heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$170.64/cwt+0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,322/hd at 775 lb · 685 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$166.80/cwt+2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 671 lb · 467 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$162.91/cwt-2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 718 lb · 394 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
7,894
11,119
6,945
Feeder cattle
7,894
11,119
6,945
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower compared to last weeks very attractive offering. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady, few trades 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand moderate. Quality more plainer this week than in recent weeks. Steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs sold sharply lower with instances of as much as 20.00 lower, over 500 lbs 3.00-6.00 lower. Extreme triple digit temperatures has buyers very weary of light weight and or un-weaned calves. temperatures are expected to be in the triple digits the next 9 days. Quality average to plain to average, few attractive.. Demand light.
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.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower compared to last weeks very attractive offering. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady, few trades 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand moderate. Quality more plainer this week than in recent weeks. Steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs sold sharply lower with instances of as much as 20.00 lower, over 500 lbs 3.00-6.00 lower. Extreme triple digit temperatures has buyers very weary of light weight and or un-weaned calves. temperatures are expected to be in the triple digits the next 9 days. Quality average to plain to average, few attractive.. Demand light.