heavy 9-weight L 1 heifers$115.00/cwt≈ $1,122/hd at 976 lb · 10 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,310
1,000
1,500
Feeder cattle
390
490
300
Slaughter cattle
900
500
1,000
Replacement cattle
20
10
200
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Offerings this week where mostly in small bunches and singles. CME Feeder cattle futures traded $1.60 to $2.50 lower on Thursday as well. The CME Feeder Cattle Index from 2/28 was 24 cents weaker at $159.67. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher as supplies in the trade area where light this week. Trade active with very good demand. Weekly FAS data had beef export bookings at 23,761 MT from the week that ended 2/24. That was the most for a single week since 11/11/21. China contributed 4,060 MT of the total sale. USDA reported beef exports at 17,611 MT for the same week, which set the year’s total export at 117,905 MT. China has been the destination for 17,102 MT.
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, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Offerings this week where mostly in small bunches and singles. CME Feeder cattle futures traded $1.60 to $2.50 lower on Thursday as well. The CME Feeder Cattle Index from 2/28 was 24 cents weaker at $159.67. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher as supplies in the trade area where light this week. Trade active with very good demand. Weekly FAS data had beef export bookings at 23,761 MT from the week that ended 2/24. That was the most for a single week since 11/11/21. China contributed 4,060 MT of the total sale. USDA reported beef exports at 17,611 MT for the same week, which set the year’s total export at 117,905 MT. China has been the destination for 17,102 MT.