heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$224.38/cwt-5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,943/hd at 866 lb · 81 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers$210.40/cwt-3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,022/hd at 961 lb · 58 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$225.02/cwt-4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,872/hd at 832 lb · 54 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,103
1,009
1,314
Feeder cattle
724
610
951
Slaughter cattle
362
330
312
Replacement cattle
17
69
51
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last sale(8-16-23): Yearling steers sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Yearling heifers all sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand for feeders was mostly good. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Yearlings were offered in small to moderate size packages this week with a number of very small packages and singles on offer as well. Singles and very small packages sold with a discount to cattle which buyers could purchase in partial load quantities. Most cattle were in light flesh and coming off grass. Market activity remains active with bidders rapidly bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed. Boning cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower, Lean cows sold steady to 1.00 lower on a lower yielding offering. Several packages of cows were seen out of country that has been plagued by grasshoppers. Most of these cows were in very light flesh, and yields were poor as a result. Eastern packers opted to send all offerings to slaughter this week. Feeding cows were too lightly tested to trend as most cows were purchased for immediate harvest, however lower undertones were noticed. Cow quality today was mostly plain to average and lower overall compared to last sale. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average today. Many thin cows and cows coming out of dry country were pushing heavy amounts of fill come sale time. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality was mostly average this sale.
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(8-16-23): Yearling steers sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Yearling heifers all sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand for feeders was mostly good. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Yearlings were offered in small to moderate size packages this week with a number of very small packages and singles on offer as well. Singles and very small packages sold with a discount to cattle which buyers could purchase in partial load quantities. Most cattle were in light flesh and coming off grass. Market activity remains active with bidders rapidly bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed. Boning cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower, Lean cows sold steady to 1.00 lower on a lower yielding offering. Several packages of cows were seen out of country that has been plagued by grasshoppers. Most of these cows were in very light flesh, and yields were poor as a result. Eastern packers opted to send all offerings to slaughter this week. Feeding cows were too lightly tested to trend as most cows were purchased for immediate harvest, however lower undertones were noticed. Cow quality today was mostly plain to average and lower overall compared to last sale. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average today. Many thin cows and cows coming out of dry country were pushing heavy amounts of fill come sale time. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality was mostly average this sale.