light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$218.53/cwt+10.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 504 lb · 79 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$211.00/cwt≈ $941/hd at 446 lb · 61 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers$230.00/cwt+11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 423 lb · 37 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
584
1,314
1,533
Feeder cattle
467
951
582
Slaughter cattle
113
312
435
Replacement cattle
4
51
516
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last sale(8-24-22): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last sale and this sale to establish a full market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on steer and heifer calves, while yearling steers and heifers both sold with lower undertones. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand for all feeder cattle was moderate to good. Yearlings were offered mostly in small packages, while calves were offered in mostly moderate size packages. Corn contract prices have continued to since the last sale and yearling buyers have backed up prices slightly to reflect higher feeding costs. Calf buyers continue to show good demand for calves as they look to differed feeder cattle contracts for support. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for mostly light offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly good as Western packers continue to buy cows for immediate harvest. Feeding cow buyers were also more active this week as they purchased cows to feed. This helped push all cow prices higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher on boning cows. Breaking and lean cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeding bull buyers were not as active this week as last, which allowed bull prices to slip lower. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average today with most cows and bulls pushing moderate to heavy amounts of fill. Cow and bull quality was average to attractive this sale. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed.
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 sale(8-24-22): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last sale and this sale to establish a full market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on steer and heifer calves, while yearling steers and heifers both sold with lower undertones. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand for all feeder cattle was moderate to good. Yearlings were offered mostly in small packages, while calves were offered in mostly moderate size packages. Corn contract prices have continued to since the last sale and yearling buyers have backed up prices slightly to reflect higher feeding costs. Calf buyers continue to show good demand for calves as they look to differed feeder cattle contracts for support. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for mostly light offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly good as Western packers continue to buy cows for immediate harvest. Feeding cow buyers were also more active this week as they purchased cows to feed. This helped push all cow prices higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher on boning cows. Breaking and lean cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeding bull buyers were not as active this week as last, which allowed bull prices to slip lower. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average today with most cows and bulls pushing moderate to heavy amounts of fill. Cow and bull quality was average to attractive this sale. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed.