Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 28, 2021

7,403 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.49/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 523 lb · 111 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.77/cwt +1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 523 lb · 105 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.24/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 472 lb · 94 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	7,403	6,232
Feeder cattle	5,466	4,302
Slaughter cattle	1,066	1,187
Replacement cattle	871	743

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 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
200–245	224	24	160.00–177.00	$174.57	$391	—
250–299	274	28	162.50–177.50	$171.19	$469	+4.68
300–349	325	30	160.00–181.00	$170.30	$553	+6.26
350–399	373	47	150.00–179.00	$163.52	$610	+3.27
400–449	422	49	145.00–171.00	$161.76	$683	+6.77
450–499	472	90	132.50–170.00	$155.84	$736	+1.71
500–549	523	111	140.00–163.00	$150.49	$787	+0.76
550–599	576	49	134.00–158.00	$145.60	$839	-0.14
600–649	622	67	130.00–151.50	$141.79	$882	+3.21
650–699	675	54	127.50–144.00	$135.45	$914	-4.07
700–745	721	21	120.00–137.50	$130.13	$938	-3.15
750–780	765	5	124.00–133.00	$127.76	$977	+3.91
800–845	820	9	122.00–130.00	$124.24	$1,019	—
860	860	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,032	-18.60
925	925	1	100.00	$100.00	$925	-17.53
950–985	968	2	102.00–112.00	$107.09	$1,037	—
1040	1040	1	75.00	$75.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	179.00	$179.00	$439	—
343	343	8	160.00	$160.00	$549	+15.00
350 thin fleshed	350	1	167.00	$167.00	$584	—
360–385	380	11	155.00–168.00	$156.95	$596	-3.05
415–418 value added	416	20	157.00–165.00	$160.60	$668	+4.35
415–445	417	26	151.00–164.00	$160.71	$670	-4.39
465–484	470	25	124.00–154.50	$151.61	$713	-1.28
473–493 value added	484	21	154.00–163.25	$158.23	$766	+5.33
500–535 value added	510	69	150.00–156.50	$153.81	$784	+2.57
515–540	531	10	135.00–154.00	$148.12	$787	-1.79
550–590	558	30	133.00–152.00	$147.69	$824	-6.72
561–581 value added	569	15	144.00–152.00	$150.24	$855	-0.17
604–635 value added	615	28	141.00–147.50	$142.66	$877	+4.66
600–641	627	27	129.00–149.00	$140.83	$883	-2.63
662–663 value added	663	12	144.00	$144.00	$955	—
655–682	674	57	120.00–145.00	$140.92	$950	-1.96
700–709	708	6	124.00–140.00	$137.36	$973	—
745 value added	745	14	133.50	$133.50	$995	-5.25
750	750	1	133.00	$133.00	$998	-4.72
812–845 value added	827	11	117.00–124.50	$121.65	$1,006	—
863 value added	863	4	116.00	$116.00	$1,001	—
870–893	891	11	114.50–130.00	$115.88	$1,032	—
955–978 value added	956	58	116.00–133.00	$132.10	$1,263	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–185	183	2	140.00–150.00	$145.07	$265	+20.00
240	240	1	149.00	$149.00	$358	—
260–295	275	3	132.00–150.00	$138.65	$381	-25.04
300–325	310	6	150.00–165.00	$155.90	$483	+1.68
350–390	372	8	129.00–160.00	$145.23	$540	+1.78
400–445	423	22	125.00–156.00	$140.81	$596	+5.03
455–490	479	11	107.00–154.00	$139.98	$671	+3.88
500–545	527	11	124.00–145.00	$135.00	$711	+1.88
550–590	571	8	110.00–135.00	$126.36	$722	-2.72
610–630	615	6	120.00–136.00	$127.70	$785	+0.14
655–695	670	6	122.00–129.00	$126.00	$844	+7.52
755–795	775	2	100.00–105.00	$102.44	$794	-17.48
835	835	1	110.00	$110.00	$918	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	20	145.00–160.00	$153.17	$421	—
330	330	1	150.00	$150.00	$495	—
350–399	378	11	125.00–150.00	$138.74	$524	-14.27
400–449	423	9	116.00–139.00	$126.28	$534	-8.72
455–465	460	2	130.00–133.00	$131.48	$605	+3.46
520	520	1	128.00	$128.00	$666	+10.36

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	7	70.00	$70.00	$388	—
650	650	13	85.00	$85.00	$552	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	135.00	$135.00	$196	-5.00
170–195	184	4	130.00–140.00	$135.24	$249	-5.40
200–245	218	16	130.00–146.00	$139.73	$305	+1.37
250–299	272	49	130.00–158.00	$147.98	$403	+6.69
300–349	326	49	132.50–156.00	$144.56	$471	+2.70
350–399	374	64	125.00–148.00	$138.81	$519	-0.11
400–449	425	65	121.00–149.00	$137.36	$584	-1.15
450–499	472	94	126.00–145.00	$137.24	$648	+2.09
500–549	525	92	115.00–143.00	$132.68	$697	-0.16
550–599	568	64	117.50–141.00	$132.98	$755	+2.60
600–649	623	36	114.00–136.00	$126.35	$787	+3.18
650–697	675	47	112.50–133.00	$125.27	$846	+2.85
700–745	724	12	105.00–123.50	$117.18	$848	+0.14
750–795	772	3	105.00–120.00	$111.81	$863	—
800–845	823	8	95.00–110.00	$104.24	$858	-19.60
850–885	873	3	86.00–108.00	$97.48	$851	—
950	950	1	94.00	$94.00	$893	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	261	4	135.00–137.00	$135.48	$354	-7.52
310–340	316	5	133.50–147.00	$136.41	$431	-4.89
350–398	394	30	132.00–140.00	$139.46	$549	-3.96
410–445	428	56	120.00–150.00	$142.38	$609	+8.03
462–470 value added	468	9	134.00–140.00	$135.32	$633	-6.68
470–490	484	8	136.00–144.00	$140.50	$680	+12.64
505–535	519	62	125.00–143.00	$138.71	$720	+3.09
500–544 value added	529	43	132.00–142.00	$136.41	$722	-0.85
550–596 value added	572	21	134.25–137.00	$134.62	$770	—
555–596	584	59	122.00–137.00	$134.11	$783	-4.17
615 value added	615	2	137.50	$137.50	$846	+13.32
620–645	633	44	120.00–130.00	$129.18	$818	+7.21
667 value added	667	7	128.00–130.00	$129.43	$863	+10.93
670–698	694	7	124.00–130.00	$125.00	$868	+8.30
701 value added	701	9	123.50	$123.50	$866	—
704	704	70	138.00	$138.00	$972	—
765	765	7	108.00	$108.00	$826	-0.50
822 value added	822	2	110.00	$110.00	$904	—
865 value added	865	3	105.00	$105.00	$908	—
855–870	866	28	111.00–118.50	$116.65	$1,010	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	125.00	$125.00	$225	—
205–245	233	7	110.00–132.00	$122.94	$286	-7.51
255–295	275	4	125.00–134.00	$129.44	$356	+5.18
315–340	328	7	100.00–135.00	$127.02	$417	+1.25
355–395	373	16	112.00–138.00	$122.18	$456	-8.08
400–445	417	24	110.00–135.00	$124.95	$521	+2.45
455–490	472	12	100.00–134.00	$120.04	$567	-1.56
500–545	518	13	114.00–127.00	$119.72	$620	-1.91
550–595	570	13	110.00–125.00	$117.71	$671	+1.10
610–635	625	4	105.00–115.00	$109.25	$683	-4.53
650–685	665	4	107.00–123.00	$112.43	$748	+0.27
700–710	703	3	75.00–120.00	$99.55	$700	-7.27
765–785	777	3	80.00–115.00	$98.94	$769	-3.82
805	805	1	70.00	$70.00	$564	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	110.00	$110.00	$314	—
300–349	321	7	110.00–125.00	$118.99	$382	—
415–420	418	2	117.00–122.00	$119.49	$499	+4.49
465–475	468	3	82.50–110.00	$98.42	$461	-13.82
510	510	1	112.00	$112.00	$571	+3.27
555–575	565	3	105.00–111.00	$108.70	$614	—
600–649	628	7	100.00–107.50	$104.43	$656	+0.52
655	655	1	109.00	$109.00	$714	+9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	170.00	$170.00	$306	+20.00
200–225	222	13	167.00–180.00	$174.23	$387	+4.91
255–290	279	8	170.00–178.00	$173.66	$485	+13.42
300–345	322	26	150.00–174.00	$166.03	$535	+10.05
350–395	377	11	140.00–174.00	$157.92	$595	+4.29
400–449	425	30	120.00–159.00	$143.80	$611	+2.30
450–499	472	40	116.00–147.00	$136.46	$644	+0.89
500–549	521	36	110.00–145.00	$133.29	$694	-0.19
550–595	575	34	120.00–140.00	$132.87	$764	+3.34
600–645	621	21	115.00–141.00	$124.12	$771	-1.17
650–695	671	19	110.00–126.00	$119.00	$798	-3.54
705–730	717	5	114.00–121.00	$117.99	$846	-3.42
760–775	768	2	100.00–105.00	$102.48	$787	-12.52
800–840	820	2	101.00–112.00	$106.37	$872	—
990	990	1	88.00	$88.00	$871	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	1	610.00	$610.00	$671	—
290	290	2	138.00–150.00	$144.00	$418	+7.52
305–345	331	7	125.00–152.00	$142.06	$470	+8.41
355–395	376	8	135.00–157.00	$144.71	$544	+8.40
400–445	426	11	129.00–149.00	$140.52	$599	+6.14
450–495	470	16	115.00–144.00	$130.21	$612	-0.70
500–540	526	10	112.00–137.00	$123.14	$648	-4.29
555–595	575	9	115.00–135.00	$125.97	$724	+3.93
600–640	620	4	116.00–126.00	$121.99	$756	+0.69
655	655	1	127.00	$127.00	$832	+9.42
715–745	735	3	100.00–112.00	$104.05	$765	-2.61
775–780	778	2	80.00–106.00	$93.04	$724	-15.05
805–835	820	3	90.00–96.00	$91.96	$754	+1.96
860–880	870	2	90.00–94.00	$91.98	$800	-8.91
910–935	923	2	88.00–90.00	$89.01	$822	—
975	975	1	87.00	$87.00	$848	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	172.50	$172.50	$397	+12.60
315–325	323	5	150.00–179.00	$159.28	$514	+17.14
385	385	1	162.00	$162.00	$624	+16.96
400–440	420	8	132.50–166.00	$147.19	$618	+9.15
450–480	471	9	127.50–144.00	$133.40	$628	+4.01
500–545	516	11	125.00–145.00	$131.19	$677	-1.03
555–595	576	7	124.00–136.00	$129.73	$747	+0.23
610	610	1	128.00	$128.00	$781	+7.39
660–680	673	3	119.00–126.00	$121.29	$816	+1.85
725	725	1	105.00	$105.00	$761	-14.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	139.00	$139.00	$445	+9.00
370–375	373	2	146.00–148.00	$146.99	$548	—
410–420	415	2	135.00–136.00	$135.51	$562	+7.21
475	475	1	120.00	$120.00	$570	-7.51
555	555	1	97.50	$97.50	$541	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–895	831	85-90%	6	34.00–45.00	$38.67	$321	-10.69
605–1280	839	85-90%	69	30.00–62.00	$51.47	$432	+2.11
755–1600	1028	85-90%	251	30.00–71.50	$61.65	$634	-0.45
945–1400	1126	85-90%	33	60.00–77.50	$71.73	$808	+3.33

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1760	1123	80-85%	246	55.00–79.50	$68.18	$766	-2.12
910–1360	1263	80-85%	68	67.50–80.00	$73.08	$923	—
1300	1300	80-85%	1	62.50	$62.50	$812	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1880	1143	75-80%	28	58.00–72.50	$66.39	$759	—
1335–1840	1593	75-80%	24	57.00–71.00	$65.30	$1,040	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–2395	1553	21	82.00–105.00	$92.91	$1,443	—
1500–2290	1840	34	88.50–106.00	$98.10	$1,805	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1495	1248	14	79.00–90.00	$84.78	$1,058	—
520–1965	1483	15	82.50–125.00	$96.88	$1,437	—
1500–2255	1922	11	92.00–100.00	$96.99	$1,864	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,164	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	620.00–850.00	$756.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	350.00	$350.00
930	930	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00
710–1000	952	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	475.00–800.00	$759.59

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1160	1002	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	525.00–1,050.00	$810.26
850–1455	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	82	800.00–1,085.00	$985.80
1100–1200	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	930.00–980.00	$956.09
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1220–1330	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1095	892	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–925.00	$820.07
750–1100	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	700.00–1,075.00	$973.44
875–1290	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	650.00–1,000.00	$829.26
840–1395	1071	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–1,100.00	$829.31
1105–1280	1182	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	850.00–880.00	$862.62
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
1265	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1050–1480	1284	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	800.00–1,260.00	$1,094.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1195	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	725.00–1,150.00	$934.97
1005	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	645.00	$645.00
1015	1015	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1050–1200	1102	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	910.00–1,020.00	$978.53
905–1260	1116	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	700.00–1,030.00	$900.28
1050–1255	1133	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	850.00–1,110.00	$987.84
1130–1165	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,090.00	$1,066.46
1000–1325	1161	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	675.00–1,100.00	$919.18
1120–1505	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,010.00–1,200.00	$1,097.57

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1050	889	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	500.00–875.00	$712.10

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–1100	918	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	820.00–1,000.00	$927.90
815–1050	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	600.00–850.00	$740.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,360.00	$1,360.00	—
1060–1085	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,175.87	—
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,130.00	$1,130.00	—
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	+85.00
1230–1615	1373	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,420.00	$1,359.96	-225.04
1385	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,590.00	$1,590.00	+140.00
1215–1560	1407	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,200.00–1,460.00	$1,313.50	-71.50
1335–1485	1427	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,230.00–1,520.00	$1,405.67	+20.67
1465	1465	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1490–1530	1510	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,700.00–1,770.00	$1,735.46	—
1360–1665	1525	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,580.00–1,740.00	$1,673.55	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1270	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	900.00–1,050.00	$991.19	-137.18
850–1300	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	1,075.00–1,450.00	$1,280.19	-85.44
1075–1100	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,326.44	+127.24
1085–1150	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,127.18	—
1350	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1050	864	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	670.00–950.00	$801.55	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
915–1250	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,100.00–1,450.00	$1,238.88	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-66.42
1560	1560	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1585	1585	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625	625	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	+196.72

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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.