light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$234.78/cwt+7.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,960/hd at 835 lb · 333 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers$256.71/cwt+7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,000/hd at 779 lb · 282 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$230.59/cwt+6.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,029/hd at 880 lb · 250 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
5,059
3,941
5,789
Feeder cattle
3,955
3,309
5,062
Slaughter cattle
822
580
670
Replacement cattle
282
52
57
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week bawling steers calves sold unevenly steady. Yearling weight steers from 600 to 800 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Over 800 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Bawling heifer calves and yearling heifers sold 10.00 higher. Most slaughter cows sold steady except breaker cows sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good for calves and feeders. Buyers prefer to purchase calves with precondition shots especially calves that have had a respiratory booster before shipment.
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 bawling steers calves sold unevenly steady. Yearling weight steers from 600 to 800 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Over 800 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Bawling heifer calves and yearling heifers sold 10.00 higher. Most slaughter cows sold steady except breaker cows sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good for calves and feeders. Buyers prefer to purchase calves with precondition shots especially calves that have had a respiratory booster before shipment.