light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$174.99/cwt-4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 521 lb · 1,289 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$165.57/cwt+1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 473 lb · 871 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers$186.81/cwt-3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 479 lb · 731 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
7,100
4,800
2,677
Feeder cattle
7,100
4,800
2,677
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Steer calves steady to 5.00 lower, except those 400-450 lbs 5.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers scarce, yearling heifers steady to 1.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Good demand for this very large offering of high quality, very attractive steer and heifer calves, there were many long strings including full load lots and the market was active, the most activity was seen on those light weight steers weighing 400 lbs. The calves are coming to town heavier as we progress through the fall season, which is keeping demand red hot for those light weight cattle to make yearlings of. Flesh condition was a little more uneven this week, still plenty of those green calves but a few consignments carrying a tick more flesh and buyers are very discerning. It's still a mixed bag concerning fall preconditioning shots, there are still plenty of buyers to buy those calves that haven't had their fall boosters, fewer buyers exist for those calves that are just carrying a 7 way shot. Good demand for the yearlings as there aren't many around anymore. Special spring calf feeder cattle sale next week, Oct 8, 2021.
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: Steer calves steady to 5.00 lower, except those 400-450 lbs 5.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers scarce, yearling heifers steady to 1.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Good demand for this very large offering of high quality, very attractive steer and heifer calves, there were many long strings including full load lots and the market was active, the most activity was seen on those light weight steers weighing 400 lbs. The calves are coming to town heavier as we progress through the fall season, which is keeping demand red hot for those light weight cattle to make yearlings of. Flesh condition was a little more uneven this week, still plenty of those green calves but a few consignments carrying a tick more flesh and buyers are very discerning. It's still a mixed bag concerning fall preconditioning shots, there are still plenty of buyers to buy those calves that haven't had their fall boosters, fewer buyers exist for those calves that are just carrying a 7 way shot. Good demand for the yearlings as there aren't many around anymore. Special spring calf feeder cattle sale next week, Oct 8, 2021.