light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$156.45/cwt+2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 518 lb · 171 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$134.16/cwt+5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 751 lb · 137 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers$163.46/cwt+15.69 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 474 lb · 66 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
972
2,221
911
Feeder cattle
952
2,121
844
Slaughter cattle
20
100
67
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Stocker steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers were steady on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was fairly active on good demand. Local wheat pastures benefitted from several inches of snow earlier in the week. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 3.00 lower
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: Stocker steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers were steady on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was fairly active on good demand. Local wheat pastures benefitted from several inches of snow earlier in the week. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 3.00 lower