light 6-weight N/N/A steers$365.00/cwt≈ $2,197/hd at 602 lb · 10 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,042
580
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Feeder cattle
834
436
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Slaughter cattle
208
144
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Market comments — Decatur Livestock Market
A few things played into the market being up and down this week - high humidity, heat, and up and down quality. Bred cows and pairs steady with not as many offered this week. High yield packer cows were $4/cwt higher. We are not having a sale on Monday, June 30.
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.
A few things played into the market being up and down this week - high humidity, heat, and up and down quality. Bred cows and pairs steady with not as many offered this week. High yield packer cows were $4/cwt higher. We are not having a sale on Monday, June 30.