Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

8,559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.29/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 526 lb · 381 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.39/cwt +5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 622 lb · 320 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.21/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 470 lb · 285 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,559	7,966	4,034
Feeder cattle	7,473	6,281	2,868
Slaughter cattle	690	564	825
Replacement cattle	396	1,121	341

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, greatest advance early week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	5	230.00	$230.00	$628	—
300–340	320	49	190.00–220.00	$205.40	$657	+9.04
350–389	367	20	190.00–205.00	$197.89	$726	+6.85
401–447	423	107	176.00–197.00	$182.48	$772	-3.49
421–429 thin fleshed	426	31	190.00–197.00	$194.55	$829	—
452–493	473	153	172.00–188.00	$183.36	$867	+2.18
500–548	523	261	161.00–183.00	$170.08	$890	-1.87
503–532 thin fleshed	523	28	173.00–191.00	$187.22	$979	+3.20
522–543 fancy	534	92	184.00–188.00	$186.43	$996	—
553 thin fleshed	553	21	185.00	$185.00	$1,023	—
550–598	572	187	152.00–180.00	$165.07	$944	+2.41
607 thin fleshed	607	8	158.50	$158.50	$962	—
603–644	621	288	144.00–166.00	$153.87	$956	+5.38
641 fancy	641	24	159.25	$159.25	$1,021	—
650–697	669	160	141.00–151.00	$146.77	$982	-1.66
702–742	721	193	131.00–148.00	$141.35	$1,019	+2.18
735 fancy	735	30	152.50	$152.50	$1,121	—
752–785	775	91	129.00–136.00	$133.46	$1,034	±0.00
801 fancy	801	117	138.85	$138.85	$1,112	—
805–848	820	126	127.00–136.00	$133.85	$1,098	+3.04
861–898	872	71	128.75–132.00	$130.21	$1,135	+1.58
918–929	924	33	123.00–129.00	$126.11	$1,165	-0.84
966–996	974	30	123.50–126.50	$125.68	$1,224	—
1016–1048	1019	28	121.00–122.75	$122.56	$1,249	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–347	335	33	170.00–185.00	$179.55	$601	-4.45
355–394	373	91	165.00–185.00	$176.75	$659	-1.33
405–446	417	50	165.00–175.00	$171.88	$717	+0.63
467	467	32	161.00	$161.00	$752	-7.90
455–496	477	123	158.00–180.00	$170.22	$812	+1.32
500–547	522	81	142.00–160.00	$153.34	$800	+3.74
550–598	579	111	140.00–159.00	$151.35	$876	+0.24
605–648	621	79	133.00–154.00	$138.13	$858	+1.81
650–695	674	76	130.00–140.00	$135.53	$913	-2.64
705–746	725	49	120.00–133.00	$130.64	$947	-2.36
750–771	761	78	131.50–133.00	$132.34	$1,007	+2.19
800–830	818	20	125.00–126.00	$125.70	$1,028	+1.22
1023	1023	8	117.50	$117.50	$1,202	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	2	164.00	$164.00	$481	—
366–398	382	6	155.00–162.00	$158.35	$605	+6.32
417–442	427	11	147.00–150.00	$148.93	$636	-13.30
468–490	477	25	147.00–160.00	$155.92	$744	+1.61
501	501	7	140.00	$140.00	$701	+3.47
615–645	625	33	121.00–128.00	$124.38	$777	—
660–673	664	12	124.00–128.00	$125.35	$832	+4.82
702–720	716	19	120.00–123.00	$121.59	$871	+2.92
760–792	778	20	123.00–124.00	$123.54	$961	—
817–823	821	50	120.00–123.50	$122.60	$1,007	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411–449	432	11	134.00–145.00	$140.24	$606	—
466	466	3	145.00	$145.00	$676	—
540	540	9	129.00–132.00	$129.67	$700	—
560–596	572	10	120.00–131.00	$124.91	$714	—
811	811	3	105.00	$105.00	$852	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	6	195.00	$195.00	$741	—
723	723	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,012	—
892	892	20	131.00	$131.00	$1,169	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–349	330	71	150.00–168.00	$156.34	$516	+0.50
352–395	374	103	150.00–162.50	$155.75	$583	+3.94
407–446	428	72	148.00–160.00	$151.45	$648	-1.28
450–498	477	94	146.00–156.00	$151.85	$724	+2.26
500–548	527	244	130.00–154.00	$142.65	$752	+1.47
571 thin fleshed	571	12	144.50	$144.50	$825	—
555–595	572	192	130.00–157.50	$140.48	$804	+4.79
592 fancy	592	28	144.00	$144.00	$852	—
601 thin fleshed	601	14	143.25	$143.25	$861	—
603–648	624	202	125.00–138.00	$132.61	$827	+0.88
650–693	671	147	125.00–141.00	$131.12	$880	+3.16
684 fancy	684	12	133.50	$133.50	$913	—
702–744	724	168	120.00–136.00	$128.89	$933	+1.95
758–767	762	60	124.00–132.00	$128.54	$979	+5.49
813–833	825	23	121.00–126.00	$123.81	$1,021	-0.19
969	969	12	117.50	$117.50	$1,139	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–349	341	24	142.00–149.00	$144.52	$493	-0.96
351–396	380	37	139.00–148.00	$145.60	$553	+3.15
401–445	428	126	135.00–148.00	$143.01	$612	-0.64
450–499	470	285	130.00–154.00	$143.21	$673	+2.40
502–543	518	43	126.00–147.00	$132.92	$689	+1.21
551–596	570	110	123.00–135.00	$131.47	$749	+2.57
600–635	623	18	120.00–127.00	$122.34	$762	-0.93
651–692	674	12	120.00–124.00	$121.96	$822	+0.58
710–745	740	24	111.00–121.00	$119.04	$881	-3.27
753–760	757	22	114.00–123.00	$120.52	$912	-1.10
823	823	10	117.00	$117.00	$963	+2.00
873–889	884	14	104.00–116.00	$114.09	$1,009	—
995	995	3	93.00	$93.00	$925	—
1040	1040	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,040	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	9	132.00	$132.00	$416	-2.04
363	363	5	135.00	$135.00	$490	+4.21
409–431	411	46	130.00–137.50	$130.95	$538	-2.62
460–495	478	54	127.50–137.00	$133.46	$638	+2.42
536	536	4	124.00	$124.00	$665	-3.58
567–591	571	22	121.00–122.00	$121.81	$696	-1.19
611–641	624	12	117.00–119.00	$117.86	$735	+0.86
708–718	714	8	112.50–115.00	$113.43	$810	+4.43
760	760	3	115.00	$115.00	$874	—
845	845	3	111.00	$111.00	$938	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–340	322	6	120.00–132.00	$126.35	$407	+7.91
376	376	6	122.00	$122.00	$459	—
416–432	423	9	125.00–127.00	$125.91	$533	—
583	583	8	115.00	$115.00	$670	—
606–642	632	35	111.00–115.00	$112.94	$714	—
695	695	3	115.00	$115.00	$799	—
764	764	9	107.00	$107.00	$817	+8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	181.00	$181.00	$615	-12.00
354–385	359	41	179.00–185.00	$183.41	$658	—
426–434	429	12	160.50–163.00	$161.95	$695	-8.60
450–483	468	37	158.00–172.00	$163.00	$763	-1.50
520–537	529	21	150.00–155.00	$152.77	$808	-1.30
558–577	574	21	140.00–145.00	$144.31	$828	-4.64
613–641	621	15	132.00–154.50	$147.15	$914	+1.58
708	708	2	122.00	$122.00	$864	—
788	788	2	124.00	$124.00	$977	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–443	414	35	151.00–159.00	$154.65	$640	-0.35
460–499	484	16	151.00–155.00	$153.00	$741	+1.28
500–501	501	6	144.00–150.00	$148.00	$741	—
553–583	561	8	144.00–145.00	$144.74	$812	—
625–637	630	17	126.00–137.00	$129.89	$818	—
654–693	675	14	120.00–131.00	$122.30	$826	+0.49
706	706	3	120.00	$120.00	$847	—
858–880	869	6	104.00–106.00	$104.99	$912	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	10	165.00	$165.00	$493	—
333–347	345	12	155.00–160.00	$155.81	$538	—
423–437	429	18	145.00–152.00	$149.71	$642	—
485–498	491	10	140.00–148.00	$142.61	$700	—
705–708	707	8	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$820	—
813–819	817	10	108.00–110.00	$108.60	$887	+2.60
998	998	4	91.00	$91.00	$908	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	3	120.00	$120.00	$364	—
403	403	2	138.00	$138.00	$556	—
505	505	2	125.00	$125.00	$631	—
648	648	3	120.00	$120.00	$778	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00	+42.87

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1340	1125	80-85%	37	44.00–55.00	$50.25	$565	—
835–1665	1220	80-85%	116	54.00–63.00	$58.70	$716	+1.79
950–1485	1240	80-85%	100	61.50–72.00	$66.16	$820	+9.25

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538–1245	874	85-90%	31	15.00–35.00	$24.67	$216	-0.29
765–1425	1062	85-90%	31	33.00–44.00	$39.00	$414	-7.68
780–1485	1065	85-90%	63	43.00–53.00	$48.02	$511	+1.34
795–1276	1071	85-90%	31	52.50–60.00	$55.74	$597	+9.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
953–1655	1268	75-80%	19	51.00–60.00	$56.82	$720	+3.08
1135–1818	1444	75-80%	54	58.50–66.00	$61.81	$893	+1.01
1125–1910	1486	75-80%	45	63.50–74.00	$68.26	$1,014	+1.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1955	1480	14	62.00–80.00	$74.12	$1,097	—
1190–2290	1648	45	81.00–90.00	$85.81	$1,414	—
1290–2170	1779	32	90.00–102.00	$94.44	$1,680	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
912–1020	969	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	82.00–86.00	$84.04	$814
925–1210	1037	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	64.00–95.00	$76.52	$794
1087–1135	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	61.00–76.00	$70.30	$773

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
650–725	688	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	101.00–105.00	$102.89	$708
672–865	816	(<2 yrs)	Open	27	107.00–119.00	$114.79	$937

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725	725	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	102.50	$102.50	$743
895–1002	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	67.50–73.00	$70.39	$677
877–1045	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	55.00–77.00	$65.49	$637

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–1015	970	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	104.00–113.00	$108.29	$1,050
920–1093	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	106.00–112.50	$107.47	$1,096

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
838–855	842	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	51.00–78.00	$71.15	$599

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
910–1360	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	810.00–1,075.00	$952.69
1065–1365	1217	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	850.00–1,150.00	$980.53
1110–1355	1244	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	750.00–975.00	$841.59

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–995	943	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$711.80
850–1045	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	800.00–950.00	$861.24
960–1040	1008	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	585.00–725.00	$634.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1370	1294	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,318.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085–1120	1103	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	59.00–61.00	$59.98	$662
1025–1200	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	64.00–71.00	$67.22	$748
1145–1213	1179	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	63.00–67.00	$64.94	$766
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	68.00	$68.00	$874

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1398–1400	1399	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00
1420	1420	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1395–1535	1467	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	970.00–1,075.00	$1,023.15

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–980	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	60.00–65.00	$62.55	$600
915–1020	966	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	55.00–73.00	$59.99	$580

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
843	843	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	550.00	$550.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1435–1490	1463	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,310.00	$1,279.44
1475	1475	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	975.00	$975.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1450–1505	1478	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	60.50–69.00	$64.83	$958

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Bred Heifers

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1212–1248	1222	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,475.00–1,525.00	$1,489.59
1250	1250	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1083	1065	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,110.00	$1,035.45
1099–1104	1101	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,250.00–1,410.00	$1,321.29

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	860.00	$860.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–865	795	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	585.00–825.00	$715.57

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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	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	-375.00
1060–1325	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.00	-500.00
1250–1300	1269	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,350.00–1,625.00	$1,572.73	—
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1320–1365	1343	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,150.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885–1010	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–950.00	$825.00	-396.43
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	+33.33
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	935.00	$935.00	+10.00
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	785.00	$785.00	-140.00
1035	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00	$950.00	-550.00
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600	600	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	650.00	$650.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400–1425	1408	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,183.33	-16.67
1380–1450	1415	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,350.00	+150.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	575.00	$575.00	—
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–338	328	5	100.00–110.00	$105.88	$347	—
355–393	374	20	100.00–113.00	$106.38	$398	—
410–449	442	8	93.00–109.00	$106.24	$470	—
455–491	477	31	99.00–110.50	$105.92	$505	—
500–538	526	20	100.00–107.00	$104.94	$552	—
560–590	571	13	80.00–97.50	$93.08	$531	—
608–648	637	16	50.00–86.50	$73.18	$466	—
688	688	6	85.00	$85.00	$585	—
708–747	736	20	70.00–90.00	$85.28	$628	—
820–834	823	42	75.00–93.75	$92.94	$765	—
855–892	860	32	81.50–93.25	$89.39	$769	—
901	901	54	91.00	$91.00	$820	—
953–995	961	5	75.00–100.00	$80.17	$770	—
1145	1145	4	76.50	$76.50	$876	—

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1151	1151	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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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.