light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$369.42/cwt+30.66 vs last sale · ≈ $3,055/hd at 827 lb · 107 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$415.87/cwt+18.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,848/hd at 685 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$418.49/cwt-9.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,395/hd at 572 lb · 33 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,738
5,611
3,709
Feeder cattle
455
4,222
2,424
Slaughter cattle
761
734
544
Replacement cattle
1,522
655
741
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week not enough feeders for a market comparison. Slaughter and feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Demand was good for calves and feeder cattle and cow/calf pairs with moderate to good demand for slaughter cattle. Bulk of the bred cows and the cow/calf pairs headed to different states where there has been some moisture and green grass. Like a broken record player repeating or skipping back to the same place on another week talking about the drought situation in the state. More than likely one would have to find an old timer in a nursing home to see if they can remember a time this dry, the dirty 30's come to the minds of some. Very limited moisture came to the SE part of the state as a snow system blew through. Ranchers have started to sell off some cow/calf pairs just hoping rain will come very soon and the rest of the herd will survive another year on the range. Plus some would be grass turn out cattle are being sold on video or through the area auction barns for the some reason.
→ Feeder cattle: Compared to last week not enough feeders for a market comparison
→ Replacement cows: Bulk of the bred cows and the cow/calf pairs headed to different states where there has been some moisture and green grass
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter and feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher
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 feeders for a market comparison. Slaughter and feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Demand was good for calves and feeder cattle and cow/calf pairs with moderate to good demand for slaughter cattle. Bulk of the bred cows and the cow/calf pairs headed to different states where there has been some moisture and green grass. Like a broken record player repeating or skipping back to the same place on another week talking about the drought situation in the state. More than likely one would have to find an old timer in a nursing home to see if they can remember a time this dry, the dirty 30's come to the minds of some. Very limited moisture came to the SE part of the state as a snow system blew through. Ranchers have started to sell off some cow/calf pairs just hoping rain will come very soon and the rest of the herd will survive another year on the range. Plus some would be grass turn out cattle are being sold on video or through the area auction barns for the some reason.