light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls$209.39/cwt-9.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 505 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$215.40/cwt≈ $1,066/hd at 495 lb · 10 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers$202.84/cwt-9.46 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 318 lb · 10 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
436
704
364
Feeder cattle
365
623
293
Slaughter cattle
71
59
71
Replacement cattle
—
22
—
Market comments — USDA reporter
Special Note: This market will not be covered next week due to Thanksgiving holiday, coverage will resume on 11/ 28/23.
Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves steady to 5.00 lower and replacement absent.
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
Special Note: This market will not be covered next week due to Thanksgiving holiday, coverage will resume on 11/ 28/23. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, bull calves steady to 5.00 lower and replacement absent.