Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

24,826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $452.38/cwt +8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,604/hd at 576 lb · 1,175 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $424.86/cwt +6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,639/hd at 621 lb · 1,155 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $395.88/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,668/hd at 674 lb · 1,121 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	24,826	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
246	246	4	710.00	$710.00	$1,747	—
256 unweaned	256	4	695.00	$695.00	$1,779	—
250–275	257	5	655.00–700.00	$683.74	$1,757	+63.74
302 unweaned	302	4	615.00	$615.00	$1,857	—
300–341	327	94	550.00–647.00	$611.60	$2,000	-10.58
350–390	372	103	530.00–640.00	$586.04	$2,180	-2.69
371–396 value added	379	27	600.00–610.00	$601.16	$2,278	—
385 unweaned	385	3	555.00	$555.00	$2,137	—
400–448	427	150	510.00–600.00	$544.62	$2,326	+7.87
400–446 value added	437	32	550.00–590.00	$569.21	$2,487	—
437 unweaned	437	21	510.00	$510.00	$2,229	—
458–473 value added	461	88	550.00–575.00	$568.78	$2,622	—
450–497	470	300	495.00–575.00	$529.17	$2,487	+26.43
475–497 unweaned	487	11	507.00–517.00	$511.43	$2,491	—
500–544	520	362	470.00–550.00	$501.48	$2,608	+28.95
508–541 value added	525	162	500.00–560.00	$524.09	$2,751	—
565 fancy	565	13	530.00	$530.00	$2,994	+40.00
550–598	575	925	420.00–481.00	$451.28	$2,595	+8.07
550–590 value added	579	166	450.00–520.00	$458.51	$2,655	—
560–582 unweaned	579	71	435.00–452.50	$438.18	$2,537	—
610 thin fleshed	610	21	470.00	$470.00	$2,867	—
600–649	620	731	390.00–453.00	$420.30	$2,606	+2.43
600–648 value added	624	403	415.00–445.00	$430.79	$2,688	—
650–698	672	690	380.00–417.00	$393.85	$2,647	-2.44
651–699 value added	677	423	385.00–415.00	$399.54	$2,705	—
684 unweaned	684	8	377.50	$377.50	$2,582	—
700–734 value added	713	286	370.00–393.00	$380.66	$2,714	—
701–747	723	756	360.00–390.00	$373.44	$2,700	+3.58
750–797	768	742	346.00–375.00	$360.28	$2,767	+0.98
754–796 value added	776	108	360.00–382.00	$370.87	$2,878	—
801–849 value added	818	151	349.00–377.00	$362.52	$2,965	—
801–848	829	531	342.00–357.00	$348.07	$2,886	+0.86
859–870 value added	868	114	342.00–360.00	$344.77	$2,993	—
852–893	872	743	336.00–356.00	$340.22	$2,967	-6.42
918–933	926	194	323.00–343.00	$330.92	$3,064	+11.15
979–992	982	294	317.00–320.50	$317.77	$3,121	-4.55
998 value added	998	181	317.00	$317.00	$3,164	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	46	480.00–570.00	$526.32	$1,726	+5.47
347 value added	347	6	540.00	$540.00	$1,874	—
350–399	372	107	460.00–560.00	$521.02	$1,938	-11.27
375–391 unweaned	384	7	502.00–505.00	$503.26	$1,933	—
380–397 value added	393	31	500.00–560.00	$522.38	$2,053	—
417–448 unweaned	426	14	399.00–450.00	$434.67	$1,852	—
403–449	429	176	442.00–525.00	$493.69	$2,118	+18.44
439 value added	439	8	530.00	$530.00	$2,327	—
455–498	478	190	450.00–510.00	$483.55	$2,311	+39.26
473–483 value added	480	34	510.00–540.00	$532.17	$2,554	—
489–498 unweaned	491	9	440.00–475.00	$447.89	$2,199	—
508–546 value added	527	101	440.00–490.00	$473.41	$2,495	—
500–548	528	378	390.00–480.00	$443.29	$2,341	+10.18
552–595 value added	574	173	400.00–450.00	$426.72	$2,449	—
550–599	583	301	370.00–435.00	$411.16	$2,397	-1.60
582–590 unweaned	588	7	400.00–409.00	$406.45	$2,390	—
602–649	633	260	355.00–415.00	$386.83	$2,449	+0.53
612–648 value added	641	174	380.00–405.00	$395.20	$2,533	—
641–642 unweaned	641	6	365.00–402.00	$377.35	$2,419	—
680 unweaned	680	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,380	—
658–697 value added	683	208	360.00–382.50	$374.51	$2,558	—
652–699	685	215	340.00–376.00	$364.62	$2,498	-3.26
704–734 value added	725	156	345.00–371.00	$362.85	$2,631	—
701–748	726	110	315.00–375.00	$356.12	$2,585	+6.88
753–788 value added	774	337	340.00–357.50	$349.98	$2,709	—
750–797	776	158	321.00–363.00	$340.49	$2,642	+3.93
805–848	823	258	320.00–345.00	$334.02	$2,749	-0.40
806–846 value added	823	44	335.00–345.00	$339.65	$2,795	—
854–882	872	625	320.00–335.00	$331.10	$2,887	+4.42
867–887 value added	879	242	325.00–340.00	$329.72	$2,898	—
903–920 value added	917	15	325.00	$325.00	$2,980	—
922–946	931	68	302.00–314.00	$307.30	$2,861	-4.65
956–971	964	12	302.00–307.00	$304.48	$2,935	+2.23
977 value added	977	4	316.00	$316.00	$3,087	—
1073	1073	5	291.00	$291.00	$3,122	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	5	470.00	$470.00	$1,560	+5.00
391	391	5	500.00	$500.00	$1,955	+15.00
403–448	427	24	420.00–440.00	$429.17	$1,833	+14.36
457–498	480	21	400.00–425.00	$413.84	$1,986	-4.24
496–497 value added	497	173	440.00–450.00	$440.52	$2,189	—
500–506	504	15	370.00–422.50	$387.36	$1,952	-13.11
544–547 value added	546	34	420.00	$420.00	$2,293	—
560 value added	560	42	420.00	$420.00	$2,352	—
570–595	588	11	356.00–359.00	$358.21	$2,106	—
628	628	6	302.00	$302.00	$1,897	—
643 value added	643	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,993	—
670	670	6	320.00	$320.00	$2,144	-23.63
780	780	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,496	-18.00
837	837	16	300.00	$300.00	$2,511	—
878	878	3	291.00	$291.00	$2,555	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
887–888	887	49	325.00–334.00	$328.49	$2,914	—
1004 value added	1004	48	316.50	$316.50	$3,178	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–563	562	12	300.00–314.00	$305.82	$1,719	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506	506	9	420.00	$420.00	$2,125	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401 value added	401	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,484	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002	1002	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,806	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–293 unweaned	274	6	560.00–600.00	$578.61	$1,585	—
281–295	287	7	550.00–595.00	$575.18	$1,651	—
301 value added	301	14	560.00	$560.00	$1,686	—
309–340	330	80	555.00–610.00	$573.66	$1,893	+31.03
357–371 unweaned	369	20	507.00–530.00	$510.34	$1,883	—
367–377 value added	370	26	530.00–540.00	$536.48	$1,985	—
350–397	373	86	480.00–570.00	$536.89	$2,003	+42.86
400–448	419	163	450.00–540.00	$485.44	$2,034	+5.25
410–431 value added	425	28	490.00–540.00	$501.75	$2,132	—
455–473 value added	460	86	455.00–500.00	$471.88	$2,171	—
450–498	467	300	437.50–500.00	$457.53	$2,137	+10.42
470–490 unweaned	487	42	425.00–442.00	$431.71	$2,102	—
502–542	520	440	409.00–490.00	$427.76	$2,224	+18.79
526 unweaned	526	12	385.00	$385.00	$2,025	—
513–545 value added	531	132	410.00–440.00	$423.97	$2,251	—
553–593 value added	569	205	385.00–445.00	$413.36	$2,352	—
550–595	572	385	377.00–420.00	$389.83	$2,230	-1.27
553–592 unweaned	587	43	350.00–380.00	$353.28	$2,074	—
605–632 value added	621	29	365.00–382.50	$372.39	$2,313	—
601–645	622	677	360.00–397.00	$377.35	$2,347	-0.16
617–626 unweaned	623	8	342.50–370.00	$352.72	$2,197	—
653 fancy	653	24	395.00	$395.00	$2,579	—
651–687 value added	671	197	350.00–385.00	$358.89	$2,408	—
650–696	673	491	336.00–400.00	$353.37	$2,378	-1.20
704–726 value added	720	74	340.00–355.00	$343.00	$2,470	—
705–743	720	218	330.00–347.00	$343.46	$2,473	+1.53
750–781	765	409	322.50–343.00	$336.13	$2,571	+6.85
752–778 value added	772	458	334.00–360.00	$337.79	$2,608	—
816–821 value added	819	12	325.00–330.00	$328.34	$2,689	—
801–842	820	314	305.00–328.00	$323.89	$2,656	+2.14
892	892	19	308.00	$308.00	$2,747	+6.00
957	957	6	287.00	$287.00	$2,747	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–284	278	8	500.00–532.00	$511.57	$1,422	+97.57
278 unweaned	278	5	530.00	$530.00	$1,473	—
325 value added	325	2	530.00	$530.00	$1,722	—
310–348	334	47	440.00–545.00	$506.80	$1,693	+11.64
352–398	378	89	451.00–500.00	$475.65	$1,798	+28.59
375–388 unweaned	383	19	467.00–482.00	$472.41	$1,809	—
356–398 value added	387	22	490.00	$490.00	$1,896	—
402–448	428	257	389.00–470.00	$439.32	$1,880	+6.31
420–448 unweaned	432	9	400.00–402.50	$401.35	$1,734	—
424–443 value added	438	24	430.00–460.00	$442.06	$1,936	—
456–498 value added	466	63	400.00–435.00	$414.70	$1,933	—
450–499	480	308	370.00–440.00	$415.94	$1,997	+6.67
498 unweaned	498	3	408.00	$408.00	$2,032	—
506–547 value added	523	98	390.00–402.00	$397.62	$2,080	—
500–549	527	491	350.00–410.00	$394.87	$2,081	+7.72
550–599	577	171	350.00–390.00	$368.86	$2,128	-8.75
550–597 value added	580	120	365.00–385.00	$376.08	$2,181	—
600–647	630	332	325.00–360.00	$349.40	$2,201	-14.55
622–649 value added	635	179	340.00–360.00	$345.09	$2,191	—
650–698 value added	668	105	328.00–352.50	$344.07	$2,298	—
652–698	676	118	317.00–342.00	$329.76	$2,229	-10.18
701–747	726	171	307.00–334.00	$328.10	$2,382	+10.55
704–740 value added	729	193	323.00–340.00	$330.35	$2,408	—
752–790	766	205	290.00–325.00	$322.10	$2,467	+9.15
760–797 value added	796	169	315.00–328.00	$326.55	$2,599	—
820 value added	820	4	295.00	$295.00	$2,419	—
815–836	832	5	282.50–297.00	$294.16	$2,447	-20.92
868–883 value added	870	29	300.00–311.00	$309.84	$2,696	—
893	893	72	285.00	$285.00	$2,545	-6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–335	321	8	420.00–425.00	$421.31	$1,352	-21.49
336 value added	336	13	400.00	$400.00	$1,344	—
363 value added	363	6	420.00	$420.00	$1,525	—
378–399	386	12	351.00–425.00	$404.76	$1,562	—
403–444 value added	428	10	375.00–430.00	$395.73	$1,694	—
421–448	430	20	380.00–420.00	$395.07	$1,699	-7.89
470–494 value added	473	131	360.00–390.00	$386.41	$1,828	—
450–499	483	60	370.00–400.00	$386.45	$1,867	+25.73
502–542	524	27	350.00–380.00	$358.96	$1,881	—
540–546 value added	543	30	340.00–375.00	$364.08	$1,977	—
554–595	581	38	330.00–360.00	$342.54	$1,990	+0.52
558–599 unweaned	583	10	330.00–350.00	$335.74	$1,957	—
565–598 value added	585	16	327.00–340.00	$331.00	$1,936	—
615–649	630	9	320.00–340.00	$330.84	$2,084	-2.34
646 value added	646	14	327.50	$327.50	$2,116	—
688–693	691	6	295.00–330.00	$312.56	$2,160	—
885	885	5	272.00	$272.00	$2,407	-27.00
931	931	6	270.00	$270.00	$2,514	+20.00
1175	1175	2	176.00	$176.00	$2,068	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–385	375	5	350.00–395.00	$376.51	$1,412	-8.49
446	446	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,427	—
450	450	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,530	-15.00
476 value added	476	6	310.00	$310.00	$1,476	—
500–540	520	2	330.00–335.00	$332.60	$1,730	—
588	588	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,882	—
696	696	5	295.00	$295.00	$2,053	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,266	—
485	485	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,455	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	4	340.00	$340.00	$1,809	—
575 unweaned	575	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,754	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
762	762	4	307.00	$307.00	$2,339	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,650	—
395	395	7	505.00	$505.00	$1,995	—
400–440	411	19	450.00–490.00	$468.15	$1,924	—
460–499	489	40	410.00–470.00	$441.46	$2,159	—
517	517	5	400.00	$400.00	$2,068	—
545 unweaned	545	9	425.00	$425.00	$2,316	—
563–597	580	13	390.00–405.00	$396.97	$2,302	—
602–638	622	26	370.00–400.00	$382.83	$2,381	+12.83
650–695	677	5	338.00–365.00	$345.65	$2,340	-5.35
702–740	725	13	333.00–367.50	$343.72	$2,492	—
752–778	765	7	310.00–322.50	$317.55	$2,429	—
812	812	3	303.00	$303.00	$2,460	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	540.00	$540.00	$1,647	—
354–360	357	11	555.00–640.00	$604.35	$2,158	—
402	402	3	500.00	$500.00	$2,010	—
461–498	474	30	470.00–510.00	$484.76	$2,298	+17.76
528–538	533	18	420.00–462.00	$435.81	$2,323	—
552 unweaned	552	11	407.00	$407.00	$2,247	—
551–576	567	24	410.00–431.00	$419.95	$2,381	-10.59
608–625	609	20	385.00–425.00	$392.29	$2,389	—
713–720	717	12	335.00–370.00	$355.50	$2,549	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490–494	492	14	421.00–422.50	$421.64	$2,074	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1605–1890	1748	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,075.00–4,400.00	$3,791.52	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1465	1221	80-85%	411	140.00–168.00	$150.34	$1,836	—
1026–1350	1233	80-85%	101	155.00–172.00	$160.38	$1,977	—
1025–1410	1263	80-85%	55	127.50–157.50	$143.28	$1,810	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1150	929	85-90%	32	70.00–107.50	$93.39	$868	—
735–1300	1001	85-90%	82	94.00–137.50	$119.59	$1,197	—
730–1285	1030	85-90%	101	137.00–169.00	$146.05	$1,504	—
810–1405	1098	85-90%	185	120.00–158.00	$137.89	$1,514	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1775	1468	75-80%	187	145.00–166.50	$153.68	$2,256	—
1370–1855	1505	75-80%	29	125.00–156.00	$138.17	$2,079	—
1360–1880	1618	75-80%	35	160.00–177.00	$166.17	$2,689	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–2405	1626	22	151.00–183.00	$169.69	$2,759	—
1285–2345	1701	97	172.50–204.00	$186.66	$3,175	—
1585–2615	1957	19	190.00–217.00	$200.61	$3,926	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–1030	896	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	255.00–275.00	$264.60	$2,371
880–1245	1019	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	167.50–240.00	$202.42	$2,063
812–1353	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	170.00–240.00	$214.04	$2,339

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1110	1110	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	220.00	$220.00	$2,442
1058–1147	1126	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	176.00–235.00	$189.20	$2,130

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
877	877	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	165.00	$165.00	$1,447
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	155.00	$155.00	$1,488

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
933–949	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	265.00–282.50	$276.21	$2,605

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00
998	998	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,275.00	$2,275.00
955–1145	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,945.48
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,850.00	$1,850.00
910–1655	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	79	2,125.00–3,175.00	$2,751.42
855–1515	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	35	2,100.00–2,850.00	$2,448.86
955–1328	1178	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,100.00–2,250.00	$2,196.11
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1060–1855	1264	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	47	1,900.00–2,750.00	$2,458.56
1095–1438	1266	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	2,000.00–2,700.00	$2,161.87
1340	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1075	1069	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	3,400.00–3,500.00	$3,455.32
1060–1110	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,800.00–2,850.00	$2,812.47
1068–1515	1251	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	3,200.00–3,700.00	$3,512.21
1470	1470	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,550.00	$3,550.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,825.00	$2,825.00
845–1245	1012	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,700.00–2,600.00	$2,246.47
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,885.00	$1,885.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–870	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,150.00–2,250.00	$2,204.38
740–900	820	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,274.39
775–1090	974	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,200.00–3,400.00	$2,896.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00
1140–1470	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	3,100.00–3,800.00	$3,412.37

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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
900–1000	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00–3,050.00	$2,625.00	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
925–1275	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	3,000.00–3,800.00	$3,517.86	—
1000–1450	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,800.00–3,100.00	$2,931.82	—
1150–1300	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00–3,500.00	$3,000.00	—
1210–1630	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	3,400.00–3,800.00	$3,742.86	—

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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.