Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

5,107 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.78/cwt +3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 523 lb · 83 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.57/cwt +2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 474 lb · 81 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.63/cwt +3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 423 lb · 68 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,107	4,002	4,909
Feeder cattle	2,992	2,713	3,428
Slaughter cattle	877	799	677
Replacement cattle	1,238	490	804

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
250–299	276	19	170.00–185.00	$177.69	$490	-4.89
300–349	322	35	158.00–200.00	$176.32	$568	+1.42
350–399	372	56	150.00–185.00	$170.77	$635	-1.32
400 value added	400	1	180.00	$180.00	$720	—
400–449	422	45	150.00–180.00	$164.91	$696	-0.64
450–499	473	65	140.00–174.00	$162.66	$769	+7.45
500–549	524	58	135.00–170.00	$154.15	$808	+4.18
550–599	572	40	130.00–159.00	$146.12	$836	+4.20
605 value added	605	1	140.00	$140.00	$847	—
600–649	620	51	123.00–145.00	$136.41	$846	+9.39
650–695	668	20	115.00–136.00	$128.42	$858	+7.35
700–745	719	30	105.00–134.00	$124.84	$898	+6.99
755–780	768	2	115.00–118.00	$116.48	$895	-2.75
815–845	829	9	90.00–118.00	$104.78	$869	-5.25
870–890	883	3	80.00–115.00	$101.83	$899	-17.17
925	925	1	95.00	$95.00	$879	-10.00
955–995	975	2	96.00–107.00	$101.39	$989	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	176.00	$176.00	$484	+26.00
345	345	1	162.50	$162.50	$561	+0.84
355–375	363	3	167.00–179.00	$174.06	$632	+9.10
390 value added	390	2	185.00	$185.00	$722	—
400–440	417	5	157.00–170.00	$162.64	$678	+1.75
440 value added	440	6	172.00	$172.00	$757	+13.27
450–490	465	8	140.00–160.00	$150.85	$701	-2.91
469–495 value added	480	22	153.00–174.00	$161.32	$774	+11.32
500–510 value added	503	14	163.00–170.00	$166.27	$836	—
515–545	529	12	143.00–160.00	$152.08	$805	+3.61
556–585 value added	570	14	147.00–159.00	$155.22	$885	+4.84
550–590	571	15	137.00–159.00	$141.60	$809	+4.99
601–624 value added	620	32	135.00–145.00	$142.70	$885	+7.43
610–630	620	3	128.00–139.00	$132.32	$820	-1.65
650–681 value added	669	5	132.00–133.00	$132.39	$886	-3.48
650–694	676	12	119.00–132.00	$124.64	$843	-1.49
703–705	704	4	121.00–131.00	$123.51	$870	-0.76
726 value added	726	3	124.00	$124.00	$900	-8.29
782 value added	782	2	120.00	$120.00	$938	-12.50
795	795	3	115.00	$115.00	$914	—
840	840	1	115.00	$115.00	$966	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190–195	193	2	135.00–155.00	$144.87	$280	—
220–245	235	4	142.00–170.00	$159.14	$374	+4.13
255–295	271	7	140.00–172.00	$160.26	$434	+5.67
305–335	322	6	157.00–167.00	$161.28	$519	+6.89
355–395	377	11	140.00–167.00	$152.38	$574	-1.04
400–440	421	12	130.00–155.00	$141.35	$595	-5.59
455–495	475	13	123.00–152.00	$141.69	$673	+4.91
515–530	523	2	129.00–137.00	$133.06	$696	+1.65
570–590	580	2	120.00–140.00	$129.83	$753	+2.52
650–655	653	2	116.00–125.00	$120.52	$787	—
850	850	1	100.00	$100.00	$850	—
910	910	1	80.00	$80.00	$728	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	371	4	144.00–158.00	$151.95	$564	—
460–490	477	3	115.00–130.00	$120.78	$576	-9.22
520–535	527	3	110.00–122.00	$117.28	$618	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	221	17	130.00–154.00	$147.00	$325	-9.82
250–295	270	14	131.00–148.00	$139.62	$377	-4.98
295	295	1	170.00	$170.00	$502	+25.40
300–349	324	43	130.00–147.00	$139.84	$453	+2.54
350–399	375	52	126.00–143.00	$134.62	$505	+2.92
400–449	423	68	120.00–145.00	$132.63	$561	+3.26
465 fancy	465	1	145.00	$145.00	$674	—
450–499	474	80	120.00–138.00	$129.38	$613	+2.49
500–549	523	83	112.00–136.00	$126.78	$663	+3.81
550–599	574	43	112.50–127.00	$120.15	$690	-1.45
600–649	621	31	105.00–127.00	$115.79	$719	-0.08
650–699	670	16	95.00–120.00	$109.50	$734	-2.17
700	700	1	111.00	$111.00	$777	+5.78
700–745	721	20	88.00–116.00	$105.46	$760	+0.24
750–795	767	15	70.00–115.00	$95.71	$734	+2.27
800–830	811	4	75.00–83.00	$77.47	$628	-32.53
855–875	863	8	71.00–87.00	$80.51	$695	—
900–945	920	8	70.00–87.00	$79.98	$736	—
955–990	973	2	70.00–74.00	$72.04	$701	-18.96
1055	1055	1	80.00	$80.00	$844	—
1120	1120	1	70.00	$70.00	$784	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	140.00–141.00	$140.48	$376	+8.48
340–348	345	3	137.00–141.00	$138.31	$477	+4.01
360–395	382	6	125.00–138.00	$130.62	$499	+7.22
410 value added	410	20	140.00	$140.00	$574	—
401–445	414	13	125.00–137.50	$133.45	$552	-0.79
455–495	470	16	118.00–132.00	$125.64	$591	-1.60
461–480 value added	475	32	133.00–136.00	$134.96	$641	+5.25
517–540 value added	528	13	129.00–132.50	$130.85	$691	+2.60
500–547	530	45	115.00–128.50	$124.74	$661	+1.55
550–595	581	15	116.00–127.50	$125.48	$729	+6.11
595 value added	595	7	126.50	$126.50	$753	+1.88
603–630 value added	618	9	117.00–127.00	$122.66	$758	+3.01
600–631	626	12	114.00–123.00	$119.76	$750	+1.58
626–630	627	18	118.00–134.00	$131.32	$823	+13.14
655 value added	655	5	115.00	$115.00	$753	—
650–665	657	3	107.00–115.00	$111.33	$731	—
700–712 value added	705	8	113.00–114.50	$113.93	$803	+1.43
715	715	2	119.00	$119.00	$851	—
790	790	1	103.00	$103.00	$814	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–190	174	4	106.00–136.00	$127.63	$222	—
215–245	234	9	120.00–144.00	$133.23	$312	+10.47
255–285	271	14	120.00–150.00	$131.88	$357	+7.62
300–345	322	11	122.00–137.00	$127.44	$410	+5.18
350–395	372	14	118.00–129.00	$123.17	$458	+2.94
410–430	418	11	110.00–128.00	$119.19	$498	+0.98
450–490	475	14	110.00–129.00	$117.78	$559	+1.06
512–540	520	21	105.00–131.50	$126.82	$659	+15.47
550–585	568	6	110.00–121.00	$114.86	$652	+6.86
605–615	611	6	91.00–115.00	$101.84	$622	-3.16
650–690	668	5	81.00–105.00	$94.36	$630	-7.64
1020	1020	1	68.00	$68.00	$694	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
240	240	1	600.00	$600.00	—
290	290	1	535.00	$535.00	—
360	360	2	440.00	$440.00	—
407	407	3	475.00	$475.00	—
515–530	525	3	530.00–600.00	$577.11	+2.11
660	660	2	780.00	$780.00	±0.00
703	703	3	675.00	$675.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	373	2	108.00–110.00	$109.02	$407	-7.98
410–420	415	2	100.00–110.00	$105.06	$436	-1.94
455–460	458	2	105.00	$105.00	$481	+15.00
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645	645	6	980.00	$980.00	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	161.00	$161.00	$386	—
250–280	265	3	156.00–192.00	$177.12	$469	+6.80
305–345	324	10	159.00–194.00	$175.65	$569	+7.23
360–395	381	12	147.00–181.00	$160.08	$610	+0.66
400–445	421	30	140.00–170.00	$155.57	$655	+0.17
450–495	467	19	133.00–160.00	$149.32	$697	+2.41
500–535	515	11	122.00–142.00	$133.99	$690	-6.95
550–570	559	6	122.00–138.00	$129.33	$723	-3.39
605–635	616	4	119.00–125.00	$120.73	$744	+1.24
650–695	674	5	110.00–115.00	$112.66	$759	-7.80
730–735	733	2	111.00–115.00	$113.01	$828	+8.01
765–790	778	2	85.00–100.00	$92.62	$721	—
800–815	808	2	82.00–107.50	$94.63	$765	—
865	865	1	83.00	$83.00	$718	—
950	950	1	75.00	$75.00	$712	-10.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	2	135.00–155.00	$145.00	$283	—
205–210	208	2	150.00	$150.00	$312	+10.00
255–285	267	3	140.00–157.00	$151.26	$404	+3.62
300–310	305	2	118.00–147.00	$132.74	$405	-8.33
360–390	380	4	130.00–154.00	$145.87	$554	+7.58
400–440	418	6	125.00–144.00	$136.48	$570	+2.86
455–495	474	7	119.00–140.00	$132.11	$626	+1.49
500–545	524	9	118.00–137.00	$124.32	$651	-9.83
550–590	564	5	109.00–122.00	$117.51	$663	-2.96
600–610	605	2	107.00–119.00	$112.95	$683	+7.95
675	675	1	112.00	$112.00	$756	+8.00
735	735	3	99.00–100.00	$99.33	$730	-0.67
770–780	775	2	50.00–100.00	$74.84	$580	—
800–805	803	2	80.00–95.00	$87.52	$703	+0.52
905	905	1	70.00	$70.00	$634	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	184.00	$184.00	$451	—
250–295	272	3	168.00–185.00	$179.37	$488	+0.37
325–345	334	4	129.00–188.00	$169.05	$565	-0.87
380–390	385	3	147.00–167.00	$157.97	$608	—
410–435	425	3	136.00–158.00	$147.85	$628	-6.55
465–495	480	2	138.00–147.00	$142.36	$683	-5.71
500–545	513	6	128.00–139.00	$132.00	$677	+6.10
550–585	563	4	118.00–133.00	$126.39	$712	-2.65
625	625	11	114.00–126.00	$124.91	$781	—
685	685	1	112.00	$112.00	$767	—
715–727	721	4	109.00–118.00	$113.21	$816	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
800–1060	935	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	900.00–1,200.00	$1,015.88	—
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1305–1775	1540	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,644.07	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	141.00	$141.00	$395	+11.00
395	395	1	138.00	$138.00	$545	—
415	415	1	110.00	$110.00	$456	-7.67
865	865	1	80.00	$80.00	$692	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1645	1124	80-85%	205	52.50–74.00	$63.34	$712	—
990–1480	1275	80-85%	76	60.00–73.00	$68.01	$867	-5.52

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1270	873	85-90%	35	20.00–54.00	$40.62	$355	—
920–1015	980	85-90%	3	18.00–30.00	$25.27	$248	—
795–1420	1039	85-90%	168	33.00–66.00	$55.50	$577	-3.97
930–1275	1094	85-90%	18	53.00–74.00	$65.51	$717	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1650	1177	75-80%	43	55.00–66.50	$61.00	$718	—
1300–1500	1396	75-80%	11	57.50–68.00	$63.38	$885	—
1425	1425	75-80%	1	50.00	$50.00	$712	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1550	1272	20	78.50–86.50	$82.50	$1,049	—
865–2130	1582	34	65.00–95.00	$85.94	$1,360	+0.18
1500–2370	1909	7	94.00–105.00	$100.11	$1,911	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385	1385	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,205	—
1000–2000	1455	19	70.00–97.50	$84.33	$1,227	—
1500–2240	1870	12	84.00–96.50	$91.49	$1,711	-1.86

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
555–1250	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	375.00–950.00	$696.21
795–900	863	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	450.00–700.00	$617.20
850–1000	925	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	1,000.00–1,180.00	$1,097.30
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	685.00	$685.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	340.00–600.00	$494.59

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–975	837	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–975.00	$856.03
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	1,000.00	$1,000.00
825–1150	1027	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	500.00–1,000.00	$696.54
1010–1065	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	450.00–775.00	$659.63
835–1255	1038	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	575.00–975.00	$695.09
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
900–1200	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	850.00–1,100.00	$992.86
730–1535	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	530.00–1,025.00	$820.69
795–1445	1144	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–1,100.00	$905.83
840–1355	1147	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	400.00–1,175.00	$894.21

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1335	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	750.00–1,100.00	$963.84

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	410.00	$410.00
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
870–1400	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	750.00–980.00	$849.75
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1000	886	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	550.00–735.00	$663.85

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200–1400	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,769.23

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
653–950	727	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	500.00–600.00	$532.66
810	810	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
735–975	855	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00–900.00	$803.29
880	880	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
900–915	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$849.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
930–1010	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	750.00–780.00	$767.89

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
643	643	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	450.00	$450.00

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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
520–1460	976	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	300.00–1,225.00	$892.72	—
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
1005	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	-120.00
750–1210	1031	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	700.00–1,185.00	$997.23	+77.23
775–1250	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	850.00–1,450.00	$1,269.68	-8.89
1055–1260	1179	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	635.00–1,000.00	$778.79	—
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1500	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	1,600.00–2,200.00	$1,939.62	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1045	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	750.00–975.00	$874.08	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	920.00	$920.00	-70.00
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–1,150.00	$1,008.11	+18.11
850–1420	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00–1,550.00	$1,344.05	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	850.00	$850.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1390	1390	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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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
790–1010	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–1,025.00	$904.31	—
950–1175	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,110.59	—

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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.