light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers$154.00/cwt≈ $970/hd at 630 lb · 49 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$144.00/cwt≈ $845/hd at 587 lb · 34 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
200
238
155
Feeder cattle
178
189
139
Slaughter cattle
11
31
10
Replacement cattle
11
18
6
Market comments — USDA reporter
Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher and slaughter cows 5-7 lower, bulls 2-3 lower. Sold mixed load steers and heifers 50,830 lb load steers average weight 630 lbs @ $ 1.5350 and heifers 587 lbs @ $ 1.4350.
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
Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher and slaughter cows 5-7 lower, bulls 2-3 lower. Sold mixed load steers and heifers 50,830 lb load steers average weight 630 lbs @ $ 1.5350 and heifers 587 lbs @ $ 1.4350.