heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers$230.72/cwt≈ $2,215/hd at 960 lb · 669 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$250.43/cwt≈ $2,079/hd at 830 lb · 408 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers$212.67/cwt-8.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,951/hd at 918 lb · 385 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
4,834
1,268
779
Feeder cattle
4,734
1,108
709
Slaughter cattle
100
160
70
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: A very large offering of yearling steers and heifers sold on a very active market, steers and heifers too lightly tested last week to make a good, accurate price comparison. Steer and heifer calves sold with a lower undertone, heavy rains last week have made for very muddy and soft ground conditions which had an effect on the calf market here today. Many long strings of high quality yearling steers and heifers in the offering, one string of nearly 800 head, allowed buyers to make full feedyard pens of uniform cattle from one outfit, many other full load and multiple load lots offered. Flesh condition ranged from moderate to moderate plus, few light fleshed. The quality of calves was a little uneven, which created an uneven market as buyers are not willing to chase the market to buy a calf without fall preconditioning shots, carrying too much flesh, or just not top quality. The market was active on those top quality calves, less active on the others. Slaughter cows mostly steady, bulls 3.00 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: A very large offering of yearling steers and heifers sold on a very active market, steers and heifers too lightly tested last week to make a good, accurate price comparison. Steer and heifer calves sold with a lower undertone, heavy rains last week have made for very muddy and soft ground conditions which had an effect on the calf market here today. Many long strings of high quality yearling steers and heifers in the offering, one string of nearly 800 head, allowed buyers to make full feedyard pens of uniform cattle from one outfit, many other full load and multiple load lots offered. Flesh condition ranged from moderate to moderate plus, few light fleshed. The quality of calves was a little uneven, which created an uneven market as buyers are not willing to chase the market to buy a calf without fall preconditioning shots, carrying too much flesh, or just not top quality. The market was active on those top quality calves, less active on the others. Slaughter cows mostly steady, bulls 3.00 lower.