heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers$379.73/cwt+10.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,766/hd at 465 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers$266.56/cwt-27.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,663/hd at 624 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$348.70/cwt+33.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,984/hd at 569 lb · 12 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
479
1,286
1,470
Feeder cattle
236
1,105
1,253
Slaughter cattle
158
181
217
Replacement cattle
85
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0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Not enough feeder cattle on offer for a true price comparison, undertone sharply higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Supply was light but demand was good and the market could have withstood a much larger test.
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
Not enough feeder cattle on offer for a true price comparison, undertone sharply higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Supply was light but demand was good and the market could have withstood a much larger test.