light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$433.40/cwt+13.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,193/hd at 506 lb · 86 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$414.85/cwt+16.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,037/hd at 491 lb · 76 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$331.25/cwt+2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,802/hd at 846 lb · 51 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,014
2,020
0
Feeder cattle
741
1,522
0
Slaughter cattle
211
378
0
Replacement cattle
62
120
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the last sale (September 10, 2026): No market trend is available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted for feeder steer classes and a higher undertone was noted for feeder heifers and bulls. Quality this week was mixed. Calves offered plain to average quality and yearlings offered average to attractive quality. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Cow quality was mostly plain to average today. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold generally steady to 4.00 lower on all offerings. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Young age cow offerings were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.
→ Feeder bulls: a lower undertone was noted for feeder steer classes and a higher undertone was noted for feeder heifers and bulls
→ Feeder cattle: No market trend is available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts
→ Feeder heifers: a lower undertone was noted for feeder steer classes and a higher undertone was noted for feeder heifers and bulls
→ Feeder steers: a lower undertone was noted for feeder steer classes and a higher undertone was noted for feeder heifers and bulls
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold generally steady to 4.00 lower on all offerings
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 the last sale (September 10, 2026): No market trend is available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted for feeder steer classes and a higher undertone was noted for feeder heifers and bulls. Quality this week was mixed. Calves offered plain to average quality and yearlings offered average to attractive quality. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Cow quality was mostly plain to average today. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold generally steady to 4.00 lower on all offerings. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Young age cow offerings were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.