heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$153.64/cwt+4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 683 lb · 227 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$149.57/cwt+3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 720 lb · 165 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$168.06/cwt+14.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 718 lb · 163 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,518
701
2,789
Feeder cattle
2,342
537
2,470
Slaughter cattle
141
139
294
Replacement cattle
35
25
25
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the more accurate test from two weeks ago, as last weeks post holiday sale was light, steer and heifer calves were lightly tested but sold steady to 5.00 lower. The majority of the sale was made up of loads and strings of yearlings weighing over 600 lbs which traded steady, except for the 600-650 lb steers selling 5.00-8.00 lower. Demand was good as the quality was attractive throughout the day and the larger groups and runs of green yearlings that were offered will be harder to find as summer comes to an end. The trend of the futures market has been lower for the last week or more, which has taken some optimism out of the market, but cattle bounced back on Tuesday with good gains. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.
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 the more accurate test from two weeks ago, as last weeks post holiday sale was light, steer and heifer calves were lightly tested but sold steady to 5.00 lower. The majority of the sale was made up of loads and strings of yearlings weighing over 600 lbs which traded steady, except for the 600-650 lb steers selling 5.00-8.00 lower. Demand was good as the quality was attractive throughout the day and the larger groups and runs of green yearlings that were offered will be harder to find as summer comes to an end. The trend of the futures market has been lower for the last week or more, which has taken some optimism out of the market, but cattle bounced back on Tuesday with good gains. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.