Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, June 13, 2022

4,821 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.00/cwt +2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 517 lb · 191 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.97/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 574 lb · 173 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.08/cwt -2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 471 lb · 155 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,821	7,943	4,711
Feeder cattle	3,798	6,372	3,961
Slaughter cattle	800	1,149	576
Replacement cattle	223	422	174

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Feeder steers sold mostly 1.00-9.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 1.00-7.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	275	9	170.00–222.50	$198.65	$546	-8.54
300–347	323	37	168.00–221.00	$203.13	$656	+4.08
346 value added	346	5	213.00	$213.00	$737	—
355	355	1	160.00	$160.00	$568	-33.20
350–395	372	40	170.00–211.00	$192.06	$714	-1.14
400–445	428	85	168.00–210.00	$180.83	$774	-14.06
450–495	470	140	168.00–213.00	$178.36	$838	-9.13
500–540	520	96	162.00–204.00	$176.21	$916	-7.49
505–540 value added	534	8	185.00–187.50	$185.31	$990	-6.75
525–545	535	2	150.00–160.00	$154.91	$829	-28.79
550–591	574	173	158.00–183.00	$175.97	$1,010	-1.72
600–647	624	92	150.00–177.00	$165.67	$1,034	-6.09
625	625	3	157.00	$157.00	$981	-14.76
630–635 value added	634	6	153.00–157.50	$153.75	$975	-14.39
650–685	665	28	145.00–169.00	$156.07	$1,038	-9.73
670 value added	670	2	164.00	$164.00	$1,099	-2.12
704–740	706	70	144.00–168.00	$165.59	$1,169	+12.95
750–790	765	12	140.00–150.00	$145.37	$1,112	+1.00
835	835	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,169	-22.84
850	850	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,139	—
945	945	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,134	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	315	18	160.00–191.00	$178.52	$562	+7.58
330 thin fleshed	330	1	187.00	$187.00	$617	+18.00
355–392	377	29	140.00–197.00	$176.68	$666	+4.28
405–425 thin fleshed	417	3	164.00–175.00	$168.72	$704	-6.28
400–445	426	31	130.00–186.00	$165.62	$706	+1.90
455 value added	455	3	180.00	$180.00	$819	+14.14
450–498	477	60	125.00–180.00	$162.70	$776	+2.10
500–547	524	44	142.50–180.00	$163.32	$856	+3.27
540 value added	540	1	164.00	$164.00	$886	—
550–595	573	28	125.00–173.00	$154.46	$885	-1.04
605–645	618	10	136.00–156.00	$149.17	$922	-1.90
640 value added	640	1	148.00	$148.00	$947	+2.00
655–688	671	9	131.00–156.00	$141.89	$952	-9.05
735	735	1	133.00	$133.00	$978	-15.13
750–760	757	5	133.00–142.50	$140.32	$1,062	+1.08
805	805	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,087	+5.85
860	860	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,135	+16.00
1065	1065	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,342	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385 value added	385	20	207.00	$207.00	$797	—
426–445	436	13	180.00–195.00	$189.87	$828	+10.37
470–490	474	5	152.50–179.00	$173.52	$822	-8.63
518–545	531	14	155.00–180.00	$168.30	$894	-8.24
580–598	589	45	156.00–181.00	$169.75	$1,000	+0.63
736	736	4	159.00	$159.00	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
159	159	1	159.00	$159.00	$253	—
325–345	333	3	110.00–151.00	$124.15	$413	+29.15
375	375	1	141.00	$141.00	$529	+27.10
405	405	1	144.00	$144.00	$583	+30.84
500	500	1	136.00	$136.00	$680	-4.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	80.00	$80.00	$272	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	140.00	$140.00	$350	—
250–290	272	12	152.50–182.50	$170.51	$464	-0.99
300–345	318	22	150.00–175.00	$164.78	$524	-7.07
320	320	1	145.00	$145.00	$464	-26.85
355–395	379	82	150.00–172.00	$162.73	$617	-2.84
420	420	2	140.00	$140.00	$588	-23.67
400–448	422	76	140.00–177.00	$162.60	$686	-1.07
450–496	470	148	143.00–172.50	$159.56	$750	+30.31
455–490	475	4	132.50–157.00	$144.94	$688	-15.44
495 value added	495	3	154.50	$154.50	$765	-20.00
500–548	517	187	137.00–169.00	$158.87	$821	+2.38
527 fancy	527	3	177.00	$177.00	$933	—
540	540	1	130.00	$130.00	$702	-20.43
550 value added	550	1	169.00	$169.00	$930	+18.51
550–598	571	106	131.00–158.00	$149.90	$856	-1.66
555–595	581	5	135.00–144.00	$137.16	$797	-23.28
612	612	2	150.00	$150.00	$918	+17.50
600–645	618	65	133.00–157.00	$146.07	$903	-9.08
620–640	632	8	125.00–134.00	$132.13	$835	-11.41
650–695	662	15	135.00–149.00	$141.90	$939	+0.44
655–678 value added	670	14	135.00–154.00	$138.55	$928	-7.31
685	685	2	128.00	$128.00	$877	+3.00
700–746	726	18	125.00–138.00	$134.93	$980	+4.93
735	735	3	141.50	$141.50	$1,040	+11.50
775–795	781	7	124.00–132.50	$129.91	$1,015	-6.09
788 value added	788	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,056	-8.00
815–820	818	2	120.00–124.00	$122.01	$998	+7.01
933	933	2	100.00	$100.00	$933	-12.00
995	995	2	108.00	$108.00	$1,075	-2.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	140.00	$140.00	$371	±0.00
265–285 thin fleshed	277	3	155.00–172.00	$163.23	$452	-2.77
300–348	326	36	124.00–162.00	$154.25	$503	+3.55
330–345 thin fleshed	339	4	160.00–172.50	$165.08	$560	+4.19
350–398	372	54	130.00–161.00	$147.05	$547	-3.01
370–395 thin fleshed	386	4	152.00–163.00	$157.03	$606	-7.23
400–448	420	46	125.00–160.00	$144.32	$606	-5.08
430 thin fleshed	430	1	142.00	$142.00	$611	-14.53
450–495	468	68	125.00–156.00	$145.59	$681	+13.59
460–475 thin fleshed	468	2	146.00–155.00	$150.43	$704	+1.36
505	505	1	123.00	$123.00	$621	-14.84
500–545	524	49	121.00–148.00	$136.46	$715	-1.38
550–595	564	18	122.00–145.00	$134.29	$757	-2.15
595 thin fleshed	595	1	144.00	$144.00	$857	+14.03
615 thin fleshed	615	1	120.00	$120.00	$738	-20.00
600–640	623	15	120.00–137.00	$128.48	$800	-3.88
655–690	674	4	120.00–136.00	$128.65	$867	+0.35
680 thin fleshed	680	1	129.00	$129.00	$877	-7.00
705	705	1	126.00	$126.00	$888	-2.90
760–780	770	4	115.00–123.00	$119.04	$917	+4.31
800–820	810	2	105.00–116.00	$110.57	$896	+27.57
915	915	1	88.00	$88.00	$805	-14.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	2	154.00	$154.00	$598	—
410–433	419	14	160.00–165.00	$163.39	$685	+2.45
463–480	472	14	145.00–160.00	$153.64	$725	-3.51
488	488	16	150.00	$150.00	$732	-7.15
522 value added	522	3	150.00	$150.00	$783	-2.41
517–535	530	32	137.50–156.00	$148.51	$787	-6.40
559	559	7	146.00	$146.00	$816	-0.43
571	571	11	140.00	$140.00	$799	-6.43
610–648	620	8	128.00–145.00	$140.55	$871	-13.45
626	626	7	146.50	$146.50	$917	-7.50
682	682	3	135.00	$135.00	$921	-0.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	331	5	120.00–135.00	$126.88	$420	+5.69
355–390	371	8	102.00–135.00	$125.91	$467	+0.78
420–445	434	7	114.00–130.00	$124.07	$538	+9.77
455–490	474	13	91.00–138.00	$117.90	$559	+7.20
510–540	526	7	80.00–131.00	$111.85	$588	+8.86
580–595	588	2	80.00–113.00	$96.29	$566	+11.94
615–640	630	4	102.00–114.00	$108.76	$685	-9.24
670	670	1	115.00	$115.00	$770	+35.00
785	785	1	110.00	$110.00	$864	+5.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	85.00	$85.00	$276	—
355–395	374	5	61.00–90.00	$77.12	$288	—
480	480	1	60.00	$60.00	$288	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	266	4	150.00–180.00	$169.73	$451	—
305–335	316	11	167.50–208.00	$191.48	$605	-2.81
355–395	373	28	167.00–207.00	$184.26	$687	-5.19
400–445	425	58	150.00–197.50	$178.90	$760	+21.90
465–495	475	3	150.00–170.00	$163.05	$774	-8.51
450–495	476	28	150.00–182.50	$169.11	$805	-2.45
510–530	520	2	135.00–160.00	$147.26	$766	-20.00
500–545	522	35	150.00–191.00	$164.87	$861	-2.39
550–585	566	5	128.00–158.00	$147.01	$832	+11.01
555–595	572	62	146.00–177.00	$159.86	$914	-0.32
601–640	609	9	104.00–155.00	$146.89	$895	-11.91
600–645	624	24	133.00–165.00	$147.14	$918	-11.66
650–695	662	26	131.00–149.00	$142.85	$946	-5.32
700–735	718	12	131.00–142.00	$136.98	$984	-1.65
750–760	755	2	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$948	-4.75
755–790	771	4	120.00–135.00	$126.72	$977	-3.53
810–840	831	4	118.00–133.00	$123.52	$1,026	+4.59
850–855	852	3	109.00–128.00	$116.02	$988	-4.98
905	905	1	100.00	$100.00	$905	-17.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285 thin fleshed	285	1	182.50	$182.50	$520	-9.50
300–340	319	11	117.00–190.00	$160.47	$512	-0.57
300–335 thin fleshed	319	5	140.00–205.00	$176.20	$562	—
350 thin fleshed	350	1	184.00	$184.00	$644	+34.27
353–395	374	20	120.00–187.00	$164.45	$615	+2.86
400–448	424	23	130.00–175.00	$156.58	$664	-1.00
425 thin fleshed	425	1	168.00	$168.00	$714	—
450–497	479	26	135.00–177.00	$152.60	$731	-0.74
480 thin fleshed	480	1	154.00	$154.00	$739	—
520	520	1	90.00	$90.00	$468	-56.60
500–545	525	26	129.00–168.00	$150.94	$792	+4.34
555–597	575	39	119.00–157.00	$146.50	$842	+3.22
600–645	623	16	125.00–155.00	$143.27	$893	+3.69
625 thin fleshed	625	1	135.00	$135.00	$844	—
650–690	663	5	109.00–147.00	$127.72	$847	-8.40
715–745	726	8	108.00–133.00	$120.34	$874	-6.68
750–795	780	4	112.00–124.00	$115.96	$904	-16.04
805–840	823	2	106.00–129.00	$117.26	$965	+3.84
870–890	880	3	118.00–129.00	$122.97	$1,082	+19.97
920	920	1	94.00	$94.00	$865	-11.00
975	975	1	92.50	$92.50	$902	+7.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	146.00–150.00	$148.05	$463	-4.11
395	395	1	110.00	$110.00	$434	-22.90
400–430	419	4	122.00–151.00	$138.72	$581	+27.54
460–495	480	4	116.00–126.00	$121.76	$584	-12.69
875	875	1	65.00	$65.00	$569	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	11	154.00	$154.00	$878	+9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	80-85%	1	51.00	$51.00	$393	-1.95
830–850	840	80-85%	2	60.00–70.00	$65.06	$547	—
860–1085	938	80-85%	12	53.00–70.00	$62.56	$587	—
915–1450	1065	80-85%	24	59.00–79.00	$72.34	$770	—
895–1520	1105	80-85%	80	70.00–87.00	$79.59	$879	+5.98
945–1605	1222	80-85%	122	74.00–102.50	$85.81	$1,049	+4.36

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–815	758	85-90%	7	35.00–49.00	$44.35	$336	—
635–865	773	85-90%	6	21.00–45.00	$31.30	$242	—
740–890	821	85-90%	10	50.00–72.00	$62.56	$514	-3.68
855–1035	915	85-90%	11	22.00–65.00	$43.78	$401	-20.34
845–1270	980	85-90%	85	52.00–85.00	$70.95	$695	+5.07
850–1150	981	85-90%	17	48.00–79.00	$62.40	$612	-3.48
625–1500	1074	85-90%	61	71.00–88.00	$79.55	$854	+2.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1675	1403	75-80%	55	80.00–94.00	$86.84	$1,218	—
1160–1715	1447	75-80%	11	78.00–88.50	$83.60	$1,210	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1880	1359	14	50.00–109.00	$95.90	$1,303	—
1170–2390	1523	29	85.00–119.00	$104.48	$1,591	—
1320–2135	1702	41	96.00–141.00	$123.28	$2,098	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,168	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–985	845	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	70.00–139.00	$88.20	$745
720–1050	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	63.00–94.00	$76.86	$661
980–1265	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	68.00–82.00	$75.97	$824
955–1298	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	75.00–87.00	$84.64	$1,026

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655	655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	51.00	$51.00	$334

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–885	853	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	750.00–920.00	$779.38
778–910	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	735.00–785.00	$766.97
938–1135	1017	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	760.00–850.00	$800.18
985–1140	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	700.00–1,110.00	$982.27
925–1305	1117	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	825.00–1,200.00	$1,040.29
985–1400	1181	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	850.00–1,135.00	$1,017.05
1000–1460	1246	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,178.86
1163–1338	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,225.00–1,275.00	$1,240.15
1125–1465	1282	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,175.00–1,375.00	$1,275.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–980	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	65.00–76.00	$71.09	$629
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	79.00	$79.00	$719
835–1005	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	69.00–79.00	$74.46	$685
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	82.00	$82.00	$894
865–1430	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	65.00–94.00	$80.57	$893
880–1370	1113	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	54.00–91.00	$73.38	$817
1035–1310	1144	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	64.00–89.00	$77.27	$884
1105–1245	1152	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	76.00–94.00	$85.72	$987
950–1605	1216	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	74.00–90.00	$80.71	$981
1085–1435	1249	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	79.00–89.00	$84.25	$1,052

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–890	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	430.00–560.00	$504.17

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	56.00	$56.00	$364

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
728	728	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	143.00	$143.00	$1,041
785	785	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	89.00	$89.00	$699
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$954

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–800	775	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	700.00–850.00	$777.42
905	905	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1130	1130	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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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
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	560.00	$560.00	-270.00
910–925	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–900.00	$867.03	-32.97
900–1460	1051	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	870.00–1,500.00	$1,188.43	+86.74
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	-389.24
1030–1143	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,325.00–1,475.00	$1,428.41	+201.57
1100–1515	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	725.00–1,475.00	$1,221.57	+121.57
1550	1550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	-93.15

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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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
830 thin fleshed	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—
995–1155	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,340.29	—

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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.