light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$231.11/cwt≈ $1,911/hd at 827 lb · 82 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$261.22/cwt+6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 521 lb · 63 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$262.24/cwt≈ $1,770/hd at 675 lb · 41 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
932
578
470
Feeder cattle
692
402
262
Slaughter cattle
200
166
178
Replacement cattle
40
10
30
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week's light test, steers and heifers sold steady to firm as the bigger groups of quality calves pushed some price ranges higher. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply that featured some attractive calves and a couple groups of yearling heifers. Cattle were down hard on the board in anticipation of a bearish cattle on feed report Friday and corn posting gains on Thursday. Despite lower total numbers of cattle, packers have backed off on the weekly slaughter rates here late summer and fall when beef sales have been sluggish, leaving more cattle still in the feedyard. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 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 week's light test, steers and heifers sold steady to firm as the bigger groups of quality calves pushed some price ranges higher. Demand was moderate to good for a moderate supply that featured some attractive calves and a couple groups of yearling heifers. Cattle were down hard on the board in anticipation of a bearish cattle on feed report Friday and corn posting gains on Thursday. Despite lower total numbers of cattle, packers have backed off on the weekly slaughter rates here late summer and fall when beef sales have been sluggish, leaving more cattle still in the feedyard. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower.