light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$180.08/cwt+22.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,496/hd at 831 lb · 137 head
heavy 8-weight L 1 steers$176.11/cwt≈ $1,543/hd at 876 lb · 116 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$179.65/cwt+17.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 641 lb · 113 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,063
1,202
2,393
Feeder cattle
1,773
960
2,195
Slaughter cattle
240
162
158
Replacement cattle
50
80
40
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last weeks light test, more quality groups of weaned calves were offered this week and those under 500 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone while the mid-weight steers from 500-700 lbs traded steady to 5.00 higher and the loads of yearling steers offered have had no recent comparable sales for a trend. Heifer calves sold steady and the loads of yearlings sold mostly 5.00 higher. Demand was good for the yearlings and higher quality weaned calves, but those short weaned or that didn't quite match in quality found lighter demand. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower, bulls steady.
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 weeks light test, more quality groups of weaned calves were offered this week and those under 500 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone while the mid-weight steers from 500-700 lbs traded steady to 5.00 higher and the loads of yearling steers offered have had no recent comparable sales for a trend. Heifer calves sold steady and the loads of yearlings sold mostly 5.00 higher. Demand was good for the yearlings and higher quality weaned calves, but those short weaned or that didn't quite match in quality found lighter demand. Supply was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower, bulls steady.