light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers$221.00/cwt+0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,002/hd at 906 lb · 134 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$289.20/cwt-20.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 429 lb · 72 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers$338.14/cwt+3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,562/hd at 462 lb · 56 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,268
4,203
779
Feeder cattle
1,108
4,043
709
Slaughter cattle
160
160
70
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: A light offering of spring born calves this week, too few to make a meaningful price comparison. Much lighter offering of yearling steers and heifers, lower undertones were evident. Receipts were lighter this week as producers are busy in the field trying to finish bean harvest and getting corn harvest started. The quality of calves was very uneven, overall not as attractive as seen in recent weeks. With fewer farmer feeders in attendance the market was not as active as it has been. The market was less active on the yearlings as well as the market has been trending lower and cattle feeders are a little uncertain about the coming months in the fed cattle market. However there was a string of two loads of 900 lbs heifers carrying a moderate plus amount of flesh that sold pretty easily. 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: A light offering of spring born calves this week, too few to make a meaningful price comparison. Much lighter offering of yearling steers and heifers, lower undertones were evident. Receipts were lighter this week as producers are busy in the field trying to finish bean harvest and getting corn harvest started. The quality of calves was very uneven, overall not as attractive as seen in recent weeks. With fewer farmer feeders in attendance the market was not as active as it has been. The market was less active on the yearlings as well as the market has been trending lower and cattle feeders are a little uncertain about the coming months in the fed cattle market. However there was a string of two loads of 900 lbs heifers carrying a moderate plus amount of flesh that sold pretty easily. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.