light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$225.47/cwt+13.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 521 lb · 183 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$199.85/cwt+24.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 527 lb · 176 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$210.79/cwt+20.79 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 438 lb · 130 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,815
743
3,345
Feeder cattle
1,444
362
2,612
Slaughter cattle
346
290
492
Replacement cattle
25
91
241
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Quality this week was average to attractive. Most offerings were weaned 45-90 days. Offerings were offered in mostly small to moderate size packages. Only one load lot was seen this week. Market activity was mostly active this week with a good buyer pool seen both ringside as well as over the internet. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to weak. Feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to weak. Feeding buyers showed very good demand for cows and helped hold prices near steady with last weeks market, but as buyers fill loads and exited the market cow prices slipped lower. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week. Young age cows sold on mostly light demand this week. Most of these offerings were purchased by feeding cow buyers as few takers were seen for this class of cows. Quality was mostly plain to average this week. Young age cows were too lightly tested last sale to develop any market 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: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Quality this week was average to attractive. Most offerings were weaned 45-90 days. Offerings were offered in mostly small to moderate size packages. Only one load lot was seen this week. Market activity was mostly active this week with a good buyer pool seen both ringside as well as over the internet. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to weak. Feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to weak. Feeding buyers showed very good demand for cows and helped hold prices near steady with last weeks market, but as buyers fill loads and exited the market cow prices slipped lower. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week. Young age cows sold on mostly light demand this week. Most of these offerings were purchased by feeding cow buyers as few takers were seen for this class of cows. Quality was mostly plain to average this week. Young age cows were too lightly tested last sale to develop any market trend.