Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

4,552 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.98/cwt +16.49 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 613 lb · 109 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.77/cwt +18.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 670 lb · 77 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.31/cwt +5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 694 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,552	8,493	7,479
Feeder cattle	3,372	6,743	5,976
Slaughter cattle	644	979	732
Replacement cattle	536	771	771

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 15.00 higher. 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
195	195	1	185.00	$185.00	$361	-5.00
200–249	224	17	200.00–220.00	$211.76	$474	-1.49
250–299	279	22	200.00–222.00	$210.99	$589	+4.60
300–345	324	40	190.00–232.00	$213.12	$691	+6.61
350–399	375	66	190.00–232.00	$212.71	$798	+5.66
400–449	421	51	178.00–217.50	$202.60	$853	+2.83
450–495	469	24	178.00–210.00	$195.43	$917	+7.86
516 value added	516	3	194.00	$194.00	$1,001	-10.00
500–549	524	50	164.00–195.00	$183.42	$961	+3.85
571 value added	571	6	184.50	$184.50	$1,053	-3.50
550–595	572	22	160.00–190.00	$174.80	$1,000	-1.82
600–649	623	26	144.00–184.50	$164.88	$1,027	-19.37
650–695	673	11	158.00–174.00	$164.75	$1,109	+0.24
725	725	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,247	+8.20
750–770	762	3	134.00–166.00	$146.68	$1,118	-5.87
815	815	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,222	-3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	277	7	186.00–197.50	$190.49	$528	-11.51
279 value added	279	5	215.00	$215.00	$600	—
310–346	338	18	202.00–217.00	$207.63	$702	+2.01
334–345 value added	341	10	221.00–227.00	$223.35	$762	+48.41
370–390	374	5	184.00–221.00	$213.28	$798	+9.79
351–397 value added	377	13	220.00–228.00	$223.17	$841	+21.67
425–445	428	11	186.00–197.00	$192.43	$824	-11.38
445 value added	445	8	210.00	$210.00	$934	-1.97
450–490	472	12	180.00–210.50	$200.82	$948	+2.45
473 value added	473	3	186.50	$186.50	$882	-10.45
503–540	519	16	185.00–209.00	$196.12	$1,018	-0.80
507–539 value added	520	12	194.00–194.50	$194.28	$1,010	+3.88
531	531	6	191.00	$191.00	$1,014	-5.92
550–555	552	3	182.50–190.00	$185.49	$1,024	-5.89
557–573 value added	570	15	180.00–185.00	$182.81	$1,042	+8.19
605	605	3	134.00	$134.00	$811	-44.25
601–648 value added	617	6	149.75–172.50	$157.72	$973	-14.17
605–623	620	7	175.00–190.00	$179.23	$1,111	+0.98
686	686	3	139.00	$139.00	$954	-25.10
668–696 value added	694	74	171.00–173.00	$172.62	$1,198	+5.53
738	738	3	142.00	$142.00	$1,048	-24.50
788	788	4	161.00	$161.00	$1,269	—
842	842	4	158.50	$158.50	$1,335	—
930	930	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,302	—
1065	1065	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,065	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	150.00	$150.00	$285	—
225	225	1	175.00	$175.00	$394	-14.76
285–295	290	2	166.00–185.00	$175.34	$508	-5.87
305–345	320	10	140.00–195.00	$161.29	$516	-17.32
350–395	376	19	150.00–195.00	$180.10	$677	-4.35
405–445	432	9	165.00–190.00	$177.47	$767	+5.10
455–495	478	12	150.00–189.00	$173.12	$828	+3.19
510–545	525	7	150.00–170.00	$159.41	$837	+1.02
550–595	566	9	145.00–165.00	$156.69	$887	-0.48
610	610	1	140.00	$140.00	$854	-15.70
655–660	658	2	153.00–155.00	$154.00	$1,013	+3.09
750	750	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,050	—
855	855	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,009	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	9	160.00–184.00	$171.14	$556	+7.08
365	365	1	150.00	$150.00	$548	-17.39
400–449	427	7	140.00–156.00	$148.80	$635	-13.59
455–485	471	6	160.00–169.00	$166.58	$785	+27.08
545	545	1	140.00	$140.00	$763	-4.56

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	187.00	$187.00	$748	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	222	9	155.00–220.00	$185.95	$413	+14.09
255–295	277	9	154.00–181.00	$168.76	$467	+2.07
300–345	325	38	147.50–187.50	$165.51	$538	-0.12
350–399	375	67	148.00–187.50	$168.61	$632	+5.47
385 fancy	385	1	166.00	$166.00	$639	—
400–449	421	66	148.00–180.00	$167.50	$705	+5.76
400–435 fancy	423	3	163.00–166.00	$165.06	$698	-4.94
455 value added	455	4	176.00	$176.00	$801	+4.00
450–499	471	61	142.50–179.00	$166.02	$782	+6.62
500–549	521	42	140.00–167.50	$155.44	$810	-0.02
570 value added	570	6	155.00	$155.00	$884	-5.06
550–595	571	31	145.00–183.00	$155.37	$887	+4.48
600–645	612	106	132.00–165.50	$160.21	$980	+21.10
641 value added	641	3	152.00	$152.00	$974	—
650–695	671	11	135.00–147.50	$143.36	$962	+9.75
700–745	703	76	125.00–161.00	$157.82	$1,109	+28.54
755–790	772	5	92.00–134.00	$119.22	$920	-8.78
800–830	815	4	100.00–135.00	$115.71	$943	+15.71
850–860	857	3	120.00–131.00	$125.35	$1,074	—
945	945	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,181	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	4	171.00	$171.00	$333	—
222 value added	222	3	157.00	$157.00	$349	—
275 value added	275	3	167.00	$167.00	$459	+7.00
255–298	279	8	145.00–150.00	$149.43	$417	-2.44
305–335	318	9	145.00–162.00	$150.84	$480	-3.48
325 value added	325	5	172.00–180.00	$175.20	$569	+8.20
351–391 value added	376	13	179.00–184.00	$181.36	$682	+28.48
375–395	383	10	142.50–163.00	$153.32	$587	-11.13
405–427 value added	418	10	166.00–170.50	$168.76	$705	+5.62
415–430	421	4	163.00–170.00	$165.78	$698	+11.35
470–480	475	2	152.00–161.00	$156.45	$743	-4.83
460–491 value added	478	12	172.00–179.00	$173.62	$830	+12.35
517–535	523	13	132.50–170.00	$153.50	$803	-7.01
515–549 value added	539	15	161.00–170.00	$162.86	$878	+15.67
550–580	556	29	132.50–163.00	$157.63	$876	-6.58
566–587 value added	571	8	166.00–170.25	$169.16	$966	+22.13
600–644	631	44	135.00–161.50	$157.55	$994	+7.04
637 value added	637	2	140.00	$140.00	$892	-8.40
668–670 value added	670	77	154.00–163.25	$162.77	$1,091	+12.89
970	970	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,504	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	219	11	130.00–160.00	$146.09	$320	-0.53
250–295	277	19	130.00–160.00	$144.26	$400	+1.42
300–345	324	23	132.50–165.00	$147.51	$478	+4.07
350–395	376	14	130.00–166.00	$153.65	$578	+8.29
400–425	409	18	130.00–156.00	$140.71	$576	-5.44
450–495	469	13	130.00–161.00	$145.38	$682	+2.58
500–535	520	6	137.00–145.00	$142.30	$740	+3.57
550–585	569	6	115.00–149.00	$136.81	$778	-3.82
620–635	628	2	120.00–125.00	$122.47	$769	-3.97
650–660	655	3	125.00–130.00	$128.33	$841	+3.33
710–730	717	3	125.00–132.00	$127.99	$918	+10.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	6	135.00–160.00	$148.86	$335	—
305–340	317	3	108.00–155.00	$130.15	$413	-13.22
350–355	353	2	120.00–132.00	$126.04	$445	-12.71
410–435	423	2	134.00–142.00	$137.88	$583	+2.96
450–499	474	11	126.00–150.00	$141.59	$671	+12.85
545	545	1	125.00	$125.00	$681	—
550–585	572	5	87.50–136.00	$126.27	$722	+26.27
600–625	613	2	85.00–106.00	$95.71	$587	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	190.00	$190.00	$380	+11.49
255–295	277	10	170.00–200.00	$186.48	$517	-7.10
300–345	324	22	160.00–225.00	$200.32	$649	+10.44
350–399	374	23	165.00–225.00	$195.92	$733	+8.01
400–449	421	28	165.00–207.00	$188.49	$794	+7.02
450–499	471	32	165.00–200.00	$181.72	$856	+6.96
500–545	522	15	145.00–187.00	$164.72	$860	+9.42
550–599	576	14	140.00–171.00	$153.30	$883	+0.06
605–645	628	7	130.00–160.00	$151.18	$949	+14.10
690	690	1	135.00	$135.00	$932	-1.52
710–740	726	6	135.00–145.00	$140.03	$1,017	+14.04
755	755	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,042	+3.00
800–840	820	2	122.00–134.00	$128.15	$1,051	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	7	204.00	$204.00	$337	—
245	245	3	157.50	$157.50	$386	—
260–295	278	2	185.00	$185.00	$514	—
305–336	331	12	187.00–200.00	$197.30	$653	+7.61
350–390	369	6	172.50–210.00	$181.73	$671	-2.89
401–445	418	9	168.00–194.00	$185.17	$774	+13.25
455–460	458	4	169.00–181.00	$177.51	$813	+9.98
500–542	521	14	140.00–165.00	$155.52	$810	-4.77
550–590	574	8	142.00–162.00	$150.07	$861	+6.56
605–645	627	3	140.00–158.00	$149.22	$936	+7.36
655–675	662	9	130.00–145.00	$137.78	$912	+7.78
700	700	3	122.50	$122.50	$858	+12.50
775	775	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,070	+27.00
825 value added	825	38	139.00	$139.00	$1,147	—
820–830	827	6	112.50–125.00	$120.87	$1,000	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	160.00	$160.00	$296	—
200–225	212	3	140.00–185.00	$155.94	$331	-17.29
260–295	275	4	170.00–185.00	$179.11	$493	+1.72
300–345	321	10	160.00–190.00	$173.35	$556	+2.62
350–385	369	10	140.00–190.00	$172.44	$636	+3.70
405–435	424	8	150.00–180.00	$164.30	$697	-2.29
450–495	475	11	130.00–179.00	$164.12	$780	+8.13
515–540	527	11	139.00–160.00	$151.44	$798	+5.01
580–585	583	2	130.00–152.00	$141.05	$822	+1.08
630	630	1	139.00	$139.00	$876	—
650–680	665	2	136.00–137.00	$136.49	$908	+11.18
705	705	1	130.00	$130.00	$916	+2.00
760	760	1	124.00	$124.00	$942	-1.00
855–895	875	2	85.00–112.00	$98.19	$859	-15.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970–1065	1018	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	143.00	$143.00	$844	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–945	790	85-90%	24	24.00–46.00	$36.16	$286	-23.84
750–1075	853	85-90%	38	35.00–64.00	$49.25	$420	—
750–1415	1013	85-90%	146	44.00–78.00	$64.49	$653	—
925–1385	1079	85-90%	14	75.00–85.00	$78.39	$846	+13.03

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
731–1605	1102	80-85%	138	56.00–88.00	$75.41	$831	—
1010–1400	1268	80-85%	66	70.00–98.50	$82.04	$1,040	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1868	1367	75-80%	32	46.00–78.00	$69.78	$954	+1.91
1285–1740	1464	75-80%	14	75.00–90.00	$82.58	$1,209	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1485	1229	9	73.00–89.00	$83.48	$1,026	—
1070–1955	1538	23	87.50–100.00	$95.43	$1,468	—
1260–2305	1795	15	99.50–109.00	$104.79	$1,881	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2260	1550	7	77.00–98.00	$86.53	$1,341	—
1500–1770	1635	4	102.50–105.00	$103.85	$1,698	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1500	1415	4	65.00–92.00	$77.37	$1,095	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1510	1298	4	75.00–94.00	$85.48	$1,110	—

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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	14	440.00–580.00	$523.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	570.00	$570.00
765–975	879	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	500.00–775.00	$598.64

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–685	653	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	320.00–525.00	$434.01
650–690	675	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	350.00–500.00	$441.23

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–855	791	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	450.00–550.00	$485.94

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,038
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	77.00	$77.00	$782

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–1065	856	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	655.00–900.00	$789.06
875–1070	931	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	650.00–925.00	$836.01
720–1170	946	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	700.00–1,325.00	$1,040.97
965	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00
865–1055	967	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00–850.00	$764.01
775–1200	1004	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	800.00–880.00	$829.54
755–1240	1006	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	525.00–1,300.00	$1,001.58
855–1205	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	925.00–1,125.00	$1,041.99
865–1215	1047	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	700.00–1,300.00	$953.80
950–1200	1117	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	800.00–1,080.00	$989.85
1005–1275	1146	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	780.00–1,100.00	$928.62

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	900.00–1,200.00	$1,084.09

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)	8	570.00–1,000.00	$825.68
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	600.00–975.00	$822.97

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–700	668	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	400.00–700.00	$604.24
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
655–865	728	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	500.00–700.00	$564.23
725–910	818	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	550.00–820.00	$700.28
775–885	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	450.00–770.00	$620.60
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	585.00	$585.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	72.00	$72.00	$709
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	75.00	$75.00	$870
1290	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,071
1460	1460	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	65.00	$65.00	$949

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1170	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	810.00–830.00	$820.11

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
845–910	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	620.00–630.00	$624.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1155	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–875.00	$861.93

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	490.00	$490.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	1,450.00–2,000.00	$1,782.56	+581.98
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	975.00–1,100.00	$1,050.58	-150.00
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,281.40	+80.82
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-150.00

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	8	800.00–950.00	$889.19	-1.35
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	800.00–985.00	$910.00	+19.46

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
900–1250	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,280.00	$1,163.79	—
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,285.00	$1,285.00	+35.00
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	-100.80
1020–1480	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	925.00–1,350.00	$1,200.90	—
1305	1305	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,310.00	$1,310.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.