heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers$292.50/cwt-6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,855/hd at 976 lb · 13 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$310.00/cwt-10.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,669/hd at 861 lb · 12 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,205
1,978
1,312
Feeder cattle
78
603
242
Slaughter cattle
683
1,010
521
Replacement cattle
444
365
549
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week (10-07-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Todays sale mostly featured bred cows, weigh cows and bulls. A few tested open heifers were seen off bred heifer offerings. Demand was mostly moderate for limited offerings. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Demand for feeding cows was slightly stronger this week as American packers and Canadian buyers both showed good demand for high quality offerings. Feeding cows sold generally steady to 2.00 higher with the biggest increase in price seen for high quality offerings. Cow quality was mixed this week from plain to attractive. Additional private farmer feeders were in the market again this week and they showed good demand for thin or slightly blemished cows to feed, these offerings sold fully steady with last week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher on breaking cows. Boning and lean cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. With a large crowd of feeding buyers present, most cows were purchased to feed leaving mostly very poor and low yielding cows for slaughter cow buyers to pick from. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average again today. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher as packer buyers showed stronger demand for bulls for immediate harvest. Feeding bulls sold fully steady in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good to very good demand today with several more buyers purchasing this class of cow this week. Young age offerings sold mostly steady on like quality offerings. However quality this week was not as attractive overall as last week. A light offering of bred cows was seen today and demand was mostly good. Quality was average to attractive.
→ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend
→ Replacement cows: Todays sale mostly featured bred cows
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher as packer buyers showed stronger demand for bulls for immediate harvest
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher on breaking cows
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 (10-07-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Todays sale mostly featured bred cows, weigh cows and bulls. A few tested open heifers were seen off bred heifer offerings. Demand was mostly moderate for limited offerings. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Demand for feeding cows was slightly stronger this week as American packers and Canadian buyers both showed good demand for high quality offerings. Feeding cows sold generally steady to 2.00 higher with the biggest increase in price seen for high quality offerings. Cow quality was mixed this week from plain to attractive. Additional private farmer feeders were in the market again this week and they showed good demand for thin or slightly blemished cows to feed, these offerings sold fully steady with last week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher on breaking cows. Boning and lean cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. With a large crowd of feeding buyers present, most cows were purchased to feed leaving mostly very poor and low yielding cows for slaughter cow buyers to pick from. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average again today. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher as packer buyers showed stronger demand for bulls for immediate harvest. Feeding bulls sold fully steady in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good to very good demand today with several more buyers purchasing this class of cow this week. Young age offerings sold mostly steady on like quality offerings. However quality this week was not as attractive overall as last week. A light offering of bred cows was seen today and demand was mostly good. Quality was average to attractive.