light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$285.50/cwt-1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,482/hd at 519 lb · 321 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$319.89/cwt+1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,685/hd at 527 lb · 276 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$316.62/cwt+4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,787/hd at 564 lb · 231 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,342
3,083
3,296
Feeder cattle
2,101
3,083
3,296
Replacement cattle
241
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Market comments — USDA reporter
Nice run of spring calves on offer with a few being weaned along with spring bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Compared to last week steer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and steer calves over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower. Around 450 head of the bawling calves had not received fall vaccinations selling at a sizable discount creating wide price spreads within the weighed averages. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.
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
Nice run of spring calves on offer with a few being weaned along with spring bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Compared to last week steer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and steer calves over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower. Around 450 head of the bawling calves had not received fall vaccinations selling at a sizable discount creating wide price spreads within the weighed averages. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.