Friday's auction at EMC had very light receipts with a few bred cows and pairs, most of the bred cows were 3yrs to short solid mouth in the 2nd stage and all sold with moderate to good demand. A very light offering of feeders were not tested. Slaughter steers and heifers on a light offering sold 12.00-14.00 lower than last week's offering as the fat cattle market has backed up 20.00 over the last two weeks. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle special next week.
→ Feeder cattle: A very light offering of feeders were not tested
→ Replacement cows: Friday's auction at EMC had very light receipts with a few bred cows and pairs
▼ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter steers and heifers on a light offering sold 12.00-14.00 lower than last week's offering as the fat cattle market has backed up 20.00 over the last two weeks
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower
1200–1249 lb Boner cows — 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
Friday's auction at EMC had very light receipts with a few bred cows and pairs, most of the bred cows were 3yrs to short solid mouth in the 2nd stage and all sold with moderate to good demand. A very light offering of feeders were not tested. Slaughter steers and heifers on a light offering sold 12.00-14.00 lower than last week's offering as the fat cattle market has backed up 20.00 over the last two weeks. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle special next week.