Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 3, 2026

7,593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $358.53/cwt +11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,933/hd at 818 lb · 179 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $331.13/cwt ≈ $3,036/hd at 917 lb · 169 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $374.65/cwt +11.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,709/hd at 723 lb · 160 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,593	2,357	9,502
Feeder cattle	4,790	1,713	8,700
Slaughter cattle	855	446	600
Replacement cattle	1,948	198	202

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.

▲ Feeder cattle: feeders sold steady to 25.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	308	10	580.00–680.00	$642.78	$1,980	—
331 unweaned	331	4	570.00	$570.00	$1,887	—
355–393	376	21	550.00–575.00	$566.07	$2,128	+6.91
400–433	419	25	480.00–535.00	$504.80	$2,115	+4.80
450 value added	450	8	480.00	$480.00	$2,160	—
458–491 unweaned	474	25	480.00–510.00	$497.62	$2,359	—
455–489	479	43	470.00–530.00	$486.15	$2,329	-13.85
512–518 unweaned	515	4	440.00–457.00	$448.45	$2,310	+5.95
500–548	518	119	440.00–480.00	$465.77	$2,413	+22.56
550–573 unweaned	559	13	424.00–455.00	$436.14	$2,438	—
553–598	578	115	395.00–472.50	$425.85	$2,461	-1.65
600 value added	600	15	406.00	$406.00	$2,436	—
615–627 unweaned	624	8	397.00–410.00	$406.80	$2,538	+21.80
603–640	625	135	400.00–425.00	$416.46	$2,603	+10.56
655 unweaned	655	2	390.00	$390.00	$2,554	—
655–699	672	128	375.00–404.00	$387.00	$2,601	+9.54
700–739	723	160	360.00–380.00	$374.65	$2,709	+11.65
755–796	777	158	344.00–365.00	$356.82	$2,772	+9.71
804–831	818	179	350.00–370.00	$358.53	$2,933	+11.53
900–933	917	169	323.00–334.00	$331.13	$3,036	—
972–992	981	103	322.00–327.00	$325.43	$3,192	—
1172	1172	115	300.00	$300.00	$3,516	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	3	615.00	$615.00	$1,740	—
342	342	4	550.00–560.00	$555.00	$1,898	-1.87
355–398	381	57	464.00–540.00	$513.05	$1,955	-8.32
417–441	438	27	410.00–480.00	$437.19	$1,915	-26.55
469 unweaned	469	6	450.00	$450.00	$2,110	—
453–498	480	46	420.00–495.00	$450.98	$2,165	+8.17
502–546	526	94	380.00–440.00	$412.05	$2,167	+12.26
550–598	571	61	380.00–445.00	$406.57	$2,322	+9.67
580–581 unweaned	581	9	425.00–430.00	$428.33	$2,489	—
603–648	628	107	370.00–400.00	$388.37	$2,439	+8.33
652–694	673	9	357.50–398.00	$373.40	$2,513	+23.07
703–748	726	24	352.50–365.00	$357.87	$2,598	+2.89
783–796	792	10	330.00–337.00	$332.08	$2,630	-6.30
827–845	839	82	326.00–337.00	$335.50	$2,815	-3.42
874–884	879	11	311.00–325.00	$317.32	$2,789	-7.91
934–949	942	119	322.00–331.00	$326.57	$3,076	+6.57
978	978	3	315.00	$315.00	$3,081	—
1008	1008	3	305.00	$305.00	$3,074	—
1129	1129	12	297.00	$297.00	$3,353	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–348	337	5	460.00–465.00	$462.06	$1,557	—
365–394	386	10	440.00–490.00	$474.54	$1,832	—
423–443	431	8	365.00–460.00	$432.73	$1,865	+10.35
450–489	476	27	365.00–460.00	$416.75	$1,984	+3.49
572–595	577	5	380.00–385.00	$381.03	$2,199	+22.28
620	620	2	355.00	$355.00	$2,201	+7.83
693	693	3	353.00	$353.00	$2,446	+3.00
1121	1121	4	265.00	$265.00	$2,971	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
794	794	4	327.50	$327.50	$2,600	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–342	324	13	470.00–510.00	$492.79	$1,597	-37.21
335–340 unweaned	338	5	520.00	$520.00	$1,758	—
351–367	360	7	465.00–510.00	$483.80	$1,742	—
408–445 unweaned	420	9	437.00–450.00	$441.59	$1,855	—
406–438	422	48	415.00–460.00	$440.95	$1,861	-10.28
450–498	472	59	400.00–455.00	$433.21	$2,045	+17.58
481 unweaned	481	7	420.00	$420.00	$2,020	-25.00
508	508	3	391.00	$391.00	$1,986	-15.28
500–548	520	96	380.00–440.00	$405.71	$2,110	-0.57
500–525 unweaned	521	33	402.00–425.00	$414.14	$2,158	—
556 value added	556	5	365.00	$365.00	$2,029	—
551–596	572	98	370.00–400.00	$380.81	$2,178	-2.45
571–576 unweaned	575	15	370.00–384.00	$376.55	$2,165	—
600–648	625	69	365.00–420.00	$385.00	$2,406	+30.00
630–631	631	7	350.00–359.00	$353.85	$2,233	-1.15
658 unweaned	658	2	382.50	$382.50	$2,517	—
650–690	676	116	354.00–415.00	$366.84	$2,480	+20.82
702–736	717	87	340.00–357.00	$348.64	$2,500	—
767–795	793	80	312.00–337.00	$322.53	$2,558	—
807–837	820	111	322.00–323.00	$322.40	$2,644	—
851–890	868	93	306.00–314.00	$306.59	$2,661	—
905	905	29	303.00	$303.00	$2,742	—
977	977	6	295.00	$295.00	$2,882	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	336	24	405.00–480.00	$440.89	$1,481	-41.39
350–397	379	22	420.00–460.00	$440.41	$1,669	-11.14
392 unweaned	392	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,686	—
415–443	433	41	395.00–445.00	$415.27	$1,798	-2.03
453–495	480	61	360.00–435.00	$390.93	$1,876	-4.88
505 unweaned	505	3	385.00	$385.00	$1,944	-5.00
500–546	527	50	355.00–415.00	$377.20	$1,988	-7.64
550–595	570	53	340.00–385.00	$363.10	$2,070	+9.82
602	602	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,107	+27.37
605–646	630	55	330.00–375.00	$354.34	$2,232	+31.71
654 unweaned	654	4	350.00	$350.00	$2,289	—
657–696	678	94	320.00–360.00	$330.85	$2,243	+10.51
740–743	742	6	320.00–325.00	$322.49	$2,393	-0.97
834	834	8	309.00	$309.00	$2,577	-2.41
911	911	3	290.00	$290.00	$2,642	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–393	372	17	330.00–430.00	$380.23	$1,414	+0.23
486–495	486	40	325.00–392.50	$328.43	$1,596	—
520–545	537	3	355.00–370.00	$361.77	$1,943	—
575–595	582	3	320.00–350.00	$330.23	$1,922	+10.23
652–658	654	7	310.00–325.00	$314.31	$2,056	+19.31

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	5	355.00	$355.00	$2,048	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,894	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,492	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
777	777	5	284.00	$284.00	$2,207	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
688	688	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,858	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–328	325	5	550.00–555.00	$553.03	$1,797	—
350–395	378	24	479.00–535.00	$505.49	$1,911	—
420–422 unweaned	421	4	472.00–492.00	$482.02	$2,029	—
414–447	432	20	432.00–490.00	$462.51	$1,998	-27.49
470–490	477	6	462.00–475.00	$466.69	$2,226	+42.73
505–535 unweaned	525	12	420.00–440.00	$425.48	$2,234	—
501–548	534	38	370.00–452.00	$416.80	$2,226	+7.81
570–585	578	22	365.00–410.00	$377.77	$2,184	+6.17
607–643	624	25	349.00–373.00	$363.47	$2,268	—
641 unweaned	641	5	385.00	$385.00	$2,468	—
650–690	674	16	340.00–375.00	$354.97	$2,392	+5.08
795	795	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,504	—
858–886	878	10	285.00–305.00	$298.80	$2,623	—
1128	1128	2	285.00	$285.00	$3,215	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–423	416	7	530.00–535.00	$531.37	$2,210	+26.37
446 unweaned	446	4	525.00	$525.00	$2,342	—
486	486	5	430.00	$430.00	$2,090	—
508 unweaned	508	2	445.00	$445.00	$2,261	—
560–564	561	28	402.00–440.00	$407.46	$2,286	—
615–635	622	6	415.00	$415.00	$2,581	—
665	665	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,460	—
714	714	15	377.00	$377.00	$2,692	—
751	751	13	360.00	$360.00	$2,704	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
833	833	26	250.00	$250.00	$2,082	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	3	470.00	$470.00	$1,443	—
405–412	407	8	380.00–440.00	$395.19	$1,608	—
540	540	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,052	+31.24
588–591	590	7	345.00–370.00	$355.68	$2,099	+22.39
660	660	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,112	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005	1005	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—
1360–1445	1403	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,300.00–4,200.00	$3,736.36	—
1700–2000	1850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	3,250.00–4,300.00	$3,766.22	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450	1450	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1392	1217	80-85%	35	182.00–192.50	$186.90	$2,275	-0.09
1055–1365	1229	80-85%	19	140.00–169.00	$156.02	$1,917	-30.97
1035–1465	1242	80-85%	186	161.00–186.00	$174.11	$2,162	+9.13

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1060	928	85-90%	14	100.00–127.50	$120.13	$1,115	—
738–1230	975	85-90%	37	100.00–150.00	$137.33	$1,339	-1.00
1005–1125	1038	85-90%	29	171.00–185.00	$178.22	$1,850	+3.31
775–1300	1042	85-90%	155	140.00–170.00	$160.71	$1,675	-14.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1563	1448	75-80%	17	140.00–172.00	$153.49	$2,223	+1.79
1255–1855	1486	75-80%	102	167.50–185.00	$177.50	$2,638	-1.74
1325–2025	1563	75-80%	8	182.00–195.00	$187.79	$2,935	-1.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1185	1165	2	250.00–257.00	$253.44	$2,953	—
1175	1175	1	244.00	$244.00	$2,867	—
1335–2145	1618	19	187.50–207.50	$196.63	$3,181	-19.94
1290–2265	1759	61	201.00–231.00	$216.92	$3,816	—
1630–2295	1907	16	227.00–257.00	$236.61	$4,512	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1331	1331	3	210.00	$210.00	$2,795	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
801	801	(<2 yrs)	Open	65	3,000.00	$3,000.00
938	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00
943	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,300.00	$3,300.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1135	939	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	192.00–340.00	$293.49	$2,756
917–1345	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	180.00–270.00	$239.95	$2,467
1066	1066	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	280.00	$280.00	$2,985

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–970	916	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	289.00–310.00	$296.66	$2,717
983	983	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	296.00	$296.00	$2,910

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1178	1178	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	220.00	$220.00	$2,592

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	235.00	$235.00	$2,174

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1150	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,800.00–3,500.00	$3,220.05
890–1475	1086	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	53	2,800.00–3,700.00	$3,199.16
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00
950–1700	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	48	1,860.00–3,000.00	$2,571.67
950–1890	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	229	2,800.00–4,400.00	$3,771.85
990–1325	1229	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,400.00–3,800.00	$3,097.31
1075–1448	1246	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	61	2,300.00–3,400.00	$2,928.28
1000–1595	1264	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	199	2,375.00–3,700.00	$3,167.40
1400	1400	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	15	3,500.00	$3,500.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1370	1046	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	57	3,675.00–4,000.00	$3,735.35
902–1490	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	98	3,900.00–5,150.00	$4,570.59
1200–1480	1280	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	58	3,200.00–4,000.00	$3,640.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1570	1049	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,854.73
1015–1100	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,800.00–2,600.00	$2,261.90
1000–1200	1073	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,303.73
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1040–1290	1151	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,404.66

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1875	1334	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	3,400.00–4,100.00	$3,841.36
1445	1445	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1340–1690	1486	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,100.00–3,500.00	$3,246.21

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1068	1068	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,030.00	$2,030.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	3,800.00	$3,800.00
950–1100	1065	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	166	4,900.00–5,550.00	$5,359.73
1075–1235	1101	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	75	4,250.00–5,750.00	$5,446.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1050	938	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	3,000.00–3,200.00	$3,056.00
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,400.00	$3,400.00
950–1100	1009	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	3,600.00–4,800.00	$4,219.74
950–1100	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	3,700.00–4,700.00	$4,512.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–920	913	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,900.00–3,300.00	$3,168.61

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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
1085–1275	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	4,700.00	$4,700.00	—
950–1400	1266	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	3,500.00–4,600.00	$4,127.08	—
1295	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,800.00	$4,800.00	—
1120–1550	1297	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	4,000.00–4,700.00	$4,405.26	—
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1240–1380	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	4,300.00–4,900.00	$4,600.00	—
1300–1500	1357	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	3,400.00–3,950.00	$3,792.86	—
1350–1425	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	4,000.00–4,550.00	$4,287.50	+187.50
1350–1600	1426	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	3,600.00–4,500.00	$4,100.00	±0.00
1360–1470	1433	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	4,150.00–4,700.00	$4,516.67	+416.67
1338–1750	1475	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	3,100.00–4,100.00	$3,744.44	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	4,700.00–4,900.00	$4,800.00	—
1350–1400	1383	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	4,900.00–5,750.00	$5,466.67	—
1400–1600	1465	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	4,700.00–5,400.00	$5,200.00	+300.00
1135–1700	1503	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	4,900.00–5,500.00	$5,316.67	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	4,700.00	$4,700.00	—
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1375	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,250.00	$4,250.00	—

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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.