light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers$168.50/cwt+2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 803 lb · 240 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$163.10/cwt≈ $1,169/hd at 717 lb · 146 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$179.71/cwt≈ $1,123/hd at 625 lb · 104 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,570
2,035
1,257
Feeder cattle
1,432
1,897
1,177
Slaughter cattle
124
71
43
Replacement cattle
14
67
37
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good buyer demand. According to USDA-NASS, winter wheat planting across the state reached 88 percent, up 5 points from the previous year. Winter wheat emergence has reached 67 percent, up 5 points from the previous year. Although rains have been scarce they've been pretty timely for the winter wheat crop thus far.
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: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good buyer demand. According to USDA-NASS, winter wheat planting across the state reached 88 percent, up 5 points from the previous year. Winter wheat emergence has reached 67 percent, up 5 points from the previous year. Although rains have been scarce they've been pretty timely for the winter wheat crop thus far.