light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers$281.00/cwt-5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,622/hd at 933 lb · 195 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers$275.51/cwt+1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,691/hd at 977 lb · 193 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$293.00/cwt-11.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,529/hd at 863 lb · 107 head
Worthing, SD 9-weight heifers sold at $278/cwt, running $19/cwt below the SD average ($297) and $25/cwt under Ft. Pierre, SD (Friday) ($303). The class is down $33/cwt from its early August peak of $311.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,251
2,368
0
Feeder cattle
1,251
2,368
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Few comparable sales of yearling feeder steers and heifers mostly 5.00 lower. Moderate demand for this nice offering of yearling steers and heifers, several long strings offered in multiple load lots. Flesh condition ranged from light to moderate plus. The market was not near as active as cattle feeders have been getting hammered by lower cash fed cattle and weak cattle futures complex. Light demand for the few packages of spring born calves offered as most producers aren't ready to take on a bawling calf. No feeder cattle sale next week due to the Labor Day holiday.
▼ Feeder cattle: The market was not near as active as cattle feeders have been getting hammered by lower cash fed cattle and weak cattle futures complex
▼ Feeder heifers: Few comparable sales of yearling feeder steers and heifers mostly 5.00 lower
▼ Feeder steers: Few comparable sales of yearling feeder steers and heifers mostly 5.00 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: Few comparable sales of yearling feeder steers and heifers mostly 5.00 lower. Moderate demand for this nice offering of yearling steers and heifers, several long strings offered in multiple load lots. Flesh condition ranged from light to moderate plus. The market was not near as active as cattle feeders have been getting hammered by lower cash fed cattle and weak cattle futures complex. Light demand for the few packages of spring born calves offered as most producers aren't ready to take on a bawling calf. No feeder cattle sale next week due to the Labor Day holiday.