light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$182.32/cwt-20.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 640 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$166.70/cwt-18.89 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 590 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$199.00/cwt-7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 419 lb · 15 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
783
970
2,837
Feeder cattle
123
573
1,782
Slaughter cattle
309
299
328
Replacement cattle
351
98
727
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were scarcely tested this week, thus no trend can be established, however lower undertones were noticed on all offerings. Quality this week was average to attractive. Offerings this week were very light. Icy and snow covered roads slowed cattle from coming to market this week. Market activity this week was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Fed cows were met with mostly good demand this week as a couple of ranches continue to market these offerings. Some of these offerings were purchased to return to feed as they needed 30 days of grain to be able to grade premium white, others were shipped directly to harvest. Cow quality overall was not as attractive this week. Several feeding buyers were back in the market and pushed packer buyers on lower quality offerings. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on all classes. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with the biggest gains seen on lower quality cows. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Weigh up conditions were fair to buyers as many cows were rather empty as they were weighed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good demand. Prices for these offerings were generally steady. Several sets of bred cows were on offer today these offerings were met with mostly moderate to good demand.
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 were scarcely tested this week, thus no trend can be established, however lower undertones were noticed on all offerings. Quality this week was average to attractive. Offerings this week were very light. Icy and snow covered roads slowed cattle from coming to market this week. Market activity this week was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Fed cows were met with mostly good demand this week as a couple of ranches continue to market these offerings. Some of these offerings were purchased to return to feed as they needed 30 days of grain to be able to grade premium white, others were shipped directly to harvest. Cow quality overall was not as attractive this week. Several feeding buyers were back in the market and pushed packer buyers on lower quality offerings. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on all classes. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with the biggest gains seen on lower quality cows. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Weigh up conditions were fair to buyers as many cows were rather empty as they were weighed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good demand. Prices for these offerings were generally steady. Several sets of bred cows were on offer today these offerings were met with mostly moderate to good demand.