light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$471.61/cwt-5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,477/hd at 525 lb · 2,560 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$443.74/cwt-8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,543/hd at 573 lb · 2,551 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$418.47/cwt+3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,604/hd at 622 lb · 1,845 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
29,829
17,781
27,573
Feeder cattle
29,584
17,621
27,573
Replacement cattle
245
160
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, flyweight steer calves sold steady to 10.00 higher. With all other steers calves selling 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Yearling steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves less than 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Majority of the calves had fall precondition shots. For the lots that only had spring vaccination protocol a steep discount was applied by the buyers. Not a lot of heifers sold this week compared to steers, but buyers did seek out some top quality, reputation genetics to grow and develop into a bred heifer next year. Feedlot trade was slow all week until Friday where feedlots sold live cattle from 222.00 to 227.00 and dressed sales from 350.00 to 355.00. Harvest continues to roll into the feedlots and some elevators. The amount of high moisture corn that some feedlots lay into the bunker in the fall is eye opening! Many feedlots put up 5 to 14 million bushels a year at the feedlots. Think of the acres it takes to harvest that many bushels of wet corn for each feedlot.
▼ Feeder heifers: Heifer calves less than 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower
↕ Feeder steers: flyweight steer calves sold steady to 10.00 higher; With all other steers calves selling 7.00 to 10.00 lower; Yearling steers sold steady to 10.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: reputation genetics to grow and develop into a bred heifer next year
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, flyweight steer calves sold steady to 10.00 higher. With all other steers calves selling 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Yearling steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves less than 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Majority of the calves had fall precondition shots. For the lots that only had spring vaccination protocol a steep discount was applied by the buyers. Not a lot of heifers sold this week compared to steers, but buyers did seek out some top quality, reputation genetics to grow and develop into a bred heifer next year. Feedlot trade was slow all week until Friday where feedlots sold live cattle from 222.00 to 227.00 and dressed sales from 350.00 to 355.00. Harvest continues to roll into the feedlots and some elevators. The amount of high moisture corn that some feedlots lay into the bunker in the fall is eye opening! Many feedlots put up 5 to 14 million bushels a year at the feedlots. Think of the acres it takes to harvest that many bushels of wet corn for each feedlot.