Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

6,975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.46/cwt -7.80 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 521 lb · 166 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.48/cwt +17.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 723 lb · 164 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.88/cwt -8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 471 lb · 136 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,975	8,290	7,167
Feeder cattle	5,424	6,492	5,800
Slaughter cattle	1,251	1,571	977
Replacement cattle	300	227	390

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	271	7	202.50–222.50	$212.36	$575	+57.36
275 value added	275	2	192.50	$192.50	$529	—
300–348	323	35	150.00–212.50	$184.66	$596	-2.77
365 value added	365	3	175.00	$175.00	$639	-15.26
350–393	373	59	150.00–207.50	$186.90	$697	+7.03
400–445	420	59	150.00–202.50	$173.22	$728	-5.78
430	430	1	146.00	$146.00	$628	-33.00
450–497	476	54	155.00–185.00	$169.35	$806	-5.25
480 value added	480	1	190.00	$190.00	$912	+21.37
500–545	522	53	140.00–185.00	$166.33	$868	-4.42
500–545 value added	522	20	150.00–185.00	$172.03	$898	-11.85
530	530	1	140.00	$140.00	$742	-30.75
550–598	571	62	145.00–180.00	$163.66	$934	-2.20
560–595 value added	583	20	154.00–183.00	$172.02	$1,003	-2.99
590	590	1	150.00	$150.00	$885	-15.86
605	605	1	147.50	$147.50	$892	+7.46
605–645 value added	617	12	153.00–179.00	$162.34	$1,002	+4.95
600–645	618	41	145.00–172.50	$156.63	$968	-4.76
650–690 value added	669	13	147.00–162.00	$155.07	$1,037	-6.48
650–697	673	41	141.00–175.00	$158.38	$1,066	+4.73
700–735	721	8	143.00–164.00	$150.29	$1,084	-0.62
748 value added	748	27	163.50	$163.50	$1,223	—
750–790	765	8	137.00–160.00	$150.72	$1,153	+6.10
800–820 value added	810	2	150.00–155.00	$152.47	$1,235	—
805–840	823	3	139.00–149.00	$143.40	$1,180	+3.96
855–873	864	5	130.00–140.00	$136.03	$1,175	+8.04
955	955	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,404	+39.00
1070	1070	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,316	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270 thin fleshed	255	4	142.00–145.00	$144.21	$368	—
270 value added	270	1	190.00	$190.00	$513	—
270–295	279	4	131.00–161.00	$148.23	$414	-0.50
305 thin fleshed	305	1	182.00	$182.00	$555	+25.38
300–345	324	22	130.00–194.00	$157.12	$509	-4.51
350–398	375	50	125.00–181.00	$154.15	$578	-1.23
370–390 thin fleshed	380	2	171.00–175.00	$173.05	$658	-9.95
400–445	423	60	130.00–167.00	$149.39	$632	-3.74
440 thin fleshed	440	1	141.00	$141.00	$620	-19.00
450–495	470	90	130.00–157.00	$144.16	$678	-5.40
500–545	523	20	130.00–157.50	$143.09	$748	-1.02
510–545 thin fleshed	528	2	135.00–141.00	$137.90	$728	—
560	560	1	135.00	$135.00	$756	-9.04
550–595	570	18	130.00–155.00	$140.54	$801	-3.50
580 value added	580	1	151.00	$151.00	$876	+6.00
622–625 value added	623	4	149.00	$149.00	$928	-8.00
600–645	624	8	130.00–165.00	$142.86	$891	-0.49
650 value added	650	1	142.00	$142.00	$923	—
650–680	672	5	132.00–149.00	$139.03	$934	-0.13
690	690	1	91.00	$91.00	$628	-48.16
715–725	720	2	132.00–134.00	$132.99	$958	-8.53
880	880	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,118	—
895 thin fleshed	895	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,164	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401 value added	401	5	188.00	$188.00	$754	+18.00
423–430	426	5	156.00–160.00	$157.62	$671	-11.76
478	478	2	152.50	$152.50	$729	-2.48
565	565	2	163.00	$163.00	$921	+14.83
605–615	609	5	149.00–153.00	$150.62	$917	+3.58
680 value added	680	73	154.00	$154.00	$1,047	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	318	4	135.00–169.00	$156.59	$498	+36.22
355–390	379	4	138.00–158.00	$149.71	$567	+24.28
400–440	419	10	101.00–151.00	$130.75	$548	+4.81
450–495	473	11	95.00–141.00	$117.68	$557	-12.60
535–545	540	3	109.00–125.00	$118.88	$642	+3.88
550–585	568	2	105.00–132.00	$118.92	$675	+9.96
605–610	608	2	100.00–131.00	$115.44	$702	—
710	710	1	81.00	$81.00	$575	-40.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	65.00–99.00	$82.00	$250	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	145.00	$145.00	$355	-5.00
250–270	258	3	120.00–131.00	$125.36	$323	-1.56
250–295	271	15	130.00–162.50	$146.91	$398	-0.04
300–347	326	59	140.00–170.00	$152.31	$497	-6.19
350–397	370	113	130.00–160.00	$147.25	$545	-4.69
370 value added	370	1	157.00	$157.00	$581	+6.00
365–390	377	5	130.00–147.50	$136.41	$514	+12.57
400–445	422	108	135.00–159.00	$147.91	$624	-4.95
400–445	425	12	120.00–146.00	$132.71	$564	-20.15
425–435 value added	430	2	157.00–158.00	$157.49	$677	-2.20
455–495	469	13	115.00–147.00	$132.28	$620	-23.26
450–498	471	112	135.00–159.00	$145.40	$685	-10.14
465–474 value added	473	11	154.00–154.50	$154.46	$731	-4.70
500–545	517	114	132.50–162.00	$142.84	$738	-9.97
500–545	521	14	120.00–137.50	$130.53	$680	+11.05
500–547 value added	535	38	146.00–160.00	$154.46	$826	-3.10
555–565 value added	558	8	145.00–153.00	$148.00	$826	-4.16
555–595	570	3	120.00–135.00	$129.04	$736	+0.48
550–595	571	77	125.00–158.00	$141.57	$808	-6.74
600–645	617	55	127.00–153.00	$142.34	$878	-1.76
625	625	2	131.00	$131.00	$819	+4.77
615–645 value added	627	13	140.00–162.00	$148.65	$932	-8.22
650–695	667	20	124.00–151.00	$137.27	$916	-2.99
665–695 value added	672	9	132.00–158.00	$138.16	$928	-15.74
700–745	718	16	120.00–144.00	$131.47	$944	+1.62
700–725 value added	724	148	135.00–157.00	$154.75	$1,120	+16.06
754–756 value added	755	8	129.00–154.50	$141.73	$1,070	—
750–795	775	9	115.00–139.00	$125.46	$972	-3.20
810–835	818	5	124.00–136.00	$129.39	$1,058	+3.05
885	885	1	112.00	$112.00	$991	+0.17
915	915	2	89.00–110.00	$99.50	$910	-18.05
925	925	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,156	+7.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	130.00	$130.00	$299	-2.50
250–290	268	24	123.00–145.00	$133.86	$359	-0.30
300–345	321	38	121.00–154.00	$137.20	$440	-1.55
310–345 thin fleshed	327	6	142.50–157.50	$148.04	$484	-1.96
350–390 thin fleshed	362	15	130.00–159.00	$147.22	$533	+5.47
350–395	370	87	120.00–155.00	$137.44	$509	-1.58
410 value added	410	1	143.00	$143.00	$586	—
400–440 thin fleshed	416	18	138.00–156.00	$149.76	$623	+4.67
400–445	423	77	119.00–150.00	$135.46	$573	-2.72
450 value added	450	1	135.00	$135.00	$608	—
450–497	473	71	120.00–141.00	$130.83	$619	-6.50
490 thin fleshed	490	1	132.00	$132.00	$647	-13.18
505–545 thin fleshed	521	5	126.00–147.50	$136.71	$712	-7.76
500–545	523	49	115.00–145.00	$129.95	$680	-5.25
525	525	1	116.00	$116.00	$609	-19.20
550–595	570	34	120.00–145.00	$129.32	$737	-2.91
570	570	1	114.00	$114.00	$650	-18.23
600–635	612	14	118.00–131.00	$123.69	$757	-4.87
625 thin fleshed	625	1	129.00	$129.00	$806	-14.73
645	645	1	110.00	$110.00	$710	-6.00
650–699	674	16	110.00–140.00	$126.90	$855	-2.43
700–740	725	10	109.00–134.00	$119.21	$864	-0.27
755–785	772	5	90.00–120.00	$111.51	$861	+1.26
800	800	1	109.00	$109.00	$872	-0.08
870	870	1	105.00	$105.00	$914	-4.78
900	900	1	90.00	$90.00	$810	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
236	236	7	148.00	$148.00	$349	—
285	285	2	155.00	$155.00	$442	—
323 value added	323	3	180.00	$180.00	$581	—
325–339	336	5	145.00–148.00	$145.58	$489	—
420 value added	420	5	153.00	$153.00	$643	-9.50
417–449	431	19	142.50–148.00	$145.84	$629	-2.69
450 thin fleshed	450	2	131.00	$131.00	$590	-17.00
470–485	478	4	140.00–142.50	$141.23	$675	-1.88
510–541	529	17	127.50–140.00	$132.59	$701	-12.00
559–590	568	10	133.00–134.00	$133.69	$759	-5.14
605–646	634	11	125.00–135.00	$128.58	$815	+0.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	107.50–110.00	$108.66	$293	-2.63
300–345	321	8	100.00–135.00	$117.53	$377	+3.54
350–395	371	8	100.00–138.00	$118.64	$440	-1.09
400–445	427	16	100.00–135.00	$119.06	$508	+1.47
450–495	470	20	85.00–128.00	$110.07	$517	-7.20
500–530	513	13	60.00–117.50	$100.90	$518	-19.54
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	-8.05
635–640	638	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$708	+2.24
670–685	678	2	110.00	$110.00	$746	+8.53
745	745	1	97.00	$97.00	$723	-11.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	90.00	$90.00	$378	—
465–475	470	2	80.00	$80.00	$376	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	165.00	$165.00	$396	—
250–295	266	9	155.00–200.00	$174.54	$464	+7.75
300–345	324	36	139.00–204.00	$178.49	$578	+2.20
328 thin fleshed	328	8	210.00	$210.00	$689	—
345	345	1	130.00	$130.00	$448	-46.29
350–395	373	59	145.00–200.00	$176.88	$660	-1.44
385	385	1	130.00	$130.00	$500	-48.32
400–445	424	36	147.50–192.50	$166.26	$705	+35.25
440 thin fleshed	440	7	180.00	$180.00	$792	—
440	440	1	140.00	$140.00	$616	-29.97
450–495	471	43	140.00–187.00	$158.69	$747	-5.54
455–490	476	5	117.50–140.00	$126.49	$602	-6.13
500–540	521	6	105.00–145.00	$127.67	$665	-1.33
500–545	525	54	132.50–171.00	$145.87	$766	-12.58
550–590	570	2	120.00–128.00	$123.86	$706	-24.12
550–598	573	46	126.00–167.00	$142.88	$819	-5.10
600–645	619	30	129.00–158.00	$140.11	$867	-4.87
635–645	640	2	120.00	$120.00	$768	-6.49
650–690	663	12	115.00–139.00	$129.31	$857	-11.15
680	680	1	130.00	$130.00	$884	+20.00
705	705	2	125.00	$125.00	$881	-7.22
700–745	713	5	115.00–142.00	$127.85	$912	-4.37
780–790	785	2	121.00–128.00	$124.48	$977	-5.70
790	790	1	110.00	$110.00	$869	-20.18
810–840	822	3	90.00–120.00	$99.92	$821	-15.58
860–875	868	3	110.00–116.00	$114.02	$990	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 thin fleshed	230	1	205.00	$205.00	$472	—
215–245	233	4	125.00–170.00	$148.10	$345	—
250–295	268	13	120.00–147.50	$135.09	$362	-5.93
300–345	325	25	120.00–183.00	$144.98	$471	-12.46
308–332 thin fleshed	325	9	170.00–195.00	$178.14	$579	—
350–395 thin fleshed	369	5	131.00–174.00	$156.05	$576	-18.95
350–395	375	46	120.00–179.00	$150.36	$564	-0.03
410	410	1	125.00	$125.00	$512	-21.68
400–440	425	33	120.00–156.00	$142.07	$604	-4.61
445 thin fleshed	445	1	172.50	$172.50	$768	+16.76
450–495	469	41	120.00–145.00	$135.12	$634	-10.77
470–480 thin fleshed	475	2	165.00	$165.00	$784	+7.93
515	515	1	117.00	$117.00	$603	-22.30
500–540 thin fleshed	520	2	131.00–155.00	$143.46	$746	—
500–545	522	40	120.00–145.00	$130.71	$682	-8.59
550–595	567	27	125.00–143.00	$133.45	$757	-2.60
615	615	1	111.00	$111.00	$683	-19.47
600–645	617	13	110.00–147.00	$131.10	$809	+0.63
650–675	658	8	117.50–140.00	$126.40	$832	-2.40
700–740	724	4	108.00–128.00	$114.07	$826	-11.23
750–795	773	5	98.00–127.00	$111.43	$861	-11.62
800	800	1	100.00	$100.00	$800	-15.49
890–898	894	4	83.00–126.00	$104.60	$935	—
970	970	1	70.00	$70.00	$679	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	7	167.00	$167.00	$401	—
250	250	7	150.00	$150.00	$375	—
294 thin fleshed	294	10	202.50	$202.50	$595	—
312–325	318	11	160.00–172.00	$165.54	$526	—
372–384	379	7	140.00–160.00	$151.58	$574	—
403–433	412	15	140.00–165.00	$155.50	$641	—
421 thin fleshed	421	5	166.00	$166.00	$699	—
467	467	10	149.00	$149.00	$696	—
556 thin fleshed	556	12	161.00	$161.00	$895	—
585	585	2	139.00	$139.00	$813	—
600–619 thin fleshed	615	25	156.00–161.00	$160.02	$984	—
635–645	640	2	135.00–140.00	$137.52	$880	—
652	652	4	130.00	$130.00	$848	—
706 thin fleshed	706	4	140.00	$140.00	$988	—
721	721	4	134.00	$134.00	$966	—
777	777	3	127.00	$127.00	$987	—
852–876	861	13	125.00–130.00	$128.04	$1,102	—
953	953	3	117.00	$117.00	$1,115	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	278	4	100.00–116.00	$109.23	$304	-13.96
310–345	329	15	100.00–164.00	$145.47	$479	+20.98
355–380	373	6	100.00–156.00	$124.58	$465	-13.02
410–445	431	12	120.00–140.00	$132.38	$571	+13.19
455–495	476	5	110.00–133.00	$125.94	$599	+8.05
500–535	515	5	95.00–129.00	$107.92	$556	-17.99
555–585	576	5	94.00–144.00	$119.73	$690	+14.73
640	640	1	105.00	$105.00	$672	+5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–825	805	80-85%	2	41.00–43.00	$41.98	$338	-18.27
810	810	80-85%	1	22.00	$22.00	$178	-38.25
815	815	80-85%	2	35.00–37.00	$36.00	$293	-2.00
890–1110	975	80-85%	10	30.00–45.00	$35.26	$344	—
875–1290	1026	80-85%	46	36.00–54.00	$43.78	$449	-3.14
935–1470	1164	80-85%	118	47.00–67.00	$57.40	$668	-7.64
970–1560	1255	80-85%	65	57.00–77.00	$65.19	$818	-7.65

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–900	763	85-90%	9	16.00–35.00	$27.71	$211	—
770–815	791	85-90%	3	57.00–60.00	$58.97	$466	—
725–905	845	85-90%	11	35.00–57.50	$51.34	$434	—
780–940	853	85-90%	15	30.00–49.00	$43.02	$367	-15.96
700–1045	904	85-90%	8	27.00–40.00	$34.09	$308	—
750–1200	969	85-90%	41	25.00–57.00	$46.22	$448	-1.02
735–1300	1022	85-90%	99	42.00–63.00	$53.09	$543	—
915–1285	1107	85-90%	27	58.00–69.00	$62.14	$688	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1670	1356	75-80%	32	53.00–70.00	$58.46	$793	—
1225–1625	1387	75-80%	23	62.00–75.00	$68.96	$956	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1490	1096	8	35.00–72.00	$62.19	$682	—
870–2285	1486	45	73.00–97.50	$85.04	$1,264	—
970–1900	1619	13	82.00–104.00	$96.25	$1,558	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
580–1355	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	46.00–118.00	$74.32	$650
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	54.00	$54.00	$486
815–1025	920	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	77.00–100.00	$87.19	$802
958–1113	994	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	23	53.00–63.00	$56.42	$561
885–1185	1002	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	52.00–69.00	$59.26	$594
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	62.00	$62.00	$645

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1000	936	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	65.00–75.00	$72.40	$678

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1040	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	51.00–77.00	$63.50	$561
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	79.00	$79.00	$727
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	54.00	$54.00	$518
775–1425	996	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	43.00–83.00	$62.90	$626
940–1245	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	57.00–75.00	$64.19	$684
880–1260	1072	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	45.00–83.00	$61.59	$660
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	64.00	$64.00	$698
1075–1155	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	59.00–64.00	$61.41	$685
1010–1490	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	57.50–85.00	$69.95	$839
915–1555	1217	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	65.00–76.00	$72.56	$883
960–1440	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	43.00–56.00	$52.91	$656
905–1435	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	55.00–74.00	$63.27	$786
1240–1265	1253	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	55.00	$55.00	$689

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–975	819	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	440.00–775.00	$597.67
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00
950–1050	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	700.00–900.00	$836.67
910–1160	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	500.00–820.00	$709.96
640–1315	1082	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	300.00–850.00	$688.10
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1040–1255	1137	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	820.00–870.00	$847.39
830–1510	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	600.00–860.00	$736.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
925–1055	1012	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–1,000.00	$895.72
1085–1230	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–850.00	$803.13

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–835	795	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
850	850	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
720–1050	887	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	560.00–1,000.00	$777.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	60.00	$60.00	$531
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	79.00	$79.00	$719

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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
850–1345	997	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	600.00–1,200.00	$810.27	—
1020–1155	1088	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–790.00	$747.79	-188.63
900–1750	1174	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	400.00–1,275.00	$858.30	—
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1090	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,050.00	$973.60	—
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1360	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1495	1495	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1540	1540	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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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
850	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.