heavy 6-weight L 1 steers$436.50/cwt≈ $2,920/hd at 669 lb · 90 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$355.82/cwt+24.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,896/hd at 814 lb · 80 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$377.65/cwt≈ $2,715/hd at 719 lb · 78 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,999
1,377
2,000
Feeder cattle
722
344
1,112
Slaughter cattle
356
712
187
Replacement cattle
921
321
701
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last sale (5-21-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Overall quality was significantly higher than last week. Several high quality sets of heifers were seen this week that ranchers had slated to run as replacements, but sold today due to drought conditions. These heifers were in light flesh and very attractive overall. All of these heifers were purchased to feed today. Demand was mostly good to very good for light offerings. Most offerings were offered in moderate to small groups this week. A small to moderate size crowd was on hand for todays sale. A mix of ranchers and order buyers were noticed. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for light offerings. Demand for feeding cows was mostly moderate and not as strong as last week. Fewer buyers were in the market this week buying cows to feed. Canadian buyers purchased mostly thin cows to feed this week. Cow quality this week was mostly plain to average and significantly lower than last week. Many cows were out of dry country and were thin as a result. Many of these thin cows were full as they tanked up on hay and water in the yards. Feeding cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower on breaking and boning flesh cows, while lean fleshed cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower on a lower quality offering. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly moderate. All slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed on all offerings. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady in a narrow comparison. Bull quality this week was mostly average to attractive, but not as attractive as last week. Demand for feeding bulls was very good again this sale. Feeding bulls sold mostly steady. Young age offerings suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly average.
→ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend
→ Feeder heifers: Several high quality sets of heifers were seen this week that ranchers had slated to run as replacements
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold fully steady in a narrow comparison
→ Slaughter cows: Demand for slaughter cows was mostly moderate
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 sale (5-21-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Overall quality was significantly higher than last week. Several high quality sets of heifers were seen this week that ranchers had slated to run as replacements, but sold today due to drought conditions. These heifers were in light flesh and very attractive overall. All of these heifers were purchased to feed today. Demand was mostly good to very good for light offerings. Most offerings were offered in moderate to small groups this week. A small to moderate size crowd was on hand for todays sale. A mix of ranchers and order buyers were noticed. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for light offerings. Demand for feeding cows was mostly moderate and not as strong as last week. Fewer buyers were in the market this week buying cows to feed. Canadian buyers purchased mostly thin cows to feed this week. Cow quality this week was mostly plain to average and significantly lower than last week. Many cows were out of dry country and were thin as a result. Many of these thin cows were full as they tanked up on hay and water in the yards. Feeding cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower on breaking and boning flesh cows, while lean fleshed cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower on a lower quality offering. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly moderate. All slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed on all offerings. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady in a narrow comparison. Bull quality this week was mostly average to attractive, but not as attractive as last week. Demand for feeding bulls was very good again this sale. Feeding bulls sold mostly steady. Young age offerings suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly average.