light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$339.94/cwt+4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,815/hd at 828 lb · 317 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$354.74/cwt+5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $3,221/hd at 908 lb · 280 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers$301.80/cwt-6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,909/hd at 964 lb · 184 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,623
2,348
3,044
Feeder cattle
2,623
2,348
3,044
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Very good demand for this nice offering of steers and heifers. The market was active across all weights, higher cattle futures complex and lower corn futures helped to support the feeder market at the auction. Many long strings of attractive yearling steers and heifers, flesh condition varied quite a bit and the fleshy cattle were much tougher to sell. The back months of the CME Live Cattle contract at 232.00 is causing cattle feeders concern.
→ Feeder cattle: The back months of the CME Live Cattle contract at 232.00 is causing cattle feeders concern
▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 4.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 4.00 higher
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 and heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Very good demand for this nice offering of steers and heifers. The market was active across all weights, higher cattle futures complex and lower corn futures helped to support the feeder market at the auction. Many long strings of attractive yearling steers and heifers, flesh condition varied quite a bit and the fleshy cattle were much tougher to sell. The back months of the CME Live Cattle contract at 232.00 is causing cattle feeders concern.