Friday sale barns
19 auctions in 14 states
- 19 tracked sale barns across 14 states run a cattle auction on Friday.
- 14 of them have a sale on the books from the last 8 days.
- Combined receipts at those sales: 16,618 head.
- 500–600 lb Medium and Large 1 steers averaged $435.14/cwt at this week's Friday sales.
- USDA reporters file most of these the same evening, so a Friday sale is usually readable here by Saturday morning.
| Steer weight | Medium & Large 1 ($/cwt) | On |
|---|---|---|
| 400-500 lbs | $495.46 | 825 head |
| 500-600 lbs | $435.14 | 1,285 head |
| 600-700 lbs | $380.49 | 682 head |
| 700-800 lbs | $358.05 | 415 head |
| 800-900 lbs | $361.53 | 1,320 head |
Friday barns reporting in the last 8 days. Head-weighted average of Medium & Large 1 steers across all reporting barns; individual sales vary by flesh, fill and quality.
| Steer weight | Medium & Large 1-2 ($/cwt) | On |
|---|---|---|
| 400-500 lbs | $429.60 | 428 head |
| 500-600 lbs | $368.68 | 391 head |
| 600-700 lbs | $344.29 | 262 head |
| 700-800 lbs | $323.66 | 125 head |
| 800-900 lbs | $314.37 | 144 head |
Friday barns reporting in the last 8 days. Head-weighted average of Medium & Large 1-2 steers across all reporting barns; individual sales vary by flesh, fill and quality.
Best Friday calf averages this week
| Barn | 500–600 lb Medium & Large 1 steers ($/cwt) | On |
|---|---|---|
| Crawford Livestock Market - Crawford | $468.61 | 650 head |
| Dunlap Livestock - Dunlap | $443.33 | 59 head |
| Eastern Missouri Commission Company - Bowling Green | $436.18 | 87 head |
| Ft. Pierre Livestock - Ft. Pierre | $431.00 | 88 head |
| Oklahoma Weekly Cattle Auction Summary - Oklahoma City | $383.25 | 352 head |
| Carolina Stockyards - Siler City | $366.32 | 29 head |
Friday sales, this week. Barns that sold at least 25 head in this weight class. A barn near the bottom is not a worse market: lighter, thinner or unweaned calves move an average as much as geography does.
Friday barns by state
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Questions
Which sale barns run on Friday?
19 auctions with a USDA market reporter sell cattle on Friday, across 14 states: Arkansas (1), Iowa (1), Indiana (1), Kentucky (1), Missouri (1), North Carolina (1), Nebraska (3), New Mexico (2), Oklahoma (1), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (1), Virginia (2), West Virginia (1), Wyoming (1).
What did cattle bring at Friday's sales?
500–600 lb Medium and Large 1 steers averaged $435.14/cwt across 1,285 head at the Friday barns reporting in the last 8 days. Every barn below links to its own full ledger.
How soon after a sale are the results posted?
The USDA reporter at the auction files the report the evening of the sale or the next morning. This site rebuilds every morning and again on the heavy Monday through Wednesday run, so a sale is normally readable within a day of the gavel.
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