light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$253.65/cwt+3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,357/hd at 929 lb · 2,474 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers$244.48/cwt-5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,401/hd at 982 lb · 727 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$315.12/cwt≈ $2,124/hd at 674 lb · 590 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
12,077
4,534
12,129
Feeder cattle
11,254
3,835
11,417
Slaughter cattle
823
699
712
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers. Cattle feeders are eager to buy these yearlings when they are offered as the cash fed cattle market continues to hold at levels much higher than anticipated, 10.00 premium to the futures contracts. Cattle feeders are very optimistic as the fed cattle market has moved counter seasonal, they have great hope this will continue as this is the time of the year when fed cattle supplies are the most plentiful, yet packers are having to compete heavily and ship cattle from the southern plains to plants in the north to get their needs met. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher, bulls near steady.
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 3.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers. Cattle feeders are eager to buy these yearlings when they are offered as the cash fed cattle market continues to hold at levels much higher than anticipated, 10.00 premium to the futures contracts. Cattle feeders are very optimistic as the fed cattle market has moved counter seasonal, they have great hope this will continue as this is the time of the year when fed cattle supplies are the most plentiful, yet packers are having to compete heavily and ship cattle from the southern plains to plants in the north to get their needs met. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher, bulls near steady.