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Mississippi Daily Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

4,356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $477.58/cwt ≈ $2,245/hd at 470 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $499.19/cwt ≈ $2,392/hd at 479 lb · 53 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $486.99/cwt ≈ $2,040/hd at 419 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,356 2,742 3,343
Feeder cattle 2,983 — 2,515
Slaughter cattle 541 — 402
Replacement cattle 832 — 426

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Forest (1,874), Grenada (136), Hattiesburg (673), Houston (80), Macon (367), Meridian (448), West Point (778). Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
372–379 377 10 535.00–556.00 $549.78 $2,073
409–441 value added 425 8 540.00–550.00 $544.81 $2,315
460–490 value added 465 11 502.50–510.00 $503.94 $2,343
463–492 483 42 487.00–515.00 $497.94 $2,405
500 500 2 489.00 $489.00 $2,445
502–543 value added 513 26 470.00–510.00 $495.91 $2,544
551–578 560 23 422.00–450.00 $439.95 $2,464
560–580 value added 565 16 400.00–490.00 $466.90 $2,638
630–649 647 23 385.00–400.00 $398.73 $2,580
650–695 value added 666 9 370.00–412.00 $388.60 $2,588
700 value added 700 5 367.50 $367.50 $2,572
754 value added 754 10 361.00 $361.00 $2,722
767–793 791 28 352.50–354.00 $352.60 $2,789
842 value added 842 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,821
859 859 4 344.00 $344.00 $2,955
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
200–240 229 4 665.00–740.00 $711.58 $1,630
255–295 277 5 660.00–770.00 $690.36 $1,912
300–345 322 6 635.00–690.00 $663.51 $2,137
350–395 375 16 545.00–630.00 $590.73 $2,215
400–445 425 33 485.00–570.00 $533.17 $2,266
450–495 470 33 495.00–542.50 $517.32 $2,431
500–545 524 45 440.00–510.00 $485.43 $2,544
550–595 566 12 420.00–495.00 $449.18 $2,542
600–645 629 22 380.00–443.00 $414.14 $2,605
650–695 669 17 370.00–445.00 $386.10 $2,583
700–745 721 13 350.00–393.00 $365.07 $2,632
755–770 761 4 335.00–355.00 $344.97 $2,625
800–845 823 4 325.00–335.00 $329.86 $2,715
850–895 878 3 315.00–325.00 $318.23 $2,794
950 950 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,850
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
210–240 233 6 610.00–700.00 $649.03 $1,512
315–345 330 5 550.00–640.00 $587.45 $1,939
350–385 360 11 525.00–630.00 $574.82 $2,069
410–445 428 8 480.00–520.00 $502.91 $2,152
450–495 475 12 450.00–525.00 $482.21 $2,290
500–540 518 14 400.00–490.00 $451.72 $2,340
550–585 571 7 380.00–470.00 $427.87 $2,443
600–645 629 9 320.00–400.00 $365.79 $2,301
660–670 667 3 345.00–413.00 $369.12 $2,462
720–735 728 2 345.00–378.00 $361.67 $2,633
750 750 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,625
860 860 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,150
1045 1045 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,090
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
255 255 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,530
330–340 335 2 550.00–570.00 $559.85 $1,875
355–360 358 3 560.00–580.00 $568.37 $2,035
478–480 479 4 498.00–515.00 $504.01 $2,414
525–545 535 2 390.00–440.00 $415.47 $2,223
550–580 568 3 435.00–455.00 $444.85 $2,527
635 635 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,445
785 785 1 363.00 $363.00 $2,850

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
100 100 1 700.00 $700.00 $700
160–195 172 3 650.00–695.00 $670.19 $1,153
205–245 228 6 565.00–605.00 $582.82 $1,329
255–285 269 13 520.00–600.00 $564.72 $1,519
300–347 326 33 515.00–600.00 $548.10 $1,787
350–395 373 28 495.00–555.00 $529.96 $1,977
400–445 419 47 455.00–530.00 $486.99 $2,040
450–495 470 64 435.00–500.00 $477.58 $2,245
500–545 520 42 410.00–475.00 $442.61 $2,302
550–595 567 25 370.00–440.00 $402.05 $2,280
600–645 616 15 365.00–415.00 $386.82 $2,383
650–685 673 4 350.00–398.00 $364.37 $2,452
700–745 720 10 305.00–370.00 $338.80 $2,439
750–795 771 9 317.00–340.00 $328.71 $2,534
800 800 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,400
850–885 863 3 275.00–285.00 $279.99 $2,416
885 fancy 885 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,611
935 935 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,618
1075 1075 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,688
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
300 value added 300 6 580.00 $580.00 $1,740
380–393 value added 388 10 525.00–545.00 $537.16 $2,084
398 398 6 504.00 $504.00 $2,006
405–435 426 21 450.00 $450.00 $1,917
410–448 value added 440 22 460.00–520.00 $486.64 $2,141
451–473 value added 463 27 445.00–477.50 $463.01 $2,144
477–481 479 8 450.00–462.00 $456.03 $2,184
513–514 514 12 385.00–422.00 $403.48 $2,074
511–547 value added 528 15 412.50–475.00 $452.13 $2,387
563 563 13 413.00 $413.00 $2,325
568–579 value added 576 8 400.00–425.00 $406.16 $2,339
605–639 623 25 374.00–392.00 $382.39 $2,382
633 value added 633 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,374
690 690 14 364.00 $364.00 $2,512
714 714 13 341.00 $341.00 $2,435
722 value added 722 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,635
758 758 16 337.00 $337.00 $2,554
770 value added 770 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,618
815 815 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,649
957 957 2 370.00 $370.00 $3,541
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
145 145 1 645.00 $645.00 $935
170 170 2 590.00–630.00 $610.00 $1,037
225–235 228 3 510.00–590.00 $550.58 $1,255
250–295 269 11 425.00–585.00 $515.62 $1,387
300–340 327 14 400.00–535.00 $496.37 $1,623
350–395 375 32 430.00–540.00 $492.16 $1,846
400–445 428 23 425.00–490.00 $452.25 $1,936
455–495 479 18 370.00–460.00 $434.60 $2,082
500 thin fleshed 500 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,975
517–545 529 15 362.50–435.00 $404.41 $2,139
550–595 568 12 335.00–425.00 $388.03 $2,204
600–645 619 7 330.00–380.00 $349.70 $2,165
670–685 678 3 350.00–365.00 $358.38 $2,430
805 805 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,214
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
225 225 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,125
355–395 373 4 360.00–490.00 $446.11 $1,664
415 415 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,764
475–480 478 2 420.00–430.00 $425.03 $2,032
580–585 583 2 370.00–378.00 $374.02 $2,181

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
180–195 188 2 675.00–720.00 $698.40 $1,313
215–235 225 4 675.00–730.00 $702.28 $1,580
255–280 267 9 600.00–695.00 $647.25 $1,728
305–345 321 16 535.00–640.00 $610.81 $1,961
350–385 365 14 522.50–630.00 $563.93 $2,058
400–445 423 39 470.00–562.50 $523.50 $2,214
450–495 471 24 460.00–505.00 $489.98 $2,308
500–545 515 22 420.00–490.00 $460.53 $2,372
555–580 564 12 350.00–485.00 $416.78 $2,351
555–575 565 2 420.00–430.00 $424.91 $2,401
600–635 613 8 350.00–465.00 $395.91 $2,427
665–685 680 4 345.00–380.00 $360.48 $2,451
700–745 723 2 325.00–335.00 $330.16 $2,387
790 790 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,568
815–835 827 3 265.00–325.00 $298.23 $2,466
910–920 915 2 265.00–277.50 $271.22 $2,482
975 975 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,584
1010–1025 1018 2 250.00–268.00 $258.93 $2,636
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
220–240 232 3 480.00–675.00 $607.48 $1,409
260–295 276 6 550.00–640.00 $599.67 $1,655
300–345 332 15 500.00–615.00 $565.87 $1,879
350–395 370 16 350.00–570.00 $511.83 $1,894
400–445 427 13 450.00–525.00 $493.31 $2,106
455–495 475 13 350.00–503.00 $451.50 $2,145
500–540 515 12 345.00–470.00 $433.02 $2,230
550–595 573 6 350.00–465.00 $391.80 $2,245
605–640 624 4 340.00–395.00 $370.65 $2,313
685 685 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,534
760 760 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,660
810 810 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,936
890 890 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,047
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
420–445 433 4 475.00–515.00 $494.42 $2,141
480–494 492 20 484.00–485.00 $484.15 $2,382
505–541 529 6 437.50–460.00 $444.66 $2,352
605–612 608 26 394.00–398.00 $396.14 $2,409
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
480–490 485 2 455.00–480.00 $467.37 $2,267
590 590 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,478

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–1575 1105 80-85% 81 157.00–190.00 $178.63 $1,974
805–1365 1162 80-85% 18 155.00–175.00 $165.61 $1,924
885–1690 1274 80-85% 83 173.00–204.00 $192.57 $2,453
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
600–750 675 85-90% 2 143.00–150.00 $146.89 $992
750–1355 983 85-90% 12 110.00–167.50 $151.77 $1,492
710–1210 992 85-90% 13 160.00–192.00 $168.21 $1,669
755–1335 1056 85-90% 35 142.00–182.00 $164.86 $1,741
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1570 1260 75-80% 10 173.00–186.00 $179.08 $2,256
1255–1735 1432 75-80% 3 163.00–168.50 $165.26 $2,367
1250–1615 1470 75-80% 4 182.00–185.00 $183.47 $2,697

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120–1690 1385 10 180.00–193.00 $185.15 $2,564
1225–1825 1561 23 190.00–220.00 $206.39 $3,222
1550–2405 1911 18 203.00–242.00 $230.25 $4,400
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1500–1695 1612 3 190.00–198.00 $194.26 $3,131
1285–2215 1690 10 204.00–230.00 $211.57 $3,576
1845–2215 2030 7 221.00–233.50 $227.05 $4,609
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1490–1885 1688 2 195.00–197.00 $196.12 $3,311
1690 1690 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,873
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985 985 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,724
1100 1100 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,925

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–900 800 (<2 yrs)Open 50 2,600.00–3,600.00 $3,162.50
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
925–980 953 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00–2,300.00 $2,154.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–950 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 160.00–217.50 $187.52 $1,735
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,572
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
510 510 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
745–860 803 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00–2,150.00 $1,908.88
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,822
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
550 550 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
785–1110 971 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,750.00–3,350.00 $2,993.63
990–1070 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,800.00–2,850.00 $2,825.97
715–1285 1056 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,850.00–2,850.00 $2,649.05
960–1175 1068 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,000.00–3,450.00 $3,247.66
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1020–1210 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,200.00–3,450.00 $3,040.37
935–1300 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 60 2,800.00–3,700.00 $3,323.49
1200 fancy 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 4,300.00 $4,300.00
1245–1310 1278 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,600.00–2,700.00 $2,648.73
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1010 955 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,400.00–3,450.00 $3,426.44
860–1115 968 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,750.00–2,700.00 $2,262.56
785–1230 1008 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,600.00–3,100.00 $2,905.21
935–1290 1113 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 3,200.00–4,100.00 $3,721.80
995–1305 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,700.00–3,450.00 $3,125.54
1115–1355 1212 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 3,075.00–3,500.00 $3,313.72
1125–1520 1231 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,800.00–3,450.00 $3,047.64
1540 1540 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,072.00 $3,072.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 242.00 $242.00 $2,226
1270–1410 1349 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 150.00–169.00 $161.74 $2,182
1360 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,353
1375 1375 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,200
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1060 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,500.00 $2,454.64
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,775.00 $2,775.00
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1415–1595 1505 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,400.00–3,500.00 $3,447.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–1205 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,800.00–2,450.00 $2,185.84
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–825 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 3,500.00–4,000.00 $3,677.42
725–1060 964 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 3,200.00–5,000.00 $4,211.00
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,400.00 $4,400.00
910–1250 1064 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 3,550.00–4,250.00 $3,830.93
810–1265 1114 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 3,000.00–3,750.00 $3,291.21
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00
945–1310 1128 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00–3,350.00 $3,203.33
1100–1285 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 52 3,600.00–4,700.00 $4,192.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00
955 955 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 3,350.00 $3,350.00
1075–1170 1123 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,350.00–3,600.00 $3,469.71
1090–1210 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 4,100.00–4,500.00 $4,310.43
800–1505 1211 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 18 3,100.00–4,750.00 $4,302.34
1770 1770 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 5,400.00 $5,400.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200–1420 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 5,000.00–6,200.00 $5,650.38
1430 1430 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,900.00 $3,900.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,750.00 $2,750.00
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,250.00 $2,250.00
810 810 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1375 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 5,000.00 $5,000.00
Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,900.00 $2,900.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,500.00 $4,500.00

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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.