heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$337.18/cwt+19.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,613/hd at 775 lb · 258 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$340.21/cwt+7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,965/hd at 871 lb · 237 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers$428.00/cwt≈ $2,855/hd at 667 lb · 147 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,658
871
1,186
Feeder cattle
1,513
704
1,102
Slaughter cattle
16
15
33
Replacement cattle
129
152
51
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested for a market trend but increased buyer demand was noted on lighter weight cattle with good flesh conditions that were suitable to turn out. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive, with several load lots of high end type cattle and good conditioned feeding cattle on offer. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested for a market trend. Replacement cattle trended higher this week with the majority of the bred cattle and pairs returning back to the country. Hotter than average temperatures continue to be the story, with temperatures expected to reach triple digits by mid to late week.
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 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested for a market trend but increased buyer demand was noted on lighter weight cattle with good flesh conditions that were suitable to turn out. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive, with several load lots of high end type cattle and good conditioned feeding cattle on offer. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested for a market trend. Replacement cattle trended higher this week with the majority of the bred cattle and pairs returning back to the country. Hotter than average temperatures continue to be the story, with temperatures expected to reach triple digits by mid to late week.