light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$252.88/cwt+3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,806/hd at 714 lb · 302 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$260.88/cwt≈ $1,857/hd at 712 lb · 103 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$254.46/cwt+0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,700/hd at 668 lb · 96 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,545
1,025
1,397
Feeder cattle
1,500
1,000
1,347
Slaughter cattle
45
25
50
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, steer calves under 600 lbs on a light test traded with a firm to higher undertone, with three pot loads of yearling steers over 700 lbs not tested with last week's offering. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs were not tested with 650-700 lbs selling steady, two pot loads of thin fleshed heifers weighing similar to last week 706-712 lbs sold firm to slightly higher. Demand was good on a moderate offering with ten pot loads in the offering three pot loads of steers and seven pot loads of heifers with several stick out sales including two pot loads of thin fleshed heifers weighing 706-712 lbs trading at 252.50-252.85 and a fancy load of heifers weighing 726 lbs with good weighing conditions selling at 259.25. Pot load of 818 lb steers traded at 249.75 and pot load weighing 860 lbs at 246.75. Slaughter cows on a light test of mostly averaging dressing cows sold 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 last week, steer calves under 600 lbs on a light test traded with a firm to higher undertone, with three pot loads of yearling steers over 700 lbs not tested with last week's offering. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs were not tested with 650-700 lbs selling steady, two pot loads of thin fleshed heifers weighing similar to last week 706-712 lbs sold firm to slightly higher. Demand was good on a moderate offering with ten pot loads in the offering three pot loads of steers and seven pot loads of heifers with several stick out sales including two pot loads of thin fleshed heifers weighing 706-712 lbs trading at 252.50-252.85 and a fancy load of heifers weighing 726 lbs with good weighing conditions selling at 259.25. Pot load of 818 lb steers traded at 249.75 and pot load weighing 860 lbs at 246.75. Slaughter cows on a light test of mostly averaging dressing cows sold steady.