light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$209.86/cwt+3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,290/hd at 615 lb · 82 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$179.75/cwt+12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,492/hd at 830 lb · 64 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$189.17/cwt+1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 570 lb · 54 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
960
1,806
1,494
Feeder cattle
902
1,710
1,410
Slaughter cattle
58
96
84
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, a much lighter offering of feeders this week, with 400-500 lb steer calves lightly tested but trading with a weak to lower undertone, 500-550 lb steers sold 5.00-7.00 lower than last week's sharply higher market pretty much giving up last weeks gains, light test of 550-600 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 600-650 lb selling fully steady to firm, and 650-710 lbs lightly tested with several stick out sales of groups of fancy blk steers selling sharply higher on a very active market. Feeder heifers weighing 500-600 lbs sold steady to spots 3.00 higher, with 600-750 lbs trading steady to firm on a light comparison with last week and a pot load of 830 lb blk heifers sold with a sharply higher undertone. Demand was good on a moderate offering of attractive quality steer and heifer calves weighing mostly 500-700 lbs and a pot load of 830 heifers selling with very good demand. Slaughter cows on a light test sold steady to firm with last week.
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, a much lighter offering of feeders this week, with 400-500 lb steer calves lightly tested but trading with a weak to lower undertone, 500-550 lb steers sold 5.00-7.00 lower than last week's sharply higher market pretty much giving up last weeks gains, light test of 550-600 lbs sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 600-650 lb selling fully steady to firm, and 650-710 lbs lightly tested with several stick out sales of groups of fancy blk steers selling sharply higher on a very active market. Feeder heifers weighing 500-600 lbs sold steady to spots 3.00 higher, with 600-750 lbs trading steady to firm on a light comparison with last week and a pot load of 830 lb blk heifers sold with a sharply higher undertone. Demand was good on a moderate offering of attractive quality steer and heifer calves weighing mostly 500-700 lbs and a pot load of 830 heifers selling with very good demand. Slaughter cows on a light test sold steady to firm with last week.