heavy 7-weight L 1 steers$145.89/cwt-1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 779 lb · 32 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers$144.48/cwt-20.52 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 676 lb · 19 head
light 7-weight L 1 heifers$137.00/cwt≈ $1,025/hd at 748 lb · 14 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,400
1,650
1,300
Feeder cattle
600
660
500
Slaughter cattle
800
950
800
Replacement cattle
—
40
—
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker steers or heifers and feeder heifers this week for accurate trends. Feeder steers over 700 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher. Front month feeder cattle futures finished the day with $0.95 to $1.17 gains. Feeder cattle closed $2.12 to $2.50 stronger on the board, and Nov expired at $175.85. The 11/16 CME Feeder Cattle Index was 41 cents higher to $175.39. Slaughter cows 5.00-6.00 higher. Due in part to a short sale barn schedule next week. Not enough slaughter bulls for accurate trends. Trade active with good demand. Beef bookings from the weekly Export Sales report were 13.4k MT for the week that ended 11/10. That was even with last week's sales but was half of the same week last year. Shipments were 18.2k MT for a YTD total of 825k MT - a record pace.
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 steers or heifers and feeder heifers this week for accurate trends. Feeder steers over 700 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher. Front month feeder cattle futures finished the day with $0.95 to $1.17 gains. Feeder cattle closed $2.12 to $2.50 stronger on the board, and Nov expired at $175.85. The 11/16 CME Feeder Cattle Index was 41 cents higher to $175.39. Slaughter cows 5.00-6.00 higher. Due in part to a short sale barn schedule next week. Not enough slaughter bulls for accurate trends. Trade active with good demand. Beef bookings from the weekly Export Sales report were 13.4k MT for the week that ended 11/10. That was even with last week's sales but was half of the same week last year. Shipments were 18.2k MT for a YTD total of 825k MT - a record pace.