heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$304.98/cwt+13.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,645/hd at 867 lb · 337 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers$306.63/cwt-9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,956/hd at 964 lb · 234 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$309.43/cwt-6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,890/hd at 934 lb · 225 head
Worthing, SD 9-weight steers sold at $308/cwt. SD 9-weight steers are down $28 from their mid-July peak of $335.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,368
3,173
2,145
Feeder cattle
2,368
3,173
2,145
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Moderate demand for yearlings, light demand for the few packages of spring born calves. Many long strings of attractive yearling steers and heifers, ranging in flesh from light grass flesh to heavier feed yard flesh. Cattle feeders are back on the defensive after last week's downturn in the cash fat cattle market and the falling futures contracts. Much concern exists as outgoing fed cattle post large losses and the futures contracts point towards steeper losses.
→ Feeder cattle: Cattle feeders are back on the defensive after last week's downturn in the cash fat cattle market and the falling futures contracts
▼ Feeder heifers: heifers steady to 5.00 lower
▼ Feeder steers: Feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 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: Feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Moderate demand for yearlings, light demand for the few packages of spring born calves. Many long strings of attractive yearling steers and heifers, ranging in flesh from light grass flesh to heavier feed yard flesh. Cattle feeders are back on the defensive after last week's downturn in the cash fat cattle market and the falling futures contracts. Much concern exists as outgoing fed cattle post large losses and the futures contracts point towards steeper losses.