Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

7,508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $343.56/cwt +10.20 vs last sale · ≈ $3,195/hd at 930 lb · 460 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $394.00/cwt +17.94 vs last sale · ≈ $3,042/hd at 772 lb · 408 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $363.23/cwt +6.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,953/hd at 813 lb · 304 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	7,508	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–325	322	28	527.00–580.00	$552.23	$1,778	+14.64
358–398	383	26	500.00–550.00	$521.73	$1,998	+45.78
407–426	421	44	445.00–515.00	$463.95	$1,953	-4.99
450–491	473	164	430.00–487.00	$443.22	$2,096	-17.16
501–549	526	116	405.00–460.00	$434.66	$2,286	+9.59
530 unweaned	530	8	446.00	$446.00	$2,364	+18.50
555–586	571	144	410.00–450.00	$429.60	$2,453	+22.08
613 unweaned	613	9	401.00	$401.00	$2,458	—
601–648	624	90	380.00–450.00	$419.46	$2,617	+7.06
652–699	680	197	379.00–414.00	$396.89	$2,699	+0.04
703–742	715	141	373.00–406.00	$394.74	$2,822	+9.96
752–795	772	408	371.00–403.00	$394.00	$3,042	+17.94
805–845	813	304	357.00–370.00	$363.23	$2,953	+6.98
852–876	870	147	350.00–368.00	$354.33	$3,083	+4.98
912–948	930	460	335.00–346.00	$343.56	$3,195	+10.20
959	959	20	340.00	$340.00	$3,261	+6.18
1007	1007	33	317.00	$317.00	$3,192	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–337	316	9	430.00–460.00	$443.35	$1,401	-13.87
347 unweaned	347	3	446.00	$446.00	$1,548	—
360–398	391	36	415.00–470.00	$452.97	$1,771	+7.92
403–449	434	64	395.00–440.00	$422.91	$1,835	+13.42
450–495	468	91	380.00–437.00	$418.40	$1,958	+4.19
460–499 unweaned	480	12	400.00–415.00	$407.19	$1,955	-15.31
500 unweaned	500	5	400.00	$400.00	$2,000	-25.00
506–544	527	77	375.00–425.00	$398.31	$2,099	+12.41
554–598	582	71	370.00–417.50	$393.07	$2,288	+7.54
604–635	618	60	330.00–383.00	$370.98	$2,293	-2.40
662–686	683	194	345.00–373.00	$371.10	$2,535	+12.42
705–740	718	49	330.00–360.00	$349.73	$2,511	-11.36
752–795	771	69	330.00–357.00	$351.84	$2,713	+0.86
802–847	840	278	320.00–354.00	$350.23	$2,942	+1.63
862–872	864	164	302.00–339.00	$336.82	$2,910	+4.40
975–991	980	17	265.00–321.00	$309.36	$3,032	-0.64
1030	1030	8	311.00	$311.00	$3,203	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–331	329	13	380.00–400.00	$386.50	$1,272	-13.50
376–391	381	15	400.00–415.00	$409.87	$1,562	-9.59
402–445	412	15	370.00–410.00	$377.59	$1,556	+4.03
465–491	477	21	360.00–400.00	$387.62	$1,849	+6.86
505–535	529	7	365.00–385.00	$368.43	$1,949	+10.90
589–599	594	13	362.00–380.00	$371.62	$2,207	+13.14
688–695	690	14	325.00–340.00	$328.57	$2,267	+14.31
710–716	715	7	295.00–315.00	$308.59	$2,206	-11.41

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	5	315.00	$315.00	$1,465	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,214	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–347	325	13	427.00–455.00	$439.52	$1,428	-2.96
351–398	377	59	405.00–430.00	$423.32	$1,596	-28.33
400–445	421	114	392.00–430.00	$406.80	$1,713	-13.18
422 unweaned	422	13	403.00	$403.00	$1,701	—
454–496	478	75	385.00–420.00	$401.17	$1,918	-3.66
518 unweaned	518	6	370.00	$370.00	$1,917	-25.00
505–545	519	75	365.00–402.00	$377.28	$1,958	-7.90
550–582	565	42	370.00–425.00	$390.70	$2,207	+15.68
603–645	619	95	363.00–399.00	$378.11	$2,341	+8.12
655–690	679	146	340.00–385.00	$356.58	$2,421	-4.45
707–748	730	132	346.00–355.00	$349.59	$2,552	-13.09
755–792	770	283	334.00–348.00	$339.58	$2,615	-1.57
806–818	816	70	329.00–333.00	$332.44	$2,713	+5.55
854–880	862	117	321.00–340.00	$333.10	$2,871	+8.36
901–944	928	19	310.00–317.00	$314.50	$2,919	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–349	321	26	400.00–415.00	$408.03	$1,310	-0.95
358–392	377	34	375.00–400.00	$387.10	$1,459	-19.69
400–443	425	68	350.00–397.00	$378.11	$1,607	-3.62
430 unweaned	430	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,591	—
452–495	475	130	345.00–383.00	$369.19	$1,754	-2.66
500–520 unweaned	507	6	340.00–345.00	$341.71	$1,732	-0.81
501–548	526	89	340.00–377.50	$357.66	$1,881	-2.38
550–597	567	68	320.00–367.00	$351.29	$1,992	-3.14
600–637	617	75	332.00–362.50	$346.36	$2,137	+4.92
653–696	676	22	320.00–355.00	$336.80	$2,277	+6.29
700–742	726	28	320.00–342.00	$337.95	$2,454	-2.91
759–797	790	96	307.50–330.00	$326.57	$2,580	+4.30
879	879	171	319.50	$319.50	$2,808	+12.98
925	925	8	291.00	$291.00	$2,692	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–340	334	6	330.00–360.00	$353.29	$1,180	-14.97
386–395	387	9	330.00–355.00	$348.29	$1,348	-14.60
415–425	420	5	330.00–340.00	$338.02	$1,420	—
450–494	478	28	320.00–360.00	$345.69	$1,652	+28.52
505–525	517	3	310.00–335.00	$324.90	$1,680	-12.48
598	598	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,944	-2.01
650–691	679	12	300.00–320.00	$310.35	$2,107	—
715	715	9	291.00	$291.00	$2,081	—
800	800	2	265.00	$265.00	$2,120	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–417	412	7	370.00–407.00	$396.74	$1,635	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–396	391	6	310.00–320.00	$316.76	$1,239	+6.76

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,390	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
733	733	3	259.00	$259.00	$1,898	—

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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	375	3	425.00	$425.00	$1,594	-25.00
405–440	423	2	390.00–410.00	$399.59	$1,690	-5.11
474–489 unweaned	478	16	408.00–417.00	$414.70	$1,982	—
460–493	483	33	360.00–405.00	$380.42	$1,837	-2.90
508–545	522	18	375.00–390.00	$385.82	$2,014	+24.57
560 unweaned	560	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,072	—
560–595	574	37	340.00–370.00	$355.48	$2,040	-16.30
601–640	611	27	330.00–370.00	$339.13	$2,072	-12.00
628 unweaned	628	4	345.00	$345.00	$2,167	—
650–662	659	9	300.00–320.00	$315.62	$2,080	-28.22
730–745	739	11	305.00–317.50	$312.02	$2,306	—
809	809	5	275.00	$275.00	$2,225	—
872–885	876	9	270.00–280.00	$276.68	$2,424	—
935	935	2	259.00	$259.00	$2,422	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319 unweaned	319	8	437.00	$437.00	$1,394	—
367	367	3	462.00	$462.00	$1,696	—
382–394 unweaned	389	18	440.00–502.00	$478.34	$1,861	—
429–438	432	7	410.00–440.00	$418.70	$1,809	-43.26
450–460	452	25	395.00–450.00	$438.81	$1,983	-6.19
472 unweaned	472	16	441.00	$441.00	$2,082	—
503–535	526	34	385.00–411.00	$399.92	$2,104	-51.30
565	565	2	390.00	$390.00	$2,204	—
613	613	9	385.00	$385.00	$2,360	-7.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433–442	437	11	320.00–350.00	$337.61	$1,475	—
472	472	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,628	+13.16
528–542	537	8	330.00–345.00	$334.41	$1,796	—
569	569	8	335.00	$335.00	$1,906	+5.00
732	732	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,976	—
792	792	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,336	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	13	245.00	$245.00	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
514 unweaned	514	6	305.00	$305.00	$1,568	—
618	618	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,854	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,095	+20.00

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411	411	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,233	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160	1160	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1395–1625	1510	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,400.00–3,250.00	$2,857.37	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1385	1189	80-85%	161	149.00–166.00	$157.88	$1,877	—
1015–1345	1208	80-85%	15	140.00–154.00	$145.29	$1,755	-1.17
1012–1370	1234	80-85%	35	162.00–179.00	$167.41	$2,066	+9.99

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1035	894	85-90%	15	79.00–107.00	$92.61	$828	—
880–1180	990	85-90%	26	152.50–165.00	$159.09	$1,575	+35.05
805–1175	1000	85-90%	39	107.00–132.00	$122.86	$1,229	—
815–1375	1025	85-90%	82	130.00–155.00	$142.12	$1,457	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1505	1430	75-80%	10	140.00–153.00	$146.32	$2,092	+0.99
1335–1660	1448	75-80%	67	150.00–172.00	$159.83	$2,314	+14.50
1360–1955	1580	75-80%	33	165.00–182.00	$171.98	$2,717	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1347	1347	2	186.00	$186.00	$2,505	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	2	190.00	$190.00	$2,118	—
1215–2065	1512	12	150.00–175.00	$166.12	$2,512	-7.63
1270–2205	1691	69	173.00–202.00	$186.39	$3,152	—
1387–2400	1825	14	197.50–217.50	$206.80	$3,774	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–758	711	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	270.00–310.00	$288.70	$2,053
760–1445	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	182.50–260.00	$225.02	$2,464
910–1190	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	187.50–240.00	$212.24	$2,394

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
771	771	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,313
957–1110	1021	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	275.00–295.00	$280.56	$2,865

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,732

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1044–1200	1068	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,850.00–2,300.00	$1,916.36
965–1131	1084	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	1,825.00–2,350.00	$2,205.73
910–1160	1087	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	1,800.00–3,200.00	$2,764.58
1040–1203	1165	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	2,275.00–2,650.00	$2,516.33
980–1630	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	2,100.00–3,675.00	$3,036.77
950–1540	1254	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,735.05
1022–1469	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,200.00–2,675.00	$2,601.92
1095–1595	1457	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	1,800.00–2,750.00	$2,504.68

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230–1603	1435	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	2,375.00–2,925.00	$2,660.17
1270–1615	1484	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	2,625.00–3,650.00	$3,387.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1180	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,850.00–3,350.00	$3,200.57
1222–1505	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,950.00–3,575.00	$3,282.92
1365–1835	1464	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,832.57

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,300.00	$2,300.00
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00
868–1065	942	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,500.00–1,950.00	$1,756.88

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,450.00	$2,450.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–910	863	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,323.62
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–990	897	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,378.82
790–942	912	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,650.00–2,800.00	$2,774.00
984	984	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	3,550.00	$3,550.00
945–1032	995	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	34	3,950.00–4,025.00	$4,004.01
795–1295	1051	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,350.00–3,900.00	$3,019.92

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	2,500.00	$2,500.00
785	785	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,725.00	$2,725.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1233	1233	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	3,300.00	$3,300.00

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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
900–956	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	3,250.00–4,425.00	$4,366.25	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
1050–1100 thin fleshed	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00–3,050.00	$3,025.00	—
1000–1280	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	3,125.00–4,600.00	$3,883.33	—
1050–1515	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	3,150.00–4,275.00	$3,735.94	—
1100–1400	1169	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	21	3,275.00–3,475.00	$3,423.81	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	-600.00
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	-600.00
1410	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1262–1400	1298	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	3,900.00–4,175.00	$4,000.96	—
1250–1450	1328	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	2,825.00–3,700.00	$3,445.83	—
1350–1400	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,625.00–4,100.00	$3,862.50	—
1383–1450	1387	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	3,275.00–3,650.00	$3,627.94	—
1400–1700	1550	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00–3,350.00	$3,175.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
900 thin fleshed	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1390–1685	1538	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,100.00–4,400.00	$4,250.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,101	—
570	570	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,653	—
687–694	688	85	290.00–319.00	$315.21	$2,169	—
738	738	2	285.00	$285.00	$2,103	—
789	789	12	285.00	$285.00	$2,249	—
885–889	889	46	265.00–287.50	$286.04	$2,543	—
954	954	6	260.00	$260.00	$2,480	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424	424	7	220.00	$220.00	$933	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–800	769	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	3,200.00–3,550.00	$3,337.50	—

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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.