light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$255.75/cwt≈ $1,872/hd at 732 lb · 225 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 2 heifers$172.50/cwt≈ $1,509/hd at 875 lb · 62 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$280.00/cwt+1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,717/hd at 613 lb · 15 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
709
1,726
744
Feeder cattle
575
1,461
595
Slaughter cattle
124
215
125
Replacement cattle
10
50
24
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, on a light test, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Supply was light following the holiday weekend, but a single lot of 3 loads of yearling heifers were on hand to highlight the sale. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 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, on a light test, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Supply was light following the holiday weekend, but a single lot of 3 loads of yearling heifers were on hand to highlight the sale. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.