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Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

6,749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.98/cwt -9.99 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 521 lb · 86 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.36/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 473 lb · 82 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $143.98/cwt +9.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,109/hd at 770 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,749 7,805 7,135
Feeder cattle 5,098 5,634 5,208
Slaughter cattle 1,054 1,032 1,049
Replacement cattle 597 1,139 878

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 228 7 172.50–210.00 $183.75 $419 -2.89
260–290 272 7 180.00–197.50 $187.37 $510 +5.39
300–349 322 25 160.00–188.00 $172.19 $554 -9.63
350–395 375 30 160.00–182.50 $173.87 $652 -0.65
400–449 423 46 140.00–186.00 $164.33 $695 -3.83
450–499 475 60 135.00–184.00 $161.22 $766 -4.87
500–549 521 84 133.00–181.00 $155.69 $811 -10.28
515–530 fancy 523 2 166.00–170.00 $167.97 $878 —
550–599 572 50 134.00–164.00 $151.30 $865 -7.76
605 fancy 605 1 155.00 $155.00 $938 —
600–649 620 33 135.00–159.00 $146.48 $908 -2.92
650–699 671 22 127.50–155.00 $140.77 $945 -1.47
700–749 728 36 120.00–140.00 $132.01 $961 -1.24
750–799 770 82 115.00–152.50 $143.98 $1,109 +9.76
800–845 827 16 110.00–134.00 $126.58 $1,047 -1.99
850–899 873 10 108.00–127.00 $119.51 $1,043 -5.25
900–935 934 54 118.00–135.25 $134.88 $1,260 +21.88
980 980 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,225 +12.00
1010 1010 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,212 +9.05
1050–1095 1073 2 120.00–125.00 $122.45 $1,314 +14.45
1130–1135 1133 2 120.00–125.00 $122.51 $1,388 +16.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 169.00–172.50 $170.91 $385 +0.91
255–275 266 5 164.00–197.00 $182.82 $486 —
326 value added 326 8 170.00 $170.00 $554 —
300–345 331 16 160.00–190.00 $177.97 $589 -5.01
365–395 380 19 160.00–188.00 $180.61 $686 —
363–389 value added 385 36 166.50–180.00 $168.62 $649 —
400–433 421 13 157.00–183.00 $171.16 $721 -9.03
421 value added 421 4 181.00 $181.00 $762 +2.92
450–471 value added 456 25 153.00–158.00 $156.26 $713 -16.74
460–490 478 36 150.00–189.50 $182.94 $874 +5.07
505–547 value added 519 31 140.00–160.00 $154.70 $803 -14.87
500–545 527 37 150.00–182.00 $167.23 $881 -1.49
550–585 559 40 145.00–178.75 $175.76 $982 +24.46
558–566 value added 561 13 154.00–164.00 $160.73 $902 -3.57
609–636 615 39 130.00–170.00 $159.79 $983 +8.99
626–646 value added 634 32 138.00–158.00 $147.10 $933 -2.98
663–675 value added 668 28 132.20–144.00 $140.60 $939 +0.60
655–695 670 3 133.00–139.00 $135.95 $911 -6.98
705–745 731 39 120.00–152.75 $149.88 $1,096 +20.47
720–745 value added 737 20 127.00–135.00 $129.45 $954 —
750–769 768 13 137.00–139.75 $139.54 $1,072 +0.55
780 value added 780 8 132.00 $132.00 $1,030 -14.71
810 810 1 115.00 $115.00 $932 -15.00
800–832 value added 819 15 124.00–134.00 $126.95 $1,040 -22.55
865 865 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,090 -4.00
1054 1054 5 117.00 $117.00 $1,233 —
1145 value added 1145 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,271 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 154.00 $154.00 $300 —
240 240 1 150.00 $150.00 $360 -21.17
265–295 280 2 120.00–158.00 $140.02 $392 -30.89
305–345 328 16 125.00–169.00 $158.82 $521 -6.43
360–395 379 15 120.00–168.00 $151.24 $573 -13.00
405–445 426 21 125.00–170.00 $149.52 $637 -5.80
450–495 479 9 135.00–156.00 $147.65 $707 +1.52
505–545 520 15 115.00–154.00 $141.67 $737 +2.15
550–570 556 5 143.00–150.00 $146.21 $813 +2.19
600–640 618 4 134.00–149.00 $139.37 $861 +19.37
650–690 678 4 130.00–135.00 $133.47 $905 -4.00
735 735 1 131.00 $131.00 $963 -3.00
750–780 767 3 115.00–129.00 $119.75 $918 -10.25
900 900 1 80.00 $80.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 147.50–167.50 $158.39 $436 +6.58
300–349 325 4 155.00–162.50 $159.03 $517 +8.62
350–399 373 10 140.00–158.00 $149.33 $557 +1.90
400–449 426 9 110.00–142.50 $129.35 $551 -7.92
500–549 525 4 130.00–132.50 $131.31 $689 -9.21
555–570 563 2 127.00–131.00 $128.97 $726 —
600–649 621 7 115.00–136.00 $125.92 $782 -0.45
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 166.00 $166.00 $282 —
200–240 223 8 140.00–148.00 $143.21 $319 -9.54
250–295 280 7 145.00–162.50 $155.07 $434 +5.45
300–345 326 31 139.00–164.00 $149.78 $488 +0.76
350–399 376 59 130.00–162.00 $145.00 $545 -3.37
400–449 420 75 130.00–164.00 $145.98 $613 -1.86
450–499 473 82 130.00–165.00 $144.36 $683 -1.51
500–549 522 63 125.00–160.00 $138.87 $725 -3.64
550–599 572 38 125.00–150.00 $135.30 $774 -3.31
600–649 622 35 120.00–144.00 $130.65 $813 -3.34
650–695 670 14 125.00–144.00 $130.63 $875 +3.21
700–749 724 10 91.00–126.00 $111.81 $810 -13.74
750–795 768 10 104.00–127.00 $117.37 $901 -4.20
803–845 813 10 110.00–123.00 $117.72 $957 +8.50
865–875 870 2 116.00–118.00 $116.99 $1,018 +1.35
905–945 925 5 96.00–114.00 $106.58 $986 —
970–975 973 3 110.00–121.00 $115.66 $1,125 +7.66
1005–1040 1028 3 109.00–111.00 $110.01 $1,131 -2.99
1075 1075 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,258 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 134.00 $134.00 $275 -21.00
265–285 275 3 135.00–150.00 $141.55 $389 -4.81
300–335 305 19 130.00–156.00 $150.60 $459 +19.76
321 value added 321 15 153.00 $153.00 $491 —
355–385 value added 370 24 142.00–159.00 $150.05 $555 —
350–390 373 22 130.00–157.00 $149.74 $559 -2.09
404 value added 404 3 143.00 $143.00 $578 -10.61
405–449 438 37 144.00–168.00 $156.76 $687 +8.17
450–490 469 8 130.00–149.00 $139.27 $653 -13.05
450–491 value added 472 43 120.00–148.00 $143.38 $677 -5.24
500–547 value added 530 18 130.25–138.50 $133.64 $708 -10.12
500–548 534 38 135.00–152.75 $148.94 $795 +7.25
550–590 571 28 130.00–150.00 $143.61 $820 +2.17
557–587 value added 574 13 130.00–138.00 $135.92 $780 -0.40
601–630 value added 618 14 127.00–139.00 $131.34 $812 -3.51
605–635 628 10 115.00–133.00 $128.62 $808 -5.95
656–675 658 11 113.00–138.75 $136.35 $897 +1.81
669–698 value added 682 9 125.50–126.00 $125.73 $857 -5.88
706 706 8 136.50 $136.50 $964 +6.80
737 value added 737 7 126.50 $126.50 $932 —
760 value added 760 2 124.00 $124.00 $942 -3.24
771–783 780 20 117.00–138.50 $136.73 $1,066 +12.73
813 value added 813 3 114.00 $114.00 $927 —
865–885 871 27 117.00–120.00 $119.56 $1,041 —
920 value added 920 16 101.50 $101.50 $934 —
955 value added 955 7 115.50 $115.50 $1,103 —
1100 value added 1100 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 234 11 114.00–141.00 $131.48 $308 -7.52
250–295 272 12 120.00–144.00 $133.07 $362 -3.73
300–345 324 19 120.00–147.00 $136.35 $442 -1.43
350–395 371 17 116.00–155.00 $136.89 $508 +1.03
405–445 425 20 115.00–141.00 $129.52 $550 -5.73
450–495 472 23 112.50–147.00 $131.62 $621 -2.14
500–545 521 10 120.00–131.00 $126.71 $660 -1.48
550–590 571 21 110.00–136.00 $124.91 $713 +3.39
605–635 621 8 115.00–127.00 $121.98 $757 +4.46
695 695 1 100.00 $100.00 $695 -13.73
700–745 713 9 102.00–127.00 $117.27 $836 -5.29
770 770 1 124.00 $124.00 $955 +12.16
825 825 1 116.00 $116.00 $957 +20.00
870–880 875 3 110.00–118.00 $113.34 $992 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 226 7 120.00–140.00 $131.23 $297 +2.37
260–290 278 3 127.00–131.00 $129.07 $359 -2.82
300–349 321 13 120.00–138.00 $129.75 $416 -0.31
350–399 374 11 119.00–133.00 $126.67 $474 +1.29
400–449 426 15 109.00–137.00 $121.31 $517 +6.54
450–499 477 12 100.00–130.00 $118.03 $563 -3.24
500–549 528 16 99.00–128.00 $115.29 $609 -10.79
550–599 571 15 97.00–127.00 $111.53 $637 -12.20
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 10 135.00 $135.00 $405 —
400 400 8 127.00 $127.00 $508 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
500 500 1 785.00 $785.00 —
565 565 1 800.00 $800.00 +90.62
680–695 688 2 750.00–900.00 $825.82 —
705–730 716 5 810.00–910.00 $853.66 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 229 6 162.00–200.00 $176.83 $405 -8.17
260–280 266 7 170.00–190.00 $179.03 $476 +14.30
300–349 326 24 140.00–185.00 $165.01 $538 -2.47
350–399 372 25 130.00–179.00 $157.64 $586 +1.28
400–449 423 34 126.00–186.00 $158.45 $670 +2.61
450 thin fleshed 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 —
450–499 470 23 138.00–179.00 $158.51 $745 +4.63
500–549 523 30 115.00–170.00 $146.45 $766 -1.57
550–599 570 15 115.00–157.00 $141.04 $804 -2.63
600–649 618 11 130.00–139.00 $134.74 $833 +1.47
650 650 1 128.00 $128.00 $832 +2.62
715 715 1 139.00 $139.00 $994 +9.50
795 795 1 110.00 $110.00 $874 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 130.00 $130.00 $318 —
250–295 272 6 144.00–173.00 $160.42 $436 +3.54
305–345 322 10 135.00–178.00 $158.99 $512 -2.91
350–395 370 15 140.00–175.00 $158.92 $588 -0.42
400–445 427 8 110.00–165.00 $142.03 $606 -10.78
465–490 477 9 122.00–164.00 $143.52 $685 -2.38
500–545 522 10 115.00–148.00 $131.19 $685 -3.18
550–595 568 3 121.00–146.00 $132.21 $751 +3.13
605–630 616 5 100.00–132.50 $121.47 $748 -11.53
655–695 672 5 112.50–128.00 $119.62 $804 —
710 710 1 114.00 $114.00 $809 -4.63
750–780 765 2 115.00–117.50 $116.27 $889 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–333 333 12 175.00–180.00 $179.59 $598 +6.21
350–395 376 8 152.50–175.00 $160.08 $602 -12.89
405–445 427 11 135.00–162.00 $150.77 $644 -1.04
450–495 471 16 139.00–160.00 $146.62 $691 -2.43
500–535 514 11 123.00–155.00 $141.75 $729 +2.32
560–575 566 6 126.00–146.00 $136.13 $770 +13.11
605–645 615 6 126.00–140.00 $132.68 $816 —
705 705 1 116.00 $116.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 203 2 137.00–153.00 $144.90 $294 —
300–340 328 5 130.00–160.00 $144.26 $473 +15.16
365 365 2 145.00–148.00 $146.50 $535 +6.65
450–490 471 4 136.00–148.00 $140.94 $664 +20.57
575–590 583 2 110.00–119.00 $114.56 $668 -10.44
625 625 1 80.00 $80.00 $500 —
695 695 1 111.00 $111.00 $771 —
715 715 1 80.00 $80.00 $572 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915–1100 1054 (<2 yrs)N/A 4 1,100.00–1,500.00 $1,334.88 —
1410–1825 1583 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 6 1,600.00–2,100.00 $1,888.61 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–1290 748 85-90% 26 25.00–56.50 $41.77 $312 —
725–1375 887 85-90% 73 29.00–68.50 $52.67 $467 +4.32
690–1395 1016 85-90% 224 40.00–74.00 $64.50 $655 +0.12
870–1320 1114 85-90% 24 65.00–85.00 $75.00 $836 +0.37
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1645 1074 80-85% 224 62.00–82.50 $72.98 $784 —
1025–1500 1275 80-85% 51 74.00–84.00 $77.90 $993 -1.80
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1720 1215 75-80% 57 50.00–77.00 $70.41 $855 —
1285 1285 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $810 —
1360–1820 1590 75-80% 6 70.50–73.50 $72.22 $1,148 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1405 1192 9 79.00–93.00 $86.63 $1,033 —
1175–1970 1584 28 93.00–117.00 $104.48 $1,655 —
1365–2020 1686 8 102.50–118.00 $107.77 $1,817 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–2200 1562 15 80.00–114.00 $101.37 $1,583 +2.79
1500–2170 1829 12 94.00–114.00 $106.33 $1,945 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1390 1228 8 85.00–95.00 $90.90 $1,116 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1640 1543 2 85.00–87.00 $85.94 $1,326 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 68.00 $68.00 $697 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 300.00–460.00 $395.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
450–700 575 (<2 yrs)Open 12 625.00–700.00 $670.65
640 640 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 350.00 $350.00
710–1010 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 600.00–890.00 $728.63

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–1035 860 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 770.00–850.00 $801.86
700–1045 873 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–925.00 $794.63
560–1135 913 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 450.00–1,100.00 $860.09
610–1110 941 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 600.00–1,200.00 $1,006.08
780–1075 942 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 550.00–830.00 $680.84
890–1080 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 850.00–1,350.00 $1,124.11
785–1225 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 750.00–1,050.00 $883.14
740–1345 1087 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 775.00–1,075.00 $881.65
1080–1330 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 860.00–1,200.00 $1,047.63
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,110.00 $1,066.51
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 900.00–1,375.00 $1,191.48
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 660.00–925.00 $817.57
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 600.00–1,075.00 $882.43
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
625 625 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 325.00 $325.00
685 685 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
710 710 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
690–735 713 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 400.00–435.00 $418.05
785 785 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
610–975 793 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 500.00–900.00 $746.06
810 810 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
725–990 858 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 550.00–975.00 $795.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 995.00 $995.00
1250–1315 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 875.00–1,125.00 $988.25

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 975.00 $975.00
815–835 825 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–910.00 $806.27
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 980.00 $980.00
1060 1060 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1100 fancy 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
540–695 618 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 425.00–725.00 $593.83
650 650 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 485.00 $485.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
625–1050 872 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 775.00–1,250.00 $1,046.61 —
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 970.00 $970.00 —
715–1260 943 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 800.00–1,375.00 $1,094.88 —
988–1080 1019 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 900.00 $900.00 -549.31
885–1165 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,250.00–1,500.00 $1,392.07 -57.24
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 -125.00
825–1445 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 54 700.00–1,650.00 $1,299.42 -25.58
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 +1.98
1280 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 +1.98
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
515–565 535 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 400.00–625.00 $522.00 —
640–835 718 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 685.00–900.00 $843.84 +348.26
485–870 724 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 400.00–675.00 $576.86 +81.28
810–855 833 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 775.00–1,000.00 $884.46 —
670–1010 840 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 800.00–1,100.00 $980.36 —
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 720.00–900.00 $827.03 -191.29
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 900.00–1,075.00 $1,004.05 -14.27
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,300.00 $1,240.70 +190.12
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,050.00–1,400.00 $1,261.63 +211.05
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,390.00 $1,390.00 —
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,230.00 $1,230.00 —
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1355–1390 1373 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,275.00 $1,213.30 —

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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.