Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, January 17, 2022

3,478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.71/cwt -2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 572 lb · 132 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.04/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 471 lb · 110 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.64/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 674 lb · 107 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,478	10,585	6,995
Feeder cattle	2,876	9,196	5,568
Slaughter cattle	441	938	874
Replacement cattle	161	451	553

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Market trend not applicable due to limited comparable sales. However, Feeder cattle exhibited a mostly lower undertone and Slaughter cattle showed a higher undertone. Limited comparable sales due to wet/muddy conditions coupled with below freezing temperatures throughout the state put a damper on livestock movement.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	281	5	180.00–205.00	$197.06	$554	-2.94
300–345	329	26	169.00–208.00	$186.88	$615	-6.01
352–397	374	26	170.00–197.50	$180.86	$676	-8.77
375–395 value added	385	2	182.00–188.00	$185.08	$713	-23.99
400–448	423	47	160.00–210.00	$178.02	$753	-6.36
420–445 value added	432	7	183.00–195.00	$185.80	$803	-6.98
450–498	472	43	150.00–180.00	$169.48	$800	-13.09
460–492 value added	477	12	171.00–197.50	$183.57	$876	-10.25
500–548	522	50	150.00–200.00	$171.59	$896	-3.08
500–545 value added	527	28	167.50–185.00	$176.16	$928	-8.57
555	555	1	145.00	$145.00	$805	-22.98
553–596 value added	570	83	156.00–177.00	$174.91	$997	-1.21
550–598	576	48	147.50–175.00	$161.22	$929	+12.20
600–640	616	23	143.00–167.00	$154.66	$953	+23.66
600–645 value added	627	21	145.00–160.00	$152.74	$958	-10.96
650–695	673	17	140.00–163.00	$151.22	$1,018	-3.52
660–695 value added	674	90	151.00–162.50	$161.23	$1,087	+2.70
700–740	723	5	140.00–149.00	$144.15	$1,042	-3.54
700–746 value added	723	31	144.00–156.00	$150.93	$1,091	-0.69
750–785	766	5	143.00–148.00	$146.38	$1,121	-3.97
830 value added	830	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,204	-14.04
830	830	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,204	+3.73
865	865	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,150	-8.50
918	918	6	128.00	$128.00	$1,175	—
940 value added	940	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,278	—
980 value added	980	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,274	—
1025	1025	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,046	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265 thin fleshed	265	1	160.00	$160.00	$424	-31.47
260–290	275	2	130.00–150.00	$140.55	$387	—
296 value added	296	3	210.00	$210.00	$622	—
302–339 thin fleshed	322	8	130.00–178.00	$159.03	$512	-15.97
300–340	325	11	130.00–160.00	$146.21	$475	-19.01
355–395 thin fleshed	375	4	149.00–162.00	$157.02	$589	-34.10
355–395	377	22	135.00–170.00	$157.15	$592	-0.34
400–430 thin fleshed	414	5	150.00–175.00	$164.66	$682	+5.15
400–445	417	21	127.00–161.00	$144.15	$601	-12.33
455–495	473	16	125.00–166.00	$147.59	$698	-4.48
475 thin fleshed	475	1	150.00	$150.00	$712	—
495 value added	495	2	171.00	$171.00	$846	+7.96
500–545	521	14	130.00–155.00	$141.72	$738	-4.05
545 thin fleshed	545	1	150.00	$150.00	$818	+3.50
550 thin fleshed	550	1	144.00	$144.00	$792	±0.00
555–590	575	9	130.00–145.00	$139.37	$801	-4.31
600 value added	600	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	±0.00
600–635	625	4	120.00–147.00	$136.96	$856	-1.71
675–695	684	6	132.00–146.00	$139.32	$953	-3.06
685 thin fleshed	685	1	100.00	$100.00	$685	—
710	710	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,015	+6.49
765	765	1	114.00	$114.00	$872	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290 value added	290	3	210.00	$210.00	$609	—
375	375	1	182.00	$182.00	$682	+3.03
440	440	3	160.00	$160.00	$704	-19.78
450	450	2	154.00	$154.00	$693	-25.42
465–467 value added	467	10	175.00–185.00	$183.01	$855	-2.37
501–525 value added	511	5	155.00–158.00	$156.23	$798	-16.33
547	547	6	165.00	$165.00	$903	+0.45
555–558 value added	557	11	158.50–171.00	$166.88	$930	-4.52
553–563	558	4	141.00–150.00	$145.54	$812	-16.68
741	741	8	144.00	$144.00	$1,067	-1.00
755 value added	755	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,095	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–289	281	6	110.00–125.00	$122.09	$343	—
330–345	338	4	101.00–135.00	$118.44	$400	-3.72
360–395	374	4	91.00–125.00	$107.53	$402	-14.26
415–445	429	4	99.00–124.00	$112.86	$484	+2.61
450–490	476	7	112.00–130.00	$122.82	$585	+8.69
530	530	1	100.00	$100.00	$530	-15.09
565	565	1	124.00	$124.00	$701	+14.81
635	635	2	111.00	$111.00	$705	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	37.00–93.00	$63.51	$238	—
420	420	1	50.00	$50.00	$210	—
515–540	528	2	46.00–50.00	$47.95	$253	—
693	693	2	42.00	$42.00	$291	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
259–290	266	7	150.00–157.50	$152.60	$406	-3.34
300–345	325	25	149.00–172.50	$159.74	$519	-1.33
345 value added	345	1	150.00	$150.00	$518	-20.04
350–395	376	55	140.00–171.00	$157.29	$591	+0.95
400–449	421	65	142.00–164.00	$153.28	$645	-3.63
405–443 value added	434	15	160.00–167.00	$162.42	$705	+2.98
450–495	470	57	140.00–162.50	$151.15	$710	-2.92
450–495 value added	472	50	150.00–165.00	$158.99	$750	-4.24
485 fancy	485	3	163.00	$163.00	$791	—
500	500	1	130.00	$130.00	$650	-19.98
500–545	522	58	140.00–160.00	$149.13	$778	-0.85
500–532 value added	526	21	147.50–158.00	$155.45	$818	+1.54
550–590	566	32	130.00–148.00	$140.61	$796	-5.35
560–595 value added	576	11	148.00–151.00	$149.85	$863	-6.10
600–645	616	37	125.00–152.00	$139.64	$860	+13.67
600–640 value added	619	9	140.00–149.00	$145.77	$902	+3.20
655 fancy	655	2	142.00	$142.00	$930	—
655–690	662	18	128.00–148.00	$134.63	$891	+7.30
660–695 value added	676	8	137.00–142.00	$139.77	$945	+0.76
700–740 value added	703	15	137.00–142.00	$138.39	$973	+5.06
705–740	717	9	124.00–134.00	$127.92	$917	-1.23
720–735	728	2	137.00–144.00	$140.54	$1,023	+6.54
755 value added	755	2	132.00	$132.00	$997	-7.00
750–775	763	2	138.00–139.00	$138.51	$1,057	+6.65
750–780	764	9	120.00–133.00	$125.48	$959	-6.38
777	777	3	136.00	$136.00	$1,057	+4.14
800–805	803	2	120.00–124.00	$122.01	$980	-2.45
830 value added	830	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,071	+1.00
850–885	870	5	115.00–127.00	$123.20	$1,072	-6.80
985	985	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,182	—
1000	1000	1	90.00	$90.00	$900	-16.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290 thin fleshed	278	4	135.00–150.00	$143.76	$400	-5.20
300 thin fleshed	300	7	135.00–150.00	$145.71	$437	-6.29
300–345	325	22	125.00–150.00	$137.19	$446	-2.36
350–395	375	30	120.00–158.00	$133.83	$502	-5.33
375 thin fleshed	375	1	155.00	$155.00	$581	-14.20
400–445	419	26	120.00–145.00	$130.04	$545	-7.39
450–495	469	32	120.00–140.00	$129.56	$608	-3.64
465–495 thin fleshed	480	2	144.00–152.50	$148.38	$712	+21.81
515	515	1	118.00	$118.00	$608	-12.08
500–545	527	28	115.00–140.00	$126.73	$668	-3.35
530–545 thin fleshed	538	2	133.00–134.00	$133.51	$718	—
565	565	1	143.00	$143.00	$808	+16.17
550–595	573	9	115.00–132.50	$124.04	$711	-2.79
588 thin fleshed	588	2	120.00	$120.00	$706	-18.00
605 thin fleshed	605	1	132.00	$132.00	$799	—
600–640	625	5	111.00–130.00	$121.88	$762	-2.81
655–680	666	4	120.00–128.00	$125.47	$836	+1.57
740	740	2	120.00	$120.00	$888	+3.55
772–785	776	5	70.00–110.00	$101.96	$791	-10.32
855	855	1	104.00	$104.00	$889	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	262	7	100.00–120.00	$109.84	$288	-5.86
315–345	330	11	61.00–125.00	$108.24	$357	-19.03
355–390	370	6	110.00–125.00	$113.62	$420	-6.29
415–445	427	10	80.00–123.00	$112.81	$482	-4.67
450–490	466	8	101.00–120.00	$110.57	$515	-2.92
500–545	523	5	53.00–117.50	$92.58	$484	-19.94
560–565	563	3	81.00–110.00	$99.55	$560	-23.17
640	640	1	110.00	$110.00	$704	+5.42
675	675	1	117.00	$117.00	$790	+16.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	8	130.00	$130.00	$560	-22.01
466–485 value added	470	10	142.00–165.00	$160.25	$753	+1.43
562	562	3	135.00	$135.00	$759	-8.03
631	631	4	133.00	$133.00	$839	+1.65

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	6	131.00	$131.00	$485	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	65.00	$65.00	$202	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	268	3	160.00–175.00	$170.06	$456	+16.06
315–345	330	2	167.50–170.00	$168.69	$557	-20.31
370 thin fleshed	370	6	183.00	$183.00	$677	—
385	385	1	182.00	$182.00	$701	+0.41
400–445	431	13	152.50–177.50	$167.68	$723	-10.06
450–490	462	25	148.00–195.00	$167.95	$776	-6.79
500	500	1	130.00	$130.00	$650	-9.48
500–545	526	9	137.00–158.00	$149.92	$789	-7.91
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	-29.28
550–595	576	26	140.00–156.00	$146.74	$845	-2.54
600–645	622	16	135.00–146.00	$139.78	$869	-2.83
655–695	669	8	130.00–144.50	$135.41	$906	-2.49
710–745	731	7	115.00–130.00	$122.56	$896	-8.83
770–785	773	5	119.00–140.00	$135.73	$1,049	+7.35
820	820	2	128.00–130.00	$129.00	$1,058	+1.80
860	860	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,084	-2.15
945	945	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,115	+1.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	290	3	130.00–150.00	$136.44	$396	-10.29
310–345	326	7	130.00–170.00	$144.95	$473	-18.34
350–375	365	10	125.00–162.00	$143.56	$524	-16.63
365 thin fleshed	365	1	157.50	$157.50	$575	—
415–430 thin fleshed	423	2	156.00–166.00	$160.91	$681	+11.91
405–445	429	11	131.00–145.00	$137.37	$589	-18.27
450–485	473	8	103.00–152.00	$133.91	$633	-14.04
520 thin fleshed	520	1	152.50	$152.50	$793	—
505–545	527	11	120.00–150.00	$132.63	$699	-11.05
565–585	574	4	126.00–137.50	$130.90	$751	-4.13
600–635	613	3	125.00–134.00	$128.26	$786	+0.90
660–690	675	2	112.00–130.00	$120.80	$815	+0.69
735	735	1	109.00	$109.00	$801	-5.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	120.00	$120.00	$318	-30.00
300–305	302	3	100.00–110.00	$106.63	$322	-23.46
355–375	365	2	100.00–110.00	$104.86	$383	-35.39
535	535	1	110.00	$110.00	$588	-19.02
560	560	1	110.00	$110.00	$616	-12.97
670	670	1	119.00	$119.00	$797	+9.00
705	705	1	110.00	$110.00	$776	—
965	965	1	25.00	$25.00	$241	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	—	—	2	160.00	$160.00	$573	—
420	420	—	—	2	170.00	$170.00	$714	—
1160	1160	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	79.00	$79.00	$916	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	80-85%	1	15.00	$15.00	$110	—
810–850	830	80-85%	2	54.00–55.00	$54.49	$452	+13.49
835	835	80-85%	1	44.00	$44.00	$367	+3.00
890–1135	1025	80-85%	13	45.00–57.00	$50.83	$521	—
1105–1110	1108	80-85%	2	38.00–45.00	$41.49	$460	—
985–1555	1219	80-85%	30	53.00–75.00	$63.25	$771	—
855–1770	1275	80-85%	35	60.00–81.00	$71.95	$917	+5.13

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–800	780	85-90%	3	20.00–35.00	$24.94	$195	-30.45
785–835	810	85-90%	2	45.50–51.00	$48.17	$390	—
830	830	85-90%	1	42.00	$42.00	$349	—
785–1355	963	85-90%	24	30.00–58.00	$42.21	$406	—
880–1390	1062	85-90%	20	45.00–58.00	$50.82	$540	-7.14
1060–1190	1125	85-90%	2	30.00–32.00	$30.94	$348	—
975–1345	1136	85-90%	9	56.00–73.00	$63.63	$723	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1585	1412	75-80%	7	60.00–79.00	$67.83	$958	—
1155–1850	1458	75-80%	27	60.00–79.00	$68.73	$1,002	+5.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–2055	1453	13	26.00–78.00	$65.35	$950	—
950–2265	1643	36	75.00–94.00	$85.23	$1,400	—
1335–1955	1674	10	91.50–105.00	$97.18	$1,627	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–885 thin fleshed	803	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	76.00–86.00	$82.21	$660
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	67.00	$67.00	$606
905 thin fleshed	905	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	64.00	$64.00	$579
835–1160 thin fleshed	979	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	51.00–70.00	$57.26	$561
975–1295	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	64.00–73.00	$68.80	$790
998–1435	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	52.00–74.00	$60.59	$724

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1150	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	600.00–810.00	$717.80
990–1165	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–800.00	$756.04
1050–1125	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$774.14
965–1280	1109	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	675.00–1,175.00	$978.56
995–1255	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–775.00	$752.89
1050–1280	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,050.00	$981.33
1165	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
995–1460	1237	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	650.00–1,225.00	$1,010.92
1255	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890 thin fleshed	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	40.00	$40.00	$356
855–1075	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	48.00–60.00	$53.32	$515
885–1165 thin fleshed	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	45.00–48.00	$46.70	$479
1095–1100	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	58.00–60.00	$59.00	$648
960–1420	1172	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	51.00–68.00	$57.44	$673
1055–1450	1253	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	58.00–62.00	$60.32	$756
1240–1465	1332	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	63.00–73.00	$68.40	$911
1220–1595	1408	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	68.50–73.50	$70.86	$998
1500	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,065

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	360.00	$360.00
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725	725	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	50.00	$50.00	$362
745	745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	52.00	$52.00	$387

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
811	811	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	670.00	$670.00
725–1000	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	575.00–800.00	$740.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,079

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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	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	—
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
850–950 thin fleshed	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–610.00	$581.67	—
800–1100 thin fleshed	961	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	700.00–720.00	$708.79	—
900–1100 thin fleshed	1053	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	600.00–630.00	$620.90	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
980–1470	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	675.00–1,410.00	$1,235.35	-164.65
1435	1435	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.