heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$282.41/cwt≈ $1,623/hd at 575 lb · 170 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$282.86/cwt+14.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,898/hd at 671 lb · 143 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers$257.75/cwt≈ $2,003/hd at 777 lb · 61 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,228
601
739
Feeder cattle
1,146
516
637
Slaughter cattle
82
85
102
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold with a very uneven trend as the light supply of weaned and worked cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher and anything off the cow or lacking a health history sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Typical October offering this week with the larger percentage of the offering coming to town unweaned, many with only one round of shots, creating wide price spreads. Supply moderate, demand moderate at best.
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 the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold with a very uneven trend as the light supply of weaned and worked cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher and anything off the cow or lacking a health history sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Typical October offering this week with the larger percentage of the offering coming to town unweaned, many with only one round of shots, creating wide price spreads. Supply moderate, demand moderate at best.