heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$358.25/cwt+9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $3,120/hd at 871 lb · 1,580 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers$327.38/cwt+1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $3,166/hd at 967 lb · 755 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$342.75/cwt+6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $3,177/hd at 927 lb · 626 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
10,807
20,309
19,850
Feeder cattle
10,396
19,381
18,793
Slaughter cattle
411
928
1,057
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, instances of 12.00 to 15.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers. A much lighter offering as the winter marketing season comes to a close, sale offerings become more sporadic as cow/calf producers are beginning their spring calving season and have already marketed their calf crop from last year. Cattle feeders were feeling better about the market as the boxed beef values rose above 400.00, giving them hope of higher fat cattle prices, which led to the feeder cattle market rising this week. Last weekend's storm is long gone and very warm weather has replaced it. Demand for a replacement quality heifers remains very high as spring turnout time is coming in another month. Drought continues to creep into the southern half of the state, as winter snows were very limited in this part.
→ Feeder cattle: Cattle feeders were feeling better about the market as the boxed beef values rose above 400.00
▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher
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 5.00 to 10.00 higher, instances of 12.00 to 15.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers. A much lighter offering as the winter marketing season comes to a close, sale offerings become more sporadic as cow/calf producers are beginning their spring calving season and have already marketed their calf crop from last year. Cattle feeders were feeling better about the market as the boxed beef values rose above 400.00, giving them hope of higher fat cattle prices, which led to the feeder cattle market rising this week. Last weekend's storm is long gone and very warm weather has replaced it. Demand for a replacement quality heifers remains very high as spring turnout time is coming in another month. Drought continues to creep into the southern half of the state, as winter snows were very limited in this part.