heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$191.33/cwt≈ $1,299/hd at 679 lb · 150 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$214.99/cwt-7.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 585 lb · 144 head
light 7-weight L 1 steers$202.10/cwt≈ $1,451/hd at 718 lb · 117 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,938
1,530
1,500
Feeder cattle
1,998
430
400
Slaughter cattle
900
1,100
1,100
Replacement cattle
40
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Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady. Buyer attendance was good. CME Feeder cattle closed the session with triple digit gains of as much as $1.90. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $189.39 on 3/14, down 12 cents from the day prior. Slaughter cows steady to weak. Not enough slaughter bulls for accurate trends. Trade active with very good demand. USDA's weekly Export Sales report had 17,739 MT of beef sales for the week that ended 3/9. That was a 4-wk high, but still 10% below the same week last year. South Korea was the top buyer for the week. South Korea was also the top destination for the 15.9k MT shipped through the week. Accumulated beef exports were 153,557 MT as of 3/9, a 2.3% lead over last year's 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, stocker and feeder cattle steady. Buyer attendance was good. CME Feeder cattle closed the session with triple digit gains of as much as $1.90. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $189.39 on 3/14, down 12 cents from the day prior. Slaughter cows steady to weak. Not enough slaughter bulls for accurate trends. Trade active with very good demand. USDA's weekly Export Sales report had 17,739 MT of beef sales for the week that ended 3/9. That was a 4-wk high, but still 10% below the same week last year. South Korea was the top buyer for the week. South Korea was also the top destination for the 15.9k MT shipped through the week. Accumulated beef exports were 153,557 MT as of 3/9, a 2.3% lead over last year's record pace.