light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers$287.64/cwt+3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,347/hd at 816 lb · 78 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$268.96/cwt+4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,141/hd at 796 lb · 70 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$364.00/cwt+2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,148/hd at 590 lb · 53 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
710
1,050
1,286
Feeder cattle
662
1,013
1,164
Slaughter cattle
29
25
81
Replacement cattle
19
12
41
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Calves too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Not enough slaughter cows for a market trend. Storms moved across the Panhandle over the past two nights bringing 1 to 3 inches of rain. Rain chances continue throughout the week, before temperatures warm up to the 90's over the weekend. Pastures are in good shape, and producers have been busy trying to beat the rain with wheat silage and bailing wheat hay in full swing.
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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Calves too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Not enough slaughter cows for a market trend. Storms moved across the Panhandle over the past two nights bringing 1 to 3 inches of rain. Rain chances continue throughout the week, before temperatures warm up to the 90's over the weekend. Pastures are in good shape, and producers have been busy trying to beat the rain with wheat silage and bailing wheat hay in full swing.