light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers$328.98/cwt+17.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,974/hd at 904 lb · 198 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$326.83/cwt-2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,932/hd at 897 lb · 144 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers$311.27/cwt+8.68 vs last sale · ≈ $3,027/hd at 973 lb · 129 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,382
7,243
1,898
Feeder cattle
1,100
6,198
1,420
Slaughter cattle
1,282
1,045
478
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Too few feeder cattle offered this week to allow any price comparisons to be be made, most auction markets did not host a feeder cattle sale this week due to the coming Independence Day holiday.
→ Feeder cattle: Too few feeder cattle offered this week to allow any price comparisons to be be made
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: Too few feeder cattle offered this week to allow any price comparisons to be be made, most auction markets did not host a feeder cattle sale this week due to the coming Independence Day holiday.