light 4-weight M 1 heifers$235.50/cwt≈ $1,036/hd at 440 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$227.62/cwt≈ $1,163/hd at 511 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M 1 steers$272.50/cwt≈ $1,207/hd at 443 lb · 33 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
691
809
658
Feeder cattle
374
239
216
Slaughter cattle
216
358
284
Replacement cattle
101
212
158
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady to firm undertones were noticed on all feeders on offer. Demand for feeders was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain and limited demand. Most feeders were sold in small packages or as singles. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher on all classes. Cow and bull quality this week was plain to average. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average as most cows were pushing heavy amounts of fill. Packer buyers opted to send a few set of cows to feed again this week. Feeding cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher as buyers bid aggressively on limited attractive offerings. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly good to very good demand. Buyers showed the best demand for high quality cows which had lost calves. Young offerings sold mostly 10.00 higher in a narrow comparison.
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 to develop an accurate market trend, steady to firm undertones were noticed on all feeders on offer. Demand for feeders was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain and limited demand. Most feeders were sold in small packages or as singles. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher on all classes. Cow and bull quality this week was plain to average. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average as most cows were pushing heavy amounts of fill. Packer buyers opted to send a few set of cows to feed again this week. Feeding cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher as buyers bid aggressively on limited attractive offerings. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly good to very good demand. Buyers showed the best demand for high quality cows which had lost calves. Young offerings sold mostly 10.00 higher in a narrow comparison.