heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$263.66/cwt+8.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,315/hd at 878 lb · 1,190 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers$249.28/cwt+10.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,418/hd at 970 lb · 947 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$254.02/cwt+12.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,367/hd at 932 lb · 804 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
10,580
15,559
6,498
Feeder cattle
9,671
14,817
5,196
Slaughter cattle
909
742
1,302
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Very good demand for yearling steers and heifers as the cash fed cattle market fed cattle market traded up to 198.00, a record high. Sale schedules are irregular during the summer, as auction markets try to get larger special sales scheduled which results in a bigger sale and lots of buyers on the seats. The market is incredibly active on these yearlings as cattle feeders are so hopeful that this run in the fed cattle market continues. The CME Live Cattle futures continues to lag 10.00 behind the cash market, causing buyers to pay no attention to it at all as they are fully aware of how limited cattle numbers are this year. Heavy rains in southeast SD caused low land flooding as some areas received more than 12 inches of rain. Western parts of the state could use a rain. Auction receipts are rather light as grazing conditions are adequate and allowing yearlings to stay turned out. Slaughter cows steady, bulls not well tested.
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 week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Very good demand for yearling steers and heifers as the cash fed cattle market fed cattle market traded up to 198.00, a record high. Sale schedules are irregular during the summer, as auction markets try to get larger special sales scheduled which results in a bigger sale and lots of buyers on the seats. The market is incredibly active on these yearlings as cattle feeders are so hopeful that this run in the fed cattle market continues. The CME Live Cattle futures continues to lag 10.00 behind the cash market, causing buyers to pay no attention to it at all as they are fully aware of how limited cattle numbers are this year. Heavy rains in southeast SD caused low land flooding as some areas received more than 12 inches of rain. Western parts of the state could use a rain. Auction receipts are rather light as grazing conditions are adequate and allowing yearlings to stay turned out. Slaughter cows steady, bulls not well tested.