heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$264.00/cwt+20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,307/hd at 874 lb · 120 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$281.69/cwt+9.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,738/hd at 617 lb · 93 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$290.63/cwt-4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,386/hd at 477 lb · 80 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,789
1,725
1,848
Feeder cattle
1,619
1,545
1,588
Slaughter cattle
170
180
260
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, much lighter offering of 450-500 lb steers traded steady to 8.00 lower on comparable weights with the bulk weighing 470-492 lbs, 500-600 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, 600-650 lbs sold firm to 7.00 higher, with yearlings over 650 lbs trading with a higher undertone on last weeks limited offering. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold mostly steady on comparable sales, with over 600 lbs selling with a higher undertone on last week's light offering. Much larger offering this week of yearling steers and heifers with three pot loads of 874-905 lb yearling steers and pot load of heifers at 689 lbs all sold on and active market. Good offering of good quality steers weighing 500-650 lbs. Stick out sales included 120 head of 874 lb steers at 264.00, pot load 905 lbs at 255.25 and pot load heifers 689 lbs at 263.75. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.
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, much lighter offering of 450-500 lb steers traded steady to 8.00 lower on comparable weights with the bulk weighing 470-492 lbs, 500-600 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, 600-650 lbs sold firm to 7.00 higher, with yearlings over 650 lbs trading with a higher undertone on last weeks limited offering. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold mostly steady on comparable sales, with over 600 lbs selling with a higher undertone on last week's light offering. Much larger offering this week of yearling steers and heifers with three pot loads of 874-905 lb yearling steers and pot load of heifers at 689 lbs all sold on and active market. Good offering of good quality steers weighing 500-650 lbs. Stick out sales included 120 head of 874 lb steers at 264.00, pot load 905 lbs at 255.25 and pot load heifers 689 lbs at 263.75. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.