Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

15,498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.17/cwt -4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 521 lb · 365 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.83/cwt -4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 470 lb · 343 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.55/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 620 lb · 336 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	15,498	9,116	12,143
Feeder cattle	13,625	7,785	11,150
Slaughter cattle	1,372	1,005	773
Replacement cattle	501	326	220

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate to good for all classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	272	3	179.00–181.00	$180.01	$490	+8.92
305–310 value added	308	2	180.00–181.00	$180.50	$556	—
300–348	329	77	147.50–199.00	$179.65	$591	-7.99
354–390 value added	372	34	164.00–186.00	$173.76	$646	-6.24
350–398	376	131	144.00–199.00	$171.09	$643	-2.56
400–448	427	176	140.00–188.00	$167.83	$717	-3.44
402–445 value added	428	67	160.00–177.00	$167.08	$715	+2.68
450–498	472	229	140.00–178.00	$157.18	$742	-5.04
452–498 value added	479	89	155.50–178.00	$162.27	$777	-3.51
500–549	522	193	132.00–171.00	$152.15	$794	-3.49
502–545 value added	529	133	144.50–163.00	$153.42	$812	-8.30
550–598	567	170	130.00–155.00	$142.07	$806	-1.72
550–595 value added	576	117	140.00–156.00	$147.60	$850	-11.09
602–643 unweaned	615	74	132.00–138.50	$136.37	$839	+0.70
600–645 value added	620	148	133.00–147.00	$141.70	$879	+4.74
600–646	624	113	125.00–142.50	$136.09	$849	-0.36
630	630	1	110.00	$110.00	$693	-26.45
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	-10.46
658–670 unweaned	667	18	129.00–130.00	$129.22	$862	-0.78
650–695 value added	672	42	130.00–137.00	$131.85	$886	+0.32
650–695	674	130	120.00–144.00	$132.27	$891	+12.27
710–715	713	2	115.00–118.00	$116.51	$831	+0.50
700–740	723	45	117.00–135.00	$125.97	$911	-0.24
700–745 value added	726	86	124.00–137.00	$132.66	$963	+0.66
750–785	764	17	115.00–129.50	$125.38	$958	-9.10
750–799 value added	770	24	120.00–132.50	$127.35	$981	—
802 unweaned	802	2	120.00	$120.00	$962	—
800–840	811	10	110.00–134.00	$123.90	$1,005	+1.50
810–840 value added	811	69	119.00–130.00	$124.99	$1,014	—
850–895 value added	863	6	115.00–121.00	$117.49	$1,014	—
855–885	870	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,000	-13.00
940	940	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,034	—
1060	1060	1	90.00	$90.00	$954	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366–377	368	14	135.00–167.00	$159.98	$589	—
405 value added	405	5	175.00	$175.00	$709	-6.00
420–431	424	21	164.00–181.00	$175.24	$743	+44.24
466–499	475	52	156.00–164.00	$160.26	$761	+3.22
465–489 value added	485	18	160.00	$160.00	$776	-4.53
528–534 value added	532	12	146.00–158.50	$154.36	$821	+0.36
502–548	534	120	125.00–155.50	$146.64	$783	-3.28
552–590	568	57	135.00–146.50	$142.38	$809	+3.95
619–623	621	8	132.00–134.00	$133.25	$827	—
640–649 value added	647	55	132.50–133.00	$132.88	$860	—
660–690	681	60	125.00–134.00	$131.95	$899	+3.95
690 value added	690	4	129.00	$129.00	$890	—
712 value added	712	67	130.00	$130.00	$926	—
714	714	9	128.00	$128.00	$914	—
763–772	769	16	129.00–130.00	$129.37	$995	+4.37
757–785 value added	784	122	119.50–137.75	$135.42	$1,062	—
788	788	7	122.00	$122.00	$961	-3.00
818 value added	818	2	118.50	$118.50	$969	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 thin fleshed	250	2	145.00	$145.00	$362	-15.00
280–285	283	2	145.00	$145.00	$410	-11.08
308–318 thin fleshed	312	5	168.00–172.00	$169.63	$529	—
300–348	330	47	130.00–186.00	$153.65	$507	-6.91
350–399	374	49	129.00–179.00	$148.86	$557	+0.97
350–395 value added	379	5	157.00–172.00	$167.66	$635	—
410–445 thin fleshed	418	8	140.00–155.00	$146.81	$614	-1.19
400–448	426	74	120.00–164.00	$141.66	$603	+0.79
400–448 value added	438	16	153.00–168.00	$158.60	$695	—
450–495	477	68	120.00–155.00	$137.36	$655	-3.54
455–495 value added	477	16	150.00–161.00	$156.60	$747	—
510–540 value added	524	9	140.00–154.00	$148.20	$777	—
500–548	526	73	120.00–150.00	$136.17	$716	-0.15
565 value added	565	1	145.50	$145.50	$822	—
550–595	573	84	113.00–139.00	$129.09	$740	+0.77
605–642 value added	627	4	120.00–132.00	$127.38	$799	—
600–649	628	54	110.00–133.00	$125.46	$788	+5.98
651–690 value added	664	11	119.00–130.00	$127.14	$844	—
650–680	667	13	110.00–134.00	$120.02	$801	+3.10
702–738	716	14	111.00–127.00	$120.23	$861	-2.58
715–720 value added	718	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$865	—
755–795 value added	777	3	110.00–119.00	$114.59	$890	—
815–835	821	5	111.00–122.00	$114.03	$936	+1.03
885	885	2	114.00–119.00	$116.50	$1,031	—
955	955	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,050	+24.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	327	8	70.00–130.00	$113.71	$372	-10.82
350 value added	350	1	155.00	$155.00	$542	—
350–398	378	16	70.00–137.00	$110.48	$418	-11.40
405–445 value added	418	3	141.00–151.00	$144.87	$606	—
410–440	423	13	70.00–146.00	$125.33	$530	+8.36
465 value added	465	1	141.00	$141.00	$656	+4.00
450–495	473	4	90.00–125.00	$112.21	$531	-3.88
500–540	520	6	84.00–144.00	$118.03	$614	+2.48
560–595	578	2	100.00–120.00	$110.30	$638	-1.23
560–595 value added	580	3	128.00–134.00	$130.27	$756	—
645	645	1	89.00	$89.00	$574	-10.76
662	662	3	100.00	$100.00	$662	+15.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	80.00	$80.00	$276	+1.00
495	495	1	79.00	$79.00	$391	—
675	675	1	50.00	$50.00	$338	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	140.00	$140.00	$336	±0.00
269 fancy	269	4	260.00	$260.00	$699	—
250–295	275	11	133.00–148.00	$143.58	$395	+2.96
325 fancy	325	1	157.50	$157.50	$512	—
300–348	326	125	130.00–160.00	$149.28	$487	-0.62
300–348 value added	330	13	146.00–168.00	$155.00	$512	—
355–375 thin fleshed	365	2	141.00–144.00	$142.46	$520	-22.54
350–394 value added	374	41	150.00–160.00	$154.91	$579	+2.56
350–398	375	208	124.00–165.00	$146.21	$548	-7.20
350–390	381	7	145.00–205.00	$189.47	$722	+36.06
400–401 thin fleshed	401	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$563	-21.50
405–435 value added	415	35	148.00–160.00	$151.24	$628	+5.20
400–447	422	206	125.00–164.00	$140.96	$595	-4.96
450–499	469	277	120.00–144.00	$132.29	$620	-4.39
450–495 value added	472	65	131.00–142.00	$135.43	$639	-4.32
490	490	1	115.00	$115.00	$564	-21.68
500–548	521	253	120.00–135.00	$125.73	$655	-5.73
500–545 value added	521	101	125.50–138.00	$131.92	$687	-3.20
505–545	521	11	110.00–122.50	$116.56	$607	-14.90
555–585	563	5	100.00–120.00	$112.99	$636	-10.27
550–595 value added	565	74	121.00–138.00	$130.96	$740	+3.03
565	565	2	175.00	$175.00	$989	+51.74
550–598	570	178	110.00–135.00	$123.36	$703	+0.10
588–592	591	27	127.00–130.00	$129.45	$765	+19.05
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	-10.43
600–635 value added	616	109	122.00–137.00	$127.70	$787	+3.70
600–645	620	104	110.00–127.00	$122.00	$756	+1.57
644 unweaned	644	9	116.00	$116.00	$747	-6.91
645	645	1	100.00	$100.00	$645	-1.00
650–690	664	27	110.00–132.00	$120.89	$803	-0.03
650–690	667	3	100.00–105.00	$103.38	$690	-17.54
650–685 value added	679	106	120.50–136.00	$122.81	$834	+1.98
682	682	21	131.00	$131.00	$893	+21.00
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	-36.00
700–745	722	21	110.00–127.00	$116.49	$841	-15.84
715–745 value added	735	6	120.00–128.00	$122.27	$899	+3.39
750–765	758	6	103.00–114.00	$108.47	$822	-1.61
790 value added	790	4	121.00	$121.00	$956	—
800–805	803	2	103.00–110.00	$106.51	$855	-2.39
835	835	1	80.00	$80.00	$668	-37.75
855 value added	855	3	112.00	$112.00	$958	—
860	860	1	80.00	$80.00	$688	-15.00
1070 value added	1070	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,016	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	135.00	$135.00	$331	+5.00
270–280	275	3	128.00–145.00	$135.63	$373	+3.63
300–340 thin fleshed	320	4	129.00–141.00	$134.59	$431	—
300–345	323	60	117.50–150.00	$129.62	$419	-0.76
310–345 value added	330	4	143.00–149.00	$145.78	$481	—
355–385 thin fleshed	373	3	129.00–148.00	$137.77	$514	+7.34
350–395	374	77	110.00–145.00	$125.91	$471	-2.80
350–395 value added	380	3	144.00–148.00	$145.23	$552	—
400–440 value added	410	18	125.00–143.00	$139.60	$572	—
405–435 thin fleshed	420	2	125.00–126.00	$125.52	$527	+2.50
400–448	427	117	110.00–137.50	$126.39	$540	-1.40
460 thin fleshed	460	1	118.00	$118.00	$543	-13.99
460–480 value added	473	4	125.00–131.00	$129.29	$612	+3.29
450–498	474	112	100.00–137.00	$120.78	$572	-1.49
500–520 value added	510	2	122.00–123.00	$122.49	$625	—
500–548	526	95	100.00–125.00	$116.37	$612	-3.44
550–598	567	50	105.00–124.00	$114.50	$649	-0.88
560–590 value added	574	7	123.00–135.00	$128.54	$738	—
600–645	615	39	101.00–119.00	$112.16	$690	+0.28
610–640 value added	628	4	115.00–125.00	$121.21	$761	—
650–698	674	35	96.00–118.00	$108.54	$732	-1.65
690 value added	690	2	116.00	$116.00	$800	—
715–740 value added	723	6	110.00–117.00	$114.48	$828	—
700–745	732	12	100.00–110.00	$106.36	$779	+0.37
765 value added	765	1	107.00	$107.00	$819	—
750–780	766	12	95.00–105.00	$100.01	$766	+6.54
802	802	3	85.00	$85.00	$682	-25.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–312	308	6	138.00–155.00	$146.62	$452	—
340 thin fleshed	340	1	137.00	$137.00	$466	—
389–397	394	17	135.00–149.00	$139.88	$551	+4.88
411–447	431	65	123.50–145.00	$137.04	$591	+0.61
451–474 value added	464	11	134.00–136.00	$135.12	$627	—
451–489	471	113	124.00–139.00	$132.18	$623	-4.42
512 value added	512	8	124.00	$124.00	$635	—
508–545	528	128	112.00–128.00	$123.28	$651	-11.95
558–595	570	9	117.00–119.00	$117.70	$671	-5.82
584 value added	584	6	128.00	$128.00	$748	—
610	610	80	130.00	$130.00	$793	+10.48
609–646	622	23	115.00–125.00	$118.15	$735	-1.37
660	660	27	126.25	$126.25	$833	+11.25
678 value added	678	7	128.50	$128.50	$871	—
700 value added	700	39	121.50	$121.50	$850	—
762–773	768	25	120.00	$120.00	$922	+11.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	324	8	70.00–121.00	$108.12	$350	-2.51
360 value added	360	1	128.00	$128.00	$461	—
350–395	375	23	80.00–119.00	$108.70	$408	-8.39
400–445	418	24	101.00–119.00	$110.31	$461	+1.48
425–430 value added	428	2	115.00–118.00	$116.51	$499	—
450–491	467	24	70.00–114.00	$107.33	$501	-0.60
500–545	524	8	100.00–111.00	$105.74	$554	+10.52
550–590	573	23	90.00–118.00	$107.96	$619	+2.03
610–635	624	6	85.00–110.00	$95.41	$595	+30.41
650 value added	650	1	102.00	$102.00	$663	—
680	680	1	90.00	$90.00	$612	+2.74

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	388	2	77.00–90.00	$83.37	$323	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–293	279	5	155.00–175.00	$163.58	$456	-1.42
300–348	320	23	147.00–198.00	$177.47	$568	-2.39
350–398	373	60	153.00–187.00	$169.97	$634	+6.54
380–385	383	2	150.00–155.00	$152.52	$584	-10.91
400–448	421	88	135.00–180.00	$158.64	$668	-3.01
450–495	473	125	135.00–165.00	$151.62	$717	-3.74
515–520	518	3	109.00–120.00	$114.68	$594	-29.45
500–547	521	141	119.00–155.00	$138.22	$720	-5.91
550–595	571	108	120.00–139.00	$129.78	$741	-3.86
600–646	622	65	115.00–136.00	$124.94	$777	-0.84
650–695	673	32	105.00–126.00	$118.04	$794	+10.64
700–742	730	20	103.00–121.00	$112.78	$823	+5.12
750–796	777	16	95.00–123.00	$109.81	$853	+3.16
800–840	816	9	99.00–116.00	$106.05	$865	—
925	925	1	91.00	$91.00	$842	-1.00
990	990	1	90.00	$90.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	274	4	132.50–165.00	$147.67	$405	+0.67
300–349	332	36	130.00–176.00	$156.46	$519	+1.68
330–345 thin fleshed	338	2	130.00–141.00	$135.38	$458	-4.62
350–395	373	32	130.00–172.00	$149.71	$558	+7.23
380 thin fleshed	380	1	141.00	$141.00	$536	—
400–445	427	54	120.00–158.00	$144.23	$616	-4.13
450–495	471	45	120.00–148.00	$139.95	$659	+9.15
498	498	2	98.00	$98.00	$488	-32.80
500–548	521	35	109.00–135.00	$126.77	$660	-2.20
550–595	570	22	105.00–137.00	$121.68	$694	+5.57
610 unweaned	610	1	105.00	$105.00	$640	—
605–645	628	29	100.00–125.00	$112.13	$704	-0.71
650–694	677	19	85.00–116.00	$105.76	$716	-0.31
710–740	727	10	91.00–110.00	$101.60	$739	-3.40
755–790	773	2	75.00–113.00	$93.57	$723	-15.44
815–848	832	4	90.00–97.00	$92.94	$773	-9.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	332	9	118.00–144.00	$132.10	$439	+22.10
350–395	374	17	84.00–140.00	$128.05	$479	+7.54
405–445	418	9	74.00–143.00	$127.04	$531	-3.75
450–495	465	13	89.00–130.00	$119.17	$554	-6.42
515–535	523	4	110.00–116.00	$113.74	$595	-1.98
550–595	565	22	74.00–117.00	$107.46	$607	+2.50
600–635	615	4	100.00–110.00	$107.52	$661	+2.52
850–855	853	2	73.00–88.00	$80.48	$686	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–473	470	9	141.00–143.00	$142.34	$669	—
557–570	560	13	118.00–134.00	$121.76	$682	—
615–629	621	14	116.00–122.00	$118.60	$737	—
631 unweaned	631	6	110.00	$110.00	$694	—
718	718	6	100.00	$100.00	$718	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–845	833	80-85%	2	38.00–38.50	$38.25	$319	—
940–1100	1047	80-85%	21	30.00–40.00	$34.35	$360	—
920–1385	1077	80-85%	6	25.00–35.00	$29.72	$320	-6.71
870–1515	1187	80-85%	105	37.00–51.00	$45.46	$540	—
950–1610	1217	80-85%	27	47.00–55.00	$52.69	$641	-0.47

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	85-90%	1	15.50	$15.50	$126	-15.73
875	875	85-90%	1	25.00	$25.00	$219	+3.00
960–990	975	85-90%	2	22.00–24.00	$22.98	$224	-5.01
820–1320	984	85-90%	24	22.00–42.00	$32.04	$315	+4.05
880–1400	1049	85-90%	36	30.00–48.00	$39.40	$413	—
1110	1110	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$555	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1685	1371	75-80%	13	48.00–54.00	$51.71	$709	+5.65
1215–1645	1389	75-80%	17	40.00–51.00	$45.79	$636	-0.27
1200–1740	1470	75-80%	2	40.00–44.00	$42.37	$623	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1720	1345	26	35.00–65.00	$56.83	$764	-1.85
1120–1985	1623	35	57.00–80.00	$71.09	$1,154	—
1400–1950	1717	13	67.50–82.50	$76.11	$1,307	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–975	842	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	70.00–105.00	$89.50	$754
605–1160	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	40.00–80.00	$64.30	$550
770–1260	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	47.00–64.00	$56.98	$543

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1000	917	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	575.00–825.00	$703.18
845–1215	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	740.00–1,300.00	$963.43
1055–1085	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1000–1160	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–975.00	$847.69
1075–1200	1138	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	730.00–750.00	$740.55
1000–1395	1142	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	900.00–975.00	$944.45
860–1410	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	565.00–1,275.00	$1,061.90
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	745.00	$745.00
1100–1250	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00
850–1450	1203	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	500.00–925.00	$759.71
935–1530	1204	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	775.00–1,375.00	$1,078.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050–1170	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	49.00	$49.00	$544
1080–1160	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	52.50–61.00	$56.90	$637
945–1285	1129	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	42.00–54.00	$49.28	$556
1185–1205	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	50.00–51.00	$50.50	$603
935–1600	1204	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	50.00–63.00	$56.42	$679
1070–1450	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	50.00–59.00	$54.44	$677
1085–1605	1261	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	37.50–54.00	$48.05	$606
1260–1565	1413	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	49.00–54.00	$51.77	$732

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1390	1390	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	57.00	$57.00	$792

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	835.00	$835.00

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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
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
950–1445	1117	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–1,325.00	$1,116.27	—
1000–1250	1136	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,300.00	$1,065.10	—
1000–1415	1146	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	55	750.00–1,475.00	$1,339.16	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00	—
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	+275.00
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.