heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$185.58/cwt+11.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,442/hd at 777 lb · 151 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$202.80/cwt+27.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,452/hd at 716 lb · 118 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$182.63/cwt+4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,498/hd at 820 lb · 118 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,738
1,856
2,127
Feeder cattle
2,308
1,541
1,852
Slaughter cattle
380
255
225
Replacement cattle
50
60
50
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, steer calves under 650 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 higher and heifer calves traded steady with more quality calves in the offering this week. Yearlings sold steady to 6.00 higher except for some thin fleshed 7 weight cattle coming off grass that sold with a sharply higher undertone. Demand was good to very good with the grass yearlings seeing the best demand as those cattle convert the high priced grain so much more efficiently and there are very few left for the year. This time of year the price spreads can get pretty wide depending upon how the cattle are handled/flesh conditions and that was the case Tuesday although there was good demand throughout the sale. Supply was moderate to heavy. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 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, steer calves under 650 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 higher and heifer calves traded steady with more quality calves in the offering this week. Yearlings sold steady to 6.00 higher except for some thin fleshed 7 weight cattle coming off grass that sold with a sharply higher undertone. Demand was good to very good with the grass yearlings seeing the best demand as those cattle convert the high priced grain so much more efficiently and there are very few left for the year. This time of year the price spreads can get pretty wide depending upon how the cattle are handled/flesh conditions and that was the case Tuesday although there was good demand throughout the sale. Supply was moderate to heavy. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.