heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$196.69/cwt≈ $1,133/hd at 576 lb · 156 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$175.68/cwt+1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,338/hd at 761 lb · 140 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$169.16/cwt+2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,480/hd at 875 lb · 120 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,361
1,639
1,887
Feeder cattle
2,361
1,639
1,887
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Yearling feeder steers were of different weights from last week, not enough to compare, yearling heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Very good demand for yearlings as the supply of true grass yearlings dwindles rapidly. The flesh condition on the yearlings was very attractive. Good demand for this first good sized offering of spring born calves. There were some long strings, including nearly full load lots of these high quality calves. Preconditioning status varied as about half of the consignments were lacking their fall booster shots. The market was active on these calves, regardless of their vaccine program as there were plenty of buyers wanting to buy these light calves. Flesh condition on calves varied from light fleshed to moderate plus. Next Thursday expecting 3,000 spring calves.
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: Yearling feeder steers were of different weights from last week, not enough to compare, yearling heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Very good demand for yearlings as the supply of true grass yearlings dwindles rapidly. The flesh condition on the yearlings was very attractive. Good demand for this first good sized offering of spring born calves. There were some long strings, including nearly full load lots of these high quality calves. Preconditioning status varied as about half of the consignments were lacking their fall booster shots. The market was active on these calves, regardless of their vaccine program as there were plenty of buyers wanting to buy these light calves. Flesh condition on calves varied from light fleshed to moderate plus. Next Thursday expecting 3,000 spring calves.