light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$217.54/cwt-6.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,788/hd at 822 lb · 931 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$230.30/cwt-4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,780/hd at 773 lb · 656 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers$218.04/cwt+2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,015/hd at 924 lb · 591 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
10,070
6,940
7,555
Feeder cattle
10,070
6,940
7,555
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with instances to 10.00 higher on lighter cattle suitable for grazing. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand remains good to very good despite futures closing in the red. Steer and heifer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain to average, few attractive. Rain and much cooler temperatures are in the forecast for the remainder 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 5.00-7.00 higher with instances to 10.00 higher on lighter cattle suitable for grazing. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand remains good to very good despite futures closing in the red. Steer and heifer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain to average, few attractive. Rain and much cooler temperatures are in the forecast for the remainder of the week.