heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$260.19/cwt-2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 681 lb · 245 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$257.75/cwt+9.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,833/hd at 711 lb · 81 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$256.75/cwt+17.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,064/hd at 804 lb · 74 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,612
1,751
725
Feeder cattle
1,556
1,654
669
Slaughter cattle
56
97
56
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing 400-650 lbs sold steady to firm, with 650-700 lbs selling 5.00-8.00 higher and a pot load of 805 lb steers sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-550 lbs sold steady on a lighter offering with a couple of top quality large strings of 550-605 lb heifers trading with higher undertone, three pot loads of 670-687 lb heifers sold steady with last week's pot load, and a pot load of 711 lb heifers sold near 4.00 higher than last week's pot load of similar quality and weight. Demand was good on a moderate supply with several stick-out sales a pot load of 804 lb steers sold for 256.75, 60 head of blk heifers weighing 602 sold at 287.75 and a pot load of 711 lb heifers at 257.75. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.
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, feeder steers weighing 400-650 lbs sold steady to firm, with 650-700 lbs selling 5.00-8.00 higher and a pot load of 805 lb steers sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-550 lbs sold steady on a lighter offering with a couple of top quality large strings of 550-605 lb heifers trading with higher undertone, three pot loads of 670-687 lb heifers sold steady with last week's pot load, and a pot load of 711 lb heifers sold near 4.00 higher than last week's pot load of similar quality and weight. Demand was good on a moderate supply with several stick-out sales a pot load of 804 lb steers sold for 256.75, 60 head of blk heifers weighing 602 sold at 287.75 and a pot load of 711 lb heifers at 257.75. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.