Mississippi Daily Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 24, 2026

2,872 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $330.47/cwt -2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,836/hd at 556 lb · 48 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $342.88/cwt -6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,118/hd at 618 lb · 48 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $324.86/cwt -8.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,171/hd at 668 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,872	693	4,587
Feeder cattle	2,187	566	3,810
Slaughter cattle	293	69	403
Replacement cattle	392	58	374

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Forest (1,086), Grenada (36), Hattiesburg (561), Houston (34), Macon (116), Meridian (149), West Point (890). Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 20.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 20.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower.

▼ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 20.00 lower
▼ Feeder steers: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 20.00 lower
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	222	3	500.00–700.00	$578.57	$1,284	+58.57
250–295	270	5	420.00–600.00	$514.44	$1,389	-13.73
300–345	328	14	448.00–520.00	$496.58	$1,629	-23.24
350–395	374	14	415.00–500.00	$460.15	$1,721	+22.15
400–445	423	33	405.00–470.00	$439.15	$1,858	+17.60
450–495	472	22	370.00–425.00	$404.66	$1,910	-11.43
500–545	519	35	340.00–395.00	$362.38	$1,881	-8.32
550–595	576	21	330.00–370.00	$345.60	$1,991	-18.48
600–645	623	28	320.00–360.00	$339.86	$2,117	+0.80
650–695	669	21	318.00–347.50	$324.86	$2,173	-9.99
700–745	721	15	300.00–325.00	$314.32	$2,266	-3.15
750–770	765	4	305.00–320.00	$311.82	$2,385	—
805–820	816	4	275.00–305.00	$294.95	$2,407	—
870	870	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,262	-47.50
995	995	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,488	—
1000	1000	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,300	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399 value added	399	4	375.00	$375.00	$1,496	—
399	399	8	470.00	$470.00	$1,875	—
408–425 value added	416	13	420.00–455.00	$434.84	$1,809	—
450 value added	450	5	425.00	$425.00	$1,912	—
463–482	472	18	390.00–422.00	$407.39	$1,923	-37.61
505–539	523	20	385.00–402.00	$392.76	$2,054	-23.79
516–546 value added	534	10	340.00–365.00	$351.71	$1,878	—
555–564 value added	562	10	340.00–360.00	$356.05	$2,001	—
581–596	587	25	350.00–365.00	$352.44	$2,069	-2.36
600–618 value added	604	15	330.00–347.50	$335.15	$2,024	—
600–640	624	33	340.50–352.00	$346.39	$2,161	-2.95
650–665 value added	656	14	320.00–324.00	$321.74	$2,111	—
668–693	676	22	310.00–335.00	$326.84	$2,209	-6.18
728	728	5	319.00	$319.00	$2,322	-5.65
735 value added	735	7	308.00	$308.00	$2,264	—
783	783	3	302.00	$302.00	$2,365	-14.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	450.00–460.00	$455.10	$1,092	—
275–285	282	3	450.00–470.00	$458.20	$1,292	—
325–340	333	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,465	+10.00
350–395	380	13	375.00–435.00	$418.07	$1,589	—
400–445	422	16	295.00–430.00	$391.81	$1,653	-17.45
450–495	475	13	290.00–400.00	$364.19	$1,730	-1.74
500–535	519	5	328.00–382.50	$353.66	$1,835	-14.14
550–585	566	11	300.00–360.00	$335.87	$1,901	+4.93
605–640	624	7	262.00–325.00	$313.75	$1,958	-12.84
680–695	688	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,892	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,100	—
320–345	333	2	242.50–390.00	$319.02	$1,062	-44.98
350–390	368	3	380.00–413.00	$396.19	$1,458	-29.46
400	400	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,340	-0.41
450–485	468	2	350.00–355.00	$352.59	$1,650	+48.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–195	181	6	480.00–535.00	$509.86	$923	+109.86
210–245	226	4	445.00–500.00	$468.45	$1,059	-37.52
250–295	271	5	390.00–465.00	$433.58	$1,175	+8.84
300–345	325	15	390.00–470.00	$420.04	$1,365	-39.49
350–395	371	19	380.00–480.00	$402.98	$1,495	-13.66
400–445	423	31	335.00–440.00	$377.37	$1,596	-3.31
435 fancy	435	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,653	—
450–495	468	21	330.00–370.00	$351.07	$1,643	-18.07
500–510 fancy	505	2	355.00–357.00	$356.01	$1,798	—
500–545	522	22	320.00–410.00	$339.09	$1,770	-12.15
525	525	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,706	-26.24
565	565	2	322.00–325.00	$323.50	$1,828	-13.92
550–595	575	20	300.00–336.00	$319.67	$1,838	-17.75
600–645	619	14	300.00–325.00	$314.04	$1,944	+1.63
665	665	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,028	-4.95
655–695	675	4	280.00–315.00	$296.06	$1,998	-13.89
700–745	718	8	285.00–325.00	$300.54	$2,158	-3.10
770–790	780	2	260.00–285.00	$272.34	$2,124	—
800	800	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,640	-86.03
815–825	822	3	265.00–270.00	$268.33	$2,206	-22.70
850	850	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,550	—
1040	1040	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,288	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,418	—
409	409	8	380.00	$380.00	$1,554	—
412 value added	412	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,586	—
466–495	473	33	347.00–360.00	$354.25	$1,676	-11.73
516–530	519	9	321.00–353.00	$345.74	$1,794	+1.74
550–571	555	42	325.00–394.00	$333.40	$1,850	+0.40
560 value added	560	6	310.00	$310.00	$1,736	—
641	641	10	302.00	$302.00	$1,936	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	425.00	$425.00	$722	—
200–245	226	6	380.00–560.00	$435.39	$984	+51.25
255–295	277	5	345.00–430.00	$392.49	$1,087	+25.37
320–340	330	8	300.00–430.00	$366.21	$1,208	-3.79
355–395	381	15	295.00–470.00	$365.42	$1,392	-6.05
400–445	420	15	300.00–385.00	$346.21	$1,454	-3.10
450–490	471	10	275.00–365.00	$322.64	$1,520	-7.30
500–540	518	12	265.00–335.00	$302.60	$1,567	-18.97
550–595	569	11	260.00–343.00	$305.85	$1,740	-16.15
615–645	635	4	283.00–289.00	$286.29	$1,818	—
660–675	668	2	250.00–280.00	$265.17	$1,771	—
700	700	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,890	—
790	790	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,252	—
870	870	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,480	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	2	370.00–380.00	$374.77	$1,218	—
380–390	385	2	365.00–390.00	$377.34	$1,453	+85.38
435–440	438	2	330.00–340.00	$334.97	$1,467	+10.52
465	465	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,511	+50.34
550–585	570	3	325.00–334.00	$330.65	$1,885	—
775	775	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,976	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	525.00	$525.00	$945	—
210–220	215	2	450.00–500.00	$475.58	$1,022	+35.93
260–280	270	3	465.00–485.00	$475.25	$1,283	-11.67
315–335	325	3	505.00–555.00	$527.03	$1,713	+46.53
350–395	374	4	480.00–500.00	$488.51	$1,827	+49.79
405–445	426	20	385.00–480.00	$434.95	$1,853	+23.41
460–495	477	12	350.00–415.00	$394.04	$1,880	+20.90
485	485	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,504	-63.14
500–545	519	23	315.00–385.00	$353.43	$1,834	-4.27
520	520	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,664	-37.70
565	565	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,723	-35.35
550–595	573	25	300.00–343.00	$315.51	$1,808	-24.84
600–645	619	15	280.00–320.00	$301.30	$1,865	-20.39
655–665	660	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,013	+5.52
650–695	670	6	260.00–310.00	$275.85	$1,848	-23.63
710–715	712	3	262.00–300.00	$280.67	$1,998	-24.34
755	755	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,888	-59.67
820	820	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,681	—
880	880	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,288	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185–190	188	2	380.00–445.00	$412.93	$776	—
205–215	210	2	350.00–435.00	$393.51	$826	—
265–275	270	3	320.00–425.00	$383.46	$1,035	—
300–345	323	11	350.00–480.00	$416.76	$1,346	+28.76
350–395	370	16	325.00–455.00	$399.21	$1,477	+25.21
410–445	432	15	350.00–430.00	$382.26	$1,651	+3.29
455–495	475	14	285.00–390.00	$355.81	$1,690	+12.97
500–545	522	16	300.00–365.00	$337.72	$1,763	+12.17
550–595	569	11	290.00–351.00	$317.85	$1,809	+4.33
600–645	624	8	150.00–310.00	$262.31	$1,637	-37.69
660–690	680	4	270.00–280.00	$273.80	$1,862	—
700–735	718	2	270.00–280.00	$274.88	$1,974	—
750–765	759	4	240.00–270.00	$258.83	$1,965	—
875	875	1	252.50	$252.50	$2,209	—
1175	1175	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,115	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	4	431.00	$431.00	$1,746	—
489	489	10	388.00	$388.00	$1,897	—
500	500	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,525	-45.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–490	478	3	320.00–370.00	$353.11	$1,688	—
525	525	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,732	+28.00
585	585	1	332.00	$332.00	$1,942	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1770	1124	80-85%	61	149.00–171.00	$158.87	$1,786	—
905–1500	1157	80-85%	27	155.00–180.00	$163.84	$1,896	—
1030–1340	1187	80-85%	9	140.00–160.00	$149.34	$1,773	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–1100	889	85-90%	8	125.00–144.00	$135.51	$1,205	+12.37
750–1245	934	85-90%	19	113.00–148.00	$138.43	$1,293	—
830–1375	1059	85-90%	31	134.00–168.00	$150.61	$1,595	+7.38
1065	1065	85-90%	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,576	+4.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1565	1158	75-80%	8	147.00–168.00	$160.07	$1,854	—
1375–1380	1378	75-80%	2	150.00–152.00	$151.00	$2,081	—
1350–1450	1400	75-80%	2	140.00–142.00	$140.96	$1,973	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,700	—
1125–1890	1618	19	180.00–205.00	$197.80	$3,200	—
1425–1855	1709	8	200.00–212.00	$203.25	$3,474	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1785	1624	8	185.00–210.00	$199.01	$3,232	+5.29

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–2250	1608	3	170.00–185.00	$174.65	$2,808	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,214	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
585–780	690	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	950.00–2,100.00	$1,437.94

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940	940	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,068
900–1140	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	164.00–182.50	$172.16	$1,756

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1390	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–690	675	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,700.00	$1,342.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	206.00	$206.00	$2,060

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,170

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655–850	753	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00–3,000.00	$2,216.61
550–1005	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,000.00–3,550.00	$2,736.85
885–995	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,050.00–2,800.00	$2,446.94
965	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1020–1345	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,304.74
950–1350	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	60	2,600.00–3,400.00	$3,069.57
1090–1460	1202	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,650.00–3,500.00	$2,928.08
1005–1400	1216	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,000.00–3,400.00	$3,094.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1235	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,500.00–3,600.00	$3,543.48
1105–1410	1246	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,175.00–3,650.00	$3,181.92
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00
1200–1420	1303	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,350.00	$2,218.80
1340	1340	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1440–1610	1525	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,600.00–2,725.00	$2,659.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,932
1165	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,748
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,832
1235–1250	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	150.00–153.00	$151.51	$1,883

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1165	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,713

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
575	575	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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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
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1005–1250	1131	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,700.00–4,500.00	$3,314.91	—
875–1350	1167	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	2,550.00–4,200.00	$3,793.97	—
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—
1025–1350	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,000.00–4,500.00	$3,852.63	—
1190	1190	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1000–1805	1268	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,150.00–3,500.00	$3,333.97	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

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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.