Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

25,305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.55/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 674 lb · 1,137 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $138.01/cwt -5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 721 lb · 1,110 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.83/cwt -2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 668 lb · 1,025 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	25,305	9,654	19,411
Feeder cattle	23,852	7,612	17,298
Slaughter cattle	1,080	708	1,625
Replacement cattle	373	1,334	488

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder calves steady to 5.00 higher, yearlings steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher early week, and steady 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
341–348	345	6	181.00–185.00	$182.98	$631	—
369–397	383	78	169.00–192.00	$185.24	$709	+8.47
414–420 thin fleshed	418	27	189.00–190.00	$189.33	$791	—
409–441	428	152	171.00–189.00	$180.18	$771	+1.77
450–494	474	397	165.00–181.00	$174.77	$828	+6.60
486–491 thin fleshed	488	39	180.00–187.50	$182.90	$893	—
518 thin fleshed	518	5	173.00	$173.00	$896	—
500–548	523	464	156.00–175.00	$164.46	$860	+3.08
563 fancy	563	28	159.00	$159.00	$895	—
550–597	565	403	144.00–164.00	$154.49	$873	-1.10
592	592	36	147.00	$147.00	$870	-8.59
600 fancy	600	80	154.00	$154.00	$924	—
602–649	622	791	136.50–152.00	$143.80	$894	-6.86
662–683	671	27	133.50–134.00	$133.79	$898	-8.61
650–698	673	1,032	132.00–147.25	$141.38	$951	-1.02
684 fancy	684	78	146.50	$146.50	$1,002	—
713 fancy	713	79	141.25	$141.25	$1,007	—
700–747	721	1,013	130.00–144.50	$137.85	$994	-6.04
725–737	730	18	132.00–134.00	$132.79	$969	-11.10
751–799	772	954	130.00–145.50	$135.42	$1,045	-2.22
755–787	784	28	131.00–132.00	$131.10	$1,028	-6.54
800–848	823	497	130.00–139.50	$135.45	$1,115	-0.55
834	834	12	126.00	$126.00	$1,051	-10.00
852–883	862	282	124.25–135.00	$130.84	$1,128	-5.03
910–930	919	21	128.00–131.00	$129.46	$1,190	-2.54
967	967	20	123.00	$123.00	$1,189	—
1003	1003	51	126.10	$126.10	$1,265	+5.10
1078	1078	5	113.00	$113.00	$1,218	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	7	165.00	$165.00	$493	—
307–345	325	38	158.00–180.00	$173.43	$564	—
365–398	384	41	160.00–185.00	$172.07	$661	-0.43
402–447	432	130	154.00–177.00	$166.28	$718	+0.71
450–498	475	109	145.00–169.00	$161.63	$768	+3.84
510–529 thin fleshed	524	45	171.00–175.00	$171.86	$901	—
500–549	527	425	139.00–168.00	$155.49	$819	-0.01
550–598	575	883	134.00–155.00	$146.67	$843	+1.61
614–619 thin fleshed	617	39	143.00–146.00	$144.22	$890	—
602–647 unweaned	628	11	125.00–138.00	$131.39	$825	-6.61
600–649	630	737	126.50–143.00	$139.80	$881	-1.75
650–697	668	1,025	120.00–142.00	$135.83	$907	-2.40
700–745	721	429	123.00–138.00	$132.08	$952	-5.63
750–797	774	748	120.00–134.00	$131.17	$1,015	-0.07
800–848	821	327	121.00–131.50	$129.44	$1,063	-5.45
852–890	870	341	125.00–131.00	$126.44	$1,100	-7.41
927	927	5	124.00	$124.00	$1,149	-4.87
953–986	973	118	120.00–121.50	$120.57	$1,173	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	3	150.00	$150.00	$470	-10.00
361–382	369	17	150.00–165.00	$156.35	$577	—
415–440	419	21	132.00–150.00	$144.74	$606	—
455–497	475	34	130.00–155.00	$141.58	$673	—
500–547	522	77	130.00–147.00	$137.71	$719	+0.54
562–599	580	112	124.50–143.00	$135.82	$788	—
600–641	628	49	123.50–138.00	$135.10	$848	—
659–688	669	97	115.50–136.00	$128.81	$862	—
704–749	724	45	122.00–129.00	$127.26	$921	—
764–785	770	71	105.00–127.00	$124.89	$962	—
800	800	3	115.50	$115.50	$924	—
890	890	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,024	—
922–934	929	11	115.50–119.00	$117.08	$1,088	—
962	962	5	116.00	$116.00	$1,116	—
1069	1069	5	110.00	$110.00	$1,176	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
613–628	623	9	130.00–137.00	$134.70	$839	-9.30
659	659	15	135.75	$135.75	$895	-1.25
700–728	718	30	125.50–130.75	$128.87	$925	—
873	873	22	121.50	$121.50	$1,061	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	7	162.00	$162.00	$591	—
512	512	5	142.00	$142.00	$727	—
571–591	581	8	133.00–143.00	$137.91	$801	—
601–629	613	23	131.00–137.00	$134.81	$826	—
676–685	678	22	125.00–131.00	$126.10	$855	—
770–782	777	10	120.00–126.00	$123.21	$957	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	7	150.00	$150.00	$825	—
662	662	5	130.00	$130.00	$861	—
742	742	9	130.00	$130.00	$965	—
785	785	3	120.00	$120.00	$942	—
837	837	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,004	—
901	901	8	116.00	$116.00	$1,045	—
1052	1052	5	113.00	$113.00	$1,189	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–472	466	21	128.00–135.00	$132.30	$617	—
588	588	9	115.00	$115.00	$676	—
640	640	11	126.00	$126.00	$806	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	22	115.00	$115.00	$613	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
683	683	16	107.00	$107.00	$731	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337–340	339	11	150.00–155.00	$150.90	$512	+1.53
355–399	381	44	145.00–157.50	$150.23	$572	+1.76
422–435 thin fleshed	427	20	154.00–155.00	$154.41	$659	—
401–448	430	290	139.50–152.00	$146.45	$630	+2.94
452–499	478	316	128.50–146.00	$140.55	$672	-2.84
510 fancy	510	20	145.50	$145.50	$742	—
508–519 thin fleshed	511	27	140.00–142.00	$141.47	$723	—
502–547	523	390	126.50–140.00	$134.24	$702	-2.37
550–594	572	643	126.25–138.00	$129.75	$742	-4.07
558–591	587	69	125.00–127.50	$126.89	$745	-6.93
616 fancy	616	55	134.50	$134.50	$829	—
600–649	619	850	123.00–134.00	$128.29	$794	-3.57
624–642	629	24	120.00–124.50	$121.15	$762	-10.71
652–698	674	703	119.00–129.85	$126.87	$855	-4.33
703–748	728	300	118.00–130.00	$126.29	$919	-3.10
736	736	3	121.00	$121.00	$891	-8.39
755	755	22	122.00–124.00	$123.64	$933	—
750–790	767	269	114.00–130.00	$124.55	$955	—
801–803	801	48	115.50–126.50	$125.58	$1,006	-3.51
845	845	37	120.00	$120.00	$1,014	-9.09
854–878	860	100	125.75–126.50	$125.93	$1,083	+1.43
865	865	21	120.00	$120.00	$1,038	-4.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–327	320	21	135.00–151.00	$143.71	$460	—
342 thin fleshed	342	8	142.50	$142.50	$487	-6.61
351–395	378	93	130.00–147.50	$137.59	$520	+2.86
404–443	426	103	132.00–143.00	$137.79	$587	+2.15
451–497	480	356	122.00–141.00	$130.81	$628	-5.43
501–514 thin fleshed	510	17	139.00–140.00	$139.29	$710	—
500–549	527	706	116.00–136.00	$127.52	$672	-1.60
550–599	576	727	110.00–132.00	$122.89	$708	-2.47
551–588 thin fleshed	580	36	133.00–134.00	$133.47	$774	—
609 thin fleshed	609	15	132.75	$132.75	$808	—
600–649	629	713	105.00–128.50	$122.07	$768	-7.03
655–696	679	441	105.00–126.00	$121.54	$825	-1.46
700–746	719	184	106.00–126.75	$120.07	$863	+2.28
755–799	788	98	100.00–123.50	$118.10	$931	—
800–833	814	49	106.00–123.50	$117.55	$957	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–392	370	25	130.00–134.00	$130.98	$485	+5.98
407–437	419	42	127.00–134.00	$129.87	$544	+9.87
460–497	482	68	122.00–130.00	$125.68	$606	—
500–543	528	24	122.00–127.00	$123.07	$650	-1.93
555–591	570	53	113.00–123.00	$116.63	$665	+1.66
611–648	628	33	110.00–118.00	$113.94	$716	-1.06
710–718	711	30	105.00–113.00	$112.19	$798	+21.44
784	784	5	102.00	$102.00	$800	—
861	861	9	101.00	$101.00	$870	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	14	130.00	$130.00	$491	—
503–540	525	30	120.00–127.00	$122.66	$644	—
615	615	11	112.50	$112.50	$692	—
681–686	684	10	108.00–109.00	$108.50	$742	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	4	120.00	$120.00	$534	—
475	475	3	117.00	$117.00	$556	—
643	643	10	119.00	$119.00	$765	-2.89
751	751	16	121.00	$121.00	$909	—
867	867	6	85.00	$85.00	$737	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	5	105.00	$105.00	$625	—
660–691	672	13	106.00	$106.00	$712	—
766–793	780	8	96.00–100.00	$98.03	$765	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	14	115.00	$115.00	$530	—
587	587	7	111.00	$111.00	$652	—
661	661	5	86.00	$86.00	$568	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
536	536	3	120.00	$120.00	$643	—
606	606	6	122.00	$122.00	$739	—
860	860	5	115.00	$115.00	$989	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–538	533	23	132.50–148.00	$146.10	$779	+10.01
550–583	570	23	118.00–137.00	$125.00	$712	-12.00
616–623	617	28	110.00–125.00	$121.06	$747	-15.94
685–695	690	6	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$811	—
705–745	732	9	103.00–111.00	$105.57	$773	-9.43
785	785	4	105.00	$105.00	$824	—
873	873	5	105.00	$105.00	$917	+19.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
587–588	588	8	110.00–110.50	$110.31	$649	-7.19
624	624	12	110.00	$110.00	$686	—
663	663	3	109.00	$109.00	$723	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	428	8	156.00	$156.00	$668	—
456	456	5	140.00	$140.00	$638	-17.40
579	579	4	141.00	$141.00	$816	+0.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1581	1179	80-85%	103	39.00–47.00	$42.81	$505	—
995–1595	1259	80-85%	220	46.00–55.00	$50.24	$633	+0.94
1175–1690	1290	80-85%	38	53.00–56.50	$55.16	$712	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1375	951	85-90%	36	15.00–28.00	$22.25	$212	-10.35
755–1335	1030	85-90%	73	28.00–38.00	$32.92	$339	—
750–1540	1094	85-90%	94	37.00–47.00	$41.71	$456	-1.01
1010–1610	1238	85-90%	37	44.00–53.00	$48.92	$606	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1825	1392	75-80%	137	44.00–55.00	$49.27	$686	-4.64
1115–1815	1454	75-80%	84	51.50–60.00	$56.29	$818	—
1050–1790	1512	75-80%	10	58.50–64.50	$61.49	$930	-0.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–2140	1524	19	62.00–75.00	$69.61	$1,061	-1.04
1150–2455	1689	60	75.00–86.00	$80.94	$1,367	+3.48
1545–2190	1836	22	86.00–94.50	$90.04	$1,653	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1705–2130	1934	4	96.00–97.50	$96.77	$1,872	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–875	843	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	65.00–90.00	$77.98	$657
715–925	847	(<2 yrs)	Open	18	90.00–112.50	$99.41	$842
780–1050	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	55.00–68.00	$61.42	$593

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955	955	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	96.50	$96.50	$922
875–1110	1021	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	63.50–95.50	$72.26	$738
985–1126	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	53.00–57.00	$54.53	$590

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1145	1145	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	74.00	$74.00	$847
1150–1250	1204	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	60.00–75.00	$67.33	$811

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1365	1231	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	850.00–1,150.00	$949.73
1100–1290	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	725.00–885.00	$829.36
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	775.00	$775.00
1083–1383	1294	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	675.00–875.00	$774.97

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–910	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	485.00–550.00	$519.79
790–1045	984	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	600.00–825.00	$716.00
900–1070	997	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	600.00–700.00	$635.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085–1365	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	48.00–60.00	$52.95	$642
1173–1375	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	46.00–62.00	$50.57	$629
1345	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	63.00	$63.00	$847

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	585.00	$585.00
1015–1325	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	650.00–860.00	$728.19

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400–1665	1454	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	700.00–910.00	$862.67
1460–1485	1477	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	750.00–850.00	$817.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1156	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	54.00	$54.00	$624
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	51.00	$51.00	$607

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1360	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,203.13

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1450–1485	1468	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	55.00–59.00	$56.98	$836
1400–1590	1495	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	52.00–58.00	$55.19	$825

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010–1060	1027	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	47.50–50.00	$48.36	$497

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400–1450	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,188.16

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	575.00	$575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
752–900	826	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	510.00–725.00	$629.74

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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
1085–1100	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,175.00–1,350.00	$1,306.25	—
1225–1365	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	850.00–900.00	$870.00	-492.50
1325	1325	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	-466.67
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00	$975.00	-391.67

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–975	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	900.00–925.00	$918.75	-481.25
1003	1003	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00	$925.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	750.00	$750.00	-310.71
1355	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1425	1425	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,150.00	$1,150.00	+25.00

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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.