heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$222.09/cwt≈ $1,711/hd at 770 lb · 89 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers$307.95/cwt≈ $1,479/hd at 480 lb · 85 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$223.57/cwt≈ $1,414/hd at 633 lb · 80 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,604
282
1,287
Feeder cattle
1,558
133
1,221
Slaughter cattle
46
109
66
Replacement cattle
—
40
—
Market comments — USDA reporter
No recent sales for price comparisons on feeders or slaughter cows as the last meaningful feeder numbers were sold on Dec 13th. Since that time feeder contracts have made big advances which is helping to generate more dollars in feeder auctions. As is normally the case this time of year, buyers are after long-time weaned, grazing flesh cattle with extra feed and flesh usually not a paying proposition. Nice run expected next week including some bigger reputation consignments.
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
No recent sales for price comparisons on feeders or slaughter cows as the last meaningful feeder numbers were sold on Dec 13th. Since that time feeder contracts have made big advances which is helping to generate more dollars in feeder auctions. As is normally the case this time of year, buyers are after long-time weaned, grazing flesh cattle with extra feed and flesh usually not a paying proposition. Nice run expected next week including some bigger reputation consignments.