heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$162.00/cwt-18.90 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 577 lb · 27 head
light 9-weight L 2-3 heifers$127.00/cwt≈ $1,147/hd at 903 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$153.50/cwt-16.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 678 lb · 10 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,050
1,735
1,420
Feeder cattle
350
935
520
Slaughter cattle
700
800
900
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Most offerings today where small lots and singles. Buyer attendance was light ringside. Internet buyers where active. CME Feeder cattle prices rallied into the close and ended just off the day's highs with 32 to 55 cent gains. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $170.67 on 7/20 after another $1.75 drop. Slaughter cows uneven boner cows and bulls steady. Lean cows weak. Trade active with good demand. Weekly beef bookings were 23,800 MT according to the Export Sales report. That was 97% above the 4-week average. South Korea was the top buyer with 7.7k MT, though China also added 3.1k MT to the books. Beef exports were 19,600 MT, including 5.8k to Japan, 5.5k MT to South Korea, and 3.3k MT to China. Accumulated shipments reached 518,475 MT through 7/14.
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. Most offerings today where small lots and singles. Buyer attendance was light ringside. Internet buyers where active. CME Feeder cattle prices rallied into the close and ended just off the day's highs with 32 to 55 cent gains. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $170.67 on 7/20 after another $1.75 drop. Slaughter cows uneven boner cows and bulls steady. Lean cows weak. Trade active with good demand. Weekly beef bookings were 23,800 MT according to the Export Sales report. That was 97% above the 4-week average. South Korea was the top buyer with 7.7k MT, though China also added 3.1k MT to the books. Beef exports were 19,600 MT, including 5.8k to Japan, 5.5k MT to South Korea, and 3.3k MT to China. Accumulated shipments reached 518,475 MT through 7/14.