Tuesday's auction was a Special Bred Cow and Pairs sale that had a light offering but overall a good quality offering with the main attraction a consignment of Registered Angus pairs from 3 yrs to short solid mouth that sold with good demand. The remaining consignments consisted of running ages of bred cows and pairs from heifers to short and solid mouth cows all selling in small packaged and groups with good demand. Slaughter cows on a light test sold steady.
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows on a light test 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
Tuesday's auction was a Special Bred Cow and Pairs sale that had a light offering but overall a good quality offering with the main attraction a consignment of Registered Angus pairs from 3 yrs to short solid mouth that sold with good demand. The remaining consignments consisted of running ages of bred cows and pairs from heifers to short and solid mouth cows all selling in small packaged and groups with good demand. Slaughter cows on a light test sold steady.