Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

18,520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.16/cwt -8.33 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 527 lb · 970 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $137.07/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 732 lb · 957 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.65/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 568 lb · 946 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	18,520	10,779	5,568
Feeder cattle	16,001	8,331	4,485
Slaughter cattle	1,056	1,064	686
Replacement cattle	1,463	1,384	397

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower, except some heifers over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284–297	293	18	195.00–210.00	$201.65	$591	—
312–338	322	12	195.00–215.00	$203.30	$655	—
357–399	388	99	181.00–207.50	$197.36	$766	-2.26
403–430 thin fleshed	412	31	204.00–205.00	$204.66	$843	—
402–445	419	216	176.00–197.50	$186.77	$783	-3.47
450–499	478	413	175.00–190.00	$181.19	$866	-1.99
516–541 thin fleshed	523	36	187.00	$187.00	$978	-4.49
500–547	525	656	155.00–186.00	$172.55	$906	-5.05
518–545 fancy	532	278	174.10–179.50	$176.31	$938	—
565 thin fleshed	565	7	174.50	$174.50	$986	—
550–598	568	939	150.00–182.00	$165.58	$940	+2.37
600–649	625	784	136.00–156.00	$146.92	$918	-2.63
650–699	668	701	135.00–151.00	$145.59	$973	+2.27
701–749	732	957	129.00–140.25	$137.07	$1,003	-1.73
752–788	763	185	130.00–138.00	$135.12	$1,031	+0.16
800–848	823	661	127.25–138.50	$130.61	$1,075	-1.44
854–893	869	70	126.50–130.00	$128.38	$1,116	-3.83
900–942	922	45	121.00–125.00	$123.42	$1,138	—
953–959	956	52	123.00–125.25	$124.77	$1,193	-0.86
1004–1006	1006	39	120.00–123.00	$121.32	$1,220	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–344	335	19	173.00–187.50	$180.70	$605	+0.70
355–395	376	93	170.00–187.50	$181.29	$682	-1.35
408–448	433	90	160.00–175.00	$166.08	$719	—
454–498	474	211	154.50–174.00	$167.75	$795	+3.64
500–548	525	117	140.00–161.00	$151.28	$794	-3.10
550–597	575	309	138.00–158.00	$153.40	$882	+3.33
606–647	626	104	130.00–150.00	$137.03	$858	+6.03
655–699	686	355	125.00–140.00	$137.92	$946	+2.69
700–747	733	87	125.00–133.50	$131.44	$963	—
750–797	775	243	121.00–133.75	$130.48	$1,011	-1.29
807–833	815	29	122.00–125.00	$124.06	$1,011	-1.56
860–882	870	61	122.85–126.50	$124.61	$1,084	-3.39
915–930	917	17	115.00–117.75	$117.42	$1,077	-3.08
1128	1128	90	105.00	$105.00	$1,184	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	5	170.00	$170.00	$512	+3.00
350–398	371	41	160.00–174.00	$170.08	$631	+4.71
413–443	425	5	130.00–140.00	$134.17	$570	—
465–498	487	15	149.00–157.50	$153.78	$749	+8.78
521–541	530	16	134.00–147.00	$141.73	$751	-4.27
556–597	578	77	128.50–147.50	$143.71	$831	—
646	646	5	128.00	$128.00	$827	+16.00
660–695	679	8	115.00–124.00	$121.56	$825	-0.84
766–785	776	10	120.00–120.50	$120.25	$933	-0.45
887	887	3	118.00	$118.00	$1,047	—
925	925	6	90.00	$90.00	$832	-25.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
663	663	4	137.00	$137.00	$908	—
718–726	722	16	135.00–137.50	$136.46	$985	-1.87
756–794	772	34	128.00–147.00	$133.69	$1,032	—
850	850	5	128.00	$128.00	$1,088	+8.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	4	157.50	$157.50	$616	—
459 unweaned	459	8	107.00	$107.00	$491	—
458–493	477	9	114.00–135.00	$122.95	$586	—
520–539	533	10	110.00–132.50	$116.58	$621	—
600	600	3	102.00	$102.00	$612	—
664	664	9	117.00	$117.00	$777	+2.00
707	707	6	110.00	$110.00	$778	—
783	783	4	105.00	$105.00	$822	-5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–346	329	32	150.00–162.00	$157.95	$520	-1.98
357–393	381	139	150.00–160.00	$155.06	$591	-4.42
402–449	427	284	141.00–157.50	$152.62	$652	-1.03
450–496	477	331	140.00–166.00	$154.68	$738	+5.09
500–549	524	761	132.00–155.00	$145.30	$761	-1.50
550–598	570	683	132.00–152.00	$140.96	$803	+2.87
600–649	627	790	124.50–140.00	$132.48	$831	+0.88
653–699	672	492	125.00–133.00	$129.18	$868	-0.43
701–747	722	439	120.00–130.25	$126.52	$913	-1.28
750–792	763	210	124.00–132.00	$127.50	$973	+0.11
801–836	815	122	120.00–126.00	$123.66	$1,008	-0.58
865	865	13	121.50–122.00	$121.73	$1,053	-5.02
901–908	904	58	123.50–124.50	$123.93	$1,120	—
958	958	6	113.00	$113.00	$1,083	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	17	140.00	$140.00	$419	—
318–345	336	44	136.00–149.00	$144.76	$486	—
353–397	375	96	137.00–150.00	$144.68	$543	-0.03
405–444	429	125	137.50–152.00	$144.76	$621	+4.49
450–498	476	232	132.00–155.00	$146.37	$697	+1.26
509–531	517	8	122.50–126.00	$123.85	$640	-9.97
501–548	525	75	121.00–153.00	$135.09	$709	+1.27
555–595	577	294	120.00–139.00	$132.00	$762	+5.21
602–640	623	20	120.00–124.00	$120.88	$753	-1.46
652–698	679	28	116.50–123.00	$119.83	$814	+0.21
705–743	719	33	112.00–123.00	$119.53	$859	+0.62
758–790	779	33	115.00–122.00	$119.03	$927	+1.40
833	833	4	112.00	$112.00	$933	-5.07
889	889	24	109.00	$109.00	$969	-2.50
943	943	8	112.00	$112.00	$1,056	—
1028	1028	6	97.00	$97.00	$997	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	3	137.50	$137.50	$478	—
401–448	424	73	125.00–140.00	$135.48	$574	+6.29
450–495	472	111	125.00–142.00	$137.10	$647	+5.88
604–643	625	22	115.00–125.00	$119.22	$745	—
660–688	664	21	105.00–114.00	$112.73	$749	+9.73
723–729	727	7	110.00–111.00	$110.28	$802	—
771–785	781	13	105.00–110.00	$106.52	$832	—
799	799	27	101.00	$101.00	$807	—
825	825	4	107.50	$107.50	$887	±0.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	4	142.00	$142.00	$703	+6.94
557–580	565	9	132.00	$132.00	$746	+1.99
636	636	3	130.00	$130.00	$827	-5.00
695	695	7	125.00	$125.00	$869	-7.69
753	753	13	123.50	$123.50	$930	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	2	110.00	$110.00	$446	—
548	548	4	106.50	$106.50	$584	—
597	597	3	100.00	$100.00	$597	—
690	690	5	100.00	$100.00	$690	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	2	176.00	$176.00	$604	-9.27
358–388	371	9	176.00–178.00	$176.93	$656	—
415–423	421	30	160.00–170.00	$161.89	$682	—
475–496	490	29	160.00–169.00	$161.74	$793	-3.26
506–545	526	49	149.00–163.00	$157.53	$829	—
602–632	621	38	133.00–157.50	$142.77	$887	—
726	726	9	124.00	$124.00	$900	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–392	387	5	152.50–160.00	$155.44	$602	-2.80
410–429	421	12	150.00–160.00	$156.00	$657	—
491	491	5	157.00	$157.00	$771	+12.88
530–538	534	6	130.00–140.00	$136.69	$730	+1.69
556–586	566	25	135.00–145.00	$140.85	$797	—
617–640	629	43	120.00–133.00	$126.14	$793	—
705–723	714	8	125.00–126.00	$125.49	$896	-0.10
775	775	3	115.00	$115.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
596	596	4	120.00	$120.00	$715	—
616	616	4	110.00	$110.00	$678	—
677–680	678	9	112.00	$112.00	$759	-10.00
704–708	705	9	112.50–117.00	$115.49	$814	—
790	790	3	102.00	$102.00	$806	—
800–820	815	8	101.00–107.00	$105.53	$860	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400–1550	1475	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,100.00–2,300.00	$2,194.92	—
1450–1600	1525	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,250.00–2,500.00	$2,368.85	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450	1450	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1425	1133	80-85%	133	45.00–54.00	$49.49	$561	—
890–1555	1275	80-85%	183	53.00–62.00	$57.01	$727	-9.76
1140–1605	1366	80-85%	25	60.00–69.00	$64.67	$883	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–1045	806	85-90%	37	15.00–31.00	$22.38	$180	—
690–1390	988	85-90%	71	32.00–42.00	$36.42	$360	—
961–1385	1148	85-90%	44	51.00–58.00	$53.55	$615	-3.40
820–1705	1203	85-90%	144	40.00–52.00	$45.22	$544	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1540	1325	75-80%	61	50.00–58.00	$53.87	$714	—
1155–1767	1474	75-80%	71	56.00–63.00	$59.62	$879	-7.79
1385–1800	1572	75-80%	21	61.00–69.50	$64.63	$1,016	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–2000	1562	27	62.00–79.00	$72.48	$1,132	—
1455–2195	1785	41	80.00–89.50	$85.44	$1,525	—
1550–2210	1945	25	90.00–102.50	$94.39	$1,836	-0.19

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
622 thin fleshed	622	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	117.50	$117.50	$731
715–895	819	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	92.50–116.00	$102.52	$840
740–1008	901	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	58.00–102.00	$70.88	$639
680–1035	932	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	52.00–75.00	$62.59	$583

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
779–845	825	(<2 yrs)	Open	60	975.00–1,085.00	$1,041.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
945–1140	1031	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	75.00–98.50	$91.48	$943
1065–1190	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	55.00–70.00	$62.20	$689
965–1292	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	60.00–87.00	$70.97	$820

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	55.00	$55.00	$498
933	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	56.00	$56.00	$522

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035–1092	1083	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	95.00–103.00	$101.73	$1,102

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1140–1425	1298	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	66.50–77.50	$70.40	$914

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1350	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	725.00–1,075.00	$856.17
1095–1280	1204	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	560.00–800.00	$640.54
1090–1365	1207	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	120	650.00–975.00	$842.95
903–1355	1226	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	85	885.00–1,200.00	$1,084.29
1238	1238	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	660.00	$660.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1295	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	975.00	$975.00
1175–1365	1312	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	1,200.00–1,700.00	$1,395.17

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1025	982	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	475.00–700.00	$570.66
800–1050	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	575.00–950.00	$812.26
1023	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	585.00	$585.00
970–1050	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	600.00–750.00	$715.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090–1318	1269	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	51.00–58.50	$53.80	$683
1130–1365	1271	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	65.00–69.00	$67.35	$856
1200–1375	1293	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	48.00–64.50	$53.02	$686

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	675.00	$675.00
1075–1310	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	600.00–875.00	$766.76

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250–1500	1323	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,235.00–1,675.00	$1,553.45

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1410	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1400–1525	1483	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	860.00–950.00	$888.62

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	50.00	$50.00	$420
835–900	868	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	37.50–47.50	$41.70	$362
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	52.00	$52.00	$517

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1415	1415	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	53.00	$53.00	$750
1475–1645	1560	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	57.00–61.00	$59.11	$922

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–900	813	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	275.00–300.00	$288.85

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–875	860	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,248.80

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	500.00	$500.00
710–855	790	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	610.00–810.00	$732.95
720–815	796	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	700.00–950.00	$904.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1015	937	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,000.00–1,375.00	$1,274.75
950	950	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1062	1062	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,000.00	$2,000.00	+976.36
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+450.00
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+550.00
1135–1355	1179	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,400.00	+183.33
1175–1200	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	800.00–900.00	$833.33	-383.34
1125–1300	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,085.00–1,150.00	$1,111.00	-105.67
1190–1265	1209	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	850.00–900.00	$862.50	-612.50
1175–1250	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,740.00	+606.67
1000–1325	1247	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	90	1,260.00–1,700.00	$1,596.78	+204.28
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	+319.44
1195–1365	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,232.14	-48.42
1310	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1300–1365	1333	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,050.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1200–1365	1242	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	72	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,155.56	+305.56
1295–1335	1312	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,640.00	—
1364	1364	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–995	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	675.00–1,150.00	$912.50	-87.50
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00	$1,500.00	+150.00
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	550.00	$550.00	—
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1450	1450	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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	4	1,700.00	$1,700.00	+425.00
1575	1575	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	910.00	$910.00	-215.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	5	89.00	$89.00	$312	—

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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.