light 4-weight M&L 1 steers$337.18/cwt-18.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,501/hd at 445 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$311.10/cwt-13.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,627/hd at 523 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$257.85/cwt-5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,460/hd at 566 lb · 27 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
617
1,282
1,128
Feeder cattle
478
1,188
959
Slaughter cattle
129
84
119
Replacement cattle
10
10
50
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower with some 550-600 lbs 4.00-8.00 lower.. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs fully 5.00-10.00 higher, over 550 lbs near steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand uneven. Supply light. Several takers and lots of demand for the light heifers this week. The cattle market in the ring was better than on the computer screen for the most part with the solid start to the week seen in cattle wiped out on Wednesday as the latest inflation data sent the stock market lower and trimmed 250-300 points off of feeder futures. Beef cutout values were also lower making a steady fed cattle trade this week seem very unlikely.
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
Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower with some 550-600 lbs 4.00-8.00 lower.. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs fully 5.00-10.00 higher, over 550 lbs near steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand uneven. Supply light. Several takers and lots of demand for the light heifers this week. The cattle market in the ring was better than on the computer screen for the most part with the solid start to the week seen in cattle wiped out on Wednesday as the latest inflation data sent the stock market lower and trimmed 250-300 points off of feeder futures. Beef cutout values were also lower making a steady fed cattle trade this week seem very unlikely.