heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$295.00/cwt≈ $1,631/hd at 553 lb · 14 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
157
317
246
Feeder cattle
42
85
66
Slaughter cattle
115
232
180
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week slaughter steers were unevenly steady with slaughter heifers 1.00 lower on a lower test today on steers and heifers but good buyer interest. No Holstein slaughters this week. Cows were 5.00 to 12.00 higher and bulls significantly higher with good buyer interest and a light offering today. A lower offering of feeders today and feeder steers steady with feeder heifers trending lower and feeder bulls significantly lower with a lighter offering of feeders this week.
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 slaughter steers were unevenly steady with slaughter heifers 1.00 lower on a lower test today on steers and heifers but good buyer interest. No Holstein slaughters this week. Cows were 5.00 to 12.00 higher and bulls significantly higher with good buyer interest and a light offering today. A lower offering of feeders today and feeder steers steady with feeder heifers trending lower and feeder bulls significantly lower with a lighter offering of feeders this week.