heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$238.00/cwt+12.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,804/hd at 758 lb · 134 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$247.55/cwt+36.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,644/hd at 664 lb · 84 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers$271.59/cwt-15.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,410/hd at 519 lb · 80 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,358
1,352
1,675
Feeder cattle
1,203
1,283
1,648
Slaughter cattle
83
22
18
Replacement cattle
72
47
9
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mixed. Calves weighing under 500 pounds were mostly 5.00 higher, but steer and heifer calves weighing between 500 to 600 pounds traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Larger discounts were noted on unweaned or short weaned calves carrying larger amounts of flesh. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mixed, with several large strings of yearlings on offer and smaller packages of unweaned calves.
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 and heifers traded mostly 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mixed. Calves weighing under 500 pounds were mostly 5.00 higher, but steer and heifer calves weighing between 500 to 600 pounds traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Larger discounts were noted on unweaned or short weaned calves carrying larger amounts of flesh. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mixed, with several large strings of yearlings on offer and smaller packages of unweaned calves.