Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

6,644 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.34/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 624 lb · 259 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.73/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 521 lb · 238 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.64/cwt -0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 525 lb · 218 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,644	4,711	7,485
Feeder cattle	5,315	3,961	6,418
Slaughter cattle	916	576	801
Replacement cattle	413	174	266

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Feeder and Stocker steers mostly sold steady to 2.00 higher, instances 4.00-6.00 higher on heavy 5 weights. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	261	7	175.00–207.50	$193.43	$505	-6.87
300–345	328	31	159.00–202.50	$178.05	$584	+3.40
350–395	374	38	152.50–192.00	$175.30	$656	+8.70
400–447	428	90	140.00–184.00	$163.02	$698	+2.34
430	430	1	156.00	$156.00	$671	-4.68
450–495	470	93	143.00–183.00	$157.74	$741	±0.00
460–485	474	4	150.00–152.00	$151.00	$716	-6.74
489–490 value added	489	10	164.00–176.00	$174.80	$855	+11.76
505	505	1	140.00	$140.00	$707	-14.79
519 value added	519	9	179.00	$179.00	$929	+20.65
500–545	521	228	137.50–177.00	$156.97	$818	+2.18
553–588 value added	563	33	159.00–175.50	$171.26	$964	+14.99
550–598	575	151	135.00–174.00	$154.20	$887	+7.51
580	580	1	134.00	$134.00	$777	-12.69
602–633 unweaned	618	61	138.00–149.25	$146.34	$904	+0.32
605–640 value added	622	52	145.00–169.00	$161.43	$1,004	+11.22
600–643	628	146	128.00–154.00	$146.28	$919	+7.27
650–695	663	63	122.00–160.00	$145.11	$962	+7.33
652–690 unweaned	669	67	139.00–148.00	$143.07	$957	+1.07
704 unweaned	704	8	138.00	$138.00	$972	+3.00
700–715 value added	711	24	152.00–153.50	$153.07	$1,088	+15.48
700–737	723	18	124.00–143.00	$136.73	$989	+1.41
755–785	765	51	129.00–144.00	$133.68	$1,023	+3.98
815–845	830	2	120.00–143.00	$131.71	$1,093	+13.51
850–895	873	3	100.00–110.00	$105.36	$920	-25.64
945	945	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,115	—
1070	1070	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,070	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	160.00	$160.00	$384	—
260–275	268	2	140.00–170.00	$154.58	$414	+13.08
300–345 thin fleshed	323	2	166.00–174.00	$170.28	$550	-6.06
300–345	324	20	132.50–168.00	$147.49	$478	+1.56
350–395	376	25	120.00–165.00	$145.14	$546	-1.76
375–385 thin fleshed	380	2	154.00–156.00	$155.01	$589	-1.14
400–448	425	48	130.00–167.00	$143.55	$610	+1.40
450–497	473	56	120.00–157.00	$142.43	$674	+5.43
475 thin fleshed	475	1	154.00	$154.00	$732	+3.00
495	495	1	120.00	$120.00	$594	-17.00
505–525 thin fleshed	515	2	147.00–154.00	$150.43	$775	-0.12
500–548	525	56	120.00–159.00	$143.21	$752	+3.08
533	533	2	127.00	$127.00	$677	-13.13
550–597	576	45	120.00–157.00	$142.22	$819	+4.64
605–649	628	33	125.00–144.00	$138.68	$871	+8.11
660–698	684	27	116.00–139.00	$131.56	$900	+5.60
702–745	713	12	101.00–134.00	$126.87	$905	+3.16
720–725 thin fleshed	721	6	120.00–132.00	$122.01	$880	—
825	825	1	90.00	$90.00	$742	—
850–880	868	4	105.00–125.00	$115.85	$1,006	—
940	940	2	100.00–118.00	$109.00	$1,025	-10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459–495	477	26	132.50–157.00	$149.02	$711	-6.93
511–543	524	28	134.00–152.00	$147.93	$775	+2.93
579–595	588	38	142.50–148.00	$146.56	$862	-0.84
614–635	624	33	122.00–150.00	$142.24	$888	+0.24
658–679	672	18	131.00–148.50	$142.62	$958	-2.38
708	708	3	130.00	$130.00	$920	—
769	769	11	135.50	$135.50	$1,042	—
782 unweaned	782	6	129.00	$129.00	$1,009	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	3	110.00–127.50	$116.88	$383	-5.30
355–395	378	4	100.00–118.00	$108.78	$411	-14.27
400–448	422	5	100.00–115.00	$110.08	$465	-15.58
455–485	476	9	83.00–125.00	$106.82	$508	-7.15
500–540	520	6	75.00–132.00	$98.99	$515	-11.01
575	575	1	106.00	$106.00	$610	-4.00
615–635	622	3	108.00–115.00	$111.30	$692	-1.70
680	680	1	118.00	$118.00	$802	+10.76
765	765	1	100.00	$100.00	$765	±0.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	65.00	$65.00	$250	-38.73
465–475	470	2	30.00–52.00	$40.88	$192	+0.88
520	520	1	47.50	$47.50	$247	-22.50
575–590	583	2	31.00–33.00	$31.99	$187	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	286	6	150.00–172.50	$166.76	$477	+9.61
300–335 fancy	314	4	160.00–165.00	$161.70	$508	—
300–345	327	15	138.00–172.00	$151.76	$496	+1.30
345	345	1	144.00	$144.00	$497	±0.00
350–395	370	52	138.00–171.00	$151.79	$562	+6.06
380	380	1	140.00	$140.00	$532	-5.73
410–425 fancy	417	3	155.00–158.00	$156.32	$652	—
400–448	424	104	140.00–155.00	$145.03	$615	+2.68
433 value added	433	3	153.00	$153.00	$662	+3.61
450–495	471	124	128.00–150.00	$142.83	$673	+5.34
455–495	486	5	134.00–137.00	$134.76	$655	+9.26
500–549	524	181	123.00–152.00	$136.80	$717	-15.70
500–545 fancy	524	11	136.00–144.00	$139.00	$728	—
505–535 value added	533	26	142.50–148.00	$142.89	$762	-1.80
557	557	3	143.50	$143.50	$799	+24.50
568 value added	568	10	145.00	$145.00	$824	+8.38
550–599	569	167	119.00–143.00	$135.64	$772	+16.64
555–590 fancy	573	3	136.00–137.00	$136.68	$783	—
575	575	1	120.00	$120.00	$690	-12.68
600–630	615	2	116.00–120.00	$117.95	$725	-16.55
600–635 value added	615	30	130.00–141.00	$138.33	$851	+2.28
600–645	619	90	117.00–138.50	$130.86	$810	+3.69
603–646 unweaned	621	55	120.00–131.00	$126.58	$786	-2.42
656	656	8	141.50	$141.50	$928	+31.50
650–690	670	55	120.00–133.00	$128.04	$858	+3.95
670 unweaned	670	1	120.00	$120.00	$804	-2.00
675	675	1	115.00	$115.00	$776	-9.09
700–745	717	15	106.00–130.00	$120.29	$862	+2.87
716–725 unweaned	722	16	115.00–120.00	$118.45	$855	—
750–778	762	9	105.00–120.00	$115.31	$879	+9.31
805–815	810	2	117.00–120.00	$118.51	$960	—
815–840	837	8	95.00–128.00	$123.98	$1,038	—
839–845	840	12	104.00	$104.00	$874	—
850–860	855	4	107.00–118.00	$113.51	$971	—
885	885	1	100.00	$100.00	$885	—
900–920	910	2	100.00–107.00	$103.54	$942	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 thin fleshed	250	1	145.00	$145.00	$362	—
250–290	270	2	130.00–144.00	$137.52	$371	-8.53
300–345 thin fleshed	319	4	142.50–156.00	$148.76	$475	+5.76
300–345	326	21	120.00–144.00	$134.29	$438	+0.96
350–395	374	42	120.00–150.00	$133.89	$501	+1.78
375–385 thin fleshed	382	3	128.00–146.00	$138.94	$531	-11.38
400–440 thin fleshed	421	11	136.00–150.00	$143.90	$606	+8.80
400–448	425	86	120.00–144.00	$132.42	$563	+4.72
455–490 thin fleshed	475	4	140.00–154.00	$144.58	$687	+12.91
450–498	477	74	119.00–144.00	$130.22	$621	+3.18
500–520 thin fleshed	515	23	130.00–142.00	$133.94	$690	-2.64
518	518	3	120.00	$120.00	$622	-3.77
500–545	523	66	113.00–139.00	$126.83	$663	+3.06
550–585 thin fleshed	573	4	128.00–133.00	$130.47	$748	+10.47
550–595	574	56	110.00–137.00	$123.57	$709	+5.28
590	590	1	129.00	$129.00	$761	+10.71
600–645	624	55	110.00–129.00	$120.48	$752	+2.51
625	625	1	136.00	$136.00	$850	+18.03
650–695	672	16	110.00–122.50	$116.87	$785	-20.13
685 thin fleshed	685	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$839	—
705–740	721	5	100.00–113.00	$107.76	$777	-0.19
755–795	780	4	100.00–116.00	$105.21	$821	+2.21
800–835	812	3	96.00–114.00	$107.83	$876	-7.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388 thin fleshed	388	10	154.00	$154.00	$598	—
458–492	479	24	135.00–142.50	$138.38	$663	+3.30
500 value added	500	8	133.00	$133.00	$665	—
503–542	525	74	131.50–139.75	$135.86	$713	+4.94
555–594	579	49	119.00–135.75	$132.96	$770	+1.05
606 unweaned	606	5	120.00	$120.00	$727	—
623–645	636	16	125.00–129.00	$127.07	$808	+13.57
706	706	70	139.35	$139.35	$984	—
766	766	14	122.00	$122.00	$935	—
788	788	4	119.00	$119.00	$938	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–343	323	6	115.00–125.00	$119.72	$387	-6.04
365–395	374	5	108.00–139.00	$127.05	$475	+18.57
400–445	419	7	70.00–131.00	$101.76	$426	-7.12
460–495	473	13	85.00–134.00	$110.35	$522	+7.85
510–525	517	5	90.00–112.00	$102.18	$528	-1.01
550–596	585	8	82.00–115.00	$105.40	$617	+6.42
605–646	630	12	90.00–112.00	$100.11	$631	+5.45
690	690	1	110.00	$110.00	$759	+5.00
740	740	1	80.00	$80.00	$592	—
750	750	1	90.00	$90.00	$675	—
905	905	1	105.00	$105.00	$950	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	67.50	$67.50	$253	-22.44
465–475	470	2	60.00–65.00	$62.47	$294	-20.03
515	515	1	62.00	$62.00	$319	—
645	645	1	61.00	$61.00	$393	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	182.50	$182.50	$484	+1.07
305–345	324	18	160.00–190.00	$172.32	$558	-4.95
350–395	373	28	150.00–180.00	$167.52	$625	-2.32
400–445	419	41	145.00–173.00	$155.57	$652	-0.55
450–495	473	39	140.00–170.00	$155.49	$735	+7.98
500	500	1	130.00	$130.00	$650	-14.55
500–545	521	69	120.00–161.00	$146.26	$762	+1.71
550–570	560	2	109.00–120.00	$114.60	$642	-24.87
550–598	570	52	121.00–152.00	$140.41	$800	+0.94
600–645	626	63	112.00–149.00	$137.01	$858	+22.01
649	649	4	129.00	$129.00	$837	+14.00
650–695	667	29	109.00–140.00	$128.29	$856	+1.73
675–695	685	2	102.00–106.00	$103.97	$712	-22.59
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	-17.13
700–745	719	15	110.00–127.00	$121.75	$875	-0.38
762–788	776	7	111.00–123.00	$118.22	$917	-1.27
800–830 fancy	815	2	115.00–119.00	$116.96	$953	—
805–830	818	4	107.00–120.00	$111.72	$914	+3.69
855 fancy	855	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,017	—
865–890	877	3	95.00–110.00	$103.32	$906	-6.68
990	990	1	80.00	$80.00	$792	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	260	3	140.00–155.00	$150.19	$390	-7.36
295 thin fleshed	295	1	167.00	$167.00	$493	-0.67
300–340	319	9	134.00–163.00	$151.39	$483	+2.10
345 thin fleshed	345	1	150.00	$150.00	$518	-3.46
350–395	374	24	133.00–168.00	$152.73	$571	+9.81
400–445	423	28	130.00–155.00	$145.75	$617	+4.59
445 thin fleshed	445	1	148.00	$148.00	$659	-1.39
453–495	472	28	122.00–152.00	$137.67	$650	+5.49
500–545	525	25	110.00–145.00	$131.67	$691	+3.83
550–595	576	25	104.00–141.00	$124.00	$714	-0.57
600–643	621	24	116.00–137.00	$124.33	$772	-0.14
650–690	672	15	109.00–129.00	$122.16	$821	+10.77
715–745	722	5	115.00–119.00	$116.69	$843	-5.21
770–795	777	7	95.00–114.00	$106.63	$829	-1.26
815–835	823	5	86.00–100.00	$93.03	$766	-9.98
865–875	868	3	89.00–90.00	$89.66	$778	-29.34
905	905	1	100.00	$100.00	$905	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	122.50	$122.50	$318	-19.63
335	335	1	158.00	$158.00	$529	—
375–391	384	3	122.00–153.00	$134.82	$518	+9.74
403–440	416	6	130.00–144.00	$136.59	$568	+11.30
455–490	476	4	137.00–143.00	$140.04	$667	—
500–540	520	7	92.50–132.00	$120.97	$629	+6.73
550–590	570	10	110.00–135.00	$126.80	$723	+11.80
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	—
665–695	680	6	97.50–120.00	$115.17	$783	—
735–745	740	2	60.00–82.00	$70.93	$525	-17.55
830	830	1	79.00	$79.00	$656	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
558–596	591	16	120.00–133.50	$131.91	$780	-9.09

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	51.00	$51.00	$273	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–785	775	80-85%	4	25.00–40.00	$34.32	$266	—
780–830	805	80-85%	2	54.00–55.00	$54.52	$439	+17.83
870–1105	985	80-85%	9	29.00–52.00	$45.98	$453	—
945–1245	989	80-85%	17	53.00–59.50	$56.08	$555	—
860–1400	1114	80-85%	75	51.00–67.50	$61.44	$684	—
855–1555	1200	80-85%	77	66.00–73.00	$69.14	$830	+0.48

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–850	741	85-90%	4	26.00–35.00	$29.93	$222	-26.07
775–885	818	85-90%	7	50.00–62.00	$55.56	$454	+23.06
870	870	85-90%	1	43.00	$43.00	$374	—
915	915	85-90%	1	44.00	$44.00	$403	-3.52
715–1180	920	85-90%	5	34.00–55.00	$47.10	$433	-0.42
815–1160	993	85-90%	30	42.00–65.00	$55.25	$549	-0.71
965–1360	1149	85-90%	13	61.00–71.00	$65.24	$750	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1705	1381	75-80%	29	65.00–75.00	$69.40	$958	+0.49
1300–1820	1437	75-80%	9	60.00–75.00	$66.97	$962	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1345	1272	5	45.00–75.00	$66.07	$840	—
1040–1785	1426	12	60.00–87.00	$81.32	$1,160	+3.68
1045–2110	1740	9	64.00–103.00	$93.34	$1,624	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
650–920	779	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	61.00–128.00	$81.13	$632
705–865	810	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	60.00–84.00	$70.63	$572
755–1010	899	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	63.00–67.00	$64.70	$582

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–1270	891	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	63.00–103.00	$83.26	$742
875–1025	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	59.00–73.00	$66.55	$632
900–1060	973	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	50.00–75.00	$64.29	$626
845–1305	1003	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	75.00–98.00	$83.26	$835
930–1215	1059	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	56.00–69.00	$63.86	$676
855–1385	1116	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	51.00–72.50	$66.13	$738
1025–1435	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	65.00–93.00	$73.51	$873
970–1600	1226	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	64.00–75.00	$70.00	$858
850–1575	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	60.00–87.00	$71.36	$881
1213–1270	1249	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	73.00–76.00	$74.09	$925
1490	1490	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	72.00	$72.00	$1,073

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–970	894	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	15	625.00–1,000.00	$839.30
925–1055	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–925.00	$805.11
905–1155	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	725.00–1,000.00	$873.24
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
905–1145	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–925.00	$883.11
1069–1145	1082	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	650.00–700.00	$658.82
1025–1225	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	700.00–950.00	$816.27
1115–1338	1227	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	850.00–935.00	$896.36
1205–1270	1238	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–900.00	$874.34
1070–1640	1455	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	900.00–1,275.00	$1,187.86

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665	665	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	65.00	$65.00	$432

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00

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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
800 thin fleshed	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	840.00	$840.00	—
796–825 thin fleshed	802	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	680.00–935.00	$882.52	—
833 thin fleshed	833	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00	$900.00	—
850 thin fleshed	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
925–1010	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	675.00–925.00	$794.51	—
970–1070	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–1,040.00	$949.66	—
825–1265	1056	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	830.00–1,275.00	$1,054.19	+129.19
1000–1121	1097	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,211.32	-102.63
945–1330	1131	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–900.00	$835.06	-184.94
950–1250	1134	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,000.00	$870.20	-149.80
900–1665	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	820.00–1,245.00	$1,051.02	-174.58
1250 fancy	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
1175–1570	1259	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	750.00–1,050.00	$901.15	-75.36
1350 fancy	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1365–1440	1403	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,150.00	$1,137.17	—
1380–1670	1525	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,182.13	—

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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.