light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$309.10/cwt≈ $1,867/hd at 604 lb · 162 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$275.34/cwt≈ $1,881/hd at 683 lb · 158 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$278.00/cwt≈ $2,013/hd at 724 lb · 76 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
725
165
1,482
Feeder cattle
705
—
1,427
Slaughter cattle
20
80
55
Replacement cattle
—
85
—
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves under 650 lbs and heifer calves under 600 lbs were lightly tested but sold with a firm undertone, a few packages of 650-700 lb steers sold with a higher undertone. The best test was on 650-700 lbs heifers with two pot loads trading steady to 4.00 lower than the active trade from two weeks ago. The highlights of Tuesday's auction was the 5 pot loads of heifers with two pot loads (162 head) all black with good weighing conditions averaging 604 lbs selling at 309.10, two pot loads weighing 677 and 689 lbs at 271.00-279.75 and a pot load 76 hd 724 lbs also with good weigh up sold at 278.00. Demand was good on the pot loads with supply light to moderate. Slaughter cows were lightly tested.
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 under 650 lbs and heifer calves under 600 lbs were lightly tested but sold with a firm undertone, a few packages of 650-700 lb steers sold with a higher undertone. The best test was on 650-700 lbs heifers with two pot loads trading steady to 4.00 lower than the active trade from two weeks ago. The highlights of Tuesday's auction was the 5 pot loads of heifers with two pot loads (162 head) all black with good weighing conditions averaging 604 lbs selling at 309.10, two pot loads weighing 677 and 689 lbs at 271.00-279.75 and a pot load 76 hd 724 lbs also with good weigh up sold at 278.00. Demand was good on the pot loads with supply light to moderate. Slaughter cows were lightly tested.