light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$304.32/cwt+3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,592/hd at 523 lb · 94 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$294.21/cwt+11.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,685/hd at 573 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$288.23/cwt-1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,334/hd at 463 lb · 60 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,276
1,228
1,676
Feeder cattle
1,276
1,228
1,676
Market comments — USDA reporter
Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers traded mostly steady to 1.00 higher. The exception being 500 weight steers that traded sharply higher due to a drastically larger number of receipts this week in this weight range. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Next available report will be Friday, November 1, 2024.
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
Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers traded mostly steady to 1.00 higher. The exception being 500 weight steers that traded sharply higher due to a drastically larger number of receipts this week in this weight range. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Next available report will be Friday, November 1, 2024.