Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

7,743 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.73/cwt +5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 514 lb · 124 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.12/cwt +7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 634 lb · 101 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.61/cwt -1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $538/hd at 425 lb · 94 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,743	10,552	5,698
Feeder cattle	5,939	8,589	4,301
Slaughter cattle	876	948	695
Replacement cattle	928	1,015	702

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 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
185	185	1	180.00	$180.00	$333	—
200–249	226	20	152.50–186.00	$173.72	$393	-8.12
250–299	273	32	150.00–184.00	$165.81	$453	-7.05
300–349	323	58	153.00–183.00	$168.66	$545	-2.20
350–399	371	73	150.00–177.00	$165.18	$613	-0.92
400–449	420	79	135.00–183.00	$156.48	$657	-3.36
450–499	472	56	135.00–174.00	$147.46	$696	-2.68
500–549	522	72	121.00–158.00	$138.90	$725	-3.46
525 fancy	525	1	145.00	$145.00	$761	—
550–599	568	51	119.00–150.00	$129.50	$736	-4.44
600–645	621	21	110.00–140.00	$122.88	$763	-1.63
650–695	667	20	110.00–135.00	$121.42	$810	-4.97
685	685	1	110.00	$110.00	$754	-16.39
700–745	719	14	109.00–124.00	$117.63	$846	+5.33
775	775	1	97.00	$97.00	$752	-14.77
815–840	833	4	110.00–115.00	$111.73	$931	-6.32
875	875	1	107.00	$107.00	$936	—
900–905	903	2	107.00–109.00	$108.00	$975	—
1015	1015	1	85.00	$85.00	$863	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–384	378	34	163.00–190.00	$179.23	$677	+6.05
392 value added	392	5	167.50	$167.50	$657	—
443	443	32	174.00	$174.00	$771	+8.25
459–467 value added	462	26	141.00–154.00	$151.13	$698	+3.22
468	468	5	150.00	$150.00	$702	-4.41
503–547	515	80	124.00–161.50	$152.96	$788	+3.87
558	558	3	129.00	$129.00	$720	-2.93
550–590 value added	568	30	124.00–133.50	$129.35	$735	-9.42
606–641 value added	621	23	110.50–116.50	$114.87	$713	-11.21
626–643	635	40	118.00–142.50	$137.49	$873	+7.89
667–697 value added	679	25	115.00–122.00	$120.18	$816	-9.12
725 value added	725	5	124.50	$124.50	$903	-0.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	120.00	$120.00	$222	—
205–235	219	9	120.00–178.00	$150.91	$330	+10.91
250–295	280	21	120.00–168.00	$157.84	$442	-3.31
300–345	324	31	115.00–166.00	$151.66	$491	-0.37
350–395	372	29	132.00–166.00	$149.61	$557	-0.22
405–445	423	30	123.00–159.00	$140.91	$596	+0.43
450–495	468	20	122.00–158.00	$139.57	$653	-1.90
505–545	523	22	114.00–140.00	$126.20	$660	-3.02
550–590	569	22	111.00–140.00	$124.61	$709	+3.48
605–645	628	7	105.00–118.00	$111.88	$703	-3.32
650–675	662	7	106.00–116.00	$111.98	$741	-0.77
735	735	1	110.00	$110.00	$808	-2.00
760	760	1	112.00	$112.00	$851	+7.00
855	855	1	101.00	$101.00	$864	-4.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	277	8	129.00–150.00	$142.00	$393	+5.19
350–399	380	8	126.00–152.50	$136.92	$520	-7.47
400–449	425	14	120.00–144.00	$135.03	$574	+13.98
450–490	473	8	105.00–146.00	$134.75	$637	+21.36
515–545	530	4	110.00–117.00	$112.77	$598	-8.47

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	117.00	$117.00	$550	—
925	925	1	99.00	$99.00	$916	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–185	177	3	120.00–131.00	$126.83	$224	-18.92
200–249	226	27	120.00–160.00	$146.40	$331	+5.17
250–299	279	39	120.00–159.00	$138.11	$385	-3.82
300–349	325	57	120.00–148.00	$133.85	$435	-2.69
350–399	373	68	120.00–140.00	$129.63	$484	-4.64
400–449	425	94	112.00–142.00	$126.61	$538	-1.54
450–499	472	79	105.00–135.00	$121.68	$574	+0.86
500–549	521	61	100.00–126.00	$115.68	$603	+0.24
550–595	568	42	102.00–122.00	$111.24	$632	-1.24
600–645	619	25	95.00–120.00	$106.30	$658	-2.71
655–670	661	4	105.00–115.00	$111.27	$735	+8.09
710–745	729	6	94.00–108.00	$99.83	$728	-1.28
765	765	1	74.00	$74.00	$566	-11.83
815–835	825	2	73.00–77.00	$75.02	$619	-16.52

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	4	131.00	$131.00	$440	+2.88
350–396	382	44	133.00–160.00	$146.68	$560	+15.50
420	420	27	146.00	$146.00	$613	+13.82
444 value added	444	5	124.50	$124.50	$553	-6.87
470	470	3	120.00	$120.00	$564	-3.96
461–483 value added	473	9	118.50–128.00	$122.61	$580	+0.30
500–533	509	87	113.50–130.00	$126.55	$644	+5.98
506–543 value added	526	37	116.75–125.00	$120.44	$634	+1.36
551–575 value added	559	9	115.00–119.00	$117.63	$658	+0.77
580	580	3	110.00	$110.00	$638	-13.42
628–637 value added	632	5	112.00–113.00	$112.40	$710	-0.60
603–642	634	96	105.00–122.75	$121.57	$771	+6.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–195	188	2	110.00–118.00	$113.84	$214	—
200–245	228	22	105.00–130.00	$119.10	$272	+1.33
260–295	280	35	110.00–130.00	$120.54	$338	-4.27
300–345	327	39	110.00–135.00	$119.72	$391	-1.31
350–395	370	41	110.00–138.00	$118.81	$440	+0.74
400–445	426	35	100.00–125.00	$113.18	$482	-1.43
450–495	472	38	98.00–129.00	$112.35	$530	+0.59
500–545	521	23	89.00–125.00	$104.89	$546	-2.20
560–580	571	5	100.00–108.00	$103.60	$592	-3.14
615–645	630	4	100.00–108.00	$103.97	$655	+8.37
655–670	662	5	88.00–97.00	$94.01	$622	-1.97
990	990	1	85.00	$85.00	$842	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$324	+0.50
350–399	374	13	95.00–115.00	$105.94	$396	-0.03
400–449	418	9	100.00–113.00	$106.86	$447	-3.13
455–495	476	7	82.00–107.00	$100.44	$478	-8.03
500–530	515	3	80.00–100.00	$93.53	$482	-5.84
605	605	1	75.00	$75.00	$454	-5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
572	572	3	775.00	$775.00	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	100.00	$100.00	$160	—
335	335	1	100.00	$100.00	$335	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	238	4	155.00–177.00	$162.11	$386	-6.69
250–295	274	8	151.00–182.00	$166.62	$457	+6.03
300–345	324	15	126.00–188.00	$153.59	$498	-7.14
350–395	373	39	130.00–175.00	$153.75	$573	-6.38
400–445	420	43	125.00–164.00	$135.68	$570	-17.37
450–495	471	48	121.00–148.00	$132.78	$625	-6.90
500–545	521	37	110.00–137.00	$124.01	$646	-3.65
523	523	3	120.50	$120.50	$630	-7.16
550–585	565	18	110.00–130.00	$120.90	$683	+1.91
600–645	624	14	106.00–120.00	$113.19	$706	+1.54
650–665	659	4	105.00–111.00	$109.00	$718	+0.58
700–735	709	9	100.00–115.00	$108.43	$769	+0.09
750–755	753	2	90.00–98.00	$93.99	$708	—
765	765	1	95.00	$95.00	$727	—
833	833	2	95.00	$95.00	$791	+2.00
855–865	858	3	81.00–95.00	$90.30	$775	-7.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–175	170	3	118.00–128.00	$122.08	$208	-14.42
220–240	228	5	130.00–155.00	$141.61	$323	+2.01
260–295	276	10	130.00–154.00	$143.89	$397	-2.26
300–340	324	16	120.00–155.00	$139.53	$452	+0.47
355–395	379	14	118.00–150.00	$136.93	$519	-6.96
400–445	425	23	112.00–140.00	$128.92	$548	-10.74
450–495	478	11	113.00–130.00	$121.35	$580	-4.96
500–540	517	16	110.00–130.00	$117.50	$607	+1.19
550–595	571	20	95.00–125.00	$111.47	$636	-3.67
600–640	621	8	98.00–115.00	$107.04	$665	+1.65
655–690	671	5	93.00–106.00	$100.55	$675	+2.80
700–740	722	6	95.00–100.00	$97.65	$705	+2.65
760–770	765	3	95.00–100.00	$97.99	$750	+12.59
805–825	815	2	90.00–94.00	$91.98	$750	+14.45
870	870	1	94.00	$94.00	$818	+4.56
925	925	1	87.00	$87.00	$805	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	136.00	$136.00	$326	+1.00
250–260	257	5	95.00–132.00	$120.41	$309	—
305	305	1	131.00	$131.00	$400	+5.07
350–395	374	7	121.00–134.00	$126.77	$474	-0.80
400–445	425	10	90.00–128.00	$112.01	$476	-6.66
450–495	474	12	101.00–110.00	$107.52	$510	+3.81
760	760	1	85.00	$85.00	$646	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–338	337	7	140.00–155.00	$148.60	$501	-15.40
430–445	436	8	122.00–135.00	$129.62	$565	-21.11
450	450	2	132.00	$132.00	$594	-14.23
585	585	3	115.00	$115.00	$673	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935–950	943	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	900.00–1,250.00	$1,073.61	—
1120–1400	1260	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,200.00–1,750.00	$1,505.56	—
885–2190	1425	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	900.00–2,100.00	$1,662.63	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	113.00	$113.00	$582	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1895	1121	80-85%	180	40.00–55.50	$49.26	$552	+0.35
1055–1360	1143	80-85%	10	37.50–44.50	$43.07	$492	-5.84
995–1550	1310	80-85%	86	47.50–60.25	$52.74	$691	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–840	805	85-90%	6	25.00–31.00	$27.65	$223	+2.15
775–830	808	85-90%	4	40.00–48.00	$42.29	$342	+16.79
825–840	831	85-90%	4	35.00–36.00	$35.50	$295	+10.00
750–1090	882	85-90%	29	28.00–43.50	$36.41	$321	+2.51
635–1210	938	85-90%	9	10.00–29.00	$25.04	$235	—
670–1430	1041	85-90%	138	15.00–54.50	$42.53	$443	+0.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1250	1185	75-80%	2	42.00–43.00	$42.47	$503	—
850–1540	1189	75-80%	30	38.00–53.00	$47.48	$565	—
1275–1840	1552	75-80%	12	46.50–53.00	$48.81	$758	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1715	1329	21	45.00–76.50	$71.00	$944	—
1090–1950	1644	27	65.00–85.00	$78.45	$1,290	+0.38
1500–2190	1827	19	77.50–88.00	$83.08	$1,518	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1370	1284	4	75.00–88.00	$82.33	$1,057	—
1350–2000	1675	2	85.00–85.50	$85.20	$1,427	—
1400–2170	1721	14	73.00–89.50	$82.26	$1,416	+0.14

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1595	1498	3	67.00–76.00	$72.51	$1,086	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655–900	773	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	300.00–575.00	$444.35
750–920	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	400.00–685.00	$521.77

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–965	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	640.00–690.00	$667.73

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670 thin fleshed	670	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
755–805	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	610.00–640.00	$624.52
830 thin fleshed	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
725–1055	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–900.00	$785.81
865–1055	928	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	600.00–700.00	$645.65
660–1305	991	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	680.00–1,100.00	$920.26
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,025.00	$1,025.00
700–1210	1019	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	400.00–700.00	$562.25
730–1530	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	425.00–1,000.00	$770.33
1035–1235	1138	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	570.00–850.00	$712.81
905–1360	1149	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	775.00–1,125.00	$932.49
1000–1445	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	58	750.00–1,400.00	$1,042.66
1210 fancy	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,450.00	$1,400.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–1195	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	500.00–650.00	$597.15
715–1060	934	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	510.00–1,000.00	$847.64
890–1020	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	640.00–780.00	$714.76
925–1185	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	600.00–880.00	$779.40
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	630.00	$630.00
850–1380	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	700.00–925.00	$839.24
1020–1215	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	880.00–900.00	$890.87
1045–1465	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	710.00–940.00	$812.70
1170–1395	1283	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	610.00–680.00	$648.07
1365	1365	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
785–1035	896	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	700.00–1,150.00	$905.85
755–1060	913	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	700.00–890.00	$837.65
920	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
770–1075	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	720.00–1,150.00	$1,020.31
1050–1085	1056	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	650.00–800.00	$675.69
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00	$950.00
975–1335	1124	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	725.00–1,130.00	$980.28

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–930	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	400.00–675.00	$552.23

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1075	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	500.00–920.00	$705.37

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625 thin fleshed	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
685 thin fleshed	685	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
735 thin fleshed	735	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
876	876	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,150.00	$1,150.00
615–985	910	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	450.00–1,200.00	$1,100.58
780–1045	968	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	650.00–1,400.00	$1,200.08

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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
665	665	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,130.00	$1,130.00	+260.00
670–1240	977	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	600.00–1,125.00	$905.60	-4.40
1000–1155	1071	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00–1,375.00	$1,118.23	+238.23
1095	1095	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	-330.00
725–1575	1122	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	875.00–1,490.00	$1,187.57	+223.03
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	+175.00
985–1495	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	775.00–1,375.00	$1,146.26	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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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
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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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.