Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

6,660 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.14/cwt +11.26 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 571 lb · 193 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.24/cwt +9.21 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 474 lb · 140 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.49/cwt -2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 472 lb · 105 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,660	6,086	2,111
Feeder cattle	4,905	4,241	1,532
Slaughter cattle	851	941	300
Replacement cattle	904	904	279

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	177.00	$177.00	$425	—
285–295	290	2	177.00–180.00	$178.53	$518	-1.00
305–345	326	5	166.00–195.00	$174.88	$570	-1.14
350–390	367	32	160.00–186.00	$180.50	$662	+6.54
365–389 value added	380	11	172.00–173.25	$172.44	$655	—
405–435	418	24	160.00–178.00	$171.83	$718	+12.50
428–434 value added	431	14	170.00–177.00	$174.15	$751	—
456–487	472	111	151.00–182.00	$177.48	$838	+15.17
458–488 value added	480	29	160.00–169.50	$166.68	$800	-4.32
500–545	516	30	143.00–170.00	$160.02	$826	+8.94
513–542 value added	529	28	151.00–164.00	$156.18	$826	-6.56
551–595	568	136	137.00–171.00	$166.97	$948	+21.38
550–595 value added	578	57	131.00–157.00	$150.62	$871	-14.38
602–623 value added	615	14	142.50–150.00	$145.49	$895	-18.94
600–637	617	32	127.00–157.50	$145.13	$895	+0.82
662–695 value added	665	26	120.50–144.50	$141.61	$942	-8.89
661–675	670	18	125.00–144.25	$142.78	$957	+5.41
702–745	712	42	125.00–140.00	$136.21	$970	+4.21
751–759	753	29	116.50–130.00	$127.95	$963	—
766–791 value added	785	18	129.30–129.60	$129.37	$1,016	-5.38
805–825	806	48	122.50–135.00	$132.92	$1,071	—
875 value added	875	5	122.20	$122.20	$1,069	—
903 value added	903	12	123.25	$123.25	$1,113	—
939–945	940	15	115.00–122.00	$121.40	$1,141	—
1043 value added	1043	3	114.75	$114.75	$1,197	—
1122 value added	1122	20	93.50	$93.50	$1,049	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	18	175.00–207.00	$193.04	$434	+0.42
250–299	274	23	170.00–205.00	$183.90	$504	+4.09
300–349	325	27	162.50–195.00	$175.73	$571	-3.82
350–399	375	55	160.00–189.00	$172.94	$649	-4.37
400–449	422	80	150.00–180.00	$168.97	$713	-3.43
445 value added	445	1	155.00	$155.00	$690	—
450–499	472	48	146.00–174.00	$161.37	$762	-4.31
500 value added	500	7	161.00	$161.00	$805	—
500–549	522	86	140.00–174.00	$157.55	$822	-1.91
550–599	573	90	136.00–161.00	$149.32	$856	-2.47
600–649	624	60	125.00–160.00	$140.01	$874	-5.79
650–695	672	22	134.00–150.00	$140.46	$944	-2.54
700–710 value added	702	5	136.00–146.00	$143.98	$1,011	—
700–745	719	19	112.00–137.00	$124.90	$898	-4.96
750–795	777	74	107.00–135.00	$132.53	$1,030	—
790 value added	790	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,027	—
800–830	813	6	85.00–136.00	$118.72	$965	-5.18
860–890	865	62	93.00–135.10	$133.35	$1,153	+3.90
985	985	2	108.00–120.00	$114.00	$1,123	+14.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	160.00	$160.00	$264	—
230–245	235	4	150.00–171.00	$159.14	$374	-5.86
265–290	280	4	150.00–185.00	$169.38	$474	+4.69
300–345	325	11	160.00–172.00	$167.00	$543	+4.33
355–395	378	11	160.00–165.00	$162.36	$614	-3.15
400–445	422	17	140.00–170.00	$157.60	$665	+1.59
450–490	468	12	136.00–167.00	$151.07	$707	-1.65
500–515	507	3	120.00–142.00	$131.71	$668	-16.06
560–595	581	21	108.00–155.00	$148.06	$860	-0.97
600–645	618	12	120.00–135.00	$125.99	$779	-3.67
655–695	677	3	116.00–127.00	$122.59	$830	-4.56
700–725	717	5	110.00–130.00	$120.95	$867	-0.66
760–765	763	2	125.00–128.00	$126.50	$965	+8.50
860	860	1	106.00	$106.00	$912	—
900	900	1	95.00	$95.00	$855	—
980	980	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,029	—
1045	1045	1	90.00	$90.00	$940	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	142.00	$142.00	$341	—
307–345	317	4	142.00–159.00	$146.63	$465	—
350–390	366	6	152.00–155.00	$154.29	$565	-2.41
430–440	437	3	138.00–151.00	$142.94	$625	—
475–480	478	2	124.00–138.00	$131.04	$626	-16.77
610–645	628	2	82.00–114.00	$97.55	$613	—
700	700	1	85.00	$85.00	$595	—
775	775	3	70.00	$70.00	$542	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	152.50	$152.50	$214	—
200–245	220	4	145.00–172.50	$155.53	$342	+5.46
250–299	280	43	135.00–158.00	$145.11	$406	-0.63
300–349	323	60	130.00–157.00	$143.47	$463	+1.16
350–399	375	90	130.00–158.00	$141.63	$531	-2.73
400–449	423	100	125.00–155.00	$139.14	$589	-3.87
450–499	472	105	124.00–149.00	$136.49	$644	-2.89
500–549	521	73	121.00–145.00	$133.00	$693	-1.42
525 fancy	525	1	153.00	$153.00	$803	—
530	530	1	125.00	$125.00	$662	-9.42
555 value added	555	1	130.00	$130.00	$722	—
550–599	572	73	116.00–139.00	$128.45	$735	+1.25
600–649	622	54	115.00–138.00	$128.36	$798	+5.24
650–699	674	37	109.00–132.00	$120.83	$814	-0.14
700–745	715	13	96.00–128.00	$115.63	$827	-0.30
760–795	783	10	97.00–117.00	$108.47	$849	-1.84
805–845	815	9	80.00–114.00	$102.42	$835	-7.11
855–860	858	2	94.00–96.00	$95.00	$815	-2.21
900–915	910	4	80.00–100.00	$92.04	$838	—
975	975	2	89.00–110.00	$99.50	$970	—
1035	1035	1	87.00	$87.00	$900	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	150.00	$150.00	$300	+5.00
258–295	268	5	150.00–166.00	$159.25	$427	+5.15
305–345	327	8	140.00–149.00	$146.55	$479	+2.47
355–393	383	13	134.00–147.00	$144.71	$554	-2.99
398 value added	398	5	138.75	$138.75	$552	—
415–445	426	10	137.00–148.00	$144.73	$617	+1.89
437 value added	437	4	135.50	$135.50	$592	-11.71
455–494 value added	473	30	132.50–143.50	$139.74	$661	-3.74
455–486	475	30	135.00–146.00	$140.18	$666	-0.02
500–516 value added	505	24	132.50–136.00	$134.96	$682	-5.98
505–545	531	39	127.50–149.00	$137.75	$731	-2.55
565 fancy	565	3	120.00	$120.00	$678	—
554–588	570	18	121.00–140.00	$131.80	$751	+5.39
556–597 value added	576	35	128.00–134.50	$130.80	$753	+1.03
600–638	615	24	105.00–134.00	$126.69	$779	+11.22
605–638 value added	615	48	124.25–136.50	$132.05	$812	+2.52
655–695	677	32	112.00–131.00	$125.01	$846	—
680–694 value added	692	27	119.00–122.50	$122.12	$845	—
755–774	769	4	105.00–109.00	$108.02	$831	—
853–870 value added	862	6	114.50–120.00	$117.28	$1,011	—
909 value added	909	4	114.00	$114.00	$1,036	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	125.00	$125.00	$162	—
190	190	1	150.00	$150.00	$285	—
205–245	227	7	120.00–142.00	$131.57	$299	-3.90
250–285	266	9	121.00–145.00	$131.94	$351	+3.33
300–340	317	9	110.00–140.00	$130.42	$413	-3.29
350–395	375	19	110.00–139.00	$130.71	$490	-0.94
400–445	423	12	120.00–146.00	$130.83	$553	-2.69
465–495	481	4	108.00–129.00	$119.67	$576	-9.86
500–545	526	15	110.00–130.00	$120.51	$634	+2.74
555–595	573	18	105.00–129.00	$117.48	$673	-3.91
615–635	625	2	90.00–100.00	$95.08	$594	-14.63
650–690	668	8	100.00–121.00	$111.27	$743	+2.30
700–745	727	3	82.00–105.00	$97.61	$710	-3.04
860	860	1	86.00	$86.00	$740	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	118.00	$118.00	$348	—
345	345	1	110.00	$110.00	$380	-4.50
385	385	1	113.00	$113.00	$435	—
480	480	1	118.00	$118.00	$566	—
505–540	523	2	115.00–116.00	$115.48	$604	—
580	580	1	100.00	$100.00	$580	+4.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	202.50	$202.50	$395	—
255–295	284	11	180.00–200.00	$189.75	$539	+9.42
300–349	327	24	160.00–194.00	$170.21	$557	-13.35
350–399	373	30	122.50–196.00	$164.65	$614	-5.30
400–449	426	46	120.00–171.00	$149.39	$636	-18.06
450–499	472	35	126.00–166.00	$145.03	$685	-9.08
500–549	520	38	128.00–159.00	$143.29	$745	-6.38
550–599	575	23	120.00–145.00	$133.88	$770	+0.68
600–649	623	22	108.00–140.00	$124.94	$778	-4.85
650–695	668	8	119.00–132.00	$124.54	$832	-1.68
700–745	726	8	110.00–119.00	$115.61	$839	-4.00
750–790	768	6	110.00–122.00	$116.50	$895	+0.42
805–825	813	4	111.00–120.00	$114.52	$931	-0.51
895	895	1	100.00	$100.00	$895	+2.50
940	940	1	98.00	$98.00	$921	+3.00
950	950	1	101.00	$101.00	$960	-8.00
1030–1045	1038	2	85.00–97.50	$91.20	$947	—
1070	1070	1	84.00	$84.00	$899	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	174.00–199.00	$186.08	$415	+4.08
270	270	1	181.00	$181.00	$489	-5.85
315–345	329	5	160.00–174.00	$167.60	$551	-22.74
365–397	388	10	165.00–169.50	$168.06	$652	+2.63
410–445	425	8	160.00–172.00	$166.21	$706	+4.90
450–480	462	13	138.00–159.00	$151.08	$698	-16.88
500–535	511	8	130.00–163.00	$140.58	$718	+3.92
550–590	569	7	126.00–142.00	$132.63	$755	±0.00
615–640	628	2	122.00–129.00	$125.43	$788	-1.70
650–675	663	3	124.00–125.00	$124.33	$824	—
805	805	1	122.00	$122.00	$982	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	167.50	$167.50	$394	+17.50
265–295	280	2	154.00–176.00	$164.41	$460	+17.21
310–345	327	8	130.00–171.00	$158.77	$519	-2.03
350–395	375	12	140.00–172.00	$159.25	$597	+6.34
410–445	429	12	120.00–160.00	$147.25	$632	+0.99
450–495	479	8	130.00–155.00	$144.39	$692	+0.88
505–540	522	8	120.00–145.00	$134.33	$701	+0.81
570–590	580	3	121.00–128.00	$125.37	$727	+1.28
635	635	1	119.00	$119.00	$756	-4.63
690	690	1	110.00	$110.00	$759	-6.25
700–730	712	3	100.00–123.00	$111.70	$795	-5.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	142.00	$142.00	$454	+5.00
370	370	1	150.00	$150.00	$555	+34.66
400–425	408	4	106.00–146.00	$131.50	$537	-3.96
485–495	490	3	120.00–128.00	$124.69	$611	—
490 thin fleshed	490	1	164.00	$164.00	$804	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	250.00	$250.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1410	1410	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,425.00	$2,425.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	177.00	$177.00	$575	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1780	1125	80-85%	199	49.00–75.50	$66.37	$747	+0.28
1085–1560	1306	80-85%	106	60.00–77.00	$72.15	$942	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–1130	809	85-90%	33	25.00–54.50	$44.07	$357	+21.94
675–1375	1010	85-90%	176	37.00–65.00	$55.99	$565	-6.53
910–1735	1165	85-90%	17	62.00–69.00	$65.14	$759	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1555	1117	75-80%	22	55.00–68.50	$63.60	$710	—
1390–1785	1569	75-80%	19	59.50–68.50	$64.90	$1,018	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2200	1489	35	65.00–99.00	$86.25	$1,284	—
1500–2405	1777	21	86.00–99.50	$92.78	$1,649	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1495	1256	19	75.00–91.00	$85.42	$1,073	+1.78
1060–2015	1506	21	70.00–93.00	$87.31	$1,315	—
1500–2115	1742	13	89.50–98.00	$94.70	$1,650	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085	1085	1	75.00	$75.00	$814	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
538 fancy	538	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	755.00	$755.00
640–800	720	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	610.00–875.00	$758.54
585–1045	801	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	500.00–780.00	$705.39
765–990	881	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	450.00–700.00	$588.55

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–1100	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	650.00–1,300.00	$1,070.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–800	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	425.00–500.00	$441.67
755	755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	465.00	$465.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00
620–1105	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	575.00–1,275.00	$865.47
835–865	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	710.00–830.00	$768.94
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	680.00	$680.00
750–1150	902	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–900.00	$852.83
845–1200	984	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	575.00–1,010.00	$897.23
985 fancy	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
885–1175	1022	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	600.00–930.00	$779.68
855–1290	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	625.00–1,225.00	$993.34
1065–1075	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–775.00	$712.21
895–1345	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	800.00–1,150.00	$1,010.16
1000–1300	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	900.00–1,350.00	$1,154.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1200	979	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	685.00–975.00	$874.00
850–1300	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	780.00–1,100.00	$971.52
905–1345	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	890.00	$890.00
1050–1200	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,020.00–1,040.00	$1,029.33
1130–1320	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	840.00–990.00	$915.74

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–1100	861	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	550.00–850.00	$726.82

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
675–880	778	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	635.00–700.00	$663.22
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
925–1075	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–730.00	$713.88
950–1130	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	730.00–1,010.00	$882.12
910–1220	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	770.00–1,075.00	$937.95
630–1510	1112	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	600.00–1,070.00	$911.14

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1030	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	525.00–800.00	$684.13
730–1100	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	600.00–900.00	$780.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1360	1360	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	72.00	$72.00	$979

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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
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-450.00
700–875	809	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00–1,400.00	$1,273.84	—
695–1160	839	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,262.44	—
900–1050	954	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,124.16	-525.84
860–1135 fancy	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00–1,625.00	$1,614.22	—
720–1195	1059	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	700.00–1,125.00	$1,017.73	+59.07
715–1215	1061	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	725.00–1,350.00	$1,209.25	+250.59
900–1440	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,280.00–1,685.00	$1,529.23	-87.54
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	-661.43
1315	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
582–1675	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	55	875.00–1,400.00	$1,214.35	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1250	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,450.00–1,520.00	$1,465.77	—
850–1545	1141	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,000.00–1,525.00	$1,272.99	—
1200–1275	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,390.00–1,620.00	$1,469.80	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,290.00	$1,290.00	+270.00
1330	1330	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	+80.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1095	914	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	625.00–1,050.00	$900.41	-118.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–1100	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–1,260.00	$1,104.41	—
1075–1475	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	980.00–1,310.00	$1,109.65	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
580	580	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	585.00	$585.00	—

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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.