heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$186.28/cwt-48.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 583 lb · 16 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
348
496
335
Feeder cattle
60
68
53
Slaughter cattle
287
427
278
Replacement cattle
1
1
4
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week slaughter steers were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with slaughter heifers 4.00 to 10.00 higher and a good offering of high quality steers and heifers with better packer interest this week. Holstein slaughter steers were sharply lower today. Cows were 4.00 to 6.00 lower and bulls too few today and trending lower. All classes of feeder calves were significantly lower with lighter buyer participation.
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.
Compared to last week slaughter steers were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with slaughter heifers 4.00 to 10.00 higher and a good offering of high quality steers and heifers with better packer interest this week. Holstein slaughter steers were sharply lower today. Cows were 4.00 to 6.00 lower and bulls too few today and trending lower. All classes of feeder calves were significantly lower with lighter buyer participation.