Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

6,380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.69/cwt +1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 628 lb · 107 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.11/cwt -2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 521 lb · 99 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.06/cwt ≈ $960/hd at 768 lb · 91 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,380	7,743	5,881
Feeder cattle	4,869	5,939	4,587
Slaughter cattle	767	876	760
Replacement cattle	744	928	534

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	8	155.00–170.00	$163.32	$367	-10.40
250–299	278	24	150.00–172.50	$161.56	$449	-4.25
300–349	324	42	156.00–176.00	$164.72	$534	-3.94
350–395	373	48	135.00–170.00	$160.27	$598	-4.91
400–445	420	59	131.00–168.00	$148.36	$623	-8.12
450–499	472	72	124.00–160.00	$143.71	$678	-3.75
500–549	524	86	124.00–150.00	$135.73	$711	-3.17
550–599	571	52	120.00–148.00	$131.23	$749	+1.73
600–649	624	49	115.00–140.00	$125.69	$784	+2.81
630	630	1	118.00	$118.00	$743	-4.88
650–695	675	44	112.00–135.00	$118.84	$802	-2.58
700–745	718	20	105.00–130.00	$114.16	$820	-3.47
750–778	772	5	100.00–114.00	$111.28	$859	+14.28
800	800	1	110.00	$110.00	$880	-1.73
865–885	875	2	110.00–118.00	$113.95	$997	+6.95
925	925	1	106.00	$106.00	$980	-2.00
950	950	2	103.00–105.00	$104.00	$988	—
1055–1070	1063	2	95.00–105.00	$99.96	$1,063	—
1175	1175	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,058	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	171.00	$171.00	$573	—
410–449	436	16	146.00–160.00	$157.21	$685	-16.79
462	462	4	160.00	$160.00	$739	+10.00
505–523	517	11	135.00–148.00	$142.05	$734	-10.91
539–549 value added	544	10	138.00–144.00	$140.97	$767	—
553–581 value added	569	11	133.00–134.00	$133.54	$760	+4.19
601–646 value added	624	22	126.00–132.00	$128.54	$802	+13.67
600–635	629	85	124.00–132.00	$131.25	$826	-6.24
650	650	14	140.00	$140.00	$910	—
660–695 value added	668	17	115.00–127.50	$121.10	$809	+0.92
700–743	733	31	105.00–130.00	$118.57	$869	—
723–748 value added	734	7	115.00	$115.00	$844	-9.50
753 value added	753	3	120.25	$120.25	$905	—
766–778	768	88	124.50–127.00	$125.22	$962	—
1055	1055	1	75.00	$75.00	$791	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	130.00–155.00	$141.83	$330	-9.08
265–280	276	9	135.00–162.00	$151.67	$419	-6.17
300–345	325	19	139.00–158.00	$150.68	$490	-0.98
350–395	370	25	110.00–158.00	$144.56	$535	-5.05
400–440	421	24	120.00–146.00	$133.03	$560	-7.88
450–490	473	16	120.00–146.00	$132.90	$629	-6.67
500–525	510	6	117.00–142.00	$124.35	$634	-1.85
555–591	574	14	112.00–124.00	$119.30	$685	-5.31
605–630	615	3	110.00–114.00	$111.37	$685	-0.51
670	670	1	120.00	$120.00	$804	+8.02
715–720	718	3	102.00–110.00	$106.33	$763	-3.67
760–775	768	2	86.00–105.00	$95.41	$733	-16.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	125.00	$125.00	$231	—
210	210	1	110.00	$110.00	$231	—
285–295	290	2	110.00–115.00	$112.54	$326	-29.46
310–345	326	4	91.00–140.00	$124.67	$406	—
390–395	393	3	140.00–147.00	$142.31	$559	+5.39
485	485	1	105.00	$105.00	$509	-29.75
540	540	1	115.00	$115.00	$621	+2.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	147.50	$147.50	$273	+20.67
200–249	223	15	127.00–155.00	$142.93	$319	-3.47
250–299	269	20	118.00–147.00	$135.13	$363	-2.98
300–349	324	50	110.00–144.00	$132.77	$430	-1.08
350–399	374	82	115.00–150.00	$128.64	$481	-0.99
400–449	421	80	106.00–145.00	$122.90	$517	-3.71
450–499	472	87	105.00–134.00	$117.04	$552	-4.64
500–549	521	99	97.50–126.00	$113.11	$589	-2.57
550–599	568	69	90.00–123.00	$108.97	$619	-2.27
615 fancy	615	1	119.00	$119.00	$732	—
600–649	622	48	93.00–122.00	$105.67	$657	-0.63
650–695	669	20	92.00–111.00	$104.35	$698	-6.92
700–745	722	13	64.00–111.00	$92.96	$671	-6.87
760	760	1	85.00	$85.00	$646	+11.00
750–785	763	5	85.00–100.00	$90.02	$687	+16.02
800–835	819	4	83.00–95.00	$87.27	$715	+12.25
850–885	865	3	74.00–100.00	$89.82	$777	—
925–945	935	2	75.00–104.00	$89.66	$838	—
995	995	1	89.00	$89.00	$886	—
1075	1075	1	70.00	$70.00	$752	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–349	327	11	122.00–130.00	$128.82	$421	-2.18
371–395	379	8	120.00–136.00	$133.16	$505	-13.52
409–440	428	25	108.00–130.00	$125.57	$537	-20.43
441 value added	441	4	120.00	$120.00	$529	-4.50
450–480	466	27	110.00–131.00	$128.22	$598	+8.22
454–491 value added	476	17	117.00–117.50	$117.30	$558	-5.31
500–520	513	6	110.00–122.00	$117.70	$604	-8.85
501–541 value added	519	12	114.00–121.00	$117.00	$607	-3.44
558–588 value added	564	16	108.00–116.00	$113.82	$642	-3.81
550–595	575	27	100.00–122.00	$115.39	$663	+5.39
602–647 value added	617	16	104.00–118.00	$111.34	$687	-1.06
611–628	619	9	105.00–117.00	$112.15	$694	-9.42
650–695 value added	684	12	107.00–110.00	$108.74	$744	—
727 value added	727	2	104.00	$104.00	$756	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–190	170	3	116.00–125.00	$120.14	$204	+6.30
200–245	220	5	110.00–120.00	$113.91	$251	-5.19
250–295	276	14	100.00–136.00	$121.64	$336	+1.10
300–345	322	22	100.00–127.00	$117.54	$378	-2.18
350–395	375	23	109.00–122.00	$116.65	$437	-2.16
405–445	425	23	105.00–125.00	$113.40	$482	+0.22
450–495	477	29	100.00–121.00	$109.55	$523	-2.80
500–545	524	19	95.00–115.00	$102.82	$539	-2.07
550–595	579	9	98.00–122.00	$104.32	$604	+0.72
600–645	622	9	85.00–110.00	$95.66	$595	-8.31
655–695	670	3	88.00–95.00	$90.61	$607	-3.40
775	775	1	91.00	$91.00	$705	—
900–930	915	2	73.00–83.00	$78.08	$714	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	110.00	$110.00	$214	—
200–240	215	5	70.00–115.00	$100.82	$217	—
260	260	1	106.00	$106.00	$276	-4.50
325–330	328	2	106.00–110.00	$107.98	$354	—
400–435	420	3	99.00–107.00	$102.44	$430	-4.42
450–485	466	5	90.00–100.00	$94.99	$443	-5.45
500–515	508	2	90.00–99.00	$94.43	$480	+0.90
575	575	1	93.00	$93.00	$535	—
635	635	1	90.00	$90.00	$572	+15.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	133.00	$133.00	$412	—
405	405	1	122.00	$122.00	$494	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
633	633	2	500.00	$500.00	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	96.00	$96.00	$418	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	144.00	$144.00	$302	-18.11
250–295	272	13	140.00–170.00	$156.40	$425	-10.22
290 fancy	290	1	171.00	$171.00	$496	—
300–349	325	36	130.00–169.00	$153.87	$500	+0.28
350–399	371	38	110.00–170.00	$141.14	$524	-12.61
400–449	424	47	118.00–164.00	$137.88	$585	+2.20
450–499	471	46	110.00–145.00	$130.70	$616	-2.08
500–545	523	48	108.00–140.00	$122.97	$643	+2.47
550–595	571	35	108.00–130.00	$119.03	$680	-1.87
605–645	623	17	103.00–120.00	$111.21	$693	-1.98
650–695	669	11	95.00–109.00	$103.32	$691	-5.68
705–745	718	8	95.00–114.00	$101.30	$727	-7.13
750	750	1	95.00	$95.00	$712	+1.01
765	765	1	94.00	$94.00	$719	-1.00
800–830	818	3	90.00–105.00	$99.26	$812	+4.26
895	895	1	91.00	$91.00	$814	—
970	970	1	82.00	$82.00	$795	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185–190	188	2	135.00	$135.00	$254	+12.92
220–245	235	4	120.00–150.00	$140.00	$329	-1.61
275–295	286	7	130.00–151.00	$139.50	$399	-4.39
300–345	327	9	100.00–164.00	$134.47	$440	-5.06
350–395	372	23	110.00–167.00	$134.78	$501	-2.15
400–445	425	18	110.00–145.00	$126.64	$538	-2.28
450–495	468	15	110.00–135.00	$124.91	$585	+3.56
500–545	523	9	105.00–116.00	$109.96	$575	-7.54
550–595	576	16	96.00–129.00	$110.37	$636	-1.10
600–645	627	9	99.00–118.00	$106.86	$670	-0.18
650–680	664	5	96.00–110.00	$101.77	$676	+1.22
700–745	728	8	91.00–105.00	$95.95	$699	-1.70
750–790	770	2	86.00–95.00	$90.38	$696	-7.61
805–830	816	4	86.00–90.00	$88.00	$718	-3.98
885–895	890	2	76.00–84.00	$80.02	$712	-13.98
915	915	1	79.00	$79.00	$723	-8.00
950–975	958	3	59.00–75.00	$67.73	$649	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	144.00–160.00	$152.29	$426	—
380–392	390	10	136.00–161.00	$145.27	$567	—
435–440	437	8	130.00–144.00	$138.71	$606	+9.09
483	483	8	136.50	$136.50	$659	+4.50
560–575	573	6	119.00–125.00	$124.02	$711	+9.02
625	625	2	112.00	$112.00	$700	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	2	100.00–114.00	$107.00	$177	—
240	240	1	115.00	$115.00	$276	-21.00
250–260	257	3	100.00–122.00	$110.52	$284	-9.89
300–345	327	3	110.00–131.00	$122.75	$401	-8.25
370–390	380	2	120.00–125.00	$122.43	$465	-4.34
405–445	431	6	114.00–121.00	$116.17	$501	+4.16
465–490	478	2	109.00–113.00	$110.95	$530	+3.43
505–540	517	3	103.00–105.00	$104.00	$538	—
595	595	1	98.00	$98.00	$583	—
670	670	1	89.00	$89.00	$596	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1495	1065	80-85%	3	45.00–49.50	$47.39	$505	—
850–1740	1157	80-85%	175	41.00–63.00	$52.61	$609	—
1035–1565	1289	80-85%	52	52.00–65.00	$56.65	$730	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1065	846	85-90%	17	15.00–32.50	$24.40	$206	-11.10
750–1340	943	85-90%	18	30.00–43.00	$34.97	$330	+9.93
765–1435	1025	85-90%	91	34.00–53.50	$45.58	$467	+3.05
1120–1340	1261	85-90%	4	54.00–56.00	$55.04	$694	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1885	1420	75-80%	37	42.00–55.00	$48.89	$694	—
1220–1660	1459	75-80%	16	48.00–56.00	$52.12	$760	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1380	1117	23	55.00–72.50	$68.09	$761	—
890–2215	1549	48	70.00–87.00	$79.29	$1,228	—
2035	2035	4	89.50	$89.50	$1,821	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1310	1260	2	66.00–80.00	$72.72	$916	-9.61
1000–2275	1730	40	60.00–93.00	$83.87	$1,451	+1.61
1500–2205	1848	13	78.00–95.00	$85.33	$1,577	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1960	1748	2	83.00–85.00	$84.12	$1,470	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	630.00	$630.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
795–1010	891	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	400.00–625.00	$572.96
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00
790–1345	996	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	590.00–650.00	$616.36
875–1260	996	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	570.00–910.00	$712.81
745–1138	1033	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	550.00–850.00	$721.51
710–1320	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	550.00–1,050.00	$867.41
980–1325	1116	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	575.00–900.00	$815.51
1120–1170	1133	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	675.00–750.00	$722.65
880–1465	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	700.00–1,300.00	$1,052.93
1295	1295	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
1525 fancy	1525	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–910	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	695.00–945.00	$803.70
850–1160	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	400.00–825.00	$645.27
850–1330	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	76	677.00–900.00	$763.95
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00
1190–1335	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–900.00	$758.61

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–970	908	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	560.00–800.00	$688.26
800–1040	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	530.00–725.00	$640.22

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–1040	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	400.00–675.00	$574.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
920–1100	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	675.00–825.00	$719.23
935–1230	1121	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	630.00–1,025.00	$890.91

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	380.00	$380.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–945	807	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	500.00–925.00	$754.58
755–940	848	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,300.00	$1,199.78
760–1095	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–1,150.00	$924.76
1100–1265	1183	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,325.00	$1,231.40

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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
770 thin fleshed	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—
1045 thin fleshed	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
1040–1085	1051	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,304.04	+185.81
1020–1250	1066	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,306.19	+187.96
925–1320	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	700.00–1,460.00	$1,153.17	+53.17
970–1355	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00–1,350.00	$1,151.83	+51.83
1090–1235	1163	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	710.00–925.00	$824.20	-275.80
920–1425	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,020.00–1,320.00	$1,206.85	+106.85
1045–1350	1198	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,400.00	$1,214.56	+114.56
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1395	1395	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	-400.00
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,250.00	$1,250.00	+200.00
1075–1400	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	850.00–1,250.00	$1,012.70	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1490	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,025.00–1,375.00	$1,247.86	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–980	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	800.00–925.00	$870.81	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845–1030	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,095.00	$962.05	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	430.00	$430.00	—

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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
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.