light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$228.57/cwt+3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,879/hd at 822 lb · 246 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$225.59/cwt+3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,962/hd at 870 lb · 235 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$237.40/cwt+1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,825/hd at 769 lb · 102 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,738
5,986
5,321
Feeder cattle
1,913
4,925
3,904
Slaughter cattle
626
1,037
1,325
Replacement cattle
199
24
92
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand was moderate to good. Dry conditions prevail across the state with few fires, but many producers are not concerned about it right now. Abundance amount of hay and other forages sitting along the roadside and farmer/feeders are piling up large piles of silage for backgrounding calves or feeding their herds. If dryness continues throughout the year and into next there could be liquidations of some mother cows or ewes as pastures will not have regrowth.
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 sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand was moderate to good. Dry conditions prevail across the state with few fires, but many producers are not concerned about it right now. Abundance amount of hay and other forages sitting along the roadside and farmer/feeders are piling up large piles of silage for backgrounding calves or feeding their herds. If dryness continues throughout the year and into next there could be liquidations of some mother cows or ewes as pastures will not have regrowth.