light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$234.67/cwt-13.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,713/hd at 730 lb · 247 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$225.58/cwt-14.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,710/hd at 758 lb · 193 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$262.57/cwt+13.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,641/hd at 625 lb · 178 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
4,504
1,545
3,086
Feeder cattle
4,204
1,313
2,881
Slaughter cattle
300
232
205
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the last sale three weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm on a light test, with 500-650 lbs steers selling mostly 10.00-18.00 higher, spots 20.00 higher on the 500-550 lb steers, with 650-700 lbs steady to firm, pot loads of 7 weight steers sold 10.00 lower than the pot loads of similar weight three weeks ago, over 800 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lbs selling mostly 3.00-10.00 higher and 600-700 lbs traded with a higher undertone with few comparable sales from the last sale. Despite a strong winter storm coming across the Plain states and Midwest the cattle market held up very well with 16 pot loads of top quality yearling steers and heifers weighing mostly 600-985 lbs all selling with good demand, also several part loads and large groups of yearlings and calves all sold on and active market as the first feeder cattle sale of the year got off to a good start with a heavy offering of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher.
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 the last sale three weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm on a light test, with 500-650 lbs steers selling mostly 10.00-18.00 higher, spots 20.00 higher on the 500-550 lb steers, with 650-700 lbs steady to firm, pot loads of 7 weight steers sold 10.00 lower than the pot loads of similar weight three weeks ago, over 800 lbs sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with 500-600 lbs selling mostly 3.00-10.00 higher and 600-700 lbs traded with a higher undertone with few comparable sales from the last sale. Despite a strong winter storm coming across the Plain states and Midwest the cattle market held up very well with 16 pot loads of top quality yearling steers and heifers weighing mostly 600-985 lbs all selling with good demand, also several part loads and large groups of yearlings and calves all sold on and active market as the first feeder cattle sale of the year got off to a good start with a heavy offering of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher.