heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$285.27/cwt-11.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,617/hd at 567 lb · 13 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
313
883
918
Feeder cattle
172
844
750
Slaughter cattle
76
37
148
Replacement cattle
65
2
20
Market comments — USDA reporter
Feeder supply not sufficient to establish a market trend. Slaughter cows firm to 2.00 higher. Rain and green grass have lightened runs dramatically while generating several local takers for light calves. There were several good quality fall calving cows that sold at prices around $600/head than just a few weeks ago.
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 firm to 2.00 higher. Rain and green grass have lightened runs dramatically while generating several local takers for light calves. There were several good quality fall calving cows that sold at prices around $600/head than just a few weeks ago.