Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

5,969 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $200.85/cwt +29.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 518 lb · 212 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.29/cwt +14.78 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 476 lb · 201 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.52/cwt +5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 525 lb · 146 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,969	6,077	6,009
Feeder cattle	4,570	4,816	4,670
Slaughter cattle	1,092	1,086	1,040
Replacement cattle	307	175	299

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Steers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. 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
250–265	255	11	175.00–200.00	$185.59	$473	-2.84
300–347	327	26	160.00–220.00	$195.71	$640	+13.33
350–398	373	38	160.00–215.00	$187.60	$700	+4.35
400–447	426	90	160.00–216.00	$186.96	$796	+8.02
436 fancy	436	12	224.00	$224.00	$977	—
442 value added	442	2	207.00	$207.00	$915	+23.00
450–498	478	76	159.00–200.00	$179.32	$857	+0.47
500	500	2	162.50	$162.50	$812	-7.30
506 fancy	506	87	223.00	$223.00	$1,128	—
500–545	522	85	150.00–199.00	$176.72	$922	+6.92
530	530	2	168.00	$168.00	$890	+10.00
535 thin fleshed	535	34	209.00	$209.00	$1,118	—
538 value added	538	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,049	+19.58
564–571 value added	568	10	167.00–178.00	$172.47	$980	+5.23
550–590	575	80	145.00–177.00	$164.50	$946	+0.79
560–590	580	6	125.00–151.00	$133.54	$775	-30.17
600 value added	600	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,080	+15.68
600–615	608	2	136.00–147.00	$141.43	$860	-22.09
608 unweaned	608	2	161.00	$161.00	$979	+2.54
600–645	621	62	142.00–176.00	$157.49	$978	+18.41
655 value added	655	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,055	-6.23
650–695	669	67	134.00–174.00	$149.14	$998	+3.70
700–738	718	20	135.00–164.00	$148.53	$1,066	+1.22
721 value added	721	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,118	-4.00
760–765	763	2	125.00–132.00	$128.51	$981	-18.61
752–785	767	31	120.00–165.00	$144.91	$1,111	-2.21
800–815	809	20	130.00–172.50	$166.66	$1,348	+15.80
850	850	132	185.50	$185.50	$1,577	+43.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	140.00	$140.00	$406	-10.70
300–347	326	25	135.00–195.00	$161.43	$526	+8.66
350–395	374	20	130.00–190.00	$152.81	$572	-4.49
385 thin fleshed	385	1	200.00	$200.00	$770	+17.50
400 thin fleshed	400	1	150.00	$150.00	$600	—
400–445	420	27	130.00–168.00	$144.47	$607	-3.00
440	440	1	140.00	$140.00	$616	-7.47
450 thin fleshed	450	1	140.00	$140.00	$630	—
450–495	479	43	130.00–178.00	$153.91	$737	-0.48
500–520 thin fleshed	510	2	140.00–150.00	$145.10	$740	—
500–545	521	33	130.00–166.00	$142.69	$743	-4.76
555–595	577	30	125.00–160.00	$148.49	$857	-1.04
610 thin fleshed	610	1	159.00	$159.00	$970	+14.00
600–648	627	21	134.00–161.00	$149.96	$940	+8.34
650–690	666	15	115.00–159.00	$144.93	$965	+1.77
705–745	723	4	121.00–131.00	$127.73	$923	-15.37
792	792	2	154.00	$154.00	$1,220	+12.28
850–895	865	3	110.00–145.00	$131.90	$1,141	-17.76
985	985	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,212	+23.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378 thin fleshed	378	3	217.50	$217.50	$822	—
407 value added	407	6	186.00	$186.00	$757	+4.00
412–433	420	5	173.00–184.00	$179.47	$754	+20.47
428 thin fleshed	428	3	208.00	$208.00	$890	—
460–462	461	6	155.00–185.00	$164.97	$761	+1.24
468 value added	468	9	196.00	$196.00	$917	+21.00
533–535	534	6	150.00–155.00	$153.33	$819	-12.50
535 value added	535	9	170.00	$170.00	$910	-9.00
558 value added	558	3	181.00	$181.00	$1,010	—
573	573	6	160.00	$160.00	$917	+2.57
730	730	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,190	+5.50
1163	1163	7	136.50	$136.50	$1,587	—
1252	1252	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,715	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	125.00	$125.00	$419	-0.27
360–395	382	5	120.00–135.00	$129.82	$496	+1.62
410–435	423	2	120.00–125.00	$122.57	$518	+5.71
450–495	473	6	100.00–125.00	$114.35	$541	-8.66
520–525	523	2	91.00–120.00	$105.57	$552	—
605	605	1	96.00	$96.00	$581	-25.02
745	745	1	95.00	$95.00	$708	—
770	770	1	111.00	$111.00	$855	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	51.00	$51.00	$286	-8.00
605	605	1	50.00	$50.00	$302	-10.00
660–680	670	2	50.00–57.50	$53.81	$361	—
945	945	1	47.00	$47.00	$444	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	272	10	155.00–185.00	$169.62	$461	+22.91
285	285	1	130.00	$130.00	$370	±0.00
300–345	328	53	140.00–177.50	$161.25	$529	+7.08
350–399	379	78	140.00–173.00	$157.84	$598	+1.97
404 fancy	404	21	210.00	$210.00	$848	+45.00
400–448	426	100	140.00–174.00	$155.21	$661	+0.53
429 value added	429	8	161.00	$161.00	$691	—
430–440	435	2	125.00–130.00	$127.47	$554	-5.43
467 fancy	467	47	200.50	$200.50	$936	—
450–485	469	4	125.00–130.00	$127.41	$598	-22.71
450–498	479	150	136.00–174.00	$152.59	$731	+2.47
500–548	525	131	137.00–161.00	$150.66	$791	+23.07
500–540	525	11	110.00–145.00	$129.18	$678	+1.59
531 value added	531	4	168.00	$168.00	$892	+18.81
565 value added	565	2	151.00	$151.00	$853	+7.03
550–598	572	86	130.00–166.00	$146.72	$839	+21.61
555–590	573	6	113.00–130.00	$126.38	$724	+1.27
605–623 unweaned	614	15	139.00–140.00	$139.87	$859	+1.38
600–645	616	55	126.00–155.00	$139.61	$860	+1.74
605–630	623	10	118.00–135.00	$124.70	$777	-13.17
650 unweaned	650	3	138.00–144.00	$142.00	$923	+4.17
650–685	669	18	130.00–152.00	$141.55	$947	+7.91
675 value added	675	1	141.00	$141.00	$952	-9.67
703	703	12	158.00	$158.00	$1,111	+22.00
705–740	720	21	120.00–151.00	$131.34	$946	+1.42
725	725	2	128.00	$128.00	$928	+13.84
755–795	775	5	125.00–145.00	$134.74	$1,044	+13.48
791	791	13	153.00	$153.00	$1,210	+31.74
823–840	829	3	101.00–120.00	$113.58	$942	-2.14
850	850	1	108.00	$108.00	$918	-15.00
860	860	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,127	+8.00
927	927	3	127.00	$127.00	$1,177	+27.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	277	9	120.00–145.00	$132.98	$368	-11.66
310–340 thin fleshed	323	3	155.00–156.00	$155.35	$502	-0.63
300–348	329	42	120.00–156.00	$137.89	$454	+1.51
350–395	376	30	130.00–156.00	$140.57	$529	+0.10
390 thin fleshed	390	1	161.00	$161.00	$628	+8.25
400–447	425	63	120.00–157.00	$137.79	$586	+1.98
410–445 thin fleshed	427	5	142.50–149.00	$145.92	$623	-2.23
445	445	1	120.00	$120.00	$534	-15.81
450–498	470	66	120.00–154.00	$139.29	$655	+25.29
495	495	1	120.00	$120.00	$594	-13.63
520 thin fleshed	520	1	151.00	$151.00	$785	+10.54
500–548	523	43	120.00–143.00	$132.86	$695	+1.04
560 thin fleshed	560	1	150.00	$150.00	$840	—
570	570	1	120.00	$120.00	$684	-7.82
550–595	573	33	115.00–140.00	$131.85	$756	+4.03
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	-6.30
612 unweaned	612	2	110.00	$110.00	$673	-12.00
600–640	620	28	107.00–139.00	$129.05	$800	+2.75
650–690	663	20	120.00–130.00	$124.76	$827	+0.35
705–735	723	3	110.00–120.00	$116.29	$841	-7.91
765–780	769	7	100.00–120.00	$111.67	$859	+1.50
870	870	1	90.00	$90.00	$783	-10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 thin fleshed	250	3	172.50	$172.50	$431	—
277	277	3	167.50	$167.50	$464	—
374	374	5	149.00	$149.00	$557	-2.67
422 thin fleshed	422	3	167.50	$167.50	$707	—
430	430	2	147.00	$147.00	$632	-4.39
435	435	2	130.00	$130.00	$566	-21.39
440 value added	440	4	156.00	$156.00	$686	—
472–483	481	35	152.00–158.00	$156.52	$753	+4.61
500–539	518	16	135.00–150.00	$145.51	$754	-3.32
558–572	566	7	134.00–140.00	$135.83	$769	-2.49
622	622	8	138.00	$138.00	$858	+4.00
643	643	8	145.00	$145.00	$932	+11.00
680	680	2	140.00	$140.00	$952	+7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	120.00	$120.00	$300	—
320–325	323	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$357	+0.79
360	360	1	110.00	$110.00	$396	-3.38
420–425	423	2	111.00–120.00	$115.47	$488	+2.96
450–495	465	11	95.00–129.00	$114.03	$530	+5.77
500–535	516	4	110.00–119.00	$112.22	$579	+9.65
550–575	560	5	107.00–115.00	$110.42	$618	+5.46
615–630	624	4	107.00–113.00	$110.01	$686	+5.79
660–665	663	2	104.00–110.00	$106.99	$709	+3.21
745	745	1	100.00	$100.00	$745	+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
255–270	265	3	161.00–215.00	$180.53	$478	+30.53
275	275	1	140.00	$140.00	$385	-10.00
315–347	334	17	155.00–213.00	$193.80	$647	+22.97
350–395	377	31	150.00–215.00	$178.68	$674	+0.01
400–445	420	37	150.00–198.00	$175.19	$736	+7.12
450–495	475	30	140.00–199.00	$165.99	$788	+0.14
480	480	1	132.00	$132.00	$634	+15.00
500–545	522	5	110.00–136.00	$119.51	$624	-36.00
500–548	524	119	135.00–190.00	$159.39	$835	+3.88
550–595	570	4	120.00–125.00	$123.79	$706	-22.96
550–595	570	54	130.00–172.00	$148.74	$848	+1.99
610	610	1	137.50	$137.50	$839	+5.16
600–645	621	34	125.00–158.00	$141.11	$876	+8.77
604–647 unweaned	627	19	130.00–154.00	$146.05	$916	-1.66
650–690	670	16	122.00–149.00	$138.59	$929	+25.38
695 unweaned	695	2	131.00	$131.00	$910	-6.46
715	715	1	129.00	$129.00	$922	+0.85
700–743	717	16	122.00–146.00	$139.48	$1,000	+11.33
755–790	773	5	90.00–125.00	$112.64	$871	-0.36
760–795	780	13	125.00–139.00	$132.72	$1,035	+19.72
800–820	810	2	113.00–135.00	$123.86	$1,003	+17.40
850	850	1	100.00	$100.00	$850	-19.82
885	885	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,062	+0.18
946	946	9	129.00	$129.00	$1,220	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	131.00–135.00	$133.02	$370	-14.53
325–330	328	2	131.00–140.00	$135.53	$445	-14.05
310–340	329	11	140.00–177.50	$163.16	$537	+13.58
355–378	370	9	125.00–170.00	$153.98	$570	+6.70
385–390 thin fleshed	388	2	144.00–150.00	$147.02	$570	-35.48
403–445	425	19	125.00–165.00	$145.94	$620	+10.94
465	465	1	122.00	$122.00	$567	-24.91
465–475 thin fleshed	470	2	150.00–155.00	$152.53	$717	—
450–495	472	26	125.00–168.00	$147.36	$696	+0.45
500–545	525	25	125.00–160.00	$141.54	$743	+6.62
525 thin fleshed	525	1	163.00	$163.00	$856	—
550–599	578	24	111.00–150.00	$136.58	$789	+4.11
585	585	1	120.00	$120.00	$702	-12.47
600–645	621	15	115.00–143.00	$128.91	$801	+0.83
650–695	667	14	116.00–140.00	$127.69	$852	+1.31
700–735	718	4	112.00–130.00	$120.29	$864	-2.16
770–790	782	3	100.00–125.00	$114.95	$899	+3.83
825–848	838	9	100.00–120.00	$113.63	$952	+3.63
865	865	1	100.00	$100.00	$865	-6.00
940	940	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,062	—
1025	1025	1	80.00	$80.00	$820	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	116.00	$116.00	$371	—
350–363	359	5	100.00–125.00	$111.02	$399	-7.59
450–490	465	6	110.00–125.00	$115.20	$536	+0.97
505–515	513	5	115.00–125.00	$120.18	$617	+15.41
560–570	564	4	100.00–120.00	$108.80	$614	+1.54
605–630	618	2	95.00–115.00	$105.20	$650	-14.80
655	655	1	100.00	$100.00	$655	-30.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	—	—	9	167.00	$167.00	$738	+6.68
588	588	—	—	4	167.50	$167.50	$985	—
1905	1905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,981	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–805	800	80-85%	2	40.00	$40.00	$320	-13.00
825	825	80-85%	1	23.00	$23.00	$190	-30.00
860–1180	985	80-85%	20	40.00–56.00	$47.74	$470	—
890–1360	1082	80-85%	51	40.00–61.00	$52.47	$568	+1.79
900–1455	1196	80-85%	151	52.50–68.00	$62.18	$744	—
915–1785	1243	80-85%	86	61.50–78.00	$68.99	$858	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–820	756	85-90%	4	25.00–32.00	$26.99	$204	-2.82
830	830	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$290	-20.00
800–895	841	85-90%	7	45.00–53.00	$48.80	$410	-6.20
585–1310	936	85-90%	51	25.00–62.00	$47.49	$445	+8.51
895–1085	956	85-90%	12	20.00–52.00	$32.91	$315	—
860–1340	1066	85-90%	90	40.00–69.00	$55.56	$592	+6.07
900–1380	1110	85-90%	30	55.50–73.00	$64.77	$719	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1235	1200	75-80%	2	63.00–68.00	$65.57	$787	—
1105–1770	1422	75-80%	49	62.00–79.00	$71.49	$1,017	+3.44
1160–1950	1445	75-80%	24	59.00–73.00	$64.67	$934	+0.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1044–1685	1400	20	65.00–88.50	$76.09	$1,065	—
1015–2095	1662	33	79.00–96.00	$87.70	$1,458	—
1340–2000	1709	13	92.00–110.00	$98.78	$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
745–1110	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	53.00–103.00	$77.34	$673
760–1030	895	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	85.00–120.00	$105.14	$941
755–1075	903	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	50.00–90.00	$69.11	$624
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	68.00	$68.00	$751

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–970	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	74.00–75.00	$74.53	$677
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	62.00	$62.00	$595
910–1435	1012	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	58.00–76.00	$62.41	$632
875–1195	1029	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	60.00–85.00	$70.59	$726
795–1220	1032	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	50.00–82.00	$64.68	$667
1005–1065	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	58.00–63.00	$60.57	$627
775–1315	1097	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	30.00–69.00	$58.29	$639
1035–1270	1124	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	48.00–70.00	$64.87	$729
935–1350	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	41.00–66.00	$57.03	$644
1222	1222	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	59.00	$59.00	$721
930–1550	1247	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	60.00–81.00	$67.23	$838
1030–1398	1267	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	56.00–73.00	$68.87	$873

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
780–895 thin fleshed	838	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	625.00–725.00	$671.57
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
795–1000	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	550.00–775.00	$617.37
905 thin fleshed	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
1088	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00
775–1420	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	700.00–1,200.00	$1,061.67
1040–1350	1161	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	825.00–950.00	$885.46
885–1305	1169	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–1,250.00	$1,092.78
985–1265	1187	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	600.00–1,000.00	$863.15
900–1448	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	535.00–1,500.00	$1,183.95

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
775	775	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
804	804	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	850.00	$850.00
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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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
750–1250	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–1,275.00	$1,106.25	—
1135–1245	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	825.00–925.00	$896.45	—
800–1465	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	600.00–1,310.00	$1,059.52	—
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00	+146.16
1185–1410	1303	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,102.99	-299.23

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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.