light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$139.14/cwt+9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,276/hd at 917 lb · 702 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$135.67/cwt+2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 722 lb · 653 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$144.38/cwt+3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 832 lb · 582 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
10,458
10,282
9,526
Feeder cattle
10,458
10,282
9,526
Market comments — USDA reporter
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Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 - 7.00 higher with instances up to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Steer calves 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 - 8.00 lower. Demand moderate to good for most all classes. Corn futures sharply lower today driving feeder cattle futures much higher. Wheat harvest is in full swing for much of the state due to much higher temperatures.
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.
*** Add close *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 - 7.00 higher with instances up to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Steer calves 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 - 8.00 lower. Demand moderate to good for most all classes. Corn futures sharply lower today driving feeder cattle futures much higher. Wheat harvest is in full swing for much of the state due to much higher temperatures.