light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$128.25/cwt-5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 829 lb · 74 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$125.75/cwt≈ $1,085/hd at 863 lb · 73 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$129.92/cwt-6.44 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 743 lb · 39 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
338
1,254
0
Feeder cattle
332
1,131
0
Slaughter cattle
4
37
0
Replacement cattle
2
86
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers traded mostly 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly firm to 1.00 higher on a light test. According to the cattle report, cattle movements were largely impacted by the weather and many of the implications will not be known for days or in some cases weeks. As temperatures warm, cattle owners will mainly be interested in the welfare of the cattle and attempting to restore animals to their prior state. As a result, receipts were light this week across the majority of the trading region. The barn is expecting numbers to get back to normal next week. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate demand.
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 two weeks ago: Feeder steers traded mostly 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly firm to 1.00 higher on a light test. According to the cattle report, cattle movements were largely impacted by the weather and many of the implications will not be known for days or in some cases weeks. As temperatures warm, cattle owners will mainly be interested in the welfare of the cattle and attempting to restore animals to their prior state. As a result, receipts were light this week across the majority of the trading region. The barn is expecting numbers to get back to normal next week. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate demand.