Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

12,322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $180.66/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,481/hd at 820 lb · 373 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.34/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 676 lb · 370 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $189.50/cwt +6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 612 lb · 342 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	12,322	15,069	16,965
Feeder cattle	8,794	13,193	12,646
Slaughter cattle	1,322	1,537	1,572
Replacement cattle	2,206	339	2,747

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–333	322	24	212.50–255.00	$231.17	$744	+4.41
355–395	375	58	212.00–250.00	$232.37	$871	+5.05
400–418 thin fleshed	403	40	235.00–247.00	$244.23	$984	+1.23
401–448	428	85	202.00–230.00	$217.50	$931	-5.05
452–493	474	85	209.00–222.00	$213.68	$1,013	-0.98
503–545	516	282	194.00–215.00	$207.40	$1,070	+3.50
506–532 value added	521	17	199.00–210.00	$203.40	$1,060	—
565 value added	565	12	201.00	$201.00	$1,136	—
554–598	575	150	182.00–207.00	$196.89	$1,132	+3.86
600–601 fancy	601	145	195.00–197.00	$196.83	$1,183	—
613 value added	613	9	184.00	$184.00	$1,128	—
603–648	621	188	173.00–188.00	$184.11	$1,143	+0.90
655–690	668	102	169.50–182.50	$181.27	$1,211	+1.98
711 value added	711	35	181.00	$181.00	$1,287	—
700–736	712	192	177.00–180.00	$179.28	$1,276	-0.29
754–781	765	86	170.00–182.50	$179.36	$1,372	-1.11
818–832	820	373	180.25–184.00	$180.66	$1,481	+4.81
860–865	861	116	176.00–178.00	$176.59	$1,520	-6.48
907	907	150	180.00	$180.00	$1,633	+5.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–340	318	14	180.00–225.00	$208.25	$662	+14.14
372–398	382	41	179.00–225.00	$210.60	$804	+4.76
400–449	423	65	176.00–207.00	$193.17	$817	-0.15
469 unweaned	469	6	169.00	$169.00	$793	—
451–498	475	112	177.00–207.00	$191.00	$907	-2.73
504–548	531	151	166.00–192.00	$180.87	$960	-3.14
557 value added	557	7	181.00	$181.00	$1,008	—
550–598	582	263	160.00–192.00	$184.09	$1,071	+1.54
600–648	627	171	156.00–181.00	$174.94	$1,097	+2.03
628 value added	628	8	177.00	$177.00	$1,112	—
658 value added	658	17	167.50	$167.50	$1,102	—
650–696	677	353	155.00–180.00	$174.67	$1,183	+1.80
702–747	727	223	150.00–177.00	$172.37	$1,253	+0.89
752–795	775	127	150.00–177.00	$173.05	$1,341	-0.47
800–845	835	175	150.00–175.00	$173.65	$1,450	+2.88
860–890	875	116	169.00–174.00	$171.76	$1,503	+0.36
918–931	930	58	165.00–173.00	$172.46	$1,604	+5.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–348	339	9	177.00–195.00	$187.26	$635	-1.44
413–414	413	12	172.00–177.00	$174.91	$722	+3.42
465–496	480	26	150.00–170.00	$159.53	$766	-15.94
520–544	530	34	158.00–170.00	$169.42	$898	+2.85
551–595	564	49	150.00–171.00	$164.24	$926	-0.28
606–640	626	32	150.00–162.00	$159.45	$998	+5.95
658–685	675	48	149.00–163.00	$160.63	$1,084	+5.59
713–727	724	13	120.00–155.00	$147.85	$1,070	-0.46
752–795	763	20	129.00–157.00	$147.03	$1,122	—
966	966	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,546	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
544	544	7	166.00	$166.00	$903	—
647	647	16	163.50	$163.50	$1,058	—
806	806	8	155.00	$155.00	$1,249	—
935	935	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,356	—
1185	1185	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,422	—
1255	1255	5	100.00	$100.00	$1,255	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–347	330	9	179.00–180.00	$179.42	$592	-11.86
351–395	378	35	177.00–195.00	$186.99	$707	-1.26
401 fancy	401	13	196.00	$196.00	$786	+1.90
400–447	434	140	170.00–189.00	$180.35	$783	+0.27
451 value added	451	9	182.00	$182.00	$821	—
450–499	466	149	168.00–193.00	$183.64	$856	+6.60
500–546	528	288	166.00–180.00	$174.14	$919	+2.53
512–549 value added	532	20	171.00–174.00	$172.70	$919	—
541 thin fleshed	541	17	179.00	$179.00	$968	—
552–573 value added	561	17	167.00–170.00	$168.26	$944	—
554–599	577	172	166.00–175.00	$171.34	$989	+1.23
602–643	619	134	162.00–170.00	$165.13	$1,022	-2.07
624 unweaned	624	10	151.00	$151.00	$942	—
648 value added	648	17	164.00	$164.00	$1,063	—
652–686	675	78	153.00–170.50	$165.44	$1,117	+0.18
700–746	719	85	165.00–171.00	$166.76	$1,199	+0.67
756–792	772	76	163.00–167.00	$166.09	$1,282	+0.84
825–837	833	21	157.00–161.00	$159.68	$1,330	-4.98
907	907	7	159.00	$159.00	$1,442	+6.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	12	182.00	$182.00	$537	+7.00
321–346	336	15	170.00–174.00	$172.08	$578	-5.17
350–399	371	46	170.00–183.00	$178.64	$663	+6.10
400–447	428	87	155.00–171.00	$160.82	$688	-1.16
451–498	482	183	152.00–172.00	$163.09	$786	-0.95
505–548	530	132	151.00–166.00	$158.83	$842	-1.93
551–598	574	114	150.00–167.00	$158.05	$907	-0.68
575–590 value added	583	27	152.50–161.00	$156.96	$915	—
605 unweaned	605	10	145.00	$145.00	$877	—
600–645	621	181	146.00–162.00	$156.46	$972	+3.31
655–691	683	52	148.00–162.00	$156.49	$1,069	-0.10
701–744	714	102	138.00–161.50	$159.57	$1,139	+3.79
755–785	764	9	138.00–159.50	$153.07	$1,169	-8.80
838	838	2	143.00	$143.00	$1,198	-17.25
867	867	9	150.00	$150.00	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272	272	8	175.00	$175.00	$476	—
339	339	11	162.00	$162.00	$549	—
356–383	370	29	140.00–166.00	$159.86	$591	-7.23
401–423	408	17	142.00–154.00	$149.68	$611	+3.12
466–498	487	24	140.00–152.00	$145.65	$709	-3.59
500–545	525	41	143.00–149.00	$147.30	$773	+3.81
550–598	584	91	125.00–150.00	$145.42	$849	+5.97
618–647	636	26	121.00–145.00	$138.98	$884	-1.13
655–681	664	23	125.00–145.00	$138.43	$919	-3.00
715–740	729	14	110.00–148.00	$136.98	$999	+8.01
760–794	791	11	120.00–135.50	$134.15	$1,061	-7.52
830	830	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,129	—
872	872	3	119.00	$119.00	$1,038	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
529	529	11	169.00	$169.00	$894	—
551	551	8	152.00	$152.00	$838	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	5	132.00	$132.00	$574	-1.00
707–716	712	8	132.00–135.00	$133.49	$950	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
628–631	630	8	148.00–152.50	$149.68	$943	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
774	774	4	135.00	$135.00	$1,045	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	13	220.00	$220.00	$761	—
363–379	374	15	212.00–215.00	$212.97	$797	+20.35
410–447	430	35	167.00–187.00	$178.15	$766	+4.33
458–485	473	12	172.00–185.00	$179.11	$847	+10.48
500–541	522	31	163.00–177.00	$169.31	$884	-0.36
550–591	576	26	155.00–170.00	$162.42	$936	+0.82
604–648	622	29	145.00–167.00	$158.12	$984	+3.88
660–698	682	25	141.00–159.00	$154.37	$1,053	-3.79
703–735	724	29	130.00–150.00	$148.22	$1,073	+4.37
783	783	3	141.50	$141.50	$1,108	—
818	818	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,022	-3.79
855	855	7	127.00	$127.00	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495	485	21	150.00–160.00	$152.61	$740	-9.60
553–575	558	43	145.00–162.00	$155.41	$867	+8.36
654–669	661	11	143.00–144.00	$143.54	$949	—
818	818	4	105.00	$105.00	$859	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356	356	5	205.00	$205.00	$730	—
404–439	424	24	188.00–212.00	$199.16	$844	+9.61
713–730	716	16	150.00–154.00	$150.76	$1,079	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	12	140.00	$140.00	$784	—
645	645	11	130.00	$130.00	$838	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1305–1365	1335	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,402.25	—
1325–1600	1509	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,351.47	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170–1490	1408	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	1,800.00–2,600.00	$2,136.36	—
1465–1475	1472	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1865	1865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1134	1134	5	100.00	$100.00	$1,134	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1645–2245	1924	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	2,500.00–3,400.00	$2,817.51	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985–1270	1128	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,371.84	—
1315	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1755	1755	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1062	870	85-90%	44	20.00–40.00	$27.49	$239	—
760–1206	953	85-90%	104	30.00–53.00	$40.37	$385	—
740–1250	990	85-90%	187	45.00–61.50	$54.09	$535	—
755–1187	1090	85-90%	77	57.00–66.00	$61.31	$668	+0.07

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1425	1211	80-85%	79	65.00–75.50	$68.20	$826	+11.52
1005–1395	1216	80-85%	204	55.00–68.50	$62.87	$764	+0.10
1045–1360	1225	80-85%	20	42.50–61.00	$53.65	$657	-9.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1565	1387	75-80%	19	55.00–62.00	$59.35	$823	—
1320–1870	1466	75-80%	49	69.00–77.00	$71.48	$1,048	—
1295–1880	1477	75-80%	163	60.00–70.50	$66.49	$982	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
782	782	12	61.00	$61.00	$477	—
1003–2170	1258	58	62.00–85.50	$73.92	$930	—
1160–2310	1682	40	82.00–97.00	$91.99	$1,547	—
1555–2355	1984	15	97.00–107.00	$101.25	$2,009	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
945–1120	1000	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	85.00–133.00	$112.23	$1,122
938–1255	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	68.00–103.00	$88.57	$930

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	110.00	$110.00	$874
856–1170	1008	(<2 yrs)	Open	19	102.50–120.00	$115.78	$1,167

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070 fancy	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1104–1300	1147	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	685.00–860.00	$760.29
1010–1333	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	850.00–1,075.00	$983.45
980–1455	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	408	800.00–1,325.00	$1,134.58
1100–1301	1201	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	700.00–850.00	$760.74
1035–1530	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	239	700.00–1,175.00	$961.68
1178–1340	1289	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,039.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1063	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1081–1685	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	232	1,250.00–1,575.00	$1,431.33
1125–1420	1212	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	1,050.00–1,160.00	$1,132.01
1105–1470 fancy	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	58	1,600.00–1,835.00	$1,673.96

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400–1486	1444	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	1,025.00–1,325.00	$1,131.56
1395–1745	1461	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,048.39
1470–1605	1497	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,075.00–1,250.00	$1,212.47
1635	1635	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
984–1280	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	650.00–1,025.00	$861.33
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	660.00	$660.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
842	842	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00
923	923	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	485.00	$485.00
965–1075	1019	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	750.00–1,000.00	$919.83
1022	1022	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	575.00	$575.00
930–1198	1064	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	850.00–900.00	$878.15

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1040	1002	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,171.37

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
808–980	887	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	400.00–550.00	$473.14
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	550.00	$550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–1255	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	104	1,175.00–1,810.00	$1,714.05
990	990	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,850.00	$1,850.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1056–1228	1132	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	1,575.00–1,975.00	$1,724.28
1081–1242	1153	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	1,725.00–2,000.00	$1,919.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1043	1004	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	1,150.00–1,425.00	$1,335.22
970–1060	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	875.00–1,300.00	$1,034.50

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145–1160	1153	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,300.00	$1,188.23
1101–1225	1167	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,325.00–1,550.00	$1,449.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–865	773	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	550.00–750.00	$661.97
735–920	822	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	600.00–755.00	$671.92

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
876	876	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	925.00	$925.00

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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
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1045	1045	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1085–1125	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,266.67	—
984–1350	1113	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	975.00–1,200.00	$1,118.75	—
960–1475	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	99	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,406.82	—
970–1325	1177	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,314.71	—
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	900.00	$900.00	—
1215–1220	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,425.00	+325.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1060–1220	1084	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,325.00–1,525.00	$1,458.33	—
1105–1125	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1161–1175	1166	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	1,400.00–1,425.00	$1,409.62	—
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
1240–1250	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,866.67	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
975	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	850.00	$850.00	—
1050–1150	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	875.00–975.00	$925.00	—
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	875.00	$875.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
950–1000	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,037.50	—
1000–1010	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,191.67	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	525.00	$525.00	—
855	855	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00	$625.00	—
878–880	879	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	525.00–600.00	$562.50	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
946	946	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1435	1435	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
1500	1500	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1443	1443	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367–368	368	6	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$407	—
477	477	10	117.00	$117.00	$558	—
551–577	571	16	115.00	$115.00	$657	—
604–640	625	42	101.00–119.00	$115.43	$721	—
665–668	666	9	118.00–121.00	$119.89	$798	+3.89
733–738	736	8	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$865	—
779–798	787	39	112.00–115.00	$113.58	$894	-5.42
810–833	827	66	105.00–124.50	$122.07	$1,010	—
887	887	3	105.00	$105.00	$931	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860	860	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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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.