heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$147.84/cwt+5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 769 lb · 122 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$167.00/cwt+7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 675 lb · 90 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers$212.50/cwt≈ $1,041/hd at 490 lb · 85 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,293
1,346
606
Feeder cattle
729
357
290
Slaughter cattle
198
424
172
Replacement cattle
366
565
144
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were all too lightly tested either this week or last week to establish an accurate market trend, however steady to lower undertones were noticed. A few load lots were seen this week and these offerings were of mostly attractive quality. Demand for load lots was mostly good. Outside of consigned offerings, quality was mostly plain to average and demand for these offerings was mostly light to moderate. Grass cattle demand continues to be good to very good. CME positions have fallen sharply over the last several days, however demand remains strong for high quality cattle. Market activity this week was mostly active with a good crowd on hand actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers showed need for cows to both feed and send to harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher on all offerings. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeding buyers were active in bidding on offerings again this week as many pushed lower dressing cows, which packers had been sending to slaughter, back to feed. Feeding buyers continue to be the driving force behind the market again this week. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week. Many sets of cows were pushing heavy amounts of fill this week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly moderate demand this week. These offerings sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower.
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 all too lightly tested either this week or last week to establish an accurate market trend, however steady to lower undertones were noticed. A few load lots were seen this week and these offerings were of mostly attractive quality. Demand for load lots was mostly good. Outside of consigned offerings, quality was mostly plain to average and demand for these offerings was mostly light to moderate. Grass cattle demand continues to be good to very good. CME positions have fallen sharply over the last several days, however demand remains strong for high quality cattle. Market activity this week was mostly active with a good crowd on hand actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers showed need for cows to both feed and send to harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher on all offerings. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeding buyers were active in bidding on offerings again this week as many pushed lower dressing cows, which packers had been sending to slaughter, back to feed. Feeding buyers continue to be the driving force behind the market again this week. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week. Many sets of cows were pushing heavy amounts of fill this week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly moderate demand this week. These offerings sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower.