heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$355.78/cwt+19.34 vs last sale · ≈ $3,102/hd at 872 lb · 197 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$296.00/cwt-14.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,605/hd at 880 lb · 130 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$331.57/cwt-0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,609/hd at 787 lb · 84 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,568
2,277
893
Feeder cattle
1,568
2,277
893
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Yearling feeder steers sold with higher undertones, much lighter flesh condition this week as several consignments of yearlings were right off grass. Yearling heifers not well compared. Good to very good demand for this offering of yearling steers and heifers, most notably on the cattle coming off grass where the market was the most active. Heavier fleshed cattle were much harder to sell as cattle feeders are struggling to find cattle that can breakeven against the futures contracts.
→ Feeder cattle: Heavier fleshed cattle were much harder to sell as cattle feeders are struggling to find cattle that can breakeven against the futures contracts
→ Feeder heifers: Yearling heifers not well compared
→ Feeder steers: Yearling feeder steers sold with higher undertones
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: Yearling feeder steers sold with higher undertones, much lighter flesh condition this week as several consignments of yearlings were right off grass. Yearling heifers not well compared. Good to very good demand for this offering of yearling steers and heifers, most notably on the cattle coming off grass where the market was the most active. Heavier fleshed cattle were much harder to sell as cattle feeders are struggling to find cattle that can breakeven against the futures contracts.