light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$187.59/cwt-1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 618 lb · 376 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$210.35/cwt-2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 525 lb · 251 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$209.83/cwt-0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,322/hd at 630 lb · 234 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
3,826
4,691
4,436
Feeder cattle
3,609
4,285
4,140
Slaughter cattle
177
356
296
Replacement cattle
40
50
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, steers and heifers traded mostly steady to spots 5.00 higher including some consignments of high quality yearling heifers going for replacements that helped along the yearling heifer market. Demand was good to very good with several bigger groups and loads of similar cattle offered and nearly all were long-weaned with a health program behind them. Many of the cattle offered were in attractive condition and a few stick out sales of heifer calves made you question your judgement when the hammer fell thinking, those were heifers weren't they? Supply was moderate to heavy with nice weather over the weekend. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.
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 traded mostly steady to spots 5.00 higher including some consignments of high quality yearling heifers going for replacements that helped along the yearling heifer market. Demand was good to very good with several bigger groups and loads of similar cattle offered and nearly all were long-weaned with a health program behind them. Many of the cattle offered were in attractive condition and a few stick out sales of heifer calves made you question your judgement when the hammer fell thinking, those were heifers weren't they? Supply was moderate to heavy with nice weather over the weekend. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.