heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$282.03/cwt-2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 675 lb · 123 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$316.08/cwt≈ $1,784/hd at 565 lb · 121 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers$320.26/cwt+13.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,854/hd at 579 lb · 69 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,691
2,710
2,954
Feeder cattle
1,637
2,710
2,954
Slaughter cattle
54
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Market comments — USDA reporter
Wednesday was the second day of a two day Customer Appreciation BBQ Sale at Green City Livestock featuring load lot yearlings on Monday and home raised calves on Wednesday. Compared to the last sale four weeks ago, steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, spots up to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. The market picked up Wednesday morning right where it left off Monday with no warm up needed. The sale order was stacked with reputation consignments, nearly all long time weaned and in good summer condition. Cattle were offered in mostly smaller groups this time around but with enough numbers and similar kind for buyers to work with. A couple of the newer faces in the crowd were quite active throughout the day, pushing prices higher, particularly on the light calves under 550 lbs. Overall a smaller total head count across the two day sale when compared to 2023, but by this time last year conditions were very dry and pastures were already critically short, forcing many producers to market this stock earlier than normal. In most parts of the trade area this year, pastures are still in great shape and the hay crop by all reports is excellent. Supply moderate, demand 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.
Cattle Market
Wednesday was the second day of a two day Customer Appreciation BBQ Sale at Green City Livestock featuring load lot yearlings on Monday and home raised calves on Wednesday. Compared to the last sale four weeks ago, steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, spots up to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. The market picked up Wednesday morning right where it left off Monday with no warm up needed. The sale order was stacked with reputation consignments, nearly all long time weaned and in good summer condition. Cattle were offered in mostly smaller groups this time around but with enough numbers and similar kind for buyers to work with. A couple of the newer faces in the crowd were quite active throughout the day, pushing prices higher, particularly on the light calves under 550 lbs. Overall a smaller total head count across the two day sale when compared to 2023, but by this time last year conditions were very dry and pastures were already critically short, forcing many producers to market this stock earlier than normal. In most parts of the trade area this year, pastures are still in great shape and the hay crop by all reports is excellent. Supply moderate, demand very good.