light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$183.16/cwt+6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 623 lb · 432 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$191.46/cwt+7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 571 lb · 363 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$176.16/cwt≈ $1,196/hd at 679 lb · 252 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
3,381
1,098
3,801
Feeder cattle
3,330
972
3,714
Slaughter cattle
51
126
87
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steer calves under 600 lbs steady, heavier weight steers and all weights of heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, spots sharply higher. Slaughter cows steady. Typical high quality offering for the Annual Beef BBQ Sale, highlighted by 9 pot load lots of heifers from one local reputation consignor, plus another dozen straight loads of yearlings. Not a lot else to say as the prices really speak for themselves. Supply moderate, demand good to very good.
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.
Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steer calves under 600 lbs steady, heavier weight steers and all weights of heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, spots sharply higher. Slaughter cows steady. Typical high quality offering for the Annual Beef BBQ Sale, highlighted by 9 pot load lots of heifers from one local reputation consignor, plus another dozen straight loads of yearlings. Not a lot else to say as the prices really speak for themselves. Supply moderate, demand good to very good.