light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$235.00/cwt+2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 527 lb · 54 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$256.41/cwt+11.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 438 lb · 44 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$230.00/cwt≈ $1,502/hd at 653 lb · 39 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
582
513
462
Feeder cattle
427
411
307
Slaughter cattle
106
86
100
Replacement cattle
49
16
55
Market comments — USDA reporter
Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were ten higher, but had some light calves bring very good money. Slaughter cattle were steady. Just a few calves that really stuck out, meaning brought very good were 410 lb. heifer @ 3.00 a pound and a 625 lb. brangus heifer @ 2.54 a pound= $1,587.50 pretty dang good.
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 ten higher, but had some light calves bring very good money. Slaughter cattle were steady. Just a few calves that really stuck out, meaning brought very good were 410 lb. heifer @ 3.00 a pound and a 625 lb. brangus heifer @ 2.54 a pound= $1,587.50 pretty dang good.