light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$227.50/cwt+14.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,595/hd at 701 lb · 40 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers$233.71/cwt+9.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,592/hd at 681 lb · 36 head
light 7-weight M&L 2 steers$229.26/cwt+14.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,699/hd at 741 lb · 36 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,344
1,661
1,408
Feeder cattle
909
1,170
1,104
Slaughter cattle
350
397
228
Replacement cattle
85
94
76
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, with high yielding boners up to 147.00 cwt. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.
USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of
the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is
muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle
scores — common across the Southeast.
What is $/cwt?
Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at
$450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per
cwt but less per head.
Why are some prices per head?
Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the
head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a
$/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News —
federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the
official USDA document at the top of the page.
Cattle Market
Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, with high yielding boners up to 147.00 cwt. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.