Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

4,506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.09/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 417 lb · 108 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.13/cwt -0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 471 lb · 107 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $181.89/cwt -6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 474 lb · 91 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,506	6,587	7,808
Feeder cattle	3,563	5,196	6,434
Slaughter cattle	717	978	865
Replacement cattle	226	413	509

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Feeder and Stocker steers mostly sold unevenly steady, with sales ranging from 5 higher to 4 lower. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	266	4	177.50–210.00	$190.21	$506	-1.06
300–345	323	37	170.00–221.00	$193.78	$626	-2.55
350–395	376	43	170.00–209.00	$191.14	$719	+17.27
400–445	422	79	164.00–224.00	$190.62	$804	+0.60
440 value added	440	2	200.00	$200.00	$880	-7.58
450–498	473	86	155.00–207.00	$182.11	$861	-4.21
485–490 value added	488	4	180.00–188.00	$183.98	$898	-12.08
495	495	1	155.00	$155.00	$767	-31.32
505–545 value added	512	15	176.00–198.00	$186.63	$956	-3.86
500–546	522	73	157.00–202.00	$178.10	$930	+1.75
545	545	1	152.00	$152.00	$828	-24.35
560	560	1	150.00	$150.00	$840	-5.00
570 value added	570	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,066	-0.35
550–595	573	50	150.00–186.50	$173.40	$994	-3.08
600–645	615	43	150.00–177.00	$166.56	$1,024	+20.56
615–620 value added	618	3	159.00–170.00	$162.65	$1,005	-6.77
625	625	1	140.00	$140.00	$875	-21.55
650–695	674	29	140.00–168.00	$155.78	$1,050	-1.58
720–730	725	2	135.00–143.00	$138.97	$1,008	-5.59
720–739	731	7	146.00–151.00	$148.11	$1,083	+3.55
750–790	769	5	134.00–144.00	$140.94	$1,084	-1.27
830	830	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,137	+1.49
1020–1030	1025	2	90.00	$90.00	$922	-14.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150 thin fleshed	150	1	166.00	$166.00	$249	—
230 thin fleshed	230	1	177.50	$177.50	$408	—
245	245	1	165.00	$165.00	$404	—
250–280 thin fleshed	265	2	197.50–202.50	$200.14	$530	+22.64
280	280	1	185.00	$185.00	$518	+32.47
310–320 thin fleshed	315	2	192.50–200.00	$196.19	$618	+50.88
305–345	324	28	135.00–195.00	$162.79	$527	-8.16
350–390 thin fleshed	366	4	170.00–195.00	$185.31	$678	+22.95
350–395	369	33	140.00–187.00	$170.23	$628	+2.64
400 thin fleshed	400	1	189.00	$189.00	$756	+24.96
400–445	427	32	137.50–190.00	$163.44	$698	-2.52
470 thin fleshed	470	1	150.00	$150.00	$705	—
450–490	473	21	137.50–179.00	$156.69	$741	-5.66
505 value added	505	1	158.00	$158.00	$798	+5.10
515–525 thin fleshed	520	2	153.00–159.00	$156.03	$811	+4.03
500–545	522	30	130.00–182.00	$154.25	$805	-2.00
560–575 thin fleshed	568	2	145.00–151.00	$147.96	$840	—
565–595	578	17	136.00–174.00	$159.02	$919	+14.23
600–640	620	16	130.00–157.00	$149.81	$929	+3.70
650–690	676	11	135.00–150.00	$146.88	$993	+7.37
725–730	727	3	130.00–141.00	$135.01	$982	-1.22
750–765	755	14	121.00–137.50	$134.07	$1,012	+4.07
890	890	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,077	+6.45
900	900	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,125	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	7	195.00	$195.00	$768	—
406	406	10	189.00	$189.00	$767	+23.00
462–499	488	57	180.00–194.50	$189.74	$926	+4.74
519	519	5	188.00	$188.00	$976	+36.00
561–578	565	9	178.00	$178.00	$1,006	—
617–647	623	26	165.00–167.00	$166.60	$1,038	—
689	689	6	160.00	$160.00	$1,102	—
734	734	9	152.00	$152.00	$1,116	—
850	850	4	127.00	$127.00	$1,080	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	336	4	110.00–162.00	$137.46	$462	+3.99
350–380	370	3	125.00–134.00	$129.89	$481	-0.77
415	415	1	127.00	$127.00	$527	+6.78
450–465	459	5	105.00–130.00	$118.87	$546	-5.94
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	-20.00
615–635	625	2	85.00–100.00	$92.38	$577	-25.62
785	785	1	91.00	$91.00	$714	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	1	70.00	$70.00	$500	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	3	160.00–180.00	$168.60	$472	+0.36
285 thin fleshed	285	1	170.00	$170.00	$484	—
318 thin fleshed	318	5	190.00	$190.00	$604	—
300–348	328	53	149.00–194.00	$171.31	$562	+25.28
350	350	1	125.00	$125.00	$438	-37.34
350–395	373	89	140.00–192.50	$165.58	$618	+3.24
400–448	417	107	140.00–183.00	$164.50	$686	+39.50
440	440	1	120.00	$120.00	$528	-10.00
450–496	471	104	142.50–177.00	$158.83	$748	+2.04
465–495	477	3	130.00–137.00	$134.01	$639	-22.78
500–525 value added	513	4	161.00–163.00	$162.02	$831	+4.77
500–548	520	79	137.00–166.00	$150.92	$785	+1.97
510–540	524	5	120.00–140.00	$130.75	$685	-18.20
550–598	569	48	130.00–160.50	$148.18	$843	+2.88
558–580 value added	569	4	157.00–158.00	$157.49	$896	+0.12
600–645	622	38	128.00–152.00	$143.13	$890	+4.47
610–640	630	3	120.00–134.00	$126.43	$797	-12.23
632–641	639	9	147.00–149.00	$148.56	$949	+9.90
650–685	660	14	129.00–153.00	$140.57	$928	+16.57
700–740	713	5	121.00–138.00	$127.92	$912	+1.08
744	744	4	134.00	$134.00	$997	+7.16
750	750	2	138.00	$138.00	$1,035	+13.99
750–760	755	2	115.00–125.00	$120.03	$906	-3.98
770	770	1	120.00	$120.00	$924	-4.01
880	880	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,100	+7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240 thin fleshed	240	2	152.50–162.50	$157.50	$378	—
250–295 thin fleshed	268	9	147.50–187.50	$165.31	$443	+29.31
250–295	276	8	126.00–147.50	$136.35	$376	+1.09
305–345	328	25	120.00–164.00	$146.28	$480	+3.59
325–345 thin fleshed	334	7	152.50–185.00	$171.45	$573	+21.34
355	355	1	120.00	$120.00	$426	±0.00
350–375 thin fleshed	360	3	147.00–166.00	$155.79	$561	-0.87
350–395	374	36	130.00–162.00	$143.76	$538	-1.87
400–445	425	34	128.00–160.00	$143.56	$610	+4.61
400–445 thin fleshed	427	6	139.00–182.00	$150.85	$644	-4.18
450–495	475	45	124.00–155.00	$139.67	$663	+1.65
475–495 thin fleshed	488	3	130.00–139.00	$133.04	$649	-8.25
500 thin fleshed	500	1	140.00	$140.00	$700	-1.77
500–545	520	26	122.00–141.00	$129.76	$675	-3.08
555–585	564	11	122.00–137.00	$127.62	$720	-1.90
570 thin fleshed	570	1	134.00	$134.00	$764	+6.26
605–645	626	6	110.00–131.00	$122.59	$767	+1.73
630	630	1	121.00	$121.00	$762	+0.14
645 thin fleshed	645	1	119.00	$119.00	$768	—
664	664	7	127.50	$127.50	$847	+2.64
650–690	667	11	105.00–126.00	$119.69	$798	-5.17
715–725	719	4	110.00–120.00	$115.01	$827	+5.18
780–790	785	2	100.00–114.00	$107.04	$840	+0.49
810	810	1	117.00	$117.00	$948	+30.00
880–885	883	2	99.00–110.00	$104.48	$923	—
905	905	1	100.00	$100.00	$905	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	5	155.00	$155.00	$529	—
369	369	10	163.50	$163.50	$603	—
442–445	444	25	156.50–165.00	$158.19	$702	+8.30
452–478	459	8	151.00–160.00	$157.65	$724	—
511–531	518	48	143.00–159.50	$152.80	$792	+3.00
611	611	24	145.00	$145.00	$886	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	275	3	110.00–120.00	$113.03	$311	+0.03
300–335	319	7	114.00–145.00	$130.65	$417	+4.67
360–390	370	4	115.00–127.00	$121.67	$450	+3.52
415–425	420	2	120.00–128.00	$124.05	$521	+6.38
455–495	464	7	110.00–127.50	$118.54	$550	+6.54
523–540	527	4	109.00–125.00	$120.90	$637	+12.22
550	550	1	114.00	$114.00	$627	-0.41
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	-13.67
750	750	1	115.00	$115.00	$862	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
752	752	10	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675	675	3	900.00	$900.00	—
1065	1065	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	257	3	165.00–185.00	$173.25	$445	—
300–345	324	12	165.00–197.00	$182.28	$591	-11.81
355–395	372	17	170.00–205.00	$184.39	$686	+29.59
400–445	419	52	149.00–198.00	$181.97	$762	+21.09
450–495	473	43	150.00–192.00	$172.24	$815	-1.08
480–495	488	2	130.00–143.00	$136.40	$666	-36.92
500–545	520	29	145.00–183.00	$161.36	$839	-1.62
535	535	1	145.00	$145.00	$776	-17.98
565–585	575	2	114.00–139.00	$126.28	$726	-26.31
550–595	577	29	132.00–173.00	$150.91	$871	-1.68
610	610	1	132.50	$132.50	$808	-14.16
600–640	613	31	131.00–173.00	$150.54	$923	+3.88
650–690	661	7	134.00–153.00	$144.17	$953	+2.32
705–745	730	8	132.00–141.00	$134.97	$985	+4.31
760	760	1	112.50	$112.50	$855	-16.21
755–790	776	5	120.00–135.00	$129.38	$1,004	+0.67
813–835	819	4	110.00–141.00	$129.97	$1,064	+6.97
905–922	916	3	93.00–110.00	$104.40	$956	-5.60
1070	1070	1	85.00	$85.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	132.50	$132.50	$272	—
270–280 thin fleshed	273	3	162.50–194.00	$177.14	$484	+21.00
255–295	281	6	137.50–175.00	$151.91	$427	-13.65
310 thin fleshed	310	2	150.00–170.00	$160.00	$496	—
325–340	331	7	135.00–170.00	$158.37	$524	-0.02
350–395	371	17	130.00–180.00	$153.50	$569	+1.98
355–385 thin fleshed	373	4	160.00–177.50	$166.95	$623	+8.10
405–445	419	9	126.00–170.00	$145.74	$611	-4.37
410–430 thin fleshed	420	2	135.00–149.00	$141.83	$596	-18.17
450–495	474	14	127.50–153.00	$143.53	$680	-2.15
500–545	521	9	125.00–152.00	$137.32	$715	-2.70
550–590	574	11	125.00–149.00	$135.63	$779	+4.78
620–649	632	4	120.00–135.00	$126.08	$797	-1.35
655	655	2	121.00–129.00	$125.00	$819	-2.95
700–705	703	2	110.00–130.00	$119.96	$843	+9.96
790	790	1	109.00	$109.00	$861	-2.49
860	860	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,006	—
985	985	1	82.00	$82.00	$808	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	—	—	10	174.00	$174.00	$835	+24.00
506	506	—	—	17	168.00	$168.00	$850	—
601	601	—	—	7	152.50	$152.50	$917	—
1320	1320	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,485	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	375	4	110.00–127.00	$120.58	$452	-0.86
435	435	1	149.00	$149.00	$648	+25.27
500–525	513	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$618	-2.22
625	625	1	100.00	$100.00	$625	-12.00
680	680	1	106.00	$106.00	$721	+0.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–835	795	80-85%	3	44.00–47.00	$45.71	$363	-19.06
800–825	810	80-85%	3	54.00–70.00	$59.61	$483	—
835	835	80-85%	1	19.00	$19.00	$159	—
880–950	907	80-85%	3	55.00–78.00	$66.41	$602	—
930–1275	1153	80-85%	6	58.00–80.00	$68.58	$791	-8.51
880–1610	1178	80-85%	69	65.00–87.50	$77.46	$912	+0.37
900–1890	1240	80-85%	85	78.00–103.00	$89.05	$1,104	+5.61

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590–720	652	85-90%	3	18.00–33.00	$26.63	$174	—
690–880	788	85-90%	10	30.00–57.00	$46.35	$365	-9.02
730–915	860	85-90%	8	28.00–75.00	$41.23	$355	—
775–1255	942	85-90%	29	38.00–81.00	$57.76	$544	+10.53
755–1295	1016	85-90%	47	55.00–87.00	$68.43	$695	+30.37
875–1420	1099	85-90%	28	72.00–94.00	$80.81	$888	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1535	1329	75-80%	15	74.00–90.00	$82.29	$1,094	—
1115–1710	1410	75-80%	43	79.00–102.00	$90.65	$1,278	—
1605	1605	75-80%	2	80.00	$80.00	$1,284	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	1	77.00	$77.00	$628	—
1020–2140	1384	16	54.00–102.00	$86.21	$1,193	+3.84
1105–2020	1535	37	79.00–115.00	$101.32	$1,555	—
1395–2250	1789	37	90.00–131.00	$115.97	$2,075	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	47.00	$47.00	$376
695–1075	889	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	73.00–115.00	$90.05	$801
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$916

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1005	991	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	1,050.00–1,180.00	$1,126.82

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–1150	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	70.00–93.50	$80.09	$817
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	89.00	$89.00	$926
800–1385	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	72.00–103.00	$84.25	$896
950–1185	1079	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	70.00–84.00	$78.16	$843
1010–1275	1084	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	80.00–87.00	$82.38	$893
1090–1145	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	80.00–89.00	$84.61	$946
1040–1215	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	94.00–104.00	$99.39	$1,121
1080–1215	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	84.00–93.00	$87.37	$1,007
980–1445	1153	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	73.00–84.00	$80.14	$924
1175–1625	1358	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	87.00–103.00	$94.64	$1,285
900–1540	1363	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	74.00–103.00	$92.98	$1,267

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00	$750.00
795 thin fleshed	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
950–1000	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	975.00–1,300.00	$1,117.37
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,090.00	$1,090.00
850–1290	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	700.00–1,000.00	$880.84
905–1325	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	760.00–1,350.00	$1,056.48
925–1605	1182	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	800.00–1,550.00	$1,141.78
790–1530	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	400.00–1,250.00	$963.16
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,130.00	$1,130.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
615–1120	880	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	600.00–1,135.00	$903.44
805–1025	885	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00–1,000.00	$859.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740	740	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	78.00	$78.00	$577

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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
750–900	788	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–875.00	$785.71	—
865 thin fleshed	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	780.00	$780.00	—
800–1150	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	875.00–1,225.00	$1,063.82	-61.18
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
830–1630	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	945.00–1,450.00	$1,163.40	-95.66
840–1675	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	900.00–1,600.00	$1,232.68	-317.32
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	930.00–1,000.00	$965.00	-475.24
1650 fancy	1650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
665–725	695	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	835.00–900.00	$868.90	—
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.