light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$238.08/cwt≈ $1,969/hd at 827 lb · 182 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$242.94/cwt-6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,139/hd at 881 lb · 113 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$227.05/cwt+1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,959/hd at 863 lb · 111 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,066
2,634
2,432
Feeder cattle
958
2,516
1,679
Slaughter cattle
92
118
725
Replacement cattle
16
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28
Market comments — USDA reporter
Pratt Livestock will have a special calf sale next Thursday October 12
Compared to last week, not enough steers 500 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Not enough heifer calves 500 lb to 700 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good on feeder heifers, moderate on all other classes of cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.
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 have a special calf sale next Thursday October 12 Compared to last week, not enough steers 500 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Not enough heifer calves 500 lb to 700 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good on feeder heifers, moderate on all other classes of cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.