light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$441.51/cwt≈ $1,929/hd at 437 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers$446.00/cwt-24.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,123/hd at 476 lb · 10 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
989
1,131
1,609
Feeder cattle
586
847
1,210
Slaughter cattle
398
277
399
Replacement cattle
5
7
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: This weeks offering was largely dairy culls and heifers, with a limited offering of beef calves and feeders. Therefore; there was no test on steers and very limited test on heifers. Trade was uneventful and most cattle were plain to average. Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to a tick lower as thin, droughty, open cows continue to come to town. The heat wave and dry conditions continue to effect the sale area, depleting already stressed range conditions. May we all get some relief soon!
→ Feeder cattle: with a limited offering of beef calves and feeders
→ Feeder heifers: This weeks offering was largely dairy culls and heifers
→ Feeder steers: there was no test on steers and very limited test on heifers
▼ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to a tick lower as thin
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: This weeks offering was largely dairy culls and heifers, with a limited offering of beef calves and feeders. Therefore; there was no test on steers and very limited test on heifers. Trade was uneventful and most cattle were plain to average. Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to a tick lower as thin, droughty, open cows continue to come to town. The heat wave and dry conditions continue to effect the sale area, depleting already stressed range conditions. May we all get some relief soon!