light 7-weight L 1 steers$130.83/cwt-17.17 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 739 lb · 19 head
heavy 7-weight L 1 steers$129.64/cwt-6.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 784 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 steers$125.00/cwt≈ $594/hd at 475 lb · 12 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,450
1,900
1,275
Feeder cattle
250
770
300
Slaughter cattle
1,000
1,000
975
Replacement cattle
200
130
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Thursday at the same market, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Most offerings in small lots and singles. Buyer attendance was light. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 higher. Buyer attendance was good and improved compared to the last few weeks. Trade was active with good demand especially for cow/calf pairs and Slaughter cows and bulls.
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 Thursday at the same market, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Most offerings in small lots and singles. Buyer attendance was light. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 higher. Buyer attendance was good and improved compared to the last few weeks. Trade was active with good demand especially for cow/calf pairs and Slaughter cows and bulls.