light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$467.40/cwt+4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,881/hd at 616 lb · 464 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$471.67/cwt-14.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,509/hd at 532 lb · 334 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$505.67/cwt+25.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,877/hd at 569 lb · 302 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
5,284
4,804
3,973
Feeder cattle
3,987
3,787
3,316
Slaughter cattle
737
495
411
Replacement cattle
560
522
246
Market comments — USDA reporter
For the week steers and heifers sold unevenly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Demand was moderate to good. Continued hot, windy and dry weather pattern across the state. Some calves that were slated to go to summer grass are making their way to the auction this week. Early talks, some irrigation districts have declared water days will be very limited this summer due to the lack of snow pack (runoff) unless some rains start to come. Bulk of the crops raised in the state depend on the snowpack, runoff into water reservoirs for irrigation needs.
→ Feeder heifers: For the week steers and heifers sold unevenly steady to 5.00 higher
→ Feeder steers: For the week steers and heifers sold unevenly steady to 5.00 higher
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and 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
For the week steers and heifers sold unevenly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Demand was moderate to good. Continued hot, windy and dry weather pattern across the state. Some calves that were slated to go to summer grass are making their way to the auction this week. Early talks, some irrigation districts have declared water days will be very limited this summer due to the lack of snow pack (runoff) unless some rains start to come. Bulk of the crops raised in the state depend on the snowpack, runoff into water reservoirs for irrigation needs.