heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$434.65/cwt+21.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,430/hd at 559 lb · 91 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$420.21/cwt-4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,051/hd at 488 lb · 34 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$329.19/cwt-9.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,650/hd at 805 lb · 32 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,285
2,107
864
Feeder cattle
665
1,718
425
Slaughter cattle
379
271
258
Replacement cattle
241
118
181
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last sale (9-24-26): Feeder steers and heifer calves were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Yearling heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mixed from plain to average on calves and yearlings. Demand was mostly good to very good with several buyers actively bidding on offerings. Lots of variation in quality was noticed on both calves and yearlings. CME positions moved higher again today with most nearby contracts moving over 2.00 higher. Market activity was active with rapid bidding seen, despite a small buyer pool. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light demand and light to moderate offerings. Demand for feeding cows remains mostly light. Canadian buyers continue to show good demand for feeding cows however, with little resistance seen from American buyers, cows continue to soften. Feeding cows sold steady to 5.00 lower on breaking flesh cows. Boning and lean fleshed feeding cows sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower. Feeding cow quality remains mostly plain to average. Many blemished cows continue to be seen and many of these offerings were purchased to feed by private feeders this week, instead of going to slaughter like last week. Demand for slaughter cows was also light as packers all showed light demand for all classes of cows. Breaking cows were almost all purchased to feed this week, no trend is available. Boning and lean cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 lower on a lower quality lower yielding offering compared to last week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand for feeding bull was mostly moderate to good and forced packer buyers to compete over offerings. Feeding bulls sold generally steady. Young age cow offerings sold on good to very good demand this week with more buyers in the market. Young age offerings sold mostly 10.00 higher on a higher quality offering. A few ranch tested bred cows sold today, they were not re-tested at the yards and are in the report below as bred cows sold per cwt.
→ Feeder cattle: Many blemished cows continue to be seen and many of these offerings were purchased to feed by private feeders this week
→ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and heifer calves were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend
→ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifer calves were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend
→ Replacement cows: A few ranch tested bred cows sold today
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady
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 (9-24-26): Feeder steers and heifer calves were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Yearling heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mixed from plain to average on calves and yearlings. Demand was mostly good to very good with several buyers actively bidding on offerings. Lots of variation in quality was noticed on both calves and yearlings. CME positions moved higher again today with most nearby contracts moving over 2.00 higher. Market activity was active with rapid bidding seen, despite a small buyer pool. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light demand and light to moderate offerings. Demand for feeding cows remains mostly light. Canadian buyers continue to show good demand for feeding cows however, with little resistance seen from American buyers, cows continue to soften. Feeding cows sold steady to 5.00 lower on breaking flesh cows. Boning and lean fleshed feeding cows sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower. Feeding cow quality remains mostly plain to average. Many blemished cows continue to be seen and many of these offerings were purchased to feed by private feeders this week, instead of going to slaughter like last week. Demand for slaughter cows was also light as packers all showed light demand for all classes of cows. Breaking cows were almost all purchased to feed this week, no trend is available. Boning and lean cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 lower on a lower quality lower yielding offering compared to last week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand for feeding bull was mostly moderate to good and forced packer buyers to compete over offerings. Feeding bulls sold generally steady. Young age cow offerings sold on good to very good demand this week with more buyers in the market. Young age offerings sold mostly 10.00 higher on a higher quality offering. A few ranch tested bred cows sold today, they were not re-tested at the yards and are in the report below as bred cows sold per cwt.