light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$221.00/cwt-4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,375/hd at 622 lb · 11 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
176
282
136
Feeder cattle
143
229
116
Slaughter cattle
19
27
15
Replacement cattle
14
26
5
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. The feeder calf buyers showed much less demand today with another round of very warm weather setting in and the typical late summer health concerns. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower 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: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. The feeder calf buyers showed much less demand today with another round of very warm weather setting in and the typical late summer health concerns. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.