heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers$210.97/cwt≈ $2,089/hd at 990 lb · 434 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$213.54/cwt+13.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,753/hd at 821 lb · 369 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$224.23/cwt+5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,632/hd at 728 lb · 256 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
3,671
1,487
3,113
Feeder cattle
3,538
1,337
3,038
Slaughter cattle
133
150
75
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold with substantially higher undertones, except, 750 lb - 800 lb heifers 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand for this eye appealing offering of cattle was outstanding. Light weight steers and heifers were a very hot commodity. Heifers under 700 lbs exceeded the steer prices from a week ago. Several large lots of yearlings, along with nice small packages gave order buyers, as well as, farmer buyers the opportunity to fill load lots. Rounds of shots and hided color were the biggest factors influencing bidders decisions. Several lots were hauled in on Friday and sorted on Saturday allowing them to sit in pens with grass hay and cornstalks, which made they very eye appealing and empty. A report came out stating cattle on feed as of June 1 were 11.6 million, down 3% over the same period last year. Placements during the month of May totaled 1.96 million head, 5% higher than 2022. CME Feeder Cattle closed lower. CME Corn closed unchanged. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.
NO SALE MONDAY, JULY 3 IN OBSERVANCE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY. Have fun and safe 4th of July holiday!
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 sold with substantially higher undertones, except, 750 lb - 800 lb heifers 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand for this eye appealing offering of cattle was outstanding. Light weight steers and heifers were a very hot commodity. Heifers under 700 lbs exceeded the steer prices from a week ago. Several large lots of yearlings, along with nice small packages gave order buyers, as well as, farmer buyers the opportunity to fill load lots. Rounds of shots and hided color were the biggest factors influencing bidders decisions. Several lots were hauled in on Friday and sorted on Saturday allowing them to sit in pens with grass hay and cornstalks, which made they very eye appealing and empty. A report came out stating cattle on feed as of June 1 were 11.6 million, down 3% over the same period last year. Placements during the month of May totaled 1.96 million head, 5% higher than 2022. CME Feeder Cattle closed lower. CME Corn closed unchanged. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. NO SALE MONDAY, JULY 3 IN OBSERVANCE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY. Have fun and safe 4th of July holiday!