light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$344.61/cwt+20.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,842/hd at 825 lb · 76 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$314.10/cwt≈ $2,755/hd at 877 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$338.97/cwt+4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,766/hd at 521 lb · 12 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
278
267
143
Feeder cattle
249
196
112
Slaughter cattle
29
42
31
Replacement cattle
—
29
—
Market comments — USDA reporter
No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data. Todays sale included the TLP Alliance feeder cattle sale and can be found at http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2078.pdf
→ Feeder cattle: Todays sale included the TLP Alliance feeder cattle sale and can be found at http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2078.pdf
900–949 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.
Reading this report
What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?
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
No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data. Todays sale included the TLP Alliance feeder cattle sale and can be found at http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2078.pdf