Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

7,585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.51/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 634 lb · 204 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.72/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 426 lb · 148 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.23/cwt -0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 474 lb · 109 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,585	6,342	6,289
Feeder cattle	6,048	5,001	5,111
Slaughter cattle	943	768	643
Replacement cattle	594	573	535

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 7.00 higher. 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
200–249	225	16	170.00–195.00	$183.88	$414	-3.94
250–299	272	24	163.00–212.00	$191.05	$520	+11.53
300–349	322	49	159.00–212.00	$177.93	$573	+5.10
350–399	373	56	156.00–180.00	$166.32	$620	-1.14
400–449	422	78	149.00–181.00	$163.70	$691	+3.64
450–499	473	84	136.00–170.00	$156.03	$738	-0.01
500–549	525	91	140.00–167.00	$151.81	$797	+0.18
550–599	572	64	136.00–158.00	$146.58	$838	-1.89
600–649	619	88	130.00–153.00	$142.22	$880	+0.97
650–695	674	26	129.00–148.00	$140.93	$950	+4.11
700–749	722	28	122.00–148.00	$134.14	$968	+4.36
750–799	776	6	110.00–131.00	$122.71	$952	+14.71
797 value added	797	63	145.50	$145.50	$1,160	—
805–830	818	2	121.00–125.00	$122.97	$1,006	+2.64
880	880	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,100	+5.68
1005	1005	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,005	+4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	188.00	$188.00	$414	+10.50
270	270	1	157.00	$157.00	$424	-26.00
305–341	330	8	160.00–170.00	$167.56	$553	-12.02
355–398	386	22	150.00–177.00	$156.97	$606	-1.35
400–445	426	34	159.00–173.00	$162.75	$693	+5.32
450–498	485	54	151.00–170.00	$158.19	$767	+3.84
500–546	523	31	145.50–167.00	$154.01	$805	+5.16
550–598	570	96	140.00–155.00	$150.90	$860	+5.64
600–648	634	204	140.00–152.00	$146.51	$929	+3.16
655–690	679	62	134.00–149.00	$144.78	$983	+5.81
700–728	715	55	133.00–146.00	$142.75	$1,021	+4.25
765	765	6	132.50	$132.50	$1,014	+12.50
805–825	813	15	124.00–139.00	$133.24	$1,083	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	165.00–178.00	$171.74	$464	+16.41
300–345	326	21	154.00–174.00	$162.00	$528	+7.68
350–395	373	17	146.00–174.00	$157.40	$587	+6.56
400–440	425	13	140.00–160.00	$152.12	$647	+7.26
450–495	473	23	134.00–158.00	$143.24	$678	-0.20
500–545	520	22	125.00–155.00	$137.96	$717	-5.51
565–595	577	13	130.00–155.00	$144.76	$835	+6.92
640–645	643	2	129.00–131.00	$130.00	$836	+1.53
680	680	1	130.00	$130.00	$884	+2.00
715–740	726	4	120.00–130.00	$124.72	$905	+8.72
750	750	1	123.00	$123.00	$922	+4.42
855	855	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,043	+7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	327	3	150.00–160.00	$154.69	$506	+12.78
540	540	1	136.00	$136.00	$734	+2.00
550–570	560	2	137.00–139.00	$138.02	$773	+12.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	154.00	$154.00	$362	+11.71
250–299	272	32	135.00–162.50	$152.18	$414	+6.55
300–349	323	54	130.00–160.00	$148.19	$479	+2.48
350–399	372	73	128.00–156.00	$141.71	$527	-3.17
405 fancy	405	1	152.00	$152.00	$616	—
400–449	426	147	128.00–155.00	$140.64	$599	+0.08
450–499	474	109	126.00–147.00	$137.23	$650	-0.96
500–549	523	107	125.00–148.00	$135.06	$706	+1.82
565 fancy	565	1	150.00	$150.00	$848	—
550–599	570	75	120.00–147.00	$131.76	$751	-0.98
600–649	621	45	119.00–139.00	$126.35	$785	+6.21
650–699	672	18	116.00–132.00	$123.49	$830	-1.46
700–749	727	20	106.00–122.00	$115.78	$842	-2.90
760	760	2	111.00–125.00	$118.00	$897	+0.27
825	825	1	90.00	$90.00	$742	-18.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	314	7	136.00–159.00	$140.19	$440	-8.26
362–395	384	6	134.00–140.00	$135.89	$522	-5.94
402–445	422	17	132.00–145.00	$139.92	$590	+9.72
450–495	480	76	129.00–149.00	$138.40	$664	+6.96
509–543	525	60	125.00–142.00	$135.55	$712	+1.25
550–598	575	108	115.00–140.50	$135.36	$778	+7.21
600–644	632	100	110.00–137.50	$132.97	$840	+4.66
660–680	671	6	122.00–135.25	$131.71	$884	+11.56
720–743	721	26	120.00–133.00	$132.22	$953	+6.37
752–760	754	4	109.00–115.00	$110.51	$833	—
812	812	2	111.00	$111.00	$901	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	132.00	$132.00	$271	-11.54
250–290	274	5	120.00–138.00	$130.18	$357	-2.43
315–345	331	8	120.00–142.00	$132.53	$439	+3.00
355–390	373	13	112.00–134.00	$125.22	$467	-1.10
400–445	425	10	110.00–135.00	$126.50	$538	+0.46
450–495	476	16	110.00–140.00	$126.85	$604	-1.39
500–545	528	11	105.00–128.00	$119.70	$632	-3.66
550–595	568	13	110.00–128.00	$120.66	$685	+3.84
610–640	626	9	105.00–125.00	$116.76	$731	+3.35
655–665	659	4	100.00–118.00	$110.12	$726	-4.12
700–720	708	3	103.00–121.00	$111.34	$788	-1.29
780	780	1	80.00	$80.00	$624	-15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	10	125.00–140.00	$133.32	$300	—
295	295	1	109.00	$109.00	$322	-14.55
410	410	1	105.00	$105.00	$430	-9.80
500–545	520	4	104.00–115.00	$111.62	$580	-0.81
550–590	573	4	118.00–124.00	$121.77	$698	—
700	700	1	82.50	$82.50	$578	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	276	6	182.50–208.00	$195.31	$539	+16.97
300–349	328	23	140.00–207.50	$168.45	$553	-2.78
350–390	369	25	140.00–194.00	$163.85	$605	+0.13
400–449	423	69	120.00–169.00	$147.72	$625	-3.89
450–499	469	38	120.00–157.00	$142.05	$666	-0.32
500–549	523	67	123.00–149.00	$135.99	$711	-3.24
550–595	571	22	124.00–145.00	$131.70	$752	+14.20
600–645	616	17	120.00–138.00	$127.80	$787	-1.32
650–685	666	6	117.00–135.00	$122.80	$818	-1.19
710–725	718	2	120.00–125.00	$122.53	$880	+7.25
760	760	1	110.00	$110.00	$836	-6.98
805–835	820	2	105.00–106.00	$105.49	$865	+13.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	279	4	137.00–178.00	$157.70	$440	+6.25
315–335	325	2	169.00–178.00	$173.36	$563	+24.36
350–395	374	25	115.00–164.00	$145.12	$543	+1.48
400–445	418	15	121.00–146.00	$137.20	$573	-3.73
455–495	476	20	120.00–149.00	$135.97	$647	+7.22
500–545	523	16	115.00–141.00	$127.54	$667	+3.50
560–585	574	6	112.00–130.00	$120.97	$694	-2.42
605–640	628	4	110.00–125.00	$117.68	$739	-2.92
675	675	1	118.00	$118.00	$796	+8.61
705–740	719	4	110.00–119.00	$115.32	$829	+5.82
750–790	770	3	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$855	+24.59
840	840	1	90.00	$90.00	$756	—
860	860	1	86.00	$86.00	$740	+1.00
910	910	1	85.00	$85.00	$774	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	168.00	$168.00	$512	+22.50
360–385	372	5	152.00–165.00	$158.04	$588	+8.97
415–445	432	5	136.00–147.00	$140.57	$607	-2.19
450–495	477	14	128.00–148.00	$138.82	$662	+1.81
500–545	522	19	124.00–147.00	$134.97	$705	-0.37
550–595	574	16	125.00–138.00	$133.53	$766	+0.68
600–640	621	10	120.00–137.00	$129.29	$803	-8.13
660–691	679	7	114.00–130.00	$120.60	$819	-10.79
830	830	2	107.00	$107.00	$888	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	226	4	132.00–158.00	$143.70	$325	—
250–260	255	2	130.00–152.00	$140.78	$359	—
320	320	1	126.00	$126.00	$403	—
380–395	388	2	142.00–144.00	$143.02	$555	+4.11
435–440	438	2	92.50–126.00	$109.35	$479	-24.85
475	475	1	122.00	$122.00	$580	-1.70
515–545	523	4	102.00–117.00	$105.91	$554	-11.44
555–590	574	5	113.00–125.00	$116.94	$671	+16.44
630	630	1	92.50	$92.50	$583	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1415–1585	1500	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,500.00–1,900.00	$1,711.33	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080–1220	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,225.00–1,500.00	$1,370.87	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1715	1103	80-85%	236	50.00–74.50	$64.68	$713	—
1045–1350	1249	80-85%	104	67.00–76.50	$71.89	$898	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575–1110	778	85-90%	6	20.00–42.00	$28.54	$222	—
610–1100	859	85-90%	41	24.00–56.50	$41.13	$353	-6.88
680–1255	1022	85-90%	198	30.00–67.00	$56.04	$573	-2.99
765–1550	1030	85-90%	47	55.00–72.00	$61.88	$637	+2.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1755	1348	75-80%	65	59.00–69.00	$65.37	$881	—
1235–1610	1400	75-80%	10	54.00–58.00	$56.35	$789	—
1225–1880	1436	75-80%	28	60.00–75.00	$69.24	$994	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1815	1210	11	72.00–83.00	$79.03	$956	—
1150–2125	1616	38	75.00–100.50	$92.55	$1,496	—
1415–1860	1683	5	97.00–100.00	$98.51	$1,658	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2030	1482	16	58.50–116.00	$86.71	$1,285	—
1500–2385	1913	24	85.50–99.50	$93.44	$1,788	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	1	70.00	$70.00	$1,015	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545	1545	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,159	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
540–780	703	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	450.00–600.00	$503.74
845	845	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	590.00	$590.00
945–1200	1032	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	500.00–650.00	$558.16

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
590–740	673	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	350.00–400.00	$378.64

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1300	1014	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	635.00–950.00	$769.34
850–1200	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	600.00–1,090.00	$842.31
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00
850–1520	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	76	760.00–1,190.00	$1,015.16
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1305	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
850–1085	928	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	600.00–800.00	$721.77
895–995	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–975.00	$903.97
840–1035	966	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	600.00–850.00	$783.17
850–1240	1001	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	400.00–750.00	$616.10
940–1100	1024	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	775.00–900.00	$826.67
870–1330	1058	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	675.00–1,025.00	$839.31
1010–1155	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	760.00–1,000.00	$879.71
1070 fancy	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00
1065–1100 fancy	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,036.89
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00	$900.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1055	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	560.00–940.00	$781.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1215–1305	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,210.00	$1,101.25
1270	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600	600	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
725–760	743	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–525.00	$512.21

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–940 fancy	885	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,160.10
725–1080	924	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	600.00–950.00	$831.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
880–940	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	735.00–950.00	$844.93
1012 fancy	1012	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1112 fancy	1112	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1210 fancy	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–745	728	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00–625.00	$586.60
745	745	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
850–1085	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–1,000.00	$912.14	—
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
850–1370	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	1,050.00–1,425.00	$1,248.69	—
1050–1250	1154	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,040.00–1,430.00	$1,201.17	—
1120–1300	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,260.00	$1,254.63	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–980	937	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–1,025.00	$956.94	—
830–1190	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	600.00–1,100.00	$897.36	—
995–1365	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00–1,110.00	$1,089.24	—
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1105–1370	1197	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	950.00–1,200.00	$1,098.71	—
1035–1450	1214	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,247.13	—
1315–1345 fancy	1330	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00–1,550.00	$1,499.44	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
655	655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—
740–1000	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	600.00–750.00	$693.99	+228.30
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1000	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	825.00–1,025.00	$939.29	+43.75
750–1000	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,150.00	$1,075.00	+179.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065–1150	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,103.84	+103.84
1120–1270	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,225.00	$1,125.55	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,370.00	$1,370.00	—

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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
965 fancy	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-200.00
1280 fancy	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965–1000	988	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,125.00–1,150.00	$1,133.14	—

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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.