heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$192.83/cwt≈ $1,506/hd at 781 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers$239.00/cwt≈ $1,329/hd at 556 lb · 13 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers$211.00/cwt≈ $1,642/hd at 778 lb · 12 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
736
2,427
1,252
Feeder cattle
169
—
349
Slaughter cattle
502
952
664
Replacement cattle
65
1,475
239
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: No calves were sold last week as last weeks sale featured bred stock and weigh ups. Steer and heifer calves were all lightly tested today. Most offerings sold in small groups or as singles. Demand for feeder cattle was light. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. CME positions sold off sharply again today with triple digit losses seen on all contracts. The January contract closed 6.525 lower to close at 212.80, the March closed 6.425 lower to close at 216.30. Market activity was mostly slow today. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for mostly light offerings. All classes of slaughter cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. High quality feeding cows sold steady to firm. Thin feeding or turn out cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average, with many full offerings noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on light demand today. Quality was mostly plain to average and most offerings sold to feed. This class was too lightly tested to develop any market trend.
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: No calves were sold last week as last weeks sale featured bred stock and weigh ups. Steer and heifer calves were all lightly tested today. Most offerings sold in small groups or as singles. Demand for feeder cattle was light. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. CME positions sold off sharply again today with triple digit losses seen on all contracts. The January contract closed 6.525 lower to close at 212.80, the March closed 6.425 lower to close at 216.30. Market activity was mostly slow today. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for mostly light offerings. All classes of slaughter cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. High quality feeding cows sold steady to firm. Thin feeding or turn out cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average, with many full offerings noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on light demand today. Quality was mostly plain to average and most offerings sold to feed. This class was too lightly tested to develop any market trend.