light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$171.75/cwt+0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,266/hd at 737 lb · 151 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$176.25/cwt≈ $1,140/hd at 647 lb · 83 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls$205.58/cwt≈ $765/hd at 372 lb · 34 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
995
1,570
1,106
Feeder cattle
455
1,522
1,106
Slaughter cattle
240
48
0
Replacement cattle
300
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0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Tuesday's auction was a Special Bred Cow and Pairs sale with a couple of dispersal's in the offering of bred cows and pairs mostly 4-7 yrs of age with bred cows in the 2nd and 3rd stage all selling with moderate demand. Feeder cattle auction had three pot loads of good quality heifers weighing 647 to 745 lbs selling with a steady to firm undertone with last week's pot load lots of similar weight. Slaughter cows on a large offering sold with a weak to lower undertone compared to last week's very light offering.
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
Tuesday's auction was a Special Bred Cow and Pairs sale with a couple of dispersal's in the offering of bred cows and pairs mostly 4-7 yrs of age with bred cows in the 2nd and 3rd stage all selling with moderate demand. Feeder cattle auction had three pot loads of good quality heifers weighing 647 to 745 lbs selling with a steady to firm undertone with last week's pot load lots of similar weight. Slaughter cows on a large offering sold with a weak to lower undertone compared to last week's very light offering.