Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

8,951 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.51/cwt -5.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 523 lb · 285 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $240.86/cwt -3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,368/hd at 568 lb · 219 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.86/cwt -9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 472 lb · 217 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,951	7,735	6,227
Feeder cattle	7,472	6,150	5,417
Slaughter cattle	1,186	1,200	678
Replacement cattle	293	385	132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Feeder steers mostly sold steady to 5.00 lower, instances of 10.00-12.00 lower on light 5 weights. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	74	240.00–365.00	$295.10	$956	+0.86
335–340 fancy	339	4	307.00–345.00	$325.18	$1,102	+9.59
350–395 fancy	370	8	287.50–330.00	$313.67	$1,161	-0.44
350–397	373	98	220.00–340.00	$300.30	$1,120	+6.03
400–440 fancy	417	11	281.00–320.00	$299.99	$1,251	-5.86
405–445 value added	423	8	242.50–300.00	$274.22	$1,160	-49.78
400–445	424	107	238.00–317.00	$281.71	$1,194	+4.90
450–470 fancy	460	6	270.00–300.00	$282.74	$1,301	-10.76
450–498	471	163	220.00–297.50	$269.29	$1,268	-4.89
455–495 value added	471	14	280.00–295.00	$287.34	$1,353	-4.01
488	488	2	249.00	$249.00	$1,215	-25.18
500–540 fancy	518	6	255.00–290.00	$265.43	$1,375	-5.64
500–545	521	167	217.50–277.50	$251.33	$1,309	-14.92
508–546 value added	527	20	233.00–255.00	$247.00	$1,302	-36.72
548	548	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,266	-35.25
550–595	567	178	207.50–260.00	$240.05	$1,361	+15.85
550–595 value added	572	34	227.00–270.00	$245.25	$1,403	—
577	577	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,385	-5.57
608–630 unweaned	617	13	220.00–229.00	$223.55	$1,379	-12.27
604–640 value added	620	18	217.50–236.00	$225.60	$1,399	-26.57
600–648	622	147	185.00–251.00	$230.28	$1,432	-5.11
656–681 unweaned	660	60	216.00–233.00	$230.31	$1,520	+1.93
650–690 value added	671	21	200.00–231.00	$213.52	$1,433	—
650–698	677	60	184.00–228.00	$215.98	$1,462	-11.66
702–737 value added	720	23	200.00–230.00	$212.37	$1,529	—
700–745	721	51	195.00–222.50	$210.72	$1,519	-2.85
729–730	729	5	190.00–206.00	$202.80	$1,478	-10.77
730–735 unweaned	733	3	170.00–196.00	$187.37	$1,373	—
758 unweaned	758	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,630	—
755–795	767	19	175.00–213.00	$197.51	$1,515	+12.51
756–798 value added	775	8	175.00–189.00	$182.60	$1,415	—
805 unweaned	805	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,449	—
810–845	831	7	185.00–191.00	$188.37	$1,565	-15.63
850–885	863	3	169.00–185.00	$177.19	$1,529	—
873	873	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,659	—
925–945	937	3	140.00–175.00	$160.00	$1,499	-9.00
978 value added	978	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,623	—
990	990	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,653	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	24	212.50–296.00	$252.64	$834	+8.28
350–395	372	51	200.00–300.00	$254.02	$945	-3.13
400–449	431	59	205.00–281.00	$239.58	$1,033	+0.94
425–440 value added	433	2	230.00–235.00	$232.46	$1,007	—
445 thin fleshed	445	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,079	+13.50
470 value added	470	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,081	—
475	475	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,021	-23.34
450–498	477	61	190.00–265.00	$232.71	$1,110	-5.63
500–548	523	62	190.00–247.50	$226.29	$1,183	-3.89
530	530	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,060	-30.18
550	550	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,155	-11.61
566–593 value added	577	10	195.00–226.00	$214.10	$1,235	—
550–597	580	43	171.00–232.50	$217.51	$1,262	-4.10
610–620 unweaned	617	3	189.00–205.00	$199.72	$1,232	+9.72
600–640	623	18	160.00–220.00	$201.44	$1,255	-10.75
640	640	1	152.50	$152.50	$976	-59.69
650–695	668	18	179.00–215.00	$205.91	$1,375	-4.21
665–670 unweaned	668	2	175.00–185.00	$179.98	$1,202	—
703–740	720	24	151.00–209.00	$198.19	$1,427	-8.00
762–790	769	4	182.50–199.00	$194.76	$1,498	-1.98
805–840	815	5	167.50–185.00	$179.92	$1,466	+34.92
850–890	871	7	160.00–189.00	$175.61	$1,530	-23.39
915–935	925	2	139.00–160.00	$149.39	$1,382	-30.61
1010–1020	1015	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,218	—
1280	1280	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,280	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	10	280.00	$280.00	$1,184	-9.47
471	471	7	250.00	$250.00	$1,178	+10.00
483 value added	483	8	284.00	$284.00	$1,372	—
513 value added	513	18	261.00	$261.00	$1,339	—
500–548	530	64	222.00–256.00	$243.73	$1,292	-6.23
562–598	576	24	210.00–230.00	$225.55	$1,299	-17.85
570–589 value added	582	29	243.00–248.00	$244.86	$1,425	—
629 value added	629	14	236.00	$236.00	$1,484	-9.66
614–648	637	32	210.00–231.00	$219.47	$1,398	-17.82
652	652	4	219.00	$219.00	$1,428	-3.99
677 value added	677	34	230.00	$230.00	$1,557	—
705	705	8	212.00	$212.00	$1,495	—
710 value added	710	4	194.00	$194.00	$1,377	—
770	770	5	204.00	$204.00	$1,571	-11.00
836	836	5	180.00	$180.00	$1,505	-20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	323	7	180.00–220.00	$194.76	$629	-16.83
365–398	386	14	210.00–240.00	$223.19	$862	+20.43
400–445	426	14	152.50–245.00	$219.81	$936	+13.56
450–495	478	13	167.00–225.00	$204.48	$977	-0.96
500–545	530	11	196.00–220.00	$207.32	$1,099	+0.34
550–595	573	6	160.00–200.00	$185.07	$1,060	+7.77
600	600	2	135.00–190.00	$162.50	$975	-12.46
785	785	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,158	—
825	825	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,217	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	97.00	$97.00	$359	—
620	620	1	50.00	$50.00	$310	—
665	665	1	40.00	$40.00	$266	—
700	700	1	45.00	$45.00	$315	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	65	200.00–270.00	$242.26	$790	-9.21
355 fancy	355	1	272.50	$272.50	$967	-7.27
350–399	374	116	200.00–275.00	$236.56	$885	-12.19
390–395	393	2	197.50–212.50	$205.05	$806	-43.70
400–445	419	6	190.00–219.00	$209.60	$878	-31.73
400–433 value added	419	8	215.00–245.00	$228.80	$959	—
400–445	424	158	197.50–255.00	$230.70	$978	-10.63
450 fancy	450	1	216.00	$216.00	$972	—
455–485 value added	469	8	220.00–235.00	$227.40	$1,067	-26.60
450–498	472	200	190.00–244.00	$222.03	$1,048	-9.39
455–493	480	7	160.00–200.00	$187.91	$902	-34.41
480	480	1	170.00	$170.00	$816	-52.32
500 fancy	500	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,250	—
500–547	523	265	180.00–245.00	$218.10	$1,141	-4.64
522–525 value added	524	5	195.00–227.00	$214.24	$1,123	—
515–546	533	14	165.00–204.00	$184.74	$985	-18.34
560	560	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,036	-24.96
556–588 value added	567	16	200.00–242.50	$217.79	$1,235	—
550–595	572	183	180.00–235.00	$208.70	$1,194	-1.26
600–648 unweaned	617	23	170.00–191.00	$184.68	$1,139	-9.38
600–646	622	120	175.00–235.00	$206.82	$1,286	-4.87
625 fancy	625	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,250	-15.00
605–647 value added	636	54	190.00–215.00	$205.25	$1,305	-12.75
663 value added	663	5	199.00	$199.00	$1,319	-21.00
656–687 unweaned	670	25	178.00–184.00	$181.27	$1,215	-16.71
650–694	679	54	185.00–212.50	$196.05	$1,331	-2.42
695	695	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,300	-11.47
709	709	4	186.00	$186.00	$1,319	-4.50
700–740	722	23	161.00–193.00	$179.23	$1,294	-11.27
722 unweaned	722	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,300	—
730	730	4	181.00	$181.00	$1,321	-9.50
716–741 value added	731	13	189.00–212.50	$200.36	$1,465	-5.07
754 value added	754	11	195.00	$195.00	$1,470	—
750–780	759	4	158.00–188.00	$174.08	$1,321	-9.69
818 value added	818	2	192.50	$192.50	$1,575	—
800–840	819	6	150.00–180.00	$167.95	$1,376	-4.64
870–890	880	3	163.00–165.00	$163.99	$1,443	+5.99
915–923	920	5	156.00–166.00	$159.98	$1,472	+31.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	60	170.00–235.00	$206.14	$674	-20.96
355–360 thin fleshed	358	2	230.00–242.50	$236.21	$846	—
360–375	365	3	140.00–180.00	$166.30	$607	-51.26
350–398	373	82	170.00–237.50	$209.03	$780	-8.53
405–435	423	6	141.00–175.00	$160.01	$677	-45.53
400–445	428	82	170.00–227.50	$205.43	$879	-0.11
454–475	461	6	160.00–180.00	$170.00	$784	-31.70
450–498	472	95	160.00–215.00	$191.26	$903	-10.44
470–473 value added	472	5	211.00–215.00	$211.80	$1,000	—
500–548	524	111	169.00–220.00	$196.02	$1,027	+1.05
515–541	535	4	159.00–163.00	$162.04	$867	-32.93
570	570	1	155.00	$155.00	$884	-39.04
550–595	572	49	160.00–210.00	$186.02	$1,064	-8.02
610	610	1	150.00	$150.00	$915	-27.24
600–648	621	63	140.00–210.00	$185.63	$1,153	+8.39
650–695	672	17	140.00–189.00	$170.36	$1,145	+3.35
675 value added	675	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,256	—
700–745	718	21	139.00–171.00	$157.50	$1,131	-4.53
760–795	772	7	155.00–182.50	$166.43	$1,285	+12.26
820	820	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,148	-10.31
940	940	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,034	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–349	336	10	230.00–236.00	$234.37	$787	—
406–449	420	59	210.00–238.00	$221.98	$932	-14.24
457–494	479	55	194.00–225.00	$211.62	$1,014	-7.94
526–542	531	28	188.00–210.00	$199.33	$1,058	-15.52
545 value added	545	15	219.00	$219.00	$1,194	-10.50
570–573	572	9	180.00–195.00	$191.68	$1,096	-6.84
601–610	605	9	180.00–199.00	$190.49	$1,152	-10.19
698	698	8	180.00	$180.00	$1,256	-9.00
720–748	729	6	183.00–188.00	$186.29	$1,358	+7.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	324	8	147.00–202.50	$170.10	$551	-23.79
340	340	1	220.00	$220.00	$748	+26.11
350–395	373	11	150.00–217.50	$182.54	$681	-4.25
402–445	423	17	152.00–200.00	$174.26	$737	+10.24
450–495	471	16	130.00–182.50	$163.76	$771	-18.70
465–490	473	3	210.00–225.00	$220.09	$1,041	+37.63
510	510	2	225.00–230.00	$227.50	$1,160	+52.56
513–540	521	12	125.00–202.50	$176.20	$918	+1.26
550–585	573	8	140.00–187.50	$163.42	$936	-17.25
600–645	623	5	153.00–180.00	$171.40	$1,068	+7.08
665	665	1	145.00	$145.00	$964	+3.04
725	725	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,341	+50.00
770	770	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,059	+5.09

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	97.00	$97.00	$359	—
430	430	2	60.00–70.00	$65.00	$280	—
510	510	1	45.00	$45.00	$230	—
555	555	2	50.00	$50.00	$278	-30.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,021	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	19	250.00–340.00	$304.65	$996	+4.63
365 fancy	365	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,241	+72.00
350–395	374	51	221.00–330.00	$278.41	$1,041	-1.46
400 fancy	400	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,160	+6.50
400–449	427	65	225.00–310.00	$264.85	$1,131	-5.34
450–498	473	75	215.00–280.00	$253.85	$1,201	+3.17
500–548	520	117	197.50–270.00	$235.55	$1,225	+28.05
520	520	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,009	-13.50
550 fancy	550	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,430	—
550–595	570	69	200.00–243.00	$219.53	$1,251	+3.27
570	570	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,112	-21.26
608–638 unweaned	620	10	170.00–196.00	$187.14	$1,160	—
600–645	624	49	180.00–218.00	$202.74	$1,265	-2.18
660 fancy	660	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,436	—
650–695	668	26	185.00–211.00	$196.93	$1,315	+6.90
666–689 unweaned	676	14	166.00–185.00	$174.30	$1,178	-26.70
715–738	732	12	149.50–200.00	$173.73	$1,272	-13.81
760–780	766	5	159.00–180.00	$170.20	$1,304	-6.65
800–848	817	12	140.00–175.00	$160.05	$1,308	-13.80
835	835	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,086	-43.85
855–895	872	3	145.00–185.00	$159.87	$1,394	—
909–910	909	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,273	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
244	244	6	225.00	$225.00	$549	—
305–345	328	29	210.00–295.00	$251.72	$826	+0.77
355	355	2	190.00	$190.00	$674	-55.07
350–399	373	29	200.00–295.00	$237.29	$885	-7.78
400–448	433	31	190.00–270.00	$245.64	$1,064	+0.05
450–495	477	26	200.00–250.00	$224.40	$1,070	-2.97
500–547	522	57	186.00–257.50	$209.19	$1,092	-2.49
545 thin fleshed	545	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,177	—
550–595	570	28	177.00–212.00	$192.90	$1,100	-6.78
577 thin fleshed	577	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,073	—
596	596	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,103	-14.68
605–645	627	18	155.00–200.00	$179.13	$1,123	-3.83
655–699	681	23	150.00–185.00	$175.64	$1,196	-16.95
705–745	723	8	140.00–184.00	$162.05	$1,172	+3.18
760–795	774	7	140.00–180.00	$164.31	$1,272	+6.68
820	820	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,292	-3.37
870–880	875	13	130.00–140.00	$131.54	$1,151	-33.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	235.00	$235.00	$799	+20.00
355–385	364	4	180.00–250.00	$216.21	$787	+7.24
405–440	420	10	183.00–240.00	$209.99	$882	-17.08
455–495	482	9	195.00–225.00	$206.12	$993	+8.69
510–530	522	5	154.00–215.00	$184.68	$964	-2.61
560–590	572	6	140.00–180.00	$163.46	$935	-14.97
665	665	1	80.00	$80.00	$532	-85.00
725	725	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,124	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	—	—	7	180.00	$180.00	$673	—
481	481	—	—	9	223.00	$223.00	$1,073	-9.00
559	559	—	—	8	183.00	$183.00	$1,023	—
710–743	727	—	—	6	179.00–182.00	$180.53	$1,312	—
1405–2005	1640	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	101.00–110.00	$104.62	$1,716	—
1715	1715	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,989	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1175	1018	80-85%	14	50.00–73.00	$68.99	$702	—
935–1320	1063	80-85%	46	72.00–85.00	$78.19	$831	—
865–1545	1183	80-85%	124	75.00–93.00	$84.49	$1,000	-0.94
965–1410	1190	80-85%	56	85.00–105.00	$91.94	$1,094	+6.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1585	1340	75-80%	53	84.00–99.00	$90.83	$1,217	—
1230–1635	1373	75-80%	18	80.00–89.00	$83.99	$1,153	-0.65
1200–1770	1426	75-80%	23	90.00–107.00	$96.29	$1,373	+4.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	85-90%	1	30.00	$30.00	$232	—
790	790	85-90%	1	76.00	$76.00	$600	—
840	840	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$504	—
785–1205	946	85-90%	28	50.00–79.00	$64.00	$605	—
955	955	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$525	-15.31
1010	1010	85-90%	1	92.00	$92.00	$929	+13.57
815–1305	1024	85-90%	59	70.00–92.00	$77.39	$792	-1.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1870	1369	26	70.00–95.00	$85.78	$1,174	-5.27
1160–2410	1605	40	84.50–111.00	$101.89	$1,635	—
1230–2100	1797	17	102.00–124.00	$112.26	$2,017	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
630 thin fleshed	630	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	106.00	$106.00	$668
840–1160	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	78.00–105.00	$92.21	$941

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1250	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	750.00–1,350.00	$1,060.99
800–1140	967	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	885.00–1,800.00	$1,152.64
940–1235	1027	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	900.00–1,375.00	$1,080.77
950–1150	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,400.00	$1,143.42
1115–1150	1131	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,169.45
855–1435	1194	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	925.00–1,400.00	$1,203.88
990–1405	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,900.00	$1,506.84
980–1460	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,264.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	94.00	$94.00	$893
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,027
1050–1085	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	95.00–102.00	$98.56	$1,053
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,143
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	84.00	$84.00	$937
920–1300	1121	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	84.00–121.00	$101.06	$1,133
880–1280	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	82.00–100.00	$88.86	$1,004
1055–1345	1159	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	82.00–105.00	$92.41	$1,071
1395	1395	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,939

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
415–590	523	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	400.00–525.00	$456.46
565	565	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
825	825	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
825–880	853	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,115.32
910–915	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715 thin fleshed	715	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	92.00	$92.00	$658
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,204

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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
1000	1000	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,070.00	$1,070.00	—
900–1250	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	875.00–1,250.00	$1,092.06	—
1050–1240	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00–1,925.00	$1,685.33	—
1165–1360	1258	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,475.00–1,575.00	$1,532.88	+29.27
1480–1585	1533	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–1,900.00	$1,779.28	—

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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.