light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$289.18/cwt-12.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,486/hd at 514 lb · 418 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers$306.44/cwt-5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,456/hd at 475 lb · 394 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$245.67/cwt+1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,402/hd at 571 lb · 326 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
3,924
5,200
4,167
Feeder cattle
3,924
5,200
4,167
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Steer calves 8.00 to 12.00 lower, except over 600 lbs to 20.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, instances to 15.00 lower. Demand was lighter this week as the cattle futures complex was under extreme pressure throughout the week. A large offering of high quality strings of attractive, light fleshed steer and heifer calves coming right off the cow. Most were fully preconditioned, those without a fall booster shot were much harder to sell. Cattle feeders were pushed into a defensive mentality after the futures contracts went into freefall and are left wondering where it's going to end at. The market was still pretty active in spite of it all. Another large offering expected at the auction next week.
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 8.00 to 12.00 lower, except over 600 lbs to 20.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, instances to 15.00 lower. Demand was lighter this week as the cattle futures complex was under extreme pressure throughout the week. A large offering of high quality strings of attractive, light fleshed steer and heifer calves coming right off the cow. Most were fully preconditioned, those without a fall booster shot were much harder to sell. Cattle feeders were pushed into a defensive mentality after the futures contracts went into freefall and are left wondering where it's going to end at. The market was still pretty active in spite of it all. Another large offering expected at the auction next week.