heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$262.69/cwt≈ $2,042/hd at 777 lb · 219 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$264.01/cwt-16.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,706/hd at 646 lb · 90 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$314.92/cwt-5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 623 lb · 89 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,421
3,087
1,536
Feeder cattle
2,201
2,832
1,189
Slaughter cattle
220
255
347
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, a light test of 400-500 lbs steer calves sold with a lower undertone, 500-700 lb steers traded steady, 700-750 lbs were lightly tested with the 750-800 lbs were not well tested but sold with a firm to higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-650 lbs traded mostly steady on comparable sales. Demand was good on the long timed weaned calves and yearlings with supply moderate. Overall the quality was not as deep as it was last week on the calves under 600 lbs, especially the light weight steer calves under 500 lbs, lot more new crop calves in the offering along with unweaned/short weaned calves that all sold with moderate demand. Several stick-out sales of yearlings with a pot load of 771 lb steers at 271.50, pot load steers weighing 794 lbs at 258.50, 40 head of steers with good weighing conditions weighing 624 lbs at 331.00 and a pot load of heifers weighing 647 lbs at 264.50. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 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 last week, a light test of 400-500 lbs steer calves sold with a lower undertone, 500-700 lb steers traded steady, 700-750 lbs were lightly tested with the 750-800 lbs were not well tested but sold with a firm to higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-650 lbs traded mostly steady on comparable sales. Demand was good on the long timed weaned calves and yearlings with supply moderate. Overall the quality was not as deep as it was last week on the calves under 600 lbs, especially the light weight steer calves under 500 lbs, lot more new crop calves in the offering along with unweaned/short weaned calves that all sold with moderate demand. Several stick-out sales of yearlings with a pot load of 771 lb steers at 271.50, pot load steers weighing 794 lbs at 258.50, 40 head of steers with good weighing conditions weighing 624 lbs at 331.00 and a pot load of heifers weighing 647 lbs at 264.50. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher.