light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$249.80/cwt+4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,801/hd at 721 lb · 270 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$260.13/cwt+6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,738/hd at 668 lb · 218 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$253.67/cwt-3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,885/hd at 743 lb · 184 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,602
2,163
1,707
Feeder cattle
1,352
1,873
1,553
Slaughter cattle
190
240
129
Replacement cattle
60
50
25
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. A good portion of the feeder offering was load lots of yearlings but some attractive consignments of weaned calves and some home raised yearlings were brought to town as well. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Scattered rains and the fact that producers have already culled so hard seems to have finally caught up at least for now and although a very nice run of cattle, it was a much more seasonal offering than the large numbers seen the last few months. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, bulls 3.00-5.00 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 sold mostly steady and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. A good portion of the feeder offering was load lots of yearlings but some attractive consignments of weaned calves and some home raised yearlings were brought to town as well. Demand was good for a moderate supply. Scattered rains and the fact that producers have already culled so hard seems to have finally caught up at least for now and although a very nice run of cattle, it was a much more seasonal offering than the large numbers seen the last few months. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.