light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$408.81/cwt+18.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,950/hd at 722 lb · 308 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$419.39/cwt-11.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,642/hd at 630 lb · 264 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$376.46/cwt-1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $3,159/hd at 839 lb · 257 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,292
2,752
2,165
Feeder cattle
2,292
2,752
2,165
Market comments — USDA reporter
No Feeder Cattle Sale last week, comparisons will be made to two weeks ago. Feeder Steers 600 to 700 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 700 to 800 2.00 lower, 800 to 900 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 500 to 600 Steady to 2.00 higher, 600 to 700 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 700 to 750 3.00 lower. Very Good Demand for Several Strings, and Many Load Lots and Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Replacement Heifers which all sold on a Very Strong, Active Market. Today's Sale started off with the Deep Creek Angus Bull Sale which packed the house and saw a Premium set of 85 Yearling Bulls average $17,155.00/head. The Bull Sale also featured several sets of customer Replacement Heifers - 245 Yearling, open Replacement Heifers averaged $3,456.00/head (noted in the report in the "Per Unit" transactions). Today's Offering consisted nearly entirely of Home Raised Cattle which had been weaned a long time and had 2 to 3 rounds of vaccinations. The open winter conditions have allowed may Producers to graze pastures with protein supplements and limited feeding, allowing for many of the Cattle to carry Light to Moderate Flesh, those cattle coming out of the lots vary from mostly Light to Moderate Flesh with instances of Moderate Plus to Fleshy. Overall the Offering was very attractive and was met with Strong Buyer acceptance. No Sale Next Week, March 10 is a Stock Cow Special, the next Feeder Cattle Sale is March 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, comparisons will be made to two weeks ago. Feeder Steers 600 to 700 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 700 to 800 2.00 lower, 800 to 900 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 500 to 600 Steady to 2.00 higher, 600 to 700 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 700 to 750 3.00 lower. Very Good Demand for Several Strings, and Many Load Lots and Packages of Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Replacement Heifers which all sold on a Very Strong, Active Market. Today's Sale started off with the Deep Creek Angus Bull Sale which packed the house and saw a Premium set of 85 Yearling Bulls average $17,155.00/head. The Bull Sale also featured several sets of customer Replacement Heifers - 245 Yearling, open Replacement Heifers averaged $3,456.00/head (noted in the report in the "Per Unit" transactions). Today's Offering consisted nearly entirely of Home Raised Cattle which had been weaned a long time and had 2 to 3 rounds of vaccinations. The open winter conditions have allowed may Producers to graze pastures with protein supplements and limited feeding, allowing for many of the Cattle to carry Light to Moderate Flesh, those cattle coming out of the lots vary from mostly Light to Moderate Flesh with instances of Moderate Plus to Fleshy. Overall the Offering was very attractive and was met with Strong Buyer acceptance. No Sale Next Week, March 10 is a Stock Cow Special, the next Feeder Cattle Sale is March 17.