heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$363.94/cwt+4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,806/hd at 771 lb · 150 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$333.85/cwt+6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $3,075/hd at 921 lb · 63 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$314.25/cwt≈ $2,586/hd at 823 lb · 58 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,353
621
662
Feeder cattle
1,233
526
554
Slaughter cattle
120
95
108
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week calves are still in tight hands with steer and heifer calves trading mostly steady with some yearling cattle still coming to town and also trading mostly steady with last week. 1 load 63 head of 921 pound steers trading at $333.85 and packing some flesh also 58 823 pound heifers packing some flesh at $314.25 with no comparison last week.Slaughter cows and bull trading mostly steady
→ Feeder heifers: Compared to last week calves are still in tight hands with steer and heifer calves trading mostly steady with some yearling cattle still coming to town and also trading mostly steady with last week
→ Slaughter bulls: 1 load 63 head of 921 pound steers trading at $333.85 and packing some flesh also 58 823 pound heifers packing some flesh at $314.25 with no comparison last week.Slaughter cows and bull trading mostly steady
→ Slaughter cows: 1 load 63 head of 921 pound steers trading at $333.85 and packing some flesh also 58 823 pound heifers packing some flesh at $314.25 with no comparison last week.Slaughter cows and bull trading mostly steady
600–649 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.
Reading this report
What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?
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 calves are still in tight hands with steer and heifer calves trading mostly steady with some yearling cattle still coming to town and also trading mostly steady with last week. 1 load 63 head of 921 pound steers trading at $333.85 and packing some flesh also 58 823 pound heifers packing some flesh at $314.25 with no comparison last week.Slaughter cows and bull trading mostly steady