heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers$323.57/cwt+6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $3,103/hd at 959 lb · 341 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$375.34/cwt+38.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,549/hd at 679 lb · 153 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers$343.34/cwt≈ $3,000/hd at 874 lb · 153 head
Lexington 9-weight steers sold at $322/cwt, $5/cwt below the KY average ($327) and $20/cwt under Stanford, KY ($342). KY 9-weight steers are down $25 from their early July peak of $346.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,436
630
764
Feeder cattle
1,396
583
699
Slaughter cattle
38
33
55
Replacement cattle
2
14
10
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality but mostly yearling offering. Feeder steers 400 lbs and under appeared stronger with a lite test, while the 450-600 lbs steers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher with a moderate supply and good demand for weaned calves. Yearling steers were unevenly steady ranging from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower in spots with a good supply and good demand for greener and harder conditioned yearlings. Feeder heifers 450 lbs and under appeared steady with a lite test, while the 500-700 lbs heifers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.
▲ Feeder heifers: while the 500-700 lbs heifers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher with a good supply and good demand
▲ Feeder steers: while the 450-600 lbs steers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher with a moderate supply and good demand for weaned calves
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand
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 the feeder market was stronger with a good quality but mostly yearling offering. Feeder steers 400 lbs and under appeared stronger with a lite test, while the 450-600 lbs steers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher with a moderate supply and good demand for weaned calves. Yearling steers were unevenly steady ranging from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower in spots with a good supply and good demand for greener and harder conditioned yearlings. Feeder heifers 450 lbs and under appeared steady with a lite test, while the 500-700 lbs heifers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.