heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$155.36/cwt-2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 871 lb · 235 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$162.26/cwt-6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,479/hd at 912 lb · 171 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$177.22/cwt+2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 667 lb · 123 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,749
3,172
1,047
Feeder cattle
1,674
3,032
927
Slaughter cattle
75
140
120
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Steers weighing 650 lbs - 700 lbs sold with much lower undertones, heifers weighing 650 lbs to 750 lbs sold with higher undertones this week. Demand for this nice, eye appealing offering of green cattle was good. Biggest demand was for black cattle creating wide price gaps. Most cattle hauled in over night. Increased input costs at the feedlot level could be driving costs lower. CME Feeder Cattle trending lower, while corn is jumping again this week. Slaughter cows Breaker 2.00 to 4.00 lower, Boner to few to make a meaningful comparison, Lean 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 9.00 to 11.00 lower.
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 steers and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Steers weighing 650 lbs - 700 lbs sold with much lower undertones, heifers weighing 650 lbs to 750 lbs sold with higher undertones this week. Demand for this nice, eye appealing offering of green cattle was good. Biggest demand was for black cattle creating wide price gaps. Most cattle hauled in over night. Increased input costs at the feedlot level could be driving costs lower. CME Feeder Cattle trending lower, while corn is jumping again this week. Slaughter cows Breaker 2.00 to 4.00 lower, Boner to few to make a meaningful comparison, Lean 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 9.00 to 11.00 lower.