light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$337.02/cwt≈ $2,467/hd at 732 lb · 376 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$308.76/cwt+12.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,645/hd at 857 lb · 322 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$346.74/cwt+11.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,892/hd at 834 lb · 267 head
El Reno 7-weight heifers sold at $339/cwt, $3/cwt above the OK average ($336) and $1/cwt under Oklahoma City. OK 7-weight heifers are down $13/cwt from the late-June peak of $352.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
3,771
2,405
6,515
Feeder cattle
3,771
2,405
6,515
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 10.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifer quality was better than feeder steer quality. Buyers were active for all classes of cattle. Steer calves 10.00-15.00 higher. Heifer calves 15.00-20.00 higher. Calf demand good for steers and very good for heifers. Calf quality was better than in the past couple of weeks. The bulk of calf supply was still un-weaned calves at 55%. Triple digit temperatures are forecasted for the next eight days for the trading area.
▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and heifers 10.00-20.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifers 10.00-20.00 higher
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 10.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifer quality was better than feeder steer quality. Buyers were active for all classes of cattle. Steer calves 10.00-15.00 higher. Heifer calves 15.00-20.00 higher. Calf demand good for steers and very good for heifers. Calf quality was better than in the past couple of weeks. The bulk of calf supply was still un-weaned calves at 55%. Triple digit temperatures are forecasted for the next eight days for the trading area.