heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$187.31/cwt≈ $1,478/hd at 789 lb · 106 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$185.68/cwt+15.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,253/hd at 675 lb · 91 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$213.09/cwt+20.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 575 lb · 86 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,418
1,112
831
Feeder cattle
1,418
1,112
831
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the last tested auction from two weeks ago, all weights of steers along with heifers under 600 lbs traded mostly 5.00-10.00 higher with a few light weight calves 10.00-15.00 higher. Heifers over 600 lbs near steady with few good comparisons to the previous sale. Several big strings of top quality calves and yearlings offered that moved buyers to the front of their seats and helped push top end prices to some of the highest levels seen so far this fall.
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
Compared to the last tested auction from two weeks ago, all weights of steers along with heifers under 600 lbs traded mostly 5.00-10.00 higher with a few light weight calves 10.00-15.00 higher. Heifers over 600 lbs near steady with few good comparisons to the previous sale. Several big strings of top quality calves and yearlings offered that moved buyers to the front of their seats and helped push top end prices to some of the highest levels seen so far this fall.