light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$249.81/cwt-0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,768/hd at 708 lb · 225 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$254.17/cwt-12.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,723/hd at 678 lb · 172 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$300.98/cwt+1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,845/hd at 613 lb · 86 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,025
1,402
240
Feeder cattle
1,000
1,340
50
Slaughter cattle
25
47
190
Replacement cattle
—
15
—
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the last special two weeks ago, Tuesday's auction had bulk of the sales selling in pot load lots with three pot loads of yearling steers and five pot loads of yearling heifers. The best test on the yearling steers was the pot load weighing 672 lbs trading 9.00 lower than two weeks ago pot load of similar weight with the pot loads of 660-698 lb heifers trading mostly 3.00-7.00 lower than the pot loads from two weeks ago, and two pot loads heifers (143 head) averaging 709 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Demand was good on the pot loads with a pot load of steers at 614 lbs at 302.00; pot load steers 672 lbs at 271.25; 143 head of heifers averaging 709 lbs sold at 248.50 and a pot load heifers weighing 705 lbs thin condition sold at 252.10. Slaughter cows on a light test were steady.
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, Tuesday's auction had bulk of the sales selling in pot load lots with three pot loads of yearling steers and five pot loads of yearling heifers. The best test on the yearling steers was the pot load weighing 672 lbs trading 9.00 lower than two weeks ago pot load of similar weight with the pot loads of 660-698 lb heifers trading mostly 3.00-7.00 lower than the pot loads from two weeks ago, and two pot loads heifers (143 head) averaging 709 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Demand was good on the pot loads with a pot load of steers at 614 lbs at 302.00; pot load steers 672 lbs at 271.25; 143 head of heifers averaging 709 lbs sold at 248.50 and a pot load heifers weighing 705 lbs thin condition sold at 252.10. Slaughter cows on a light test were steady.