light 6-weight M&L 2-3 heifers$133.65/cwt≈ $829/hd at 620 lb · 51 head
heavy 7-weight L 2-3 steers$134.07/cwt≈ $1,026/hd at 765 lb · 26 head
light 7-weight L 2-3 steers$145.00/cwt≈ $1,063/hd at 733 lb · 25 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,500
1,000
1,530
Feeder cattle
600
400
500
Slaughter cattle
900
600
1,030
Market comments — USDA reporter
No trends due to scheduling conflicts market not reported the last 2 weeks. Trade active with good demand. CME Feeder cattle ended with triple digit losses of $1.52 to $1.87. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 54 cents on August 16 to $179.89.Weekly Export Sales data showed 18,937 MT of beef was booked during the week that ended 8/11. That was a 2-week high and up 70% from the same week last year. China was the top buyer with 7.4k MT. USDA had weekly beef shipments at 18,970 MT for a MY total of 597k 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
No trends due to scheduling conflicts market not reported the last 2 weeks. Trade active with good demand. CME Feeder cattle ended with triple digit losses of $1.52 to $1.87. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 54 cents on August 16 to $179.89.Weekly Export Sales data showed 18,937 MT of beef was booked during the week that ended 8/11. That was a 2-week high and up 70% from the same week last year. China was the top buyer with 7.4k MT. USDA had weekly beef shipments at 18,970 MT for a MY total of 597k MT.