light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$194.26/cwt+8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 719 lb · 642 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$188.14/cwt+5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,461/hd at 777 lb · 557 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$200.22/cwt+3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,345/hd at 672 lb · 546 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
10,745
14,255
25,842
Feeder cattle
10,600
13,503
25,789
Replacement cattle
145
752
53
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, 600 to 800 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher over 800 lbs sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs sold 8.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs sold steady and over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Bred cows sold steady and cow/calf pairs sold 300.00 per pair higher. Demand was good to very good for calves and feeder cattle with good demand for pairs. Some of the pairs were headed out of state. Possession is the name of the game right now for cattle going to grass or to the feedlot. Record breaking feedlot trade this week with live sales from 172.00 to 178.00 and dressed sales from 275.00 to 280.00. Some packers know choice grading cattle are in short supply right now and in the future, so they been buying some negotiated cash cattle for more than 14 days of delivery. Bulk of the state remains in Severe and Extreme drought per the US monitor. Also, the last few days the bulk of the state has been in a red flag and fire watch as gusty winds and the dry conditions prevail. Some areas of the state had over 60" of snow this winter and those areas are still dry!
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 steers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, 600 to 800 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher over 800 lbs sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs sold 8.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs sold steady and over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Bred cows sold steady and cow/calf pairs sold 300.00 per pair higher. Demand was good to very good for calves and feeder cattle with good demand for pairs. Some of the pairs were headed out of state. Possession is the name of the game right now for cattle going to grass or to the feedlot. Record breaking feedlot trade this week with live sales from 172.00 to 178.00 and dressed sales from 275.00 to 280.00. Some packers know choice grading cattle are in short supply right now and in the future, so they been buying some negotiated cash cattle for more than 14 days of delivery. Bulk of the state remains in Severe and Extreme drought per the US monitor. Also, the last few days the bulk of the state has been in a red flag and fire watch as gusty winds and the dry conditions prevail. Some areas of the state had over 60" of snow this winter and those areas are still dry!