heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$286.81/cwt-25.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,649/hd at 575 lb · 86 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$242.77/cwt-5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,901/hd at 783 lb · 58 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$237.00/cwt≈ $2,036/hd at 859 lb · 51 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,456
1,941
1,390
Feeder cattle
457
1,121
531
Slaughter cattle
725
616
633
Replacement cattle
274
204
226
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 4.00 higher. A nice offering today with a large run of slaughter and feeder cows. Also a small run of feeder cattle with still an active market for all weights. A few cow calf pairs also today. Sale again next Friday.
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 week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 4.00 higher. A nice offering today with a large run of slaughter and feeder cows. Also a small run of feeder cattle with still an active market for all weights. A few cow calf pairs also today. Sale again next Friday.