Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

8,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.17/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 473 lb · 283 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.82/cwt -4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 421 lb · 242 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.73/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 520 lb · 206 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,012	10,274	6,838
Feeder cattle	6,096	8,660	5,880
Slaughter cattle	1,250	1,145	622
Replacement cattle	666	469	336

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested however a lower undertone was noted. Heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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
250–295	277	13	172.50–201.00	$187.89	$520	+10.87
300–345	318	50	165.00–226.00	$196.32	$624	-1.03
342–345 value added	343	5	175.00–206.00	$193.53	$664	-25.50
352 value added	352	3	210.00	$210.00	$739	—
350–395	371	74	165.00–215.00	$186.32	$691	-0.11
410–440 value added	415	6	182.50–200.00	$196.91	$817	+0.68
400–448	426	120	160.00–209.00	$188.52	$803	-1.06
450–498	467	147	154.00–207.50	$183.85	$859	+5.37
462–480 value added	469	5	164.00–187.50	$171.21	$803	-13.48
490	490	3	132.50–169.00	$156.83	$768	-5.17
505–540 value added	514	18	167.00–185.00	$170.77	$878	-12.99
500–548	523	129	145.00–205.00	$176.25	$922	+3.99
550–595	570	125	140.00–183.00	$166.34	$948	+6.27
552–591 value added	578	17	150.00–190.00	$165.47	$956	-9.66
605–625 unweaned	615	2	150.00–151.00	$150.51	$926	+2.84
600–645	620	36	142.00–163.00	$151.77	$941	-3.86
600–645 value added	622	12	150.00–167.50	$157.27	$978	-2.72
655–693 value added	676	13	149.50–159.00	$154.15	$1,042	-3.93
650–695	677	39	141.00–159.00	$151.59	$1,026	-2.08
700–725 value added	711	8	142.00–160.00	$149.02	$1,060	-2.90
700–745	719	22	135.00–155.00	$145.91	$1,049	+1.26
750–775	763	2	144.00–148.00	$146.03	$1,114	+7.07
775 value added	775	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,132	-0.22
800–835	818	11	116.00–151.00	$140.15	$1,146	+7.74
850–870	855	5	135.00–152.00	$143.23	$1,225	+3.23
910–930	920	2	130.00–143.00	$136.57	$1,256	+8.55
1160	1160	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,264	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	162.50	$162.50	$447	+7.43
300–345	322	27	137.00–182.00	$160.71	$517	-3.67
325 thin fleshed	325	1	176.00	$176.00	$572	+11.00
345 value added	345	1	162.50	$162.50	$561	—
350–395	380	47	120.00–187.00	$155.05	$589	-5.38
385 thin fleshed	385	1	150.00	$150.00	$578	±0.00
400–445	425	62	125.00–185.00	$156.54	$665	-2.47
450–485 thin fleshed	460	6	144.00–172.00	$165.76	$762	-7.24
450–499	478	67	125.00–177.00	$154.00	$736	-0.79
490	490	1	140.00	$140.00	$686	-14.79
500–545	519	46	125.00–164.00	$150.81	$783	+5.22
560 thin fleshed	560	2	157.00	$157.00	$879	—
550–595	573	26	125.00–156.00	$140.40	$804	-0.51
600–643	622	12	120.00–146.00	$137.21	$853	-5.46
615–645 value added	626	4	148.00–153.00	$150.46	$942	-2.76
658–680	666	7	125.00–143.00	$136.29	$908	+1.94
650–695 thin fleshed	672	5	136.00–140.00	$137.37	$923	-2.63
700–740	715	4	120.00–140.00	$130.16	$931	-5.45
710–735 thin fleshed	723	2	138.00	$138.00	$998	—
750–780	768	3	123.00–132.00	$126.70	$973	+5.01
800–830	815	4	114.00–130.00	$122.46	$998	-7.54
863–895	871	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,132	+15.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–373	367	12	191.00–192.00	$191.25	$702	—
359–386 thin fleshed	377	12	169.00–172.50	$170.11	$641	—
400–444	423	35	175.00–192.00	$185.22	$783	-3.52
490 value added	490	4	156.00	$156.00	$764	-31.00
493–495	494	6	176.00–184.00	$179.99	$889	+13.35
511–532	522	21	153.00–165.00	$161.23	$842	-10.02
559–594	581	13	150.00–162.00	$157.56	$915	-1.21
600–635	623	30	150.00–155.00	$153.55	$957	—
642	642	4	146.00	$146.00	$937	—
647 value added	647	5	150.00	$150.00	$970	-2.87
1105	1105	4	106.00	$106.00	$1,171	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	79.00–135.00	$106.78	$345	-20.58
360–398	378	8	101.00–128.00	$117.43	$444	-8.00
400–445	422	7	71.00–141.00	$115.41	$487	-12.37
450–485	465	8	110.00–135.00	$123.07	$572	+8.61
500–545	526	8	60.00–115.00	$95.79	$504	-17.12
575	575	1	100.00	$100.00	$575	-18.46
628	628	5	134.00	$134.00	$842	+18.31
665	665	1	105.00	$105.00	$698	-5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	263	8	135.00–160.00	$146.11	$384	-0.12
300–347	326	93	135.00–195.00	$155.35	$506	-5.44
338 value added	338	3	169.00	$169.00	$571	-0.21
350–395	377	108	137.50–176.00	$155.86	$588	-4.56
365–388 value added	378	9	160.00–161.00	$160.56	$607	-5.97
405	405	1	135.00	$135.00	$547	±0.00
400–448	421	229	126.00–175.00	$152.36	$641	-4.05
405–443 value added	426	11	149.00–173.00	$163.47	$696	+3.37
435 thin fleshed	435	1	160.00	$160.00	$696	—
470	470	1	130.00	$130.00	$611	-20.13
450–498	471	254	137.50–174.00	$149.75	$705	-0.38
478–492 value added	487	28	147.00–157.00	$154.68	$753	+1.36
508–547 value added	514	18	139.00–147.50	$145.42	$747	-8.11
515–525	520	2	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$637	+2.52
500–548	521	186	130.00–163.00	$147.12	$766	+3.33
550–595	568	112	120.00–158.00	$141.38	$803	+0.30
570	570	2	124.00–127.00	$125.50	$715	-15.58
575–598 value added	590	12	139.00–144.00	$140.55	$829	-12.35
605–610 unweaned	608	2	125.00–129.00	$127.01	$772	-5.04
606–645 value added	612	19	138.00–156.00	$148.04	$906	+0.39
608–640	616	25	141.00–145.00	$144.00	$887	+6.95
600–645	620	45	127.00–157.00	$137.88	$855	+0.83
630	630	1	126.00	$126.00	$794	-17.00
666	666	7	141.00	$141.00	$939	+16.00
650–695	670	32	125.00–147.50	$135.90	$911	+0.68
680	680	1	105.00	$105.00	$714	-30.22
700–745	714	9	130.00–140.00	$133.71	$955	+2.93
730 value added	730	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,051	+14.00
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	—
755–795	783	6	117.00–133.00	$123.78	$969	—
795	795	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,065	—
800–845	823	2	119.00–121.00	$120.03	$988	+3.03
835 value added	835	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,086	—
860 value added	860	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,101	—
865–875	870	3	115.00–125.00	$119.32	$1,038	—
999	999	8	106.00	$106.00	$1,059	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	137.50	$137.50	$330	+14.97
250–295	270	8	120.00–145.00	$131.93	$356	-14.60
265–285 thin fleshed	277	3	142.50–167.50	$152.77	$423	—
300–345	322	38	120.00–163.00	$135.14	$435	-4.42
305–345 thin fleshed	330	7	144.00–165.00	$156.37	$516	+6.37
350–395	374	61	122.00–150.00	$136.56	$511	-1.91
375–385 thin fleshed	380	4	145.00–161.00	$154.16	$586	-0.03
400–443 thin fleshed	424	6	130.00–156.00	$143.90	$610	+7.74
400–448	424	90	120.00–156.00	$134.99	$572	-1.34
465–470 thin fleshed	469	4	139.00–145.00	$143.51	$673	+8.03
450–495	474	70	120.00–150.00	$133.15	$631	-0.54
500 value added	500	1	130.00	$130.00	$650	-9.98
500–545	523	49	114.00–138.00	$128.02	$670	-1.74
555–576 thin fleshed	573	10	130.00–140.50	$139.31	$798	-4.69
555–595	574	27	110.00–136.00	$126.53	$726	-2.21
600 value added	600	3	125.00–140.00	$130.00	$780	-3.00
610 thin fleshed	610	1	133.00	$133.00	$811	—
600–648	625	19	105.00–135.00	$124.48	$778	+2.64
655–690	668	18	110.00–128.00	$118.17	$789	-1.11
700–720	705	7	110.00–119.00	$111.28	$785	-2.67
760–780	765	5	110.00–119.00	$116.17	$889	+1.38
815–840	830	4	93.00–110.00	$101.54	$843	+16.57
940	940	1	100.00	$100.00	$940	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	6	150.00	$150.00	$496	+4.00
333 thin fleshed	333	5	150.00	$150.00	$500	—
373–385	379	13	145.00–155.00	$151.54	$574	+3.54
403–447	417	32	140.00–154.00	$148.33	$619	-2.14
459–469	465	16	136.00–150.00	$142.00	$660	+0.35
484 value added	484	8	153.00	$153.00	$741	+8.00
510–538	531	14	138.00–146.00	$141.61	$752	-0.73
551 thin fleshed	551	6	149.00	$149.00	$821	—
573–598	587	17	131.00–139.00	$135.31	$794	-3.78
606–648	624	36	133.50–136.00	$134.60	$840	+2.10
1114	1114	6	103.50	$103.50	$1,153	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	14	64.00–126.00	$111.55	$365	-14.15
350–395	374	19	50.00–131.00	$115.84	$433	-9.15
400–445	423	21	55.00–140.00	$117.37	$496	+3.20
450–495	469	17	97.00–131.00	$115.97	$544	+0.63
500–535	515	15	50.00–128.00	$105.01	$541	-17.34
550–595	563	8	100.00–122.00	$111.83	$630	+12.19
615–645	628	6	95.00–118.00	$105.57	$663	-9.43
665–675	670	2	85.00–110.00	$97.41	$653	+1.92
700	700	1	75.00	$75.00	$525	-30.00
790	790	1	91.00	$91.00	$719	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	265	5	160.00–190.00	$170.04	$451	+4.17
300–345	331	24	150.00–198.00	$179.49	$594	-7.43
350–398	375	65	159.00–191.00	$180.36	$676	+4.56
400–445	426	71	141.00–193.00	$174.65	$744	-1.47
450–495	476	68	145.00–195.00	$163.62	$779	-5.00
500–535	518	2	110.00–125.00	$117.25	$607	-46.96
500–548	523	108	137.00–178.00	$155.05	$811	-9.16
550–595	577	96	130.00–165.00	$148.19	$855	+1.24
600–648	617	86	129.00–153.00	$144.09	$889	+3.73
620 unweaned	620	1	130.00	$130.00	$806	—
650–693	668	28	127.00–151.00	$139.56	$932	+25.83
700–742	718	21	120.00–140.00	$132.68	$953	+3.05
753–783	766	21	120.00–139.00	$128.83	$987	+2.21
815–830	819	5	110.00–128.00	$122.15	$1,000	-4.24
850–865	855	3	115.00–128.00	$119.31	$1,020	—
935	935	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,019	+2.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	268	4	150.00–175.00	$156.78	$420	+17.98
290 thin fleshed	290	1	170.00	$170.00	$493	—
300 thin fleshed	300	1	145.00	$145.00	$435	—
310–345	324	18	125.00–174.00	$155.92	$505	-3.42
350–365 thin fleshed	357	3	156.00–167.00	$163.25	$583	—
350–390	368	23	122.00–177.00	$155.03	$571	-11.45
375	375	1	115.00	$115.00	$431	-51.48
415 thin fleshed	415	1	157.00	$157.00	$652	—
400–445	427	31	121.00–177.00	$149.34	$638	-12.92
458 thin fleshed	458	2	172.50	$172.50	$790	—
450–495	475	40	121.00–164.00	$145.82	$693	+0.38
500–545	523	23	118.00–160.00	$138.30	$723	-2.22
550–595	568	18	120.00–143.00	$130.97	$744	-4.57
605–645	625	15	114.00–137.00	$123.20	$770	+1.23
650–695	669	15	110.00–138.00	$123.45	$826	-2.10
720 thin fleshed	720	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,022	—
755–795	776	8	100.00–122.00	$105.86	$821	-5.89
810–845	823	3	100.00–104.00	$101.65	$837	-2.86
890	890	1	80.00	$80.00	$712	—
940	940	3	99.00	$99.00	$931	+1.33
950	950	1	95.00	$95.00	$902	—
1035	1035	1	80.00	$80.00	$828	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	273	3	119.00–122.50	$120.51	$329	-6.49
300–345	323	2	145.00–150.00	$147.33	$476	-15.04
375–397	389	5	115.00–130.00	$125.55	$488	-33.11
420	420	1	114.00	$114.00	$479	-25.62
455–495	469	5	38.00–136.00	$110.23	$517	-20.16
505–545	530	10	41.00–141.00	$106.71	$566	—
550–595	571	7	90.00–125.00	$112.15	$640	-7.12
610–640	625	3	60.00–105.00	$88.01	$550	-7.58
675–683	680	4	90.00–100.00	$97.50	$663	-23.50
740	740	1	90.00	$90.00	$666	—
780	780	1	85.00	$85.00	$663	—
900	900	1	80.00	$80.00	$720	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	7	165.00	$165.00	$795	+14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1170	965	80-85%	17	10.00–45.00	$23.44	$226	—
970–1230	1066	80-85%	24	30.00–50.00	$42.10	$449	+12.85
900–1525	1195	80-85%	96	45.00–60.00	$54.11	$647	+1.94
1075–1550	1299	80-85%	60	58.00–68.00	$62.69	$814	+2.69

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–825	783	85-90%	4	31.00–37.00	$34.35	$269	+6.35
825	825	85-90%	1	32.00	$32.00	$264	—
850	850	85-90%	1	42.00	$42.00	$357	—
885	885	85-90%	1	52.50	$52.50	$465	—
855–955	920	85-90%	3	21.00–33.00	$29.28	$269	+1.77
785–1215	997	85-90%	15	22.00–42.00	$36.30	$362	+4.92
855–1290	1038	85-90%	44	30.00–54.00	$43.22	$449	—
960–1290	1129	85-90%	11	50.50–62.00	$55.11	$622	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1144–1635	1348	75-80%	36	58.50–72.50	$64.34	$867	—
1185–1840	1496	75-80%	14	45.00–60.00	$54.73	$819	-6.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1725	1336	22	40.00–75.00	$61.39	$820	—
1130–2065	1514	39	50.00–87.00	$79.85	$1,209	—
1050–2150	1779	22	88.00–107.00	$95.54	$1,700	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
580–1040	872	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	41.00–68.00	$54.12	$472
710–1185	886	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	45.00–118.00	$65.79	$583
440–1200	893	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	70.00–120.00	$89.86	$802

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–1035	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–940.00	$821.56
1053	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,575.00	$1,575.00
840–1285	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	625.00–990.00	$846.53
720–1520	1097	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	400.00–1,210.00	$1,012.57
940–1305	1114	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	700.00–1,110.00	$891.06
835–1340	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	360.00–1,150.00	$943.10
620–1470	1129	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	275.00–930.00	$747.49
620–1455	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	360.00–1,050.00	$882.79
1000–1585	1171	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	650.00–950.00	$777.11
850–1312	1221	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	650.00–1,200.00	$1,054.43
1120–1374	1245	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	72	750.00–1,050.00	$955.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	48.00	$48.00	$391
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	57.50	$57.50	$621
770–1550	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	48.00–85.00	$67.75	$738
935–1290	1161	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	37.00–60.00	$53.05	$616
1105–1245	1174	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	40.00–65.00	$54.82	$644
905–1355	1234	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	49.00–70.00	$59.97	$740
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	57.50	$57.50	$716
975–1675	1302	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	57.00–62.00	$59.92	$780
1100–1530	1318	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	43.50–63.50	$57.21	$754

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
510–931	772	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	875.00–1,675.00	$1,442.51
803	803	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00	$900.00
881–1050	920	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	950.00–1,750.00	$1,585.98
980	980	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1080	1080	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00
1480	1480	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800	800	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	119.00	$119.00	$952

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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
1150–1215	1172	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,260.00–1,300.00	$1,273.83	—
900–1660	1174	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	750.00–1,350.00	$1,068.09	—
920–1400	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–1,320.00	$1,082.67	—
1150–1385	1325	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	740.00–1,225.00	$1,057.12	—
1570	1570	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	-170.00

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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.