light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$467.96/cwt≈ $1,446/hd at 309 lb · 10 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
207
726
1,085
Feeder cattle
140
491
962
Slaughter cattle
27
85
83
Replacement cattle
40
150
40
Market comments — USDA reporter
Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Very light offering with outer road conditions delaying most consignments another week. Most cattle news is positive right now with the fed cattle trade higher last week, futures higher so far this week and the January inventory report still showing mild contraction in U. S. cattle numbers.
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
Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Very light offering with outer road conditions delaying most consignments another week. Most cattle news is positive right now with the fed cattle trade higher last week, futures higher so far this week and the January inventory report still showing mild contraction in U. S. cattle numbers.