light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$204.16/cwt+1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,648/hd at 807 lb · 621 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$207.60/cwt+5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 674 lb · 560 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$193.70/cwt+1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,502/hd at 775 lb · 549 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
9,307
6,214
6,264
Feeder cattle
9,307
6,214
6,264
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00-6.00 higher. Demand good to very good for yearlings. Quality average to attractive for feeders. Steer and heifer calves sold sharply higher with instances as much as 15.00 higher. Demand very good for calves and stocker cattle. Much cooler than average temperatures and moisture has swept across the trade area over the weekend and early in the week.
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 and heifers traded 2.00-6.00 higher. Demand good to very good for yearlings. Quality average to attractive for feeders. Steer and heifer calves sold sharply higher with instances as much as 15.00 higher. Demand very good for calves and stocker cattle. Much cooler than average temperatures and moisture has swept across the trade area over the weekend and early in the week.