Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 2, 2024

9,853 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.15/cwt +18.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,561/hd at 524 lb · 373 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.10/cwt +5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,632/hd at 625 lb · 364 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $294.30/cwt +18.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 633 lb · 298 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,853	2,653	6,360
Feeder cattle	7,443	1,897	3,835
Slaughter cattle	534	339	966
Replacement cattle	1,876	417	1,559

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 5.00 to 20.00 higher, yearlings steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	324	8	350.00–397.50	$380.99	$1,234	-42.83
368–385	377	10	395.00–405.00	$399.89	$1,508	+31.41
405 unweaned	405	3	331.00	$331.00	$1,341	—
402–446	426	37	320.00–377.50	$351.23	$1,496	+9.63
438 thin fleshed	438	14	400.00	$400.00	$1,752	—
460 unweaned	460	3	312.50	$312.50	$1,438	—
450–492	473	105	332.50–379.00	$364.43	$1,724	+40.18
515–516 thin fleshed	516	54	355.00–359.00	$358.11	$1,848	—
505–547	526	242	302.50–346.00	$330.66	$1,739	+16.60
558 unweaned	558	13	285.00	$285.00	$1,590	—
560–561 thin fleshed	561	54	352.50–354.00	$353.45	$1,983	—
550–599	578	188	286.00–342.50	$327.48	$1,893	+35.83
619–620 thin fleshed	620	23	315.00–320.00	$318.26	$1,973	—
605–649	634	275	275.00–309.00	$292.30	$1,853	+12.73
661 thin fleshed	661	7	308.00	$308.00	$2,036	—
650–695	665	277	270.00–297.50	$283.95	$1,888	+18.95
708–735	719	58	265.00–275.00	$271.48	$1,952	+17.29
751–789	765	154	261.00–271.00	$263.26	$2,014	-3.99
810–838	828	67	247.50–260.00	$252.95	$2,094	—
850	850	18	259.00	$259.00	$2,202	—
905	905	25	253.00	$253.00	$2,290	—
1009	1009	7	235.00	$235.00	$2,371	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–322	321	14	362.50–375.00	$365.71	$1,174	+30.58
358–386	377	38	310.00–352.50	$325.33	$1,226	-12.07
409–448	427	48	290.00–347.50	$328.43	$1,402	+19.95
429–445 unweaned	438	14	320.00–322.50	$321.45	$1,408	—
450–498	478	135	288.00–344.00	$323.49	$1,546	—
514–546	528	127	280.00–324.00	$308.96	$1,631	+18.79
550–599	570	199	271.50–311.00	$296.29	$1,689	+17.04
603–646	629	171	261.00–284.00	$273.01	$1,717	+23.01
652–698	683	188	248.00–274.00	$263.44	$1,799	+33.44
700–749	725	136	240.00–261.00	$252.40	$1,830	+19.24
750–798	781	139	235.00–259.00	$249.80	$1,951	+4.34
802–844	814	106	230.00–252.50	$245.11	$1,995	—
869–882	880	34	245.00–246.00	$245.83	$2,163	—
905–918	915	12	215.00–224.00	$221.77	$2,029	-11.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314–337	326	16	320.00–330.00	$321.85	$1,049	+9.35
386	386	10	317.50	$317.50	$1,226	—
402–438	425	31	302.50–320.00	$308.80	$1,312	—
462–487	477	28	282.50–310.00	$291.90	$1,392	—
525	525	4	236.00	$236.00	$1,239	—
593	593	11	234.00	$234.00	$1,388	-27.43
635	635	10	258.00	$258.00	$1,638	+30.50
781–786	784	8	217.50–238.00	$227.72	$1,785	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	13	337.50	$337.50	$1,451	—
465 unweaned	465	7	307.50	$307.50	$1,430	—
609–649	630	19	257.50–269.00	$262.77	$1,655	+9.16
685	685	14	255.00	$255.00	$1,747	—
709	709	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,737	+7.17

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481	481	17	269.00	$269.00	$1,294	—
584–592	590	16	241.00–255.00	$245.33	$1,447	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	13	312.00	$312.00	$1,732	—
606	606	5	307.50	$307.50	$1,863	—
706	706	13	266.00	$266.00	$1,878	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606–635	623	22	253.00–265.00	$260.23	$1,621	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
712–735	718	4	216.00–230.00	$219.58	$1,577	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–343	319	18	320.00–345.00	$335.48	$1,070	-1.83
359–390	363	15	318.00–332.00	$330.00	$1,198	+8.83
404–444	425	122	291.00–332.50	$319.88	$1,359	—
450 thin fleshed	450	7	340.00	$340.00	$1,530	—
450–499	473	164	292.00–335.00	$314.24	$1,486	+23.18
507–528 thin fleshed	509	60	315.00	$315.00	$1,603	—
515 unweaned	515	14	296.00	$296.00	$1,524	—
501–549	527	299	275.00–307.00	$294.87	$1,554	+14.90
550–589	569	250	274.00–290.00	$278.77	$1,586	+20.15
618 unweaned	618	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,576	—
603–646	625	361	250.00–275.00	$261.15	$1,632	+6.03
651–698	667	206	250.00–275.00	$257.60	$1,718	-4.42
687	687	20	240.00	$240.00	$1,649	-22.02
702–715	709	32	235.00–254.50	$248.03	$1,759	—
799	799	9	234.00	$234.00	$1,870	—
813–848	836	112	234.00–248.00	$243.08	$2,032	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–332	324	6	283.00–297.50	$290.44	$941	—
360–376	370	16	285.00–307.50	$300.26	$1,111	+20.26
412–449	438	52	275.00–306.00	$298.22	$1,306	+10.72
457–498	482	133	260.00–300.00	$284.78	$1,373	+10.84
506–549	529	80	250.00–278.00	$268.08	$1,418	+9.67
550–597	576	147	241.00–272.50	$264.55	$1,524	+26.81
605–643	626	78	234.00–254.00	$248.51	$1,556	+13.14
651–695	663	88	238.00–249.00	$242.74	$1,609	+21.35
704–747	737	113	225.00–244.00	$237.94	$1,754	—
770–790	783	23	220.00–235.00	$231.21	$1,810	+13.79
815	815	15	228.00	$228.00	$1,858	+13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–357	357	20	282.50–292.50	$289.01	$1,032	—
425	425	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,084	-7.45
477–491	485	26	255.00–263.00	$258.32	$1,253	—
520–545	533	6	220.00–245.00	$232.79	$1,241	—
557–598	583	47	220.00–245.00	$233.10	$1,359	—
655–691	676	16	185.00–225.00	$204.47	$1,382	—
844	844	8	156.00	$156.00	$1,317	+3.50
875	875	8	187.50	$187.50	$1,641	—
964	964	8	148.00	$148.00	$1,427	+3.00
1025	1025	39	145.00	$145.00	$1,486	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	8	289.00	$289.00	$1,407	—
575–586	582	17	257.50–265.00	$262.39	$1,527	—
602–613	610	16	246.00–250.00	$249.01	$1,519	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553–574	572	28	286.00–287.50	$286.16	$1,637	—
679	679	11	252.00	$252.00	$1,711	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,328	—
528	528	5	267.50	$267.50	$1,412	—
640	640	14	250.00	$250.00	$1,600	—
696	696	5	242.50	$242.50	$1,688	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	13	278.00	$278.00	$1,482	—
635	635	11	268.00	$268.00	$1,702	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–429	420	11	235.00–252.50	$246.37	$1,035	—
580	580	6	238.00	$238.00	$1,380	—
664	664	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,428	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	2	204.00	$204.00	$1,754	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	4	302.00	$302.00	$1,063	—
418	418	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,150	—
468–492	483	15	285.00–290.00	$286.69	$1,385	—
521–540	530	11	262.50–264.00	$263.20	$1,395	—
570–595	576	16	220.00–273.00	$236.67	$1,363	—
603–638	615	17	244.00–250.00	$246.18	$1,514	+2.40
663	663	14	239.00	$239.00	$1,585	—
710–746	736	7	195.00–217.00	$201.07	$1,480	—
826–830	828	8	195.00–199.00	$197.50	$1,635	-10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,324	—
499	499	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,547	+5.00
523–530	525	12	277.50–290.00	$285.80	$1,500	+10.80
555–560	557	11	277.00–287.50	$281.80	$1,570	—
605–642	619	17	260.00–278.00	$269.75	$1,670	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205–1415	1287	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	2,600.00–2,700.00	$2,663.34	—
1175–1800	1420	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	1,600.00–3,600.00	$2,711.88	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
499	499	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,173	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1029	1029	4	159.00	$159.00	$1,636	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1425	1193	80-85%	26	91.00–105.00	$100.25	$1,196	-22.48
1030–1370	1206	80-85%	111	105.00–118.00	$111.67	$1,347	—
1035–1325	1219	80-85%	32	117.00–129.00	$121.33	$1,479	+6.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1150	916	85-90%	15	60.00–75.00	$67.31	$617	—
765–1325	1008	85-90%	39	76.00–94.00	$85.18	$859	-1.52
745–1295	1062	85-90%	83	93.00–108.00	$100.25	$1,065	-0.08
845–1250	1067	85-90%	19	107.00–125.00	$111.37	$1,188	+0.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1655	1379	75-80%	70	105.00–120.00	$113.65	$1,567	—
1300–1805	1488	75-80%	11	99.50–107.00	$102.83	$1,530	—
1320–1770	1532	75-80%	22	120.00–130.50	$122.18	$1,872	+7.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1955	1587	19	127.00–139.00	$134.82	$2,140	—
1300–2410	1726	49	140.00–160.00	$149.02	$2,572	—
1548–2140	1814	12	152.00–178.00	$163.72	$2,970	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–920	827	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	195.00–241.00	$221.20	$1,829
770–1050	931	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	125.00–172.50	$143.33	$1,334

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085–1340	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	101.00–119.00	$109.23	$1,275

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,212
890–945	934	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	197.50–212.50	$205.09	$1,916
885–1250	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	120.00–177.50	$144.81	$1,597

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1075	966	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	91.00–122.00	$111.42	$1,076

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1000	948	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,250.00–2,600.00	$2,199.87
1000–1300	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,050.00–2,100.00	$2,091.10
1000–1308	1107	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	101	2,000.00–2,600.00	$2,233.18
1000–1505	1156	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	61	1,500.00–2,250.00	$2,043.19
1000–1545	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	341	1,700.00–3,000.00	$2,529.49
1015–1385	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,550.00–2,050.00	$1,885.46
1140–1255	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,450.00–2,050.00	$1,764.41
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1004	1004	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1000–1276	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	62	1,800.00–2,200.00	$2,005.88
1100–1250	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	1,425.00–1,775.00	$1,644.12

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–900	883	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,135.85
868–900	894	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,450.00–1,650.00	$1,611.15
900–925	906	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	1,300.00–1,950.00	$1,820.54
950–1215	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	1,750.00–2,200.00	$1,980.59
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1085	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	18	1,175.00–1,700.00	$1,481.78

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1336–1600	1429	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,600.00–2,700.00	$2,641.56
1455	1455	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1395–1720	1558	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,134.35

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–915	862	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,050.00	$934.82

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	1,800.00	$1,800.00
800–1090	936	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	1,650.00–2,350.00	$2,095.39
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	2,400.00	$2,400.00
900–1200	1094	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	221	2,800.00–3,200.00	$2,969.49

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–865	812	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,282.24

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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
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	33	2,850.00–3,000.00	$2,945.45	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1050–1385	1146	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	2,250.00–3,150.00	$2,835.71	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
1100–1350	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–950	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,375.00–2,200.00	$1,540.00	—
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,500.00–2,650.00	$2,550.00	—
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
900–950	911	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	2,800.00–3,225.00	$3,006.06	—
900–950	938	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	1,550.00–1,900.00	$1,812.50	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	2,750.00	$2,750.00	+750.00
1100–1200	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,769.23	+769.23

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1450	1450	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–835	818	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00–2,150.00	$1,950.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
816	816	7	150.00	$150.00	$1,224	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	3,000.00–3,600.00	$3,342.86	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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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.