heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$394.59/cwt-29.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,249/hd at 570 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$347.53/cwt-1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,162/hd at 622 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$370.93/cwt+2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,099/hd at 566 lb · 14 head
McAlester 5-weight heifers sold at $370/cwt, running $6/cwt below the OK average ($376) and $18/cwt under Oklahoma City, OK ($388). The class is down $51 from its late June peak of $425.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
420
610
835
Feeder cattle
350
500
700
Slaughter cattle
49
86
103
Replacement cattle
21
24
32
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week; Small number of receipts both weeks. Steer and heifer calves up 10.00 in a class and down 10.00 in the next class. Averages out overall steady. Quality was attractive in some classes, very plain in other classes. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows; Breakers 3.00 higher, Boners 4.00 lower, Leans lack of receipts to determine a trend. Slaughter bulls ,lack of receipts to determine trend.
→ Feeder heifers: Steer and heifer calves up 10.00 in a class and down 10.00 in the next class
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls ,lack of receipts to determine trend
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; Small number of receipts both weeks. Steer and heifer calves up 10.00 in a class and down 10.00 in the next class. Averages out overall steady. Quality was attractive in some classes, very plain in other classes. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows; Breakers 3.00 higher, Boners 4.00 lower, Leans lack of receipts to determine a trend. Slaughter bulls ,lack of receipts to determine trend.