Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

6,103 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $111.94/cwt -7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $470/hd at 420 lb · 107 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $124.29/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 523 lb · 84 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $138.61/cwt -4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 422 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,103	8,284	6,854
Feeder cattle	4,664	6,406	5,309
Slaughter cattle	723	1,007	763
Replacement cattle	716	871	782

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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
225	225	1	160.00	$160.00	$360	+10.27
250–299	273	15	141.00–164.00	$152.49	$416	+0.86
300–349	327	31	124.00–160.00	$145.29	$475	-8.02
350–399	373	49	122.00–160.00	$142.84	$533	-5.64
400–449	422	74	120.00–153.00	$138.61	$585	-4.07
450–499	470	60	108.00–150.00	$132.50	$623	-1.34
500–549	523	84	115.00–140.00	$124.29	$650	-0.85
550–595	570	52	107.00–130.00	$117.68	$671	-0.36
600–645	621	32	103.00–125.00	$113.32	$704	-3.50
650–699	674	31	103.00–118.00	$110.86	$747	-3.52
700–745	715	15	98.00–115.00	$107.66	$770	-7.71
750–795	771	14	95.00–115.00	$108.70	$838	+16.13
805–840	818	9	85.00–109.00	$98.78	$808	—
885	885	1	105.00	$105.00	$929	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343 value added	343	3	152.50	$152.50	$523	—
403–421	412	16	130.00–146.00	$139.50	$575	+11.84
424–425 value added	424	13	135.00–141.00	$139.15	$590	-5.85
450–478	461	40	120.00–144.00	$132.03	$609	+0.03
493 value added	493	13	130.00	$130.00	$641	—
527–548	535	40	120.00–135.00	$125.29	$670	-3.09
500–545 value added	538	20	124.50–134.00	$125.82	$677	+1.15
550–594	579	49	119.00–131.00	$124.89	$723	+3.95
590 value added	590	6	122.00	$122.00	$720	±0.00
609–628	622	13	113.00–122.00	$119.29	$742	+0.97
671	671	7	115.00	$115.00	$772	+3.00
695 value added	695	9	115.50	$115.50	$803	—
718	718	4	117.50	$117.50	$844	+0.70
736	736	3	105.00	$105.00	$773	-11.80
760 value added	760	11	111.00	$111.00	$844	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	110.00	$110.00	$270	-27.89
280–295	289	4	115.00–130.00	$125.53	$363	-12.90
300–345	328	8	116.00–145.00	$131.71	$432	-6.72
350–395	375	21	105.00–149.00	$134.30	$504	-2.44
400–445	426	28	110.00–138.00	$122.52	$522	-3.73
450–490	474	20	110.00–135.00	$121.38	$575	+0.70
500–540	516	15	105.00–124.00	$115.03	$594	-0.54
560–598	589	22	105.00–115.00	$110.82	$653	+1.39
645	645	1	112.00	$112.00	$722	+2.09
670	670	1	94.50	$94.50	$633	-3.46
705	705	1	90.00	$90.00	$634	-17.99
753–780	767	2	85.00–90.00	$87.54	$671	-17.38

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	10	110.00	$110.00	$506	—
543	543	8	105.00	$105.00	$570	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	131.00	$131.00	$452	+7.07
355–395	377	8	130.00–136.00	$131.57	$496	+8.49
465–470	468	3	97.00–124.00	$111.72	$523	+10.20
560–575	571	4	105.00–108.00	$106.51	$608	+21.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	140.00	$140.00	$280	+8.44
250–299	274	17	118.00–136.00	$128.23	$351	-0.03
300–349	326	39	115.00–135.00	$124.74	$407	+0.31
350–399	375	58	105.00–133.00	$122.03	$458	-2.12
400–449	420	107	95.00–134.00	$111.94	$470	-7.23
450–499	471	64	93.00–125.00	$108.82	$513	-3.40
500–549	520	60	91.00–117.00	$105.92	$551	-0.60
550–595	572	43	95.00–115.00	$104.85	$600	+2.73
600–649	619	26	90.00–108.00	$97.54	$604	-4.27
650–695	672	19	93.00–109.00	$99.53	$669	-1.26
700–745	724	9	94.00–107.00	$98.36	$712	+5.29
750–765	755	4	84.00–92.00	$86.25	$651	-14.63
870	870	1	70.00	$70.00	$609	-4.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	114.00	$114.00	$194	-9.37
210–245	231	5	110.00–137.00	$122.16	$282	+0.95
250–290	272	12	105.00–126.00	$117.83	$320	-2.87
300–349	320	25	100.00–128.00	$115.59	$370	-3.56
350–395	372	25	93.00–125.00	$112.46	$418	-4.03
400–449	425	34	90.00–118.00	$107.46	$457	-2.56
450–499	473	28	95.00–114.00	$101.80	$482	-3.65
500–549	522	25	90.00–106.00	$98.75	$515	-1.54
550–599	569	24	84.00–109.00	$91.69	$522	-5.94
600–649	622	12	85.00–90.00	$87.27	$543	-5.20
680	680	1	88.00	$88.00	$598	-5.25
725	725	1	85.00	$85.00	$616	-12.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	359	8	110.00	$110.00	$395	-11.15
403–443 value added	430	19	109.00–115.00	$111.13	$478	-7.79
405–448	431	37	102.00–119.50	$110.93	$478	-5.47
471 value added	471	4	112.00	$112.00	$528	—
458–498	484	23	109.00–120.00	$113.25	$548	-0.13
500–513 value added	505	8	109.00–110.00	$109.62	$554	—
530–534	531	11	100.00–116.00	$110.15	$585	-0.66
557–568 value added	561	11	100.00–107.00	$103.02	$578	—
564–581	571	10	106.50–110.00	$107.93	$616	-3.37
600–625	609	14	100.00–109.00	$105.11	$640	+1.56
680 value added	680	7	105.00	$105.00	$714	—
690	690	3	100.00	$100.00	$690	-5.22
861	861	4	91.00	$91.00	$784	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	104.00	$104.00	$395	-3.94
400–449	425	10	85.00–107.00	$96.81	$411	-3.61
450–499	476	13	80.00–100.00	$92.86	$442	-7.12
500–515	506	5	70.00–97.00	$88.07	$446	-1.73
555–585	572	3	94.00–99.00	$95.71	$547	+0.71
600–635	618	2	85.00	$85.00	$525	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
185	185	1	190.00	$190.00	—
220	220	1	175.00	$175.00	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	124.00	$124.00	$273	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175–185	180	2	135.00–170.00	$152.01	$274	-11.99
235–240	238	3	140.00–152.00	$144.36	$344	-4.38
250–299	272	27	120.00–154.00	$141.71	$385	-0.74
300–345	320	30	126.00–155.00	$142.99	$458	+0.13
350–399	373	51	115.00–155.00	$135.10	$504	-3.45
400–449	425	39	104.00–148.00	$126.41	$537	-1.36
450–499	471	64	96.00–125.00	$110.91	$522	-8.51
500–549	527	50	88.00–118.00	$102.69	$541	-7.66
550–599	570	36	85.00–116.00	$103.74	$591	-1.43
580	580	1	95.00	$95.00	$551	-10.17
600–649	623	25	84.00–111.00	$96.83	$603	-6.06
650–699	669	18	88.00–105.00	$96.79	$648	-2.60
715–740	724	6	89.00–105.00	$99.84	$723	-0.16
750–770	756	7	100.00–105.00	$102.87	$778	+17.87
850	850	1	75.00	$75.00	$638	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–120	113	2	110.00–140.00	$124.00	$140	—
175–195	183	3	120.00–130.00	$123.55	$226	-2.01
200–245	221	7	100.00–137.50	$121.15	$268	-9.79
250–290	272	6	114.00–140.00	$126.16	$343	-8.28
305–345	327	5	120.00–139.00	$127.82	$418	+0.85
360–395	379	17	112.00–140.00	$121.28	$460	-8.51
400–445	427	17	90.00–120.00	$114.04	$487	-5.65
450–495	472	33	103.00–120.00	$111.62	$527	+2.27
505–545	523	17	90.00–110.00	$97.82	$512	-8.91
550–595	570	12	90.00–105.00	$95.48	$544	-4.58
600–645	617	13	89.00–109.00	$93.98	$580	-3.10
655–695	679	7	85.00–97.00	$90.93	$617	-0.77
705	705	1	90.00	$90.00	$634	—
800	800	1	84.00	$84.00	$672	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–446	429	14	125.00–131.00	$127.78	$548	+4.94
453–499	486	23	104.00–126.00	$108.28	$526	-7.02
506	506	5	115.00	$115.00	$582	+5.66
567–580	571	17	105.00–114.00	$110.97	$634	+3.56
636–640	638	7	107.00–109.00	$108.14	$690	+5.47
650	650	3	105.00	$105.00	$682	—
700	700	2	95.00	$95.00	$665	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	104.00	$104.00	$307	+4.00
300	300	1	100.00	$100.00	$300	-11.57
350	350	1	95.00	$95.00	$332	-22.48
445	445	2	91.00–106.00	$98.50	$438	-9.36
450–480	462	3	85.00–95.00	$88.47	$409	-14.46
500–545	518	4	76.00–99.00	$84.99	$440	-16.84
550–595	569	4	80.00–91.00	$87.81	$500	-17.19
600	600	1	99.00	$99.00	$594	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
205	205	3	225.00	$225.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200	200	1	170.00	$170.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	1	120.00	$120.00	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	100.00	$100.00	$515	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1760	1173	80-85%	137	37.50–55.00	$48.65	$571	-0.83
1000–1430	1195	80-85%	76	46.50–56.50	$51.98	$621	+2.50
1200–1255	1225	80-85%	3	39.50–40.00	$39.83	$488	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	85-90%	1	25.00	$25.00	$195	—
740–1025	905	85-90%	7	24.00–28.50	$26.12	$236	—
750–1150	952	85-90%	31	20.00–40.00	$32.47	$309	—
695–1455	1026	85-90%	153	30.00–51.00	$41.49	$426	+16.60
1015–1400	1180	85-90%	13	47.00–53.00	$49.97	$590	-1.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1555	1421	75-80%	5	44.00–47.00	$45.72	$650	—
1360–1730	1545	75-80%	12	41.00–52.00	$47.16	$729	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2055	1334	37	55.00–80.00	$70.66	$943	—
1370–1475	1422	3	69.50–75.00	$72.20	$1,027	+1.54
1275–1845	1633	3	74.00–76.00	$75.12	$1,227	—
1500–2360	1869	24	72.50–87.50	$80.75	$1,509	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1495	1276	6	60.00–76.00	$69.79	$891	—
880–2135	1477	29	67.00–86.00	$78.41	$1,158	—
1500–1935	1718	6	77.50–85.00	$81.72	$1,404	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1450	1388	2	59.50–65.00	$62.13	$862	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	1	55.00	$55.00	$539	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	1	60.00	$60.00	$504	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–795	748	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	400.00–550.00	$479.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–810	734	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	550.00–900.00	$825.34
715–980	844	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	520.00–575.00	$550.37
775–1175	1023	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	410.00–860.00	$685.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–880	858	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	920.00–950.00	$933.59
700–1100	906	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	32	550.00–850.00	$730.43
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	990.00	$990.00
850–1345	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	104	600.00–1,100.00	$913.73
1055–1090	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	670.00–710.00	$690.33
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
935–1315	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–1,100.00	$995.09
1010–1355	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	550.00–680.00	$608.47
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1010	938	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	560.00–1,000.00	$791.25
865–1010	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	770.00–900.00	$808.98
925–1125	992	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	870.00–875.00	$871.89
690–1225	1017	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	400.00–1,275.00	$994.87
975–1100	1046	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,139.93
800–1310	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	550.00–875.00	$759.18
960–1250	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	610.00–800.00	$693.32
890–1360	1102	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	450.00–720.00	$597.25
1090–1175	1123	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	610.00–680.00	$639.93
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,064.29
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1100–1500	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	900.00–1,200.00	$1,073.08

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–1020	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	500.00–875.00	$687.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1050	954	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	710.00–760.00	$732.35
1000–1075	1019	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	730.00–800.00	$781.53
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–1000	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	650.00–900.00	$801.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	600.00	$600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
797	797	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00	$750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	730.00	$730.00	—
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—
850–1200	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	800.00–1,025.00	$875.65	+102.82
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	620.00	$620.00	—
850–1330	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,202.09	—
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	770.00	$770.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1000–1010	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	680.00–920.00	$800.60	—
950–1200	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,273.26	—
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	+229.79
1100–1300	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–850.00	$758.33	—
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–1180	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–1,180.00	$1,022.13	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00	—
1450–1505	1478	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,035.00	$991.71	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	2	47.50	$47.50	$370	—

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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.