light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$192.52/cwt+10.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,577/hd at 819 lb · 316 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$190.20/cwt-0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 675 lb · 303 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$205.27/cwt+10.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,178/hd at 574 lb · 292 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,679
2,627
1,874
Feeder cattle
2,679
2,627
1,874
Market comments — USDA reporter
The last reported Feeder Cattle Sale was three weeks ago, therefore no market trend may be determined. Very good demand for Several Load Lots and Many Part Loads and Packages which all sold on a Very Strong, Active Market, especially for Replacement Heifers and Feeder Cattle suitable for grass. The Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers consisted of both Home Raised and Purchased cattle carrying light to moderate flesh. The weigh-up was mostly favorable but there was some mud and tag due to the recent warm weather. There were several sets of Replacement Heifers in the Offering today, mostly consisting of heifers sired by Deep Creek Angus genetics and selling as a feature of the Deep Creek Angus Bull Sale which sold 69 bulls for an average of $12,246.00. With a little moisture in the ground there seems to be strong optimism in Ranch Country! The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is March 14.
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
The last reported Feeder Cattle Sale was three weeks ago, therefore no market trend may be determined. Very good demand for Several Load Lots and Many Part Loads and Packages which all sold on a Very Strong, Active Market, especially for Replacement Heifers and Feeder Cattle suitable for grass. The Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers consisted of both Home Raised and Purchased cattle carrying light to moderate flesh. The weigh-up was mostly favorable but there was some mud and tag due to the recent warm weather. There were several sets of Replacement Heifers in the Offering today, mostly consisting of heifers sired by Deep Creek Angus genetics and selling as a feature of the Deep Creek Angus Bull Sale which sold 69 bulls for an average of $12,246.00. With a little moisture in the ground there seems to be strong optimism in Ranch Country! The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is March 14.