heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$226.78/cwt-1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,968/hd at 868 lb · 211 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$249.65/cwt-8.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,179/hd at 873 lb · 207 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$260.02/cwt+3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,123/hd at 816 lb · 182 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
3,086
2,307
1,798
Feeder cattle
2,961
2,197
1,613
Slaughter cattle
125
110
185
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold with steady to higher undertones. Yearling feeder steers 650-750 lbs and 800-850 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher, other weights mostly steady. Yearling heifers sold with steady to higher undertones. Very good demand for spring born calves and for yearling steers and heifers as well. The market was very active on the calves as there were plenty of buyers on the seats ready to take calves home and start them on feed. The yearling trade was active, many long strings offered in full loads and multiple load lots allowing buyers to make full feed yard pens of uniform cattle. The quality was attractive, flesh was a bit heavy at times and was definitely a factor in how high prices were able to climb. There were some light fleshed yearlings offered right off grass and these commanded top prices. Triple digit losses in the cattle futures complex did not seem to have any affect on the market at the auction as optimism is running high amongst cattle producers. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.
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: Steer and heifer calves sold with steady to higher undertones. Yearling feeder steers 650-750 lbs and 800-850 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher, other weights mostly steady. Yearling heifers sold with steady to higher undertones. Very good demand for spring born calves and for yearling steers and heifers as well. The market was very active on the calves as there were plenty of buyers on the seats ready to take calves home and start them on feed. The yearling trade was active, many long strings offered in full loads and multiple load lots allowing buyers to make full feed yard pens of uniform cattle. The quality was attractive, flesh was a bit heavy at times and was definitely a factor in how high prices were able to climb. There were some light fleshed yearlings offered right off grass and these commanded top prices. Triple digit losses in the cattle futures complex did not seem to have any affect on the market at the auction as optimism is running high amongst cattle producers. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.