heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$224.50/cwt+8.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,000/hd at 891 lb · 247 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$236.40/cwt≈ $1,948/hd at 824 lb · 203 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$249.97/cwt≈ $1,695/hd at 678 lb · 66 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,213
2,480
2,694
Feeder cattle
1,063
2,300
2,633
Slaughter cattle
150
180
61
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold with steady to lower undertones. Not as many steers offered this week, which made it difficult to make good comparisons. Feeder heifers sold steady to higher. Several eye appealing lots of heifers sold today. Light weight calves just weaned off the cow sold outstanding today. The calves were in great condition and buyers were ready to capitalize on the opportunity to get nice light weight calves in the yard. Several rounds of shots and non implant cattle caught the eye of buyers today as well. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls sold with lower undertones in a light test.
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 sold with steady to lower undertones. Not as many steers offered this week, which made it difficult to make good comparisons. Feeder heifers sold steady to higher. Several eye appealing lots of heifers sold today. Light weight calves just weaned off the cow sold outstanding today. The calves were in great condition and buyers were ready to capitalize on the opportunity to get nice light weight calves in the yard. Several rounds of shots and non implant cattle caught the eye of buyers today as well. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls sold with lower undertones in a light test.