light 4-weight M&L 1 steers$269.52/cwt-23.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,148/hd at 426 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$255.79/cwt-11.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,481/hd at 579 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers$253.38/cwt+2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,307/hd at 516 lb · 13 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
653
2,456
1,786
Feeder cattle
291
2,309
1,602
Slaughter cattle
332
147
174
Replacement cattle
30
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10
Market comments — USDA reporter
Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows uneven with breaking and boning cows steady to 1.00 lower and lean cows 2.00-3.00 higher. The bullishness continues with fed cattle trading higher last week and the November feeder contract currently at 244.00/cwt. Light feeder offering with mostly slaughter cows this week. It's getting scary dry in much of this area as late frost and light moisture have left producers with little hay and not enough forage to make it very many weeks without a change in the weather pattern.
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 uneven with breaking and boning cows steady to 1.00 lower and lean cows 2.00-3.00 higher. The bullishness continues with fed cattle trading higher last week and the November feeder contract currently at 244.00/cwt. Light feeder offering with mostly slaughter cows this week. It's getting scary dry in much of this area as late frost and light moisture have left producers with little hay and not enough forage to make it very many weeks without a change in the weather pattern.