light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$341.00/cwt+32.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,189/hd at 642 lb · 35 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$334.00/cwt+5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,308/hd at 691 lb · 35 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers$402.00/cwt-48.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,512/hd at 376 lb · 23 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
672
1,144
727
Feeder cattle
403
1,082
712
Slaughter cattle
22
27
4
Replacement cattle
247
35
11
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with instances of 20.00 to 30.00 higher on 550 to 650 pound heifers. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was mixed, with a large portion of the supply consisting of replacement cattle. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested for a market trend. Pastures are still green and soil moisture levels are adequate to surplus according to the Texas Crop and Weather report. Rain fell again over the weekend but seasonal temperatures in the upper 90's have finally made there way into the trading region.
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 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with instances of 20.00 to 30.00 higher on 550 to 650 pound heifers. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was mixed, with a large portion of the supply consisting of replacement cattle. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested for a market trend. Pastures are still green and soil moisture levels are adequate to surplus according to the Texas Crop and Weather report. Rain fell again over the weekend but seasonal temperatures in the upper 90's have finally made there way into the trading region.