light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$147.17/cwt≈ $916/hd at 622 lb · 72 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$144.24/cwt≈ $1,026/hd at 711 lb · 72 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers$135.15/cwt≈ $970/hd at 718 lb · 72 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,102
319
1,473
Feeder cattle
1,102
—
1,473
Replacement cattle
—
319
—
Market comments — USDA reporter
No recent sales for a comparison. Several reputation strings of calves in the offering with prices near the top of the sale from early last month. Some pressure on the heavier weights and the smaller packages of calves. Much higher grain prices over the past couple of weeks and cattle futures that traded near limit down on Monday both working against the market to start the new year. Demand and supply moderate.
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
No recent sales for a comparison. Several reputation strings of calves in the offering with prices near the top of the sale from early last month. Some pressure on the heavier weights and the smaller packages of calves. Much higher grain prices over the past couple of weeks and cattle futures that traded near limit down on Monday both working against the market to start the new year. Demand and supply moderate.