heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$231.28/cwt-9.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,996/hd at 863 lb · 262 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers$249.50/cwt-1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,463/hd at 987 lb · 261 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$240.03/cwt-2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,146/hd at 894 lb · 160 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,845
2,767
2,181
Feeder cattle
1,769
2,735
1,981
Slaughter cattle
76
32
200
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Light offering of steers last week, with the exception of 950lb steers, which were mostly steady today. Heifers 750 lbs 6.00 higher with light numbers, 800-850 lb heifers mostly 1.00-6.00 lower. Many load lots of mostly yearling cattle, along with plenty of smaller strings in the offering today. Demand good. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Boner cows 2.00 higher. Lean cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Bulls 1.00-3.00 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: Light offering of steers last week, with the exception of 950lb steers, which were mostly steady today. Heifers 750 lbs 6.00 higher with light numbers, 800-850 lb heifers mostly 1.00-6.00 lower. Many load lots of mostly yearling cattle, along with plenty of smaller strings in the offering today. Demand good. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Boner cows 2.00 higher. Lean cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Bulls 1.00-3.00 lower.