heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$224.14/cwt-2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 572 lb · 415 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$223.52/cwt-7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,703/hd at 762 lb · 397 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$209.36/cwt-20.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,751/hd at 836 lb · 388 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
8,296
7,326
10,427
Feeder cattle
8,296
7,326
10,427
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 1.00-3.00 lower. Sharp declines on both the CME Live and Feeder contracts late in the day Wednesday caused buyers to become very cautious. Demand light for feeders. Steer and heifer calves sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. Demand light to moderate. Warmer than normal temperatures are expected towards the end of 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 sold 4.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 1.00-3.00 lower. Sharp declines on both the CME Live and Feeder contracts late in the day Wednesday caused buyers to become very cautious. Demand light for feeders. Steer and heifer calves sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. Demand light to moderate. Warmer than normal temperatures are expected towards the end of the week.