heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers$203.50/cwt≈ $987/hd at 485 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$212.50/cwt+0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 674 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$238.18/cwt+4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,355/hd at 569 lb · 15 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
453
827
531
Feeder cattle
162
529
145
Slaughter cattle
144
114
165
Replacement cattle
147
184
221
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested this week and last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Quality this sale was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand was mostly good to very good for light offerings. Flesh conditions were mostly light this week. Higher CME feeder cattle contract prices continue to provided support to all feeder cattle prices. Market activity was mostly active this week, despite light offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Major packers and local packers continue to be very aggressive as they fight over limited offerings. A large portion of the cow offering was purchased to feed this week as packers purchased most cows to send to the feedlot. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Slaughter bulls sold on good to very good demand this sale. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Feeding bull buyers continue to actively bid on lower quality or light weight bulls to feed. Cow and bull quality was mostly average; weigh up conditions were mixed. Young age cows comprised a large portion of the sale again this week as ranchers continue to sell off cows which lost calves. Many ranchers are selling these offerings as they are bring more today than they did last fall as yearlings. Young age cows sold mostly steady to firm.
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 cattle were all too lightly tested this week and last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Quality this sale was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand was mostly good to very good for light offerings. Flesh conditions were mostly light this week. Higher CME feeder cattle contract prices continue to provided support to all feeder cattle prices. Market activity was mostly active this week, despite light offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Major packers and local packers continue to be very aggressive as they fight over limited offerings. A large portion of the cow offering was purchased to feed this week as packers purchased most cows to send to the feedlot. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Slaughter bulls sold on good to very good demand this sale. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Feeding bull buyers continue to actively bid on lower quality or light weight bulls to feed. Cow and bull quality was mostly average; weigh up conditions were mixed. Young age cows comprised a large portion of the sale again this week as ranchers continue to sell off cows which lost calves. Many ranchers are selling these offerings as they are bring more today than they did last fall as yearlings. Young age cows sold mostly steady to firm.