Cattle Market Pulse

Michigan cattle prices & auction market reports

USDA market reports from 1 Michigan auction market, most recently Monday, August 31, 2026. Every report in full — prices by weight, grade, and class, with head counts and the reporter's comments.

What cattle are bringing in Michigan

Head-weighted average across 1,034 head at the 1 Michigan market that sold these classes by the hundredweight, Aug 3, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026.

Michigan cattle classes by head count, head-weighted $/cwt
Class $/cwt Avg wt (lb) ≈ $/hd est. Head Markets
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.00 750 $2,295 325 1
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $298.20 756 $2,254 258 1
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $307.00 890 $2,732 175 1
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $302.00 725 $2,190 140 1
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.00 650 $2,178 78 1
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $294.00 850 $2,499 58 1

Head-weighted average of per-hundredweight lots only — per-head classes such as bred cows and cow-calf pairs are excluded, never converted. The ≈ $/hd column is an estimate: that row's average price × its average weight ÷ 100.

Michigan markets
Market Town Last sale Head
Eastern Cornbelt Direct Cattle Report (IL/IN/MI/MN/OH/KY) Mon · Aug 31, 2026 260