Due to no report coverage last week, no price comparison is available for todays sale. All classes of cattle were lightly tested due to limited reporter availability. Demand and buyer attendance was moderate for the slaughter cattle sale, with a moderate sale supply. For the calf sale, buyer attendance was moderate with good overall demand on a light sale supply. Todays sale supply included; 468 steers, 284 heifers, 103 bulls, 209 cows, 396 calves and 134 misc. cattle.
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.
Due to no report coverage last week, no price comparison is available for todays sale. All classes of cattle were lightly tested due to limited reporter availability. Demand and buyer attendance was moderate for the slaughter cattle sale, with a moderate sale supply. For the calf sale, buyer attendance was moderate with good overall demand on a light sale supply. Todays sale supply included; 468 steers, 284 heifers, 103 bulls, 209 cows, 396 calves and 134 misc. cattle.