light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$158.58/cwt+12.04 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 516 lb · 54 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$174.36/cwt+18.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 611 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$190.50/cwt≈ $1,053/hd at 553 lb · 36 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,660
1,564
1,133
Feeder cattle
510
827
353
Slaughter cattle
806
424
175
Replacement cattle
344
313
605
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Demand was mixed. Good demand was seen for high quality, thin fleshed offerings, while light demand was seen for plain or crossbred offerings. Quality was mixed as well from plain to attractive. CME positions traded mixed as well with the nearby May contract closing 0.70 higher at 137.45, while the August closed 0.025 lower at 150.50.Market activity this week was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Packers buyers didn't seem want to push the market higher but showed need for cows both for immediate slaughter as well as to feed. Slaughter and feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 higher on all classes. Drought conditions continues to push cows to market and packers continue to gather supplies as the cutter cow cutout continues to inch higher. As of todays close the cutter cow cutout was 205.53, 1.37 higher than Wednesdays close. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Several very high dressing bulls sold today and these offerings were met with good demand. Weigh up conditions started the sale above average, however weigh conditions deteriorated as the sale pushed into the afternoon. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold unevenly steady. Good demand was seen for high quality offerings, however plain to average quality offerings were met with mostly light demand and created uneven prices. Quality this week was mixed.
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 cattle were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Demand was mixed. Good demand was seen for high quality, thin fleshed offerings, while light demand was seen for plain or crossbred offerings. Quality was mixed as well from plain to attractive. CME positions traded mixed as well with the nearby May contract closing 0.70 higher at 137.45, while the August closed 0.025 lower at 150.50.Market activity this week was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Packers buyers didn't seem want to push the market higher but showed need for cows both for immediate slaughter as well as to feed. Slaughter and feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 higher on all classes. Drought conditions continues to push cows to market and packers continue to gather supplies as the cutter cow cutout continues to inch higher. As of todays close the cutter cow cutout was 205.53, 1.37 higher than Wednesdays close. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Several very high dressing bulls sold today and these offerings were met with good demand. Weigh up conditions started the sale above average, however weigh conditions deteriorated as the sale pushed into the afternoon. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold unevenly steady. Good demand was seen for high quality offerings, however plain to average quality offerings were met with mostly light demand and created uneven prices. Quality this week was mixed.