heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$168.66/cwt+6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 568 lb · 389 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$193.33/cwt+2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 565 lb · 314 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$176.70/cwt+11.04 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 524 lb · 224 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
9,341
5,439
10,187
Feeder cattle
3,877
4,043
4,961
Slaughter cattle
971
980
831
Replacement cattle
4,493
416
4,395
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs were too lightly tested to trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Steers 500-650 lbs sold fully steady, steers over 650 lbs sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs sold generally steady, heifers over 450-599 lbs sold mostly 10.00 higher; heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Sales that featured feeders had noticeable higher quality cattle and stronger demand from buyers. One iron home raised feeders sold on very good demand again this week. Several light load lots were seen this week and these offerings were met with very good demand. The best demand continues to be for cattle suitable to develop into yearlings. The August feeder cattle contract climbed slightly higher this past week to 184.925. CME positions traded higher much of the week following the cattle inventory report which showed that the cattle herd in the us shrank 2% to 91.9 million head. The March closed at 166.10, up 6.575 from last week, the April closed at 171.425. Market activity this week was mostly active. A large buyer pool was seen at sales this past week with many order buyers and farmers feeders seen. Weigh up cows sold on mostly very good demand for moderate offerings. Packers showed very good demand for cows for immediate harvest throughout the week. Packers sent the almost every cow they purchased to slaughter this week. Cows sold sharply higher as packers pushed to outbid feeding cow buyers. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold 8.00-12.00 higher. The best demand and most advancement in slaughter cows was for lean cows. Feeding cows were too lightly tested to trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher with most sale 10.00-15.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Demand for these offerings was mostly moderate to good. A heavy bred offering was seen this week. Demand for bred cattle was good to very good.
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: Steer calves under 500 lbs were too lightly tested to trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Steers 500-650 lbs sold fully steady, steers over 650 lbs sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs sold generally steady, heifers over 450-599 lbs sold mostly 10.00 higher; heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Sales that featured feeders had noticeable higher quality cattle and stronger demand from buyers. One iron home raised feeders sold on very good demand again this week. Several light load lots were seen this week and these offerings were met with very good demand. The best demand continues to be for cattle suitable to develop into yearlings. The August feeder cattle contract climbed slightly higher this past week to 184.925. CME positions traded higher much of the week following the cattle inventory report which showed that the cattle herd in the us shrank 2% to 91.9 million head. The March closed at 166.10, up 6.575 from last week, the April closed at 171.425. Market activity this week was mostly active. A large buyer pool was seen at sales this past week with many order buyers and farmers feeders seen. Weigh up cows sold on mostly very good demand for moderate offerings. Packers showed very good demand for cows for immediate harvest throughout the week. Packers sent the almost every cow they purchased to slaughter this week. Cows sold sharply higher as packers pushed to outbid feeding cow buyers. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold 8.00-12.00 higher. The best demand and most advancement in slaughter cows was for lean cows. Feeding cows were too lightly tested to trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher with most sale 10.00-15.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Demand for these offerings was mostly moderate to good. A heavy bred offering was seen this week. Demand for bred cattle was good to very good.