heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$291.02/cwt-2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,967/hd at 676 lb · 278 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$321.19/cwt+4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 572 lb · 259 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$302.08/cwt-0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,883/hd at 623 lb · 243 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
4,054
1,882
2,524
Feeder cattle
3,849
1,755
2,244
Slaughter cattle
205
127
280
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, a much larger offering this week with steer calves weighing under 450 lbs selling with a sharply higher undertone, 450-650 lbs sold steady to firm with instances 3.00-5.00 higher and over 650 lbs traded with a higher undertone on limited offerings from last week. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher with 500-600 lbs trading steady to 3.00 higher, 600-650 lbs on comparable sales sold steady to firm and over 650 lbs were not well tested. Demand was good to very good on a heavy supply. Over all a very attractive offering of steer and heifer calves weighing 400-650 lbs as quality ran deep all sold on and active market as did the pot loads and larger groups of yearlings weighing 650-700 lbs and over 800 lbs. Several stick out sales included pot load steers weighing weighing 854 lbs at 264.00, pot load weighing 848 lbs at 265.75, two pot loads of steers weighing 681-688 lbs at 291.50-293.25 and 98 head of heifers weighing 649 lbs at 280.00. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 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, a much larger offering this week with steer calves weighing under 450 lbs selling with a sharply higher undertone, 450-650 lbs sold steady to firm with instances 3.00-5.00 higher and over 650 lbs traded with a higher undertone on limited offerings from last week. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher with 500-600 lbs trading steady to 3.00 higher, 600-650 lbs on comparable sales sold steady to firm and over 650 lbs were not well tested. Demand was good to very good on a heavy supply. Over all a very attractive offering of steer and heifer calves weighing 400-650 lbs as quality ran deep all sold on and active market as did the pot loads and larger groups of yearlings weighing 650-700 lbs and over 800 lbs. Several stick out sales included pot load steers weighing weighing 854 lbs at 264.00, pot load weighing 848 lbs at 265.75, two pot loads of steers weighing 681-688 lbs at 291.50-293.25 and 98 head of heifers weighing 649 lbs at 280.00. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower.