heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$152.20/cwt+1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 771 lb · 487 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers$152.52/cwt+3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 676 lb · 332 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$148.67/cwt+1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 681 lb · 314 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
7,184
8,859
7,584
Feeder cattle
7,184
8,859
7,584
Market comments — USDA reporter
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Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Steers calves 1.00 - 2.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Quality not as attractive as last week and mostly average. Demand was good. Rain continues to fall and temperatures running slightly lower than normal. This is expected to quickly change later in the week and temps will move back to the mid nineties with no rain in the forecast.
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 and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Steers calves 1.00 - 2.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Quality not as attractive as last week and mostly average. Demand was good. Rain continues to fall and temperatures running slightly lower than normal. This is expected to quickly change later in the week and temps will move back to the mid nineties with no rain in the forecast.