Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

8,284 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.15/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $500/hd at 420 lb · 121 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $114.38/cwt -6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 662 lb · 106 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $127.77/cwt -8.27 vs last sale · ≈ $537/hd at 420 lb · 90 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,284	6,847	8,330
Feeder cattle	6,406	5,491	6,385
Slaughter cattle	1,007	750	1,072
Replacement cattle	871	606	873

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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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	225	4	142.00–155.00	$149.73	$337	-16.96
255–295	280	7	135.00–162.00	$151.63	$425	-15.18
300–349	328	47	140.00–166.00	$153.31	$503	-2.92
350–399	373	74	132.00–160.00	$148.48	$554	-2.57
400–449	423	80	124.00–156.00	$142.68	$604	-5.59
450–499	471	54	122.00–145.00	$133.84	$630	-4.76
500–545	521	73	111.00–135.00	$125.14	$652	-5.74
550–595	574	76	105.00–130.00	$118.04	$678	-8.79
600–645	619	69	101.00–130.00	$116.82	$723	-3.33
650–699	662	106	101.00–125.00	$114.38	$757	-6.19
700–745	719	11	110.00–120.00	$115.37	$830	+2.07
770–785	778	2	85.00–100.00	$92.57	$720	-18.60
995	995	1	82.00	$82.00	$816	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–165	163	2	131.00–147.00	$139.12	$227	-5.88
210–240	228	5	130.00–144.00	$137.89	$314	-22.11
250–299	278	20	120.00–152.50	$138.43	$385	-7.85
300–345	330	25	110.00–152.00	$138.43	$457	-7.66
350–399	375	36	120.00–148.00	$136.74	$513	-4.54
400–445	423	30	110.00–135.00	$126.25	$534	-7.10
450–499	477	32	100.00–130.00	$120.68	$576	-6.94
500–545	525	23	101.00–129.00	$115.57	$607	-4.64
555–590	576	13	103.00–118.00	$109.43	$630	-6.38
600–645	623	9	100.00–115.00	$109.91	$685	-1.18
650–685	668	2	80.00–115.00	$97.96	$654	-6.07
700–720	707	5	105.00–110.00	$107.99	$763	+1.48
755–790	773	3	100.00–110.00	$104.92	$811	+2.92
855	855	1	80.00	$80.00	$684	-27.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–390	385	25	131.50–153.00	$148.41	$571	-7.77
400–437	430	12	120.00–134.00	$127.66	$549	-10.64
448 value added	448	15	145.00	$145.00	$650	—
455–480	470	15	122.00–141.00	$132.00	$620	-5.25
510–512 value added	511	12	124.00–125.00	$124.67	$637	-8.38
502–547	519	26	119.50–135.00	$128.38	$666	-7.82
568 value added	568	12	122.00	$122.00	$693	-10.41
555–594	572	36	117.00–130.00	$120.94	$692	-8.59
605–635	609	11	107.00–120.00	$118.32	$721	-14.70
600–646 value added	626	10	117.00–124.00	$121.23	$759	-2.98
663–675	668	5	112.00	$112.00	$748	-14.73
700 value added	700	3	120.00	$120.00	$840	-9.00
704–730	706	16	111.00–120.00	$116.80	$825	-5.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	135.00–137.50	$136.23	$375	-3.57
300–345	316	4	115.00–132.00	$123.93	$392	-8.07
375–395	385	2	120.00–126.00	$123.08	$474	—
430	430	1	110.00	$110.00	$473	—
475–490	483	2	100.00–103.00	$101.52	$490	—
550	550	1	85.00	$85.00	$468	-10.00
655	655	1	104.00	$104.00	$681	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125	125	1	142.00	$142.00	$178	—
190–195	193	2	136.00–139.00	$137.52	$265	-2.48
200–235	214	7	128.00–134.00	$131.56	$282	+1.56
255–295	276	27	120.00–137.50	$128.26	$354	-7.41
300–349	323	47	113.00–138.00	$124.43	$402	-6.69
350–399	370	65	115.00–138.00	$124.15	$459	-4.50
400 fancy	400	1	117.00	$117.00	$468	-17.94
400–449	420	120	109.00–129.00	$119.17	$501	-2.14
450–499	471	83	95.00–124.00	$112.22	$529	-4.48
500–545	521	86	95.00–115.00	$106.52	$555	-5.69
550–595	570	52	90.00–112.00	$102.12	$582	-8.81
600–645	623	77	90.00–110.00	$101.81	$634	-5.74
650–695	670	32	90.00–109.00	$100.79	$675	-7.41
675	675	1	99.00	$99.00	$668	-9.20
700–745	719	15	85.00–102.00	$93.07	$669	-11.56
755–795	775	3	90.00–109.00	$100.88	$782	+3.90
810–835	822	5	60.00–90.00	$80.09	$658	-17.37
850–855	853	2	69.00–80.00	$74.52	$636	-7.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–190	163	3	120.00–126.00	$123.37	$201	—
210–235	225	9	110.00–128.00	$121.21	$273	-5.49
255–295	278	16	113.00–130.00	$120.70	$336	-4.46
300–349	321	44	100.00–132.50	$119.15	$382	-0.55
350–399	377	48	92.00–130.00	$116.49	$439	-2.73
400–449	425	56	90.00–122.50	$110.02	$468	-2.79
450–495	472	43	95.00–115.00	$105.45	$498	-4.37
475	475	1	90.00	$90.00	$428	-19.82
500–549	521	29	76.00–109.00	$100.29	$523	-6.05
550–599	571	36	90.00–106.00	$97.63	$557	-6.14
600–649	626	20	70.00–100.00	$92.47	$579	-9.67
655–695	675	7	82.00–98.00	$93.25	$629	+0.17
710–745	722	3	97.00–99.00	$97.69	$705	+2.90
755–785	768	10	76.00–98.00	$90.01	$691	—
855	855	1	97.00	$97.00	$829	+3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	8	115.00–127.00	$122.54	$396	-10.75
363–397	386	42	110.00–126.00	$121.15	$468	-5.90
400–420 value added	411	19	118.00–120.00	$118.92	$489	—
411–430	422	30	110.00–120.50	$116.40	$491	-8.43
465–499	487	28	105.00–120.00	$113.38	$552	-13.88
511–547	533	40	100.00–115.00	$110.81	$591	-2.83
550–583	569	28	107.00–115.00	$111.30	$633	-11.94
600–618	609	6	100.00–107.00	$103.55	$631	—
620 value added	620	4	107.00	$107.00	$663	-8.00
674–694	684	14	103.50–107.00	$105.22	$720	-2.29
757	757	4	96.00	$96.00	$727	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	14	110.00–130.00	$121.09	$272	—
250–299	275	12	100.00–120.00	$111.58	$307	-10.99
325–340	333	3	90.00–105.00	$98.79	$329	-14.80
355–395	381	7	105.00–112.00	$107.94	$411	-7.05
400–445	426	15	92.00–112.00	$100.42	$428	-6.05
455–475	468	6	94.00–105.00	$99.98	$468	+0.22
500–549	526	7	73.00–100.00	$89.80	$472	-7.20
555–560	558	2	95.00	$95.00	$530	—
680	680	1	85.00	$85.00	$578	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	164.00	$164.00	$303	—
200–235	219	4	140.00–154.00	$148.74	$326	-5.37
250–290	270	13	130.00–160.00	$142.45	$385	-5.07
300–345	325	43	124.00–160.00	$142.86	$464	-6.69
350–395	374	57	122.00–150.00	$138.55	$518	-5.67
400–449	420	90	110.00–150.00	$127.77	$537	-8.27
450–495	471	59	110.00–133.00	$119.42	$562	-3.38
500–549	521	72	90.00–125.00	$110.35	$575	-8.98
540	540	1	107.00	$107.00	$578	-12.33
550–599	570	63	90.00–120.00	$105.17	$599	-8.40
600–645	614	24	94.00–116.00	$102.89	$632	-7.69
650–685	669	6	90.00–113.00	$99.39	$665	-6.83
700–730	715	2	99.00–101.00	$99.98	$715	-2.04
725	725	1	100.00	$100.00	$725	-2.02
755	755	1	85.00	$85.00	$642	-22.00
800–805	802	3	86.00–95.00	$90.32	$724	-10.68
855	855	1	80.00	$80.00	$684	-10.00
900	900	1	85.00	$85.00	$765	—
990	990	1	70.00	$70.00	$693	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–195	175	2	125.00–126.00	$125.56	$220	—
200–240	222	5	120.00–140.00	$130.94	$291	-13.06
250–295	264	10	117.00–143.00	$134.44	$355	-2.50
300–345	322	20	108.00–140.00	$126.97	$409	-4.52
350–395	377	24	116.00–140.00	$129.79	$489	+0.87
400–445	421	37	103.00–132.00	$119.69	$504	-2.30
450–495	480	43	95.00–125.00	$109.35	$525	-7.75
500–545	520	31	94.00–119.00	$106.73	$555	-7.18
550–595	574	20	87.00–110.00	$100.06	$574	-6.76
600–645	621	18	82.00–107.00	$97.08	$603	-8.44
655–695	677	15	75.00–103.00	$91.70	$621	-8.21
745	745	1	82.00	$82.00	$611	-16.17
775	775	1	83.00	$83.00	$643	-15.10
865–895	880	2	75.00–86.00	$80.41	$708	—
915–920	918	2	55.00–81.00	$67.96	$624	-24.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	319	5	122.00–125.00	$123.78	$395	-31.74
360	360	3	122.00	$122.00	$439	-23.87
405–445	427	7	120.00–125.00	$122.84	$525	-12.54
455–485	472	7	112.00–120.00	$115.30	$544	-9.66
500–530	515	11	105.00–112.50	$109.34	$563	-11.94
555–595	575	4	105.00–110.00	$107.41	$618	-10.60
600–637	619	8	99.00–112.00	$102.67	$636	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	110.00	$110.00	$270	-15.00
265	265	1	100.00	$100.00	$265	-25.59
330–340	335	2	107.00–116.00	$111.57	$374	-12.52
365–385	376	4	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$442	-7.15
405–445	423	12	80.00–118.00	$107.86	$456	-4.96
480–490	485	3	89.00–110.00	$102.93	$499	-4.70
510–545	530	6	92.00–108.00	$101.83	$540	-0.17
575	575	1	105.00	$105.00	$604	—
690	690	1	80.00	$80.00	$552	—
780	780	1	88.00	$88.00	$686	—
835	835	1	80.00	$80.00	$668	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1200	883	85-90%	71	20.00–41.00	$32.81	$290	-1.18
865–1285	1035	85-90%	11	20.00–30.00	$24.89	$258	-15.83
805–1490	1053	85-90%	194	30.00–49.50	$41.02	$432	—
1090–1245	1152	85-90%	3	50.50–52.00	$50.99	$587	+3.29

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1120	1105	80-85%	3	38.50–45.50	$41.29	$456	-4.17
850–1880	1143	80-85%	180	37.50–53.00	$46.39	$530	—
1100–1420	1160	80-85%	51	46.00–52.50	$49.48	$574	+11.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1790	1366	75-80%	25	40.00–47.00	$44.09	$602	—
1325–1785	1557	75-80%	10	40.00–48.00	$45.28	$705	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1690	1315	21	48.00–72.00	$63.75	$838	-1.61
1280–2335	1616	28	60.00–83.00	$76.09	$1,230	+0.95
1500–2030	1761	14	74.00–84.00	$79.43	$1,399	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2155	1419	22	57.00–84.00	$70.66	$1,003	—
1500–2155	1828	16	76.00–84.50	$81.01	$1,481	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985	985	1	65.00	$65.00	$640	—

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	52.00	$52.00	$673	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–1075	901	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	300.00–650.00	$539.77
900–975	944	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	500.00–620.00	$576.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	77.00	$77.00	$497

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–875	863	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	910.00	$910.00
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	930.00	$930.00
750–1350	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	620.00–1,025.00	$880.36
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
850–1515	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	112	800.00–1,350.00	$1,152.33
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1300–1600	1433	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–960.00	$901.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750 thin fleshed	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	550.00	$550.00
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	375.00	$375.00
815 thin fleshed	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
785–850 thin fleshed	818	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	430.00–640.00	$530.83
800–1080	946	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	450.00–720.00	$594.61
842–1405	1012	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	450.00–800.00	$593.73
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
680–1410	1049	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	400.00–1,175.00	$745.59
870–1345	1049	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	550.00–1,200.00	$821.95
900–1335	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	700.00–925.00	$834.40
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00	$800.00
935–1620	1204	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	550.00–1,225.00	$904.32
1045–1370	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	40	725.00–1,125.00	$951.92

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–1025	813	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	460.00–790.00	$668.15
825–1070	948	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	620.00–900.00	$778.10

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1045	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	500.00–775.00	$660.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00
975	975	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	540.00	$540.00
1070–1100	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	535.00–560.00	$547.67
1070–1575	1282	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–850.00	$765.90

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–825 thin fleshed	746	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–775.00	$658.25
795 thin fleshed	795	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
800	800	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
770–1030	964	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	750.00–1,300.00	$1,184.09
1015–1120	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,250.00	$1,131.97
1060–1135	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	770.00–780.00	$775.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00

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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
830 thin fleshed	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	475.00	$475.00	—
895–1010	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	770.00–1,050.00	$937.09	-62.91
1070–1200	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	640.00–1,200.00	$903.96	+28.96
1095–1240	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–1,225.00	$971.58	—
880–1415	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	750.00–1,325.00	$1,020.21	-329.79
1175–1375	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–950.00	$834.80	—
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-67.51
1260–1433	1381	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,125.00–1,450.00	$1,373.00	+305.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–1040	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	650.00–875.00	$772.83	—
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1470	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	870.00–1,020.00	$943.90	-106.10
1355	1355	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.