heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$117.44/cwt-23.21 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 692 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$129.01/cwt-6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 612 lb · 20 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers$133.85/cwt≈ $887/hd at 663 lb · 19 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,300
1,900
2,400
Feeder cattle
500
600
1,200
Slaughter cattle
800
1,300
1,200
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Thursday at the same market, stocker and feeder cattle 4.00-5.00 lower in a light test. Quality not as attractive as last week as most supplies are cutbacks from Tuesday night Special Carlot feeder cattle sale. Buyer attendance was light. Feeder cattle also gained on Thursday, with $2.35 to $2.45 gains. November rolled off the board at $155.92. The 11/17 CME Feeder Cattle Index was 2 cents weaker to $155.46. Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 8.00 higher. Flood and road closures in Canada are making supplies hard to get delivered. Trade active with good demand.Weekly Export Sales data showed beef booking for the week that ended 11/11 totaled 25,463 MT. That was the most since the week of May 20, led by a new all time record 13,751 MT sold to China. Their prior record booking was 9,205 MT in May. China’s beef commitments for 2021 were at 176,522 MT, or 17.6% of the total. Of the 1.022 MMT total commitments, 805,604 MT have been shipped, which is the most ever through 1/11 and less than 50k MT behind 2020’s full year total.
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, stocker and feeder cattle 4.00-5.00 lower in a light test. Quality not as attractive as last week as most supplies are cutbacks from Tuesday night Special Carlot feeder cattle sale. Buyer attendance was light. Feeder cattle also gained on Thursday, with $2.35 to $2.45 gains. November rolled off the board at $155.92. The 11/17 CME Feeder Cattle Index was 2 cents weaker to $155.46. Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 8.00 higher. Flood and road closures in Canada are making supplies hard to get delivered. Trade active with good demand.Weekly Export Sales data showed beef booking for the week that ended 11/11 totaled 25,463 MT. That was the most since the week of May 20, led by a new all time record 13,751 MT sold to China. Their prior record booking was 9,205 MT in May. China’s beef commitments for 2021 were at 176,522 MT, or 17.6% of the total. Of the 1.022 MMT total commitments, 805,604 MT have been shipped, which is the most ever through 1/11 and less than 50k MT behind 2020’s full year total.