heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$448.61/cwt+28.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,136/hd at 476 lb · 18 head
Mt. Sterling 4-weight heifers brought $448/cwt, sitting mid-pack for the state at $7/cwt below the KY average ($455) and $18/cwt under Paris. The class is down $22 from its early May peak of $464/cwt.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
164
422
443
Feeder cattle
135
368
345
Slaughter cattle
21
41
85
Replacement cattle
8
13
13
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was uneven with an average quality offering. Feeder steers appeared lower with a lite test, while the Feeder heifers were unevenly steady ranging from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher with a limited supply but good demand for weaned and guaranteed open heifers. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a limited supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand
→ Feeder heifers: while the Feeder heifers were unevenly steady ranging from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher with a limited supply but good demand for weaned and guaranteed open heifers
▼ Feeder steers: Feeder steers appeared lower with a lite test
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a limited supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a limited 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 Wednesday the feeder market was uneven with an average quality offering. Feeder steers appeared lower with a lite test, while the Feeder heifers were unevenly steady ranging from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher with a limited supply but good demand for weaned and guaranteed open heifers. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a limited supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand