heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers$219.00/cwt≈ $1,675/hd at 765 lb · 67 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$209.00/cwt≈ $1,620/hd at 775 lb · 65 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers$219.60/cwt≈ $1,812/hd at 825 lb · 62 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,090
481
926
Feeder cattle
950
350
758
Slaughter cattle
82
52
47
Replacement cattle
34
52
77
Market comments — USDA reporter
Much larger run today than last week with offering of in-barn Feeders up by 600 head, Slaughter Cattle up by 30. Feeder prices following lower national trends in the face of Futures dropping as well, however, losses weren't steady across the board. 400 weight Feeder Steers steady to $5.5 per cwt higher, 5 weights $1-$6 lower and 6 weights rallying to $4-$7 higher. Feeder Heifers lower by $13 in the lighter 2/3s of the run than flattening to $5 lower on the heavy end. Light 400 lb. Feeder Bulls $6.50 higher, $11 to $13.50 lower in the rest of the run. It should be noted that Value Added Feeders coming off a long weaning and guaranteed health program sold $5-$11 per cwt higher than comparable weights without this management. Slaughter Cattle demand also decreasing; Boner type Cows lower by $3-$4 per cwt, Lean Cows $12 lower and Bulls, which had been more immune to the lowering trends, saw a slight drop of $1.50 per cwt. Heiferettes $110 to $117.50 per cwt; Baby Calves $185 to $360 per head.
Three loads of Feeders Sold on the Board Sale today, they can be found on the report below as Medium and Large 1 & 2.
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
Much larger run today than last week with offering of in-barn Feeders up by 600 head, Slaughter Cattle up by 30. Feeder prices following lower national trends in the face of Futures dropping as well, however, losses weren't steady across the board. 400 weight Feeder Steers steady to $5.5 per cwt higher, 5 weights $1-$6 lower and 6 weights rallying to $4-$7 higher. Feeder Heifers lower by $13 in the lighter 2/3s of the run than flattening to $5 lower on the heavy end. Light 400 lb. Feeder Bulls $6.50 higher, $11 to $13.50 lower in the rest of the run. It should be noted that Value Added Feeders coming off a long weaning and guaranteed health program sold $5-$11 per cwt higher than comparable weights without this management. Slaughter Cattle demand also decreasing; Boner type Cows lower by $3-$4 per cwt, Lean Cows $12 lower and Bulls, which had been more immune to the lowering trends, saw a slight drop of $1.50 per cwt. Heiferettes $110 to $117.50 per cwt; Baby Calves $185 to $360 per head. Three loads of Feeders Sold on the Board Sale today, they can be found on the report below as Medium and Large 1 & 2.