heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$196.59/cwt+2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 559 lb · 19 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$157.82/cwt-26.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 680 lb · 15 head
light 7-weight L 1 heifers$156.00/cwt-14.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,147/hd at 735 lb · 11 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,730
2,000
1,700
Feeder cattle
230
1,000
600
Slaughter cattle
1,500
1,000
1,100
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle offered this week for accurate trends. CME Feeders stayed in the black during the afternoon pullback, going home UNCH to 37 cents higher on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index from 2/08 was $182.53, up by 24. Slaughter cows steady. Not enough Slaughter bulls for accurate trends. Trade active with good demand. Weekly Export Sales data showed 16,412 MT of beef bookings from the week that ended 2/02. That was down from 2 weeks of +25k MT sold, and was 15% below the sales from the same week last year. USDA had 15,580 MT shipped during the week, leaving the accumulated export 9.6% ahead of last year's record at 75,078 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 offered this week for accurate trends. CME Feeders stayed in the black during the afternoon pullback, going home UNCH to 37 cents higher on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index from 2/08 was $182.53, up by 24. Slaughter cows steady. Not enough Slaughter bulls for accurate trends. Trade active with good demand. Weekly Export Sales data showed 16,412 MT of beef bookings from the week that ended 2/02. That was down from 2 weeks of +25k MT sold, and was 15% below the sales from the same week last year. USDA had 15,580 MT shipped during the week, leaving the accumulated export 9.6% ahead of last year's record at 75,078 MT.