heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$273.00/cwt≈ $1,859/hd at 681 lb · 11 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,208
634
766
Feeder cattle
49
33
54
Slaughter cattle
924
466
582
Replacement cattle
235
135
130
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeder cattle were scarcely tested this week. Quality was mostly plain, and mostly offered in small packages or as singles. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the offering again this week. Ranchers continue to cull cows as they wrap up branding. Several ranchers sold cows that had yet to calve but these offerings sold buy the pound and mostly to feeding or packers buyers. Most auctions are taking next week off for the 4th of July and packers were very active as they bid to own as much of the offering as possible. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold mostly 2.00 higher as feeding buyers pushed packers on this class of cows. Demand for slaughter cows was good however, most offerings were purchased to feed again this week. Cow quality today was attractive to very attractive with many sets of very high quality cows off reputation ranches. Packers and private buyers both showed very good demand for cows to feed. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher on cows suitable to feed to premium white. Lean and light boning short term feeding cows were included in slaughter cows this week as most of these offerings were purchased for next weeks slaughter. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher, with the biggest gains seen in average dressing bulls as feeding buyers forced packers to pay higher money in order to secure offerings. Feeding bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop a full market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average today with most cows emptied out from being out grazing. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 5.00 higher. Additional buyers were in the market this week searching for cows suitable to rebreed this helped push some offerings near steady with prices from two weeks ago. Quality was average to attractive this week.
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 to develop any market trend. Feeder cattle were scarcely tested this week. Quality was mostly plain, and mostly offered in small packages or as singles. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the offering again this week. Ranchers continue to cull cows as they wrap up branding. Several ranchers sold cows that had yet to calve but these offerings sold buy the pound and mostly to feeding or packers buyers. Most auctions are taking next week off for the 4th of July and packers were very active as they bid to own as much of the offering as possible. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold mostly 2.00 higher as feeding buyers pushed packers on this class of cows. Demand for slaughter cows was good however, most offerings were purchased to feed again this week. Cow quality today was attractive to very attractive with many sets of very high quality cows off reputation ranches. Packers and private buyers both showed very good demand for cows to feed. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher on cows suitable to feed to premium white. Lean and light boning short term feeding cows were included in slaughter cows this week as most of these offerings were purchased for next weeks slaughter. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher, with the biggest gains seen in average dressing bulls as feeding buyers forced packers to pay higher money in order to secure offerings. Feeding bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop a full market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average today with most cows emptied out from being out grazing. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 5.00 higher. Additional buyers were in the market this week searching for cows suitable to rebreed this helped push some offerings near steady with prices from two weeks ago. Quality was average to attractive this week.