light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$234.00/cwt≈ $2,204/hd at 942 lb · 228 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers$233.00/cwt+6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,214/hd at 950 lb · 151 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$263.00/cwt+14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,030/hd at 772 lb · 150 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,503
1,023
847
Feeder cattle
1,478
988
827
Slaughter cattle
25
30
20
Replacement cattle
—
5
—
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Demand was good. Offering included several loads of yearlings coming off of dried out pastures. Slaughter cows were 5.00 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: Not enough comparable sales of feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Demand was good. Offering included several loads of yearlings coming off of dried out pastures. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower.