Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

9,521 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $137.48/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 762 lb · 275 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.82/cwt -4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 629 lb · 233 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $133.36/cwt -4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 623 lb · 231 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,521	8,408	10,388
Feeder cattle	6,407	6,835	7,448
Slaughter cattle	1,090	1,117	1,057
Replacement cattle	2,024	456	1,883

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder calves steady to 12.00 lower, yearlings steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 3,00 higher and slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower early week, 3.00 to 5.00 higher late week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344–346	345	9	160.00–160.50	$160.22	$553	-12.28
354–385	368	42	157.50–170.00	$164.63	$606	-2.39
411 thin fleshed	411	8	170.00	$170.00	$699	—
420 unweaned	420	5	144.50	$144.50	$607	—
401–448	425	24	146.00–160.00	$153.06	$651	-11.78
458–488	471	125	140.00–154.50	$145.58	$686	-8.49
513–533	520	32	140.00–144.00	$141.36	$735	-9.85
504–540 unweaned	529	40	130.00–138.00	$133.41	$706	-12.13
550–596 unweaned	568	140	123.00–136.00	$131.46	$747	+2.53
553–598	581	76	130.00–142.00	$135.28	$786	-11.49
605–643	613	19	127.00–130.00	$129.34	$793	-11.80
602–649 unweaned	617	89	120.00–131.00	$124.66	$769	-6.37
600–645	628	123	130.00–145.00	$140.27	$881	-0.87
654 unweaned	654	27	126.00	$126.00	$824	+4.67
661	661	6	127.00	$127.00	$839	-10.15
651–697	672	92	130.00–142.00	$137.53	$924	+0.38
705–746	713	166	129.00–137.50	$131.73	$939	-11.82
750–797	762	275	127.00–140.85	$137.48	$1,048	+0.18
806–830	817	152	125.00–134.50	$129.75	$1,060	-8.17
808–833	821	6	117.00–118.00	$117.49	$965	-20.43
850–871	869	44	130.50–132.00	$131.87	$1,146	-0.55
994–997	996	31	114.00–117.00	$116.42	$1,160	—
1068	1068	10	116.00	$116.00	$1,239	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258 thin fleshed	258	6	155.00	$155.00	$400	-10.00
327 thin fleshed	327	20	157.00	$157.00	$513	-14.00
358–398	386	23	135.00–150.00	$148.19	$572	+0.55
400–407	404	8	142.00–147.00	$144.48	$584	-2.23
400–441 thin fleshed	426	33	146.00–151.00	$147.71	$629	—
423–435 unweaned	427	4	130.00–133.00	$130.75	$558	-4.25
461–493	481	86	126.00–139.00	$132.28	$636	-14.89
505–547	513	140	127.00–142.50	$136.76	$702	-6.66
505–537 unweaned	525	53	120.00–138.00	$127.01	$667	-3.89
528	528	4	128.00	$128.00	$676	-15.42
552–569 unweaned	564	26	124.00–128.00	$124.88	$704	-3.60
550–598	573	62	125.00–132.00	$128.94	$739	-8.67
600–641 unweaned	615	14	117.00–129.00	$124.53	$766	-1.47
605–648	625	130	122.00–135.50	$127.43	$796	-7.74
636 thin fleshed	636	89	136.75	$136.75	$870	—
654–697	667	56	120.00–132.50	$129.79	$866	-6.43
676 unweaned	676	5	120.00	$120.00	$811	-6.00
684	684	4	115.00	$115.00	$787	-21.22
702–730	717	78	126.00–131.25	$129.88	$931	-4.80
754–788	770	88	125.00–130.00	$127.20	$979	-5.60
817	817	5	113.00	$113.00	$923	-13.41
800–833	827	127	115.00–126.00	$124.24	$1,027	-2.17
850–860	856	10	118.00–122.00	$120.41	$1,031	+7.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
246 thin fleshed	246	11	145.00	$145.00	$357	—
283 thin fleshed	283	3	137.00	$137.00	$388	—
360	360	9	127.00	$127.00	$457	—
425 unweaned	425	8	135.00	$135.00	$574	—
408–448	438	21	122.00–140.00	$133.21	$583	-7.79
493 unweaned	493	5	129.00	$129.00	$636	—
505	505	4	119.00	$119.00	$601	—
580	580	7	115.00	$115.00	$667	+8.00
595 unweaned	595	3	115.00	$115.00	$684	—
603 unweaned	603	3	117.00	$117.00	$706	+7.00
770	770	3	107.00	$107.00	$824	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
511	511	8	126.00	$126.00	$644	—
556–586	569	7	120.00–125.00	$122.79	$699	-8.80
645–646 unweaned	645	9	120.00–125.00	$123.33	$795	—
687	687	6	120.00	$120.00	$824	-15.00
1039	1039	7	90.00	$90.00	$935	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
779–795	788	14	115.00–119.00	$116.69	$920	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–338	324	25	125.00–142.00	$135.58	$439	-10.26
383–393	389	13	127.00–132.00	$130.10	$506	-6.90
410–446	429	71	121.00–137.00	$127.02	$545	-8.29
447 unweaned	447	3	121.00	$121.00	$541	-9.66
452–466	462	51	120.00–129.25	$125.65	$581	-7.62
472	472	4	116.00	$116.00	$548	-17.27
450–494 unweaned	474	28	115.00–125.50	$120.23	$570	-6.22
501–541 unweaned	516	76	116.00–125.00	$122.02	$630	-0.61
504–546	537	72	117.50–125.00	$119.99	$644	-15.25
557–587 unweaned	569	43	110.00–125.00	$119.74	$681	—
563–590	575	104	120.00–129.00	$124.21	$714	-6.54
594	594	6	114.00	$114.00	$677	-16.75
601–615 unweaned	613	32	113.00–118.00	$113.77	$697	-8.03
615	615	3	115.00	$115.00	$707	-21.52
610–648	629	66	123.00–125.00	$124.57	$784	-11.95
655–698	680	114	117.00–132.00	$127.54	$867	-9.02
700–741	715	176	113.00–129.00	$125.79	$899	-5.99
760–798	780	43	116.00–126.00	$122.00	$952	-6.89
814–836	821	18	111.00–119.00	$115.06	$945	-12.70
1016	1016	4	82.50	$82.50	$838	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
211–243	222	9	120.00–125.00	$121.83	$270	-18.17
245 thin fleshed	245	12	145.00	$145.00	$355	—
289 thin fleshed	289	6	140.00	$140.00	$405	—
290	290	13	122.50	$122.50	$355	-12.48
305–345	330	15	123.00–135.00	$126.77	$418	-11.22
342 thin fleshed	342	16	141.00	$141.00	$482	—
353–386	367	63	117.00–131.00	$124.28	$456	-6.12
407 unweaned	407	3	125.00	$125.00	$509	+4.68
426 thin fleshed	426	19	132.00	$132.00	$562	—
401–449	428	89	114.00–125.00	$120.02	$514	-10.15
452–498 unweaned	470	53	108.00–124.00	$115.40	$542	-2.39
450–499	483	70	115.00–124.00	$119.85	$579	-4.83
500–540 unweaned	514	31	110.00–115.00	$111.86	$575	-6.10
500–543	518	40	110.00–124.00	$118.23	$612	-7.49
556 thin fleshed	556	7	131.50	$131.50	$731	—
560–562 unweaned	562	27	115.00–117.00	$115.22	$648	+1.32
550–596	570	62	110.00–126.00	$117.36	$669	-7.63
602 unweaned	602	11	112.00	$112.00	$674	+2.18
600–647	616	100	111.00–127.00	$120.36	$741	-2.26
650–674 unweaned	658	12	102.00–106.00	$104.63	$688	-8.39
650–672	660	33	113.00–123.00	$120.03	$792	-3.31
706–743	725	25	90.00–107.50	$98.18	$712	-21.54
765–780	771	6	103.00–110.00	$106.98	$825	-15.02
803–834	814	24	90.00–115.00	$108.81	$886	-8.54
910	910	3	90.00	$90.00	$819	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–449	441	20	110.00–115.00	$110.93	$489	-7.06
445 unweaned	445	5	110.00	$110.00	$490	—
475–496	487	7	113.00–114.00	$113.58	$553	—
520	520	4	110.00	$110.00	$572	-2.21
500–545 unweaned	527	26	105.00–110.00	$107.93	$569	—
550–588	575	29	105.00–112.50	$109.26	$628	-0.74
667	667	5	105.00	$105.00	$700	-3.70
720–727	726	11	92.00–117.00	$96.51	$701	-15.58

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–381	370	9	110.00–115.00	$112.14	$415	—
464	464	7	111.00	$111.00	$515	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	7	132.00	$132.00	$495	—
556	556	4	50.00	$50.00	$278	—
708	708	3	80.00	$80.00	$566	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	7	114.00	$114.00	$447	—
534	534	5	106.00	$106.00	$566	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494	494	4	107.00	$107.00	$529	—
501	501	4	111.00	$111.00	$556	-2.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
633 unweaned	633	4	113.00	$113.00	$715	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	4	111.00	$111.00	$544	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243	243	4	145.00	$145.00	$352	—
302	302	10	162.50	$162.50	$491	—
353–385	362	22	135.00–165.00	$156.29	$566	+7.43
418–437	429	62	130.00–140.00	$136.33	$585	+1.98
452–498	479	38	116.00–120.00	$119.04	$570	-6.76
500–540	515	28	108.00–127.00	$121.46	$626	+0.41
557–583	573	31	110.00–117.50	$113.96	$653	+1.48
630 unweaned	630	8	112.00	$112.00	$706	±0.00
659 unweaned	659	12	106.00	$106.00	$699	+1.00
713–726 unweaned	720	13	91.00–105.00	$97.40	$701	-3.07
700–744	726	17	92.00–97.00	$95.08	$690	—
897	897	3	98.00	$98.00	$879	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–334	330	11	175.00–185.00	$177.65	$586	—
431	431	14	146.00	$146.00	$629	-0.89
453–486	470	31	120.00–141.00	$127.49	$599	-5.96
533	533	10	135.00	$135.00	$720	+9.30
558	558	3	112.00	$112.00	$625	-9.92
614 unweaned	614	6	122.00	$122.00	$749	+9.00
671 unweaned	671	4	104.00	$104.00	$698	-1.00
712	712	9	116.00	$116.00	$826	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
559	559	5	105.00	$105.00	$587	—
589	589	7	100.00	$100.00	$589	-1.00
780	780	9	70.00	$70.00	$546	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	10	125.00	$125.00	$622	—
691 unweaned	691	9	103.00	$103.00	$712	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
176	176	4	142.50	$142.50	$251	—
698	698	8	99.00	$99.00	$691	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1415	1295	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,442.73	—
1400–2005	1619	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	1,600.00–2,150.00	$1,873.63	—
1615–1890	1753	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	1,275.00–1,500.00	$1,396.33	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1405–1590	1498	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,850.00–2,050.00	$1,943.82	—
1616–1965	1778	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	2,550.00–3,200.00	$2,861.90	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1355	1355	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1535–1670	1618	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,300.00–1,535.00	$1,408.70	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795–865	830	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	750.00–875.00	$815.14	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
2180	2180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1500	1187	80-85%	131	39.50–50.00	$45.53	$540	+0.25
943–1595	1243	80-85%	56	53.00–61.00	$57.67	$717	—
970–1665	1331	80-85%	171	47.00–57.00	$51.88	$691	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–1135	912	85-90%	19	14.00–29.00	$23.26	$212	+1.80
650–1315	951	85-90%	76	29.50–40.00	$34.76	$331	—
750–1320	1050	85-90%	108	37.50–46.00	$42.73	$449	+1.77
850–1690	1176	85-90%	55	46.00–55.50	$50.11	$589	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1560	1313	75-80%	79	45.00–57.00	$51.67	$678	—
1010–1740	1395	75-80%	92	52.00–65.00	$58.28	$813	—
1210–1900	1578	75-80%	62	59.00–73.50	$67.34	$1,063	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1915	1405	28	60.50–77.00	$68.53	$963	—
1195–2415	1672	44	73.00–89.00	$81.80	$1,368	+2.84
1550–2180	1861	29	84.50–103.00	$92.75	$1,726	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–2090	1845	6	106.00–113.00	$108.53	$2,002	+6.96

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1035	945	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	70.00–100.50	$80.96	$765
885–1275	1077	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	57.00–85.00	$67.94	$732
1079–1245	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	55.00–67.00	$60.82	$689

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
650–860	756	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	84.00–106.00	$95.74	$724
635–995	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	60.00–85.00	$71.00	$602
825–1045	946	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	50.00–68.00	$55.67	$527

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–898	876	(<2 yrs)	Open	39	960.00–1,050.00	$1,005.26

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
731–759	746	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,094.07

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
570–678	642	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	35.00–55.00	$49.08	$315
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	57.00	$57.00	$482

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
848	848	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	910.00	$910.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1108	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	53.00	$53.00	$587

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
848 thin fleshed	848	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	950.00	$950.00
900–1325	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	60	700.00–1,000.00	$900.86
915–1385	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	323	800.00–1,175.00	$994.80
1055–1363	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	127	600.00–950.00	$754.51
1133–1324	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	650.00–825.00	$774.84
1127–1348	1257	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	585.00–700.00	$666.05
1060–1351	1266	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	660.00–760.00	$696.76

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1100–1365	1266	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	146	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,378.14

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–1428	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	59	585.00–875.00	$746.50
780–1049	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	38	500.00–885.00	$755.40
925–1055	1009	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	500.00–725.00	$629.71
1053	1053	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	500.00	$500.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1390–1590	1441	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	800.00–1,100.00	$978.74
1385–1600	1479	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	710.00–1,050.00	$926.47
1255–1565	1483	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	750.00–900.00	$838.72

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105–1380	1197	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	44.00–61.00	$53.65	$642
1112–1245	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	50.00–59.00	$56.61	$679
1090–1340	1288	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	46.00–67.00	$55.65	$717

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1205	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–725.00	$690.71
1085–1160	1123	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	400.00–500.00	$448.33
1128	1128	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	550.00	$550.00
1075–1340	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	650.00–800.00	$760.19

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
684	684	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	325.00	$325.00
765–970	901	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	350.00–450.00	$404.96
903	903	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	385.00	$385.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1370–1445	1381	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,267.85

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1417–1460	1426	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	53.00–54.00	$53.80	$767
1402–1505	1462	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	58.50–61.00	$59.53	$870

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	800.00	$800.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1045	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	44.50–55.00	$51.42	$509
950–1040	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	54.00–62.00	$57.82	$575

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
723–825	771	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	525.00–825.00	$716.34
790–895	837	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	675.00–850.00	$780.04

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1112–1206	1154	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,275.00–1,425.00	$1,352.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1018	988	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	700.00–1,025.00	$844.15

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	600.00	$600.00

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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
1000–1250	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,400.00	+325.00
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	850.00	$850.00	—
1100–1300	1161	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	600.00–1,000.00	$861.11	-296.39
1123–1240	1162	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	1,225.00–1,600.00	$1,350.00	+192.50
1050–1370	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	900.00–1,225.00	$1,077.56	+216.20
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,175.00	$2,175.00	—
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1075–1358	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	1,125.00–1,700.00	$1,462.00	—
1210–1300	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,275.00–1,325.00	$1,287.50	—
1160–1325	1245	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–1,075.00	$910.00	—
1090–1328	1249	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	1,075.00–1,225.00	$1,125.00	—
1200–1300	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	800.00–1,000.00	$900.00	-210.00
1290–1310	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,642.86	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
1175–1216	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	30	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
945–1322	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	1,300.00–2,200.00	$1,783.33	—
1270	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775–1035	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	900.00–1,375.00	$1,269.64	+430.47
1021	1021	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,275.00	$1,275.00	+400.00
900–1050	1023	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	900.00–1,250.00	$1,140.00	+265.00
1000–1045	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,600.00	$1,400.00	+525.00
1000–1050	1043	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	925.00–1,075.00	$1,053.57	—
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1410	1410	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,360.00	$1,360.00	—
1420	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1428	1428	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	30	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1430	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1450	1450	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1465–1650	1558	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,250.00–1,385.00	$1,317.50	—
1600	1600	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,135.00	$1,135.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	+100.00
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	860.00	$860.00	+60.00
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—
1365	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	735.00	$735.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
207 thin fleshed	207	10	57.00	$57.00	$118	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
652	652	5	55.00	$55.00	$359	-32.19

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–830	815	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,075.00	$937.50	—

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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.