light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$262.88/cwt≈ $1,669/hd at 635 lb · 144 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$232.28/cwt≈ $1,698/hd at 731 lb · 115 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$250.12/cwt≈ $1,432/hd at 572 lb · 94 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,495
380
340
Feeder cattle
1,392
—
120
Slaughter cattle
103
180
220
Replacement cattle
—
200
—
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-650 lbs and heifer calves weighing 450-600 lbs sold mostly steady on comparable weights and quality with a pot load of 685 lb heifers trading 5.00-8.00 lower than two weeks ago, yearling heifers over 700 lbs sold with a lower undertone with few comparisons. Demand was moderate to good on calves and light to moderate on yearlings. It was another hard down day on the CME Cattle Futures as they continued to selloff with sharp losses as Live Cattle contracts closed down 2.55 to 4.00 on the front three months and Feeder Cattle contracts closed down hard from 4.95 to 5.85 on the front three months. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 lower on the heavy weight-breaking cows with boning and lean cows selling steady to 2.00 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 special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-650 lbs and heifer calves weighing 450-600 lbs sold mostly steady on comparable weights and quality with a pot load of 685 lb heifers trading 5.00-8.00 lower than two weeks ago, yearling heifers over 700 lbs sold with a lower undertone with few comparisons. Demand was moderate to good on calves and light to moderate on yearlings. It was another hard down day on the CME Cattle Futures as they continued to selloff with sharp losses as Live Cattle contracts closed down 2.55 to 4.00 on the front three months and Feeder Cattle contracts closed down hard from 4.95 to 5.85 on the front three months. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 lower on the heavy weight-breaking cows with boning and lean cows selling steady to 2.00 lower.