heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$186.07/cwt+3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 676 lb · 381 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$184.01/cwt-1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 581 lb · 110 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$191.54/cwt-7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 480 lb · 107 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
3,201
3,373
3,291
Feeder cattle
2,926
3,090
3,107
Slaughter cattle
275
283
184
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 450-500 lbs sold 2.00-7.00 higher, with 500-550 lbs selling steady to 3.00 higher, 550-650 lbs on comparable sales traded mostly steady with 650-700 lbs on a good offering trading with a higher undertone with 800-900 lb steers were not well tested but traded with a weak to lower undertone when compared to sales over the last few weeks. Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold steady with 500-550 lbs selling steady to 3.00 lower, 550-700 lbs traded steady to firm on the large groups and a pot load weighing 687 lbs. Offerings this week included six pot loads of steers weighing 615-890 lbs and several part loads all selling with moderate to good demand, best demand was 450-600 lb steers and heifers, as the sale progressed small drafts and feeders with less condition, carrying flesh or unweaned/short weaned brought down some of the averages and sold with light to moderate demand. Overall quality was very good on the steer and heifer calves and yearling steers. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with the bulk average and low dressing cows.
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 weighing 450-500 lbs sold 2.00-7.00 higher, with 500-550 lbs selling steady to 3.00 higher, 550-650 lbs on comparable sales traded mostly steady with 650-700 lbs on a good offering trading with a higher undertone with 800-900 lb steers were not well tested but traded with a weak to lower undertone when compared to sales over the last few weeks. Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold steady with 500-550 lbs selling steady to 3.00 lower, 550-700 lbs traded steady to firm on the large groups and a pot load weighing 687 lbs. Offerings this week included six pot loads of steers weighing 615-890 lbs and several part loads all selling with moderate to good demand, best demand was 450-600 lb steers and heifers, as the sale progressed small drafts and feeders with less condition, carrying flesh or unweaned/short weaned brought down some of the averages and sold with light to moderate demand. Overall quality was very good on the steer and heifer calves and yearling steers. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with the bulk average and low dressing cows.