Tuesday sale barns
56 auctions in 21 states
- 56 tracked sale barns across 21 states run a cattle auction on Tuesday.
- 52 of them have a sale on the books from the last 8 days.
- Combined receipts at those sales: 42,623 head.
- 500–600 lb Medium and Large 1 steers averaged $408.67/cwt at this week's Tuesday sales.
- USDA reporters file most of these the same evening, so a Tuesday sale is usually readable here by Wednesday morning.
| Steer weight | Medium & Large 1 ($/cwt) | On |
|---|---|---|
| 400-500 lbs | $461.21 | 1,220 head |
| 500-600 lbs | $408.67 | 1,617 head |
| 600-700 lbs | $371.29 | 1,312 head |
| 700-800 lbs | $350.18 | 1,267 head |
| 800-900 lbs | $340.84 | 1,952 head |
Tuesday barns reporting in the last 8 days. Head-weighted average of Medium & Large 1 steers across all reporting barns; individual sales vary by flesh, fill and quality.
| Steer weight | Medium & Large 1-2 ($/cwt) | On |
|---|---|---|
| 400-500 lbs | $432.33 | 184 head |
| 500-600 lbs | $378.46 | 358 head |
| 600-700 lbs | $347.28 | 276 head |
| 700-800 lbs | $333.76 | 136 head |
| 800-900 lbs | $322.48 | 313 head |
Tuesday barns reporting in the last 8 days. Head-weighted average of Medium & Large 1-2 steers across all reporting barns; individual sales vary by flesh, fill and quality.
Best Tuesday calf averages this week
| Barn | 500–600 lb Medium & Large 1 steers ($/cwt) | On |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Livestock - Philip | $471.75 | 186 head |
| Kingsville Livestock - Kingsville | $429.87 | 56 head |
| Knoxville Regional Livestock Market - Knoxville | $429.53 | 106 head |
| Ozarks Regional Stockyards - West Plains | $427.42 | 34 head |
| Four State Stockyards - Exeter | $420.29 | 33 head |
| Producers Livestock - Salina | $409.15 | 200 head |
| Beaver Livestock Auction - Beaver | $407.39 | 191 head |
| Radiant Livestock - Radiant | $394.77 | 37 head |
| Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado | $392.72 | 122 head |
| OKC West Livestock Market - El Reno | $391.24 | 221 head |
Tuesday 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.
Tuesday barns by state
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Questions
Which sale barns run on Tuesday?
56 auctions with a USDA market reporter sell cattle on Tuesday, across 21 states: Alabama (7), Arkansas (1), Florida (3), Georgia (6), Iowa (1), Indiana (1), Kentucky (7), Missouri (7), Mississippi (3), Montana (1), North Carolina (1), Nebraska (1), Oklahoma (5), Pennsylvania (1), South Carolina (1), South Dakota (1), Tennessee (5), Texas (1), Utah (1), Virginia (1), Wyoming (1).
What did cattle bring at Tuesday's sales?
500–600 lb Medium and Large 1 steers averaged $408.67/cwt across 1,617 head at the Tuesday 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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