light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$297.81/cwt≈ $1,854/hd at 623 lb · 782 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$226.29/cwt≈ $1,853/hd at 819 lb · 708 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$270.78/cwt≈ $1,960/hd at 724 lb · 569 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
10,112
2,344
11,585
Feeder cattle
10,112
2,344
11,585
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, there were quite a few more feeder cattle offered with demand good to very good and feeder calves selling sharply higher compared to last week's light test. Prices were very strong across the range of light feeders all the way to long yearlings as feedlots continue to look for cattle to fill pens. The state continues to see a wide variety of drought conditions, as the west has been fairly wet and even receiving some hail storms in the southwest corner, the central part of the state being fairly decent with moderate rainfall and a very dry east.
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, there were quite a few more feeder cattle offered with demand good to very good and feeder calves selling sharply higher compared to last week's light test. Prices were very strong across the range of light feeders all the way to long yearlings as feedlots continue to look for cattle to fill pens. The state continues to see a wide variety of drought conditions, as the west has been fairly wet and even receiving some hail storms in the southwest corner, the central part of the state being fairly decent with moderate rainfall and a very dry east.