heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$318.47/cwt+9.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,825/hd at 573 lb · 1,418 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers$347.62/cwt+5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,648/hd at 474 lb · 951 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$290.14/cwt-1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,477/hd at 509 lb · 502 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
5,578
7,573
7,607
Feeder cattle
5,578
7,573
7,607
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 400 Steady to 3.00 lower, 400 to 550 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 550 to 650 4.00 to 7.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 400 Steady, 400 to 550 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 550 to 600 Steady. Good Demand for Several Long Strings, Load Lots, and Many Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Strong, Active Market. The vast majority of the Offering was Spring born calves carrying Light to Moderate Flesh and had both Spring and Fall vaccinations. Much of the Offering were clean open haired cattle with a very attractive presentation, some offerings showed some signs of the continued dry, dusty weather displaying a little less luster and maybe some mud from drinking out of dams and dugouts yet all classes found great market acceptance. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is October 29, expecting 8,500 Spring Calves.
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 Feeder Steers under 400 Steady to 3.00 lower, 400 to 550 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 550 to 650 4.00 to 7.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 400 Steady, 400 to 550 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 550 to 600 Steady. Good Demand for Several Long Strings, Load Lots, and Many Packages of Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers which sold on a Strong, Active Market. The vast majority of the Offering was Spring born calves carrying Light to Moderate Flesh and had both Spring and Fall vaccinations. Much of the Offering were clean open haired cattle with a very attractive presentation, some offerings showed some signs of the continued dry, dusty weather displaying a little less luster and maybe some mud from drinking out of dams and dugouts yet all classes found great market acceptance. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is October 29, expecting 8,500 Spring Calves.