light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$332.76/cwt-6.83 vs last sale · ≈ $3,055/hd at 918 lb · 809 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers$324.80/cwt-6.90 vs last sale · ≈ $3,170/hd at 976 lb · 582 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$344.75/cwt-7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,899/hd at 841 lb · 245 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
6,066
8,946
8,026
Feeder cattle
4,481
8,037
6,998
Slaughter cattle
1,585
909
1,028
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Few comparable sales of feeder steers 6.00 to 8.00 lower, heifers not well compared. Moderate demand for yearling steers and heifers this week as the CME cattle complex moved lower again. Cash fed cattle were drug down by the bearish tone of the futures, down to 228.00. Cattle feeders are back to playing defense as they struggle with a fat cattle market that keeps getting hit with unfriendly news. The feeder market is under pressure as cattle feeders are left reeling trying to find cattle that can breakeven with these projected fat cattle prices on the board.
→ Feeder cattle: Cattle feeders are back to playing defense as they struggle with a fat cattle market that keeps getting hit with unfriendly news
▼ Feeder heifers: Moderate demand for yearling steers and heifers this week as the CME cattle complex moved lower again
▼ Feeder steers: Few comparable sales of feeder steers 6.00 to 8.00 lower
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: Few comparable sales of feeder steers 6.00 to 8.00 lower, heifers not well compared. Moderate demand for yearling steers and heifers this week as the CME cattle complex moved lower again. Cash fed cattle were drug down by the bearish tone of the futures, down to 228.00. Cattle feeders are back to playing defense as they struggle with a fat cattle market that keeps getting hit with unfriendly news. The feeder market is under pressure as cattle feeders are left reeling trying to find cattle that can breakeven with these projected fat cattle prices on the board.