heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$349.59/cwt-42.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,622/hd at 464 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$316.30/cwt-33.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,759/hd at 556 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers$352.96/cwt-13.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,842/hd at 522 lb · 17 head
Greensboro 5-weight heifers sold at $320/cwt, running $44/cwt below the GA average ($364) and $63/cwt under Hawkinsville, GA ($383). The class is down $60 from its early July peak of $384.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
467
571
473
Feeder cattle
292
456
352
Slaughter cattle
119
43
90
Replacement cattle
56
72
31
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, steer calves mostly steady, feeder steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves mostly steady, feeder bulls sharply lower, heifer calves mostly steady, feeder heifers 5.00 to 7.00 lower, all replacements mostly steady.
▼ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls sharply lower
▼ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers 5.00 to 7.00 lower
▼ Feeder steers: feeder steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower
→ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady
→ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady
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.
Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, steer calves mostly steady, feeder steers 5.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves mostly steady, feeder bulls sharply lower, heifer calves mostly steady, feeder heifers 5.00 to 7.00 lower, all replacements mostly steady.