Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

7,273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $177.01/cwt +14.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 720 lb · 394 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.21/cwt +9.51 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 425 lb · 217 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.62/cwt +5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 521 lb · 205 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,273	6,227	8,012
Feeder cattle	5,958	5,417	6,096
Slaughter cattle	1,082	678	1,250
Replacement cattle	233	132	666

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Steers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Heifers sold 2.00-8.00 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
250–295	274	7	195.00–222.50	$206.21	$565	+12.15
300–345	325	77	182.50–259.00	$220.19	$716	+3.34
350–396	375	121	180.00–255.00	$213.87	$802	+7.44
400–438 value added	415	17	198.00–233.00	$220.03	$913	-1.24
400–448	421	108	179.00–236.00	$209.97	$884	+7.63
425	425	1	175.00	$175.00	$744	-27.34
450–499	473	142	168.00–237.00	$199.42	$943	+9.66
480	480	1	180.00	$180.00	$864	-9.76
455–498 value added	481	30	185.00–231.00	$205.67	$989	-9.57
520	520	1	155.00	$155.00	$806	-12.46
500–545 value added	523	21	170.00–223.00	$198.67	$1,039	-9.68
500–548	526	104	157.00–215.00	$194.28	$1,022	+26.82
550	550	1	150.00	$150.00	$825	-26.79
550–598	563	84	161.00–201.00	$183.66	$1,034	+6.87
560–587 value added	580	13	171.50–200.00	$180.84	$1,049	-6.00
600–645	615	82	151.00–185.00	$170.68	$1,050	+30.68
601–645 unweaned	625	12	155.00–171.00	$163.12	$1,020	-4.42
610–641 value added	625	15	163.00–205.00	$181.84	$1,136	+7.83
657–680 unweaned	661	19	158.00–164.00	$161.68	$1,069	+0.89
655–675	664	24	158.00–179.00	$170.89	$1,135	+5.45
650–680 value added	667	17	170.00–187.00	$177.09	$1,181	+5.69
700–745 value added	719	13	160.00–179.00	$170.67	$1,227	+5.27
700–740	720	380	149.00–180.00	$177.27	$1,276	+20.88
740 unweaned	740	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,184	+1.23
760–770 value added	767	5	155.00–173.00	$164.60	$1,262	+9.58
758–794	792	74	152.00–177.50	$175.69	$1,391	+12.33
810–835 value added	823	3	147.50–154.00	$150.16	$1,236	—
810–848	835	13	145.00–165.00	$161.22	$1,346	+32.22
866 value added	866	9	159.50	$159.50	$1,381	+4.50
925	925	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,498	+34.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	210.00	$210.00	$598	+10.00
340	340	2	180.00	$180.00	$612	—
374	374	9	218.00	$218.00	$815	—
413–445	421	16	195.00–199.00	$196.06	$825	+13.42
455 value added	455	2	187.50	$187.50	$853	-10.50
453–494	468	11	152.00–196.00	$180.26	$844	-13.74
500–525	512	57	170.00–202.00	$185.04	$947	-0.99
515 thin fleshed	515	7	190.00	$190.00	$978	—
525 value added	525	5	178.00	$178.00	$934	+8.00
550–587	577	38	160.00–175.00	$169.90	$980	-5.10
550–586 value added	579	23	169.00–183.00	$177.15	$1,026	+13.40
600–625 value added	621	40	160.00–185.00	$182.16	$1,131	+25.49
661–676 value added	669	10	160.00–165.00	$162.47	$1,087	-6.53
650–679	677	57	163.00–179.50	$177.30	$1,200	+12.30
700–744	717	40	157.00–167.00	$164.44	$1,179	—
750 value added	750	2	165.50	$165.50	$1,241	—
789	789	129	176.50	$176.50	$1,393	—
848	848	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,374	-19.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265 thin fleshed	258	2	217.50–222.50	$220.07	$568	+47.57
255–285	274	4	140.00–202.50	$174.68	$479	+21.24
300–345	329	18	142.50–200.00	$170.54	$561	-1.10
330 thin fleshed	330	1	202.50	$202.50	$668	+32.50
350–396	374	34	132.50–199.00	$170.29	$637	-5.97
370–395 thin fleshed	385	3	155.00–195.00	$173.80	$669	—
400 thin fleshed	400	1	150.00	$150.00	$600	-43.33
415–420 value added	418	4	165.00–198.00	$181.60	$759	+9.12
400–448	432	37	145.00–198.00	$178.28	$770	+11.19
448	448	3	150.00	$150.00	$672	-17.09
450–458 value added	453	5	190.00–195.00	$192.02	$870	+42.02
455 thin fleshed	455	1	170.00	$170.00	$774	—
450–495	469	44	140.00–199.00	$168.74	$791	+5.44
500–548	525	43	148.00–177.00	$163.50	$858	+4.25
525 thin fleshed	525	1	167.50	$167.50	$879	—
520–542 value added	537	12	165.00–182.50	$176.18	$946	+21.18
555 thin fleshed	555	1	145.00	$145.00	$805	—
550–595	573	41	140.00–181.00	$160.24	$918	+4.27
610–640 value added	625	2	155.00–157.00	$156.02	$975	+4.02
600–648	627	31	130.00–162.50	$152.83	$958	+1.79
655 value added	655	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,061	—
650–685	666	18	140.00–161.00	$156.60	$1,043	+8.83
690 thin fleshed	690	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,042	—
705–710 value added	708	2	156.00–159.00	$157.51	$1,115	—
710 thin fleshed	710	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,150	—
705–745	722	7	140.00–157.50	$147.28	$1,063	-7.20
775–795	785	2	111.00–160.00	$135.19	$1,061	-15.77
810–848	840	6	130.00–140.00	$137.86	$1,158	-13.97
875–895	881	6	104.00–140.00	$134.04	$1,181	+5.03
900	900	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,233	—
1053	1053	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,264	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	81.00	$81.00	$259	-65.75
350–385	365	3	120.00–133.00	$126.67	$462	+11.29
425–445	436	4	110.00–125.00	$118.80	$518	-1.24
450–470	459	4	120.00–155.00	$133.87	$614	+12.63
510	510	1	139.00	$139.00	$709	+19.00
550–595	583	4	123.00–135.00	$130.90	$763	+8.20
600–625	608	3	113.00–135.00	$122.53	$745	+2.53
655–660	658	2	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$717	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	80.00	$80.00	$336	+12.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	160.00	$160.00	$424	-1.00
300–346	318	44	160.00–190.00	$175.90	$559	+2.17
370	370	1	150.00	$150.00	$555	-21.08
350–398	376	65	148.00–202.00	$178.12	$670	+7.04
399 value added	399	7	199.00	$199.00	$794	+26.16
405	405	1	145.00	$145.00	$587	+9.58
405–442 value added	424	21	163.00–207.50	$176.45	$748	-4.69
400–448	425	195	141.00–207.50	$178.57	$759	+10.07
450–490 value added	466	20	163.00–190.00	$176.36	$822	+4.94
450–498	468	140	141.00–185.00	$170.54	$798	+25.00
475	475	1	151.00	$151.00	$717	-16.02
508	508	2	155.00	$155.00	$787	-2.00
500–545 value added	511	35	150.00–176.00	$167.61	$856	+8.33
500–549	523	167	140.00–186.00	$166.52	$871	+4.17
545 fancy	545	1	172.50	$172.50	$940	—
550–575	563	2	160.00	$160.00	$901	+14.95
550–595	567	112	140.00–173.00	$160.48	$910	+15.43
560–575 value added	570	12	153.00–171.00	$162.72	$928	-5.87
562–585	579	8	130.00–152.00	$139.72	$809	-18.38
580 fancy	580	1	165.00	$165.00	$957	—
605–625 unweaned	609	8	142.00–150.00	$147.49	$898	+7.49
600–640 value added	619	28	151.00–169.00	$162.79	$1,008	+6.06
600–640	622	34	136.00–161.00	$151.27	$941	-4.10
625	625	7	161.00	$161.00	$1,006	+5.63
625	625	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,016	+7.13
659	659	4	148.00	$148.00	$975	+3.37
660–665 value added	662	3	159.00–162.50	$160.17	$1,060	-7.24
653–690	665	22	139.00–159.00	$149.74	$996	+19.42
683	683	3	161.00	$161.00	$1,100	+30.68
700–745 value added	724	8	147.00–157.00	$152.50	$1,104	+1.38
725	725	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,095	+17.66
700–740	726	26	130.00–165.00	$151.40	$1,099	+18.06
733–736	735	8	145.00–152.00	$149.38	$1,098	+16.04
745	745	1	125.00	$125.00	$931	-8.34
755–785	771	4	132.00–146.00	$138.99	$1,072	+5.72
775 value added	775	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,155	+9.00
750–786	776	8	147.00–150.00	$148.10	$1,149	+14.83
805	805	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,167	+16.81
806–820	809	5	147.00–149.00	$148.59	$1,202	+20.40
830	830	1	101.00	$101.00	$838	-9.00
850–895	866	5	125.00–133.00	$129.96	$1,125	+27.96
980–995	983	5	120.00–125.00	$123.99	$1,219	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220 thin fleshed	220	1	150.00	$150.00	$330	—
250–280	265	2	120.00–138.00	$129.51	$343	-21.77
250–290 thin fleshed	275	3	150.00–165.00	$155.94	$429	-23.96
300–345	325	26	132.50–167.00	$151.21	$491	+4.40
325–340 thin fleshed	329	8	150.00–170.00	$159.66	$525	-4.09
350–395	373	37	120.00–170.00	$145.14	$541	-0.76
355–395 thin fleshed	380	10	152.50–172.50	$157.85	$600	+5.66
400–445	423	63	128.00–166.00	$147.48	$624	+7.36
432 thin fleshed	432	2	150.00	$150.00	$648	-17.48
442	442	4	160.00	$160.00	$707	+19.88
470	470	1	167.50	$167.50	$787	+24.00
470 thin fleshed	470	1	140.00	$140.00	$658	-11.00
450–498	473	57	126.00–168.00	$144.38	$683	+0.88
500–545	522	51	120.00–155.00	$140.45	$733	-0.18
520–530 thin fleshed	525	2	143.00–147.50	$145.23	$762	—
535 value added	535	1	147.00	$147.00	$786	—
540	540	1	120.00	$120.00	$648	-33.00
550–595	573	47	120.00–156.00	$139.35	$798	+1.96
582–595 thin fleshed	586	3	145.00–150.00	$146.69	$860	—
615 thin fleshed	615	1	135.00	$135.00	$830	—
600–640	618	37	120.00–150.00	$133.78	$827	+8.74
640 value added	640	1	130.00	$130.00	$832	-20.00
660 thin fleshed	660	1	139.00	$139.00	$917	—
655–695	679	10	120.00–143.00	$128.46	$872	+3.41
710–720 thin fleshed	715	2	130.00–139.00	$134.47	$961	—
742	742	2	144.00	$144.00	$1,068	+24.16
750–775	759	4	90.00–126.00	$116.49	$884	-3.44
830 thin fleshed	830	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,071	—
830	830	2	106.00	$106.00	$880	-11.00
835	835	1	100.00	$100.00	$835	-17.00
852–890	862	4	100.00–110.00	$107.52	$927	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348 thin fleshed	348	6	173.00	$173.00	$602	—
361–385	366	9	162.00–168.00	$163.40	$598	+5.13
390 value added	390	4	170.00	$170.00	$663	—
400–445 value added	415	6	170.00	$170.00	$706	+1.78
445	445	2	150.00	$150.00	$668	-17.41
466–475 value added	471	10	157.00–165.00	$161.04	$758	+4.42
452–492	477	40	150.00–169.00	$161.08	$768	-5.67
490 thin fleshed	490	4	156.00	$156.00	$764	—
512–515 value added	513	23	150.00–175.00	$171.60	$880	+26.49
522–535	532	8	140.00–149.00	$146.79	$781	-9.12
552	552	13	154.00	$154.00	$850	-2.58
579–590 value added	585	24	154.50–173.50	$163.12	$954	+19.41
646	646	15	159.00	$159.00	$1,027	+7.39
650 value added	650	5	156.00	$156.00	$1,014	—
696	696	9	151.00	$151.00	$1,051	—
774 value added	774	11	136.50	$136.50	$1,057	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	100.00–112.50	$106.65	$291	-14.35
305	305	1	110.00	$110.00	$336	-9.20
350–390	378	6	102.50–127.50	$117.16	$443	+1.65
405–435	418	3	112.00–120.00	$114.97	$481	-3.61
450–465	456	4	110.00–130.00	$123.64	$564	+9.41
500–545	526	8	100.00–130.00	$119.19	$627	+13.28
550–585	568	10	91.00–120.00	$96.25	$547	-19.41
600–640	620	4	80.00–115.00	$101.03	$626	-4.66
655–685	670	2	110.00–120.00	$115.11	$771	+5.11
745	745	1	90.00	$90.00	$670	—
755–765	760	2	80.00–100.00	$90.07	$685	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	50.00	$50.00	$262	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	324	8	187.50–213.00	$203.46	$659	+10.19
355–398	381	13	165.00–215.00	$194.32	$740	+1.69
400–443	419	30	150.00–206.00	$187.80	$787	+3.13
455	455	3	172.00	$172.00	$783	-8.09
450–495	474	27	155.00–200.00	$176.27	$836	-3.82
500–548	523	49	137.00–191.00	$168.50	$881	-2.64
535	535	1	157.50	$157.50	$843	-13.64
550–595	579	39	134.00–186.00	$160.17	$927	+28.57
600–648	618	49	140.00–175.00	$155.51	$961	+2.86
640 value added	640	1	130.00	$130.00	$832	—
650–695	676	29	131.00–159.00	$145.65	$985	+1.60
680	680	1	134.00	$134.00	$911	±0.00
700–737	716	21	128.00–150.00	$136.45	$977	+5.69
750–785	766	5	120.00–140.00	$133.50	$1,023	+8.72
810–845	834	5	120.00–136.00	$123.72	$1,032	—
865–880	869	5	120.00–132.00	$128.81	$1,119	+8.81
945	945	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,077	-14.00
995	995	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,094	+4.00
1065	1065	1	86.00	$86.00	$916	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	140.00	$140.00	$392	-16.94
310–340	320	5	159.00–178.00	$170.46	$545	-2.39
325–340 thin fleshed	333	2	192.50–202.50	$197.39	$657	+7.39
375 thin fleshed	375	1	155.00	$155.00	$581	-17.45
360–395	377	7	120.00–186.00	$165.85	$625	+13.36
425 thin fleshed	425	1	187.50	$187.50	$797	+41.50
400–445	432	12	128.00–181.00	$155.13	$670	+0.96
460–480 thin fleshed	470	2	150.00–156.00	$153.06	$719	—
450–490	476	9	135.00–172.00	$150.32	$716	-4.39
485	485	1	136.00	$136.00	$660	-18.71
500–545	522	17	130.00–177.00	$147.32	$769	+1.29
535 thin fleshed	535	1	143.00	$143.00	$765	—
550–590	573	24	115.00–155.00	$136.02	$779	-1.65
605 thin fleshed	605	1	135.00	$135.00	$817	—
600–645	618	23	122.00–149.00	$134.02	$828	+3.73
655–680	665	8	118.00–138.00	$132.52	$881	+7.93
710	710	1	120.00	$120.00	$852	+1.47
755–770	763	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$881	-3.79
853	853	2	104.00	$104.00	$887	—
910	910	1	100.00	$100.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	90.00–100.00	$95.04	$321	-14.96
400–445	420	5	100.00–140.00	$117.52	$494	-17.48
475–495	486	5	100.00–130.00	$120.00	$583	+3.03
510–530	520	3	120.00–130.00	$123.33	$641	+8.32
635	635	1	81.00	$81.00	$514	-38.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	80-85%	1	28.00	$28.00	$235	—
845	845	80-85%	2	54.00	$54.00	$456	—
885–1300	990	80-85%	10	24.00–59.00	$49.18	$487	+21.68
890–1320	1066	80-85%	20	42.00–65.00	$52.62	$561	—
915–1585	1174	80-85%	85	57.00–70.00	$64.34	$755	+0.51
885–1660	1240	80-85%	68	66.00–78.00	$71.64	$888	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1290	978	85-90%	14	32.00–63.00	$48.47	$474	+16.80
875–1175	982	85-90%	8	20.00–49.00	$39.66	$389	+7.99
875–1215	1034	85-90%	33	42.00–70.00	$55.91	$578	+8.21
915–1370	1126	85-90%	16	61.00–76.50	$67.78	$763	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1645	1386	75-80%	35	63.00–75.00	$70.27	$974	—
1155–1990	1463	75-80%	33	69.00–88.00	$74.76	$1,094	+11.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1625	1322	15	50.00–83.00	$67.19	$888	—
1195–1965	1564	26	80.00–98.00	$88.96	$1,391	+0.79
1495–2070	1790	14	93.50–116.00	$103.52	$1,853	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705	705	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	$846
790–935	842	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	66.00–91.00	$81.70	$688
875–1275	1044	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	60.00–94.00	$72.95	$762

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745 thin fleshed	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
900–1215	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	750.00–1,150.00	$914.43
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1000–1415	1154	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	700.00–1,075.00	$899.33
1005–1275	1154	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	800.00–1,025.00	$927.06
1130–1195	1163	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,000.00	$948.60
1010–1375	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–1,200.00	$1,067.18
935–1550	1203	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	600.00–1,190.00	$1,009.07
1108–1355	1232	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	870.00–950.00	$914.01
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	925.00	$925.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	55.00	$55.00	$550
1027	1027	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	72.00	$72.00	$739
1006–1061	1034	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	72.00	$72.00	$744
900–1290	1141	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	65.00–73.00	$69.58	$794
900–1485	1184	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	48.00–73.00	$66.21	$784
1040–1580	1193	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	64.00–81.00	$70.51	$841
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	75.00	$75.00	$982
1340–1480	1393	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	73.00–85.00	$77.22	$1,076

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	71.00	$71.00	$543

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
870	870	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00	$850.00

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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
815 thin fleshed	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
950–1300	1112	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	925.00–1,175.00	$999.16	+32.74
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	+425.00
1055–1255	1154	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	925.00–1,225.00	$1,105.36	+180.36
900–1470	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	900.00–1,425.00	$1,189.95	+264.95
1130–1390	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	950.00–1,050.00	$1,005.13	—

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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.