Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

6,587 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.11/cwt +4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 471 lb · 224 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.27/cwt +6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 426 lb · 196 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $188.42/cwt +6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 470 lb · 162 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,587	6,018	5,406
Feeder cattle	5,196	4,566	4,492
Slaughter cattle	978	883	598
Replacement cattle	413	569	316

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Steers and Heifers mostly sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	265	11	177.50–212.50	$191.27	$507	-8.05
282 value added	282	2	211.00	$211.00	$595	—
300–348	330	51	172.50–227.00	$196.33	$648	-3.93
335–340 value added	338	4	200.00–208.00	$203.97	$689	—
340	340	2	175.00	$175.00	$595	-25.26
350–395	375	5	150.00–181.00	$173.87	$652	-17.50
350–395	377	80	170.00–230.00	$198.26	$747	+6.89
360–395 value added	381	8	197.50–220.00	$210.25	$801	—
400–430 value added	407	36	177.00–218.00	$207.58	$845	+16.39
415 thin fleshed	415	2	190.00–200.00	$195.00	$809	—
400–448	422	107	167.00–220.00	$190.02	$802	+5.18
450–498 value added	467	35	186.00–204.00	$196.06	$916	-0.02
450–498	471	127	160.00–224.00	$186.32	$878	+4.16
512	512	3	164.00	$164.00	$840	±0.00
500–545	517	74	152.50–205.00	$176.35	$912	+3.96
524 thin fleshed	524	7	204.00	$204.00	$1,069	—
510–546 value added	527	26	170.00–208.00	$190.49	$1,004	+5.49
553–582 value added	559	15	157.00–196.00	$187.35	$1,047	+10.63
565	565	1	155.00	$155.00	$876	-9.63
550–598	570	47	142.00–197.50	$176.48	$1,006	+29.38
600–625 value added	607	19	161.00–175.00	$169.42	$1,028	-4.58
615	615	1	146.00	$146.00	$898	-10.25
600–645	616	34	141.00–176.00	$161.55	$995	+5.30
650–695	666	44	138.00–172.00	$157.36	$1,048	+18.36
682 value added	682	2	142.00	$142.00	$968	-5.00
700–735	723	12	136.00–158.00	$144.56	$1,045	+0.65
705–743 value added	729	29	150.00–154.00	$151.05	$1,101	—
750–795	768	9	134.00–151.00	$142.21	$1,092	+2.49
769–792 value added	775	11	139.00–149.00	$146.21	$1,133	—
820–840	830	2	135.00–136.00	$135.51	$1,125	-2.88
850 value added	850	7	135.00	$135.00	$1,148	-2.00
850–890	870	2	131.00–136.00	$133.56	$1,162	+0.07
900	900	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,179	+24.00
1030–1035	1033	2	100.00–110.00	$104.99	$1,085	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 thin fleshed	250	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	$444	—
260–275	265	5	130.00–172.50	$152.53	$404	-22.54
305–325 thin fleshed	318	3	130.00–165.00	$145.31	$462	-43.36
300–345	325	33	140.00–195.00	$170.95	$556	+7.58
350–395	372	44	140.00–190.00	$167.59	$623	+2.53
365–395 thin fleshed	380	3	130.00–180.00	$162.36	$617	-20.14
413 value added	413	4	163.00	$163.00	$673	—
400–445	420	41	140.00–190.00	$165.96	$697	+4.85
425–430 thin fleshed	428	2	158.00–170.00	$164.04	$702	—
450–495	472	37	140.00–185.00	$162.35	$766	+5.60
463–490 value added	477	4	157.50–178.00	$167.46	$799	—
500–510 value added	507	3	142.50–158.00	$152.90	$775	—
515	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	-26.49
505–545	526	24	134.00–175.00	$156.25	$822	-0.24
540 thin fleshed	540	1	152.00	$152.00	$821	-8.00
551 value added	551	6	151.00	$151.00	$832	-1.21
550–595	567	16	135.00–153.00	$144.79	$821	-4.56
610 thin fleshed	610	1	127.50	$127.50	$778	-6.50
615 value added	615	1	142.00	$142.00	$873	—
600–645	621	12	140.00–156.00	$146.11	$907	+2.91
660 value added	660	1	142.00	$142.00	$937	—
655–693	675	13	125.00–150.00	$139.51	$942	+1.61
700–730 value added	723	4	139.50–141.50	$141.02	$1,020	—
720–745	731	4	135.00–140.00	$136.23	$996	+1.93
750 value added	750	3	142.00	$142.00	$1,065	—
750–755	753	3	130.00	$130.00	$979	—
875–895	885	2	110.00–119.00	$114.55	$1,014	-8.35
940	940	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,109	+7.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335 value added	335	2	197.50	$197.50	$662	—
345–348	346	9	199.00–200.00	$199.45	$690	—
377 value added	377	2	180.00	$180.00	$679	—
415	415	3	166.00	$166.00	$689	—
486	486	7	185.00	$185.00	$899	+11.81
475–491 value added	487	9	190.00–195.00	$193.92	$944	+5.92
510	510	2	152.00	$152.00	$775	-28.68
549 value added	549	7	187.00	$187.00	$1,027	-7.00
585–588 value added	587	14	148.00–168.00	$163.73	$961	—
600 value added	600	3	152.50	$152.50	$915	—
650–692 value added	664	6	145.00	$145.00	$963	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	117.50–120.00	$118.83	$330	+6.83
315–340	325	4	130.00–137.50	$133.47	$434	+17.57
350–390	361	16	125.00–144.00	$130.66	$472	+1.13
410–445	425	9	75.00–139.00	$120.22	$511	-6.05
455–495	478	5	115.00–135.00	$124.81	$597	-1.03
530 thin fleshed	530	3	139.00	$139.00	$737	—
525–545	535	3	120.00–129.00	$123.28	$660	+6.07
585	585	1	120.00	$120.00	$702	+5.00
620	620	2	118.00	$118.00	$732	-2.00
688	688	2	125.00	$125.00	$860	+11.00
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260 value added	260	4	169.00	$169.00	$439	—
250–295	277	13	150.00–197.50	$168.24	$466	-0.08
300–348	325	52	141.00–187.50	$169.47	$551	+3.65
300–340	327	14	130.00–159.00	$146.03	$478	-19.79
310–348 value added	330	17	158.00–180.00	$173.02	$571	—
359 thin fleshed	359	6	185.00	$185.00	$664	—
368 value added	368	4	158.00	$158.00	$581	—
350–395	372	93	140.00–180.00	$162.34	$604	+1.97
380–390	386	4	130.00–150.00	$145.02	$560	-15.35
420	420	1	125.00	$125.00	$525	-22.93
400–448	424	155	141.00–184.00	$162.88	$691	+14.95
403–448 value added	429	32	157.00–183.00	$170.09	$730	—
435	435	1	130.00	$130.00	$566	-28.44
448 thin fleshed	448	7	179.00	$179.00	$802	—
455–470	459	5	130.00–148.00	$143.72	$660	-11.25
450–493 value added	464	59	155.00–181.00	$166.72	$774	+4.06
450–497	474	160	138.00–173.00	$156.79	$743	+1.82
500	500	1	135.00	$135.00	$675	-12.16
500–548	524	89	130.00–160.00	$148.95	$780	+1.79
512–548 value added	534	18	149.00–181.00	$157.25	$840	+4.00
550–560	555	2	132.50–139.00	$135.72	$753	+12.46
555	555	1	175.00	$175.00	$971	+51.74
555–565 value added	561	5	155.00–161.00	$157.37	$883	+13.37
550–598	569	115	128.00–157.00	$145.30	$827	+5.89
600–610	605	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$711	-2.52
600–645	624	53	127.50–151.00	$138.66	$865	+4.90
600–643 value added	627	20	143.00–151.00	$145.75	$914	+2.14
660	660	1	124.00	$124.00	$818	-10.39
650–695	669	22	128.00–139.00	$132.32	$885	-2.07
657–695 value added	675	21	132.50–146.00	$140.78	$950	+2.78
685	685	12	131.00	$131.00	$897	-3.39
701–739 value added	710	40	136.00–140.50	$139.44	$990	—
700–743	723	16	120.00–133.00	$126.84	$917	-3.48
723	723	3	133.00	$133.00	$962	+2.68
755–790	775	11	120.00–135.00	$124.01	$961	+0.95
790	790	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,059	+10.94
810–812	811	10	130.00–136.00	$131.80	$1,069	+23.80
830 value added	830	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,071	—
865 value added	865	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,116	—
885	885	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,044	+3.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265 thin fleshed	265	1	136.00	$136.00	$360	-17.85
250–295	269	5	127.50–147.50	$135.26	$364	-13.21
285 value added	285	2	165.00	$165.00	$470	—
310 value added	310	1	162.50	$162.50	$504	—
300–345	322	26	125.00–160.00	$142.69	$459	+1.67
305–345 thin fleshed	329	8	133.00–172.50	$150.11	$494	—
360	360	1	120.00	$120.00	$432	-21.71
350–395	366	43	125.00–165.00	$145.63	$533	+3.92
365–395 thin fleshed	380	9	137.00–187.50	$156.66	$595	-6.17
375–390 value added	380	3	142.00–142.50	$142.33	$541	—
400–435 thin fleshed	419	7	135.00–167.50	$155.03	$650	-7.59
400–445	425	70	125.00–156.00	$138.95	$591	+0.90
450–498	473	49	125.00–148.00	$138.02	$653	+2.39
475 value added	475	1	146.00	$146.00	$694	—
475–490 thin fleshed	485	3	137.00–146.00	$141.29	$685	—
505–510 thin fleshed	508	2	137.50–146.00	$141.77	$720	-3.23
505–515 value added	508	9	137.00–139.00	$138.32	$703	—
500–545	522	42	113.00–146.00	$132.84	$693	+3.54
550–568 value added	561	9	132.00–135.00	$133.90	$751	—
555–595	569	22	120.00–137.00	$129.52	$737	+4.99
550–595 thin fleshed	578	4	119.00–135.00	$127.74	$738	—
605–640	624	15	112.00–130.00	$120.86	$754	-4.27
655 thin fleshed	655	1	127.00	$127.00	$832	—
650–695	660	16	117.50–137.00	$124.86	$824	+2.98
720–735	726	4	101.00–124.00	$109.83	$797	-3.86
755–790	773	3	100.00–115.00	$106.55	$824	-2.14
800	800	1	87.00	$87.00	$696	-16.99
830	830	2	96.00	$96.00	$797	-7.99
980	980	1	80.00	$80.00	$784	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267 value added	267	2	168.00	$168.00	$449	—
353–371 value added	362	6	162.50–165.00	$163.78	$593	—
400 value added	400	3	167.50	$167.50	$670	—
400–445	425	9	140.00–157.00	$149.89	$637	+4.68
458–470 value added	460	8	147.50–158.00	$154.03	$709	—
513–542 value added	515	31	155.50–157.00	$156.90	$808	—
542	542	10	140.00–154.00	$149.80	$812	+9.59
566–599 value added	592	17	142.00–147.50	$145.30	$860	—
625	625	4	135.00	$135.00	$844	—
642 value added	642	2	132.50	$132.50	$851	—
664	664	4	132.00	$132.00	$876	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	11	113.00	$113.00	$316	-4.90
315–340	323	13	117.50–140.00	$125.98	$407	+1.39
350–395	370	12	103.00–136.00	$118.15	$437	+7.82
400–445	424	21	90.00–129.00	$117.67	$499	+3.94
425 thin fleshed	425	2	130.00	$130.00	$552	—
450–495	470	7	91.00–125.00	$112.00	$526	-1.24
500–545	528	13	86.00–123.00	$108.68	$574	-1.42
555–595	571	8	103.00–133.00	$114.41	$653	+5.22
600–635	608	5	102.00–120.00	$111.94	$681	+33.94
670–675	672	3	105.00–121.00	$113.67	$764	+3.67
710	710	1	115.00	$115.00	$816	+6.10

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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	1	190.00	$190.00	$466	—
323 thin fleshed	323	6	227.00	$227.00	$733	—
305–348	330	19	170.00–216.00	$194.09	$640	+10.59
370–390	381	5	140.00–172.00	$154.80	$590	-27.62
360–395	383	33	150.00–196.00	$178.87	$685	-3.55
400–418	411	10	120.00–168.00	$160.88	$661	-1.12
400–449	429	46	150.00–197.00	$178.86	$767	+0.93
450–498	478	74	142.00–196.00	$173.32	$828	+24.47
500–510	503	3	135.00–164.00	$144.79	$728	+6.29
500–545	521	67	135.00–184.00	$162.98	$849	-1.08
550–595	570	37	131.00–171.00	$152.59	$870	+5.14
590	590	1	125.00	$125.00	$738	-7.83
600–645	623	32	120.00–163.00	$146.66	$914	+18.26
650–690	673	15	135.00–146.00	$141.85	$955	+5.09
700–745	718	19	120.00–135.50	$130.66	$938	+4.30
755–795	773	6	120.00–134.00	$128.71	$995	+5.79
835	835	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,027	+6.95
875–880	878	2	118.00	$118.00	$1,036	+9.06
890	890	1	104.00	$104.00	$926	-4.94
935	935	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,028	+6.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	262	3	140.00–192.50	$165.56	$434	+4.88
250–275 thin fleshed	263	2	147.50–164.00	$156.14	$411	—
300–345	322	12	132.50–180.00	$158.39	$510	-2.73
350–380 thin fleshed	365	2	150.00–167.00	$158.85	$580	-26.15
350–395	371	14	137.00–169.00	$151.52	$562	-10.78
415 thin fleshed	415	1	160.00	$160.00	$664	+5.53
400–440	419	19	129.00–172.00	$150.11	$629	-10.01
450–495	470	22	130.00–161.00	$145.68	$685	-2.09
500–545	520	17	120.00–151.00	$140.02	$728	-4.95
550–590	569	6	119.00–154.00	$130.85	$745	-4.54
600–640	622	8	120.00–136.00	$127.43	$793	-1.40
655–695	668	7	120.00–135.00	$127.95	$855	+15.10
733	733	3	110.00	$110.00	$806	+2.58
765–780	773	2	110.00–113.00	$111.49	$862	+21.03
805–845	820	4	88.00–121.00	$104.26	$855	-5.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	265	3	109.99–115.00	$111.63	$296	-30.37
315–345	335	6	120.00–143.00	$129.43	$434	-10.89
350–390	378	4	101.00–147.00	$121.44	$459	-2.60
400–445	423	4	107.50–140.00	$123.73	$523	-2.46
460–475	468	2	114.00–137.00	$125.32	$586	+10.11
500–540	520	2	117.00–128.00	$122.71	$638	-4.29
570–590	580	2	120.00–127.50	$123.69	$717	+6.69
620–635	628	2	112.00	$112.00	$703	+10.00
660–685	670	5	73.00–119.00	$105.68	$708	+35.68
960	960	1	70.00	$70.00	$672	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474	474	—	—	4	150.00	$150.00	$711	-7.75
1265–1530	1398	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	101.00–157.50	$131.93	$1,844	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–840	780	80-85%	2	61.00–68.00	$64.77	$505	+29.77
860–1215	1007	80-85%	20	49.00–69.00	$56.50	$569	—
850–1381	1059	80-85%	18	55.00–76.00	$66.87	$708	-1.15
935–1560	1158	80-85%	65	65.00–86.00	$77.09	$893	—
950–1555	1222	80-85%	114	67.00–93.00	$83.44	$1,020	+1.60

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–865	797	85-90%	3	48.00–68.00	$55.37	$441	—
720–890	813	85-90%	3	25.00–30.00	$28.30	$230	-28.16
700–885	814	85-90%	10	36.00–52.50	$43.22	$352	-13.24
765–1200	943	85-90%	26	30.50–58.00	$47.23	$445	—
895–1145	1011	85-90%	8	30.00–47.00	$38.06	$385	—
825–1390	1048	85-90%	40	52.00–77.00	$64.40	$675	—
955–1475	1145	85-90%	20	65.00–85.00	$74.91	$858	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1735	1453	75-80%	50	76.00–98.50	$87.38	$1,270	—
1270–1755	1521	75-80%	8	75.00–88.50	$80.80	$1,229	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1850	1367	21	54.00–98.00	$82.37	$1,126	—
1200–2045	1627	45	80.00–117.00	$102.52	$1,668	—
1405–2180	1748	35	92.00–131.00	$111.44	$1,948	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–995	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	85.00–131.00	$103.31	$878
710–1150	864	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	61.00–85.00	$77.70	$671
790–1030	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	63.00–74.00	$71.15	$664
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,003

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–920	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	800.00–1,025.00	$932.92
905 thin fleshed	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
850–1240	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	565.00–1,225.00	$958.57
810–1315	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	670.00–1,050.00	$894.18
825–1230	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	630.00–925.00	$804.74
775–1365	1066	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	520.00–1,350.00	$1,021.94
1035–1109	1072	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–950.00	$877.59
900–1405	1089	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	735.00–1,215.00	$922.56
950–1408	1212	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	700.00–1,450.00	$1,216.68
1035–1410	1242	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	925.00–1,350.00	$1,226.11
1260–1320	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	980.00–1,275.00	$1,130.93

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–1250	816	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	57.50–108.00	$84.07	$686
905	905	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	64.00	$64.00	$579
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	84.00	$84.00	$857
625–1465	1049	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	55.00–86.00	$76.36	$801
950–1390	1117	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	75.00–86.00	$80.55	$900
900–1350	1159	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	73.00–81.00	$77.52	$898
1080–1250	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	83.00–91.00	$86.39	$1,035
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,094
1385–1425	1405	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	72.00–82.50	$77.32	$1,086
1360–1470	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	79.00–84.00	$81.60	$1,155

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	990.00	$990.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
708	708	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	800.00	$800.00
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
885–1050	958	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,200.00	$1,071.13
983–1000	989	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,070.00–1,150.00	$1,096.97
870–1045	1001	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,325.00	$1,232.68

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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
800–950	857	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	750.00–1,000.00	$879.21	—
940 thin fleshed	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	+375.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	+47.09
850–1333	1001	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	760.00–1,325.00	$973.65	-379.26
945–1065	1018	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	625.00–925.00	$781.61	-571.30
850–1250	1068	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	730.00–1,275.00	$973.99	—
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1095 thin fleshed	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	-158.70
950–1360	1154	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	980.00–1,450.00	$1,259.06	-449.64
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	-538.59
1000–1535	1242	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	39	900.00–1,600.00	$1,240.38	—
1175–1360	1268	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,440.24	-217.33
1220–1490	1355	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00–1,500.00	$1,477.49	—
1240–1713	1393	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	950.00–1,450.00	$1,189.97	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	89.00	$89.00	$423	—
515	515	1	50.00	$50.00	$258	—
610	610	1	79.00	$79.00	$482	—
740	740	1	74.00	$74.00	$548	—

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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.