light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$167.82/cwt+0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,374/hd at 819 lb · 433 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$169.33/cwt-3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 780 lb · 415 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers$175.45/cwt-0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 679 lb · 386 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
9,112
6,771
7,637
Feeder cattle
9,112
6,771
7,637
Market comments — USDA reporter
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Compared to last week : Feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Steer calves 5.00-7.00 higher. Heifer calves sold with a weak undertone. Demand was excellent. The northern half of the state saw some reprieve from summers dry heat with rains of up to 5 inches in some areas. These rains also cooled much of the states temps bringing them back out of the 100's to the mid 80's. Summer's heat is returning this week with multiple days in the 100's again.
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 steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Steer calves 5.00-7.00 higher. Heifer calves sold with a weak undertone. Demand was excellent. The northern half of the state saw some reprieve from summers dry heat with rains of up to 5 inches in some areas. These rains also cooled much of the states temps bringing them back out of the 100's to the mid 80's. Summer's heat is returning this week with multiple days in the 100's again.