light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers$164.40/cwt+3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 510 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers$148.37/cwt+5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 624 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers$156.22/cwt+3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 580 lb · 14 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
347
593
0
Feeder cattle
277
510
0
Slaughter cattle
60
83
0
Replacement cattle
10
—
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows steady. Light offering with the November feeder specials beginning next week. Fed cattle supplies may be tightening somewhat with packers pushing the market 1.00-2.00/cwt higher so far this week.
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
Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows steady. Light offering with the November feeder specials beginning next week. Fed cattle supplies may be tightening somewhat with packers pushing the market 1.00-2.00/cwt higher so far this week.