light 4-weight M&L 2 steers$305.00/cwt+12.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 424 lb · 21 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$319.00/cwt≈ $1,247/hd at 391 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$269.94/cwt-6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,705/hd at 632 lb · 14 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
282
246
691
Feeder cattle
247
134
548
Slaughter cattle
32
92
113
Replacement cattle
3
20
30
Market comments — USDA reporter
Steers and heifers were not well tested but sold with a lower undertone. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Feeder cattle movement is very light around the circuit this week due mostly to sharply lower cash and futures prices caused by the current unrest and global recession fears. As usual in these moments opinions vary greatly with some pointing to still strong cattle fundamentals and an overdone correction while other seem to see the cattle on a crackling limb due to surprisingly high feedlot numbers, high carcass weights and potentially softening demand.
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
Steers and heifers were not well tested but sold with a lower undertone. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Feeder cattle movement is very light around the circuit this week due mostly to sharply lower cash and futures prices caused by the current unrest and global recession fears. As usual in these moments opinions vary greatly with some pointing to still strong cattle fundamentals and an overdone correction while other seem to see the cattle on a crackling limb due to surprisingly high feedlot numbers, high carcass weights and potentially softening demand.