Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

4,931 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.31/cwt +14.85 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 529 lb · 197 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.84/cwt +12.27 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 426 lb · 122 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.47/cwt +12.59 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 477 lb · 107 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,931	6,975	4,915
Feeder cattle	3,953	5,424	4,009
Slaughter cattle	766	1,251	672
Replacement cattle	212	300	234

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Feeder and Stocker steers mostly sold 4.00-8.00 higher, instances 10.00-12.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	286	4	207.50–217.50	$210.03	$601	-2.33
300–345	325	37	163.00–227.00	$192.34	$625	+7.68
350–395	369	62	165.00–218.00	$189.30	$699	+2.40
390	390	1	172.50	$172.50	$673	-14.40
410–425	418	2	145.00–170.00	$157.72	$659	-15.50
400–445	426	52	157.00–195.00	$175.89	$749	+29.89
452–485 value added	465	6	192.00–198.00	$195.71	$910	+5.71
450–498	475	73	157.50–195.00	$181.79	$864	+12.44
500–505	503	2	162.00–163.00	$162.50	$817	-3.83
500–535	515	61	150.00–197.00	$178.56	$920	+12.23
545 value added	545	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,063	+22.97
550–595	575	67	150.00–196.00	$171.61	$987	+7.95
600–647	620	32	148.00–177.00	$161.98	$1,004	+5.35
620 value added	620	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,159	+24.66
630	630	1	146.00	$146.00	$920	-10.63
644 unweaned	644	8	164.00	$164.00	$1,056	—
650–690	671	33	140.00–178.00	$160.26	$1,075	+1.88
720 value added	720	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,210	+4.50
700–742	729	11	145.00–165.00	$158.10	$1,153	+7.81
765	765	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,109	-5.72
790	790	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,138	-6.72
810–845	828	3	141.00–145.00	$143.31	$1,187	-0.09
892	892	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,392	+19.97
928	928	4	148.00	$148.00	$1,373	—
1055	1055	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,445	+14.00
1135	1135	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,271	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 thin fleshed	250	1	137.50	$137.50	$344	-6.71
295	295	1	155.00	$155.00	$457	+6.77
310 thin fleshed	310	1	178.00	$178.00	$552	-4.00
310–345	325	15	143.00–172.00	$156.90	$510	-0.22
350–398	378	33	132.00–179.00	$158.32	$598	+4.17
380–385 thin fleshed	383	2	170.00–184.00	$176.95	$678	+3.90
410 thin fleshed	410	1	161.00	$161.00	$660	+20.00
400–445	427	36	135.00–179.00	$155.77	$665	+6.38
460 thin fleshed	460	1	167.00	$167.00	$768	—
450–490	478	43	130.00–168.00	$154.45	$738	+10.29
495	495	1	130.00	$130.00	$644	-14.16
500–545	521	36	125.00–172.00	$153.16	$798	+10.07
520–525 thin fleshed	523	2	149.00–153.00	$150.99	$790	+13.09
550 thin fleshed	550	1	163.00	$163.00	$896	—
550–595	577	17	125.00–170.00	$150.80	$870	+10.26
600–645	618	14	130.00–160.00	$145.00	$896	+2.14
650–695	667	8	144.00–166.00	$156.43	$1,043	+17.40
700–740	715	5	120.00–149.00	$136.02	$973	+3.03
780	780	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,030	—
800–815	808	2	120.00–130.00	$125.05	$1,010	—
890	890	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,166	+4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	5	185.00	$185.00	$585	—
381–394	387	13	180.00–190.00	$185.30	$717	—
449 value added	449	15	179.00	$179.00	$804	—
467–492	482	13	160.00–173.00	$168.68	$813	+16.18
502 value added	502	5	170.00	$170.00	$853	—
564–568	565	14	168.00–169.00	$168.36	$951	+5.36
600 value added	600	10	177.00	$177.00	$1,062	—
600–630	617	19	140.00–166.00	$161.25	$995	+10.63
671 value added	671	8	172.00	$172.00	$1,154	+18.00
688	688	6	166.00	$166.00	$1,142	—
721–723	722	11	160.00	$160.00	$1,155	—
790	790	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	146.00	$146.00	$562	-3.71
400–430	416	4	110.00–160.00	$123.72	$515	-7.03
465–485	475	2	106.00–158.00	$132.55	$630	+14.87
535	535	1	140.00	$140.00	$749	+21.12
555	555	1	139.00	$139.00	$771	+20.08
630	630	1	90.00	$90.00	$567	-25.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	260	2	130.00–135.00	$132.40	$344	+7.04
250–295	274	14	135.00–167.50	$152.37	$417	+5.46
300–345	327	57	141.00–172.00	$160.28	$524	+7.97
350–398	371	100	140.00–180.00	$157.52	$584	+10.27
415–435	425	3	137.00–143.00	$140.66	$598	+7.95
400–448	426	119	140.00–171.00	$159.30	$679	+26.59
450–497	475	90	140.00–173.00	$156.42	$743	+11.02
465–490	476	4	120.00–140.00	$132.44	$630	-12.96
480–493 value added	492	13	166.00–173.00	$172.47	$849	+18.01
500–547	525	132	137.00–170.00	$154.71	$812	+24.18
535	535	1	125.00	$125.00	$669	-5.53
525–546 value added	538	64	161.00–172.00	$169.33	$911	+14.87
550–570	560	2	123.00–132.50	$127.83	$716	-1.21
550–595	572	105	131.00–168.00	$150.23	$859	+8.66
608 unweaned	608	13	149.00	$149.00	$906	—
614	614	4	162.00	$162.00	$995	+19.66
610–620	615	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$784	-14.86
600–648	622	39	130.00–161.00	$148.82	$926	+17.82
630 value added	630	1	143.00	$143.00	$901	-5.65
655	655	1	111.00	$111.00	$727	-26.27
650–695	665	29	125.00–161.00	$143.98	$957	+6.71
700 thin fleshed	700	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,043	—
705–745	710	8	145.00–151.50	$150.65	$1,070	+19.18
700–745	720	15	124.00–154.00	$138.76	$999	+7.29
760–795	772	6	124.00–142.00	$134.43	$1,038	+8.97
773	773	5	139.00	$139.00	$1,074	+13.54
800–845	820	6	121.00–146.00	$129.85	$1,065	+0.46
820	820	4	144.00	$144.00	$1,181	+14.61
860–890	875	2	109.00–143.00	$125.71	$1,100	+13.71
1055	1055	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,203	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	268	5	120.00–133.00	$128.69	$345	-5.17
300–345	324	36	120.00–160.00	$144.24	$467	+7.04
330 thin fleshed	330	1	147.50	$147.50	$487	-0.54
360 value added	360	1	150.00	$150.00	$540	—
350–395	382	35	125.00–155.00	$143.56	$548	+6.12
395 thin fleshed	395	1	151.00	$151.00	$596	+3.78
400–440 thin fleshed	420	2	140.00–147.00	$143.33	$602	-6.43
400–448	424	40	120.00–157.00	$140.74	$597	+5.28
465 thin fleshed	465	1	141.00	$141.00	$656	+9.00
450–495	472	58	120.00–155.00	$142.89	$674	+12.06
490 value added	490	1	142.00	$142.00	$696	—
500–545	525	47	121.00–149.00	$136.56	$717	+20.56
525 value added	525	4	141.00–144.00	$143.25	$752	—
550–598	567	34	118.00–148.00	$135.34	$767	+6.02
585 thin fleshed	585	1	137.50	$137.50	$804	—
600–645	614	20	120.00–148.00	$130.05	$799	+6.36
660 thin fleshed	660	1	141.00	$141.00	$931	—
650–695	675	18	115.00–137.00	$127.03	$857	+0.13
700–745	723	12	110.00–134.00	$125.37	$906	+6.16
740	740	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,029	+19.79
750–785	768	2	110.00–114.00	$111.95	$860	+0.44
830	830	1	110.00	$110.00	$913	+1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	4	160.00	$160.00	$624	—
421–445	430	8	154.00–158.00	$156.45	$673	+10.61
458–495	475	20	148.00–153.00	$149.74	$711	+8.51
493 value added	493	8	149.00	$149.00	$735	—
504	504	7	155.00	$155.00	$781	+22.41
524 value added	524	8	156.50	$156.50	$820	—
565–579	575	22	138.00–154.00	$149.59	$860	+15.90
640	640	5	147.50	$147.50	$944	+18.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	130.00	$130.00	$344	+21.34
320–345	334	5	105.00–131.00	$118.35	$395	+0.82
355–395	369	5	105.00–135.00	$126.70	$468	+8.06
400–440	426	8	98.00–130.00	$108.88	$464	-10.18
450–495	466	5	107.50–132.00	$121.04	$564	+10.97
500–545	531	4	100.00–125.00	$112.52	$597	+11.62
550–580	565	4	110.00–120.00	$114.24	$645	+14.24
640	640	2	97.50–107.00	$102.25	$654	-8.75
650	650	2	80.00–105.00	$92.50	$601	-17.50
700–740	720	2	110.00	$110.00	$792	+13.00
790	790	1	108.00	$108.00	$853	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	70.00	$70.00	$329	-10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	8	142.00–215.00	$170.48	$457	-4.06
300–340	317	12	160.00–208.00	$189.17	$600	+10.68
350–395	368	41	149.00–225.00	$189.11	$696	+12.23
365–380	373	2	160.00–177.50	$168.93	$630	-7.95
400–445	424	42	150.00–181.00	$165.13	$700	-1.13
410–440	425	2	150.00–162.50	$156.47	$665	-9.79
455–485	470	2	140.00	$140.00	$658	-18.69
450–495	473	28	140.00–194.00	$167.25	$791	+8.56
500–540	520	2	130.00	$130.00	$676	+2.33
500–547	528	47	139.00–177.00	$159.07	$840	+13.20
550–595	571	41	134.00–171.00	$154.99	$885	+31.13
600–635	617	35	130.00–170.00	$151.60	$935	+11.49
605–645	625	5	120.00–130.00	$126.74	$792	-13.37
650–695	674	16	128.00–160.00	$144.99	$977	+14.99
700–745	725	16	130.00–154.00	$143.34	$1,039	+15.49
750–790	770	10	130.00–139.00	$134.02	$1,032	+9.54
818	818	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,047	+28.08
888	888	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,110	+10.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	140.00	$140.00	$322	-8.10
245 thin fleshed	245	1	146.00	$146.00	$358	-59.00
285–290	289	4	127.00–170.00	$149.85	$433	+14.76
305 thin fleshed	305	1	130.00	$130.00	$396	-48.14
300–345	324	27	125.00–181.00	$158.20	$513	+13.22
360–370 thin fleshed	365	2	151.00–175.00	$163.16	$596	+7.11
355–398	379	37	122.50–180.00	$158.27	$600	+7.91
400–446	427	52	120.00–170.00	$150.48	$643	+8.41
440 thin fleshed	440	1	145.00	$145.00	$638	-27.50
450–495	471	28	130.00–163.00	$148.07	$697	+12.95
500–545	526	37	125.00–159.00	$140.65	$740	+9.94
550–595	574	27	125.00–158.00	$140.30	$805	+6.85
575 thin fleshed	575	1	147.00	$147.00	$845	—
600–645	621	24	120.00–150.00	$133.16	$827	+2.06
655–695	677	14	118.00–141.00	$129.36	$876	+2.96
700–740	721	7	120.00–133.00	$124.60	$898	+10.53
750–765	759	4	125.00–130.00	$128.49	$975	+17.06
800–830	814	7	120.00–126.00	$124.42	$1,013	+24.42
865	865	1	92.00	$92.00	$796	-12.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	2	110.00–120.00	$114.76	$302	+5.53
300–335	316	7	100.00–160.00	$141.93	$448	-3.54
385	385	1	131.00	$131.00	$504	+6.42
430–440	435	2	136.00–137.00	$136.49	$594	+4.11
450	450	1	133.00	$133.00	$598	+7.06
500–515	505	3	113.00–129.00	$120.92	$611	+13.00
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	-19.73
620	620	1	105.00	$105.00	$651	±0.00
640	640	1	60.00	$60.00	$384	-45.00
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	—	—	7	174.00	$174.00	$748	+18.50
515	515	—	—	6	150.50	$150.50	$775	—
910	910	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,056	—
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,070	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1195	996	80-85%	11	15.00–50.00	$38.25	$381	+2.99
855–1355	1072	80-85%	38	44.00–59.00	$52.01	$558	—
880–1475	1183	80-85%	122	50.00–74.00	$62.72	$742	+5.32
1020–1620	1288	80-85%	71	63.00–78.00	$69.22	$892	+4.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–785	670	85-90%	4	35.00–45.00	$40.66	$272	—
545–825	701	85-90%	6	16.00–39.00	$27.40	$192	—
785–835	808	85-90%	3	65.00–68.00	$66.03	$534	—
790–895	843	85-90%	2	53.00–59.50	$56.45	$476	+5.11
800–1045	925	85-90%	20	25.00–44.00	$35.95	$333	+1.86
755–1460	980	85-90%	43	30.00–58.00	$50.00	$490	+3.78
845–1335	1064	85-90%	64	35.00–66.00	$57.84	$615	—
920–1295	1130	85-90%	22	63.00–74.50	$67.95	$768	+5.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1165	1158	75-80%	2	41.00–56.50	$48.70	$564	—
1085–1765	1364	75-80%	34	60.00–79.00	$70.77	$965	+12.31
1120–1875	1390	75-80%	24	60.00–68.00	$63.96	$889	-5.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1665	1298	8	66.00–89.00	$80.01	$1,039	—
1005–2145	1527	41	73.00–96.00	$85.92	$1,312	—
1635–1940	1736	10	80.00–109.00	$100.65	$1,747	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
575–665	641	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	89.00–142.00	$127.23	$816
510–1105	782	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	59.00–105.00	$76.83	$601
810 thin fleshed	810	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	48.00	$48.00	$389
745–940	843	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	60.00–67.00	$63.09	$532
780–1125	973	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	48.00–97.50	$66.57	$648

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625 thin fleshed	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	40.00	$40.00	$250
785–1135	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	60.00–75.00	$67.46	$658
905–1150	976	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	90.00–117.00	$102.11	$997
790–1325	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	66.00–79.00	$74.14	$784
1025–1360	1104	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	55.00–71.00	$64.46	$712
950–1245	1134	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	60.00–82.00	$71.58	$812
1090–1185	1138	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	56.00–66.00	$60.79	$692
1035–1310	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	65.50–84.00	$73.35	$868
1185	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	69.00	$69.00	$818
945–1430	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	68.00–84.00	$74.17	$886
1209	1209	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	69.00	$69.00	$834
950–1505	1242	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	54.00–77.00	$65.15	$809

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
865–885	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–850.00	$824.71
900–1185	1017	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	560.00–1,045.00	$846.77
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
960–1203	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	630.00–870.00	$797.25
1100–1200	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	825.00–975.00	$899.34
1000–1350	1181	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	700.00–975.00	$895.51
1330–1360	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,063.20

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815	815	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	81.00	$81.00	$660
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	70.00	$70.00	$609
895	895	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	87.00	$87.00	$779

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
1005	1005	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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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
835–1000	918	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–1,035.00	$920.56	—
1000–1085	1043	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–890.00	$798.87	—
850–1400	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	750.00–1,210.00	$956.21	+208.42
925–1190	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	825.00–1,225.00	$1,117.36	+369.57
765–1460	1096	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	620.00–1,075.00	$877.32	+129.53
1050–1250	1114	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	810.00–1,050.00	$899.79	—
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	+350.00
1445	1445	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1485	1485	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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
915	915	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.