light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$373.59/cwt-23.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,690/hd at 720 lb · 1,393 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$415.16/cwt≈ $3,047/hd at 734 lb · 708 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$456.57/cwt≈ $3,085/hd at 676 lb · 603 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
8,368
2,738
3,578
Feeder cattle
6,713
455
2,816
Slaughter cattle
852
761
587
Replacement cattle
803
1,522
175
Market comments — USDA reporter
Not enough feeder cattle from last week for a market comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and bull sold 1.00 higher. Demand was mostly good throughout the week. Bulk of the calves and feeder cattle sold at area auctions were grown through the winter to be turned out on summer range. However, the impeding drought has changed the minds of cattlemen and those ranchers are selling now since the pastures are still very brown. Per NASS, 70 percent of the range or pasture conditions is at poor to very poor. Same week a year ago range conditions was at 42 percent poor to very poor.
→ Feeder cattle: Not enough feeder cattle from last week for a market comparison
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and bull sold 1.00 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
Not enough feeder cattle from last week for a market comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and bull sold 1.00 higher. Demand was mostly good throughout the week. Bulk of the calves and feeder cattle sold at area auctions were grown through the winter to be turned out on summer range. However, the impeding drought has changed the minds of cattlemen and those ranchers are selling now since the pastures are still very brown. Per NASS, 70 percent of the range or pasture conditions is at poor to very poor. Same week a year ago range conditions was at 42 percent poor to very poor.