light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$165.47/cwt+0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 727 lb · 267 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$154.12/cwt+2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 721 lb · 184 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$150.80/cwt+5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 716 lb · 151 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
3,063
2,345
2,887
Feeder cattle
2,763
1,959
2,637
Slaughter cattle
250
360
210
Replacement cattle
50
26
40
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. A few sales of steer calves under 500 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone, but comparisons were light as the majority of the offering consisted of loads and packages of yearlings. Demand was good for the yearlings. Most of the calves were short weaned or just off the cow but of good quality and sold with little discount, while the few hard weaned steers offered under 550 lbs sold with very good demand with grass just around the corner. Supply was moderate. Cattle futures were higher and corn lower Tuesday. 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 last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. A few sales of steer calves under 500 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone, but comparisons were light as the majority of the offering consisted of loads and packages of yearlings. Demand was good for the yearlings. Most of the calves were short weaned or just off the cow but of good quality and sold with little discount, while the few hard weaned steers offered under 550 lbs sold with very good demand with grass just around the corner. Supply was moderate. Cattle futures were higher and corn lower Tuesday. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.