heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$190.00/cwt≈ $1,440/hd at 758 lb · 70 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$193.50/cwt≈ $1,401/hd at 724 lb · 56 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$224.19/cwt≈ $1,527/hd at 681 lb · 46 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
876
333
0
Feeder cattle
876
123
0
Replacement cattle
—
210
—
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the last feeder special from two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold sharply higher as the prices for calves played leap frog to catch up with the higher money paid around the circuit on a daily basis since the last test. Weights over 600 lbs were 2.00-8.00 higher on a lighter test. Unlike almost any other ag commodity right now, beef prices seem to have an unlimited up side. Fed cattle are trading for record money, Choice carcasses blew past 300/cwt, and feeders would be at record highs as well if feed costs were not so expensive. Demand was very good and supply light to 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
Compared to the last feeder special from two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold sharply higher as the prices for calves played leap frog to catch up with the higher money paid around the circuit on a daily basis since the last test. Weights over 600 lbs were 2.00-8.00 higher on a lighter test. Unlike almost any other ag commodity right now, beef prices seem to have an unlimited up side. Fed cattle are trading for record money, Choice carcasses blew past 300/cwt, and feeders would be at record highs as well if feed costs were not so expensive. Demand was very good and supply light to moderate.