Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

9,622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.67/cwt -4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $533/hd at 424 lb · 137 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.05/cwt +10.90 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 616 lb · 111 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.34/cwt -3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 469 lb · 109 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,622	8,886	8,987
Feeder cattle	7,592	6,616	7,135
Slaughter cattle	1,163	1,223	1,049
Replacement cattle	867	1,047	803

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 11.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 10.00 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
210–245	235	4	150.00–165.00	$155.45	$365	-14.55
250–299	275	19	145.00–171.00	$153.48	$422	-17.18
300–349	324	45	142.50–175.00	$155.14	$503	-13.75
350–399	377	46	142.50–169.00	$153.85	$580	-11.95
400–449	425	82	137.50–168.00	$153.66	$653	-6.70
450–499	471	71	130.00–166.00	$150.92	$711	-5.42
500–549	522	70	122.50–157.50	$143.07	$747	-2.77
550–599	572	49	126.00–145.00	$134.59	$770	-4.19
600–649	622	37	120.00–140.00	$130.01	$809	-2.62
650–699	674	24	116.00–137.50	$127.54	$860	-0.07
700–745	721	16	115.00–129.00	$121.49	$876	-3.82
750–755	753	3	122.00–128.00	$124.00	$934	-1.85
820–845	833	2	118.50–121.00	$119.73	$997	-8.27
865	865	1	81.00	$81.00	$701	-52.75
960–965	963	2	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$1,117	-0.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	4	169.00	$169.00	$355	—
265–275	268	3	144.00–150.00	$147.95	$397	—
300–310	305	2	142.00–146.00	$143.97	$439	+0.88
380–390	383	4	145.00–148.00	$147.24	$564	-4.93
400–440	422	9	141.00–161.00	$151.56	$640	-0.33
452 value added	452	2	159.00	$159.00	$719	-6.28
450–495	480	35	141.00–159.00	$142.83	$686	-7.87
505–525 value added	508	24	137.00–152.50	$150.63	$765	+0.12
500–545	527	36	135.00–148.00	$141.78	$747	-3.33
569 value added	569	6	132.50	$132.50	$754	-4.25
550–594	584	70	124.00–158.25	$151.22	$883	+10.19
618 value added	618	4	140.00	$140.00	$865	-5.64
600–640	632	33	120.00–135.00	$131.21	$829	-4.30
650 value added	650	5	125.00	$125.00	$812	—
650–698	689	63	115.00–139.00	$136.48	$940	+8.60
743–748	747	14	115.00–122.00	$115.99	$866	-14.01
765	765	1	117.00	$117.00	$895	—
783 value added	783	3	121.00	$121.00	$947	—
985	985	12	100.00	$100.00	$985	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–170	165	2	130.00	$130.00	$214	-21.67
200–240	218	8	120.00–148.00	$138.16	$301	+3.02
250–285	264	8	120.00–150.00	$138.54	$366	-13.01
300–345	327	26	120.00–154.00	$139.17	$455	-6.97
350–395	373	31	125.00–149.00	$137.82	$514	-6.23
400–445	421	35	125.00–153.00	$138.18	$582	-1.40
450–495	470	30	125.00–146.00	$138.19	$649	+0.51
500–540	521	15	115.00–140.00	$128.99	$672	-3.22
550–590	570	12	115.00–134.00	$125.42	$715	-4.02
620–635	629	4	114.00–122.00	$117.72	$740	+1.78
655–680	668	3	120.00–121.00	$120.33	$804	-1.73
700	700	1	104.00	$104.00	$728	-21.01
835	835	1	117.00	$117.00	$977	+8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	22	120.00–140.00	$131.09	$295	-15.00
300–349	325	20	128.00–145.00	$137.14	$446	+0.58
350–399	373	19	115.00–140.00	$128.15	$478	-13.06
400–420	408	3	125.00–130.00	$127.66	$521	-2.35
450–499	473	18	110.00–130.00	$121.43	$574	-8.98
505–545	525	2	118.00–122.00	$120.08	$630	-2.87
570–575	572	3	119.00–121.00	$120.34	$688	-9.15
635	635	1	110.00	$110.00	$698	+2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	130.00	$130.00	$221	—
200–225	213	2	125.00–130.00	$127.35	$271	-4.49
250–299	276	34	104.00–155.00	$128.89	$356	-7.37
300–349	326	47	122.00–151.00	$133.05	$434	-5.08
350–399	377	87	116.00–149.00	$130.28	$491	-5.70
415 fancy	415	1	146.00	$146.00	$606	—
400–449	424	136	112.00–140.00	$125.52	$532	-4.88
450–499	469	109	111.00–137.00	$123.34	$578	-3.69
500–549	524	78	112.00–132.00	$122.98	$644	-1.00
550–599	571	71	110.00–133.00	$121.00	$691	-2.47
580 fancy	580	1	134.00	$134.00	$777	—
612 value added	612	67	140.00	$140.00	$857	—
600–649	622	44	103.00–132.00	$117.41	$730	-2.74
655–695	681	13	100.00–121.00	$114.31	$778	+9.31
700–730	716	9	86.00–114.00	$105.66	$757	-4.64
750–790	768	6	90.00–111.00	$105.37	$809	+0.35
800–825	810	3	103.00–110.00	$105.65	$856	-9.35
895	895	2	105.00–108.00	$106.50	$953	+7.23
905	905	1	107.00	$107.00	$968	—
975	975	1	94.00	$94.00	$916	—
1000	1000	1	83.00	$83.00	$830	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
227	227	3	131.00	$131.00	$297	-6.57
255–265	258	11	115.00–145.00	$135.64	$350	+3.16
325–345	328	8	121.00–137.00	$126.19	$414	-3.28
350–397	381	30	118.00–140.00	$128.92	$491	-5.29
400–445	424	22	120.00–130.00	$123.77	$525	-6.12
419–437 value added	424	20	127.00–127.50	$127.37	$540	-6.11
450 value added	450	3	140.00	$140.00	$630	—
450–495	468	57	110.00–131.50	$125.42	$587	-3.52
507–519 value added	511	21	123.50–127.00	$124.68	$637	-3.82
500–545	535	87	110.00–140.25	$134.10	$717	+8.82
550–590	572	17	100.00–134.00	$121.17	$693	+1.55
577 value added	577	4	120.00	$120.00	$692	-7.38
603–645	626	57	99.00–129.00	$123.51	$773	-9.13
628 value added	628	4	116.00	$116.00	$728	-4.04
657–695	665	15	110.00–117.25	$114.84	$764	-1.68
670–677 value added	673	5	127.00–129.00	$127.80	$860	—
705–735	718	5	105.00–110.00	$107.83	$774	-12.24
760–790	785	6	93.00–99.00	$93.97	$738	—
791 value added	791	14	114.00	$114.00	$902	—
800	800	2	109.50	$109.50	$876	+19.50
865	865	1	94.00	$94.00	$813	—
965	965	3	94.00	$94.00	$907	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	125.00	$125.00	$231	-1.50
215–245	236	7	120.00–128.00	$123.11	$291	+4.70
250–290	275	10	94.00–125.00	$117.08	$322	-3.07
300–345	328	33	107.00–135.00	$119.61	$392	-2.52
350–395	375	43	105.00–135.00	$118.51	$444	-0.80
400–445	421	48	105.00–128.00	$116.81	$492	-1.39
450–495	474	28	98.00–123.00	$114.55	$543	-5.15
500–540	518	26	95.00–117.00	$110.67	$573	-0.62
560–595	575	11	97.00–121.00	$110.69	$636	-1.31
600–645	624	10	99.00–112.00	$107.06	$668	-1.30
651–690	664	10	75.00–115.00	$94.65	$628	-10.32
700–720	706	4	90.00–102.00	$95.10	$671	-1.55
755	755	1	100.00	$100.00	$755	-5.00
882	882	7	107.50	$107.50	$948	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	227	7	110.00–120.00	$115.62	$262	+4.42
250–295	277	6	110.00–116.00	$112.48	$312	-6.86
305–335	320	4	109.00–123.00	$113.92	$365	-9.15
350–395	369	12	90.00–124.00	$110.15	$406	-4.43
420	420	1	107.00	$107.00	$449	+5.39
480	480	1	105.00	$105.00	$504	+15.00
505–530	513	3	100.00–102.00	$101.31	$520	+20.08
570	570	1	105.00	$105.00	$598	+1.00
625	625	1	90.00	$90.00	$562	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
393	393	2	675.00–700.00	$687.50	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	110.00	$110.00	$280	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	150.00–160.00	$154.84	$353	-2.83
255–280	264	8	150.00–172.00	$162.48	$429	-1.25
300–345	318	15	145.00–169.00	$158.16	$503	+3.07
350–399	374	35	122.50–164.00	$145.69	$545	-8.86
400–449	424	46	100.00–150.00	$134.11	$569	-8.23
450–499	474	61	110.00–152.00	$131.80	$625	-2.37
500–549	523	49	108.00–138.00	$122.39	$640	-7.73
550–599	572	29	82.00–138.00	$115.89	$663	-8.14
600–645	621	23	105.00–129.00	$113.56	$705	-8.68
650–699	670	27	85.00–120.00	$104.66	$701	-10.91
700–735	715	13	105.00–115.00	$108.34	$775	-5.32
775–785	780	2	104.00–110.00	$106.98	$834	-0.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	130.00	$130.00	$247	—
220–235	230	4	145.00–150.00	$147.45	$339	+2.07
250–295	273	12	135.00–150.00	$145.04	$396	-1.57
300–345	325	22	115.00–147.00	$135.62	$441	-0.79
350–395	371	27	116.00–145.00	$131.65	$488	-3.68
400–445	417	26	102.00–144.00	$126.25	$526	-3.00
450–495	469	28	99.00–137.00	$123.42	$579	-3.70
500–545	521	21	108.00–125.00	$118.41	$617	-2.28
550–598	581	17	108.00–124.00	$114.67	$666	-3.52
600–640	622	12	99.00–115.00	$106.03	$660	-15.64
665–695	675	3	100.00–113.00	$106.90	$722	+4.22
710–735	718	3	99.00–112.00	$103.43	$743	+2.10
760–795	778	2	95.00–99.00	$96.95	$754	-11.50
835	835	1	90.00	$90.00	$752	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	156.00	$156.00	$382	—
260–295	275	4	131.00–144.00	$138.67	$381	-32.63
305–345	324	6	132.00–142.00	$136.86	$443	-11.64
360–395	375	11	130.00–159.00	$142.37	$534	+4.12
405–440	422	10	118.00–141.00	$130.98	$553	-5.84
450–495	474	15	112.00–134.00	$124.92	$592	-7.93
500–546	529	19	113.00–126.00	$120.84	$639	-5.23
550–595	575	19	112.00–130.00	$122.24	$703	-5.89
600–645	623	13	104.00–125.00	$114.23	$712	-10.19
650–670	662	6	100.00–118.00	$108.01	$715	-21.48
710–735	723	2	104.00–108.00	$105.97	$766	-19.23
770	770	5	94.00	$94.00	$724	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	105.00	$105.00	$331	—
350–395	366	10	95.00–135.00	$121.16	$443	-3.84
425–435	430	2	125.00–129.00	$127.02	$546	+25.18
450–495	475	12	95.00–122.00	$113.70	$540	-11.30
515–545	528	3	107.00–108.00	$107.68	$569	—
590	590	1	104.00	$104.00	$614	—
665	665	1	90.00	$90.00	$598	+15.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1200–1325	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,400.00–2,100.00	$1,672.09	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1590	1098	80-85%	294	47.00–65.00	$57.36	$630	—
940–1350	1239	80-85%	79	58.00–71.00	$63.92	$792	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1185	876	85-90%	108	20.00–49.00	$36.82	$323	-6.01
695–1075	911	85-90%	25	15.00–33.50	$24.67	$225	-6.67
625–1410	1023	85-90%	209	35.00–61.00	$50.39	$515	-1.87
870–1265	1084	85-90%	8	58.00–64.00	$60.43	$655	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1530	1229	75-80%	30	48.00–62.00	$57.42	$706	-2.71
1245–1780	1458	75-80%	10	43.00–54.00	$50.17	$731	—
1295–1820	1540	75-80%	21	47.50–67.00	$61.30	$944	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1680	1298	16	70.00–84.00	$77.63	$1,008	—
960–2115	1505	40	70.00–90.00	$83.03	$1,250	-3.64
1500–2050	1775	8	85.50–92.50	$89.54	$1,589	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2100	1477	23	60.00–99.00	$80.11	$1,183	—
1500–2160	1801	18	82.00–94.50	$90.06	$1,622	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1400	1283	3	62.00–71.00	$68.17	$875	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580–960	807	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	640.00–1,000.00	$809.26
730–960	829	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	590.00–700.00	$661.23
820–850	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	525.00–600.00	$574.40

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
515	515	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	375.00	$375.00
640	640	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	480.00	$480.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
605–1110	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	30	500.00–1,300.00	$823.55
610–1210	926	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	350.00–875.00	$656.88
710–1650	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	500.00–2,000.00	$1,163.89
790–1150	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	740.00–1,400.00	$1,090.17
750–1605	1089	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	62	600.00–1,150.00	$869.47
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	875.00	$875.00
1000–1400	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	700.00–1,100.00	$905.30
1280 fancy	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1025	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–1,410.00	$1,133.46
850–1470	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	118	760.00–2,050.00	$1,257.85
990–1215	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,125.00–1,660.00	$1,480.09
1220–1250	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–1,125.00	$960.53
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–900	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	350.00–560.00	$464.55
750–1100	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	390.00–750.00	$633.63

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
725	725	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
750–980	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	660.00–950.00	$824.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
860–970	924	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,021.95
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
915–925	920	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$850.27

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
700	700	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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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
545–1220	892	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–1,450.00	$1,064.58	—
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00	$900.00	—
735–1490	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	37	525.00–1,100.00	$881.59	—
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
950–1260	1103	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	600.00–925.00	$822.11	—
1000–1350	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,243.62	+311.14
1130–1225	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	770.00–790.00	$776.90	-155.58
1310	1310	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
1245–1560	1353	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	890.00–1,130.00	$974.15	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	650.00–1,020.00	$883.89	+71.05
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,320.00–1,675.00	$1,531.08	+718.24

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1315	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,206.29	+74.31
1685	1685	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
655–855	788	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	600.00–700.00	$627.70	—

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
655	655	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	550.00	$550.00	—

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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.