offering. Numbers continue to be light as we are in the "Dog Days of Summer".

Callaway Livestock Center · Missouri

Cows and bulls

National direct, dressed USDA
ClassPriceDirectionHead
Breaker (75% lean)313.98/cwt$3.22 higher340
Boner (85% lean)331.20/cwt$2.87 higher1,338
Cutter (90% lean)331.25/cwt$1.49 higher2,344
Premium White324.58/cwt$1.20 lower1,409
Bull (92% lean)374.17/cwt$1.17 higher371

What published

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141 USDA reports carried this date — sale barns, state summaries, video and board sales, grain, hay and the national desks.
Source: USDA AMS. Every figure is USDA's as filed, and the direction words — higher, lower, steady— follow the arithmetic rather than an opinion. Quoted comment is the work of USDA market reporters, credited to the sale it came from. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of USDA data, not a copy of USDA's document and not endorsed by USDA.