Public USDA market data

Cattle prices, as they flow through the season.

We pull daily USDA Market News data and turn it into filterable statistics — so you can spot the best weeks to buy or sell and compare stockyards at a glance.

Your tax dollars already paid for the data. We just made it readable.

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Your local market snapshot

Put in your zipcode to find the stockyards paying the most near you over the last 4 weeks — the best places to sell.

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Weight

500–600 lb

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Historical seasonality — Steers 500–600 lb

National average

2.9 years of history

Across the last 2.9 years, Jul typically runs -4.9% vs the annual average — softer than usual for sellers. Aug historically -9.4% .

Green = higher prices — better to sell Red = lower prices

Each bar shows that month's head-weighted avg as a % deviation from the annual mean ($377.10/cwt). Green = above average (better to sell), red = below. Grey band marks the current month.

Enter a zipcode above to see the stockyards in your area ranked by recent performance — or pick National for the top markets country-wide.