light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$233.45/cwt+6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,445/hd at 619 lb · 37 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2-3 steers$240.05/cwt+4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,589/hd at 662 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$256.79/cwt-3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,209/hd at 471 lb · 33 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
701
718
773
Feeder cattle
558
535
562
Slaughter cattle
101
125
109
Replacement cattle
42
58
102
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with instances of gains and losses in different feeder classes. Demand was still strong for most classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm and slaughter bulls sold steady to sharply higher for high dress slaughter bulls .
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 feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with instances of gains and losses in different feeder classes. Demand was still strong for most classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm and slaughter bulls sold steady to sharply higher for high dress slaughter bulls .