light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$250.33/cwt+6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,811/hd at 723 lb · 880 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$215.26/cwt+3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,674/hd at 777 lb · 748 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$236.07/cwt+6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,956/hd at 829 lb · 732 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
14,108
3,926
6,737
Feeder cattle
13,325
3,616
6,165
Slaughter cattle
763
310
535
Replacement cattle
20
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37
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower; 600 to 900 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher; over 900 lbs sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers overall sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold uneven; breakers and leans 2.00 to 3.00 higher, boners 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was reported throughout the state as moderate to good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold steady to 2.00 to 3.00 higher from 174.00 to 175.00, mostly at 175.00. In the hay market, demand remains low, and prices were steady on limited test. Hearing the same story from most producers, "no one is buying" and "have been getting a lot of calls from folks wanting to sell us hay". Folks report that they are still burning through other feed stuffs instead of alfalfa. After thinking that the winter storms would spur some trades, we have not seen that materialize. However, we are still a long way away from first cutting and there's a lot of winter in between.
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, feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower; 600 to 900 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher; over 900 lbs sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers overall sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold uneven; breakers and leans 2.00 to 3.00 higher, boners 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was reported throughout the state as moderate to good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold steady to 2.00 to 3.00 higher from 174.00 to 175.00, mostly at 175.00. In the hay market, demand remains low, and prices were steady on limited test. Hearing the same story from most producers, "no one is buying" and "have been getting a lot of calls from folks wanting to sell us hay". Folks report that they are still burning through other feed stuffs instead of alfalfa. After thinking that the winter storms would spur some trades, we have not seen that materialize. However, we are still a long way away from first cutting and there's a lot of winter in between.