light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$246.35/cwt+12.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,535/hd at 623 lb · 272 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$241.20/cwt+3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,621/hd at 672 lb · 140 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$258.54/cwt+20.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,492/hd at 577 lb · 114 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,916
453
1,367
Feeder cattle
1,701
162
974
Slaughter cattle
75
144
275
Replacement cattle
140
147
118
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was mostly good to very good. Higher CME feeder cattle contract prices continue to provided support to all feeder cattle prices. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand. Slaughter cows sold generally steady. Major packers and local packers continue to be very aggressive as they fight over limited offerings. 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 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 sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was mostly good to very good. Higher CME feeder cattle contract prices continue to provided support to all feeder cattle prices. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand. Slaughter cows sold generally steady. Major packers and local packers continue to be very aggressive as they fight over limited offerings. 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 sold mostly steady to firm.