heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$199.98/cwt+3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 576 lb · 393 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$190.39/cwt+1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 625 lb · 348 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$187.43/cwt-1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 529 lb · 320 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
3,303
3,159
4,510
Feeder cattle
3,181
2,797
4,119
Slaughter cattle
112
261
234
Replacement cattle
10
101
157
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Steer calves under 450 lbs traded steady to 10.00 lower in a narrow comparison, steer calves over 450 lbs traded steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00-8.00 higher, heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was mostly moderate to good for moderate to heavy offerings. Quality today was average to very attractive, and even better than last weeks offering. Many sets of fresh calves, straight off the cow, were seen today. Demand for light weight cattle suitable to develop into yearlings remains very good, however after buyers filled loads the price for this class of claves lightened. This was more apparent on steers than heifers. Unweaned calves with both spring and fall preconditioning shots sold with the best demand. Fully preconditioned calves could sell with as much as a $5.00 premium to calves with with only spring shots. Calves weaned 45 days or longer sold on moderate to good demand today. Many sets of weaned calves were weaned 45 days up to 60 days. Demand for short weaned calves remains light especially if calves were rough haired and carrying some belly or excess fill. Market activity was mostly active today. A good crowd of buyers was on hand as both farmer feeders and order buyers were both active in filling loads. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for very light offerings. Both slaughter and feeding cows sold with steady undertones in a very narrow comparison. Cow quality was mostly plain to average today. Weigh up conditions were average to below average today with many cows carrying excess fill. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any trend. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to trend.
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: Steer calves under 450 lbs traded steady to 10.00 lower in a narrow comparison, steer calves over 450 lbs traded steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00-8.00 higher, heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was mostly moderate to good for moderate to heavy offerings. Quality today was average to very attractive, and even better than last weeks offering. Many sets of fresh calves, straight off the cow, were seen today. Demand for light weight cattle suitable to develop into yearlings remains very good, however after buyers filled loads the price for this class of claves lightened. This was more apparent on steers than heifers. Unweaned calves with both spring and fall preconditioning shots sold with the best demand. Fully preconditioned calves could sell with as much as a $5.00 premium to calves with with only spring shots. Calves weaned 45 days or longer sold on moderate to good demand today. Many sets of weaned calves were weaned 45 days up to 60 days. Demand for short weaned calves remains light especially if calves were rough haired and carrying some belly or excess fill. Market activity was mostly active today. A good crowd of buyers was on hand as both farmer feeders and order buyers were both active in filling loads. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for very light offerings. Both slaughter and feeding cows sold with steady undertones in a very narrow comparison. Cow quality was mostly plain to average today. Weigh up conditions were average to below average today with many cows carrying excess fill. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any trend. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to trend.