light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$193.15/cwt≈ $1,018/hd at 527 lb · 76 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers$173.00/cwt≈ $1,180/hd at 682 lb · 70 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$167.00/cwt≈ $1,480/hd at 886 lb · 63 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,217
100
830
Feeder cattle
1,217
—
830
Replacement cattle
—
100
—
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the last tested market from two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 lower. Calves this week were generally offered in smaller packages and it seemed more unweaned/short weaned calves were in the offering along with some carrying a bit more flesh than buyers desire. Temperatures have went from hot to cold, and Northeast Missouri woke up this morning with a couple of inches of wet snow on the ground.
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 market from two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 lower. Calves this week were generally offered in smaller packages and it seemed more unweaned/short weaned calves were in the offering along with some carrying a bit more flesh than buyers desire. Temperatures have went from hot to cold, and Northeast Missouri woke up this morning with a couple of inches of wet snow on the ground.