light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$303.84/cwt≈ $1,349/hd at 444 lb · 121 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$241.00/cwt+2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 589 lb · 89 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$247.00/cwt+3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,872/hd at 758 lb · 82 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,460
2,502
1,905
Feeder cattle
1,039
2,020
991
Slaughter cattle
403
482
914
Replacement cattle
18
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0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00 higher on comparable sales. There were not enough comparable sales on steer calves to call a trend, but trading was mostly steady on the better kinds. There were not enough comparable sales on heifer calves to call a market trend, but occasional instances of 5.00 to 15.00 higher were noted. The fleshier types of cows traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher. The thinner types traded steady. Slaughter bulls traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trading was active on good buyer demand.
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: Feeder steers traded steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00 higher on comparable sales. There were not enough comparable sales on steer calves to call a trend, but trading was mostly steady on the better kinds. There were not enough comparable sales on heifer calves to call a market trend, but occasional instances of 5.00 to 15.00 higher were noted. The fleshier types of cows traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher. The thinner types traded steady. Slaughter bulls traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trading was active on good buyer demand.