heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$140.56/cwt-0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,245/hd at 886 lb · 86 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$156.47/cwt≈ $1,045/hd at 668 lb · 52 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$145.52/cwt+1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,186/hd at 815 lb · 19 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
899
795
0
Feeder cattle
289
397
0
Slaughter cattle
333
327
0
Replacement cattle
277
71
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Yearling steers were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Yearling heifers sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Steer quality this week was mostly plain, while heifer quality was average to very attractive. Ranchers continue to bring replacement heifers to market as the drought worsens. Most of these heifers sold to feed this week and as with the past few weeks the consigner has put up the cost to abort them. Demand for yearlings was mostly moderate to good this week. Market activity was active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings again this week. Packers saw their stiffest competition yet for cows as buyers looking for exposed weigh up cows helped support the market. Demand improved as the sale progressed and packers pushed to fill loads. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, feeding cows sold generally steady. Feeding cow quality was not as attractive this week as the last few weeks and a bigger portion of the cows sold to slaughter or to return to the country to pregnancy test. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Bulls continue to come off pasture in thin condition as most have been out breeding cows. Yield and body condition scores continue to slide. Young age cows sold on mostly light demand and light offerings. This class of cows mostly sold to feeding buyers this week as demand from rebreed buyers was light.
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: Yearling steers were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Yearling heifers sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Steer quality this week was mostly plain, while heifer quality was average to very attractive. Ranchers continue to bring replacement heifers to market as the drought worsens. Most of these heifers sold to feed this week and as with the past few weeks the consigner has put up the cost to abort them. Demand for yearlings was mostly moderate to good this week. Market activity was active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings again this week. Packers saw their stiffest competition yet for cows as buyers looking for exposed weigh up cows helped support the market. Demand improved as the sale progressed and packers pushed to fill loads. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, feeding cows sold generally steady. Feeding cow quality was not as attractive this week as the last few weeks and a bigger portion of the cows sold to slaughter or to return to the country to pregnancy test. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Bulls continue to come off pasture in thin condition as most have been out breeding cows. Yield and body condition scores continue to slide. Young age cows sold on mostly light demand and light offerings. This class of cows mostly sold to feeding buyers this week as demand from rebreed buyers was light.