light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$136.00/cwt+6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 940 lb · 142 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$152.75/cwt-1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 715 lb · 103 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers$187.50/cwt+13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 384 lb · 76 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,172
1,091
1,695
Feeder cattle
1,072
1,001
1,672
Slaughter cattle
64
75
20
Replacement cattle
36
15
3
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Calves sold with a higher undertone on good demand. Most of the trading area received over an inch of rain to benefit local summer pastures that are suffering from the drought. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.
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: Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Calves sold with a higher undertone on good demand. Most of the trading area received over an inch of rain to benefit local summer pastures that are suffering from the drought. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.