heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$135.12/cwt+10.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 770 lb · 340 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$138.15/cwt-2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 710 lb · 186 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$149.22/cwt+6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 772 lb · 163 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,902
2,241
12,608
Feeder cattle
2,005
2,156
12,264
Replacement cattle
897
85
344
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week on comparable offerings of steers under 850 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Bred cows sold steady with higher undertones noted on cow/calf pairs. Demand was moderate to good. Offering included fall calves and yearling feeders most out of background lots with a few off early cool season grass pastures. Looking at the large head count on feeder cattle from last year was the start of the BBQ sale season. This annual event will start on Thursday as most auctions host an anniversary sale bringing in large receipts and large crowds of buyers. Feedlot trade mostly steady on a rather interesting week in the harvest sector on steers and heifers. Live sales sold at 120.00 and dressed sales from 190.00-191.00. Haying season started last week with hot, dry, and windy days helped producers bale top quality alfalfa hay. Quite a lot of haylage and ryelage was put in pits at several feed lots.
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 on comparable offerings of steers under 850 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Bred cows sold steady with higher undertones noted on cow/calf pairs. Demand was moderate to good. Offering included fall calves and yearling feeders most out of background lots with a few off early cool season grass pastures. Looking at the large head count on feeder cattle from last year was the start of the BBQ sale season. This annual event will start on Thursday as most auctions host an anniversary sale bringing in large receipts and large crowds of buyers. Feedlot trade mostly steady on a rather interesting week in the harvest sector on steers and heifers. Live sales sold at 120.00 and dressed sales from 190.00-191.00. Haying season started last week with hot, dry, and windy days helped producers bale top quality alfalfa hay. Quite a lot of haylage and ryelage was put in pits at several feed lots.