light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers$219.13/cwt+8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,985/hd at 906 lb · 217 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers$234.29/cwt≈ $2,257/hd at 963 lb · 194 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$223.17/cwt+2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,973/hd at 884 lb · 176 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,144
2,343
1,943
Feeder cattle
2,144
2,343
1,943
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Few light feeders today, steers 1000 lbs. and over were 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750-950 lbs. were 2.00-8.00 higher. Some large load lots today. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be July 27th, expecting 2500 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.
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: Few light feeders today, steers 1000 lbs. and over were 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750-950 lbs. were 2.00-8.00 higher. Some large load lots today. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be July 27th, expecting 2500 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.