Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

6,745 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $311.18/cwt +6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,631/hd at 524 lb · 211 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.82/cwt +0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,383/hd at 520 lb · 183 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.00/cwt ≈ $2,058/hd at 840 lb · 180 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,745	3,891	8,556
Feeder cattle	5,289	3,176	6,779
Slaughter cattle	1,018	502	1,305
Replacement cattle	438	213	472

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Feeder and Slaughter cattle trend not applicable due to limited comparable sales from last report. However, feeder cattle had a mixed undertone with majority of trades being lower depending on type and kind. Slaughter cows and bulls had a mostly higher undertone. 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
270–280	275	3	340.00–390.00	$373.64	$1,028	—
280 thin fleshed	280	4	371.00	$371.00	$1,039	—
300–346	329	51	325.00–415.00	$365.47	$1,202	+1.04
330 thin fleshed	330	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,320	—
340–345 value added	343	4	360.00–365.00	$362.48	$1,243	—
355–390 fancy	370	3	347.50–360.00	$354.79	$1,313	—
350–399	375	97	297.50–401.00	$357.43	$1,340	+11.18
385 thin fleshed	385	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,463	—
400–445	421	127	292.50–393.00	$338.50	$1,425	+7.04
440	440	1	318.00	$318.00	$1,399	+20.54
450 thin fleshed	450	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,575	—
450–470 value added	458	11	317.50–350.00	$325.17	$1,489	—
455–465 fancy	460	2	342.00–344.00	$342.99	$1,578	+18.94
450–496	471	144	285.00–373.00	$328.90	$1,549	+10.67
465–495	484	4	270.00–310.00	$286.84	$1,388	-0.66
500–515 fancy	509	4	322.50–347.50	$332.59	$1,693	+17.08
510 thin fleshed	510	1	333.00	$333.00	$1,698	+16.22
505–540 value added	521	23	302.50–320.00	$311.55	$1,623	+8.33
500–547	525	179	280.00–343.00	$311.44	$1,635	+7.77
525–540	530	4	237.50–290.00	$270.40	$1,433	+0.40
555–595	570	7	247.50–265.00	$260.94	$1,487	-31.83
550–596	572	120	262.50–326.00	$296.59	$1,696	+3.82
580 value added	580	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,711	-3.21
600–610 value added	603	4	295.00–297.50	$295.63	$1,783	—
600–625	615	4	250.00–252.50	$250.86	$1,543	-32.12
600–648	620	89	250.00–303.00	$283.76	$1,759	+0.78
625 fancy	625	1	301.00	$301.00	$1,881	+20.00
650–690	664	7	230.00–242.50	$237.07	$1,574	-24.72
650–695	675	60	230.00–275.00	$259.85	$1,754	-1.94
711 value added	711	4	251.00	$251.00	$1,785	+3.05
705–745	719	9	218.00–253.00	$235.58	$1,694	+1.59
760–785	772	9	220.00–243.00	$235.45	$1,818	-4.60
800–840	820	4	210.00–235.00	$222.83	$1,827	-8.17
915–920	920	171	208.00–226.75	$226.64	$2,085	—
955–960	958	2	205.00–221.00	$213.02	$2,041	—
965 thin fleshed	965	1	214.00	$214.00	$2,065	—
1005	1005	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,658	—
1050–1055	1053	2	185.00–192.50	$188.76	$1,988	-1.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–345	331	22	270.00–336.00	$303.31	$1,004	-16.92
350–395	378	39	250.00–345.00	$301.74	$1,141	-19.58
390 thin fleshed	390	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,209	—
400–445	424	31	245.00–335.00	$288.46	$1,223	-8.94
450–495	472	33	245.00–311.00	$276.22	$1,304	-10.60
455–488 thin fleshed	477	3	305.00–315.00	$308.18	$1,470	—
500–548	524	56	190.00–301.00	$273.65	$1,434	+25.98
550–596	574	41	245.00–293.00	$272.98	$1,567	+1.82
600–640	615	26	231.00–270.00	$255.36	$1,570	-2.27
615 thin fleshed	615	1	292.20	$292.20	$1,797	—
665 value added	665	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,662	—
650–690	669	6	180.00–251.00	$234.57	$1,569	-8.34
700–730	709	7	180.00–232.00	$212.94	$1,510	-26.35
805–828	824	15	210.00–225.00	$217.60	$1,793	-2.40
855	855	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,710	-27.00
945	945	13	212.00	$212.00	$2,003	—
1060	1060	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,352	—
1255	1255	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,619	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–346	339	11	345.00–363.00	$347.99	$1,180	—
393	393	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,297	+19.00
460–485	468	7	275.00–315.00	$296.85	$1,389	—
559–571	565	15	269.00–281.00	$275.06	$1,554	+26.06
722–741	730	32	239.00–250.00	$243.24	$1,776	—
787	787	20	254.00	$254.00	$1,999	—
840	840	180	245.00	$245.00	$2,058	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	245.00	$245.00	$784	-39.86
355–385	370	2	225.00–280.00	$253.61	$938	-21.78
432–445	438	6	237.50–280.00	$257.97	$1,130	-14.55
480–485	483	3	220.00–244.00	$231.29	$1,117	-1.89
570	570	1	162.50	$162.50	$926	—
605	605	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,119	—
670–675	673	2	160.00–162.50	$161.25	$1,085	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	202.50	$202.50	$749	—
510	510	1	152.00	$152.00	$775	—
580	580	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,058	—
660	660	1	127.00	$127.00	$838	—
840	840	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,029	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	122.50	$122.50	$723	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	330	50	290.00–355.00	$315.74	$1,042	-2.39
360 fancy	360	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,152	—
350–398	376	89	280.00–339.00	$309.77	$1,165	+2.72
360–395	379	8	295.00–305.00	$300.96	$1,141	-6.09
407 value added	407	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,241	±0.00
400–445	422	141	258.00–331.00	$301.63	$1,273	+14.79
410–445	431	7	285.00–292.50	$289.65	$1,248	+2.81
455–473 value added	464	9	290.00–297.50	$292.45	$1,357	—
450–496	473	164	247.00–307.50	$281.79	$1,333	+3.16
478	478	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,243	-18.63
500–508 value added	503	5	269.00–282.50	$277.05	$1,394	—
500–545	520	168	239.00–295.00	$266.49	$1,386	+1.07
510–545	531	10	232.50–263.00	$248.96	$1,322	-6.77
550–585 value added	569	16	257.50–277.50	$267.97	$1,525	-6.03
550–595	571	130	235.00–282.50	$253.84	$1,449	-0.87
550–585	572	7	230.00–240.00	$233.56	$1,336	-21.15
600–648	620	74	222.50–262.50	$243.25	$1,508	-5.66
628	628	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,570	+1.09
630–645	638	2	230.00–237.50	$233.79	$1,492	+2.51
638 unweaned	638	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,455	—
615–648 value added	646	19	237.00–250.00	$247.15	$1,597	—
650–695	667	25	220.00–242.50	$231.62	$1,545	-1.13
685	685	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,370	-22.50
700–745	727	10	215.00–232.50	$222.63	$1,619	+0.22
710–740	727	3	215.00–227.50	$221.62	$1,611	-0.79
750–785	772	7	201.00–235.00	$216.17	$1,669	-4.61
775	775	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,589	-15.78
785	785	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,668	-8.28
825	825	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,423	-13.82
800–845	834	80	200.00–215.00	$214.00	$1,785	+27.68
865	865	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,795	+24.99
885	885	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,566	-5.51
930	930	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,488	-23.74
1100	1100	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,661	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	32	247.50–320.00	$277.77	$906	-2.41
350–395	375	40	240.00–302.50	$271.87	$1,020	-5.02
355–390 thin fleshed	377	3	275.00–292.50	$285.67	$1,077	—
400–445	426	48	235.00–289.00	$263.39	$1,122	-2.90
435 thin fleshed	435	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,185	—
455	455	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,103	-12.55
450–497	477	76	220.00–276.00	$256.87	$1,225	+1.82
500–545	520	46	215.00–269.00	$245.67	$1,277	+15.67
540–545	543	2	234.00–242.00	$237.98	$1,292	-7.92
550–595	569	29	210.00–255.00	$231.16	$1,315	-5.33
600–645	616	35	204.00–245.00	$226.24	$1,394	-3.26
616	616	14	230.00	$230.00	$1,417	+0.50
655–685	670	9	190.00–230.00	$215.14	$1,441	+11.16
665–695	680	2	205.00–213.00	$208.91	$1,421	+4.93
700–735	719	5	180.00–200.00	$190.53	$1,370	+0.57
750–775	760	5	190.00–210.00	$195.57	$1,486	+1.56
800	800	2	150.00–190.00	$170.00	$1,360	-30.00
875–885	880	2	177.50–192.50	$185.04	$1,628	+0.14
1035	1035	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,734	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–393	373	6	307.50–310.00	$308.68	$1,151	—
400–438	431	27	262.50–297.50	$281.01	$1,211	—
485–498	494	21	260.00–272.50	$262.98	$1,299	-2.23
550–590	565	17	250.00–260.00	$256.34	$1,448	-4.66
660–695	670	12	225.00–245.00	$234.16	$1,569	+1.16
694	694	12	241.00	$241.00	$1,673	+8.00
761–780	773	19	210.00–217.50	$212.72	$1,644	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	200.00–230.00	$214.88	$651	—
355–380	368	3	220.00–235.00	$226.49	$833	—
425–435	432	3	210.00–232.00	$219.03	$946	—
460–490	471	6	152.00–225.00	$195.17	$919	—
530	530	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,086	—
565–580	573	2	152.00–200.00	$176.31	$1,010	—
620	620	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,234	—
680–695	688	2	170.00–180.00	$175.05	$1,204	-9.95

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	385.00–395.00	$390.09	$1,112	—
315 thin fleshed	315	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,166	—
300–345	325	14	360.00–400.00	$379.11	$1,232	+33.94
350–398	376	29	295.00–380.00	$347.95	$1,308	-1.82
395	395	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,215	-42.27
400–445	421	44	280.00–360.00	$333.29	$1,403	+11.42
420–435	425	3	320.00–325.00	$323.35	$1,374	+1.48
450–498	473	57	280.00–343.00	$307.04	$1,452	+4.44
505–520 thin fleshed	513	2	299.00–310.00	$304.58	$1,562	-8.95
500–545	521	91	255.00–310.00	$291.12	$1,517	+8.54
510–547 value added	535	9	308.00–316.00	$310.54	$1,661	—
555 fancy	555	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,693	—
550–595	568	79	250.00–294.00	$275.15	$1,563	+2.38
560–585	575	3	225.00–247.50	$235.96	$1,357	-36.81
600–647	621	64	231.00–276.00	$256.10	$1,590	-4.58
600–645	628	3	220.00–230.00	$223.40	$1,403	-37.28
650–695	671	20	230.00–256.00	$242.70	$1,629	-0.07
695 thin fleshed	695	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,894	—
705–740	720	8	212.00–240.00	$225.78	$1,626	-17.05
720–735	728	3	200.00–210.00	$206.64	$1,504	-36.19
750–795	766	13	200.00–230.00	$218.40	$1,673	+13.35
770	770	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,578	-11.31
810	810	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,660	±0.00
870–890	880	2	170.00–215.00	$192.76	$1,696	+2.76
910–920	915	3	165.00–202.00	$183.97	$1,683	-3.53
995	995	4	159.00	$159.00	$1,582	-21.00
1135	1135	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,759	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	321	5	285.00–337.50	$305.26	$980	-21.40
355–395	371	5	292.50–325.00	$303.28	$1,125	-6.11
400–440	421	14	265.00–317.50	$299.14	$1,259	+1.08
450–485	472	13	255.00–300.00	$266.29	$1,257	-15.43
500–545	523	19	222.00–283.00	$258.44	$1,352	+4.94
550–585	563	13	200.00–255.00	$236.82	$1,333	+4.32
555–585	570	2	225.00–230.00	$227.43	$1,296	-5.07
610–645	622	7	195.00–250.00	$226.80	$1,411	+0.14
650–675	667	5	200.00–232.50	$216.98	$1,447	-11.54
700–720	710	5	200.00–215.00	$208.04	$1,477	-1.96
750–765	759	4	210.00–227.50	$220.42	$1,673	—
805–810	808	2	185.00–192.50	$188.74	$1,525	—
995	995	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,393	-34.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–2000	1384	(<2 yrs)	N/A	25	3,600.00–7,000.00	$4,503.76	—
1425–1520	1473	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	2,200.00–2,375.00	$2,284.68	—
1890	1890	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	474	—	—	7	277.50–285.00	$280.77	$1,331	—
590	590	—	—	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,475	—
1594–1685	1640	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	143.00–144.00	$143.49	$2,353	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	150.00	$150.00	$802	—
565–595	580	2	191.00–212.50	$202.03	$1,172	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	80-85%	1	89.00	$89.00	$676	—
835–1150	1021	80-85%	15	60.00–114.00	$101.95	$1,041	—
950–1335	1071	80-85%	27	107.00–121.00	$115.11	$1,233	—
740–1690	1189	80-85%	154	114.00–135.00	$126.24	$1,501	+6.36
815–1585	1212	80-85%	127	125.00–150.00	$135.37	$1,641	+7.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–825	748	85-90%	3	80.00–85.00	$83.16	$622	—
800–885	847	85-90%	3	98.00–115.00	$107.96	$914	—
710–1125	911	85-90%	24	60.00–118.00	$97.71	$890	-2.08
795–1665	946	85-90%	60	90.00–127.00	$112.87	$1,068	+13.08
1010–1035	1023	85-90%	2	91.00–112.00	$101.63	$1,040	-15.93
800–1320	1044	85-90%	78	112.00–137.00	$121.44	$1,268	+3.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1590	1425	75-80%	3	110.00–117.50	$113.08	$1,611	-2.51
1040–1970	1433	75-80%	33	121.00–135.00	$126.55	$1,813	+10.96
1155–1895	1433	75-80%	54	125.00–154.00	$134.51	$1,928	+18.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1665	1307	24	118.00–148.00	$135.05	$1,765	—
1110–2255	1577	51	129.00–161.00	$147.64	$2,328	+2.77
1325–1980	1703	34	150.00–176.00	$164.22	$2,797	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780	780	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,170
710–1188	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	124.00–170.00	$141.37	$1,319
1010–1165	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	123.00–130.00	$126.49	$1,398
950–1232	1126	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	130.00–142.50	$135.54	$1,526

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1185–1225	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,925.00–2,050.00	$1,986.46

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
515–740	638	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	475.00–725.00	$614.69

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–965	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,580.00	$1,385.68
870–950	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,750.00	$1,606.46
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1057	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	2,075.00	$2,075.00
840–1332	1061	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,000.00–1,700.00	$1,515.58
920–1375	1072	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,400.00–2,275.00	$1,774.22
655–1330	1091	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,100.00–2,150.00	$1,706.33
775–1370	1132	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,075.00–1,950.00	$1,662.21
960–1255	1133	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,375.00–1,750.00	$1,588.75
1132–1200	1149	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,550.00–2,650.00	$2,362.79
995–1300	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,500.00–2,025.00	$1,874.45
1070–1420	1189	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,675.00–2,050.00	$1,864.32
805–1417	1192	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	1,100.00–3,050.00	$2,702.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,156
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,242
1035–1230	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	129.00–141.00	$133.47	$1,468
955–1495	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	125.00–149.00	$135.64	$1,499
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,616
1115–1265	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	125.00–134.00	$129.21	$1,516
1030–1335	1177	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	116.00–136.00	$128.70	$1,515
1010–1350	1192	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	112.00–141.00	$126.28	$1,505
1000–1535	1299	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	113.00–134.00	$126.95	$1,649

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
510	510	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
605	605	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
670	670	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
715	715	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
595–840	718	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–850.00	$767.07
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	835.00	$835.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1090	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,800.00	$1,675.87

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–850	835	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,875.00	$1,875.00
840–900	885	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,700.00–1,775.00	$1,717.80
955	955	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00
978	978	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1030–1050	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,825.00–1,950.00	$1,888.10
920–1230	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,025.00–2,075.00	$2,053.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885	885	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	150.00–182.50	$166.25	$1,471

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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 thin fleshed	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
900–1100	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,041.94	+19.01
700–1300	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,625.00–2,650.00	$2,373.50	+350.57
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
900–1500	1112	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,075.00–1,925.00	$1,598.34	—
900–1245	1114	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,150.00–2,200.00	$1,767.15	—
915–1540	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,200.00–2,900.00	$2,290.80	+325.86
1000–1420	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	1,725.00–2,475.00	$2,253.30	+288.36
800–1495	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	46	1,675.00–2,875.00	$2,355.56	+390.62
1170–1365	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,725.00–2,675.00	$2,236.54	—
1305	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—
1618	1618	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	930.00	$930.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1285	1079	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,425.00–3,200.00	$2,717.61	—
1196	1196	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	3,525.00	$3,525.00	—
1275	1275	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

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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.