light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls$308.00/cwt≈ $1,903/hd at 618 lb · 11 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
742
458
851
Feeder cattle
114
—
134
Slaughter cattle
352
246
390
Replacement cattle
276
212
327
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to two weeks ago, on a good run of cows and bulls; slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher with mostly feeder cows return to feed or young and heiferettes going back to grass. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand good. One young calf 250 lbs brought $800.00 per head. Summer schedule; next sale will be June 25 th.
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 two weeks ago, on a good run of cows and bulls; slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher with mostly feeder cows return to feed or young and heiferettes going back to grass. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand good. One young calf 250 lbs brought $800.00 per head. Summer schedule; next sale will be June 25 th.