light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$242.41/cwt-8.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,026/hd at 836 lb · 855 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$238.01/cwt-6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,072/hd at 871 lb · 675 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$230.10/cwt-0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,897/hd at 824 lb · 661 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
10,986
17,225
24,954
Feeder cattle
10,586
17,225
24,161
Replacement cattle
400
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793
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week steers less than 500 lbs sold steady, 5 weight sold 10.00 lower, 6 weights sold steady, 7weights sold 13.00 lower and 8 weight steers 7.00 lower. On the heifers less than 600 lbs sold 15.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand for calves and feeders was moderate to good. Very good demand was noted for bred cows and pairs. Package of first calf heifer pairs sold for 4550.00 per unit last Friday at Burwell Livestock market. With springtime grass popping up and low cattle numbers, some ranchers are backfilling empty grass with pairs if they can find them. Feedlot trade fell off like the CME cattle boards with live sales from 184.00 to 185.00, 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Dressed sales sold from 290.00-295.00, 2.00 to 3.00 lower also. Farming is getting underway with some areas in the East planting corn and soybeans and that farming trend is moving west through the state.
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 less than 500 lbs sold steady, 5 weight sold 10.00 lower, 6 weights sold steady, 7weights sold 13.00 lower and 8 weight steers 7.00 lower. On the heifers less than 600 lbs sold 15.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand for calves and feeders was moderate to good. Very good demand was noted for bred cows and pairs. Package of first calf heifer pairs sold for 4550.00 per unit last Friday at Burwell Livestock market. With springtime grass popping up and low cattle numbers, some ranchers are backfilling empty grass with pairs if they can find them. Feedlot trade fell off like the CME cattle boards with live sales from 184.00 to 185.00, 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Dressed sales sold from 290.00-295.00, 2.00 to 3.00 lower also. Farming is getting underway with some areas in the East planting corn and soybeans and that farming trend is moving west through the state.