heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$353.07/cwt+15.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,789/hd at 790 lb · 148 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$313.62/cwt+7.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,691/hd at 858 lb · 104 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$331.99/cwt-10.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,427/hd at 731 lb · 78 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,586
2,200
2,219
Feeder cattle
1,887
1,733
1,913
Slaughter cattle
667
415
305
Replacement cattle
32
52
1
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: What a difference late rains and unseasonably warm temperatures can do to an outlook. Wheat is starting to pop around the area bringing wheat calves to the forefront. Due to the short run last week, there were few comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to state a trend, but demand was definitely higher. Particularly on healthy, weaned, thin fleshed steers. Feeder steers weighing 750-850 brought 7.00-15.00 higher and 900 pounders up 19.00. Feeders heifers seemed mixed on no comparable sales. The slaughter cattle sale consisted largely of droughty, open, beef cows of all ages. Average to high yielding cows sold mostly steady to a tick lower. No test on bulls.
↕ Feeder cattle: Feeders heifers seemed mixed on no comparable sales
→ Feeder heifers: there were few comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to state a trend
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers weighing 750-850 brought 7.00-15.00 higher and 900 pounders up 19.00
→ Slaughter cattle: The slaughter cattle sale consisted largely of droughty
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: What a difference late rains and unseasonably warm temperatures can do to an outlook. Wheat is starting to pop around the area bringing wheat calves to the forefront. Due to the short run last week, there were few comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to state a trend, but demand was definitely higher. Particularly on healthy, weaned, thin fleshed steers. Feeder steers weighing 750-850 brought 7.00-15.00 higher and 900 pounders up 19.00. Feeders heifers seemed mixed on no comparable sales. The slaughter cattle sale consisted largely of droughty, open, beef cows of all ages. Average to high yielding cows sold mostly steady to a tick lower. No test on bulls.