heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$168.43/cwt+3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 573 lb · 14 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,534
1,017
1,555
Feeder cattle
180
333
190
Slaughter cattle
534
517
688
Replacement cattle
1,820
167
677
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested this sale to develop any market trend as todays sale featured mostly bred cows and heifers. Feeder cattle quality was mostly plain. Most calves were offered in small packages or as singles. Demand was mostly light to moderate for light offerings. Market activity was slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand and offerings. Eastern packers showed lighter demand for slaughter cows this week, however demand from western packers remains moderate too good. Slaughter cows sold steady to weak on all offerings. Demand improved late in the sale as additional buyers entered the market. Feeding cows sold generally steady to firm on a light offering. Demand for feeding cows was mostly good this week, however quality was mostly plain to average, with a limited offering of attractive quality cows seen. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Young age cows sold generally steady on a light offering. Yearlings were included in the stock cow section of the report below. Todays sale featured mostly bred cow offerings. Demand was mostly light to moderate for moderate to heavy offerings. Quality today was mixed from plain to attractive, but mostly average. The best demand was for cattle off complete dispersions. A good crowd was on hand for todays sale which streached late into the evening.
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 cattle were too lightly tested this sale to develop any market trend as todays sale featured mostly bred cows and heifers. Feeder cattle quality was mostly plain. Most calves were offered in small packages or as singles. Demand was mostly light to moderate for light offerings. Market activity was slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand and offerings. Eastern packers showed lighter demand for slaughter cows this week, however demand from western packers remains moderate too good. Slaughter cows sold steady to weak on all offerings. Demand improved late in the sale as additional buyers entered the market. Feeding cows sold generally steady to firm on a light offering. Demand for feeding cows was mostly good this week, however quality was mostly plain to average, with a limited offering of attractive quality cows seen. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Young age cows sold generally steady on a light offering. Yearlings were included in the stock cow section of the report below. Todays sale featured mostly bred cow offerings. Demand was mostly light to moderate for moderate to heavy offerings. Quality today was mixed from plain to attractive, but mostly average. The best demand was for cattle off complete dispersions. A good crowd was on hand for todays sale which streached late into the evening.