light 5-weight M&L 1 steers$520.00/cwt-30.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,626/hd at 505 lb · 15 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$410.37/cwt≈ $2,745/hd at 669 lb · 14 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$359.00/cwt-19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,635/hd at 734 lb · 13 head
Riverton, WY 7-weight heifers sold at $355/cwt, down $25 from the mid-April peak of $390. Receipts were 533 head.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
533
1,092
333
Feeder cattle
111
622
82
Slaughter cattle
106
154
105
Replacement cattle
316
316
146
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last Tuesday sale offering all class's of animals; Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00-7.00 higher with bred cows along with cow/calf pairs unevenly steady with small packages offered. Feeder cows accounted for majority of sale with good demand and good buyer activity. Couple baby calve ranging from $1000.00 to $1200.00 apiece. Starting summer schedule next week - next sale will be june 19 th.
→ Replacement cows: slaughter bulls 1.00-7.00 higher with bred cows along with cow/calf pairs unevenly steady with small packages offered
→ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls 1.00-7.00 higher with bred cows along with cow/calf pairs unevenly steady with small packages offered
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 sale offering all class's of animals; Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00-7.00 higher with bred cows along with cow/calf pairs unevenly steady with small packages offered. Feeder cows accounted for majority of sale with good demand and good buyer activity. Couple baby calve ranging from $1000.00 to $1200.00 apiece. Starting summer schedule next week - next sale will be june 19 th.