heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$361.40/cwt-6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $3,202/hd at 886 lb · 307 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers$365.21/cwt-21.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,272/hd at 622 lb · 13 head
Unionville, MO 8-weight steers brought $361/cwt, $10/cwt above the MO average ($351) and the highest of the 5 yards reporting the class. The class is down $13/cwt from its late-April peak of $362.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
698
1,547
0
Feeder cattle
543
1,452
0
Slaughter cattle
155
95
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers, including the yearling load lots, traded 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows weak to 5.00 lower. A handful of pot loads of yearling steers made up the bulk of the offering with the most of rest of the feeder offering moving through in very small packages and single head lots. Supply light to moderate, demand moderate.
→ Feeder heifers: steers and heifers
→ Feeder steers: steers and heifers
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows weak to 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 the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers, including the yearling load lots, traded 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows weak to 5.00 lower. A handful of pot loads of yearling steers made up the bulk of the offering with the most of rest of the feeder offering moving through in very small packages and single head lots. Supply light to moderate, demand moderate.