Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

7,720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.13/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 788 lb · 179 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.02/cwt -0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 735 lb · 167 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.61/cwt -3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 530 lb · 151 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,720	7,385	9,483
Feeder cattle	6,100	5,855	8,495
Slaughter cattle	1,190	1,067	587
Replacement cattle	430	463	401

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower, most decline on heavier weights. Slaughter cows early week steady to 2.00 higher, late week steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher early week, steady to 1.00 lower late week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–349	335	20	170.00–185.00	$177.72	$595	-10.85
350–390	365	22	170.00–185.00	$175.33	$640	-5.03
400–445	423	101	157.00–175.00	$169.66	$718	+1.03
452–499	478	143	158.00–176.00	$167.65	$801	-0.03
505–548	523	117	148.50–161.00	$156.64	$819	-0.48
550–598	579	116	146.00–158.00	$152.64	$884	-2.10
605–645	631	104	137.50–149.00	$144.06	$909	+1.75
651–698	665	117	133.50–146.00	$141.64	$942	+0.19
703–748	735	167	130.00–141.00	$133.02	$978	-0.98
771–791	788	179	131.00–133.75	$132.13	$1,041	-0.72
805–810	808	3	118.00–119.50	$119.00	$962	-10.56
871–887	879	149	126.50–130.00	$127.64	$1,122	-3.30
915–935	917	13	112.00–116.00	$115.69	$1,061	-9.43
1001–1034	1022	8	112.00–115.00	$113.10	$1,156	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	5	205.00	$205.00	$654	+8.26
381–386	383	19	184.00–185.00	$184.48	$707	—
403–446	420	58	169.00–182.00	$175.24	$736	-2.37
466	466	25	180.00–181.00	$180.40	$841	-0.38
500–546	530	151	161.00–176.00	$167.61	$888	-3.87
554–592	566	56	162.00–169.00	$166.48	$942	+2.04
607 fancy	607	14	155.75	$155.75	$945	—
600–635	610	123	150.00–168.00	$159.25	$971	+3.63
662–683	668	45	147.00–156.00	$151.89	$1,015	-1.03
705–708	707	13	138.50–146.00	$144.27	$1,020	+1.37
808–810	808	16	128.00–131.00	$130.62	$1,055	-3.73
856–896	876	8	121.00–122.00	$121.51	$1,064	-14.34
901–930	928	101	124.50–124.75	$124.73	$1,157	-1.27
950–998	958	67	125.00–125.25	$125.21	$1,200	+1.71
1025	1025	6	118.00	$118.00	$1,210	-1.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	160.00	$160.00	$496	—
350–394	378	19	160.00–174.00	$170.54	$645	+0.36
400–441	423	21	150.00–160.00	$155.37	$657	-0.95
452–491	477	59	150.00–160.00	$155.53	$742	+2.02
504–545	523	15	135.00–152.00	$141.36	$739	-0.58
555–595	577	64	140.00–145.00	$142.44	$822	-3.30
602–642	625	11	132.00–133.00	$132.53	$828	+0.12
670–699	689	8	130.00–136.00	$131.22	$904	+2.21
723–745	731	43	120.00–128.50	$126.39	$924	-1.03
750–785	771	21	120.00–129.00	$124.38	$959	—
805–823	821	17	120.00–126.00	$124.13	$1,019	—
864–895	880	94	113.00–127.00	$124.28	$1,094	+1.26

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	8	150.00–165.00	$159.72	$532	+1.84
352–388	374	27	148.50–165.00	$161.55	$604	+4.24
480–496	492	5	140.00–147.50	$145.34	$715	+0.34
517–545	531	4	135.00–137.50	$136.28	$724	—
555–598	577	18	126.00–136.00	$134.00	$773	-7.08
635–643	640	6	121.00–125.00	$122.32	$783	—
660–672	670	13	122.50–126.00	$123.03	$824	—
873	873	2	106.00	$106.00	$925	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	8	113.00	$113.00	$447	—
434	434	12	112.50	$112.50	$488	—
663	663	2	102.00	$102.00	$676	—
762	762	9	95.00	$95.00	$724	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	4	128.00	$128.00	$736	—
613–630	626	16	140.00–142.00	$140.49	$879	—
667	667	2	128.00	$128.00	$854	—
729	729	7	142.00	$142.00	$1,035	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–342	329	19	140.00–153.00	$147.45	$485	-2.79
350–397	372	29	140.00–149.50	$145.46	$541	-3.16
400–447	425	140	135.00–147.00	$143.70	$611	-0.93
451–498	479	142	136.00–147.00	$142.98	$685	+0.15
502–548	522	87	127.50–135.00	$133.30	$696	-1.52
555–590	570	144	127.00–135.00	$132.09	$753	-1.77
600–636	614	84	120.00–129.50	$124.84	$767	-3.16
663–690	687	110	119.50–130.00	$126.04	$866	+0.79
701–740	722	106	118.00–123.00	$121.71	$879	-0.58
770–775	772	3	110.00–111.00	$110.33	$852	—
817–830	820	5	118.00–120.00	$118.41	$971	-3.09
872	872	23	115.50	$115.50	$1,007	+3.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297–298	297	5	155.00–156.00	$155.60	$462	—
300–345	315	17	152.50–157.00	$155.74	$491	-2.19
358–390	367	21	150.00–165.00	$155.15	$569	-2.56
400–444	431	42	146.00–157.00	$152.96	$659	-0.92
450–480	467	14	146.00–158.00	$149.74	$699	-1.84
502–535	515	121	135.00–144.00	$141.35	$728	-1.54
555–592	584	78	135.00–138.00	$136.63	$798	-2.81
608–643	632	38	125.00–132.00	$130.45	$824	-7.30
673–689	678	75	125.00–133.00	$131.69	$893	-3.66
700–725	716	117	123.00–132.00	$130.52	$935	-2.96
751–795	768	96	123.00–125.00	$124.32	$955	-4.70
813	813	62	121.00	$121.00	$984	-1.06
924	924	8	120.00	$120.00	$1,109	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	12	136.00	$136.00	$388	—
335–345	343	15	135.00–145.00	$143.81	$493	+2.43
353–398	377	87	134.00–144.00	$141.40	$533	-0.15
402–449	427	85	125.00–138.00	$134.44	$574	-2.06
451–498	479	98	125.00–139.00	$133.45	$639	-0.06
502–547	533	41	124.00–131.00	$128.48	$685	-1.64
550–598	563	97	119.00–130.00	$127.28	$717	+1.20
605–645	621	49	110.00–127.00	$122.38	$760	-1.12
651–682	663	53	115.00–124.00	$120.61	$800	+0.45
700–748	738	10	105.00–114.00	$111.80	$825	-0.97
771–783	773	10	110.00–118.00	$116.38	$900	-3.63
813	813	2	109.50	$109.50	$890	—
925	925	2	102.00	$102.00	$944	+7.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	7	109.00	$109.00	$343	-16.00
373–395	386	7	123.00–127.00	$124.66	$481	-10.53
423	423	2	120.00	$120.00	$508	-3.23
635–643	641	8	110.00–115.00	$113.76	$729	-2.10
655–673	667	3	110.00–118.50	$112.78	$752	-0.26
723–729	728	25	99.00–110.00	$100.75	$733	—
866	866	20	80.00	$80.00	$693	—
880	880	4	82.00	$82.00	$722	—
973	973	2	86.50	$86.50	$842	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	3	140.00	$140.00	$585	+9.00
571–592	589	42	129.00–138.00	$136.75	$805	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	4	167.00	$167.00	$498	—
365–396	374	34	155.00–165.00	$156.91	$587	-11.09
405–445	429	44	140.00–155.00	$152.08	$652	-3.04
460–490	475	23	143.00–155.00	$150.42	$714	+6.99
503–545	523	35	138.00–144.00	$141.65	$741	+1.25
565–595	578	4	134.00–140.00	$138.53	$801	-4.06
610–614	613	6	128.00	$128.00	$785	—
650–685	655	29	125.00–131.00	$125.66	$823	-1.01
759	759	4	120.00	$120.00	$911	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	385	3	140.00–154.00	$144.95	$558	-9.77
405–445	425	2	130.00–145.00	$137.85	$586	—
451–489	480	42	132.00–145.00	$142.98	$686	+2.98
507–545	522	9	127.00–135.00	$129.76	$677	-9.24
557–595	569	32	125.00–134.00	$131.28	$747	-3.31
646	646	7	124.00	$124.00	$801	—
655–685	667	35	120.00–124.00	$121.95	$813	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	4	185.00	$185.00	$551	—
365	365	2	183.50	$183.50	$670	+10.48
400–448	422	17	159.00–169.00	$163.60	$690	—
456–493	474	10	155.50–160.00	$158.12	$749	-3.98
505–548	524	8	146.50–154.50	$149.07	$781	-3.98
550–583	567	24	145.00–151.00	$148.32	$841	-3.09
606–648	621	13	134.00–141.00	$136.80	$850	+0.15
710–720	716	5	125.00–130.00	$126.98	$909	+3.93

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	3	202.00	$202.00	$592	—
300–308	305	3	199.00–200.00	$199.33	$608	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1400	1159	80-85%	224	60.00–69.00	$64.68	$750	—
850–1580	1194	80-85%	139	51.00–62.00	$56.71	$677	—
995–1595	1259	80-85%	102	65.50–74.00	$70.50	$888	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–1115	869	85-90%	15	19.00–33.00	$28.43	$247	—
720–1141	920	85-90%	43	35.00–46.00	$40.62	$374	+0.62
728–1645	956	85-90%	138	46.00–56.50	$50.89	$487	—
832–1300	1025	85-90%	72	56.00–64.00	$59.39	$609	+7.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1805	1392	75-80%	130	62.50–70.00	$66.96	$932	+6.30
1058–1755	1404	75-80%	106	57.00–65.00	$61.89	$869	—
1210–1855	1509	75-80%	27	68.00–76.00	$72.62	$1,096	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–2235	1466	22	74.00–85.00	$80.37	$1,178	+3.07
1305–2430	1721	50	85.00–96.00	$90.08	$1,550	-9.65
1335–2240	1855	22	95.00–108.00	$100.15	$1,858	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1865	1865	2	108.50	$108.50	$2,024	-1.50

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1060	992	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	71.00–98.00	$82.50	$818
915–1255	1016	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	67.00–87.50	$74.78	$760
938–1255	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	65.00–70.00	$66.37	$715

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
657 thin fleshed	657	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	82.50	$82.50	$542
610–885	781	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	92.00–114.00	$101.21	$790
755–1030	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	70.00–96.00	$84.98	$727
795–1015	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	60.00–67.50	$63.88	$625

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–869	826	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	107.50–112.50	$111.76	$923

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1110–1455	1206	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	67.50–87.00	$79.10	$954

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
575–800	688	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	55.00–62.00	$57.93	$399

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–985	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	61.00–64.00	$62.54	$599

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	650.00	$650.00
1025–1365	1226	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	900.00–1,150.00	$1,011.27
1070–1345	1238	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	660.00–900.00	$811.36
1080–1360	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	760.00–1,075.00	$889.90

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–1020	932	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	700.00–875.00	$779.76
880–975	938	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	450.00–550.00	$515.90
865–1050	1004	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	600.00–900.00	$793.20
1013	1013	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	660.00	$660.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065–1280	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	63.00–75.00	$71.44	$822
1080–1350	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	64.00–68.50	$66.56	$785
1140–1300	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	65.00–67.00	$66.07	$806
1085–1320	1233	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	61.00–69.00	$66.25	$817

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1165	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$712.53
1075–1360	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	725.00–850.00	$793.08

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1037	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	65.00–75.00	$71.61	$698
995–1040	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	64.00–64.50	$64.26	$654

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1390–1420	1405	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	63.00–67.00	$64.98	$913
1420–1485	1442	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	69.50–72.00	$71.14	$1,026

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1435–1440	1438	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	875.00–885.00	$880.01
1505	1505	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1127	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090–1100	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	47.00–55.00	$51.02	$559

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
747	747	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	760.00	$760.00
760–875	822	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	650.00–800.00	$721.86

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,075.00	$1,000.00

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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
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	-75.00
900–1345	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,250.00	+275.00
1130–1360	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,275.00–1,525.00	$1,426.50	—
1280	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	+100.00
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,150.00	$1,150.00	-225.00
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	-225.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,335.00	$1,335.00	—
900–1000	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00	-150.00
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,275.00	+175.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1355	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,416.67	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	9	110.00	$110.00	$370	—
450–495	482	17	80.00–108.00	$98.53	$475	-1.47
510–541	531	19	83.00–110.00	$103.52	$550	—
592	592	3	104.00	$104.00	$616	+16.00
603–638	621	17	97.00–102.50	$100.14	$622	+14.14
665	665	24	99.00	$99.00	$658	+14.00
720–735	728	2	86.00–99.00	$92.57	$674	—
750–795	767	38	88.00–100.50	$97.63	$749	—
849	849	5	93.00	$93.00	$790	—
865	865	4	75.00	$75.00	$649	—
918–945	923	6	60.00–88.50	$83.63	$772	—
1025	1025	2	83.00	$83.00	$851	—

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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.