light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$226.29/cwt+8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,423/hd at 629 lb · 216 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$247.32/cwt+14.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,654/hd at 669 lb · 194 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$231.84/cwt+8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 571 lb · 130 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,524
2,644
3,201
Feeder cattle
2,244
2,394
2,926
Slaughter cattle
280
250
275
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, steer calves weighing 500-600 lbs sold unevenly steady, with 600-750 lbs selling firm to 4.00 higher with the most advance over 650 lbs, over 900 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold steady, with 500-600 lbs trading steady to spots 4.00 higher on the 550-600 lb heifers, 600-650 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering with overall quality very good on steer and heifer calves weighing 500-700 lbs and especially the 600-700 lb heifers with several pot loads and part load consignments selling with good demand. Feeder calf market held up very well after several weeks were price trends here at Callaway have been very wide with the CME cattle futures being very volatile and the one thing markets loathe is uncertainty. CME cattle futures for once started the week with triple digit gains with Feeder Cattle contracts closing 2.52-2.80 higher on the front three months and Live cattle up 1.52-2.20 on the front three months. Slaughter cows, boning and breaking cows sold mostly 5.00-12.00 lower with lean cows trading mostly steady.
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 500-600 lbs sold unevenly steady, with 600-750 lbs selling firm to 4.00 higher with the most advance over 650 lbs, over 900 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold steady, with 500-600 lbs trading steady to spots 4.00 higher on the 550-600 lb heifers, 600-650 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 higher and 650-700 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate offering with overall quality very good on steer and heifer calves weighing 500-700 lbs and especially the 600-700 lb heifers with several pot loads and part load consignments selling with good demand. Feeder calf market held up very well after several weeks were price trends here at Callaway have been very wide with the CME cattle futures being very volatile and the one thing markets loathe is uncertainty. CME cattle futures for once started the week with triple digit gains with Feeder Cattle contracts closing 2.52-2.80 higher on the front three months and Live cattle up 1.52-2.20 on the front three months. Slaughter cows, boning and breaking cows sold mostly 5.00-12.00 lower with lean cows trading mostly steady.