The grass is greening up and slowing receipts down, but it sure didn’t slow down the green on the inside of the ring! The market remains incredibly strong and it’s great to see producers get ahead! 2-5 weights were sharply higher again this week, 6-8 weights were strong and steady. The packer market held steady again and bred cows had strong interest. Thank you to everyone who allowed us to market cattle for them this week, we are grateful to work for you!
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
The grass is greening up and slowing receipts down, but it sure didn’t slow down the green on the inside of the ring! The market remains incredibly strong and it’s great to see producers get ahead! 2-5 weights were sharply higher again this week, 6-8 weights were strong and steady. The packer market held steady again and bred cows had strong interest. Thank you to everyone who allowed us to market cattle for them this week, we are grateful to work for you!