Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 16, 2026

20,072 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $376.22/cwt +11.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,931/hd at 779 lb · 978 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $456.12/cwt +11.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,821/hd at 619 lb · 824 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $423.18/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,835/hd at 670 lb · 734 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	20,072	18,018	3,350
Feeder cattle	17,235	16,882	2,970
Slaughter cattle	670	790	300
Replacement cattle	2,167	346	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 15.00 higher, although there were some spots of uneven prices reported early week, mostly on heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–298	293	24	715.00–790.00	$771.43	$2,260	+61.09
306 unweaned	306	7	690.00	$690.00	$2,111	—
306–339	320	54	650.00–720.00	$675.83	$2,163	+37.02
375 unweaned	375	3	580.00	$580.00	$2,175	-15.00
352–398	376	123	605.00–695.00	$650.69	$2,447	+6.81
402–449	425	217	575.00–645.00	$606.34	$2,577	+9.61
436 unweaned	436	9	590.00	$590.00	$2,572	+10.00
450–499	472	279	535.00–615.00	$573.30	$2,706	+10.16
475 value added	475	14	540.00	$540.00	$2,565	—
486 unweaned	486	4	527.00	$527.00	$2,561	+12.00
500 unweaned	500	20	555.00	$555.00	$2,775	—
500–549	522	462	500.00–560.00	$527.85	$2,755	+3.80
537	537	3	477.00	$477.00	$2,561	-47.05
545 value added	545	11	510.00	$510.00	$2,780	—
550–598	576	332	445.00–500.00	$473.97	$2,730	+1.08
601–630 unweaned	613	15	435.00–457.50	$448.88	$2,752	—
600–644	618	789	428.00–492.00	$457.32	$2,826	+12.51
630	630	3	410.00	$410.00	$2,583	-34.81
648 value added	648	17	415.00	$415.00	$2,689	—
650–697	670	731	408.00–443.00	$423.28	$2,836	+3.60
675	675	3	398.00	$398.00	$2,686	-21.68
700–748	721	723	385.00–422.00	$403.35	$2,908	+3.03
751–799	779	978	357.00–393.00	$376.22	$2,931	+11.08
805–839	824	474	352.00–384.00	$361.69	$2,980	+3.76
850–897	880	650	334.50–359.00	$343.83	$3,026	-13.10
905–934	918	578	325.00–349.00	$338.80	$3,110	+4.49
951–970	956	259	307.00–330.00	$324.51	$3,102	+10.51
1011	1011	16	309.00	$309.00	$3,124	—
1068	1068	5	313.00	$313.00	$3,343	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–345	332	9	600.00–650.00	$623.13	$2,069	+73.07
361–398	379	71	550.00–620.00	$590.74	$2,239	+49.94
410–449	435	65	525.00–575.00	$548.83	$2,387	+15.65
450–499	483	288	500.00–550.00	$524.33	$2,533	+11.91
515 unweaned	515	3	470.00	$470.00	$2,420	—
502–548	528	230	420.00–525.00	$485.90	$2,566	+17.97
550–595	577	249	420.00–470.00	$440.81	$2,543	+7.24
588–594 unweaned	592	16	437.50–445.00	$442.21	$2,618	+37.21
603–648	629	325	390.00–435.00	$418.40	$2,632	+0.06
655–661 unweaned	658	7	380.00–385.00	$382.87	$2,519	+17.87
655–696	681	197	380.00–422.00	$404.65	$2,756	+15.77
700–749	735	357	330.00–397.00	$378.12	$2,779	+4.99
758–799	786	135	345.00–375.00	$363.72	$2,859	+12.77
802–848	829	412	330.00–361.00	$350.81	$2,908	+2.97
857–898	876	444	331.00–342.00	$337.57	$2,957	-2.33
915–949	941	141	320.00–332.50	$322.60	$3,036	-3.68
952–994	962	40	301.00–320.00	$313.40	$3,015	+3.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–388	372	5	460.00–470.00	$465.83	$1,733	-47.29
400–405	403	3	450.00–470.00	$463.39	$1,867	—
455–491	474	25	450.00–490.00	$477.34	$2,263	+21.82
505–535	523	7	420.00–465.00	$440.83	$2,306	-19.36
570–595	581	20	400.00–420.00	$408.33	$2,372	-3.71
625–646	636	21	350.00–394.00	$381.25	$2,425	+23.78
661–695	667	14	372.00–380.00	$376.75	$2,513	+6.75
852–872	866	17	305.00–313.00	$307.31	$2,661	—
912	912	20	300.00	$300.00	$2,736	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	15	420.00	$420.00	$1,953	—
546	546	23	400.00	$400.00	$2,184	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
649	649	10	420.00	$420.00	$2,726	—
668	668	4	382.00	$382.00	$2,552	—
750	750	21	381.00	$381.00	$2,858	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	26	485.00	$485.00	$2,813	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513–524	519	26	450.00	$450.00	$2,336	±0.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
634	634	7	360.00	$360.00	$2,282	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,639	—
560	560	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,904	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	14	680.00	$680.00	$1,856	+65.00
300–349	317	37	560.00–620.00	$594.54	$1,885	+21.04
321 unweaned	321	4	580.00	$580.00	$1,862	+30.00
352–383	372	126	520.00–610.00	$568.87	$2,116	+0.94
428 unweaned	428	9	495.00	$495.00	$2,119	—
400–448	430	155	480.00–532.50	$507.34	$2,182	-10.98
430 thin fleshed	430	8	547.50	$547.50	$2,354	—
452 value added	452	7	440.00	$440.00	$1,989	—
450–457 unweaned	456	32	495.00–507.50	$505.96	$2,307	+35.96
450–499	469	342	455.00–515.00	$483.08	$2,266	+19.60
525 value added	525	11	445.00	$445.00	$2,336	—
500–548	533	316	425.00–485.00	$446.07	$2,378	+26.07
533	533	3	410.00	$410.00	$2,185	-10.00
566 value added	566	7	420.00	$420.00	$2,377	—
550–596	569	380	400.00–445.00	$417.61	$2,376	-0.10
616 unweaned	616	5	370.00	$370.00	$2,279	—
600–649	626	415	377.00–424.00	$397.93	$2,491	-1.58
651–690	673	510	356.00–410.00	$374.53	$2,521	+13.64
701–735	713	297	344.00–370.00	$353.66	$2,522	+5.84
750–781	767	361	339.00–377.50	$346.24	$2,656	+10.53
801–845	822	373	324.00–336.00	$326.53	$2,684	-2.18
854	854	132	325.00	$325.00	$2,776	+0.61
912	912	3	321.00	$321.00	$2,928	—
966	966	8	300.00	$300.00	$2,898	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326 unweaned	326	9	565.00	$565.00	$1,842	—
318–346	335	23	490.00–572.00	$507.33	$1,700	-15.61
352–390	375	96	460.00–522.00	$506.35	$1,899	+3.04
400–449	431	194	430.00–495.00	$473.39	$2,040	+12.46
441 unweaned	441	4	480.00	$480.00	$2,117	—
450–491	480	299	410.00–472.50	$440.64	$2,115	+9.64
494 unweaned	494	9	455.00	$455.00	$2,248	+25.00
509–522 unweaned	512	8	385.00–392.50	$386.91	$1,981	-13.09
501–546	523	200	360.00–437.00	$404.56	$2,116	-4.15
558–562 unweaned	561	7	375.00–380.00	$376.42	$2,112	—
550–598	579	318	350.00–414.00	$390.37	$2,260	+7.91
595	595	5	380.00	$380.00	$2,261	-2.46
600–648	627	258	340.00–388.00	$371.50	$2,329	+4.46
663–679	664	55	365.00–374.00	$373.33	$2,479	+17.33
655–693	672	173	340.00–362.50	$352.00	$2,365	-4.00
703–738	716	227	322.00–344.00	$337.92	$2,420	+10.90
752–795	778	59	317.50–345.00	$331.27	$2,577	+6.91
802–842	819	49	315.00–337.50	$323.66	$2,651	+12.33
862	862	4	327.00	$327.00	$2,819	+18.91
910	910	52	273.00	$273.00	$2,484	-10.00
1009	1009	17	265.00	$265.00	$2,674	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	5	460.00	$460.00	$1,536	—
362–397	386	11	450.00–480.00	$470.30	$1,815	+5.68
435–445	440	5	435.00–445.00	$441.00	$1,940	+44.85
455–492	486	19	425.00–440.00	$431.25	$2,096	+28.31
520 unweaned	520	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,976	—
530–541	538	10	370.00–380.00	$377.04	$2,028	+24.09
550–590	577	8	350.00–370.00	$363.14	$2,095	-3.54
618–632	626	7	340.00–350.00	$345.77	$2,165	+7.14
670	670	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,110	-26.00
754	754	18	285.00	$285.00	$2,149	+6.00
854	854	9	245.00	$245.00	$2,092	—
968	968	5	230.00	$230.00	$2,226	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–349	321	10	380.00–410.00	$396.97	$1,274	+6.97
440	440	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,760	—
495	495	5	380.00	$380.00	$1,881	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
627	627	11	385.00	$385.00	$2,414	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	9	430.00	$430.00	$1,909	±0.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	8	390.00	$390.00	$2,410	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,231	—
477	477	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,670	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	5	340.00	$340.00	$1,836	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	377	5	520.00–530.00	$524.03	$1,976	—
476–496	489	24	502.50–540.00	$516.20	$2,524	+72.20
523 unweaned	523	6	470.00	$470.00	$2,458	+27.18
532	532	10	470.00	$470.00	$2,500	+12.80
555–580	562	13	410.00–465.00	$445.02	$2,501	+11.42
602–618	610	15	395.00–420.00	$407.75	$2,487	+15.79
695	695	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,363	-22.96
700–745	730	3	340.00–365.00	$347.99	$2,540	+15.47
752	752	8	355.00	$355.00	$2,670	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	3	580.00	$580.00	$2,680	+43.49
510–533	522	6	480.00–495.00	$487.33	$2,544	-2.09
553–572	559	13	442.00–467.00	$460.03	$2,572	+30.95
600–620	605	9	415.00–430.00	$421.67	$2,551	+6.89
608 unweaned	608	5	420.00	$420.00	$2,554	—
700–705	701	13	370.00–375.00	$370.77	$2,599	+3.91
815	815	14	366.50	$366.50	$2,987	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095–1425	1240	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	3,250.00–4,600.00	$3,781.25	—
1150–1815	1498	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	10	3,600.00–5,000.00	$4,323.56	—
1615–2030	1783	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	8	3,600.00–4,700.00	$4,074.68	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
558	558	12	400.00	$400.00	$2,232	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—
1320–1410	1365	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	5,500.00–5,900.00	$5,693.41	—
1265–1950	1666	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	4,200.00–6,650.00	$5,587.02	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905–1140	1006	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	2,900.00–3,250.00	$3,051.04	—
1100–1490	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,900.00–3,600.00	$3,302.70	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060–1340	1191	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	2,800.00–3,900.00	$3,180.06	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1430	1210	80-85%	86	140.00–177.50	$163.04	$1,973	-6.84
1055–1465	1239	80-85%	54	167.00–185.00	$175.62	$2,176	+16.73
1115–1395	1257	80-85%	14	127.50–165.00	$147.20	$1,850	+1.20

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
757–1250	966	85-90%	32	80.00–147.50	$124.36	$1,201	+27.99
825–1110	984	85-90%	9	85.00–117.50	$101.06	$994	+4.69
885–1185	1044	85-90%	22	156.00–175.00	$162.86	$1,700	+20.88
765–1305	1055	85-90%	80	125.00–167.50	$149.05	$1,572	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1875	1437	75-80%	76	165.00–184.00	$173.62	$2,495	—
1325–1760	1470	75-80%	39	151.00–177.50	$166.82	$2,452	+17.31
1352–1635	1530	75-80%	13	150.00–164.00	$159.27	$2,437	-10.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–2120	1600	6	170.00–182.50	$176.44	$2,823	—
1142–2490	1708	59	181.00–208.00	$197.72	$3,377	—
1300–2395	1914	13	206.00–234.00	$216.07	$4,136	+8.49

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–1315	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	205.00–290.00	$241.48	$2,494
937–1133	1035	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	255.00–281.00	$266.77	$2,761
982–1365	1159	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	170.00–265.00	$208.25	$2,414

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
851	851	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	240.00	$240.00	$2,042
820–921	896	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	240.00–320.00	$293.05	$2,626

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
716	716	(<2 yrs)	Open	22	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1127–1162	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	190.00–205.00	$197.39	$2,260
1035–1345	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	180.00–210.00	$195.89	$2,351

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
881–930	891	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	190.00–210.00	$205.82	$1,834

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1007–1150	1038	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,900.00–2,200.00	$1,964.81
1050–1155	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	2,800.00–3,500.00	$3,025.22
1006–1222	1106	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	97	2,200.00–2,800.00	$2,610.02
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00
996–1300	1129	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	64	2,100.00–3,600.00	$3,189.39
940–1445	1153	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	2,000.00–3,400.00	$2,643.39
920–1575	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	82	2,400.00–3,500.00	$2,986.37
1082–1430	1158	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,950.00–2,800.00	$2,464.20
906–1645	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	221	2,600.00–4,425.00	$3,493.89
1060–1253	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	2,500.00–3,500.00	$3,110.10
1040–1605	1217	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	99	2,350.00–3,500.00	$3,187.88

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1230	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	38	3,200.00–4,000.00	$3,408.37
1088–1550	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	119	3,550.00–4,600.00	$3,958.50
1261–1580	1337	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	3,600.00–3,900.00	$3,742.51

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1374–1441	1412	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	53	4,050.00–5,000.00	$4,826.28

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1290–1420	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	3,400.00–3,600.00	$3,583.20
1313–1340	1321	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	3,200.00–3,650.00	$3,449.77
1323–1358	1344	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,100.00–3,500.00	$3,257.50
1299–1570	1412	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,550.00–2,700.00	$2,623.59
1358–1540	1478	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	2,600.00–3,950.00	$3,217.80

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
913	913	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,300.00	$2,300.00
800–1015	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,300.00–3,550.00	$2,959.74
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
895–990	959	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	2,550.00–2,850.00	$2,705.41
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	4,000.00	$4,000.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
908–1095	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,403.35
760–1200	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	2,200.00–3,200.00	$2,609.67
1028	1028	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1050–1315	1164	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,950.00–2,700.00	$2,501.05
1242	1242	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1278	1278	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–1115	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,200.00–4,400.00	$3,648.36
1023–1310	1084	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	66	4,400.00–5,300.00	$4,839.51
1025–1370	1151	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	3,500.00–5,600.00	$4,512.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–865	853	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,000.00	$3,000.00
852–1019	918	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	2,500.00–3,900.00	$3,584.71
885–1160	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	2,800.00–3,600.00	$3,168.94
904–1292	1059	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	3,200.00–4,250.00	$3,727.97

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
858–1125	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	3,400.00–3,800.00	$3,574.18
1008	1008	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	3,750.00	$3,750.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–900	851	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,400.00–2,750.00	$2,574.74
900	900	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00
865–980	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,600.00–3,600.00	$2,972.90
920–991	969	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,300.00–3,450.00	$3,085.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–882	808	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,000.00–3,100.00	$2,800.50
765–932	874	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,900.00–3,400.00	$3,106.71

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
642	642	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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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
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00	$3,200.00	-900.00
965–1185	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	4,000.00–4,200.00	$4,133.33	+33.33
1047	1047	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	4,000.00	$4,000.00	-100.00
1000–1150	1083	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	2,300.00–3,700.00	$3,215.00	-685.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	4,700.00	$4,700.00	+375.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	3,500.00–5,100.00	$4,300.00	-25.00
1118–1122	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	3,700.00–4,000.00	$3,850.00	-475.00
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,600.00	$4,600.00	+1,800.00
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	+900.00
1135–1163	1152	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	3,200.00–3,700.00	$3,400.00	+600.00
910–1340	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	3,400.00–4,600.00	$3,777.50	+977.50
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	5,300.00	$5,300.00	—
1200–1240	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,200.00–4,400.00	$4,300.00	—
1005–1348	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	3,400.00–4,200.00	$3,964.58	—
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	3,950.00	$3,950.00	—
1282–1415	1304	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	4,700.00–4,800.00	$4,716.67	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1118–1272	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	4,200.00–4,600.00	$4,347.06	—
1224	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—
1005–1560	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,700.00	$4,700.00	—
1337	1337	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—
1420	1420	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	5,050.00	$5,050.00	—
1357–1600	1454	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	5,100.00–5,200.00	$5,160.00	—
1523–1855	1578	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	5,000.00–5,400.00	$5,333.33	—
1410–1810	1588	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	4,850.00–5,000.00	$4,937.50	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,900.00	$4,900.00	—
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,950.00	$4,950.00	—
1500	1500	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	4,950.00	$4,950.00	—
1500	1500	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,700.00	$4,700.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	+100.00

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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.