Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, September 4, 2023

6,839 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.64/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,095/hd at 423 lb · 211 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.76/cwt +0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 473 lb · 210 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $284.88/cwt +6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,351/hd at 474 lb · 182 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,839	7,455	5,164
Feeder cattle	5,803	5,910	4,249
Slaughter cattle	853	1,177	684
Replacement cattle	183	368	231

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs limited comparable sales. 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
260	260	1	327.50	$327.50	$852	—
307–335 fancy	313	8	320.00–370.00	$353.89	$1,108	+36.39
300–345	322	44	260.00–370.00	$315.06	$1,014	+10.41
340	340	1	250.00	$250.00	$850	+10.00
350–385 fancy	365	5	307.50–327.50	$313.69	$1,145	+12.05
350–398	377	112	257.50–345.00	$308.42	$1,163	-0.18
375–380	378	2	241.00–252.00	$246.46	$932	-62.14
380 value added	380	2	292.00	$292.00	$1,110	-81.00
405–445 fancy	419	4	295.00–317.50	$307.01	$1,286	+24.30
400–445	422	88	240.00–330.00	$286.92	$1,211	-1.54
410–435 value added	427	18	295.00–333.00	$324.40	$1,385	—
430	430	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,071	-39.46
450–475 value added	463	9	281.00–307.50	$294.93	$1,366	+19.52
460–485 fancy	473	2	280.00–290.00	$284.87	$1,347	+8.87
450–498	475	171	243.00–315.00	$284.35	$1,351	+5.87
500–548	523	114	230.00–303.00	$273.29	$1,429	-2.70
540 fancy	540	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,458	+7.53
558–560 value added	559	4	262.50–280.00	$275.61	$1,541	-11.31
550–595	569	99	237.00–289.00	$262.99	$1,496	-2.22
600–648	625	121	223.00–274.00	$252.54	$1,578	-5.00
610–648 value added	630	14	255.00–259.00	$257.06	$1,619	-2.29
635 unweaned	635	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,562	—
638	638	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,627	+37.50
650–695	670	63	220.00–262.50	$244.34	$1,637	-9.82
700–745	720	25	203.00–250.00	$234.86	$1,691	-2.05
735 value added	735	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,801	-6.63
753–787	765	16	185.00–247.00	$236.68	$1,811	+9.16
750–783 value added	772	3	230.00–233.00	$230.97	$1,783	—
810–845	821	7	211.00–246.00	$224.50	$1,843	+2.45
840 value added	840	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,890	—
860–880	870	3	222.50–234.00	$227.53	$1,980	+25.17
905	905	2	177.00–228.00	$202.50	$1,833	+10.50
1080	1080	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,944	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335 thin fleshed	323	2	240.00–305.00	$273.76	$884	+18.76
300–345	325	26	210.00–302.00	$254.09	$826	+6.88
375 thin fleshed	375	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,097	+7.50
350–395	380	30	220.00–305.00	$249.88	$950	-1.52
400–435 thin fleshed	418	2	255.00–280.00	$268.02	$1,120	+33.02
400–445	421	44	203.00–287.00	$245.78	$1,035	-9.88
430 value added	430	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,215	—
420–445	433	2	207.00–210.00	$208.54	$903	-47.12
455 thin fleshed	455	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,092	—
470	470	1	210.00	$210.00	$987	-34.35
450–498	477	53	202.00–287.00	$246.48	$1,176	+2.13
480	480	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,020	-31.85
500–515 value added	506	7	237.50–250.00	$246.75	$1,249	-9.25
500–545	519	71	210.00–273.00	$251.35	$1,305	+12.51
555–588 value added	571	7	220.00–253.00	$237.30	$1,355	+2.30
550–595	573	40	200.00–260.00	$234.33	$1,343	-5.82
605 value added	605	3	235.00–250.00	$240.00	$1,452	—
600–645	619	24	202.00–254.00	$229.95	$1,423	-8.57
650–685	669	22	197.50–250.00	$235.64	$1,576	+1.56
650–695 value added	680	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,496	-15.00
700 value added	700	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,610	—
710–745	719	9	193.00–244.00	$230.56	$1,658	-0.02
765–790	782	3	210.00–240.00	$224.18	$1,753	-6.45
800–805	803	2	145.00–182.50	$163.69	$1,314	-45.31
872–890	874	8	222.00–230.00	$228.98	$2,001	+19.07
920	920	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,288	-50.00
1115	1115	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,394	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	5	329.00	$329.00	$1,309	—
402–443	422	20	248.00–296.00	$274.62	$1,159	-2.98
450–475 value added	461	7	270.00–285.00	$276.63	$1,275	+1.95
487–498	493	26	272.50–295.00	$282.18	$1,391	-9.11
502–545	529	30	244.00–277.00	$262.87	$1,391	-29.19
534–538 value added	536	12	261.00–262.00	$261.50	$1,402	-12.04
550–569 value added	559	17	250.00–267.00	$259.00	$1,448	+1.63
557–599	577	39	236.00–278.00	$259.91	$1,500	+8.28
613–626	623	14	235.00–260.00	$251.98	$1,570	+3.04
608–646 value added	637	22	247.00–256.00	$248.56	$1,583	-17.83
645 fancy	645	4	246.00	$246.00	$1,587	—
668–696	679	10	220.00–222.00	$221.18	$1,502	—
716 value added	716	8	236.00	$236.00	$1,690	—
740	740	4	239.00	$239.00	$1,769	—
764	764	6	245.00	$245.00	$1,872	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	309	4	185.00–240.00	$211.61	$654	+21.74
350–390	374	8	180.00–225.00	$200.44	$750	+3.33
400–445	417	7	212.50–235.00	$223.89	$934	+18.49
433 value added	433	2	200.00	$200.00	$866	—
495	495	2	220.00–232.50	$226.25	$1,120	+19.47
500–545	529	7	167.00–228.00	$213.90	$1,132	+8.97
565–585	580	6	172.00–217.50	$208.87	$1,211	-6.13
600	600	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,260	+31.93

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–575	565	2	87.50–90.00	$88.77	$502	—
690	690	1	92.50	$92.50	$638	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 thin fleshed	300	1	277.00	$277.00	$831	—
313–330 fancy	317	4	273.00–320.00	$307.78	$976	+40.14
300–345	328	53	225.00–307.50	$258.15	$847	-8.62
360 thin fleshed	360	1	253.00	$253.00	$911	—
355–380 fancy	363	3	280.00–291.00	$286.37	$1,040	—
350–395	375	100	220.00–282.00	$257.66	$966	-4.34
385	385	1	220.00	$220.00	$847	-24.38
404–445 fancy	407	15	276.00–297.00	$295.47	$1,203	+18.86
415 thin fleshed	415	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,025	—
400–448	424	168	222.00–287.00	$255.04	$1,081	+1.83
410–439 value added	425	21	247.00–300.00	$270.14	$1,148	+5.47
435–447	445	6	225.00–230.00	$229.19	$1,020	-14.83
450–498	473	197	215.00–283.00	$251.68	$1,190	+2.23
478 value added	478	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,219	-2.83
475–495	480	7	207.50–227.50	$221.35	$1,062	-28.10
500 fancy	500	5	291.00	$291.00	$1,455	—
500–512 value added	508	9	242.50–265.00	$251.08	$1,275	-3.47
500–540	515	9	200.00–235.00	$220.10	$1,134	-21.71
500–547	517	153	215.00–285.00	$247.86	$1,281	+6.05
562	562	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,447	+5.32
550–599	570	162	212.00–256.00	$237.84	$1,356	-2.16
552–590	571	12	200.00–245.00	$214.61	$1,225	-25.39
605–615 value added	608	4	230.00–247.50	$239.34	$1,455	-1.57
600–648	617	134	205.00–261.00	$236.95	$1,462	+8.77
600–645	618	7	180.00–212.00	$204.51	$1,264	-23.67
642	642	2	247.50	$247.50	$1,589	+25.00
650–690	665	52	196.00–246.00	$226.06	$1,503	-1.67
660–670	665	2	185.00–187.50	$186.26	$1,239	-41.47
665–668 value added	666	6	219.00–238.00	$231.65	$1,543	—
700–720	709	6	188.00–220.00	$208.93	$1,481	-9.44
760–785	775	6	162.00–220.00	$193.09	$1,496	-30.55
780–794	792	8	215.00–220.00	$219.38	$1,737	—
792 value added	792	6	227.00	$227.00	$1,798	+11.09
800–845	821	4	150.00–183.00	$169.59	$1,392	-15.32
800–835	823	3	208.00–220.00	$211.89	$1,744	+26.98
915	915	2	139.00–150.00	$144.50	$1,322	-48.00
950	950	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,544	+34.15
1090	1090	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,570	+19.00
1245	1245	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,774	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	326	37	205.00–270.00	$230.93	$753	-4.29
340	340	1	250.00	$250.00	$850	+14.78
350–395	373	55	195.00–253.00	$233.72	$872	+1.44
400–445	425	90	192.50–251.00	$228.48	$971	+1.39
425–440 value added	433	2	225.00–241.00	$232.86	$1,008	—
435	435	1	220.00	$220.00	$957	-7.09
450–495	475	85	190.00–252.00	$225.84	$1,073	-4.93
520	520	1	179.00	$179.00	$931	-47.11
500–545	524	73	192.50–250.00	$222.79	$1,167	-3.32
535 thin fleshed	535	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,214	—
550–558	556	4	190.00–209.00	$204.30	$1,136	-13.19
550–598	573	28	180.00–236.00	$218.40	$1,251	+0.91
605–645	624	17	195.00–233.00	$214.24	$1,337	+4.58
650–690	673	16	175.00–233.00	$201.77	$1,358	-1.25
725	725	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,486	+4.09
705–745	732	3	195.00–208.00	$201.21	$1,473	+0.30
750–775	766	4	176.00–195.00	$185.17	$1,418	-7.97
905	905	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,538	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316 thin fleshed	316	7	255.00	$255.00	$806	—
322	322	10	295.00	$295.00	$950	—
377	377	9	247.50	$247.50	$933	-0.16
454–495	481	28	229.00–264.00	$247.13	$1,189	+2.07
502–545	522	36	240.00–250.00	$245.47	$1,281	+3.59
565–568	567	5	210.00–228.00	$217.18	$1,231	-20.77
624	624	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,435	+14.00
618–647	632	16	210.00–238.50	$230.67	$1,458	+14.67
633 value added	633	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,393	-19.00
662–689	673	10	205.00–223.00	$215.63	$1,451	—
730	730	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,504	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	331	5	196.00–229.00	$206.53	$684	+10.55
350–390	370	14	200.00–225.00	$208.38	$771	+19.30
405–440	419	17	161.00–220.00	$198.90	$833	+13.52
450–495	473	15	160.00–215.00	$195.34	$924	+6.73
500–545	525	10	143.00–211.00	$187.92	$987	+10.05
552–585	565	10	130.00–217.00	$187.57	$1,060	-8.23
600–640	620	8	143.00–195.00	$182.17	$1,129	—
670–680	675	3	165.00–210.00	$179.89	$1,214	+15.83

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	215.00	$215.00	$838	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	85.00	$85.00	$514	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	240.00	$240.00	$564	—
320 fancy	320	1	302.50	$302.50	$968	+12.66
300–345	324	23	230.00–345.00	$297.61	$964	+21.78
350–355 fancy	354	5	307.50–317.50	$309.48	$1,096	—
350–398	376	37	260.00–335.00	$294.24	$1,106	-6.03
405 fancy	405	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,215	—
400–445	421	59	257.50–306.00	$286.06	$1,204	-4.84
450–498	473	81	240.00–303.00	$274.24	$1,297	-1.22
455–495 fancy	475	2	275.00–277.50	$276.30	$1,312	-23.70
500–548	521	101	220.00–285.00	$252.70	$1,317	+2.41
530 thin fleshed	530	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,166	—
560–565 fancy	563	2	255.00–265.00	$260.02	$1,464	-0.63
550–595	566	75	215.00–263.00	$244.72	$1,385	-2.64
600 fancy	600	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,560	+17.80
605–615	610	2	186.00–187.50	$186.76	$1,139	-32.24
600–645	620	67	200.00–263.00	$237.48	$1,472	+7.49
650–695	668	30	197.50–251.00	$223.66	$1,494	+4.68
705–745	728	10	195.00–235.00	$214.15	$1,559	-4.37
750–795	765	5	170.00–243.00	$197.37	$1,510	-10.02
845	845	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,496	-3.38
855–890	873	2	187.50–194.00	$190.82	$1,666	-3.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	210.00	$210.00	$430	—
304 thin fleshed	304	4	285.00	$285.00	$866	—
300–340	320	18	200.00–305.00	$257.38	$824	+3.54
350–395	375	34	220.00–293.00	$255.19	$957	-4.60
385 thin fleshed	385	1	273.00	$273.00	$1,051	+15.50
415 thin fleshed	415	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,120	—
400–448	428	45	230.00–281.00	$259.20	$1,109	+3.80
460 thin fleshed	460	2	255.00–267.50	$261.25	$1,202	+5.25
450–495	476	46	210.00–268.00	$239.73	$1,141	+1.75
505	505	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,111	-6.78
500–549	526	52	200.00–260.00	$232.46	$1,223	+5.68
530 thin fleshed	530	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,166	—
550–592	574	36	190.00–253.00	$215.98	$1,240	+0.71
615–645	626	8	190.00–247.00	$222.85	$1,395	+16.44
650–655	652	3	170.00–216.00	$200.59	$1,308	-11.89
670–690	677	7	180.00–220.00	$196.04	$1,327	-16.44
700	700	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,148	-23.53
705–720	713	2	159.00–170.00	$164.56	$1,173	-22.97
765–795	780	2	160.00–206.00	$182.56	$1,424	+16.27
805–845	828	3	150.00–186.00	$173.42	$1,436	+20.92
865–895	885	3	164.00–176.00	$167.91	$1,486	+10.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–345	342	4	205.00–212.50	$210.36	$719	-1.59
375–395	386	6	195.00–235.00	$217.49	$840	-3.49
405–445	429	10	200.00–230.00	$211.79	$909	+11.70
465–495	481	4	191.00–233.00	$210.47	$1,012	+2.60
510–545	531	4	185.00–210.00	$200.06	$1,062	+6.25
575–580	578	3	180.00–210.00	$191.69	$1,108	+21.69
630	630	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,244	+12.50
735	735	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,396	+39.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1360–1445	1393	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	2,000.00–2,325.00	$2,130.16	-369.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,606	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1300	1013	80-85%	29	82.00–94.00	$89.44	$906	-2.33
900–1285	1128	80-85%	4	70.00–80.00	$74.90	$845	-26.09
930–1465	1160	80-85%	98	95.00–119.00	$106.36	$1,234	-1.73
850–1467	1170	80-85%	151	85.00–107.00	$99.95	$1,169	-8.14

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–830	815	85-90%	2	88.50–91.00	$89.73	$731	+24.73
830	830	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$374	-20.00
770–1085	900	85-90%	3	60.00–65.00	$62.86	$566	—
795–1320	967	85-90%	13	67.00–85.00	$76.52	$740	-14.35
770–1365	1051	85-90%	80	75.00–104.00	$90.75	$954	—
905–1510	1051	85-90%	18	90.00–107.00	$98.34	$1,034	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1525	1394	75-80%	18	95.00–104.00	$99.73	$1,390	-16.62
1175–1605	1395	75-80%	28	101.00–122.00	$112.17	$1,565	-4.18
950–6520	1413	75-80%	66	95.00–117.00	$106.64	$1,507	+3.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	1	104.00	$104.00	$983	—
968–1760	1287	23	75.00–116.00	$107.02	$1,377	+1.32
1020–2155	1584	48	85.00–129.00	$118.74	$1,881	—
1330–2230	1758	13	117.00–140.00	$130.97	$2,302	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–900	890	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	159.00–160.00	$159.51	$1,420
605–1110	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	95.00–135.00	$113.29	$1,020
790–1005	929	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	85.00–103.00	$95.11	$884

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	100.00	$100.00	$820
820–1135	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	93.00–113.00	$104.70	$1,071
850–1230	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,196
840–1430	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	95.00–117.00	$106.10	$1,162
1000–1255	1113	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	92.00–110.00	$102.79	$1,144
870–1470	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	95.00–119.00	$109.24	$1,265
960–1510	1189	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	96.00–126.00	$106.79	$1,270
1215–1235	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	111.00–121.00	$115.96	$1,421
1170–1595	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	109.00–123.00	$112.57	$1,486

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–1255	918	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	700.00–1,400.00	$1,087.04
810–1140	941	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,325.00	$1,065.54
850–1220	1006	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00–1,400.00	$1,160.44
950–1100	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,050.00	$1,038.41
950–1185	1068	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,152.63
995–1230	1122	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,185.00–1,375.00	$1,284.94
950–1215	1127	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,625.00	$1,519.68
1000–1410	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,125.00–1,650.00	$1,402.52

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–985	852	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	875.00–1,275.00	$1,094.81
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895	895	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,522
925	925	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,480

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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
992–1000	994	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,575.00–1,900.00	$1,818.26	—
995–1240	1118	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,321.92	-419.23
1000–1400	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–1,910.00	$1,845.83	—
925–1440	1203	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,125.00–1,725.00	$1,442.32	—
1000–1710	1358	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,000.00–2,100.00	$1,636.73	-113.27

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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.