light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$259.00/cwt≈ $1,940/hd at 749 lb · 43 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$270.78/cwt-12.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 683 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$291.06/cwt≈ $1,278/hd at 439 lb · 13 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
364
580
475
Feeder cattle
303
505
335
Slaughter cattle
61
75
140
Market comments — USDA reporter
Not enough feeder cattle on offer for a market test. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. A wide variety of type, kind and quality this week made it difficult to fit very many consignments together. Supply light, demand moderate.
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 market test. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. A wide variety of type, kind and quality this week made it difficult to fit very many consignments together. Supply light, demand moderate.