Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 25, 2025

12,610 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.03/cwt +19.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,494/hd at 665 lb · 704 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $379.22/cwt +8.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,761/hd at 728 lb · 603 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $384.75/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,224/hd at 578 lb · 571 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	12,610	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–341	319	34	540.00–590.00	$573.01	$1,828	+32.48
335 fancy	335	8	620.00	$620.00	$2,077	—
350–355	351	11	500.00–570.00	$552.18	$1,938	+56.86
402–405 thin fleshed	403	11	570.00–590.00	$580.87	$2,341	—
402–423 unweaned	417	10	465.00–470.00	$466.45	$1,945	-3.55
401–438	421	132	475.00–562.00	$530.10	$2,232	+50.16
450–496	473	157	455.00–500.00	$472.69	$2,236	+16.94
501–549	522	258	429.00–475.00	$446.97	$2,333	+15.49
544 unweaned	544	6	425.00	$425.00	$2,312	—
550–594	568	213	405.00–465.00	$425.13	$2,415	+15.02
600–648	625	523	400.00–450.00	$418.14	$2,613	+10.18
651–699	675	494	370.00–410.00	$387.00	$2,612	-0.53
703–749	728	603	371.00–392.50	$379.22	$2,761	+8.13
750–795	772	496	350.00–385.00	$366.94	$2,833	+1.87
803–847	821	488	342.50–361.00	$351.33	$2,884	+10.10
854–885	875	455	343.00–359.00	$345.28	$3,021	+1.19
916–942	924	140	334.00–350.50	$347.35	$3,210	+24.77
971	971	99	326.50	$326.50	$3,170	+2.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–340	333	33	480.00–520.00	$494.81	$1,648	+47.33
365–392	382	47	470.00–515.00	$488.72	$1,867	+22.05
400–449	426	121	415.00–480.00	$455.47	$1,940	+5.57
450–497	474	90	410.00–460.00	$435.43	$2,064	+1.87
501–545	522	118	360.00–427.00	$413.63	$2,159	+6.32
550–598	585	87	360.00–420.00	$393.42	$2,302	+11.43
602–646	622	306	360.00–400.00	$391.03	$2,432	+3.47
653–695	665	46	360.00–390.00	$373.78	$2,486	+14.27
700–743	725	65	340.00–367.50	$357.40	$2,591	-1.14
764–798	778	135	322.50–353.00	$349.28	$2,717	+19.46
801–845	826	57	229.00–344.00	$330.22	$2,728	+2.19
865–891	874	75	320.00–340.00	$334.72	$2,925	+7.72
900–923	905	72	297.00–334.00	$331.29	$2,998	—
960	960	2	277.50	$277.50	$2,664	-32.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	3	430.00	$430.00	$1,312	—
405–443	435	16	405.00–430.00	$413.60	$1,799	—
485	485	7	410.00	$410.00	$1,988	+26.47
515	515	3	400.00	$400.00	$2,060	+30.00
557–560	558	9	320.00–370.00	$336.73	$1,879	+1.73
623–645	634	6	360.00	$360.00	$2,282	—
663–670	666	5	355.00	$355.00	$2,364	+35.00
713–728	719	5	320.00–330.00	$325.95	$2,344	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	11	350.00	$350.00	$1,236	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–565	560	6	320.00–325.00	$322.52	$1,806	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	3	415.00	$415.00	$1,361	—
350	350	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,382	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–343	330	22	500.00–560.00	$537.81	$1,775	+26.44
350–395	374	122	440.00–495.00	$468.02	$1,750	+16.59
400–448	430	142	415.00–485.00	$436.24	$1,876	+0.16
456 thin fleshed	456	5	470.00	$470.00	$2,143	—
450–490	468	324	390.00–440.00	$407.26	$1,906	+1.01
500–534	510	178	385.00–420.00	$404.75	$2,064	+12.64
526 unweaned	526	5	390.00	$390.00	$2,051	+17.00
550–599	578	571	370.00–410.00	$384.75	$2,224	+2.75
601–649	626	469	366.00–400.00	$383.82	$2,403	+17.79
650–690	665	704	350.00–395.00	$375.03	$2,494	+24.60
705–747	726	244	330.00–360.00	$347.56	$2,523	+5.00
754–797	773	278	320.00–343.00	$335.20	$2,591	+1.63
808–847	830	112	305.00–324.50	$322.60	$2,678	-7.48
853	853	54	339.00	$339.00	$2,892	+17.00
969–999	977	22	300.00–310.00	$307.21	$3,001	+22.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	325	38	435.00–475.00	$462.14	$1,502	+15.06
352–398	374	61	415.00–480.00	$430.59	$1,610	+8.74
422 unweaned	422	6	415.00	$415.00	$1,751	—
403–440	428	61	380.00–422.50	$401.51	$1,718	-5.52
465 unweaned	465	12	380.00	$380.00	$1,767	—
462–499	483	106	360.00–390.00	$374.11	$1,807	-4.58
503–549	529	173	350.00–385.00	$364.02	$1,926	-2.67
557–598	580	156	330.00–377.50	$359.46	$2,085	+1.09
605–619 unweaned	614	13	340.00–347.50	$341.14	$2,095	—
600–649	622	180	320.00–370.00	$356.53	$2,218	+10.48
655–698	674	245	310.00–357.00	$346.38	$2,335	+2.15
720–740	725	12	310.00–337.00	$323.09	$2,342	+3.34
753–797	775	70	295.00–333.00	$324.01	$2,511	+8.73
812–849	818	38	289.00–320.00	$314.98	$2,577	+19.98
870–887	883	4	280.00–282.50	$280.62	$2,478	—
981	981	4	277.50	$277.50	$2,722	+7.50
1147	1147	7	245.00	$245.00	$2,810	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	373	4	390.00–410.00	$400.47	$1,494	—
435–445	442	5	360.00–395.00	$388.03	$1,715	—
565–597	593	11	330.00–332.50	$332.06	$1,969	+2.08
600–614	611	14	337.50	$337.50	$2,062	+17.50
660–680	675	8	315.00–320.00	$316.22	$2,134	—
819	819	12	282.00	$282.00	$2,310	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,155	—
525	525	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,549	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	2	283.00	$283.00	$2,972	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	384	5	460.00–485.00	$469.77	$1,804	+29.77
407–443	420	21	450.00–460.00	$456.10	$1,916	+14.84
455–491	483	16	410.00–437.50	$425.37	$2,055	+30.34
515–548	534	18	390.00–412.50	$408.59	$2,182	+12.79
556–597	572	55	360.00–390.00	$372.87	$2,133	-5.26
610–639	632	21	350.00–377.50	$365.83	$2,312	+8.74
655 unweaned	655	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,424	—
650–694	676	29	345.00–372.50	$359.68	$2,431	—
700–730	721	10	340.00–365.00	$344.75	$2,486	—
800–841	830	7	280.00–290.00	$282.76	$2,347	—
850–880	870	3	280.00–287.50	$282.44	$2,457	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	317	3	500.00–520.00	$506.84	$1,607	—
408–433	425	8	470.00–500.00	$477.20	$2,028	+7.20
453	453	3	465.00	$465.00	$2,106	+33.47
503–530	519	14	395.00–420.00	$408.34	$2,119	-1.66
568 unweaned	568	4	405.00	$405.00	$2,300	—
575–595	583	5	395.00–400.00	$397.04	$2,315	-14.06
607	607	3	385.00	$385.00	$2,337	+5.00
650–660	655	14	367.00–390.00	$377.94	$2,476	—
755	755	6	342.00	$342.00	$2,582	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,806	—
525–529	528	6	362.50–370.00	$368.76	$1,947	+28.76
685	685	3	335.00–345.00	$338.33	$2,318	—
765	765	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,372	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1300	1250	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	2,700.00–3,100.00	$2,838.67	—
1305–1490	1395	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	2,600.00–3,600.00	$3,175.99	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457	457	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,508	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	4,800.00	$4,800.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1490	1238	80-85%	220	157.50–177.50	$167.02	$2,068	-3.68
1055–1420	1247	80-85%	43	140.00–165.00	$153.40	$1,913	-3.12
1040–1485	1255	80-85%	47	173.00–190.00	$177.54	$2,228	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1110	856	85-90%	36	70.00–120.00	$106.19	$909	+6.50
700–1290	984	85-90%	42	117.00–140.00	$131.43	$1,293	—
805–1290	1063	85-90%	92	142.00–168.00	$150.50	$1,600	-15.31
845–1183	1071	85-90%	36	160.00–175.00	$166.64	$1,785	+0.83

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–2105	1512	75-80%	39	140.00–165.00	$157.73	$2,385	+0.66
1355–2170	1520	75-80%	70	165.00–178.00	$169.05	$2,570	+11.98
1360–1900	1568	75-80%	43	175.00–193.00	$180.01	$2,823	-1.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
901–920	911	10	245.00–250.00	$247.53	$2,255	—
912	912	5	180.00	$180.00	$1,642	—
1265–1760	1486	12	160.00–186.00	$178.90	$2,658	—
1325–2335	1670	53	183.00–210.00	$197.04	$3,291	—
1395–2370	1889	19	205.00–225.00	$214.78	$4,057	-1.96

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–1200	1001	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	180.00–290.00	$236.56	$2,368
728–1230	1033	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	225.00–310.00	$262.49	$2,712
735–1215	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	185.00–230.00	$200.46	$2,259

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
779–1015	860	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	295.00–340.00	$320.55	$2,757
797–882	861	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	285.00–302.50	$298.45	$2,570

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	230.00	$230.00	$2,312
1221–1310	1266	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	185.00–197.50	$191.47	$2,424

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	3,100.00	$3,100.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,900.00	$2,900.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1063	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	235.00	$235.00	$2,498

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1080	1074	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,763.48
1040–1140	1091	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	49	3,000.00–3,950.00	$3,589.95
913–1435	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	47	2,200.00–2,900.00	$2,632.43
1040–1470	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	202	2,700.00–3,500.00	$3,195.64
1075–1276	1174	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	38	2,125.00–2,600.00	$2,330.59
1045–1640	1198	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	112	2,200.00–3,200.00	$2,892.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1270	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	65	3,800.00–4,350.00	$4,020.85
1120 fancy	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	4,600.00–4,775.00	$4,663.39
960–1405	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	2,850.00–3,600.00	$3,304.57
1075–1700	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	135	3,200.00–4,250.00	$3,837.12
1130–1472	1292	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	2,900.00–3,600.00	$3,330.66
1385–1435	1410	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,495.00–2,660.00	$2,578.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1080	1037	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,855.06
1020–1140	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	2,100.00–2,800.00	$2,548.61
1080–1160	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	2,060.00–2,405.00	$2,267.44

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,000.00	$2,000.00
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1460	1460	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	3,500.00	$3,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1205	1077	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	60	3,550.00–4,500.00	$4,106.62
1090–1190	1140	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	4,000.00–4,100.00	$4,052.19
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	2,800.00	$2,800.00
912–1032	998	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,780.00–3,355.00	$3,204.83
985–1080	1039	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	3,000.00–3,100.00	$3,047.64
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,710.00	$2,710.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,500.00	$2,500.00
810	810	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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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
905–1020	979	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	4,400.00–4,750.00	$4,626.47	—
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
985–1090	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	3,900.00–4,000.00	$3,984.62	—
1040–1130	1064	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	3,900.00–4,350.00	$4,118.92	—
1020–1125	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	41	4,100.00–4,800.00	$4,441.46	—
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1090–1125	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	3,450.00–4,000.00	$3,607.14	—
1020–1535	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	122	3,700.00–4,400.00	$4,008.20	—
1040–1365	1152	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	3,900.00–4,400.00	$4,174.00	+974.00
1120–1500	1196	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	3,900.00–4,000.00	$3,980.00	+80.00
1260–1355	1308	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00–2,925.00	$2,862.50	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—
945–1080	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	2,800.00–3,650.00	$3,500.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	4,600.00	$4,600.00	—
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,900.00	$4,900.00	—
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1170–1555	1395	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	4,000.00–4,900.00	$4,300.00	—
1380–1500	1448	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,000.00–4,450.00	$4,112.50	—
1670–1770	1720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,100.00–4,400.00	$4,250.00	—
1780	1780	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,700.00	$4,700.00	—
1880	1880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1340–1360	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	4,600.00–4,700.00	$4,650.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469–499	487	13	340.00	$340.00	$1,656	—
510–541	525	23	360.00–370.00	$364.93	$1,916	—
563–578	569	5	335.00–365.00	$352.81	$2,007	—
606–638	622	39	265.00–345.00	$305.66	$1,901	—
684	684	9	270.00	$270.00	$1,847	—
723	723	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,844	—
750–763	762	18	285.00–310.00	$307.26	$2,341	—
838	838	2	267.50	$267.50	$2,242	—
864	864	7	283.00	$283.00	$2,445	—
913–920	915	48	259.00–267.50	$265.36	$2,428	—
1001	1001	4	271.00	$271.00	$2,713	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	16	257.50	$257.50	$1,012	—
555	555	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,471	—
600	600	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,410	—
793	793	2	247.50	$247.50	$1,963	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—

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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.