Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

5,814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.44/cwt +10.32 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 573 lb · 228 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.98/cwt +14.23 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 671 lb · 176 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.07/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 474 lb · 167 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,814	4,495	5,018
Feeder cattle	4,479	3,035	3,791
Slaughter cattle	771	803	535
Replacement cattle	564	657	692

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. 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
215	215	1	190.00	$190.00	$408	—
250–290	276	9	169.00–192.00	$182.96	$505	-11.36
300–335	314	13	170.00–185.00	$177.20	$556	-10.39
350–398	385	17	165.00–190.00	$177.17	$682	-4.01
383–390 value added	386	26	170.00–180.00	$175.37	$677	—
425–445	435	6	160.00–185.00	$174.88	$761	-4.57
433–445 value added	442	11	177.00–180.00	$179.20	$792	—
468–493 value added	475	23	180.50–185.00	$182.35	$866	-2.77
450–496	476	70	165.00–190.00	$185.77	$884	+0.25
500–543	521	47	165.00–190.00	$175.87	$916	+1.61
528–546 value added	538	19	157.00–178.00	$170.69	$918	—
550–598	583	34	155.00–180.00	$174.08	$1,015	+4.96
590 value added	590	60	161.00	$161.00	$950	-9.00
603–643 value added	618	30	158.00–164.00	$162.32	$1,003	-7.66
605–645	632	21	145.00–166.00	$157.22	$994	+5.22
650–688 value added	672	21	155.00–161.00	$157.49	$1,058	+4.09
650–693	684	35	148.00–160.00	$153.02	$1,047	+6.23
710–742 value added	725	94	145.00–158.00	$154.92	$1,123	+1.92
721–745	726	20	145.00–145.50	$145.40	$1,056	-2.19
775	775	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,046	—
778 value added	778	4	144.00	$144.00	$1,120	—
820	820	4	140.50	$140.50	$1,152	—
824 value added	824	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,195	—
852–873	868	13	134.00–135.50	$134.34	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	200.00	$200.00	$380	—
200–245	224	9	200.00–222.50	$208.04	$466	-2.74
250–299	273	13	180.00–207.00	$189.15	$516	-2.70
300–345	323	16	175.00–205.00	$184.92	$597	-6.39
350–399	372	28	160.00–190.00	$174.64	$650	-14.15
400–445	422	33	167.00–187.00	$178.19	$752	-3.57
450–499	471	47	159.00–188.00	$175.95	$829	-1.33
500–545	521	45	157.00–184.00	$169.94	$885	+0.39
550–599	572	43	140.00–178.00	$161.65	$925	+3.90
600–649	621	39	135.00–172.00	$156.74	$973	-8.34
650–695	672	29	144.00–161.00	$156.84	$1,054	+3.91
700–745	724	35	137.00–151.00	$144.93	$1,049	-2.70
750–795	766	18	125.00–145.00	$137.77	$1,055	+1.85
807–840	818	3	104.00–129.00	$120.44	$985	-9.70
880	880	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,144	+6.01
950	950	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,092	-7.00
1030–1035	1033	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$1,214	—
1115	1115	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,238	—
1180	1180	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,381	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–195	180	3	150.00–165.00	$156.16	$281	-6.09
200–235	218	2	174.00–185.00	$179.94	$392	+24.94
250–295	277	11	162.00–192.00	$181.26	$502	+9.96
300–345	319	22	159.00–187.00	$169.41	$540	+5.64
355–395	378	24	160.00–188.00	$170.60	$645	-3.62
400–445	420	17	140.00–177.00	$161.81	$680	-7.78
450–495	477	13	139.00–173.00	$160.77	$767	+12.98
510–541	526	19	144.00–168.00	$159.02	$836	+2.47
550–585	565	10	113.00–170.00	$143.85	$813	-8.55
615–630	621	5	125.00–154.00	$141.65	$880	+2.47
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	-34.42
755–760	758	2	115.00–121.00	$118.01	$895	—
970	970	1	80.00	$80.00	$776	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	14	135.00–165.00	$151.64	$341	+4.78
300–349	324	16	140.00–176.00	$159.20	$516	+3.61
395	395	1	160.00	$160.00	$632	-5.49
400–449	425	8	120.00–148.00	$134.81	$573	-16.60
450	450	1	125.00	$125.00	$562	-8.14
500–549	516	7	117.50–138.00	$127.80	$659	—
630	630	1	120.00	$120.00	$756	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	155.00	$155.00	$302	-27.50
220–240	232	3	145.00–164.00	$155.57	$361	+0.57
255–280	265	3	145.00–161.00	$152.77	$405	+6.12
285 value added	285	6	165.00	$165.00	$470	—
300–345	311	15	150.00–159.00	$155.49	$484	-7.06
360–395	376	8	135.00–155.00	$146.82	$552	-6.31
396 value added	396	8	161.00	$161.00	$638	—
400	400	1	153.00	$153.00	$612	+0.38
400–415 value added	408	11	153.00–155.00	$153.89	$628	—
400–446	427	43	136.00–166.00	$152.39	$651	-0.23
452–475 value added	472	64	153.50–156.00	$155.69	$735	+0.94
452–499	475	103	138.00–160.00	$151.45	$719	+3.98
500–530	514	14	138.00–153.00	$146.14	$751	+7.37
502–549 value added	535	30	146.50–150.00	$148.26	$793	+4.39
552–590	560	63	125.00–155.00	$148.88	$834	+6.40
556–581 value added	578	165	150.00–154.25	$153.80	$889	+12.13
620–640	635	9	124.00–140.00	$135.74	$862	-5.46
631–648 value added	640	11	130.00–137.50	$134.14	$858	-12.56
652–695 value added	668	148	130.00–139.00	$137.20	$916	+12.20
660–688	686	28	120.00–144.00	$142.13	$975	+27.13
719–745 value added	731	17	108.00–132.00	$120.49	$881	-4.51
750–780	765	2	105.00–110.00	$107.45	$822	—
895	895	1	100.00	$100.00	$895	—
906	906	6	100.00	$100.00	$906	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	155.00	$155.00	$302	-20.00
205–230	218	2	140.00–150.00	$144.71	$315	-6.62
250–299	274	20	140.00–165.00	$152.83	$419	+0.91
300–349	328	29	142.50–167.50	$153.01	$502	+4.06
350–399	371	40	145.00–165.00	$155.76	$578	+3.75
400–449	422	59	136.00–161.00	$150.17	$634	+1.23
450–499	471	56	132.50–160.00	$148.02	$697	+3.41
475 fancy	475	1	155.00	$155.00	$736	+2.61
500–549	525	58	125.00–151.00	$142.13	$746	-0.46
550–599	572	50	127.50–150.00	$140.47	$803	+2.74
600–649	621	35	124.00–146.00	$132.83	$825	-3.62
650–695	671	29	125.00–136.00	$131.31	$881	+4.98
710–735	717	9	110.00–130.00	$126.52	$907	+3.31
750–780	764	4	117.00–125.00	$119.73	$915	+9.12
810–845	821	4	100.00–119.00	$113.02	$928	+2.02
890	890	1	112.00	$112.00	$997	+2.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	3	140.00–150.00	$144.93	$338	+2.05
250–295	265	16	130.00–150.00	$141.42	$375	+14.67
305–340	326	11	136.00–145.00	$140.05	$457	-0.37
350–395	377	14	124.00–145.00	$135.96	$513	-0.62
400–445	428	13	122.00–145.00	$138.17	$591	+4.08
450–495	475	17	125.00–147.00	$138.41	$657	+3.91
505–545	525	11	114.00–139.00	$128.75	$676	-2.71
550–590	576	8	115.00–135.00	$126.48	$729	+0.44
605–630	617	7	111.00–124.00	$117.30	$724	+15.23
650–670	658	3	110.00–124.00	$116.41	$766	+4.47
790	790	1	111.00	$111.00	$877	+8.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	224	16	120.00–144.00	$138.40	$310	+12.85
300–349	326	15	120.00–147.50	$135.70	$442	+5.96
370–385	378	2	121.00–136.00	$128.65	$486	+1.66
400–449	424	14	110.00–128.00	$118.26	$501	+10.26
465–495	480	2	110.00–114.00	$111.94	$537	-5.59
515–540	528	2	110.00–120.00	$114.88	$607	+2.36
550–599	575	6	92.00–123.00	$108.16	$622	-8.20
600–649	625	4	106.00–120.00	$113.27	$708	+3.27
710	710	1	108.00	$108.00	$767	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
838	838	6	950.00	$950.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	172.50	$172.50	$354	—
250–299	280	8	150.00–210.00	$175.00	$490	-10.22
300–349	322	19	130.00–200.00	$169.82	$547	-14.74
350–399	377	36	137.50–181.00	$165.83	$625	-8.90
400–449	425	31	146.00–189.00	$166.63	$708	-0.09
450–499	476	22	120.00–185.00	$154.68	$736	-9.64
500–549	525	27	111.00–172.00	$151.39	$795	-0.92
550–599	568	18	123.00–162.50	$146.49	$832	+17.55
605–640	621	5	135.00–150.00	$142.69	$886	-0.45
665	665	1	135.00	$135.00	$898	+6.91
700–720	710	3	126.00–133.00	$129.65	$921	—
765	765	1	123.00	$123.00	$941	-0.34
1000	1000	1	90.00	$90.00	$900	—
1075	1075	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,193	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	3	172.00–180.00	$175.04	$565	+2.18
350–390	373	6	153.00–185.00	$172.83	$645	-3.05
400–445	418	10	150.00–176.00	$167.90	$702	-7.76
455–492	473	13	152.00–175.00	$164.76	$779	-3.66
500–530	510	7	140.00–165.00	$150.78	$769	-1.11
560–590	578	3	145.00–151.00	$148.73	$860	-3.84
601–635	603	29	129.00–146.00	$141.79	$855	+5.79
680	680	1	132.00	$132.00	$898	-4.03
703	703	6	130.00	$130.00	$914	+8.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	177.50	$177.50	$417	+12.32
250–285	269	5	150.00–172.50	$163.27	$439	+9.38
310–335	318	3	165.00–179.00	$169.87	$540	+12.17
365–395	383	4	162.00–170.00	$167.11	$640	+0.05
405–445	424	6	140.00–177.00	$166.64	$707	+24.41
455–485	473	9	120.00–171.00	$143.92	$681	-9.82
500–545	528	6	120.00–160.00	$143.10	$756	-1.19
560–575	568	2	122.50–150.00	$136.07	$773	-2.59
605–645	629	4	112.50–127.50	$121.60	$765	-4.40
655–695	674	4	120.00–128.00	$124.48	$839	-8.24
750	750	1	115.00	$115.00	$862	+5.00
880	880	1	82.00	$82.00	$722	+11.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	148.00	$148.00	$303	—
310	310	1	140.00	$140.00	$434	—
360–380	370	2	150.00–153.00	$151.46	$560	—
400–445	417	3	133.00–148.00	$140.07	$584	+4.74
465–495	480	2	130.00–144.00	$136.78	$657	+14.37

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990–1010	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,126.25	—
1220–1455	1354	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	2,800.00–3,000.00	$2,878.30	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1545	1095	80-85%	159	66.00–96.00	$85.17	$933	+5.64
1050–1535	1277	80-85%	74	78.50–102.50	$90.37	$1,154	+29.26

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$318	—
600–1040	716	85-90%	14	20.00–55.00	$49.66	$356	—
695–1075	836	85-90%	59	35.00–71.00	$56.40	$472	+7.55
610–1415	1023	85-90%	128	18.00–90.00	$71.37	$730	+2.95
840–1295	1045	85-90%	26	67.00–92.00	$81.09	$847	+12.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1820	1203	75-80%	35	78.00–90.00	$85.77	$1,032	—
1390–1560	1473	75-80%	7	83.00–92.00	$86.66	$1,277	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1500	1120	13	82.00–95.00	$89.09	$998	+3.37
1015–1885	1428	39	85.00–115.50	$104.05	$1,486	—
1495–2250	1814	23	107.50–122.50	$115.84	$2,101	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1990	1444	21	78.00–120.50	$105.78	$1,527	—
1500–1985	1743	6	109.00–122.00	$116.40	$2,029	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	1	60.00	$60.00	$759	—
1270	1270	1	70.00	$70.00	$889	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–2305	1715	2	85.00	$85.00	$1,458	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1960	1960	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,842	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	425.00–700.00	$588.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–900	808	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	600.00–835.00	$726.66

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
790–1015	884	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	750.00–1,075.00	$867.82
790–1020	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	700.00–845.00	$777.19
735–1225	918	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	620.00–1,010.00	$865.46
830–1050	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	725.00–1,050.00	$853.05
935–965	947	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–950.00	$874.21
965–1060	1013	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–1,025.00	$917.78
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
950–1300	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	950.00–1,250.00	$1,123.33
1013–1310	1191	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	950.00–1,190.00	$1,108.36

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
750–770	762	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	525.00–685.00	$578.57
755–775	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–720.00	$660.78
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	435.00–525.00	$465.00
760–910	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	750.00–800.00	$785.27
825–1025	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	20	800.00–1,050.00	$938.51

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–900 thin fleshed	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	950.00–1,200.00	$1,082.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	850.00–1,300.00	$1,126.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1070	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–850.00	$785.64
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00
1185–1295	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	960.00–1,165.00	$1,067.05

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	430.00–825.00	$664.86

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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
790–930	860	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00–640.00	$621.63	-303.37
970–1090	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,101.90	+201.90
1080–1125	1103	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,124.49	-10.45
1000–1360	1136	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,000.00–1,450.00	$1,261.83	+126.89
1085–1200	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,296.19	—
1035–1415	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1395–1445	1420	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,649.12	—
1495–1735	1613	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,600.00–1,850.00	$1,729.26	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,200.00–1,410.00	$1,326.98	+292.91
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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	12	850.00–1,075.00	$983.78	+96.42

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765–795	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,010.00	$1,003.25	+453.25
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00	$650.00	-165.77

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.