heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$340.00/cwt-4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,312/hd at 680 lb · 80 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$345.92/cwt-2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,491/hd at 720 lb · 67 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$329.50/cwt-9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,629/hd at 798 lb · 65 head
Kingdom City 7-weight steers sold at $338/cwt, $3/cwt below the MO average ($341) and $17/cwt under Kingsville, MO ($355). MO 7-weight steers are down $34/cwt from their early August peak of $365.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,096
1,536
0
Feeder cattle
991
1,391
0
Slaughter cattle
105
145
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs were lightly tested, mostly unweaned with a few groups of 600-615 lb steers trading fully steady on same weight with last week's offering and 700-750 lb steers selling unevenly steady; over 750 lbs had a pot load weighing 798 lbs and pot load weighing 913 lbs with several other small groups all trading with a lower undertone. Heifer calves were lightly tested with one group of 536 lb heifers trading steady with last week and heifers over 600 lbs sold with a lower undertone. Demand was moderate to good on a light to moderate offering. Hot temperatures for the week to be mostly in the mid to upper 90's. Slaughter cows mostly average to low dressing traded steady with last week.
▼ Feeder heifers: Heifer calves were lightly tested with one group of 536 lb heifers trading steady with last week and heifers over 600 lbs sold with a lower undertone
→ Feeder steers: steer calves under 600 lbs were lightly tested
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows mostly average to low dressing traded steady with last week
600–649 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.
Reading this report
What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?
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 week, steer calves under 600 lbs were lightly tested, mostly unweaned with a few groups of 600-615 lb steers trading fully steady on same weight with last week's offering and 700-750 lb steers selling unevenly steady; over 750 lbs had a pot load weighing 798 lbs and pot load weighing 913 lbs with several other small groups all trading with a lower undertone. Heifer calves were lightly tested with one group of 536 lb heifers trading steady with last week and heifers over 600 lbs sold with a lower undertone. Demand was moderate to good on a light to moderate offering. Hot temperatures for the week to be mostly in the mid to upper 90's. Slaughter cows mostly average to low dressing traded steady with last week.