Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

7,361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.71/cwt +7.40 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 475 lb · 256 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.74/cwt +3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 526 lb · 226 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.76/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 524 lb · 141 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,361	7,688	6,246
Feeder cattle	6,111	6,219	5,148
Slaughter cattle	1,018	1,189	813
Replacement cattle	232	280	285

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Feeder and Stocker steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Stocker heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher; offerings over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower. 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
250–275	262	5	177.50–205.00	$189.43	$496	-1.90
300–345	323	26	164.00–200.00	$176.34	$570	-2.99
355–380	370	3	135.00–157.00	$147.91	$547	-41.64
350–395	372	57	156.00–224.00	$187.17	$696	-2.38
400–445	426	110	152.00–200.00	$173.81	$740	-0.76
435–445	439	4	125.00–155.00	$142.49	$626	-10.12
440 value added	440	1	192.50	$192.50	$847	-2.85
450–470	460	2	125.00–130.00	$127.55	$587	-22.45
460 value added	460	1	185.00	$185.00	$851	-10.11
450–495	467	100	150.00–188.00	$169.84	$793	+19.84
500–530	522	11	120.00–159.00	$144.43	$754	-20.00
500–548	524	80	146.00–183.00	$161.95	$849	-2.48
530 value added	530	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,007	+1.12
560	560	1	145.00	$145.00	$812	+6.59
550–595	570	108	140.00–177.00	$159.66	$910	+21.25
570 value added	570	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,049	+2.73
600–633 value added	617	12	160.00–172.00	$167.69	$1,035	-1.67
600–645	621	67	138.00–165.00	$153.37	$952	+23.76
619–648 unweaned	631	27	150.00–163.00	$156.26	$986	+1.97
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748	-24.00
650 value added	650	3	147.00–164.00	$152.67	$992	-14.42
650–695	670	27	133.00–168.00	$146.25	$980	-6.65
683 unweaned	683	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,065	-3.65
700–735	712	18	131.00–168.00	$147.52	$1,050	-10.89
725	725	1	130.00	$130.00	$942	-28.41
728 value added	728	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,165	-2.13
750–790	760	32	130.00–170.00	$164.16	$1,248	+22.70
800–825	812	3	140.00–145.00	$143.00	$1,161	-1.96
850	850	131	174.75	$174.75	$1,485	—
980	980	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,049	-10.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	271	4	140.00–165.00	$149.68	$406	-10.22
285–295 thin fleshed	290	2	165.00–178.00	$171.39	$497	-32.93
310–320 thin fleshed	315	2	160.00–177.00	$168.37	$530	+3.37
300–345	328	40	130.00–194.00	$155.87	$511	+10.26
350–395	373	39	128.00–188.00	$162.15	$605	+12.11
370–375 thin fleshed	373	3	135.00–175.00	$161.79	$603	-5.73
400–446	426	51	121.00–178.00	$147.14	$627	-2.33
450–495	472	61	120.00–173.00	$145.82	$688	+3.95
505–548	529	53	130.00–162.00	$146.16	$773	-1.11
545	545	1	120.00	$120.00	$654	-27.27
550	550	1	120.00	$120.00	$660	-26.94
550–590	572	37	120.00–160.00	$141.75	$811	-5.19
600–640	628	14	130.00–168.00	$146.92	$923	+1.39
610–640 unweaned	629	5	140.00	$140.00	$881	-9.00
650–677	664	17	130.00–168.00	$151.74	$1,008	+11.73
675 thin fleshed	675	1	127.00	$127.00	$857	—
712–745	720	5	140.00–150.00	$148.00	$1,066	—
755–795	776	7	137.00–153.00	$147.66	$1,146	-6.91
855–880	870	3	100.00–135.00	$121.86	$1,060	-29.32
900	900	1	100.00	$100.00	$900	—
967	967	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,305	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	3	198.00	$198.00	$667	-4.50
432	432	4	150.00	$150.00	$648	-19.00
484 value added	484	8	186.00	$186.00	$900	—
455–493	488	39	149.00–186.00	$177.92	$868	-6.32
514–546	530	40	145.00–174.00	$164.29	$871	-12.94
565–584	571	15	158.00–160.00	$159.32	$910	-2.67
603–632	618	6	141.00–145.00	$142.95	$883	—
655–693	678	23	142.00–158.00	$155.47	$1,054	—
763 value added	763	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,106	—
765–799	799	129	130.00–178.25	$177.89	$1,421	—
875	875	1	110.00	$110.00	$962	-61.89
915	915	2	100.00	$100.00	$915	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	6	102.00–131.00	$120.19	$394	+25.99
350–380	366	7	100.00–139.00	$118.08	$432	+0.24
400–422	417	5	121.00–132.00	$126.35	$527	+12.51
463–480	469	4	110.00–120.00	$115.47	$542	+2.36
580	580	1	119.00	$119.00	$690	+57.00
630	630	1	122.00	$122.00	$769	+12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	122.50–130.00	$126.08	$357	-27.07
275–295	283	6	147.50–164.00	$153.77	$435	+0.62
300	300	1	127.50	$127.50	$382	-25.83
300–348	329	66	139.00–173.00	$154.13	$507	+0.80
355–385	368	3	115.00–146.00	$130.47	$480	-18.35
350–395	372	86	135.00–169.00	$152.80	$568	+3.98
400–445	427	119	137.00–170.00	$153.05	$654	+6.10
405–445	428	5	120.00–135.00	$127.76	$547	-19.19
435 thin fleshed	435	1	136.00	$136.00	$592	—
465 value added	465	1	167.50	$167.50	$779	+7.54
450–498	470	187	131.00–170.00	$153.75	$723	+2.72
450–495	472	22	110.00–150.00	$129.38	$611	-21.65
496	496	46	176.00	$176.00	$873	+47.54
513 fancy	513	5	147.00	$147.00	$754	-16.00
500–548	525	178	125.00–159.00	$147.58	$775	+0.72
528–540 value added	529	32	144.00–162.00	$155.73	$824	+2.75
500–548	535	11	100.00–140.00	$127.35	$681	-19.51
550–585	563	11	109.00–140.00	$124.99	$704	+1.96
550–592	568	90	129.00–149.00	$139.14	$790	+16.11
600–620	604	6	121.00–126.00	$124.48	$752	-17.27
610	610	1	130.00	$130.00	$793	-11.75
602–633 unweaned	614	12	132.00–143.00	$139.13	$854	-1.25
617 value added	617	64	158.50	$158.50	$978	+1.02
600–645	619	39	122.00–147.00	$138.01	$854	-3.74
626 fancy	626	7	140.00	$140.00	$876	—
655 unweaned	655	3	120.00–140.00	$133.33	$873	-0.98
650–695	669	30	121.00–147.00	$133.97	$896	-4.29
650–690	673	6	110.00–120.00	$118.35	$796	-19.91
673	673	3	145.00	$145.00	$976	+6.74
666–685 value added	676	10	145.00–150.00	$146.66	$991	-5.71
700–745	716	20	110.00–145.00	$133.03	$952	+5.64
719 value added	719	8	151.00	$151.00	$1,086	-3.85
725	725	1	132.50	$132.50	$961	+5.11
772 value added	772	7	148.00	$148.00	$1,143	+8.00
760–787	773	21	115.00–141.00	$129.93	$1,004	+6.67
778	778	1	115.00	$115.00	$895	-8.26
800–830	821	11	130.00	$130.00	$1,067	+7.83
837 value added	837	10	144.50	$144.50	$1,209	-3.03
857	857	3	110.00	$110.00	$943	—
860–875	873	8	110.00–130.00	$124.41	$1,086	—
905	905	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,122	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	147.50	$147.50	$361	—
260–290	276	12	120.00–151.00	$125.77	$347	-13.39
277 thin fleshed	277	10	175.00	$175.00	$485	+17.50
300–345	326	24	121.00–152.50	$135.84	$443	-1.84
310–345 thin fleshed	333	4	127.50–151.00	$143.00	$476	-7.08
340	340	1	125.00	$125.00	$425	-12.68
350–395	373	37	125.00–155.00	$138.03	$515	+0.24
365–385	375	2	120.00	$120.00	$450	-17.79
405–430	415	3	120.00	$120.00	$498	-15.07
400–445	420	60	120.00–160.00	$137.20	$576	+2.13
425–448 thin fleshed	442	4	140.00	$140.00	$619	-12.46
466 value added	466	4	164.00	$164.00	$764	—
450–495	474	79	113.00–150.00	$130.76	$620	-4.52
475	475	1	120.00	$120.00	$570	-15.28
510–515	513	2	120.00	$120.00	$616	+2.50
500–548	524	63	119.00–149.00	$129.42	$678	-3.79
560 thin fleshed	560	1	118.00	$118.00	$661	—
550–599	583	48	118.00–138.00	$129.98	$758	-0.39
600–615 unweaned	608	2	105.00–115.00	$110.06	$669	—
600–648	619	26	110.00–145.00	$128.60	$796	+1.17
650–695	674	14	116.00–145.00	$127.47	$859	+3.48
700–745	721	19	90.00–135.00	$115.64	$834	-7.58
730	730	1	130.00	$130.00	$949	+6.78
750–785	764	5	105.00–129.00	$116.10	$887	-1.54
810–820	817	3	110.00–120.00	$113.31	$926	+15.94
850–875	864	4	93.00–116.00	$107.27	$927	—
930	930	1	80.00	$80.00	$744	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	336	4	100.00–110.00	$107.43	$361	-11.73
350–390	369	8	106.00–120.00	$112.03	$413	+0.79
405–445	428	12	91.00–122.00	$112.01	$479	+1.65
450–485	461	13	100.00–125.00	$112.67	$519	-2.94
500–548	520	18	76.00–120.00	$109.53	$570	+8.40
550–585	564	9	70.00–115.00	$104.43	$589	-5.00
610–633	622	6	85.00–115.00	$99.85	$621	-0.95
651–690	662	12	70.00–108.00	$101.59	$673	+5.06
700–730	715	2	92.00–100.00	$95.92	$686	—
770	770	1	100.00	$100.00	$770	+17.00
815	815	1	71.00	$71.00	$579	—
885	885	1	70.00	$70.00	$620	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	10	155.00	$155.00	$623	+23.48
453–481	469	16	136.00–156.00	$152.28	$714	-6.83
505–549	522	20	129.00–152.00	$144.04	$752	-3.25
558–580	573	8	120.00–133.00	$127.58	$731	-7.42
660–667	665	18	124.00–144.00	$139.70	$929	-10.95
727	727	5	132.00	$132.00	$960	-13.00
840	840	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,092	-11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	272	3	145.00–181.00	$165.67	$451	-7.43
300–345	329	10	151.00–186.00	$169.10	$556	-10.79
365	365	1	140.00	$140.00	$511	-38.33
355–398	378	33	150.00–191.00	$171.87	$650	-6.46
400–445	429	26	147.50–196.00	$170.48	$731	-3.77
450–495	470	7	110.00–145.00	$132.28	$622	-27.06
450–495	477	60	140.00–182.00	$155.70	$743	-3.64
500–540	515	4	110.00–137.00	$123.22	$635	-25.27
500–548	524	137	130.00–169.00	$150.53	$789	+2.04
550–595	567	95	125.00–167.00	$147.80	$838	+3.33
550–585	569	8	107.50–139.00	$119.46	$680	-25.01
600–630	611	5	109.00–135.00	$124.06	$758	-12.28
600–648	622	83	120.00–161.00	$139.01	$865	-2.32
655–695	668	9	105.00–136.00	$122.43	$818	-14.63
650–690	669	34	114.00–153.00	$132.83	$889	-4.23
700–740	714	16	100.00–157.00	$134.95	$964	+11.66
760	760	6	115.00	$115.00	$874	-23.31
770	770	3	126.00–141.00	$136.00	$1,047	-2.31
815–845	826	7	104.00–130.00	$113.92	$941	-9.89
860	860	1	110.00	$110.00	$946	—
925	925	1	100.00	$100.00	$925	-8.55
973	973	2	116.00	$116.00	$1,129	+26.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	258	2	147.50–167.50	$157.21	$406	+21.02
265 thin fleshed	265	1	182.50	$182.50	$484	—
305 thin fleshed	305	1	150.00	$150.00	$458	—
300–348	330	24	130.00–173.00	$151.59	$500	-5.31
365–380 thin fleshed	373	2	155.00–165.00	$159.90	$596	—
350–395	374	30	120.00–165.00	$142.96	$535	-7.72
400–445	426	30	120.00–166.00	$146.36	$623	-0.88
455	455	1	120.00	$120.00	$546	-19.61
450–495	476	31	125.00–154.00	$139.26	$663	-0.35
505–540	521	5	100.00–120.00	$112.55	$586	-25.76
500–545	525	51	120.00–151.00	$135.92	$714	-2.39
530	530	1	100.00	$100.00	$530	-38.31
550–560	553	3	115.00–120.00	$118.31	$654	-14.73
550–595	574	32	114.00–140.00	$128.41	$737	-4.63
600–645	621	14	100.00–137.00	$124.90	$776	-3.41
660–690	677	19	107.00–136.00	$125.31	$848	-5.30
700–745	723	5	117.00–123.00	$119.42	$863	+1.93
755–790	772	6	90.00–130.00	$113.89	$879	-7.19
800–845	817	10	98.00–119.00	$108.71	$888	+5.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	—	—	7	149.00	$149.00	$742	—
530	530	—	—	4	131.00	$131.00	$694	-24.00
601 thin fleshed	601	—	—	7	150.00	$150.00	$902	—
755	755	—	—	2	126.00	$126.00	$951	—
821	821	—	—	6	120.00	$120.00	$985	—
1290	1290	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,148	—
1420–1455	1438	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	77.00–86.00	$81.45	$1,171	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	2	120.00	$120.00	$322	—
310–340	321	4	100.00–120.00	$111.48	$358	+6.48
375–390	383	2	105.00–127.00	$115.78	$443	-4.22
400–445	421	8	100.00–128.00	$114.65	$483	+1.65
485–495	489	4	110.00–120.00	$115.04	$563	—
500–525	513	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$618	+9.02
550–580	565	2	100.00–108.00	$104.11	$588	+1.54
620	620	1	100.00	$100.00	$620	-6.50
720	720	1	106.00	$106.00	$763	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–795	738	80-85%	3	25.00–28.00	$26.08	$192	-1.56
795	795	80-85%	1	43.00	$43.00	$342	—
815–830	823	80-85%	2	37.00–40.00	$38.51	$317	-0.49
890–1060	979	80-85%	7	21.00–46.00	$36.10	$353	—
860–1330	1049	80-85%	20	38.00–55.00	$45.78	$480	+4.14
915–1505	1198	80-85%	124	47.00–68.00	$56.67	$679	—
940–1435	1209	80-85%	41	61.00–73.00	$66.57	$805	+1.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–850	785	85-90%	4	15.00–35.00	$26.07	$205	-5.82
755–865	810	85-90%	2	60.00–65.00	$62.67	$508	+17.63
800–855	823	85-90%	6	31.00–53.00	$41.59	$342	-3.45
830–895	870	85-90%	4	44.00–50.00	$48.31	$420	-15.43
860–1155	970	85-90%	15	25.00–45.00	$34.94	$339	-16.18
825–1310	1018	85-90%	35	24.00–55.00	$48.25	$491	-10.73
930–1180	1039	85-90%	11	54.00–68.00	$60.24	$626	+1.26
875–1215	1059	85-90%	71	37.00–63.00	$52.62	$557	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1585	1370	75-80%	16	45.00–69.00	$59.09	$810	-0.91
1115–1645	1422	75-80%	24	60.00–72.00	$67.15	$955	+1.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1930	1339	22	33.00–88.00	$70.65	$946	—
910–1960	1571	35	75.00–102.00	$89.31	$1,403	—
1255–1980	1671	13	89.00–115.00	$101.00	$1,688	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890	890	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	110.00	$110.00	$979
730–1155	926	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	47.00–107.00	$81.05	$751
920–1000	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	65.00	$65.00	$624

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–920	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	77.00–90.00	$80.69	$730

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–800	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	300.00–460.00	$405.69

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
805–970	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	435.00–910.00	$613.59
900–1020	969	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	625.00–1,400.00	$934.83
750–1120	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	700.00–975.00	$892.67
925–1115	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	450.00–925.00	$673.20
835–1155	1031	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	775.00–1,500.00	$1,250.80
900–1175	1062	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	700.00–1,350.00	$996.07
1000–1165	1079	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	650.00–885.00	$771.90
950–1235	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	560.00–1,000.00	$767.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–800	787	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	75.00–101.00	$86.08	$677
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	85.00	$85.00	$714
850–1025	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	63.00–103.00	$92.85	$927
985–1035	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	51.00–67.00	$59.20	$598
950–1185	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	66.00–100.00	$79.33	$851
1015–1165	1083	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	55.00–59.00	$56.97	$617
765–1485	1087	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	31.00–70.00	$59.44	$646
825–1280	1099	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	53.00–73.00	$62.70	$689
1060–1360	1169	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	45.00–65.00	$53.21	$622
1075–1400	1251	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	54.00–76.00	$67.46	$844

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600	600	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	61.00	$61.00	$366
610	610	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	35.00	$35.00	$214
730–735	733	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	30.00–37.50	$33.74	$247
740	740	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	28.00	$28.00	$207
745	745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	41.00	$41.00	$305
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	37.00	$37.00	$285

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	835.00	$835.00
655–1045	850	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–1,000.00	$865.15
850	850	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	61.00	$61.00	$601

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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
1100–1395	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	850.00–1,190.00	$1,015.71	-28.87
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1000–1500	1251	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	850.00–1,500.00	$1,265.05	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1550	1550	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	2	97.00	$97.00	$658	—

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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.