light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$240.00/cwt≈ $1,296/hd at 540 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$285.00/cwt≈ $1,288/hd at 452 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers$285.36/cwt≈ $1,262/hd at 442 lb · 14 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
473
66
239
Feeder cattle
96
8
40
Slaughter cattle
376
58
199
Replacement cattle
1
—
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week noting a very light due to heat slaughter steers were significantly higher with slaughter heifers 3.00 higher with a good offering of steers and heifers this week.
Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 to 7.00 higher and slaughter heifers were 2.00 higher. Cows were 3.00 to 6.00 lower and bulls 3.00 higher and a nice offering of cows today. All classes of feeder calves were sharply higher with good groups of fancy type and value added feeders offered.
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 noting a very light due to heat slaughter steers were significantly higher with slaughter heifers 3.00 higher with a good offering of steers and heifers this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 to 7.00 higher and slaughter heifers were 2.00 higher. Cows were 3.00 to 6.00 lower and bulls 3.00 higher and a nice offering of cows today. All classes of feeder calves were sharply higher with good groups of fancy type and value added feeders offered.