heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers$160.75/cwt-2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,583/hd at 985 lb · 411 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$170.07/cwt-12.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,395/hd at 820 lb · 206 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$170.59/cwt-6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,513/hd at 887 lb · 196 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,675
2,583
1,317
Feeder cattle
1,488
2,300
1,117
Slaughter cattle
187
276
200
Replacement cattle
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7
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Market comments — USDA reporter
Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday June 30 for harvest break.
Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Not enough steers 500 lb to 700 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher on a very light test. Not enough heifers 500 lb to 700 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. One high yielding cow sold for 100. Slaughter bulls sold 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
Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday June 30 for harvest break. Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Not enough steers 500 lb to 700 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher on a very light test. Not enough heifers 500 lb to 700 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. One high yielding cow sold for 100. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.