light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$169.89/cwt+2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 721 lb · 99 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$173.65/cwt-25.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 619 lb · 68 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$159.24/cwt≈ $1,007/hd at 632 lb · 47 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,112
1,277
1,100
Feeder cattle
1,112
1,277
1,100
Market comments — USDA reporter
No recent sales for comparisons. Mostly calves in the offering with a lower undertone when looking back to the last tested market from three weeks ago. As with every October wide price spreads exist as buyers sort through available supplies, rewarding some producers for quality, condition, and their health program, while discounting others that fail to meet a perspective buyers standards. Most farmers in the area focused on the crop harvest as extremely dry conditions have allowed for nonstop fieldwork.
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 comparisons. Mostly calves in the offering with a lower undertone when looking back to the last tested market from three weeks ago. As with every October wide price spreads exist as buyers sort through available supplies, rewarding some producers for quality, condition, and their health program, while discounting others that fail to meet a perspective buyers standards. Most farmers in the area focused on the crop harvest as extremely dry conditions have allowed for nonstop fieldwork.