light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$241.37/cwt-13.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,233/hd at 925 lb · 1,450 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers$231.90/cwt-0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,130/hd at 918 lb · 640 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$239.07/cwt-9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,977/hd at 827 lb · 315 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
4,869
10,211
8,515
Feeder cattle
4,812
10,009
8,215
Replacement cattle
57
202
300
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week light calves not well tested. Yearling steers weighing 700 lbs and 900 lbs steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower, with 8 weights trading sharply lower on the week. (8 weight yearling steers are trading below last year's prices for the same week.) Yearling heifers traded 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate. With the sharp decline on the CME live and feeder cattle boards prospective buyers studied and purchased cattle at a slower and cheaper rate at area auctions. Feedlot sales backed a few dollars with live sales 3.00 lower at mostly 193.00 and dressed sales 5.00 lower at 305.00.
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 light calves not well tested. Yearling steers weighing 700 lbs and 900 lbs steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower, with 8 weights trading sharply lower on the week. (8 weight yearling steers are trading below last year's prices for the same week.) Yearling heifers traded 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate. With the sharp decline on the CME live and feeder cattle boards prospective buyers studied and purchased cattle at a slower and cheaper rate at area auctions. Feedlot sales backed a few dollars with live sales 3.00 lower at mostly 193.00 and dressed sales 5.00 lower at 305.00.