light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$409.81/cwt+7.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,643/hd at 645 lb · 84 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$386.00/cwt+6.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,771/hd at 718 lb · 66 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers$582.98/cwt-36.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,465/hd at 423 lb · 33 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,113
612
1,333
Feeder cattle
978
530
1,172
Slaughter cattle
115
0
136
Replacement cattle
20
82
25
Market comments — USDA reporter
compared to last week feeder calves under 500 pounds trading sharply higher and feeders over 500 pounds trading steady to $5.00 higher with a pot load of 718 pound heifers trading for $386.00 and 14 head of 883 pound replacement heifers for $3500 per head. Slaughter cows and bulls trading steady to $3.00 higher
▲ Feeder cattle: compared to last week feeder calves under 500 pounds trading sharply higher and feeders over 500 pounds trading steady to $5.00 higher with a pot load of 718 pound heifers trading for $386.00 and 14 head of 883 pound replacement heifers for $3500 per head
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls trading steady to $3.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls trading steady to $3.00 higher
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 feeder calves under 500 pounds trading sharply higher and feeders over 500 pounds trading steady to $5.00 higher with a pot load of 718 pound heifers trading for $386.00 and 14 head of 883 pound replacement heifers for $3500 per head. Slaughter cows and bulls trading steady to $3.00 higher