heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$188.99/cwt+3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 563 lb · 78 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$165.03/cwt≈ $1,106/hd at 670 lb · 76 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$174.35/cwt+5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 517 lb · 59 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
583
907
862
Feeder cattle
493
780
800
Slaughter cattle
87
117
52
Replacement cattle
3
10
10
Market comments — USDA reporter
Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Light run due to the hot weather. Most classes found good demand with the offering highlighted by a load of slick haired yearling 670 lb heifers with good buying condition. Futures action was similar to last Wednesday with August Live cattle up 272 points as traders turned away from the general economic outlook to the here and now of a fed cattle market which has become increasingly bullish over the past 4-5 weeks.
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 3.00-4.00 higher. Light run due to the hot weather. Most classes found good demand with the offering highlighted by a load of slick haired yearling 670 lb heifers with good buying condition. Futures action was similar to last Wednesday with August Live cattle up 272 points as traders turned away from the general economic outlook to the here and now of a fed cattle market which has become increasingly bullish over the past 4-5 weeks.