light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$299.99/cwt+1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,590/hd at 530 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$285.47/cwt-13.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,410/hd at 494 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers$261.40/cwt-11.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,494/hd at 571 lb · 25 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
478
622
777
Feeder cattle
384
528
634
Slaughter cattle
80
94
143
Replacement cattle
14
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0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, a limited test traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. A very light start to the fall run here at the local barn but good demand for the most part throughout the day. The vast majority of the supply was calves, a mix of weaned/worked and not, with some of the fleshier offerings seeing some extra seasonal discounts. Supply light, demand moderate to good.
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 the last sale two weeks ago, a limited test traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. A very light start to the fall run here at the local barn but good demand for the most part throughout the day. The vast majority of the supply was calves, a mix of weaned/worked and not, with some of the fleshier offerings seeing some extra seasonal discounts. Supply light, demand moderate to good.