light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$181.24/cwt-0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 635 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$184.67/cwt+3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 579 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$206.30/cwt-2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,197/hd at 580 lb · 41 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,135
1,407
1,965
Feeder cattle
1,005
1,262
1,849
Slaughter cattle
110
120
96
Replacement cattle
20
25
20
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. The supply of feeders was light to moderate and pretty typical of a late summer run with a mixture of a few decent sized drafts, but mostly smaller drafts of odds and ends. Although conditions have gotten better over the last few weeks many of the calves are still showing signs of the dry summer and in fairly thin condition. Buyers prefer this rather than extra flesh however and most of the offering was also weaned and vaccinated as producers did their part to not leave anything on the table. Recent rains have greened the grass back up and a few farmers in the area have pulled hay equipment back out eager to add a few bales of hay to the inventory as there is still a little window of time before they will climb in the combines and start shelling corn.
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, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. The supply of feeders was light to moderate and pretty typical of a late summer run with a mixture of a few decent sized drafts, but mostly smaller drafts of odds and ends. Although conditions have gotten better over the last few weeks many of the calves are still showing signs of the dry summer and in fairly thin condition. Buyers prefer this rather than extra flesh however and most of the offering was also weaned and vaccinated as producers did their part to not leave anything on the table. Recent rains have greened the grass back up and a few farmers in the area have pulled hay equipment back out eager to add a few bales of hay to the inventory as there is still a little window of time before they will climb in the combines and start shelling corn.