light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$236.00/cwt+9.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,263/hd at 535 lb · 108 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$238.11/cwt+12.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 483 lb · 102 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$194.55/cwt+2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,496/hd at 769 lb · 87 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
3,703
6,951
2,409
Feeder cattle
1,662
4,489
1,179
Slaughter cattle
950
1,215
619
Replacement cattle
1,091
1,247
611
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Steer calves under 700 lbs sold mostly 10.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher seen on attractive offerings. Steers over 700 lbs sold generally steady to firm. Heifers under 650 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, heifers over 650 lbs sold generally steady. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand for grass cattle remains very good as buyers purchased steers up to 760 lbs and heifer up to 660 lbs for that purpose. Buyers continue to give strong premiums for cattle in thin flesh. Demand for heavy weight offerings was moderate. Backgrounded cattle were met with slightly lighter demand this week as most offerings not suitable to turn into grass cattle sold steady. Some backgrounded offerings were carrying light to moderate amounts of tag this week. Many were in moderate flesh, with a few fleshy offerings seen as well. Market activity was active again this week as a large crowds were on hand for all sales. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Western packer buyers continue to show good demand for cows for immediate harvest, while eastern packers showed mostly moderate demand. Packers also continued to put cows away on feed. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower on all classes. Feeding cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Bull quality this week was mostly below average as many younger, light weight bulls, continue to be seen. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold steady to 5.00 higher. Packer buyers continue to buy some young cow offerings for slaughter as cow prices have increased enough packers are competitive with feeding and rebreed buyers on these offerings.
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 700 lbs sold mostly 10.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher seen on attractive offerings. Steers over 700 lbs sold generally steady to firm. Heifers under 650 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, heifers over 650 lbs sold generally steady. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand for grass cattle remains very good as buyers purchased steers up to 760 lbs and heifer up to 660 lbs for that purpose. Buyers continue to give strong premiums for cattle in thin flesh. Demand for heavy weight offerings was moderate. Backgrounded cattle were met with slightly lighter demand this week as most offerings not suitable to turn into grass cattle sold steady. Some backgrounded offerings were carrying light to moderate amounts of tag this week. Many were in moderate flesh, with a few fleshy offerings seen as well. Market activity was active again this week as a large crowds were on hand for all sales. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Western packer buyers continue to show good demand for cows for immediate harvest, while eastern packers showed mostly moderate demand. Packers also continued to put cows away on feed. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower on all classes. Feeding cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Bull quality this week was mostly below average as many younger, light weight bulls, continue to be seen. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold steady to 5.00 higher. Packer buyers continue to buy some young cow offerings for slaughter as cow prices have increased enough packers are competitive with feeding and rebreed buyers on these offerings.