Compared to last Mondays sale: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packing buyers competed with other feeding and rebreed buyers throughout todays heavy offering. Breaking slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed. Boning and lean cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeding cows sold on moderate to good demand this week. Thin cows sold with the best demand this sale as buyers purchased these cows to hold for the upcoming holidays. High quality cows suitable to feed to premium white sold generally steady. Overall feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average today and while some cows looked lower in price, after accounting for fill, most cows sold near steady. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Young age cows suitable to rebreed were too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend, lower undertones were noticed. Quality this week was much lower than last week.
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 Mondays sale: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packing buyers competed with other feeding and rebreed buyers throughout todays heavy offering. Breaking slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed. Boning and lean cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeding cows sold on moderate to good demand this week. Thin cows sold with the best demand this sale as buyers purchased these cows to hold for the upcoming holidays. High quality cows suitable to feed to premium white sold generally steady. Overall feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average today and while some cows looked lower in price, after accounting for fill, most cows sold near steady. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Young age cows suitable to rebreed were too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend, lower undertones were noticed. Quality this week was much lower than last week.