heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$297.67/cwt≈ $1,703/hd at 572 lb · 552 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$307.40/cwt≈ $1,605/hd at 522 lb · 445 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers$345.97/cwt≈ $1,626/hd at 470 lb · 406 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
3,810
1,871
4,893
Feeder cattle
3,810
1,871
4,893
Market comments — USDA reporter
Sale not recently reported due to seasonally low supply, therefore no market comparison may be made. Good demand for several load lots and many part loads and packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Tested Open Heifers which sold on an Active Market. This sale displayed the first test of Spring Born Calves and they were well received. All spring calves were home raised, were straight off the cow, and nearly all had spring and fall vaccinations. Weighing conditions were favorable on these clean, open haired, attractive cattle. The next Feeder Cattle Sale is October 17, expecting 6,000 Head.
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
Sale not recently reported due to seasonally low supply, therefore no market comparison may be made. Good demand for several load lots and many part loads and packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Tested Open Heifers which sold on an Active Market. This sale displayed the first test of Spring Born Calves and they were well received. All spring calves were home raised, were straight off the cow, and nearly all had spring and fall vaccinations. Weighing conditions were favorable on these clean, open haired, attractive cattle. The next Feeder Cattle Sale is October 17, expecting 6,000 Head.