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Feb 1, 2021
Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary
Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021
5,422 head sold ·Official USDA report
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers
$134.04/cwt
+10.63 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 476 lb · 103 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers
$142.26/cwt
+6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 575 lb · 99 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers
$124.71/cwt
+4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 518 lb · 97 head
Receipts
Head This sale Last sale Last year
Total receipts
5,422
4,399
5,449
Feeder cattle
4,136
3,042
4,046
Slaughter cattle
630
466
763
Replacement cattle
656
891
640
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Feeder Steers
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
200–245
225
12
180.00–210.00
$198.35
$446
+23.20
250–295
274
7
157.00–195.00
$175.17
$480
+5.95
300–349
325
54
160.00–190.00
$173.16
$563
+5.04
355
355
1
184.00
$184.00
$653
+21.93
350–399
371
64
152.50–182.00
$169.09
$627
+7.02
400–449
422
66
150.00–175.00
$162.90
$687
+6.71
450–499
472
72
140.00–168.00
$154.16
$728
+3.90
500–549
526
77
135.00–157.00
$149.17
$785
+6.41
550–599
571
54
124.00–148.00
$137.92
$788
+3.31
600–649
616
58
116.00–144.00
$133.73
$824
+9.96
650–699
671
61
115.00–138.00
$129.01
$866
+0.68
695
695
1
111.00
$111.00
$771
-17.33
700–745
718
26
114.00–131.00
$122.70
$881
+7.73
760
760
1
115.00
$115.00
$874
-3.68
755–785
767
3
92.00–124.00
$112.09
$860
-6.59
800–833
819
6
120.00–125.00
$121.63
$996
+3.94
855–880
862
22
112.00–120.00
$118.63
$1,023
+9.72
905
905
1
110.00
$110.00
$996
-7.62
1025–1033
1031
5
90.00–110.00
$103.02
$1,062
+3.02
1100
1100
1
118.00
$118.00
$1,298
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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
255–280
268
2
167.50–179.00
$173.52
$465
—
335
335
2
176.00–177.00
$176.50
$591
+5.61
355
355
3
147.00
$147.00
$522
-8.73
355–395
375
4
163.00–177.00
$169.47
$636
+13.74
386 value added
386
4
172.00
$172.00
$664
—
418–419 value added
419
8
162.00–170.25
$167.16
$700
—
410–445
430
10
148.00–172.00
$157.44
$677
+6.21
450–495
461
61
145.00–171.00
$167.97
$774
+20.57
480–499 value added
487
20
145.00–158.00
$153.61
$748
—
510 value added
510
6
145.00
$145.00
$740
—
500–545
524
33
133.00–158.00
$144.28
$756
-4.09
550–595
575
82
133.00–151.00
$141.28
$812
+5.76
577 value added
577
17
147.00
$147.00
$848
—
605–645 value added
615
33
131.50–144.00
$139.41
$857
—
610–641
637
50
131.00–147.00
$138.01
$879
+1.42
654–685 value added
666
15
133.00–138.00
$136.17
$907
—
650–690
677
75
125.00–136.75
$134.02
$907
+5.98
701–733 value added
717
8
131.00
$131.00
$939
—
714–740
719
20
120.00–129.00
$126.93
$913
+5.62
750–774
766
9
115.00–122.00
$119.72
$917
+0.32
780 value added
780
10
124.00
$124.00
$967
—
816–841
827
23
112.00–123.50
$122.75
$1,015
+3.05
850
850
5
122.50
$122.50
$1,041
+10.50
955
955
1
107.00
$107.00
$1,022
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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
110
110
1
126.00
$126.00
$139
—
225
225
1
152.50
$152.50
$343
—
265–275
270
2
114.00–152.00
$133.35
$360
-28.62
305–345
332
12
135.00–162.00
$153.39
$509
-0.95
360–395
382
14
140.00–169.00
$154.02
$588
+5.06
405–445
424
17
136.00–155.00
$145.85
$618
+3.15
450–495
471
15
125.00–159.00
$143.17
$674
+4.24
505–545
528
10
126.00–146.00
$135.04
$713
+6.76
550–595
572
12
120.00–144.00
$129.80
$742
+7.85
605–635
620
2
120.00–125.00
$122.56
$760
+2.09
665–670
668
3
122.00–128.00
$124.99
$835
+11.33
735–745
740
2
117.00–122.00
$119.52
$884
+14.52
780
780
3
118.00
$118.00
$920
+11.00
845
845
1
106.00
$106.00
$896
—
870
870
1
82.00
$82.00
$713
—
1078
1078
2
96.00
$96.00
$1,035
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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
345
345
1
153.00
$153.00
$528
+6.40
375–385
380
3
125.00–154.00
$140.21
$533
+13.24
425–440
432
3
135.00–137.00
$135.66
$586
+8.93
475–495
485
4
124.00–130.00
$126.23
$612
-7.77
500–515
510
3
118.00–125.00
$121.03
$617
+5.05
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
635
635
1
117.00
$117.00
$743
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Feeder Heifers
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
230–240
234
4
127.00–130.00
$128.27
$300
-13.91
255–295
265
5
130.00–138.00
$131.60
$349
-4.40
320–340
323
8
120.00–135.00
$127.18
$411
-7.24
369–395
386
50
125.00–149.00
$139.22
$537
+10.41
405 value added
405
3
140.00
$140.00
$567
—
400–445
427
35
117.00–130.00
$123.31
$527
-7.32
457–467 value added
461
11
127.00
$127.00
$585
—
450–485
478
92
108.00–139.00
$134.88
$645
+11.47
505–548
517
74
105.00–129.00
$124.12
$642
+3.66
505–545 value added
522
23
124.00–131.00
$126.59
$661
—
553–585 value added
566
5
120.00–124.00
$121.65
$689
—
550–592
572
79
107.00–135.00
$123.51
$706
+1.63
600–649
631
37
102.00–123.00
$118.91
$750
+0.31
609–646 value added
635
32
115.00–120.00
$118.04
$750
-0.96
650–675
663
44
102.00–121.75
$120.83
$801
+5.30
692 value added
692
5
108.00
$108.00
$747
—
703 value added
703
13
110.00
$110.00
$773
—
700–726
719
6
95.00–110.00
$105.38
$758
-2.21
757 value added
757
3
100.00
$100.00
$757
—
765–775
773
4
88.00–103.00
$99.29
$768
—
830
830
2
105.00
$105.00
$872
—
882
882
2
97.00
$97.00
$856
—
918 value added
918
4
95.00
$95.00
$872
—
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
155–195
178
3
140.00–146.00
$143.90
$256
—
200–249
217
9
135.00–160.00
$145.10
$315
-8.55
250–299
278
23
130.00–155.00
$139.44
$388
-1.14
300–349
327
57
130.00–149.00
$139.47
$456
+2.84
350–399
373
65
120.00–148.00
$136.19
$508
+2.30
400–449
423
84
116.00–144.00
$131.10
$555
+3.33
450–499
472
91
109.00–135.00
$124.17
$586
+0.73
500–549
523
83
110.00–131.00
$122.66
$642
+4.65
550–599
574
39
110.00–126.00
$118.25
$679
-2.00
600–649
622
29
103.00–124.00
$115.35
$717
+0.69
650–699
668
15
100.00–124.00
$106.29
$710
-6.70
690
690
7
134.00
$134.00
$925
+21.01
702–740
714
5
88.00–116.00
$106.83
$763
+1.40
790
790
1
104.00
$104.00
$822
-3.04
800–845
823
5
90.00–100.00
$94.06
$774
-9.95
960–980
970
2
83.00–90.00
$86.46
$839
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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
230
230
2
117.00–118.00
$117.50
$270
-7.59
250–295
268
10
85.00–137.00
$120.73
$324
-5.58
300–340
318
15
120.00–134.00
$126.44
$402
+2.90
350–395
372
26
112.00–134.00
$123.58
$460
+4.41
400–445
423
24
103.00–130.00
$118.43
$501
+0.87
450–490
467
23
100.00–123.00
$112.60
$526
-1.52
500–545
522
15
94.00–127.00
$111.31
$581
+2.29
550–590
568
13
100.00–122.00
$109.33
$621
+1.98
600–630
617
6
102.00–118.00
$108.49
$669
+9.51
689–695
690
5
100.00
$100.00
$690
+1.42
715
715
2
90.00–91.00
$90.50
$647
+3.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
225–235
230
2
100.00–107.00
$103.58
$238
—
280
280
1
90.00
$90.00
$252
-10.00
300–340
323
3
110.00–111.00
$110.35
$356
-11.03
366–375
368
5
87.00–111.00
$106.11
$390
-16.51
410–425
418
3
100.00–108.00
$102.61
$429
-5.44
490–495
493
2
85.00–106.00
$95.55
$471
-9.08
515–525
520
2
94.00–100.00
$96.97
$504
+7.11
550
550
1
97.00
$97.00
$534
-1.10
625–645
638
3
80.00–90.00
$86.30
$551
+8.30
650
650
1
90.00
$90.00
$585
+15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
310
310
2
600.00
$600.00
—
392–397
395
6
450.00–475.00
$462.58
—
440
440
2
800.00
$800.00
—
493
493
4
750.00
$750.00
—
520
520
2
640.00
$640.00
—
593
593
2
590.00
$590.00
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Feeder Bulls
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
215–230
222
3
150.00–165.00
$159.80
$355
—
265–295
281
6
161.00–187.00
$171.08
$481
+2.02
300–345
323
16
150.00–180.00
$164.44
$531
-3.96
350–395
372
17
140.00–172.50
$161.82
$602
-3.27
400–445
422
17
132.00–169.00
$150.43
$635
+7.58
450–495
473
22
125.00–155.00
$137.80
$652
+5.82
500–545
520
40
111.00–141.00
$130.24
$677
+1.61
550–595
565
21
117.00–139.00
$130.59
$738
+7.30
600–645
619
14
119.00–136.00
$125.99
$780
+12.09
650–695
668
11
108.00–130.00
$116.07
$775
+4.05
710
710
1
112.00
$112.00
$795
-1.00
810
810
1
95.00
$95.00
$770
—
900
900
1
80.00
$80.00
$720
—
1050
1050
1
85.00
$85.00
$892
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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
280–295
285
3
155.00–156.00
$155.35
$443
—
310–325
315
3
140.00–181.00
$160.67
$506
-14.46
355–390
373
6
153.00–179.00
$168.12
$627
-7.35
390 thin fleshed
390
1
162.00
$162.00
$632
—
410–440
428
9
132.00–169.00
$147.13
$630
-4.73
460–495
481
11
123.00–152.00
$135.87
$654
+6.78
500–540
518
6
103.00–133.00
$122.34
$634
-12.00
550–590
576
7
112.00–140.00
$125.72
$724
-1.59
620–635
628
5
110.00–169.00
$126.93
$797
+13.70
651
651
7
120.00
$120.00
$781
—
705
705
3
103.00
$103.00
$726
-12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
180
180
1
120.00
$120.00
$216
—
220
220
2
150.00–152.00
$151.00
$332
+3.06
285
285
1
145.00
$145.00
$413
—
310–345
328
3
130.00–152.00
$140.43
$461
-2.87
350–395
369
8
134.00–160.00
$144.44
$533
+6.20
405–445
425
7
125.00–145.00
$139.46
$593
+7.33
465–485
475
4
120.00–134.00
$129.48
$615
-4.94
500–540
521
7
117.00–133.00
$123.77
$645
-2.75
560–590
576
4
120.00–133.00
$125.51
$723
+13.54
605–645
627
9
101.00–124.00
$113.21
$710
+1.27
650–665
658
2
100.00–105.00
$102.53
$675
-2.05
700–715
707
3
85.00–104.00
$93.06
$658
-5.29
775
775
1
99.00
$99.00
$767
-7.00
810–840
825
2
96.00–97.00
$96.49
$796
-3.51
865
865
1
94.00
$94.00
$813
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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
245
245
1
135.00
$135.00
$331
-7.00
265–280
273
2
120.00–138.00
$128.75
$351
-11.25
305
305
1
120.00
$120.00
$366
±0.00
365–375
370
3
114.00–135.00
$123.09
$455
-1.91
415
415
1
100.00
$100.00
$415
-30.67
480–495
485
3
113.00–126.00
$121.71
$590
-1.69
580
580
1
100.00
$100.00
$580
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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
870–1075
973
(<2 yrs) N/A 2
850.00–1,600.00
$1,264.52
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Slaughter Cows
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Dressing Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
800–1985
1173
80-85% 140
45.00–64.25
$57.71
$677
+2.22
1085–1750
1279
80-85% 91
55.00–76.00
$63.63
$814
+4.08
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Dressing Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
695–840
760
85-90% 7
35.00–41.00
$36.58
$278
—
830
830
85-90% 1
51.00
$51.00
$423
—
840
840
85-90% 1
44.00
$44.00
$370
—
660–1230
849
85-90% 12
18.00–42.00
$27.60
$234
—
750–1100
862
85-90% 20
28.00–46.00
$40.88
$352
+14.75
905–1100
991
85-90% 4
49.00–53.00
$51.49
$510
—
735–1340
1030
85-90% 71
35.00–59.50
$50.36
$519
+3.92
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Dressing Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
850–1785
1312
75-80% 24
50.00–61.00
$56.04
$735
—
1240–1595
1413
75-80% 3
47.00–53.00
$50.13
$708
—
1300–1555
1423
75-80% 10
52.00–69.00
$63.27
$900
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Slaughter Bulls
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
1000–1690
1312
21
64.00–87.50
$77.13
$1,012
—
1170–1810
1451
11
70.50–91.00
$82.43
$1,196
—
1500–2485
1995
17
85.00–98.50
$93.41
$1,864
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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
1150–1370
1297
6
75.00–86.00
$79.83
$1,035
—
1000–1995
1534
22
72.00–90.50
$84.77
$1,300
—
1580
1580
1
85.50
$85.50
$1,351
—
1450–2005
1732
11
83.00–96.00
$90.59
$1,569
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YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
1595
1595
1
70.00
$70.00
$1,116
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Stock Cows
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
550
550
(<2 yrs) Open 1
1,900.00
$1,900.00
700–890
795
Young (2-4 yrs) Open 2
490.00–560.00
$529.18
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd
1015
1015
Young (2-4 yrs) Open 1
68.00
$68.00
$690
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Bred Cows
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
655–850
783
Young (2-4 yrs) 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4
530.00–700.00
$626.23
600–1015
871
Young (2-4 yrs) 1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4
400.00–775.00
$684.68
740–1240
1010
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10
450.00–950.00
$765.44
1000–1020
1013
Young (2-4 yrs) 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3
850.00–875.00
$858.22
800–1320
1060
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8
740.00–1,000.00
$901.89
1060–1070
1065
Aged (>8 yrs) 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3
600.00–685.00
$645.08
990–1150
1070
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2
625.00–725.00
$678.74
760–1415
1104
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12
560.00–1,200.00
$883.29
950–1450
1200
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20
750.00–1,000.00
$901.04
1230 fancy
1230
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 $
850–1365
1108
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 44
700.00–1,100.00
$946.50
1200
1200
Young (2-4 yrs) 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1
890.00
$890.00
960–1465
1213
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2
770.00–900.00
$848.54
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
750–850
800
Young (2-4 yrs) 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4
680.00–810.00
$749.06
800–1050
925
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8
675.00–825.00
$760.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
985–1075
1030
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2
720.00–880.00
$796.50
1055
1055
Young (2-4 yrs) 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1
1,000.00
$1,000.00
1100
1100
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1
700.00
$700.00
1100
1100
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1
750.00
$750.00
1000–1210
1123
Young (2-4 yrs) 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4
800.00–1,195.00
$988.60
1185
1185
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1
910.00
$910.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
750–1025
888
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10
400.00–775.00
$616.55
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Bred Heifers
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
684
684
Young (2-4 yrs) 1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5
710.00
$710.00
688–718
703
Young (2-4 yrs) 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4
680.00–700.00
$689.79
713–1175
790
Young (2-4 yrs) 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7
740.00–1,030.00
$806.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
850
850
Young (2-4 yrs) 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1
835.00
$835.00
855–1195
1082
(<2 yrs) 1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3
730.00–880.00
$840.48
1170
1170
(<2 yrs) 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3
990.00
$990.00
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Cow-Calf Pairs
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
1100
1100
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2
1,200.00
$1,200.00
+90.00
1045–1180 thin fleshed
1113
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) Open 2
800.00–850.00
$826.52
—
900–1350
1139
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) Open 31
1,000.00–1,450.00
$1,323.54
+354.24
1185
1185
Young (2-4 yrs) Open 1
925.00
$925.00
—
1055–1415
1235
Aged (>8 yrs) Open 2
750.00–1,100.00
$950.51
—
1045–1500
1250
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) Open 4
1,000.00–1,225.00
$1,149.38
—
1100–1400
1250
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) Open 6
1,025.00–1,410.00
$1,240.60
—
1115–1480
1298
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) Open 2
850.00–1,310.00
$1,112.35
—
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
750–1090
920
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) Open 14
975.00–1,350.00
$1,197.15
—
850–1165
991
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) Open 28
700.00–1,450.00
$1,186.58
—
1200
1200
Young (2-4 yrs) Open 1
1,110.00
$1,110.00
—
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
965
965
Young (2-4 yrs) Open 2
900.00
$900.00
±0.00
1290
1290
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) Open 2
1,030.00
$1,030.00
—
1350–1435
1393
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4
1,150.00–1,200.00
$1,175.76
+34.97
1430–1585
1503
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) Open 10
1,150.00–1,340.00
$1,218.69
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Heifer Pairs
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
Δ last sale
1280
1280
Young (2-4 yrs) Open 1
1,250.00
$1,250.00
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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.
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Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher.