Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 15, 2026

13,155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $350.97/cwt -0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $3,039/hd at 866 lb · 649 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $413.33/cwt -3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,804/hd at 678 lb · 618 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $471.42/cwt +12.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,687/hd at 570 lb · 499 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	13,155	12,645	16,809
Feeder cattle	11,297	11,527	15,174
Slaughter cattle	866	764	572
Replacement cattle	992	354	1,063

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 10.00 higher, with some calves 20.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower.

▲ Feeder cattle: feeders sold steady to 10.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	4	687.00	$687.00	$1,855	-55.07
307–343	329	18	610.00–670.00	$648.28	$2,133	+0.59
339 unweaned	339	4	610.00	$610.00	$2,068	—
362–381 unweaned	372	10	560.00–590.00	$575.38	$2,140	—
355–397	373	26	550.00–620.00	$592.06	$2,208	+12.13
400–448	434	61	520.00–580.00	$549.93	$2,387	+4.17
428–443 unweaned	436	9	522.00–540.00	$532.15	$2,320	—
462–469 unweaned	466	8	515.00	$515.00	$2,400	±0.00
450–498	477	173	477.50–585.00	$542.67	$2,589	+21.89
501–546	518	317	455.00–540.00	$500.57	$2,593	-14.21
514–543 unweaned	528	49	465.00–482.00	$479.21	$2,530	+29.21
552	552	7	439.00	$439.00	$2,423	-21.40
552–598	570	480	422.00–505.00	$472.76	$2,695	+12.36
579–589 unweaned	583	12	425.00–445.00	$436.58	$2,545	-4.24
612 unweaned	612	2	412.00	$412.00	$2,521	-18.10
600–647	624	426	420.00–445.00	$431.85	$2,695	-4.55
651–698	678	607	400.00–433.00	$413.59	$2,804	-3.24
695 unweaned	695	11	399.00	$399.00	$2,773	—
720 unweaned	720	10	384.00	$384.00	$2,765	-16.00
707–749	721	454	375.00–410.00	$388.52	$2,801	+6.10
757–778	770	361	360.00–394.00	$372.91	$2,871	+11.01
800–849	829	280	348.00–367.00	$357.65	$2,965	+3.65
854–884	866	649	343.00–358.00	$350.97	$3,039	-0.08
901–912	906	356	330.00–348.00	$339.12	$3,072	+5.12
952–973	967	427	328.00–331.50	$330.21	$3,193	-1.42
1035	1035	20	305.00	$305.00	$3,157	—
1065	1065	12	302.00	$302.00	$3,216	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	3	602.00	$602.00	$1,788	-38.00
316 unweaned	316	4	600.00	$600.00	$1,896	—
310–346	326	12	560.00–580.00	$569.41	$1,856	+10.87
355–398	390	59	550.00–600.00	$576.20	$2,247	+22.86
406–447	426	57	470.00–532.00	$510.59	$2,175	-0.29
432 unweaned	432	6	502.00	$502.00	$2,169	—
454–497	478	202	420.00–515.00	$491.22	$2,348	+20.97
468–495 unweaned	484	20	461.00–495.00	$476.19	$2,305	+3.84
503–542 unweaned	526	29	430.00–446.00	$438.54	$2,307	-6.29
501–549	529	156	410.00–480.00	$456.04	$2,412	+0.98
558–599	586	308	425.00–450.00	$439.84	$2,577	+6.95
565–596 unweaned	590	63	426.00–445.00	$434.97	$2,566	—
605–649	628	78	370.00–425.00	$399.99	$2,512	-7.46
628 unweaned	628	3	421.00	$421.00	$2,644	—
664–680 unweaned	667	34	360.00–394.00	$391.25	$2,610	-0.75
660–699	681	59	375.00–400.00	$393.12	$2,677	+0.13
708–745	732	47	345.00–384.00	$366.99	$2,686	+11.99
750–777	769	15	355.00–365.00	$360.98	$2,776	+5.49
810 unweaned	810	4	335.00	$335.00	$2,714	—
800–841	816	146	320.00–348.00	$339.80	$2,773	-7.24
856–871	865	150	338.00–343.00	$340.60	$2,946	+8.31
900–927	916	67	320.00–333.00	$326.45	$2,990	+10.45
955–978	973	241	310.00–326.00	$315.50	$3,070	+2.67
1001–1026	1024	62	301.00–305.00	$301.32	$3,086	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	527.00	$527.00	$1,792	—
366–380	372	17	500.00–525.00	$507.38	$1,887	-20.47
375 unweaned	375	2	515.00	$515.00	$1,931	—
552–598	587	12	415.00–440.00	$420.88	$2,471	+35.88
593 unweaned	593	3	351.00	$351.00	$2,081	—
805 unweaned	805	4	331.00	$331.00	$2,665	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571 unweaned	571	4	441.00	$441.00	$2,518	—
583–588	584	12	420.00–425.00	$421.26	$2,460	—
642	642	3	400.00	$400.00	$2,568	—
650	650	3	381.00	$381.00	$2,476	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521	521	7	472.00	$472.00	$2,459	—
674	674	8	414.00	$414.00	$2,790	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,625	—
807	807	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,824	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
522	522	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,931	-5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
236	236	4	720.00	$720.00	$1,699	—
312–320	318	15	525.00–600.00	$567.17	$1,804	+10.91
370–375 unweaned	371	11	500.00	$500.00	$1,855	—
360–392	376	38	495.00–620.00	$587.17	$2,208	+70.06
402–447	420	120	450.00–530.00	$492.00	$2,066	+20.47
435–444 unweaned	439	12	485.00–495.00	$489.22	$2,148	—
452–497	475	315	430.00–530.00	$470.46	$2,235	+16.69
492 unweaned	492	4	425.00	$425.00	$2,091	-17.00
510–515 unweaned	513	5	417.50	$417.50	$2,142	+10.22
500–548	528	184	416.00–485.00	$450.22	$2,377	+19.87
550–587	566	373	390.00–460.00	$426.39	$2,413	+12.07
565–568 unweaned	567	8	400.00–425.00	$406.23	$2,303	+15.23
605–625 unweaned	609	22	375.00–380.00	$375.68	$2,288	-9.32
602–642	624	207	375.00–420.00	$393.36	$2,455	+0.46
666 unweaned	666	7	367.50	$367.50	$2,448	—
650–698	675	176	355.00–392.00	$368.55	$2,488	+1.63
702–748	731	252	336.00–376.00	$363.85	$2,660	-3.11
751–799	780	135	336.00–360.00	$341.13	$2,661	+1.36
814–849	817	132	324.00–333.00	$327.88	$2,679	+6.75
855–871	870	48	324.00–325.00	$324.94	$2,827	—
951–964	962	59	302.00–308.50	$307.41	$2,957	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302 unweaned	302	2	545.00	$545.00	$1,646	—
305	305	3	540.00	$540.00	$1,647	+54.38
352–396	375	35	461.00–501.00	$486.72	$1,825	+2.09
421–444 unweaned	431	19	415.00–440.00	$429.81	$1,852	—
420–447	434	54	400.00–460.00	$440.76	$1,913	+13.71
452–497	482	185	410.00–450.00	$433.07	$2,087	+22.17
485 unweaned	485	4	415.00	$415.00	$2,013	—
500–548	522	150	370.00–440.00	$402.43	$2,101	+8.51
559–560 unweaned	559	8	372.00–402.00	$383.26	$2,142	-12.57
550–597	577	249	370.00–410.00	$391.20	$2,257	+4.16
600–649	635	88	335.00–375.00	$367.20	$2,332	+2.29
647 unweaned	647	6	340.50	$340.50	$2,203	-9.50
665 unweaned	665	3	330.00	$330.00	$2,194	±0.00
652–691	673	85	325.00–357.50	$343.03	$2,309	-9.78
706–743	721	55	320.00–347.00	$341.15	$2,460	+3.84
763–784	769	44	322.50–329.00	$326.15	$2,508	+6.76
841	841	33	306.50	$306.50	$2,578	-8.50
860–896	881	24	301.00–315.00	$306.69	$2,702	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	6	460.00	$460.00	$1,831	+27.70
410	410	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,558	-36.95
450–498	480	19	360.00–401.00	$383.40	$1,840	—
518–539	537	19	360.00–367.00	$366.29	$1,967	+12.50
550–587	580	22	355.00–370.00	$367.50	$2,132	+14.54
578–588 unweaned	584	5	350.00–365.00	$359.06	$2,097	—
807	807	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,421	+20.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
677	677	8	350.00	$350.00	$2,370	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,998	—
876	876	5	265.00	$265.00	$2,321	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
816	816	4	308.00	$308.00	$2,513	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,551	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–397	377	11	550.00–570.00	$555.25	$2,093	+45.25
388 unweaned	388	2	535.00	$535.00	$2,076	—
400–445	428	24	475.00–530.00	$511.64	$2,190	+19.15
461 unweaned	461	5	487.00	$487.00	$2,245	+67.00
467–498	484	24	467.00–510.00	$488.35	$2,364	+21.88
500–542	533	23	410.00–470.00	$431.29	$2,299	-2.09
563–587	581	38	390.00–442.00	$409.38	$2,378	-2.31
607–636	622	20	392.00–419.00	$409.38	$2,546	+24.20
652–675	666	17	360.00–390.00	$375.98	$2,504	+2.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	650.00	$650.00	$2,178	—
426	426	5	515.00	$515.00	$2,194	—
452	452	2	525.00	$525.00	$2,373	—
522	522	5	440.00	$440.00	$2,297	-30.00
605–615	612	7	420.00–435.00	$424.96	$2,601	—
660	660	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,772	—
705	705	5	380.00	$380.00	$2,679	—
775	775	10	375.00	$375.00	$2,906	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595 unweaned	595	4	385.00	$385.00	$2,291	—
665	665	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,261	—
658–674 unweaned	667	9	350.00–380.00	$363.16	$2,422	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135–1375	1199	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	3,550.00–4,000.00	$3,777.37	—
1625–1735	1675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	3,500.00–4,500.00	$4,143.48	—
1450–1995	1740	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	3,700.00–4,400.00	$4,161.97	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250–1450	1308	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	4,900.00–5,200.00	$4,983.17	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1075	1053	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	2,350.00–2,900.00	$2,630.88	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1460	1207	80-85%	53	180.00–190.00	$184.81	$2,231	—
1105–1325	1210	80-85%	13	146.00–172.50	$163.00	$1,972	—
1000–1440	1230	80-85%	141	163.00–187.00	$173.51	$2,134	-11.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1120	927	85-90%	5	85.00–122.50	$109.51	$1,015	—
822–1205	972	85-90%	37	124.00–149.00	$136.23	$1,324	—
825–1225	1018	85-90%	26	162.50–185.00	$169.49	$1,725	+32.81
760–1288	1046	85-90%	93	140.00–174.00	$156.13	$1,633	-15.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1825	1492	75-80%	38	180.00–194.00	$183.40	$2,736	+18.40
1270–2080	1493	75-80%	69	162.00–184.00	$175.61	$2,622	+10.61
1355–1680	1498	75-80%	14	145.00–170.00	$159.26	$2,386	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1165	1158	11	187.00–189.00	$187.90	$2,176	—
1073–2000	1439	27	185.00–210.00	$196.89	$2,833	—
1215–2060	1672	45	205.00–241.00	$216.38	$3,618	-1.85
1395–2270	1898	16	227.50–259.00	$238.65	$4,530	+3.98

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–1150	957	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	260.00–305.00	$277.39	$2,655
750–1210	967	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	220.00–275.00	$252.67	$2,443
925–1295	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	187.50–270.00	$218.51	$2,508

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
786	786	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	2,650.00	$2,650.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1008	1008	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	225.00	$225.00	$2,268

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	190.00	$190.00	$2,004

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1490	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,600.00–3,450.00	$3,024.52
1000–1435	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	87	2,800.00–3,950.00	$3,396.99
1213–1265	1223	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,650.00–2,950.00	$2,712.04
1055–1590	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	101	2,300.00–3,150.00	$2,828.54
910–1605	1257	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	2,250.00–3,500.00	$2,908.84
1263	1263	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1155	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,500.00–3,800.00	$3,659.31
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	4,300.00	$4,300.00
1070–1520	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	99	3,850.00–4,425.00	$4,023.43
1077–1635	1387	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	3,550.00–3,875.00	$3,598.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–1452	1074	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,700.00–2,850.00	$2,586.93

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1006	1006	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	2,900.00	$2,900.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
986	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,600.00	$2,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
812–1140	1049	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	4,200.00–4,350.00	$4,272.36
1015–1380	1198	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	4,300.00–4,450.00	$4,386.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,050.00	$3,050.00
850–935	871	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	3,200.00–3,800.00	$3,639.02
885–1275	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,650.00–3,300.00	$3,033.68
845–1302	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,300.00–3,950.00	$3,501.91
1212	1212	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	3,500.00	$3,500.00

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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
815–1155	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	4,000.00–4,700.00	$4,311.11	—
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	4,750.00	$4,750.00	—
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	4,900.00	$4,900.00	—
1119–1352	1254	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	33	3,300.00–4,000.00	$3,736.36	-63.64
1260–1350	1286	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	3,300.00–4,200.00	$3,942.86	—
1288	1288	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—
1000–1642	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	3,800.00–4,750.00	$4,191.67	—
1352	1352	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,500.00	$3,500.00	+50.00
1363–1535	1386	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	3,500.00–4,400.00	$3,831.82	+331.82
1380–1600	1453	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	4,200.00–4,550.00	$4,316.67	—
1465–1470	1468	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	3,600.00–4,400.00	$4,000.00	—
1355–1578	1489	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	3,550.00–3,600.00	$3,580.00	—
1430–1565	1520	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	4,450.00–4,900.00	$4,750.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1184	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	6,100.00	$6,100.00	—
1265	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	5,200.00	$5,200.00	—
1405	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	5,400.00	$5,400.00	—
1455–1710	1538	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	5,100.00–5,850.00	$5,575.00	—
1680–1807	1756	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	5,150.00–6,000.00	$5,660.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
963	963	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—

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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.