heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$336.27/cwt+11.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 576 lb · 366 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$300.73/cwt+22.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,034/hd at 676 lb · 362 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$298.56/cwt+1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,708/hd at 572 lb · 324 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,602
1,694
2,426
Feeder cattle
2,602
1,694
2,426
Market comments — USDA reporter
No Feeder Cattle Sale last week due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, Market compared to two weeks ago. Feeder Steers 400 to 450 15.00 higher, 450 to 500 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 500 to 550 10.00 to 15.00 higher, 550 to 650 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 650 to 700 10.00 to 15.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 400 to 450 10.00 to 15.00 higher, 450 to 500 7.00 to 9.00 higher, 500 to 550 10.00 to 12.00 higher, 550 to 600 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good Demand for Several Load Lots and Many Many Packages which all sold on a Very Strong, Active Market throughout the entire Sale. Today's Offering consisted nearly entirely of Home Raised, Spring born calves with Spring and Fall Vaccinations and carried Light to Moderate Flesh. Much of the Offering had also been weaned for at least 30 days. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is December 17.
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
No Feeder Cattle Sale last week due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, Market compared to two weeks ago. Feeder Steers 400 to 450 15.00 higher, 450 to 500 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 500 to 550 10.00 to 15.00 higher, 550 to 650 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 650 to 700 10.00 to 15.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 400 to 450 10.00 to 15.00 higher, 450 to 500 7.00 to 9.00 higher, 500 to 550 10.00 to 12.00 higher, 550 to 600 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good Demand for Several Load Lots and Many Many Packages which all sold on a Very Strong, Active Market throughout the entire Sale. Today's Offering consisted nearly entirely of Home Raised, Spring born calves with Spring and Fall Vaccinations and carried Light to Moderate Flesh. Much of the Offering had also been weaned for at least 30 days. The Next Feeder Cattle Sale is December 17.