heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$135.59/cwt+5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 775 lb · 118 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$128.56/cwt-2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 688 lb · 117 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$144.45/cwt≈ $1,037/hd at 718 lb · 68 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
900
1,128
892
Feeder cattle
900
1,014
892
Slaughter cattle
—
114
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Market comments — USDA reporter
Bitter cold weather on Monday along with several inches of snow throughout the trade area curtailed receipts with a light offering but several part loads and three pot loads of yearling steers and heifers were on offer. Yearling steers weighing over 700 lbs and 600-650 lb heifers traded with a firm to higher undertone with few good comparisons with last week and 650-700 lb heifers sold steady to firm with all other weights lightly tested. Slaughter cows were scarce.
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
Bitter cold weather on Monday along with several inches of snow throughout the trade area curtailed receipts with a light offering but several part loads and three pot loads of yearling steers and heifers were on offer. Yearling steers weighing over 700 lbs and 600-650 lb heifers traded with a firm to higher undertone with few good comparisons with last week and 650-700 lb heifers sold steady to firm with all other weights lightly tested. Slaughter cows were scarce.