heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$487.61/cwt+13.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,853/hd at 585 lb · 201 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$335.50/cwt≈ $3,113/hd at 928 lb · 179 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$472.88/cwt-5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,440/hd at 516 lb · 71 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,193
2,093
2,689
Feeder cattle
2,193
2,093
2,689
Market comments — USDA reporter
***Close***
Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 3.00-6.00 higher, steer and heifer calves were 6.00-12.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 183 head of colored-up steers weighing 587 lbs. which sold for 485.00/cwt. Another large draft was 179 head of mostly black steers weighing 928 lbs which sold for 335.50/cwt. The USDA Cattle on Feed Report, released last week, reported Inventories were down 2 percent, Placements were down 5 percent and Marketings were down 13 percent. Boxed Beef was sharply higher today with the CME Cattle Futures unevenly steady.
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
***Close*** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were 3.00-6.00 higher, steer and heifer calves were 6.00-12.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply. The largest draft of the day was 183 head of colored-up steers weighing 587 lbs. which sold for 485.00/cwt. Another large draft was 179 head of mostly black steers weighing 928 lbs which sold for 335.50/cwt. The USDA Cattle on Feed Report, released last week, reported Inventories were down 2 percent, Placements were down 5 percent and Marketings were down 13 percent. Boxed Beef was sharply higher today with the CME Cattle Futures unevenly steady.