Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

5,307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.47/cwt -3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 522 lb · 137 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.88/cwt -4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 470 lb · 129 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $193.66/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 424 lb · 116 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,307	5,184	4,869
Feeder cattle	3,992	4,144	4,199
Slaughter cattle	932	846	545
Replacement cattle	383	194	125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Steers and Heifers under 450 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher; Steers and Heifers over 450 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and 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
250–294	284	19	192.50–235.00	$218.85	$622	+1.48
300–345	320	41	180.00–237.50	$207.89	$665	+5.33
350–395	368	57	180.00–232.00	$202.74	$746	+0.46
407 thin fleshed	407	3	227.50	$227.50	$926	—
415–430 value added	419	6	186.00–218.00	$206.41	$865	-6.59
400–446	425	107	174.00–227.50	$192.00	$816	-4.38
450–495	468	76	170.00–210.00	$191.48	$896	-5.53
455–485 value added	476	37	183.00–214.00	$208.19	$991	-11.81
500 thin fleshed	500	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,005	—
500–545	521	93	170.00–200.00	$184.33	$960	-7.57
500–540 value added	522	10	181.00–207.50	$193.38	$1,009	—
551–570 value added	558	12	176.00–199.00	$192.80	$1,076	-8.17
550–590	567	57	159.00–203.00	$182.93	$1,037	-4.11
600–615 value added	601	24	178.00–188.50	$187.77	$1,128	—
600–640	617	42	160.00–198.00	$181.43	$1,119	+3.22
650	650	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,014	-14.44
650–685 value added	667	3	177.00–184.00	$179.33	$1,196	+12.33
650–690	670	28	153.00–190.00	$170.57	$1,143	+0.13
700–740	724	7	152.00–173.00	$161.22	$1,167	+1.81
750–775	762	6	144.00–164.00	$156.67	$1,194	-2.74
770 value added	770	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,286	—
805–830	816	5	141.00–169.00	$158.81	$1,296	+15.31
860–895	885	7	140.00–163.00	$145.22	$1,285	—
1175	1175	2	92.00	$92.00	$1,081	—
1205	1205	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,169	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	200.00	$200.00	$440	—
225–230 thin fleshed	228	2	210.00–235.00	$222.64	$508	—
255–295	275	2	155.00–205.00	$181.82	$500	+1.71
285 thin fleshed	285	1	187.00	$187.00	$533	—
300–340	322	18	150.00–205.00	$175.04	$564	+11.99
300–345 thin fleshed	323	2	212.50–227.50	$220.52	$712	+0.52
350–395	371	41	141.00–201.00	$170.39	$632	+4.71
395 thin fleshed	395	1	194.00	$194.00	$766	—
400 thin fleshed	400	1	185.00	$185.00	$740	—
400–445	422	41	140.00–200.00	$169.94	$717	-0.81
450 thin fleshed	450	10	187.00	$187.00	$842	+4.50
450–495	473	43	136.00–189.00	$166.33	$787	+0.08
500–545	523	21	140.00–180.00	$157.44	$823	-4.51
540 thin fleshed	540	1	178.00	$178.00	$961	—
550–590	566	20	135.00–180.00	$160.95	$911	-1.87
600–648	636	13	141.00–168.00	$156.71	$997	-5.63
630–645 thin fleshed	638	2	167.00–174.00	$170.54	$1,088	—
655–695	673	3	130.00–154.00	$140.77	$947	-15.06
740	740	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,088	+5.00
790	790	3	164.00	$164.00	$1,296	+4.00
800	800	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,120	-26.00
885	885	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,239	-13.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404–446	439	38	170.00–199.00	$183.30	$805	-6.70
450	450	2	185.00	$185.00	$832	+3.14
525–548	535	12	174.00–190.00	$182.04	$974	-0.92
552–590	569	23	175.00–187.00	$182.10	$1,036	+12.69
607	607	3	167.00	$167.00	$1,014	+1.00
745	745	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,192	-8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	130.00	$130.00	$338	—
300–340	325	12	105.00–160.00	$131.15	$426	+6.58
375–380	378	4	130.00–147.00	$136.02	$514	+31.26
405–445	429	4	120.00–160.00	$137.75	$591	+26.28
460–495	480	7	116.00–141.00	$127.74	$613	+2.71
500	500	1	150.00	$150.00	$750	-2.43
620	620	1	120.00	$120.00	$744	—
930	930	1	80.00	$80.00	$744	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	160.00–185.00	$172.23	$405	—
255–295	280	21	160.00–187.50	$173.35	$485	-4.30
300–345	322	57	160.00–212.50	$182.82	$589	+7.14
335 thin fleshed	335	1	210.00	$210.00	$704	—
360	360	1	162.00	$162.00	$583	-16.49
350–395	374	62	155.00–190.00	$174.87	$654	-3.62
375 value added	375	1	192.50	$192.50	$722	—
408 value added	408	3	175.00	$175.00	$714	-5.00
400–448	428	100	155.00–193.00	$170.72	$731	-4.51
400–439 thin fleshed	433	6	179.00–186.00	$180.08	$780	—
450 thin fleshed	450	1	177.00	$177.00	$796	—
450–468	462	5	125.00–160.00	$149.04	$689	-23.13
450–495	470	116	149.00–185.00	$168.19	$790	-3.98
470–490 value added	478	7	169.00–185.00	$174.93	$836	-12.07
500–548	521	129	145.00–185.50	$167.08	$870	+23.45
515–538	530	3	155.50–158.00	$157.19	$833	-12.49
535–540 value added	537	5	182.00–185.00	$183.79	$987	+4.08
558–580 value added	564	6	164.00–172.00	$169.45	$956	-4.83
550–595	570	67	143.00–179.00	$164.08	$935	+16.32
555–590	578	3	140.00–156.00	$150.88	$872	-11.94
605	605	1	140.00	$140.00	$847	+15.00
605–620 value added	612	8	153.00–169.00	$160.42	$982	-10.89
600–645	621	59	140.00–178.00	$157.19	$976	-4.43
640	640	1	135.00	$135.00	$864	-46.00
670 value added	670	7	169.00	$169.00	$1,132	+20.52
655–695	674	22	133.00–167.00	$154.27	$1,040	-1.79
680	680	1	128.00	$128.00	$870	-28.06
700–735 value added	718	3	150.00–159.00	$155.28	$1,115	+10.28
700–745	721	11	135.00–157.00	$148.57	$1,071	-0.01
750–770	760	2	135.00–139.00	$136.97	$1,041	+1.97
775 value added	775	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,209	—
810	810	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,199	—
855 value added	855	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,308	—
850–895	874	4	120.00–146.00	$134.05	$1,172	-5.95
880	880	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,065	-19.00
900–920	910	2	140.00–141.00	$140.51	$1,279	+30.51
935	935	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,253	+24.00
995	995	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,383	—
995	995	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,234	—
1000	1000	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,330	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	2	145.00–202.50	$171.74	$369	—
245 thin fleshed	245	1	195.00	$195.00	$478	—
250–295 thin fleshed	264	8	155.00–187.00	$174.47	$461	—
250–285	265	14	140.00–170.00	$153.56	$407	+15.87
300–345	319	27	140.00–171.00	$155.57	$496	+4.19
310–335 thin fleshed	322	5	155.00–180.00	$167.82	$540	—
350–395	373	56	130.00–169.00	$153.33	$572	+1.33
365–397 thin fleshed	392	6	160.00–165.00	$164.22	$644	—
400–447	425	75	130.00–170.00	$151.07	$642	-3.27
450–492	468	55	130.00–170.00	$149.88	$701	-4.90
500–545	523	32	127.00–161.00	$144.63	$756	-1.64
550–595	572	36	123.00–158.00	$144.13	$824	+2.88
605–630	617	9	132.50–158.00	$147.68	$911	+8.44
650–690	676	9	124.00–150.00	$134.69	$911	+4.69
695	695	1	120.00	$120.00	$834	-10.00
700–735	713	6	99.00–124.00	$116.95	$834	-16.10
725 thin fleshed	725	1	122.00	$122.00	$884	—
755–795	769	5	118.00–140.00	$133.45	$1,026	+3.74
810–830	825	4	110.00–112.00	$110.49	$912	—
855	855	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,026	-0.40
935–947	944	4	109.00–125.00	$112.96	$1,066	-16.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266	266	4	175.00	$175.00	$466	-18.00
300	300	3	160.00	$160.00	$480	—
351–380	363	24	160.00–169.00	$164.06	$596	-4.79
401 value added	401	5	175.00	$175.00	$702	—
430–448	442	17	156.00–167.00	$162.02	$716	-7.11
465–491	485	17	160.00–170.00	$163.35	$792	-5.52
525–536	533	10	160.00–162.00	$161.41	$860	-4.76
577–584	582	9	163.00–166.00	$165.01	$960	+10.01
713	713	4	154.00	$154.00	$1,098	—
790	790	5	129.00	$129.00	$1,019	-32.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	321	8	83.00–130.00	$111.39	$358	-6.51
355–390	375	10	90.00–133.00	$121.74	$457	+8.48
403–445	429	11	100.00–130.00	$114.84	$493	-9.28
450–490	466	6	100.00–135.00	$117.50	$548	+3.07
525–530	528	2	100.00–109.00	$104.52	$552	-20.48
580	580	1	106.00	$106.00	$615	-2.55
640	640	1	100.00	$100.00	$640	+0.88

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	5	130.00	$130.00	$504	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	61.00	$61.00	$207	—

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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	205.00	$205.00	$502	-20.00
250–295	273	10	190.00–235.00	$207.39	$566	+5.85
285 thin fleshed	285	1	232.50	$232.50	$663	—
300–345	329	21	193.00–237.50	$212.42	$699	+10.44
350–395	375	43	175.00–232.50	$206.90	$776	+3.01
375	375	1	164.00	$164.00	$615	-39.89
400–445	423	44	175.00–212.00	$192.56	$815	-0.25
450	450	1	138.00	$138.00	$621	-47.58
450–495	479	67	155.00–200.00	$183.01	$877	-2.57
500–545	518	95	150.00–190.00	$171.45	$888	-0.06
525	525	2	131.00–152.50	$141.75	$744	-29.76
560	560	1	154.00	$154.00	$862	-9.43
550–595	574	43	140.00–182.50	$162.27	$931	+0.27
600–645	624	46	134.00–179.00	$164.04	$1,024	-0.10
630–642	639	4	135.00–160.00	$153.84	$983	-10.30
650–690	672	14	130.00–168.00	$152.16	$1,023	-4.10
710–740	725	12	130.00–155.00	$141.68	$1,027	-9.14
755–760	758	2	136.00–144.00	$139.99	$1,061	+6.67
820–840	830	3	121.00–137.00	$131.00	$1,087	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240 thin fleshed	240	1	205.00	$205.00	$492	—
265–285 thin fleshed	275	2	210.00–235.00	$222.05	$611	—
285–290	288	2	147.50–170.00	$158.65	$457	-9.77
320 thin fleshed	320	1	175.00	$175.00	$560	—
300–348	334	15	130.00–200.00	$179.52	$600	+7.11
355–390 thin fleshed	373	2	181.00–186.00	$183.38	$684	+5.88
350–398	377	28	140.00–193.00	$173.60	$654	+4.49
400–445	421	41	140.00–184.00	$166.99	$703	+2.07
465 thin fleshed	465	1	188.00	$188.00	$874	—
450–495	473	32	147.00–181.00	$164.27	$777	+2.97
515–520 thin fleshed	518	3	161.00–178.00	$170.36	$882	-7.64
500–545	525	35	125.00–168.00	$152.82	$802	+32.82
555–595	579	25	122.00–165.00	$148.76	$861	+1.59
590	590	1	130.00	$130.00	$767	-17.17
605 thin fleshed	605	1	164.00	$164.00	$992	—
600–645	618	20	134.00–157.00	$148.23	$916	-2.19
650–692	675	19	129.00–164.00	$144.07	$972	-1.93
705–725	713	3	140.00–148.00	$142.64	$1,017	+9.43
765–775	770	2	108.00–121.00	$114.54	$882	—
825–830	828	2	114.00–123.00	$118.49	$981	-31.51
865	865	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,038	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	100.00	$100.00	$295	-20.00
315–345	334	5	110.00–160.00	$138.70	$463	-2.06
410–430	425	5	110.00–150.00	$138.04	$587	+4.32
455–495	478	6	110.00–135.00	$126.29	$604	+1.37
515–535	524	4	90.00–121.00	$106.83	$560	-24.17
575	575	1	130.00	$130.00	$748	+0.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	2	190.00	$190.00	$633	—
370	370	1	172.50	$172.50	$638	-2.50
402	402	2	192.50	$192.50	$774	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	80-85%	1	30.00	$30.00	$192	—
805	805	80-85%	1	50.00	$50.00	$402	—
840	840	80-85%	1	58.00	$58.00	$487	—
855–990	899	80-85%	6	40.00–60.00	$51.59	$464	—
925–1540	1110	80-85%	29	60.00–75.00	$68.55	$761	—
860–1665	1149	80-85%	135	70.00–88.00	$80.28	$922	—
940–1545	1216	80-85%	70	80.00–103.00	$89.83	$1,092	+2.80

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–770	733	85-90%	2	30.00–45.00	$37.88	$278	—
700–880	800	85-90%	4	50.00–70.00	$63.43	$507	+3.34
755–860	802	85-90%	5	45.00–61.00	$52.42	$420	-7.67
785–1160	937	85-90%	19	42.00–69.00	$60.18	$564	—
840–1340	1008	85-90%	61	55.00–79.00	$70.89	$715	+20.18
775–1280	1029	85-90%	8	40.00–52.00	$47.22	$486	-3.49
915–1400	1077	85-90%	48	73.00–88.00	$78.38	$844	-0.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	75-80%	1	71.00	$71.00	$880	—
1055–1820	1373	75-80%	43	80.00–99.00	$89.88	$1,234	—
1165–1740	1466	75-80%	16	77.00–85.00	$81.38	$1,193	-7.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1935	1344	18	70.00–98.00	$83.42	$1,121	—
1100–2240	1569	44	85.00–112.00	$101.59	$1,594	—
1300–2310	1666	24	95.00–128.00	$110.57	$1,842	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–963	809	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	700.00–1,250.00	$996.38
705–900	873	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	630.00–925.00	$853.32
805–1000	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	825.00–1,050.00	$901.00
1057	1057	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–1170	853	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	65.00–120.00	$92.51	$789
870	870	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	110.00	$110.00	$957
875–900	888	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	75.00–85.00	$80.07	$711
710–1065	938	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	63.00–105.00	$78.18	$733
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$876

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–950	828	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	830.00–1,200.00	$1,075.77
735–1100	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,200.00	$1,079.84
850–1180	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,050.00–1,325.00	$1,193.34
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,180.00	$1,180.00
850–1365	1051	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	75	875.00–1,325.00	$1,182.93
920–1310	1052	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	890.00–1,300.00	$1,168.03
855–1165	1061	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	875.00–1,225.00	$1,118.39
910–1180	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	800.00–1,225.00	$995.73
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–880	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	79.00–85.00	$82.03	$714
980–990	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	60.00–78.00	$68.95	$679
850–1290	1016	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	70.00–84.00	$79.07	$803
885–1150	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	75.00–83.00	$79.52	$810
710–1295	1037	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	50.00–87.00	$78.15	$810
955–1145	1046	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	73.50–83.00	$78.38	$820
975–1305	1127	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	81.00–93.00	$85.11	$959
840–1450	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	75.00–95.50	$89.72	$1,014
995–1375	1132	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	69.00–90.00	$83.64	$947
950–1445	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	81.00–93.00	$85.57	$980

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–910	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	900.00–1,175.00	$1,065.61
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00
903	903	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00
935	935	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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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	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
900–1200	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	975.00–1,450.00	$1,229.69	-74.80
965–1020	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,197.92	-106.57
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
900–1380	1079	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,025.00–1,600.00	$1,295.45	+395.45
1100–1150	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00–1,375.00	$1,323.89	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	101.00	$101.00	$611	—

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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
895	895	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.