heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$210.55/cwt+5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,421/hd at 675 lb · 297 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$238.77/cwt+3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,648/hd at 690 lb · 167 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$209.77/cwt+4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,659/hd at 791 lb · 138 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,577
5,655
5,298
Feeder cattle
1,345
4,572
4,354
Slaughter cattle
356
672
520
Replacement cattle
876
411
424
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week steers under 800 lbs sold unevenly steady and over 800 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Only weights of heifers with a good comparison were 600 to 800 lbs and those sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold sharply higher on the day. Bred cows with many dispersals sold also sold sharply higher throughout the sale. Right now, the game is let's get them bought, the grass will come, and this market could get crazy high this fall or even into next year. Nobody knows for sure, but the cattle market could set new record highs like it did roughly 10 years ago.
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 steers under 800 lbs sold unevenly steady and over 800 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Only weights of heifers with a good comparison were 600 to 800 lbs and those sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold sharply higher on the day. Bred cows with many dispersals sold also sold sharply higher throughout the sale. Right now, the game is let's get them bought, the grass will come, and this market could get crazy high this fall or even into next year. Nobody knows for sure, but the cattle market could set new record highs like it did roughly 10 years ago.