heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$253.20/cwt≈ $2,193/hd at 866 lb · 132 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$258.68/cwt≈ $1,842/hd at 712 lb · 127 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$247.54/cwt+3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,297/hd at 928 lb · 125 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
872
476
192
Feeder cattle
625
406
137
Slaughter cattle
76
70
55
Replacement cattle
171
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Market comments — USDA reporter
Very slim comparisons to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Several cow consignments were featured early in the day, mostly nice quality pairs and a handful of bred cows. The bulk of the feeder offering was made up of load lots of backgrounded cattle. Not a large crowd on hand but enough buying power to pack a punch with some of the load lots coming close to the highs of the summer. Supply moderate, demand moderate to 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
Very slim comparisons to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Several cow consignments were featured early in the day, mostly nice quality pairs and a handful of bred cows. The bulk of the feeder offering was made up of load lots of backgrounded cattle. Not a large crowd on hand but enough buying power to pack a punch with some of the load lots coming close to the highs of the summer. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.