light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$139.75/cwt+5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 701 lb · 98 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$145.75/cwt≈ $1,143/hd at 784 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$142.85/cwt≈ $809/hd at 566 lb · 81 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,374
2,668
2,657
Feeder cattle
655
623
604
Slaughter cattle
941
947
1,188
Replacement cattle
778
1,098
865
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded sharply higher on comparable trades. Not enough feeder cattle for a market comparison. Cow/calf pairs sold sharply higher. Demand was moderate to good for all offerings. With the drought continuing in some spots of the state. Some cattlemen are making a very hard decision to sell off some of their lively hood and take there pairs to town. Many ranchers have worked for years to get these superior genetics and it is tough to sell them in minutes what took a lifetime to build. Majority of the calves had been worked, bulls castrated and spring vaccinations and tagged to match their moms. First cutting of alfalfa is underway in some areas of the state. No confirmed sales, but phone lines have been busy as livestock owners are wanting to procure baled hay.
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 week; slaughter and feeder cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded sharply higher on comparable trades. Not enough feeder cattle for a market comparison. Cow/calf pairs sold sharply higher. Demand was moderate to good for all offerings. With the drought continuing in some spots of the state. Some cattlemen are making a very hard decision to sell off some of their lively hood and take there pairs to town. Many ranchers have worked for years to get these superior genetics and it is tough to sell them in minutes what took a lifetime to build. Majority of the calves had been worked, bulls castrated and spring vaccinations and tagged to match their moms. First cutting of alfalfa is underway in some areas of the state. No confirmed sales, but phone lines have been busy as livestock owners are wanting to procure baled hay.