Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Weekly Livestock Auction Summary, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

9,116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.61/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 521 lb · 312 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.80/cwt +8.24 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 566 lb · 296 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.54/cwt +4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 521 lb · 276 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,116	9,867	9,098
Feeder cattle	7,785	8,510	8,648
Slaughter cattle	1,005	1,010	386
Replacement cattle	326	347	64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to close two weeks ago: Feeder and Stocker cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 thin fleshed	250	10	219.00	$219.00	$548	—
280–295	292	5	162.50–175.00	$171.09	$500	+1.98
310–345	330	33	160.00–215.00	$187.64	$619	+8.25
305–344 thin fleshed	339	17	207.50–210.00	$207.76	$704	+27.76
350–398	381	102	143.00–203.00	$173.65	$662	+4.51
388 value added	388	2	180.00	$180.00	$698	—
410 thin fleshed	410	11	190.00	$190.00	$779	+14.58
400–449	423	200	144.00–191.00	$171.27	$724	+7.69
406–442 value added	429	18	160.00–168.00	$164.40	$705	+0.06
450–499 value added	472	33	160.00–175.00	$165.78	$782	+6.78
450–497	473	202	139.00–180.00	$162.22	$767	+3.39
485 thin fleshed	485	12	172.00	$172.00	$834	-7.23
500–545	517	204	137.00–170.00	$155.64	$805	+5.92
500–542 value added	517	38	151.00–166.00	$161.72	$836	-0.72
548	548	34	148.00	$148.00	$811	-1.72
553–595 value added	556	102	133.00–160.50	$158.69	$882	+17.07
550–598	571	192	130.00–157.00	$143.79	$821	+3.15
590–595	593	2	125.00	$125.00	$741	-15.64
600–645	616	122	121.00–146.00	$136.45	$841	-1.10
600–643 value added	619	37	132.50–146.00	$136.96	$848	-7.04
602–640 unweaned	632	15	130.00–137.00	$135.67	$857	+4.89
653 unweaned	653	15	130.00	$130.00	$849	+2.00
651–686 value added	667	19	130.00–135.00	$131.53	$877	-5.47
650–695	668	56	121.00–139.00	$130.46	$871	+3.94
670	670	1	120.00	$120.00	$804	-6.52
705 value added	705	2	132.00	$132.00	$931	—
710–745 unweaned	711	57	121.00–132.50	$132.29	$941	+9.26
710–715	713	2	112.00–120.00	$116.01	$827	-14.34
700–745	723	26	118.00–135.00	$126.21	$912	-4.14
750–795	766	58	110.00–138.50	$134.48	$1,030	+14.48
775	775	2	126.00	$126.00	$976	+6.00
800–835	814	21	105.00–138.00	$122.40	$996	-4.04
808–816	814	10	118.00–120.00	$119.60	$974	-6.84
860	860	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,101	+4.00
903	903	2	106.00	$106.00	$957	-16.51
1020	1020	2	100.00–103.00	$101.50	$1,035	-8.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	3	140.00–167.50	$156.08	$426	+6.13
275 thin fleshed	275	1	160.00	$160.00	$440	—
300–345	325	21	140.00–183.00	$160.56	$522	+4.92
355–385 thin fleshed	363	4	156.00–172.50	$168.12	$610	+12.12
350–395	370	32	127.50–170.00	$147.89	$547	+0.03
400–447	428	60	120.00–157.00	$140.87	$603	-1.80
445 thin fleshed	445	1	148.00	$148.00	$659	+8.00
450–498	471	62	120.00–161.00	$140.90	$664	+4.24
500–547	525	28	125.00–157.00	$136.32	$716	+4.88
535	535	1	110.00	$110.00	$588	-21.44
550–595	580	35	118.00–140.00	$128.32	$744	+0.30
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	-28.02
605 unweaned	605	9	122.00	$122.00	$738	—
600–645	617	23	100.00–133.00	$119.48	$737	-6.55
650–695	669	19	90.00–130.00	$116.92	$782	-6.59
690 unweaned	690	2	118.00	$118.00	$814	+1.00
710–740	727	10	118.00–125.00	$122.81	$893	+4.77
760–790	773	3	100.00–127.00	$115.31	$891	-3.70
810	810	1	113.00	$113.00	$915	-7.00
900	900	1	100.00	$100.00	$900	—
950–985	968	2	70.00–100.00	$85.27	$825	-4.73

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–317 value added	313	9	167.50–170.00	$169.47	$530	—
348	348	6	181.00	$181.00	$630	+4.32
386 value added	386	8	170.00	$170.00	$656	-19.00
411 value added	411	7	181.00	$181.00	$744	—
444	444	4	131.00	$131.00	$582	-32.57
453–491	473	80	135.00–170.00	$157.04	$743	-1.97
480–498 value added	484	30	155.00–167.00	$164.53	$796	—
512–547	531	87	141.00–164.00	$149.92	$796	+1.59
538 value added	538	13	154.00	$154.00	$829	-3.00
572–594	587	42	136.00–146.00	$138.43	$813	-0.06
652	652	3	128.00	$128.00	$835	-4.24
659 unweaned	659	17	129.00	$129.00	$850	-1.00
791	791	6	125.00	$125.00	$989	+0.76
1137	1137	5	96.50	$96.50	$1,097	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	325	3	112.50–130.00	$124.53	$405	+9.75
360–395	372	7	100.00–135.00	$121.88	$453	+2.34
400–440	418	10	100.00–131.00	$116.97	$489	-15.81
450–495	476	11	110.00–123.00	$116.09	$553	+1.88
485 value added	485	3	137.00	$137.00	$664	—
505–535	519	6	104.00–125.00	$115.55	$600	—
550–585	566	9	108.00–119.00	$111.53	$631	+24.03
615–627	626	10	70.00–103.00	$99.76	$624	—
650	650	1	85.00	$85.00	$552	—
705	705	1	70.00	$70.00	$494	-25.03

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	79.00	$79.00	$245	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	140.00	$140.00	$343	—
245–249 thin fleshed	248	6	165.00–167.50	$167.09	$414	—
275–290	287	6	130.00–150.00	$140.62	$404	-5.38
300–348	324	79	130.00–170.00	$149.90	$486	-0.23
352 thin fleshed	352	14	165.00	$165.00	$581	-2.69
350–397	376	139	125.00–172.00	$153.41	$577	+7.72
380–395 value added	392	6	147.00–154.00	$152.35	$597	—
413 thin fleshed	413	23	162.00	$162.00	$669	+5.64
400–433 value added	421	18	138.00–156.00	$146.04	$615	-13.40
400–448	424	195	124.00–161.00	$145.92	$619	+4.90
440	440	1	128.00	$128.00	$563	-13.02
450–495	474	200	120.00–149.00	$136.68	$648	+2.95
450–496 value added	476	41	136.00–144.00	$139.75	$665	-0.19
500–524 value added	514	18	133.00–139.00	$135.12	$695	+2.54
500–548	521	293	115.00–145.00	$131.46	$685	+3.69
530	530	1	112.00	$112.00	$594	-6.57
550–595	574	145	113.00–137.00	$123.26	$708	-2.24
565–590	578	2	106.00–115.00	$110.40	$638	-15.10
572–592 value added	587	23	122.00–136.00	$127.93	$751	-2.97
610–645 unweaned	619	76	115.00–124.00	$122.91	$761	+9.14
620 fancy	620	1	127.00	$127.00	$787	—
600–648	624	82	112.00–128.00	$120.43	$751	-0.22
630	630	1	110.00	$110.00	$693	-10.65
638 value added	638	3	124.00	$124.00	$791	-6.00
639	639	8	137.00	$137.00	$875	+22.24
640	640	1	101.00	$101.00	$646	-13.76
650–690	663	36	107.00–127.00	$120.92	$802	-8.58
670 unweaned	670	1	116.00	$116.00	$777	+3.00
673	673	2	110.00	$110.00	$740	-7.98
677–695 value added	684	9	119.00–121.50	$120.83	$826	+4.32
701	701	4	136.00	$136.00	$953	+26.24
700–743	717	31	95.00–122.00	$112.13	$804	+2.37
705–721 value added	718	5	118.00–122.50	$118.88	$854	—
721–741	724	82	125.00–133.50	$132.33	$958	+22.57
750 value added	750	1	119.00	$119.00	$892	—
774 unweaned	774	15	105.00	$105.00	$813	—
770–798	785	15	104.00–120.00	$110.08	$864	+1.66
808–843	827	8	105.00–110.00	$108.90	$901	+5.79
830–835	834	4	117.00–120.00	$117.75	$982	+14.64
850	850	1	95.00	$95.00	$808	-0.33
875–885	880	2	102.00–105.00	$103.51	$911	+8.18
923	923	2	100.00	$100.00	$923	—
925	925	4	105.00–110.00	$108.75	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
268–270 thin fleshed	269	3	142.50–155.00	$150.81	$406	+15.81
289	289	7	132.00	$132.00	$381	+9.42
300–345	328	49	110.00–150.00	$130.38	$428	-0.31
365–370 thin fleshed	368	2	120.00–141.00	$130.43	$480	—
350–395	377	48	110.00–140.00	$128.71	$485	+18.71
400–445 thin fleshed	411	8	110.00–134.00	$123.02	$506	-1.98
400–445	421	75	110.00–142.00	$127.79	$538	+1.02
455 value added	455	1	126.00	$126.00	$573	—
470 thin fleshed	470	1	131.99	$131.99	$620	—
450–495	476	52	105.00–137.00	$122.27	$582	-1.29
515 thin fleshed	515	6	133.00	$133.00	$685	+7.00
500–548	525	63	100.00–131.00	$119.81	$629	-0.28
539	539	7	110.00	$110.00	$593	-10.09
550–598	577	48	100.00–135.00	$115.38	$666	-1.14
555–582 thin fleshed	578	7	118.00–123.00	$122.31	$707	—
605	605	6	120.00	$120.00	$726	+9.92
600–640	615	21	100.00–119.00	$111.88	$688	+1.80
615 unweaned	615	1	100.00	$100.00	$615	—
645	645	1	86.00	$86.00	$555	-4.00
650–695	674	13	100.00–115.00	$110.19	$743	+4.27
700–710	704	5	104.00–110.00	$105.99	$746	-1.08
755–790	784	10	85.00–108.00	$93.47	$733	-16.53
820	820	1	110.00	$110.00	$902	+19.25
870	870	1	90.00	$90.00	$783	-4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350 value added	350	3	150.00	$150.00	$525	—
392	392	5	135.00	$135.00	$529	-12.15
415–448	436	20	135.00–141.00	$136.43	$595	—
444 thin fleshed	444	9	145.00	$145.00	$644	—
462–480	466	30	126.00–143.00	$136.60	$637	+3.14
508–539	524	20	132.00–139.00	$135.23	$709	+7.73
534 thin fleshed	534	16	142.00	$142.00	$758	—
557–592	572	22	119.00–125.00	$123.52	$707	-2.21
623–640	627	17	118.00–120.00	$119.52	$749	-0.17
660	660	4	115.00	$115.00	$759	—
680 unweaned	680	10	115.00	$115.00	$782	—
703	703	10	116.00	$116.00	$815	—
772	772	16	109.00	$109.00	$841	—
836	836	7	101.00	$101.00	$844	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	5	100.00–121.00	$110.63	$362	+2.25
350–395	381	9	110.00–121.00	$117.09	$446	+6.64
405–445	430	17	90.00–122.00	$108.83	$468	-2.99
450–495	475	14	83.00–118.00	$107.93	$513	+0.80
500–545	530	10	81.00–114.00	$95.22	$505	-0.55
570–585	577	3	100.00–118.00	$105.93	$611	+11.79
635	635	1	65.00	$65.00	$413	-32.84
650–675	663	2	75.00–100.00	$87.26	$579	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	50.00	$50.00	$162	—
520	520	1	37.00	$37.00	$192	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	165.00	$165.00	$462	—
305–341	335	21	142.00–194.00	$179.86	$603	+4.96
350–395	371	20	141.00–186.00	$163.43	$606	-2.89
400 thin fleshed	400	1	180.00	$180.00	$720	—
400–449	436	59	135.00–181.00	$161.65	$705	+1.29
450–495	472	74	132.00–172.00	$155.36	$733	+7.70
500–547	523	75	124.00–156.00	$144.13	$754	+6.51
550–595	570	62	119.00–142.00	$133.64	$762	+4.52
615	615	2	106.00–121.00	$113.50	$698	-8.97
600–645	620	65	114.00–136.00	$125.78	$780	+3.31
650–695	666	60	110.00–128.00	$121.16	$807	+2.27
655–680	672	3	102.00–110.00	$107.40	$722	-11.49
710–740	725	6	100.00–118.00	$107.66	$781	-8.28
760–768	765	3	104.00–112.00	$106.65	$816	-7.67
870–875	873	2	87.00–96.00	$91.51	$799	-8.32
915	915	1	92.00	$92.00	$842	-0.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	147.00	$147.00	$426	+8.14
300–343	327	7	132.00–169.00	$154.78	$506	+9.40
335 thin fleshed	335	1	140.00	$140.00	$469	—
350–395	374	25	120.00–160.00	$142.48	$533	-1.73
413–443	429	16	120.00–161.00	$148.36	$636	-0.38
460 thin fleshed	460	2	140.00	$140.00	$644	—
455–495	480	22	110.00–143.00	$130.80	$628	-7.82
500–545	513	18	120.00–140.00	$128.97	$662	+9.97
550–590	568	15	105.00–125.00	$116.11	$660	-4.85
610–620	615	5	105.00–119.00	$112.84	$694	+3.20
650–695	672	8	70.00–116.00	$106.07	$713	-9.49
745	745	1	105.00	$105.00	$782	-1.04
750–755	753	2	107.00–111.00	$109.01	$821	-1.49
820	820	4	102.00	$102.00	$836	+11.09
865–875	870	2	82.00–94.00	$88.03	$766	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	110.00	$110.00	$377	—
385–395	390	2	120.00–121.00	$120.51	$470	-8.41
400–445	427	10	118.00–142.00	$130.79	$558	+9.43
458–480	465	3	121.00–128.00	$125.59	$584	+2.19
510–535	518	3	108.00–120.00	$115.72	$599	+10.31
570–595	581	4	90.00–111.00	$104.96	$610	+14.46
645	645	1	105.00	$105.00	$677	+23.65
740	740	1	95.00	$95.00	$703	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	5	135.00	$135.00	$702	-2.00
781	781	7	108.00	$108.00	$843	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–805	750	80-85%	3	35.00–36.00	$35.31	$265	—
690–815	753	80-85%	2	30.50–37.00	$34.02	$256	—
950–1010	989	80-85%	4	30.00–39.00	$33.74	$334	—
895–1250	1063	80-85%	31	29.00–41.00	$36.43	$387	—
870–1485	1200	80-85%	118	39.00–52.00	$44.74	$537	—
990–1545	1227	80-85%	17	48.00–63.00	$53.16	$652	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	85-90%	1	42.50	$42.50	$295	—
785–875	824	85-90%	4	29.00–35.00	$31.23	$257	-11.77
890	890	85-90%	1	22.00	$22.00	$196	—
890–1125	982	85-90%	11	20.00–35.00	$27.99	$275	-5.30
775–1235	1008	85-90%	42	21.00–44.00	$34.11	$344	—
845–1370	1071	85-90%	38	33.00–46.00	$41.25	$442	-8.41
1030–1285	1173	85-90%	5	47.00–54.00	$49.66	$583	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1370	1308	75-80%	2	41.00–43.00	$42.05	$550	-9.47
1170–1630	1366	75-80%	17	41.00–51.00	$46.06	$629	—
1245–1770	1503	75-80%	24	47.00–65.00	$54.92	$825	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2030	1326	27	48.00–66.50	$58.68	$778	—
1265–2245	1592	27	62.50–82.00	$71.84	$1,144	-2.12
1535–2125	1800	17	73.50–83.50	$78.47	$1,412	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–845	752	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	76.00–110.00	$92.64	$697
660–1175	924	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	43.00–77.00	$53.55	$495
870–1180	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	25.00–49.00	$39.89	$399
1000–1170	1072	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	50.50–56.00	$53.02	$568

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–1105	832	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	500.00–785.00	$656.01
915	915	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
850–1110	948	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	700.00–925.00	$810.22
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
1015–1235	1092	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	525.00–850.00	$673.85
740–1485	1099	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	350.00–975.00	$796.61
1060–1310	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	450.00–710.00	$646.18
900–1575	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	675.00–1,075.00	$930.45
955–1430	1231	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	675.00–800.00	$738.66
1105–1385	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,075.00	$991.57
940–1655	1268	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	600.00–1,000.00	$885.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–995	867	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	40.00–71.00	$56.60	$491
860–1235	1018	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	42.00–53.50	$49.25	$501
955–1120	1044	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	41.50–46.00	$43.28	$452
730–1330	1052	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	38.50–56.00	$50.79	$534
960–1375	1147	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	37.00–60.00	$48.37	$555
1090–1365	1228	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	58.00–62.00	$59.78	$734
1005–1565	1231	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	53.00–60.00	$56.04	$690
1035–1490	1231	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	40.00–59.00	$51.96	$640
1030–1375	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	47.50–61.00	$57.32	$710

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–755	748	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–690.00	$669.80
890–1055	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	780.00–1,010.00	$904.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815	815	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	62.00	$62.00	$505

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895–955	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–925.00	$860.47	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
1035–1075	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,118.36	—
1145–1250	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–1,135.00	$986.80	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1225	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—
1150–1455	1342	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	850.00–1,000.00	$939.07	—
1510	1510	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

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.