heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers$373.98/cwt+7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,769/hd at 473 lb · 183 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$314.27/cwt+27.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,930/hd at 614 lb · 153 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$321.17/cwt+19.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,657/hd at 516 lb · 145 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,562
1,409
1,793
Feeder cattle
2,524
1,409
1,793
Replacement cattle
38
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Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold sharply higher on the day. Demand was good to very good throughout the sale with most calf buyers staying until the end of the sale. With the flip of the calendar to December more calves coming through the auction are long time weaned with some up to 90 days. However, some buyers still prefer to purchase a bawler so they can wean the calves the way they seem fit. Some of the bawlers had been running out on stalk fields with their moms and could wean fairly easy. Most lots had at least two rounds of vaccinations with some having a booster round this fall. Few, packages of heifers that were not flag as replacements on the report more than likely will be developed into a breedable heifer.
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 two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold sharply higher on the day. Demand was good to very good throughout the sale with most calf buyers staying until the end of the sale. With the flip of the calendar to December more calves coming through the auction are long time weaned with some up to 90 days. However, some buyers still prefer to purchase a bawler so they can wean the calves the way they seem fit. Some of the bawlers had been running out on stalk fields with their moms and could wean fairly easy. Most lots had at least two rounds of vaccinations with some having a booster round this fall. Few, packages of heifers that were not flag as replacements on the report more than likely will be developed into a breedable heifer.