light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$140.90/cwt+8.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,294/hd at 919 lb · 421 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$138.38/cwt+5.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 783 lb · 266 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$134.41/cwt+6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 829 lb · 198 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
3,255
6,569
4,401
Feeder cattle
2,916
6,011
3,946
Slaughter cattle
316
510
446
Replacement cattle
23
48
9
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, no recent price comparison on feeder steers under 700 lbs; over 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. No recent price comparison on heifers under 700 lbs; over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter Cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Hay market prices bumped up a bit for dairy alfalfa, mostly steady for grinding alfalfa and grass hay. Demand remains good for alfalfa, still in limited supply. Although folks are making bales as swift as they can, it is being bought up faster than they can bale it, all the while fighting high humidity and plagued by all those other problems that generally come this time of year. Most report high yields but lower quality, with only a few folks able to put up dairy quality hay.
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
Compared to last week, no recent price comparison on feeder steers under 700 lbs; over 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. No recent price comparison on heifers under 700 lbs; over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter Cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Hay market prices bumped up a bit for dairy alfalfa, mostly steady for grinding alfalfa and grass hay. Demand remains good for alfalfa, still in limited supply. Although folks are making bales as swift as they can, it is being bought up faster than they can bale it, all the while fighting high humidity and plagued by all those other problems that generally come this time of year. Most report high yields but lower quality, with only a few folks able to put up dairy quality hay.