heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$264.49/cwt≈ $1,483/hd at 561 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$293.72/cwt≈ $1,380/hd at 470 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$280.55/cwt-4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,597/hd at 569 lb · 36 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
534
751
483
Feeder cattle
534
751
483
Market comments — USDA reporter
This was the last sale of the spring and a good offering of all classes of feeders with value added and fancy type feeders selling sharply higher, There was lots of buyer interest today and active buyer participation on all feeders.
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 was the last sale of the spring and a good offering of all classes of feeders with value added and fancy type feeders selling sharply higher, There was lots of buyer interest today and active buyer participation on all feeders.