light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers$250.25/cwt-6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,066/hd at 826 lb · 132 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$246.42/cwt+12.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 647 lb · 92 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers$234.90/cwt-0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,168/hd at 923 lb · 59 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
641
1,206
1,053
Feeder cattle
599
1,134
934
Slaughter cattle
40
72
119
Replacement cattle
2
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0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and yearlings sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower with more fleshy, soft, bawling calves on offer compared to last week. Good quality weaned heifer packages and yearlings sold nearly steady. Buyers cautious about fat, bawling, unvaccinated calves due to health concerns and unseasonably warm weather. Well managed reputation cattle still trading with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower in a lite test. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower in a lite test.
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 Tuesday feeder steers and yearlings sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower with more fleshy, soft, bawling calves on offer compared to last week. Good quality weaned heifer packages and yearlings sold nearly steady. Buyers cautious about fat, bawling, unvaccinated calves due to health concerns and unseasonably warm weather. Well managed reputation cattle still trading with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower in a lite test. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower in a lite test.