light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$253.18/cwt-9.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 512 lb · 11 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
105
242
184
Feeder cattle
79
212
172
Slaughter cattle
19
24
12
Replacement cattle
7
6
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts today. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. The overall quality of today's offering was a slightly lower and several calves was carrying too much condition which the buyer's discounted them for. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls.
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 Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts today. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. The overall quality of today's offering was a slightly lower and several calves was carrying too much condition which the buyer's discounted them for. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls.