light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$379.75/cwt+2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,681/hd at 706 lb · 80 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers$270.00/cwt-54.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,498/hd at 925 lb · 16 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
3,013
6,185
999
Feeder cattle
169
4,871
320
Slaughter cattle
915
723
437
Replacement cattle
1,929
591
242
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week not enough calves or feeders for a comparison. Slaughter and feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and bulls sold 3.00 higher. Large supply of bred cows and pairs on hand this week as ranchers are downsizing due to the lingering drought. Per NASS, topsoil moisture 81 percent short to very short. Subsoil moisture 92 percent short to very short. Range and pasture conditions are not in real good shape coming into the spring. Also, with lack of snowpack across the state some springs livestock normally utilize are not running at this time. Days of irrigation will be limited across most of the state that will also, decrease hay and feed supplies going into the fall and winter unless some must need rain comes.
→ Feeder cattle: Compared to last week not enough calves or feeders for a comparison
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 not enough calves or feeders for a comparison. Slaughter and feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and bulls sold 3.00 higher. Large supply of bred cows and pairs on hand this week as ranchers are downsizing due to the lingering drought. Per NASS, topsoil moisture 81 percent short to very short. Subsoil moisture 92 percent short to very short. Range and pasture conditions are not in real good shape coming into the spring. Also, with lack of snowpack across the state some springs livestock normally utilize are not running at this time. Days of irrigation will be limited across most of the state that will also, decrease hay and feed supplies going into the fall and winter unless some must need rain comes.