This release reports a daily summary of national formula purchases of direct slaughter cattle in the afternoon, with commentary on general market activity, and includes weight and price statistics for steers and heifers by class. Also included are comparisons to numbers from a week ago and a year ago.
This is a weekly/monthly/seasonal auction report containing prices paid for livestock. Livestock are offered for sale and viewed via video feed. All livestock included in this report are graded and reported according to official USDA live animal standards or guidelines. Load lots of livestock are sold on contract for immediate-to-future delivery. Reports are organized based on USDA’s LPGMN formatting guidelines and instructions, under the Voluntary Price Reporting authority of USDA’s Agricult...