light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$181.25/cwt≈ $1,499/hd at 827 lb · 124 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$182.04/cwt≈ $1,078/hd at 592 lb · 107 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$174.75/cwt≈ $1,111/hd at 636 lb · 78 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,175
615
60
Feeder cattle
1,080
495
0
Slaughter cattle
95
70
60
Replacement cattle
—
50
—
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the last auction three weeks' ago, feeder steers and heifers all sold with a firm to higher undertone with few good comparisons. Tuesday's sale was highlighted by two pot loads of top quality 825-830 lb steers selling with very good demand along with a pot load of 635 lb heifers and pot load of 595 lb heifers. Feeder cattle futures on the front three months closed with solid gains of over 2.00 with September and December corn closing 15 1/2 cents lower. Slaughter cows traded sharply lower from the last auction selling mostly 10.00-12.00 lower.
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 the last auction three weeks' ago, feeder steers and heifers all sold with a firm to higher undertone with few good comparisons. Tuesday's sale was highlighted by two pot loads of top quality 825-830 lb steers selling with very good demand along with a pot load of 635 lb heifers and pot load of 595 lb heifers. Feeder cattle futures on the front three months closed with solid gains of over 2.00 with September and December corn closing 15 1/2 cents lower. Slaughter cows traded sharply lower from the last auction selling mostly 10.00-12.00 lower.