Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

5,530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $166.58/cwt +4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 480 lb · 196 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.71/cwt +4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 530 lb · 168 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.83/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 472 lb · 162 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,530	6,767	7,021
Feeder cattle	4,227	5,390	5,845
Slaughter cattle	802	830	747
Replacement cattle	501	547	429

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Feeder and Stocker steers sold mostly 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	272	14	171.00–217.50	$208.73	$568	+25.44
300–345	326	19	149.00–199.00	$179.55	$585	+1.32
350–393	370	37	141.00–187.50	$169.21	$626	-8.55
360–390 value added	375	2	179.00–185.00	$181.88	$682	-4.54
424 value added	424	5	178.00	$178.00	$755	+13.40
400–447	428	81	143.00–189.00	$167.27	$716	+4.79
454–481 value added	467	20	166.00–179.00	$175.81	$821	+0.08
468	468	2	131.00	$131.00	$613	-27.14
450–498	482	174	142.00–175.00	$165.93	$800	+7.79
505–543 value added	526	13	152.50–164.00	$155.67	$819	-0.46
500–549	530	155	139.00–173.00	$160.05	$848	+17.05
561–576 value added	567	9	142.00–152.50	$150.48	$853	-3.20
550–599	571	92	137.50–159.50	$149.80	$855	+2.85
600	600	1	136.00	$136.00	$816	-3.09
602–640 value added	617	5	142.00–149.00	$145.54	$898	+0.54
600–645	618	39	133.00–157.00	$142.97	$884	+3.88
621–639 unweaned	627	46	144.00–146.00	$144.69	$907	+8.46
659–667 unweaned	662	13	141.00–143.00	$141.77	$939	+12.77
650–695	667	28	125.00–154.00	$141.92	$947	+9.44
700–735	713	13	128.00–145.00	$133.16	$949	+1.47
725	725	1	120.00	$120.00	$870	-11.69
737–741 value added	739	5	127.00–135.50	$132.11	$976	—
750–798	778	6	122.00–133.00	$127.10	$989	+4.11
800	800	1	109.00	$109.00	$872	-19.49
815–843	832	5	120.00–133.00	$126.14	$1,049	-2.35
895	895	2	113.00–121.00	$117.00	$1,047	-6.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339 value added	339	5	175.00	$175.00	$593	—
349	349	9	175.00	$175.00	$611	—
376–395	388	17	174.00–175.00	$174.66	$678	—
394 value added	394	5	190.00	$190.00	$749	—
417–447	439	29	145.00–175.00	$163.65	$718	-1.03
443 value added	443	9	171.00	$171.00	$758	—
454–493	466	48	142.00–174.50	$167.45	$780	+9.47
528	528	4	150.00	$150.00	$792	-1.79
500–540	529	85	141.00–166.50	$163.36	$864	+11.57
565–566 value added	566	5	133.00–139.00	$135.40	$766	-8.60
555–580	569	27	144.00–150.00	$146.50	$834	+4.50
627 value added	627	11	153.00	$153.00	$959	—
636	636	7	144.00	$144.00	$916	+5.88
673–691	684	8	126.00–134.00	$131.05	$896	-4.95
762 value added	762	18	138.00	$138.00	$1,052	—
778	778	3	124.00	$124.00	$965	—
802 value added	802	59	133.00	$133.00	$1,067	—
848	848	8	130.00	$130.00	$1,102	—
879–881	880	15	119.00–122.00	$119.80	$1,054	—
914	914	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,097	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	3	140.00–160.00	$146.78	$426	-13.22
300 thin fleshed	300	1	160.00	$160.00	$480	±0.00
310–345	333	12	140.00–170.00	$155.37	$517	+2.12
350–395	378	20	130.00–172.00	$149.67	$566	+1.60
388–395 thin fleshed	390	3	157.00–163.00	$160.98	$628	-7.66
400–445	423	32	128.00–164.00	$148.49	$628	+0.66
425 thin fleshed	425	2	153.00	$153.00	$650	-8.00
455–495	474	26	123.00–158.00	$143.68	$681	-0.06
505–548	529	25	127.00–154.00	$140.94	$746	+2.35
535 thin fleshed	535	1	143.00	$143.00	$765	—
550–595	567	22	119.00–148.00	$136.32	$773	+4.54
600–640	621	15	120.00–142.00	$133.18	$827	+2.89
650–695	669	11	114.00–140.00	$127.70	$854	-2.16
715–730	720	4	116.00–120.00	$119.01	$857	+8.87
723 thin fleshed	723	5	128.00	$128.00	$925	—
750 thin fleshed	750	1	130.00	$130.00	$975	—
775–795	785	2	118.00–130.00	$124.08	$974	+7.18
805	805	1	110.00	$110.00	$886	+4.25
855–875	865	2	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$1,029	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	309	4	101.00–134.00	$124.90	$386	-11.10
350–380	365	3	140.00–155.00	$145.35	$531	+33.90
425	425	2	110.00–125.00	$117.50	$499	+2.52
450	450	1	125.00	$125.00	$562	+1.61
505–525	518	3	109.00–111.00	$110.01	$570	+20.01
555–570	566	8	77.00–127.00	$112.30	$636	-5.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	180.00	$180.00	$414	—
275–295	286	4	162.00–170.00	$165.50	$473	+18.61
300–347	328	37	135.00–164.00	$150.05	$492	+2.27
368 fancy	368	4	164.00	$164.00	$604	-10.00
370	370	1	131.00	$131.00	$485	+1.26
350–395	372	98	135.00–162.00	$147.80	$550	+18.06
385 value added	385	5	158.00	$158.00	$608	±0.00
400–428 value added	408	14	146.00–158.00	$154.74	$631	+2.86
413–420 fancy	416	5	174.00–175.00	$174.60	$726	+25.40
400–445	421	134	130.00–154.00	$145.24	$611	+3.52
400–440	423	3	120.00–123.00	$121.02	$512	-20.70
450–495	471	153	125.00–148.50	$139.09	$655	+0.74
450–495	473	3	120.00–130.00	$125.07	$592	-13.28
487–490 value added	489	6	138.50–140.00	$139.00	$680	-8.00
505 fancy	505	1	140.00	$140.00	$707	+6.00
510–535 value added	515	5	141.00–142.00	$141.79	$730	—
500–547	521	145	122.00–140.00	$133.20	$694	+2.15
550–595	564	81	121.00–138.00	$128.88	$727	+2.33
553–598 value added	567	11	133.00–140.00	$135.06	$766	—
550–595	573	2	121.00–122.00	$121.48	$696	-5.07
600 value added	600	2	142.50	$142.50	$855	—
612 unweaned	612	4	129.00	$129.00	$789	—
600–645	618	33	115.00–132.50	$124.16	$767	+2.46
630	630	12	126.50	$126.50	$797	+4.80
630–645	638	2	112.00–115.00	$113.48	$724	-14.52
672 unweaned	672	7	126.00	$126.00	$847	+13.00
650–695	674	25	115.00–126.00	$120.09	$809	+0.37
685 value added	685	2	124.00	$124.00	$849	—
717 value added	717	7	118.00	$118.00	$846	—
700–745	721	9	110.00–124.00	$115.85	$835	-5.25
755 value added	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	—
770	770	1	112.00	$112.00	$862	+0.09
810–842	831	3	101.00–114.00	$105.22	$874	-13.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243 thin fleshed	243	3	154.00	$154.00	$374	—
275 thin fleshed	275	2	170.00	$170.00	$468	+15.71
290–295	293	2	140.00–145.00	$142.52	$418	+5.35
305–345	324	21	125.00–149.00	$137.74	$446	-2.76
335 thin fleshed	335	1	152.50	$152.50	$511	+9.09
350–395	373	36	120.00–145.00	$134.34	$501	-2.98
350–395 thin fleshed	376	10	130.00–158.00	$138.49	$521	-9.24
386 value added	386	3	147.00	$147.00	$567	—
410	410	1	124.00	$124.00	$508	-5.50
400–432 thin fleshed	413	12	128.00–142.00	$133.57	$552	-5.82
400–445	419	54	123.00–142.00	$131.93	$553	+2.43
430 value added	430	1	144.00	$144.00	$619	—
450–498	475	45	117.00–142.50	$126.12	$599	-1.14
465–491 thin fleshed	484	10	125.00–135.00	$128.76	$623	—
500–525 thin fleshed	511	5	122.00–140.00	$130.44	$667	—
500–545	524	40	110.00–130.00	$122.52	$642	+2.07
550 thin fleshed	550	1	126.00	$126.00	$693	+6.00
550–598	573	41	107.00–126.00	$119.37	$684	+1.70
600–647	622	22	100.00–122.00	$115.41	$718	+4.25
625 thin fleshed	625	4	122.00	$122.00	$762	—
655 value added	655	2	118.00	$118.00	$773	—
650–685	667	10	100.00–120.00	$113.42	$757	+5.80
700–720	710	2	105.00–111.00	$108.04	$767	+1.21
785–790	788	2	108.00	$108.00	$851	+7.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321 value added	321	3	146.00	$146.00	$469	—
352–383	366	22	129.00–145.00	$140.09	$513	+5.09
421	421	4	142.50	$142.50	$600	—
456–481	478	99	134.00–142.50	$141.42	$676	+0.57
491 value added	491	8	135.00	$135.00	$663	-8.62
514–532	520	10	120.00–128.00	$124.97	$650	—
550 value added	550	2	130.00	$130.00	$715	—
594	594	7	123.00	$123.00	$731	-11.00
650–663 value added	653	19	123.00–126.00	$125.36	$819	—
654	654	4	124.00	$124.00	$811	—
690	690	4	121.50	$121.50	$838	+3.50
700 value added	700	2	120.00	$120.00	$840	—
841	841	7	116.00	$116.00	$976	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	4	105.00–125.00	$115.42	$375	+1.43
355–385	367	5	110.00–123.00	$115.01	$422	+1.78
400–440	422	6	97.50–121.00	$111.12	$469	-1.91
450–485	462	8	75.00–115.00	$105.42	$487	-5.41
515–540	530	3	109.00–115.00	$112.64	$597	+10.08
550–595	576	4	69.00–106.00	$92.02	$530	-9.12
600–610	605	2	89.00–104.00	$96.56	$584	—
685	685	1	99.00	$99.00	$678	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	71.00	$71.00	$369	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	190.00	$190.00	$466	—
250	250	1	186.00	$186.00	$465	—
300–345	324	17	132.00–190.00	$168.25	$545	-3.74
340	340	1	160.00	$160.00	$544	-11.99
350–385	362	3	145.00–159.00	$149.97	$543	-20.87
350–395	376	44	149.00–183.00	$166.03	$624	-4.81
400–445	434	41	133.00–170.00	$157.61	$684	-4.22
441	441	5	135.00	$135.00	$595	-26.83
450–495	474	78	141.00–164.00	$155.51	$737	+1.49
485	485	1	129.00	$129.00	$626	-25.02
505	505	1	130.00	$130.00	$656	-14.79
520	520	2	120.00–135.00	$127.50	$663	-17.29
500–545	523	72	126.00–157.00	$146.50	$766	+1.71
550–595	571	63	125.00–150.00	$137.49	$785	+11.67
570–595	583	2	120.00	$120.00	$700	-15.53
600–645	622	48	112.00–139.00	$130.36	$811	+0.06
615–645	630	2	125.00	$125.00	$788	-5.30
650–685	666	8	121.00–134.00	$127.57	$850	+3.43
703–740	720	13	109.00–126.00	$121.86	$877	+22.86
735	735	1	113.00	$113.00	$831	+14.00
755–780	765	4	112.00–121.00	$117.03	$895	+4.71
800–840	813	6	98.00–114.00	$108.10	$879	—
940	940	2	94.00	$94.00	$884	-7.00
950	950	2	80.00–90.00	$85.00	$808	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	158.00–169.00	$163.45	$479	+13.91
300–345	325	14	150.00–174.00	$164.05	$533	+8.86
335 thin fleshed	335	2	190.00	$190.00	$636	+39.00
353–395	369	13	142.50–165.00	$152.94	$564	+9.24
370–395 thin fleshed	383	2	154.00–156.00	$155.03	$594	-7.52
400–445	428	28	116.00–160.00	$144.71	$619	-2.72
450–495	469	23	125.00–148.00	$139.71	$655	-0.91
490 thin fleshed	490	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$710	-3.33
500–545	525	30	120.00–142.00	$132.86	$698	+3.96
525 thin fleshed	525	1	145.00	$145.00	$761	+8.00
550–595	571	18	102.50–136.00	$125.19	$715	-1.62
600–635	614	7	113.00–132.00	$121.80	$748	+1.00
650	650	1	109.00	$109.00	$708	-5.75
665–690	682	9	106.00–123.00	$118.45	$808	+3.70
700–728	719	8	100.00–110.00	$107.30	$771	-6.29
775–788	782	6	75.00–103.00	$96.55	$755	-5.24
805–813	810	5	90.00–100.00	$96.02	$778	-1.47
890	890	1	80.00	$80.00	$712	-20.00
900–935	914	6	88.00–105.00	$93.76	$857	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	144.00	$144.00	$396	—
300–330	315	2	115.00–143.00	$129.67	$408	+2.36
375–385	381	4	112.50–141.00	$130.32	$497	+3.53
420–440	430	2	115.00–128.00	$121.35	$522	-1.65
460	460	1	125.00	$125.00	$575	+6.82
515	515	1	113.00	$113.00	$582	+5.97
585	585	1	125.00	$125.00	$731	+7.02
620	620	1	87.00	$87.00	$539	—
675	675	1	110.00	$110.00	$742	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	8	159.00–165.00	$162.75	$664	—
553	553	4	135.00	$135.00	$747	-10.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1235	1235	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–695	670	80-85%	2	27.00–29.00	$28.04	$188	—
720–850	809	80-85%	4	46.00–59.00	$53.04	$429	—
880–890	885	80-85%	2	32.00–36.00	$33.99	$301	+2.99
855–1205	993	80-85%	16	46.00–54.00	$51.06	$507	—
860–1580	1111	80-85%	147	54.00–65.00	$59.99	$666	+0.50
890–1505	1169	80-85%	148	60.00–70.00	$64.82	$758	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–850	732	85-90%	5	20.00–34.00	$25.47	$186	-2.36
690–835	753	85-90%	5	39.00–49.00	$42.72	$322	+2.97
725–850	811	85-90%	9	34.00–59.00	$50.12	$406	-1.25
820–860	845	85-90%	3	54.00–55.00	$54.66	$462	+3.29
735–1240	947	85-90%	16	36.00–55.00	$46.20	$438	+0.87
945–990	973	85-90%	3	29.00–35.00	$31.68	$308	-21.53
740–1410	1036	85-90%	65	43.00–59.00	$54.42	$564	—
880–1380	1082	85-90%	33	54.00–64.50	$61.36	$664	-0.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1685	1302	75-80%	15	53.00–66.00	$60.92	$793	—
1040–1930	1464	75-80%	41	60.00–71.50	$66.27	$970	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1710	1230	23	54.00–83.00	$72.66	$894	—
935–2295	1480	48	71.00–90.00	$84.38	$1,249	—
1265–2405	1771	32	90.00–99.00	$93.88	$1,663	+0.23

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–835	753	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	84.00–103.00	$91.19	$687
803	803	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	56.00	$56.00	$450
770–1155	883	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	56.00–71.00	$62.96	$556
610–1245	931	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	49.00–92.00	$71.65	$667
650–1105	951	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	53.00–90.00	$66.26	$630

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00
695–1080	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	425.00–720.00	$647.30

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	52.00	$52.00	$512

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–845	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	770.00–790.00	$780.06
880–900	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–720.00	$659.33
825–1135	971	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	775.00–1,110.00	$968.52
650–1195	1026	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	650.00–1,310.00	$947.13
795–1330	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	510.00–900.00	$745.29
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
915–1305	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	550.00–1,275.00	$937.14
1000–1265	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	665.00–725.00	$696.52
935–1400	1148	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	600.00–950.00	$777.39
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1025–1355	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	600.00–970.00	$757.44
1025–1495	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	600.00–1,085.00	$909.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	81.00	$81.00	$818
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	68.50	$68.50	$736
1070–1165	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	62.00–69.50	$66.35	$733
920–1295	1124	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	61.00–79.00	$67.85	$763
910–1305	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	58.00–78.00	$65.48	$737
960–1290	1191	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	59.00–69.50	$66.02	$786
1015–1325	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	59.00–73.00	$65.46	$782
960–1510	1226	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	58.00–72.50	$68.41	$839
885–1590	1297	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	64.50–78.00	$69.28	$899
1225–1395	1310	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	57.00–66.00	$61.79	$809

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–610	608	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	370.00–425.00	$397.39
690	690	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1030–1305	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	65.00–66.50	$65.66	$767

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815	815	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	42.00	$42.00	$342

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
560–860	765	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	385.00–985.00	$823.06
840	840	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00
890	890	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
920–1090	1008	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	850.00–1,100.00	$949.09

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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
935–980	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–940.00	$920.47	-170.83
815–1340	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	890.00–1,400.00	$1,198.01	+106.71
995–1055	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
900–1300	1056	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	625.00–960.00	$826.74	-398.26
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	+115.52
910–1345	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–1,100.00	$976.44	—
750–1525	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	99	650.00–1,600.00	$1,196.30	—
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+175.25
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-25.00
1220–1590	1405	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,169.75	-60.39

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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.