heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$170.00/cwt+7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 670 lb · 10 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
255
717
582
Feeder cattle
72
517
152
Slaughter cattle
113
145
138
Replacement cattle
70
55
292
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Tuesday on a light offering selling all classes of animals. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with offering not as attractive as past weeks. Demand moderate. Several baby calves ranging from 95-140 lbs and 150.00 to 325.00 each.
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 Tuesday on a light offering selling all classes of animals. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with offering not as attractive as past weeks. Demand moderate. Several baby calves ranging from 95-140 lbs and 150.00 to 325.00 each.