heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$240.85/cwt+7.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,858/hd at 771 lb · 330 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$244.48/cwt-4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,154/hd at 881 lb · 257 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$231.40/cwt-0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,911/hd at 826 lb · 168 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,839
1,918
1,791
Feeder cattle
1,839
1,918
1,791
Market comments — USDA reporter
Special Calf/Yearling & Replacement Heifer Sale. No comparison today, as the last sale was Preconditioned cattle. Upward trend noted on light cattle, despite CME feeder cattle futures showing 4.00 lower today. Many load lots of both steers and heifers over 700 lbs, along with plenty of smaller strings in the offering. Demand good with a lot of interest in the beef cross cattle.
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
Special Calf/Yearling & Replacement Heifer Sale. No comparison today, as the last sale was Preconditioned cattle. Upward trend noted on light cattle, despite CME feeder cattle futures showing 4.00 lower today. Many load lots of both steers and heifers over 700 lbs, along with plenty of smaller strings in the offering. Demand good with a lot of interest in the beef cross cattle.