Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

4,831 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $144.39/cwt +4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 836 lb · 126 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.93/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 425 lb · 77 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.03/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 522 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,831	5,960	7,369
Feeder cattle	3,001	3,871	5,404
Slaughter cattle	831	1,083	832
Replacement cattle	999	1,006	1,133

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. 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	228	36	180.00–211.00	$194.95	$444	+1.07
250–299	271	22	162.50–211.00	$186.03	$504	-13.31
300–349	325	24	170.00–220.00	$184.72	$600	-1.41
350–399	376	32	161.00–196.00	$176.27	$663	-3.58
400–449	423	51	160.00–191.00	$175.28	$741	-2.30
450–499	470	28	156.00–184.00	$173.32	$815	-0.19
500–549	526	35	159.00–180.00	$170.75	$898	+3.64
550–599	575	28	140.00–178.00	$157.81	$907	-5.47
600–649	624	30	134.50–170.00	$154.28	$963	-1.33
650–695	670	6	140.00–164.00	$148.61	$996	-2.12
700–749	728	23	135.00–148.00	$142.12	$1,035	-1.39
750–799	781	8	128.50–143.00	$136.35	$1,065	-1.08
800–837	836	126	125.00–144.75	$144.39	$1,207	+4.11
850–899	875	9	120.00–133.50	$130.48	$1,142	+7.12
900–920	910	2	129.00–132.00	$130.48	$1,187	+9.23
950–990	970	2	116.00–118.00	$116.98	$1,135	-4.65
1015	1015	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,238	—
1085	1085	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,248	—
1105–1110	1108	2	100.00–136.00	$117.96	$1,307	—
1170	1170	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,427	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–288	281	4	160.00–185.00	$179.22	$504	—
310–340	325	3	175.00–194.00	$185.71	$604	+20.71
355–394	375	20	176.00–181.00	$178.09	$668	-3.90
402–435	416	15	145.00–174.00	$164.74	$685	-12.82
460–482	478	5	156.00–172.00	$159.08	$760	-21.71
516 value added	516	5	174.50	$174.50	$900	-1.50
508–540	521	9	151.00–169.00	$161.65	$842	-16.16
550–599	589	27	135.00–169.00	$162.94	$960	-17.56
600 value added	600	7	165.00	$165.00	$990	+20.50
605–620	609	4	158.00–167.00	$164.71	$1,003	+7.13
652 value added	652	2	145.00	$145.00	$945	-5.53
655–695	672	16	130.00–149.50	$143.57	$965	-4.33
700–735	718	3	130.00–133.00	$131.65	$945	-12.35
733 value added	733	4	147.50	$147.50	$1,081	—
780–796	794	8	135.00–143.50	$142.46	$1,131	—
800	800	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,120	+0.75
948	948	3	126.50	$126.50	$1,199	—
950–995 value added	973	4	104.00–104.50	$104.26	$1,014	—
1055	1055	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,213	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	228	8	141.00–170.00	$158.71	$362	-12.38
250–299	276	13	133.00–160.00	$150.19	$415	-22.43
300–349	327	27	130.00–178.00	$157.95	$516	-10.58
350–399	371	16	141.00–160.00	$153.00	$568	-1.95
400–445	417	5	114.00–138.00	$131.08	$547	-9.08
450–499	472	20	126.00–152.50	$141.75	$669	+7.22
500–549	518	11	105.00–150.00	$127.12	$658	—
550–599	568	6	126.00–133.00	$129.03	$733	—
600–649	628	5	120.00–146.00	$133.16	$836	+12.92
650–699	671	5	125.00–144.00	$134.97	$906	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	180.00	$180.00	$351	+24.80
205–245	232	6	145.00–180.00	$166.87	$387	—
255–290	275	5	125.00–175.00	$162.48	$447	+2.48
325–340	333	4	150.00–175.00	$163.78	$545	+12.23
365–395	378	6	160.00–170.00	$166.00	$627	+4.70
425–440	432	3	130.00–155.00	$143.88	$622	-6.12
455–485	468	3	151.00–169.00	$157.93	$739	-0.37
505–545	523	7	150.00–169.00	$159.67	$835	+19.32
560–595	583	8	133.00–167.00	$146.11	$852	+2.21
600–625	611	4	138.00–150.00	$141.95	$867	+0.81
655–690	673	8	145.00–156.00	$149.13	$1,004	+7.57
815	815	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,060	+13.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	12	127.00	$127.00	$648	—
597	597	5	132.00	$132.00	$788	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	195.00	$195.00	$312	+39.16
200–249	221	17	150.00–190.00	$166.50	$368	+9.74
250–299	275	25	141.00–169.00	$157.11	$432	-3.21
300–349	323	32	143.00–171.00	$156.87	$507	-0.54
350–399	374	49	140.00–164.00	$153.03	$572	-0.68
400–449	425	77	132.50–161.00	$149.93	$637	+0.18
450–499	471	57	135.00–158.00	$147.19	$693	-0.60
500–549	522	61	129.00–156.00	$143.03	$747	+1.61
550–599	572	36	125.00–156.00	$140.29	$802	+5.93
600–649	621	41	120.00–142.50	$130.00	$807	+2.12
650–699	676	15	124.00–146.00	$130.94	$885	+3.00
700–749	725	13	107.00–130.00	$123.38	$895	+2.69
754–780	765	10	107.00–119.00	$117.78	$901	+8.47
830–845	838	4	86.00–118.00	$103.75	$869	-3.77
850–895	873	5	82.00–119.00	$108.25	$945	-0.75
915	915	1	80.00	$80.00	$732	-16.00
1000	1000	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,100	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	140.00	$140.00	$273	—
270–290	284	7	145.00–157.00	$147.86	$420	—
300 value added	300	2	140.00	$140.00	$420	-12.00
320–345	328	15	137.00–162.00	$146.56	$481	-5.50
370–383	379	14	152.50–160.00	$155.26	$588	+1.19
392 value added	392	5	155.00	$155.00	$608	-1.91
410–444	437	18	144.00–151.00	$149.32	$653	-0.40
450–485	463	12	135.00–155.00	$150.27	$696	+1.89
463–481 value added	477	12	140.00–150.50	$147.95	$706	-6.65
510–525	519	8	147.00–158.00	$152.81	$793	+9.64
550–590	563	37	125.00–160.00	$145.53	$819	+10.75
611 value added	611	13	127.00–130.00	$128.15	$783	—
628–635	631	12	120.00–141.00	$137.33	$867	+2.80
655–693	672	22	116.00–137.50	$131.20	$882	+16.20
657–691 value added	683	27	130.00–136.00	$131.28	$897	-3.72
700–743	720	12	108.00–138.50	$125.84	$906	+2.84
783–785	784	5	115.00–126.25	$119.49	$937	-17.08
980 value added	980	3	94.50	$94.50	$926	-15.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	6	130.00–150.00	$141.09	$317	-9.46
250–299	274	12	103.00–142.50	$131.31	$360	-6.86
300–349	324	35	120.00–142.50	$133.43	$432	-5.98
350–399	373	10	117.50–136.00	$128.51	$479	-7.41
400–449	424	17	115.00–140.00	$131.71	$558	+2.69
450–499	471	11	110.00–128.00	$118.45	$558	-9.53
500–549	525	17	105.00–129.00	$120.85	$634	+0.78
585	585	1	125.00	$125.00	$731	+6.00
600–649	622	10	100.00–120.00	$108.43	$674	—
650–699	674	14	90.00–119.00	$103.96	$701	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	135.00	$135.00	$243	-5.85
205–245	229	5	122.50–142.50	$132.63	$304	-2.34
250–295	272	9	120.00–148.00	$138.32	$376	-3.18
305–340	322	9	120.00–145.00	$132.97	$428	-7.59
350–395	380	10	130.00–150.00	$139.81	$531	+0.85
410–445	431	6	130.00–149.00	$138.50	$597	+4.90
455–495	474	12	120.00–149.00	$132.96	$630	-9.21
515–530	522	3	125.00–136.00	$130.35	$680	-1.87
550–590	568	6	120.00–138.00	$131.10	$745	+4.89
605–645	630	5	120.00–130.00	$122.54	$772	+7.47
650–690	663	6	90.00–126.00	$115.68	$767	+4.68
700–715	711	4	116.00–120.00	$118.51	$843	+34.51
760	760	1	115.00	$115.00	$874	+7.50

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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	270	10	180.00–220.00	$195.49	$528	+5.36
300–349	319	19	130.00–210.00	$184.15	$587	+6.29
350–399	370	25	144.00–199.00	$168.03	$622	-4.68
400–449	422	22	130.00–188.00	$156.57	$661	-9.90
450–499	475	20	130.00–184.00	$156.40	$743	-9.18
500–549	525	20	133.00–174.00	$149.82	$787	-3.96
550–599	578	21	129.00–151.00	$140.06	$810	-3.80
605–630	614	6	130.00–148.00	$140.11	$860	+4.56
650–699	669	8	125.00–150.00	$133.11	$891	+3.95
705–730	715	4	129.00–141.00	$134.43	$961	+9.43
755	755	1	121.00	$121.00	$914	—
890	890	1	100.00	$100.00	$890	—
965	965	1	96.00	$96.00	$926	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	168.00	$168.00	$395	—
290	290	1	192.00	$192.00	$557	+4.38
355–375	362	3	175.00–181.00	$177.73	$643	-2.11
400–445	423	3	168.00–179.00	$172.17	$728	+3.67
450–490	478	9	140.00–154.00	$144.77	$692	-18.19
505–530	519	5	138.00–173.00	$157.78	$819	+12.78
555–595	575	4	126.00–134.00	$129.56	$745	+0.13
620–630	625	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$778	—
710–720	713	3	120.00–130.00	$126.64	$903	—
770	770	1	122.00	$122.00	$939	—
855	855	1	112.00	$112.00	$958	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	222	3	147.00–180.00	$163.11	$362	+11.63
260–290	274	4	132.50–171.00	$154.80	$424	-1.25
310	310	1	177.00	$177.00	$549	+23.48
370–390	382	3	130.00–165.00	$145.15	$554	-4.47
405–440	426	5	150.00–161.00	$153.59	$654	-0.77
450–470	460	2	154.00–156.00	$154.98	$713	+6.64
575–595	585	2	120.00–139.00	$129.66	$759	-10.55
610–625	618	2	114.00–121.00	$117.46	$726	-4.30
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	-8.00
740–745	743	2	105.00–126.00	$115.46	$858	—
800	800	1	95.00	$95.00	$760	—
900	900	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,035	—
960–980	970	2	90.00	$90.00	$873	-4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	230	3	137.50–164.00	$150.97	$347	—
300–345	323	2	132.50–134.00	$133.30	$431	-10.70
360–365	363	2	148.00–149.00	$148.50	$539	+6.50
445	445	3	131.00–141.00	$135.00	$601	-4.00
450–485	474	5	117.00–140.00	$128.83	$611	—
515–545	533	4	114.00–131.00	$121.91	$650	—
595	595	1	123.00	$123.00	$732	+1.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1475	1475	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1585	1585	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–750	625	85-90%	10	35.00–54.00	$46.40	$290	—
785	785	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$275	—
600–1200	839	85-90%	61	27.00–67.00	$50.31	$422	-3.57
710–1670	1044	85-90%	194	42.00–78.50	$67.92	$709	-0.77
900–1305	1151	85-90%	14	70.00–89.00	$82.82	$953	+1.66

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1660	1124	80-85%	170	60.00–92.00	$77.34	$869	—
1035–1350	1272	80-85%	101	78.00–96.00	$84.52	$1,075	-4.35

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1700	1318	75-80%	32	60.00–85.00	$77.56	$1,022	—
1465–1590	1528	75-80%	6	85.00–89.00	$87.08	$1,331	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2205	1395	26	80.00–112.50	$96.77	$1,350	—
1000–2130	1712	20	99.00–114.50	$109.97	$1,883	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1500	1225	4	70.00–97.50	$86.84	$1,064	—
1155–2265	1582	26	85.00–117.00	$105.26	$1,665	—
1570–2000	1785	6	110.00–115.00	$112.80	$2,013	-5.68

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1090	1083	2	62.00–70.00	$66.03	$715	—
1175–1980	1557	7	80.00–104.00	$92.38	$1,438	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1640	1346	5	85.00–90.00	$87.67	$1,180	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	929	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	49	375.00–850.00	$684.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	800.00	$800.00
640–835	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	550.00–1,100.00	$768.10
700–850 thin fleshed	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	735.00–785.00	$762.42
650–1035	821	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	425.00–700.00	$582.81

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–700 thin fleshed	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	685.00–775.00	$733.46

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	900.00–1,125.00	$1,038.07
850–1350	1102	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	125	800.00–1,200.00	$1,049.06

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	61	600.00–1,025.00	$784.63
750–1100	931	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	60	440.00–900.00	$726.54

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–780	753	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–925.00	$873.23
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00
870	870	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
875–900 thin fleshed	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	900.00–1,000.00	$950.70
925–1070	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	800.00–1,075.00	$947.49
895–1120	1004	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	650.00–910.00	$772.84
900–1295	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	720.00–1,300.00	$945.56
1020–1425	1297	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	910.00–1,650.00	$1,326.02

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–800	725	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	650.00–850.00	$760.34
775–800 thin fleshed	788	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	825.00–875.00	$850.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
820–930	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	785.00–820.00	$803.60
970–1060	1018	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	800.00–925.00	$857.82
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	550.00	$550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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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
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	950.00–1,250.00	$1,131.40	+100.00
850–1350	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	78	900.00–1,575.00	$1,320.56	+289.16
1010–1180	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,220.00	$1,070.86	—
1380	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,380.00	$1,380.00	-8.43

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	20	750.00–900.00	$834.80	-117.17
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	700.00–1,150.00	$999.29	+47.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+101.39
740–1300	1031	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	700.00–1,950.00	$1,269.64	+171.03
810–1320	1099	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	730.00–1,425.00	$1,134.22	-255.62
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	+132.06
995–1200	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,325.00–1,900.00	$1,630.86	+712.92
1000–1350	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,700.00	$1,487.23	—
1050–1300	1179	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,900.00–2,010.00	$1,974.17	—
1225	1225	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	940.00	$940.00	—
810–1095	951	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	700.00–1,250.00	$1,037.63	—
1055	1055	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	775.00	$775.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820–1030	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,050.00	$983.51	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	675.00	$675.00	—

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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.