light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$273.53/cwt-6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,742/hd at 637 lb · 13 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
279
3,098
809
Feeder cattle
71
2,440
239
Slaughter cattle
133
559
358
Replacement cattle
75
99
212
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle offerings were were too lightly tested today to develop any market trend. Demand for feeders was mostly moderate to good for very light offerings. Quality today was plain to average. Most calves were offered in small packages or as singles. Market activity today was mostly moderate to active despite a small offering. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light offerings. Cow quality was average to attractive today. Packers showed good demand for all cows on offer this week. Packers pushed to own as many offerings as possible as cow supplies remain short. Most of the high quality offerings were purchased to feed this week and most lame or blemished cows sold as slaughter cows. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher on all offerings. Feeding cows sold sharply higher with most sales 6.00-12.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mixed. Private feeding cow buyers showed good demand for high quality cows again this week as they competed with packer buyers over limited offerings. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Young age cows were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Demand from feeding and rebreed cow buyers continues to be good. Limited bred and replacement cows continue to sell on very good demand.
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 offerings were were too lightly tested today to develop any market trend. Demand for feeders was mostly moderate to good for very light offerings. Quality today was plain to average. Most calves were offered in small packages or as singles. Market activity today was mostly moderate to active despite a small offering. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light offerings. Cow quality was average to attractive today. Packers showed good demand for all cows on offer this week. Packers pushed to own as many offerings as possible as cow supplies remain short. Most of the high quality offerings were purchased to feed this week and most lame or blemished cows sold as slaughter cows. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher on all offerings. Feeding cows sold sharply higher with most sales 6.00-12.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mixed. Private feeding cow buyers showed good demand for high quality cows again this week as they competed with packer buyers over limited offerings. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Young age cows were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Demand from feeding and rebreed cow buyers continues to be good. Limited bred and replacement cows continue to sell on very good demand.