light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$137.95/cwt+1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 839 lb · 105 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$142.25/cwt+2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 757 lb · 65 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers$130.00/cwt-0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 954 lb · 30 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
328
1,119
2,866
Feeder cattle
263
1,005
2,607
Slaughter cattle
61
109
225
Replacement cattle
4
5
34
Market comments — USDA reporter
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Very light numbers due to the weather. A higher trend was noted on feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb with only 200 head selling. No feeder heifers were available. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.
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
*** CLOSE *** Very light numbers due to the weather. A higher trend was noted on feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb with only 200 head selling. No feeder heifers were available. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.