heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 steers$121.20/cwt≈ $562/hd at 464 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers$105.00/cwt≈ $484/hd at 461 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 3-4 steers$105.00/cwt≈ $449/hd at 428 lb · 11 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,300
2,870
1,300
Feeder cattle
400
1,500
400
Slaughter cattle
900
1,250
900
Replacement cattle
—
120
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Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Thursday at the same not market, not enough feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Buyer attendance was light. Live cattle gave back some ground on Thursday. Futures were down triple digits at the close with losses of as much as $1.60. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00-8.00 lower as to many are coming to market exceeding demand. Trade active especially for guaranteed grass fed cows. Demand light to moderate. USDA’s Export Sales report showed beef bookings were 15,555 MT during the week that ended 8/26. That was up 49% from last week and 32% from the same week last year. The data showed 18,122 MT of beef was shipped, bringing the YTD total to 616,213 MT. Converted Census data showed July beef exports totaled 297.3m lbs. That was a record for July shipments, marking the 5th monthly record for the 2021 season. Brazil reported 181,605 MT of beef exports for the month of August. That was up from 163,220 MT in August of 2020.
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 not market, not enough feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Buyer attendance was light. Live cattle gave back some ground on Thursday. Futures were down triple digits at the close with losses of as much as $1.60. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00-8.00 lower as to many are coming to market exceeding demand. Trade active especially for guaranteed grass fed cows. Demand light to moderate. USDA’s Export Sales report showed beef bookings were 15,555 MT during the week that ended 8/26. That was up 49% from last week and 32% from the same week last year. The data showed 18,122 MT of beef was shipped, bringing the YTD total to 616,213 MT. Converted Census data showed July beef exports totaled 297.3m lbs. That was a record for July shipments, marking the 5th monthly record for the 2021 season. Brazil reported 181,605 MT of beef exports for the month of August. That was up from 163,220 MT in August of 2020.