light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$260.93/cwt-10.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,638/hd at 628 lb · 144 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$260.27/cwt-2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,766/hd at 678 lb · 117 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers$241.22/cwt-3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,488/hd at 617 lb · 87 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,905
2,409
1,880
Feeder cattle
2,905
2,409
1,880
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs. sold 3.00-6.00 lower with spots 12.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers over 650 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. A wide range of quality and condition was in the offering with an abundance of short-weaned and unworked calves. One highlight was four loads of 600-800 lb. Black and Red Angus calves from Senatobia, MS. They were long-time weaned, non-implanted with multiple shots and pasture fed. Two of the five drafts that topped the market were 57 head of 800 lb. heifers that brought 237.00/cwt. and 61 head of 870 lb. steers that brought 248.50/cwt.
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.
Cattle Market
Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs. sold 3.00-6.00 lower with spots 12.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers over 650 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply. A wide range of quality and condition was in the offering with an abundance of short-weaned and unworked calves. One highlight was four loads of 600-800 lb. Black and Red Angus calves from Senatobia, MS. They were long-time weaned, non-implanted with multiple shots and pasture fed. Two of the five drafts that topped the market were 57 head of 800 lb. heifers that brought 237.00/cwt. and 61 head of 870 lb. steers that brought 248.50/cwt.