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Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

7,682 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.17/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 475 lb · 189 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.86/cwt -1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 524 lb · 165 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.84/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 574 lb · 141 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,682 8,020 9,672
Feeder cattle 6,522 6,441 8,192
Slaughter cattle 829 1,141 1,131
Replacement cattle 331 438 349

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold mostly 6.00-8.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 318 30 135.00–200.00 $165.69 $527 -12.73
350–395 371 53 129.00–185.00 $149.87 $556 -25.47
380 value added 380 1 155.00 $155.00 $589 —
399 399 4 140.00 $140.00 $559 -35.34
400–448 425 90 130.00–166.00 $150.04 $638 -7.99
450–495 469 72 122.00–168.00 $145.79 $684 +5.79
455–490 value added 478 30 149.00–167.00 $158.35 $757 —
500–545 523 105 125.00–160.00 $147.52 $772 +1.00
510–548 value added 532 13 154.00–158.00 $154.85 $824 —
540 540 1 134.00 $134.00 $724 +3.49
553–580 value added 564 30 152.00–155.00 $153.00 $863 —
550–596 572 80 127.50–160.00 $143.56 $821 +0.19
550–583 578 11 116.00–140.00 $132.83 $768 +5.31
605 605 1 119.00 $119.00 $720 -22.48
603–645 value added 609 20 143.50–149.00 $145.57 $887 —
600–648 619 37 130.00–154.50 $142.19 $880 +0.71
648 unweaned 648 4 130.00 $130.00 $842 -7.27
650–692 669 43 122.00–148.00 $138.21 $925 +2.79
665–680 value added 674 12 142.00–148.00 $143.76 $969 —
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 -22.42
700–745 726 20 122.00–141.00 $131.94 $958 -5.48
743 value added 743 7 137.00 $137.00 $1,018 -5.73
750–780 756 14 120.00–143.50 $132.93 $1,005 +1.54
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942 -11.39
800–835 822 8 124.00–129.00 $127.64 $1,049 +0.14
855–887 886 22 127.00–130.00 $129.87 $1,151 —
920 920 3 112.00–133.00 $124.33 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 13 120.00–166.00 $145.41 $473 -4.43
362 value added 362 6 170.00 $170.00 $615 +11.00
350–395 375 31 119.00–166.00 $135.79 $509 -11.61
375 thin fleshed 375 1 158.00 $158.00 $592 —
391 391 4 120.00 $120.00 $469 -27.40
400–430 value added 405 6 151.00 $151.00 $612 —
400–445 424 34 110.00–155.00 $134.36 $570 -4.64
450–495 476 47 120.00–149.00 $134.36 $640 -1.05
495 495 1 113.00 $113.00 $559 -22.41
510 thin fleshed 510 1 148.00 $148.00 $755 —
500–545 522 41 112.00–143.00 $131.64 $687 -3.90
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 -15.54
550–595 572 45 110.00–145.00 $130.32 $745 +1.84
555–589 value added 585 15 134.50–148.00 $135.39 $792 —
600–640 618 26 95.00–139.00 $126.62 $783 -5.41
635 value added 635 1 126.00 $126.00 $800 —
660–695 665 47 110.00–143.00 $121.24 $806 -2.97
650–695 value added 673 2 129.00–137.00 $132.87 $894 —
700–735 711 5 110.00–140.00 $125.85 $895 +3.69
720 value added 720 1 126.00 $126.00 $907 —
735 735 1 88.00 $88.00 $647 -34.16
760 value added 760 1 123.00 $123.00 $935 —
750–798 771 8 110.00–138.50 $120.09 $926 -9.06
814–818 816 4 110.00–132.00 $122.64 $1,001 +13.15
866–885 868 8 110.50–125.00 $112.35 $975 —
930 930 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,107 +39.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 value added 331 5 176.00 $176.00 $583 —
332 332 3 130.00 $130.00 $432 —
398 value added 398 29 176.00 $176.00 $700 —
475 475 2 122.50 $122.50 $582 -25.87
471–493 value added 477 31 167.00–171.00 $169.80 $810 —
510 510 8 147.00 $147.00 $750 +12.00
556–583 564 13 140.00–145.00 $143.41 $809 +6.41
577 value added 577 20 138.50 $138.50 $799 —
641 value added 641 8 134.00 $134.00 $859 —
650–658 656 13 136.00–144.00 $142.17 $933 +6.06
751 751 8 140.00 $140.00 $1,051 —
815 815 115 151.00 $151.00 $1,231 —
938 938 8 130.00 $130.00 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 14 70.00–143.00 $111.63 $361 -2.37
375–395 385 9 82.50–111.00 $100.55 $387 -10.60
405–445 422 8 80.00–136.00 $102.17 $431 -7.01
450–490 472 19 90.00–131.00 $108.71 $513 -6.40
500–515 508 6 90.00–125.00 $108.63 $552 +16.94
555–595 572 5 80.00–120.00 $98.52 $564 -9.64
600 600 1 90.00 $90.00 $540 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 65.00–77.50 $71.00 $266 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 141.00 $141.00 $409 -4.00
300–345 324 33 120.00–160.00 $139.43 $452 -2.00
353 value added 353 4 151.00 $151.00 $533 —
350–395 373 43 120.00–147.00 $134.86 $503 -4.95
405–415 408 3 110.00–130.00 $120.08 $490 -16.21
400–448 424 102 120.00–146.00 $135.59 $575 -0.70
450–499 473 147 120.00–147.00 $131.75 $623 -2.13
453–493 value added 479 35 135.00–149.00 $140.97 $675 —
470–498 484 7 120.00–129.00 $124.00 $600 +0.50
500–548 523 145 118.00–142.00 $129.94 $680 -2.73
513–535 value added 528 16 135.00–148.00 $142.86 $754 +8.06
510–540 529 4 110.00–125.00 $116.24 $615 -2.33
558–563 value added 562 16 135.00–139.00 $138.01 $776 —
550–598 576 124 119.00–142.00 $129.95 $749 +9.20
585 585 1 126.00 $126.00 $737 +5.25
610–645 value added 616 22 126.00–129.00 $128.73 $793 -13.47
619–622 unweaned 620 9 120.00–126.00 $123.89 $768 +2.84
600–645 621 103 118.00–141.00 $129.20 $802 +0.03
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710 -4.47
655–695 value added 663 7 125.00–127.00 $126.28 $837 -2.73
650–695 667 58 110.00–139.00 $128.38 $856 -4.53
675–690 684 4 105.00–116.00 $110.22 $754 -4.78
685 unweaned 685 1 125.00 $125.00 $856 —
705–735 value added 719 12 122.00–128.00 $125.53 $903 -11.01
705–745 723 35 110.00–132.00 $123.25 $891 -2.47
735 735 1 90.00 $90.00 $662 -35.72
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 -11.01
753–787 776 21 100.00–133.00 $124.96 $970 +13.95
800 800 1 100.00 $100.00 $800 -9.22
850–870 860 4 84.00–115.00 $101.90 $876 -3.10
855–885 value added 870 2 115.00–123.00 $118.93 $1,035 —
905–925 915 2 84.00–110.00 $97.14 $889 -2.86
940 value added 940 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,119 —
1000 1000 1 95.00 $95.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 331 36 105.00–140.00 $125.03 $414 -9.32
350–395 368 47 110.00–135.00 $125.01 $460 -1.12
380 380 1 106.00 $106.00 $403 -20.13
400–445 421 82 105.00–135.00 $119.35 $502 -6.24
425–430 428 2 100.00–111.00 $105.47 $451 -20.12
433 value added 433 5 130.00 $130.00 $563 —
452–490 value added 458 6 135.00–137.00 $135.36 $620 —
450–498 474 59 105.00–129.00 $118.23 $560 -4.69
480–485 483 2 115.00 $115.00 $555 -7.92
500–545 523 76 100.00–133.00 $118.57 $620 -1.52
525 value added 525 1 133.00 $133.00 $698 —
550–595 570 39 100.00–126.00 $115.09 $656 -2.87
579 value added 579 5 133.00 $133.00 $770 —
595 thin fleshed 595 1 128.00 $128.00 $762 —
610 unweaned 610 1 100.00 $100.00 $610 -4.00
600–645 624 14 108.00–128.00 $113.03 $705 -1.38
670 value added 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 —
655–698 687 33 109.00–125.00 $113.41 $779 +13.41
700–725 711 5 99.00–115.00 $107.95 $768 -5.38
750–790 775 7 98.00–111.00 $104.67 $811 -3.33
805–845 823 6 77.00–103.00 $92.49 $761 -9.84
893 893 3 106.00 $106.00 $947 +18.51
900 900 2 100.00 $100.00 $900 +10.00
1053 1053 2 72.00 $72.00 $758 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 6 136.00 $136.00 $593 +2.07
453–485 465 12 117.00–135.00 $129.35 $601 +0.58
504 504 19 144.00 $144.00 $726 +18.82
518–533 524 12 127.00–130.00 $128.76 $675 +3.58
513–541 value added 525 18 125.00–128.00 $126.37 $663 —
564–580 value added 574 13 124.00–134.00 $127.78 $733 —
609 609 75 156.25 $156.25 $952 +32.25
644 644 9 126.00 $126.00 $811 +2.00
657 657 3 125.00 $125.00 $821 —
664–698 670 65 140.00–144.00 $143.23 $960 —
691 value added 691 24 126.00 $126.00 $871 —
701 701 10 130.00 $130.00 $911 —
760 760 21 135.50 $135.50 $1,030 +18.50
768 768 4 120.00 $120.00 $922 +3.00
888 888 23 120.00 $120.00 $1,066 —
921 921 5 100.00 $100.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–346 323 26 72.50–120.00 $104.83 $339 -6.29
350–390 373 19 90.00–117.00 $105.38 $393 -2.88
400–440 419 19 90.00–117.50 $106.76 $447 +1.52
450–475 465 15 84.00–112.00 $101.49 $472 +3.19
505–540 520 11 90.00–111.00 $103.42 $538 +2.45
550–590 573 8 70.00–105.00 $89.75 $514 -10.98
605–645 628 3 71.00–80.00 $77.11 $484 -16.18
655–680 666 4 63.00–98.00 $82.43 $549 —
730 730 1 80.00 $80.00 $584 —
780 780 2 80.00 $80.00 $624 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469–475 472 12 115.00–125.00 $119.97 $566 —
585–594 590 12 97.00–108.00 $101.54 $599 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 65.00 $65.00 $208 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 195.00 $195.00 $575 +2.98
310–345 332 22 159.00–182.00 $171.24 $569 +7.67
360–395 379 17 145.00–161.00 $153.94 $583 -8.88
400–448 428 46 135.00–170.00 $148.89 $637 -4.51
450–495 469 42 130.00–155.00 $142.17 $667 -3.85
500–545 526 89 117.50–144.00 $132.06 $695 -2.09
550–595 573 54 115.00–138.00 $125.91 $721 -7.09
575 575 1 123.00 $123.00 $707 -10.00
620 620 1 105.00 $105.00 $651 -22.55
600–645 621 34 110.00–134.00 $123.69 $768 -3.86
621 unweaned 621 6 125.00 $125.00 $776 —
650–685 668 28 105.00–132.00 $121.43 $811 -2.18
678 unweaned 678 3 110.00 $110.00 $746 -11.00
700–738 716 27 100.00–128.00 $113.79 $815 -1.30
750–785 768 9 98.00–130.00 $107.07 $822 -5.26
820–845 828 3 103.00–106.00 $104.02 $861 -6.12
910–925 919 5 100.00–104.00 $100.79 $926 —
990–995 993 6 80.00–104.00 $91.34 $907 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–345 329 26 117.00–153.00 $135.78 $447 -7.10
355–395 379 31 121.00–152.00 $140.37 $532 +4.43
400–449 424 44 123.00–149.00 $135.76 $576 +4.21
430 430 1 110.00 $110.00 $473 -21.55
450–495 471 39 115.00–141.00 $130.09 $613 +1.95
500–545 525 43 106.00–131.00 $123.03 $646 -0.06
550–595 572 29 105.00–125.00 $116.66 $667 -1.70
600 unweaned 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 —
600–645 618 25 85.00–125.00 $109.44 $676 -8.95
668 thin fleshed 668 6 100.00 $100.00 $668 —
650–685 671 13 100.00–126.00 $109.89 $737 -6.26
700–735 718 9 85.00–110.00 $100.44 $721 -5.63
755–795 779 7 75.00–112.00 $99.00 $771 -8.35
835–840 838 3 86.00–90.00 $88.67 $743 -1.33
870–890 875 6 85.00–94.00 $89.82 $786 +4.82
930 930 1 75.00 $75.00 $698 -15.00
1060 1060 1 70.00 $70.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 139.00 $139.00 $438 +16.63
380–390 384 4 121.00–128.00 $124.01 $476 +2.94
400–445 425 3 100.00–120.00 $109.31 $465 -13.02
460 460 2 95.00–110.00 $102.50 $472 -12.48
525–545 533 7 70.00–106.00 $96.03 $512 +3.67
550–590 569 4 80.00–114.00 $100.90 $574 +8.31
605–645 629 4 60.00–105.00 $83.78 $527 +16.69
660–675 667 3 71.00–106.00 $94.11 $628 —
755 755 1 74.00 $74.00 $559 +2.00
975 975 1 60.00 $60.00 $585 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 —— 7 140.00 $140.00 $570 —
489 489 —— 8 140.00 $140.00 $685 +3.05
552–587 570 —— 6 105.00–120.00 $112.27 $640 -12.73
1505–1805 1655 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 91.00–113.00 $101.00 $1,672 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 thin fleshed 369 5 146.00 $146.00 $539 —
417 thin fleshed 417 5 127.00 $127.00 $530 —
483 thin fleshed 483 4 122.50 $122.50 $592 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 40.00 $40.00 $244 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–845 825 80-85% 2 23.00–30.00 $26.42 $218 -14.58
880–1165 1006 80-85% 11 30.00–48.00 $41.72 $420 —
895–1305 1042 80-85% 30 37.00–54.00 $48.64 $507 —
935–1630 1224 80-85% 63 49.00–65.00 $55.67 $681 —
920–1605 1295 80-85% 45 55.00–70.00 $62.95 $815 +0.47
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 85-90% 2 15.00–26.00 $20.50 $144 -19.50
825 825 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $412 +20.00
875 875 85-90% 1 42.00 $42.00 $368 —
815–925 886 85-90% 4 22.00–45.00 $34.60 $307 —
825–1310 999 85-90% 18 22.00–50.00 $41.37 $413 +1.11
930–1440 1078 85-90% 19 39.00–56.00 $49.88 $538 +2.36
1080–1365 1223 85-90% 2 52.00–55.50 $53.55 $655 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1555 1379 75-80% 9 59.00–68.00 $61.55 $849 +2.47
1340–1835 1535 75-80% 11 55.00–66.00 $60.01 $921 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1935 1445 24 60.00–81.00 $70.15 $1,014 —
1150–2050 1629 30 71.00–88.50 $81.19 $1,323 -2.18
1555–1995 1770 14 83.00–95.50 $89.21 $1,579 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830–910 870 (<2 yrs)Open 2 70.00–90.00 $79.54 $692
890 thin fleshed 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 54.00 $54.00 $481
585–1315 907 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 53.00–84.00 $67.44 $612
835–1070 943 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 50.00–60.00 $55.55 $524
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 58.00 $58.00 $548

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1050 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 550.00–725.00 $646.71
840–1140 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 500.00–800.00 $646.22
920–1175 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 710.00–975.00 $859.13
875–1160 1052 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 750.00–1,000.00 $878.41
995–1205 1076 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 700.00–1,000.00 $857.61
925–1360 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 575.00–1,025.00 $791.66
1080–1150 1127 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 925.00–1,250.00 $1,052.59
1050–1300 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 700.00–1,260.00 $1,065.01
1150–1335 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 730.00–800.00 $761.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–1090 957 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 63.00–83.00 $70.11 $671
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 77.00 $77.00 $785
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 58.00 $58.00 $600
995–1130 1069 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 54.50–67.00 $61.77 $660
920–1285 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 44.00–73.00 $58.15 $666
970–1385 1146 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 41.00–68.00 $53.27 $610
790–1395 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 67.00–81.00 $73.21 $853
1130–1225 1178 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 50.00–51.00 $50.52 $595
855–1615 1259 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 39.00–74.00 $62.34 $785
1055–1615 1289 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 60.00–73.00 $64.90 $837

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
680 680 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 109.00 $109.00 $741
870–880 875 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 77.00–80.00 $78.51 $687
940 940 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 75.00 $75.00 $705
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1000 thin fleshed 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00–750.00 $737.50 —
945–1240 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 735.00–1,125.00 $993.21 —
1155–1320 1238 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 635.00–760.00 $701.67 -375.25
1050–1360 1258 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 975.00–1,300.00 $1,163.49 +196.77
1125–1385 1258 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 760.00–1,000.00 $884.94 -81.78
1000–1760 1273 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 15 625.00–1,150.00 $940.49 -26.23
1295 1295 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 +183.28
1220–1380 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,179.62 +29.62
1335 1335 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00 -457.19
1355 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 65.00 $65.00 $224 —
918 918 2 56.00 $56.00 $514 —

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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.