heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$147.19/cwt≈ $1,290/hd at 876 lb · 128 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$194.61/cwt+13.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 520 lb · 125 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$183.31/cwt+0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 434 lb · 98 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,439
2,319
2,351
Feeder cattle
2,439
2,319
2,351
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly firm to 6.00 higher, with the exception of steer calves under 400 pounds which traded with a much lower undertone on a light test. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly average to attractive. There were several nice consignments of long weaned calves off the short grass with favorable weigh ups on offer. A cold front moved across the region, dropping temperatures into the single digits.
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 and heifers traded mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly firm to 6.00 higher, with the exception of steer calves under 400 pounds which traded with a much lower undertone on a light test. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly average to attractive. There were several nice consignments of long weaned calves off the short grass with favorable weigh ups on offer. A cold front moved across the region, dropping temperatures into the single digits.