heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$204.39/cwt-26.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 563 lb · 119 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$236.55/cwt-19.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 564 lb · 87 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$223.36/cwt-12.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 473 lb · 55 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,003
775
767
Feeder cattle
1,003
775
767
Market comments — USDA reporter
This is the last sale for the year with a good offering of all classes of feeders and feeder steers were trading significantly lower from last month and feeder heifers were also sharply lower with no comparison on feeder bulls due to none offered last month but were trending lower today. There was active buyer participation on all feeders today and some fancy type groups this sale.
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
This is the last sale for the year with a good offering of all classes of feeders and feeder steers were trading significantly lower from last month and feeder heifers were also sharply lower with no comparison on feeder bulls due to none offered last month but were trending lower today. There was active buyer participation on all feeders today and some fancy type groups this sale.