Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

7,778 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.51/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 470 lb · 106 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.38/cwt -1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 573 lb · 100 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.28/cwt -5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 519 lb · 99 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,778	8,050	8,886
Feeder cattle	6,263	6,454	6,616
Slaughter cattle	997	946	1,223
Replacement cattle	518	650	1,047

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	277	32	170.00–216.00	$187.59	$520	-15.76
300–349	320	37	164.00–211.00	$192.65	$616	-12.98
350–399	373	59	160.00–211.50	$189.16	$706	-10.16
390 fancy	390	1	202.50	$202.50	$790	—
400–449	421	61	160.00–195.00	$177.44	$747	-13.34
450–499	474	75	156.00–194.00	$174.68	$828	-9.14
500–549	524	54	158.00–178.00	$165.83	$869	-7.60
550–599	572	51	145.00–171.00	$161.36	$923	-6.22
600–649	621	47	137.00–167.00	$155.93	$968	-4.10
650–699	674	21	140.00–159.00	$150.60	$1,015	-11.78
700–745	717	21	132.00–157.00	$144.59	$1,037	-3.42
750–795	766	11	130.00–158.00	$138.63	$1,062	-5.27
825	825	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,072	+36.16
855–865	860	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,204	+1.05
915–940	930	3	125.00–131.00	$128.65	$1,196	+8.65
950	950	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,188	—
1000–1010	1005	2	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$1,181	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
229–245	230	11	197.00–211.00	$209.65	$482	+39.76
250–295	284	4	130.00–195.00	$167.45	$476	—
300–345	313	13	140.00–199.00	$160.57	$503	-22.68
363–395	374	16	150.00–187.00	$162.52	$608	-19.64
363–392 value added	375	16	160.00–195.00	$183.57	$688	—
400–423 value added	410	7	168.00–192.50	$181.66	$745	-9.32
405–438	426	9	160.00–190.00	$179.86	$766	-7.24
450–498	476	29	135.00–187.00	$171.80	$818	-12.96
470–492 value added	487	34	163.00–181.25	$170.93	$832	-21.53
507–527 value added	515	49	164.50–174.00	$169.23	$872	-2.31
500–549	522	50	155.00–177.00	$169.33	$884	-6.48
553–585	565	35	139.00–174.00	$165.34	$934	+0.78
550–593 value added	577	65	151.00–174.25	$163.87	$946	-3.54
600–640	620	26	140.00–163.00	$158.91	$985	-4.31
620–648 value added	630	53	149.00–160.50	$156.67	$987	+5.27
650 value added	650	5	150.00	$150.00	$975	—
650–680	657	37	120.00–160.00	$155.18	$1,020	+8.96
720–745	733	2	111.00–146.00	$128.20	$940	-21.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	140.00	$140.00	$252	—
220–234	227	2	160.00–172.00	$165.81	$376	+4.93
260–295	276	5	130.00–182.00	$167.46	$462	—
300–345	330	15	134.00–190.00	$170.75	$563	-2.38
355–395	375	20	130.00–194.00	$177.56	$666	-3.74
400–445	422	28	100.00–180.00	$156.76	$662	-8.81
450–495	471	21	130.00–185.00	$162.61	$766	-2.21
500–545	528	14	140.00–160.00	$149.54	$790	-9.27
550–595	571	8	140.00–175.00	$154.42	$882	+1.16
600–645	629	5	124.00–145.00	$136.69	$860	-12.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	16	130.00–175.00	$158.13	$356	-1.56
250–299	275	16	132.00–175.00	$155.48	$428	-9.68
300–349	325	16	130.00–174.00	$157.19	$511	-14.08
350–399	376	12	135.00–176.00	$156.80	$590	-10.89
400–449	420	17	130.00–158.00	$143.67	$603	-3.91
450–499	477	6	130.00–150.00	$142.37	$679	+2.21
540	540	1	122.00	$122.00	$659	-21.51
550–599	575	16	120.00–148.00	$135.25	$778	-0.36
650–699	675	4	120.00–130.00	$125.18	$845	-1.71
840	840	1	115.00	$115.00	$966	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40	40	1	152.00	$152.00	$61	—
195	195	1	150.00	$150.00	$292	-11.61
200–240	227	15	160.00–170.00	$163.07	$370	-5.53
250–299	278	48	145.00–178.00	$162.58	$452	-2.58
300–349	321	48	145.00–170.00	$159.63	$512	-3.33
350–399	375	65	140.00–172.00	$154.09	$578	-5.39
400–449	424	86	134.00–196.75	$158.30	$671	+5.04
450–499	470	105	135.00–165.00	$149.98	$705	-0.41
470 fancy	470	1	206.00	$206.00	$968	—
500–549	521	86	125.00–158.00	$145.09	$756	-1.79
550–599	571	59	125.00–157.00	$142.20	$812	-1.89
600–649	623	44	129.00–158.00	$138.21	$861	-2.39
650–699	671	18	120.00–146.00	$134.83	$905	-0.56
700–745	719	9	124.00–165.00	$136.10	$979	+2.62
755–795	775	5	98.00–130.00	$120.28	$932	-13.34
800	800	1	90.00	$90.00	$720	—
855	855	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,197	+20.00
900	900	1	90.00	$90.00	$810	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	2	152.50	$152.50	$267	—
215–245	240	12	148.00–185.00	$177.68	$426	+18.68
253–295	274	12	114.00–161.00	$154.20	$423	-0.33
325 value added	325	2	160.00	$160.00	$520	—
323–345	331	29	130.00–155.00	$143.49	$475	-12.96
353–383 value added	374	19	150.00–162.50	$158.37	$592	—
353–395	379	24	140.00–163.00	$149.67	$567	-11.29
404–445 value added	415	11	149.00–156.00	$153.95	$639	—
405–445	428	38	128.00–164.00	$153.98	$659	+0.27
450–485	465	30	135.00–156.00	$145.74	$678	-9.43
453–480 value added	473	24	151.50–159.00	$156.73	$741	+6.79
506–545 value added	523	37	143.75–157.50	$146.77	$768	-6.11
500–546	532	20	121.00–154.00	$144.27	$768	-17.61
550–593	571	27	115.00–150.00	$144.62	$826	+0.85
563–588 value added	573	33	135.00–158.50	$153.71	$881	+14.65
604–618 value added	609	6	162.50–163.00	$162.67	$991	+18.29
600–620	611	6	119.00–148.00	$135.57	$828	-5.55
655–685	664	19	110.00–143.00	$136.28	$905	-19.72
705–730	722	3	106.00–125.00	$118.81	$858	-2.68
728 value added	728	2	130.00	$130.00	$946	-3.50
770	770	1	104.00	$104.00	$801	-19.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–160	158	2	145.00–165.00	$155.16	$245	-11.70
225–245	238	3	125.00–148.00	$137.38	$327	+2.52
250–290	271	10	130.00–160.00	$139.86	$379	+2.38
310–345	327	11	116.00–156.00	$139.59	$456	-4.14
350–390	371	16	110.00–163.00	$142.22	$528	+1.72
400–435	419	16	90.00–157.00	$137.10	$574	-0.87
455–495	476	21	120.00–148.00	$133.79	$637	-4.55
500–545	522	8	120.00–140.00	$129.19	$674	-5.83
560–590	577	8	100.00–140.00	$128.59	$742	-2.57
600–648	636	6	120.00–130.00	$122.42	$779	-3.53
650–690	668	4	118.00–123.00	$121.26	$810	+2.76
700–705	703	2	116.00–125.00	$120.52	$847	-1.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	14	130.00–150.00	$141.09	$317	-1.85
250–299	275	16	130.00–150.00	$140.89	$387	-1.20
300–349	326	20	115.00–150.00	$131.92	$430	-8.36
350–399	372	9	123.00–140.00	$131.51	$489	-1.57
420–435	426	4	120.00–139.00	$128.52	$547	-3.79
450–499	472	17	110.00–140.00	$124.58	$588	-0.57
500–549	519	7	110.00–129.00	$122.24	$634	-0.48
600–649	625	6	104.00–122.00	$113.35	$708	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	133.00	$133.00	$472	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	185.00	$185.00	$342	—
200–245	226	7	185.00–200.00	$191.80	$433	-8.68
250–295	272	17	172.00–240.00	$199.28	$542	-14.19
300–349	323	27	143.00–235.00	$172.71	$558	-28.89
350–399	372	45	135.00–206.00	$178.69	$665	+0.40
400–449	421	47	134.00–191.00	$168.78	$711	-6.18
450–499	473	55	114.00–187.00	$159.39	$754	-2.95
500–549	522	32	130.00–169.00	$150.04	$783	-3.25
550–599	573	38	120.00–161.00	$146.28	$838	-0.07
600–649	619	30	127.00–157.00	$143.38	$888	+5.56
665–680	670	4	132.00–143.00	$138.14	$926	+2.63
710–720	717	3	118.00–145.00	$131.77	$945	+8.77
750–770	760	2	128.00–132.50	$130.22	$990	+3.91
840	840	1	117.00	$117.00	$983	-11.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–190	186	7	165.00–200.00	$185.46	$345	—
230	230	5	210.00	$210.00	$483	+25.15
270–295	280	13	172.50–212.00	$196.33	$550	+17.60
300–330	309	5	151.00–199.00	$170.01	$525	-18.80
350–395	376	11	145.00–193.00	$176.86	$665	+1.20
400–430	414	8	125.00–169.00	$158.27	$655	-3.04
455–495	472	14	127.00–170.00	$157.24	$742	-5.21
500–540	519	30	132.00–167.00	$147.10	$763	-12.92
527 value added	527	3	142.00	$142.00	$748	-3.00
555	555	1	147.00	$147.00	$816	+4.15
625–635	630	2	125.00–139.00	$132.06	$832	-8.12
710	710	1	115.00	$115.00	$816	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
148	148	1	150.00	$150.00	$222	—
200–230	216	4	140.00–185.00	$170.52	$368	+3.67
255–296	280	13	140.00–193.00	$171.85	$481	-1.02
320–345	334	7	142.00–188.00	$169.55	$566	+6.65
355–395	376	8	146.00–180.00	$162.20	$610	+3.33
400–445	421	21	134.00–175.00	$151.77	$639	-3.47
450–495	472	14	150.00–169.00	$156.97	$741	+4.71
500–535	512	8	130.00–151.00	$140.59	$720	-0.22
555–595	576	7	135.00–146.00	$138.89	$800	+1.22
615–635	625	2	126.00–131.00	$128.54	$803	-4.80
655–685	671	6	119.00–136.00	$126.29	$847	-7.71
705	705	1	114.00	$114.00	$804	-15.00
780	780	1	120.00	$120.00	$936	-4.00
975	975	1	90.00	$90.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	222	3	128.00–154.00	$143.16	$318	-6.84
380	380	2	142.00–148.00	$145.00	$551	-10.00
405–420	413	2	110.00–134.00	$122.22	$505	-19.04
515–545	526	4	110.00–132.00	$123.41	$649	+2.15
570–580	575	2	110.00–142.00	$125.86	$724	+1.06

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–883	771	85-90%	30	20.00–48.00	$35.51	$274	—
660–1085	823	85-90%	88	10.00–67.00	$50.92	$419	—
780–1495	1054	85-90%	266	25.00–79.00	$67.82	$715	—
785–1370	1127	85-90%	32	72.00–85.00	$81.05	$913	-1.08

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1600	1136	80-85%	151	58.00–86.00	$76.67	$871	-0.31
1000–1440	1265	80-85%	56	75.50–91.00	$80.96	$1,024	-3.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1730	1336	75-80%	21	60.00–80.00	$71.68	$958	—
1235–1835	1535	75-80%	8	75.00–79.50	$77.69	$1,193	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1590	1312	9	76.00–98.00	$90.57	$1,188	—
1040–2145	1531	32	80.00–113.00	$99.28	$1,520	-5.19
1720–1730	1725	2	109.00–111.50	$110.25	$1,902	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2180	1542	26	80.00–115.00	$98.48	$1,519	—
1500–2160	1769	16	99.00–108.00	$104.92	$1,856	-1.45

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1445	1234	4	79.00–89.00	$83.52	$1,031	-5.41

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1755	1605	2	72.00–79.00	$75.83	$1,217	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	1	65.00	$65.00	$793	—

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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	92	400.00–550.00	$488.92

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
300–550 fancy	425	(<2 yrs)	Open	36	400.00–900.00	$708.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	68.00	$68.00	$564
830–1010	911	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	95.00–119.00	$105.11	$958
785–1025	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	67.00–82.00	$75.20	$717

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–815	727	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	385.00–525.00	$474.27

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	36	400.00–875.00	$644.95
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	450.00–825.00	$702.87

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1045–1075	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,187.32
1005–1170	1097	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,113.91
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	800.00–1,300.00	$1,075.16
1105–1265	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,352.28

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00
675–1045	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	450.00–885.00	$714.29
660–1135	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	420.00–1,050.00	$736.05
690–1075	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	450.00–1,025.00	$774.93
900–1045	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	800.00–1,000.00	$907.46
900–1300	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	850.00–1,410.00	$1,155.00
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
980–1310	1139	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	840.00–1,000.00	$946.04
1070–1310	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	920.00–950.00	$940.76
1160	1160	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–935	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	600.00–800.00	$710.00
730–975	853	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	500.00–900.00	$728.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	100.00	$100.00	$965
1000–1350	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	70.00–85.00	$77.12	$901
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	75.00	$75.00	$900
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	75.00	$75.00	$904
1075–1330	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	76.00–84.00	$80.96	$980

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–795	793	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00–900.00	$874.92

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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	20	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,243.30	-7.86
1230–1410	1319	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,551.94	+131.94
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	-120.00

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	26	700.00–1,050.00	$917.10	-98.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1100	954	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,000.00–1,185.00	$1,096.57	—
975–1100	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,120.00–1,520.00	$1,332.05	—
1285 fancy	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725–900	813	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	710.00–1,050.00	$898.31	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
1525	1525	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.