heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$122.63/cwt≈ $715/hd at 583 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$128.97/cwt≈ $803/hd at 623 lb · 39 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$130.23/cwt≈ $884/hd at 679 lb · 33 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,334
1,150
1,717
Feeder cattle
1,097
—
1,497
Slaughter cattle
179
—
146
Replacement cattle
58
—
74
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves not tested on limited comparable sells with a lower undertone noted. Quality good to moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 100 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. A total of 237 cows and bulls sold with 76 percent going to packers.
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 last week: Feeder steers 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves not tested on limited comparable sells with a lower undertone noted. Quality good to moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 100 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. A total of 237 cows and bulls sold with 76 percent going to packers.