Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 10, 2025

12,291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $284.85/cwt +12.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,202/hd at 773 lb · 742 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $299.28/cwt +11.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,149/hd at 718 lb · 737 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.84/cwt +7.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,933/hd at 727 lb · 621 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	12,291	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287–296	291	26	510.00–530.00	$519.16	$1,511	—
306 fancy	306	9	520.00	$520.00	$1,591	—
305–348	326	39	440.00–510.00	$465.45	$1,517	+20.40
355–399	375	73	422.50–480.00	$445.20	$1,670	+5.81
402–438 fancy	423	31	480.00–495.00	$484.60	$2,050	—
415–445 unweaned	429	20	390.00–409.00	$400.12	$1,717	—
400–449	430	114	400.00–460.00	$432.46	$1,860	+26.95
455 thin fleshed	455	7	470.00	$470.00	$2,138	—
450–499	472	315	385.00–451.00	$413.65	$1,952	+20.55
490 unweaned	490	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,764	—
492 value added	492	7	415.00	$415.00	$2,042	—
504–513 fancy	506	25	415.00–420.00	$416.22	$2,106	+11.22
506 unweaned	506	24	350.00	$350.00	$1,771	—
505–548	528	301	355.00–410.00	$380.03	$2,007	+13.77
543 value added	543	8	360.00	$360.00	$1,955	—
551–597	568	287	335.00–382.00	$350.00	$1,988	+4.83
590–594 unweaned	592	23	330.00–332.50	$331.41	$1,962	—
617 value added	617	5	315.00	$315.00	$1,944	—
600–648	620	317	310.00–344.00	$328.02	$2,034	+0.02
650–699	681	446	304.50–335.00	$314.61	$2,142	+3.86
716 value added	716	5	292.00	$292.00	$2,091	+5.00
700–747	718	732	280.00–317.00	$299.33	$2,149	+11.63
750–795	773	734	275.50–300.00	$284.98	$2,203	+12.39
789 unweaned	789	8	272.50	$272.50	$2,150	—
801–837	817	446	270.00–281.50	$276.97	$2,263	+6.82
854–878	869	447	265.00–283.50	$270.02	$2,346	+7.87
912–935	923	146	258.00–266.00	$260.71	$2,406	+5.05
979	979	12	260.00	$260.00	$2,545	+19.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	11	400.00–430.00	$407.60	$1,341	-3.17
344 unweaned	344	7	412.00	$412.00	$1,417	—
351–395	376	63	395.00–430.00	$408.67	$1,537	+11.80
417 unweaned	417	3	385.00	$385.00	$1,605	—
405–445	425	63	365.00–395.00	$377.99	$1,606	+14.29
450–499	473	106	345.00–390.00	$371.79	$1,759	+17.39
500–548	524	131	330.00–365.00	$353.86	$1,854	+35.91
555 unweaned	555	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,832	—
550–598	576	172	315.00–350.00	$330.76	$1,905	+16.88
625 unweaned	625	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,812	—
600–647	630	117	290.00–315.00	$304.75	$1,920	+11.11
649 value added	649	4	312.00	$312.00	$2,025	—
653–699	686	53	280.00–305.00	$294.25	$2,019	+5.93
700–745	722	15	260.00–285.00	$275.67	$1,990	+2.87
752–797	780	63	253.00–275.00	$263.11	$2,052	+0.61
812–846	833	61	248.00–270.00	$263.19	$2,192	+5.42
865–892	881	336	252.00–265.00	$261.74	$2,306	+11.24
900–919	918	47	243.00–257.00	$243.54	$2,236	-0.12
954	954	16	251.00	$251.00	$2,395	+14.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–344	333	27	330.00–385.00	$377.66	$1,258	-7.34
380–399	396	10	335.00–385.00	$370.21	$1,466	-2.73
418–440	421	14	320.00–347.50	$339.08	$1,428	+4.68
475–495	482	3	305.00–340.00	$316.99	$1,528	-3.32
501–520	511	6	285.00–300.00	$292.36	$1,494	—
565–595	586	38	270.00–318.00	$281.98	$1,652	+2.63
615	615	2	287.50	$287.50	$1,768	—
653–685	667	7	270.00–275.00	$271.47	$1,811	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	7	360.00	$360.00	$1,084	—
422	422	6	372.50	$372.50	$1,572	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,598	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
813	813	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,748	+2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	7	430.00	$430.00	$1,226	—
303–345	317	24	370.00–450.00	$396.08	$1,256	-20.35
350–396	373	99	365.00–400.00	$384.17	$1,433	+2.33
367–399 unweaned	381	25	362.50–375.00	$368.26	$1,403	—
405–449	427	152	345.00–390.00	$364.81	$1,558	+9.92
420–446 unweaned	443	8	350.00–357.50	$350.89	$1,554	—
459 fancy	459	10	425.00	$425.00	$1,951	—
454–499	476	189	335.00–375.00	$351.75	$1,674	+13.56
500–549	521	313	310.00–351.00	$329.50	$1,717	+12.05
533 unweaned	533	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,732	—
550–595	582	579	302.00–339.00	$325.46	$1,894	+22.44
615 unweaned	615	6	297.50	$297.50	$1,830	—
600–647	629	318	277.00–317.00	$301.64	$1,897	+12.78
650–698	674	435	272.00–313.00	$281.22	$1,895	+5.18
706–745	727	621	255.00–282.00	$265.84	$1,933	+7.91
750–790	767	145	238.00–266.00	$258.97	$1,986	+12.20
800–846	827	26	240.00–265.00	$246.60	$2,039	+6.22
850–875	860	29	235.00–245.00	$237.11	$2,039	+3.71
915–916	915	20	226.00–237.00	$232.05	$2,123	+11.05
959	959	6	216.00	$216.00	$2,071	—
1047	1047	28	198.50	$198.50	$2,078	-7.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–347	332	37	335.00–380.00	$365.61	$1,214	-10.22
355–398	377	32	335.00–365.00	$347.47	$1,310	+0.67
406–446	432	117	320.00–355.00	$340.07	$1,469	+13.99
465 unweaned	465	2	337.50	$337.50	$1,569	+22.50
450–495	482	271	310.00–353.00	$322.16	$1,553	+10.19
515–549	536	57	282.00–307.00	$298.02	$1,597	+13.96
550–596	572	78	265.00–302.50	$284.81	$1,629	+7.45
600–647	618	66	265.00–283.00	$275.58	$1,703	+9.56
650–696	683	110	239.00–270.00	$259.49	$1,772	+7.02
713 unweaned	713	7	241.00	$241.00	$1,718	—
707–746	728	61	230.00–253.00	$245.86	$1,790	+6.35
752–798	780	92	240.00–254.50	$247.91	$1,934	+5.81
810–818	812	18	226.50–237.00	$230.48	$1,871	+11.31
851	851	9	221.00	$221.00	$1,881	—
905–922	918	8	217.00–227.50	$223.56	$2,052	+22.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,115	+21.35
360–395	383	5	315.00–322.50	$319.07	$1,222	+44.07
413–435	423	8	300.00–330.00	$318.26	$1,346	-4.24
463–498	492	20	282.00–310.00	$292.60	$1,440	+6.10
540	540	3	277.50	$277.50	$1,498	+10.00
550–594	583	7	265.00–275.00	$267.76	$1,561	+5.22
608–632	622	5	260.00–267.00	$262.74	$1,634	+14.74
750–780	765	2	207.50–225.00	$216.42	$1,656	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
728	728	6	205.00	$205.00	$1,492	—
848	848	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,611	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	285.00	$285.00	$869	—
392	392	5	275.00	$275.00	$1,078	—
695	695	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,390	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	21	510.00	$510.00	$1,438	—
345–347	347	4	435.00–450.00	$438.73	$1,522	+23.73
350–395	355	18	430.00–460.00	$456.29	$1,620	—
413–446	421	44	392.50–420.00	$406.73	$1,712	+21.73
430 unweaned	430	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,677	—
462–485	465	9	375.00–390.00	$378.40	$1,760	-1.60
490 unweaned	490	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,838	—
523–535	530	14	355.00–370.00	$361.35	$1,915	+31.35
554–581	566	31	312.00–370.00	$336.35	$1,904	+2.88
614–637	623	29	297.00–325.00	$308.47	$1,922	+24.38
651–673	661	27	290.00–327.50	$302.52	$2,000	—
702	702	5	290.00	$290.00	$2,036	+29.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	341	5	385.00–390.00	$387.48	$1,321	—
390	390	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,521	-4.81
416–445	431	23	365.00–390.00	$380.52	$1,640	+29.65
469–498	482	20	350.00–380.00	$356.99	$1,721	+8.90
496 unweaned	496	7	345.00	$345.00	$1,711	—
500–548	533	51	320.00–345.00	$331.11	$1,765	+29.02
552 unweaned	552	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,794	—
555–573	563	28	308.00–330.00	$319.70	$1,800	+13.93
602–630	620	21	285.00–310.00	$293.69	$1,821	—
660–680	665	17	265.00–297.50	$289.43	$1,925	+14.43
710–740	728	6	246.00–262.50	$255.12	$1,857	+5.12
750–783	765	5	250.00–265.00	$258.37	$1,977	—
850	850	2	220.00–230.00	$225.00	$1,912	+7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	481	33	319.00–345.00	$320.10	$1,540	+0.10
550–595	584	5	265.00–297.50	$285.20	$1,666	+25.20
610–648	640	5	267.50–285.00	$270.83	$1,733	—
693	693	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,802	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920–1060	967	(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	1,900.00–3,100.00	$2,303.25	—
1395–1755	1539	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	2,400.00–3,400.00	$2,761.73	—
2050	2050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1055	1033	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	3,100.00–3,300.00	$3,197.82	—
1475–2100	1870	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	3,600.00–4,200.00	$3,929.77	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1352	1189	80-85%	10	112.00–129.00	$124.90	$1,485	-1.25
1000–1395	1213	80-85%	106	124.00–143.50	$134.07	$1,626	-0.46
1022–1385	1221	80-85%	125	137.50–154.00	$145.04	$1,771	+10.51

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
713–1195	794	85-90%	22	47.50–87.50	$68.22	$542	—
750–1175	938	85-90%	40	90.00–110.00	$100.16	$940	—
725–1300	1025	85-90%	90	110.00–131.00	$121.19	$1,242	—
780–1175	1028	85-90%	49	128.00–142.00	$134.01	$1,378	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1845	1486	75-80%	84	125.00–143.00	$136.83	$2,033	+1.27
1346–1820	1497	75-80%	46	139.00–153.00	$143.60	$2,150	+8.04
1500–1590	1545	75-80%	3	95.00–129.00	$117.02	$1,808	-25.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930	930	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,395	—
1050–1187	1099	7	182.50–212.50	$202.54	$2,226	—
1132–1281	1214	7	165.00–180.00	$171.81	$2,086	—
1240–1760	1506	10	144.00–160.00	$151.14	$2,276	—
1225–2385	1743	80	157.00–185.00	$171.49	$2,989	—
1650–2365	1979	28	180.00–207.00	$189.04	$3,741	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
717 fancy	717	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	245.00	$245.00	$1,757
955–1100	1011	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	185.00–212.50	$193.96	$1,961
827–1137	1032	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	195.00–218.00	$200.53	$2,069

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–920	900	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	187.50–207.50	$194.31	$1,749
795–1275	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	135.00–149.00	$143.62	$1,486
870–1180	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	142.00–187.50	$171.90	$1,779

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–885	853	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	165.00–175.00	$169.81	$1,448

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
817	817	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,471

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1183	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,650.00–2,100.00	$1,975.50
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,400.00	$2,400.00
785–1455	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	57	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,941.76
900–1483	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	65	1,775.00–2,400.00	$2,098.68
900–1900	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	127	1,750.00–2,600.00	$2,313.73
1128–1257	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	1,650.00–1,950.00	$1,843.24
1512	1512	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1290	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,309.92
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1095–1555	1252	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	2,300.00–3,050.00	$2,711.14
1155–1595	1280	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	2,050.00–2,700.00	$2,447.04

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
516–554	538	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,120.10
550	550	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,650.00	$1,650.00
935–1175	1021	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,200.00–1,900.00	$1,683.24

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,950.00	$1,950.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
827	827	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,475.00	$1,475.00
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,650.00	$2,650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–875	785	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,811.46
733–938	834	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	1,900.00–2,350.00	$2,078.49
765–875	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,750.00–1,900.00	$1,846.99
890–1285	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	1,775.00–2,600.00	$2,353.63

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
963	963	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1097	1097	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1005–1240	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	2,700.00–2,900.00	$2,813.51
1203	1203	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00

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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
945–1070	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,200.00–2,650.00	$2,541.67	-133.33
1160–1162	1161	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,300.00	—
1169	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1040–1450	1181	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	2,400.00–2,900.00	$2,744.79	—
1110–1285	1198	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1088–1768	1241	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	2,500.00–3,250.00	$2,921.43	—
1270–1455	1321	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,400.00–3,200.00	$2,960.00	—
1267–1417	1342	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	3,000.00–3,200.00	$3,100.00	—
1240–1660	1368	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,000.00–3,600.00	$3,310.00	—
1378–1440	1413	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,800.00–2,900.00	$2,842.86	-63.39
1490	1490	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
878–1325	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,800.00–2,900.00	$2,880.00	—
1183–1940	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	3,200.00–3,900.00	$3,742.86	—
1269–1333	1301	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	3,000.00–3,300.00	$3,150.00	—
1329–1333	1331	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	3,700.00–4,000.00	$3,833.33	—
1070–1450	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,000.00–3,600.00	$3,450.00	+500.00
1415–1515	1494	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	3,500.00–4,100.00	$3,941.67	—
1600	1600	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1628–1710	1679	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1446	1446	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1092	1092	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
999	999	13	141.00	$141.00	$1,409	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
754	754	5	132.00	$132.00	$995	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–383	374	5	270.00–300.00	$281.56	$1,053	—
452–454	454	13	290.00–307.00	$293.91	$1,334	—
530–542	536	4	255.00–265.00	$259.94	$1,393	—
564–581	574	27	215.00–220.00	$218.51	$1,254	—
620–642	631	28	185.00–222.00	$203.19	$1,282	+3.19
690	690	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,242	—
720–721	721	14	206.00–223.00	$218.15	$1,573	—
813–830	815	30	198.00–206.50	$205.35	$1,674	—
863–873	864	31	207.00–210.75	$210.51	$1,819	—
953–983	969	28	185.00–208.00	$203.58	$1,973	—
1098	1098	2	195.00	$195.00	$2,141	—
1268	1268	2	182.00	$182.00	$2,308	—

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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.