light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$190.08/cwt≈ $1,408/hd at 741 lb · 325 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$188.00/cwt≈ $1,549/hd at 824 lb · 316 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$183.14/cwt≈ $1,346/hd at 735 lb · 263 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,088
470
1,946
Feeder cattle
1,950
262
1,792
Slaughter cattle
118
178
144
Replacement cattle
20
30
10
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last weeks light test, very few sales were comparable to this week's large run of mostly yearlings but both calves and yearlings sold with a higher undertone. Several loads and multi-load lots of yearlings coming off grass were on offer and saw good demand. Also, some attractive consignments of calves found better demand this week with more of them weaned and better weather conditions for buyers to receive calves now that there has been some moisture fall and temperatures have somewhat stabilized. Supply was heavy. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.
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 weeks light test, very few sales were comparable to this week's large run of mostly yearlings but both calves and yearlings sold with a higher undertone. Several loads and multi-load lots of yearlings coming off grass were on offer and saw good demand. Also, some attractive consignments of calves found better demand this week with more of them weaned and better weather conditions for buyers to receive calves now that there has been some moisture fall and temperatures have somewhat stabilized. Supply was heavy. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.