Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2026 Corrected report

13,421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $318.26/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,966/hd at 932 lb · 852 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $332.12/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,906/hd at 875 lb · 621 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $346.26/cwt +6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,687/hd at 776 lb · 563 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	13,421	11,700	12,258
Feeder cattle	11,203	8,892	10,152
Slaughter cattle	627	924	982
Replacement cattle	1,591	1,884	1,124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.

▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	339	21	535.00–610.00	$577.11	$1,956	—
345 unweaned	345	3	472.00	$472.00	$1,628	-38.00
358–388	368	45	500.00–600.00	$529.41	$1,948	+32.10
408–443	426	39	460.00–495.00	$470.05	$2,002	+3.17
429–438 unweaned	435	13	450.00–485.00	$463.40	$2,016	—
450–497	481	110	395.00–465.00	$428.22	$2,060	-11.85
503–549	517	155	400.00–435.00	$413.44	$2,137	-1.82
522 unweaned	522	5	399.00	$399.00	$2,083	-12.84
554–581	572	73	400.00–419.00	$410.08	$2,346	+3.41
600 unweaned	600	11	388.00	$388.00	$2,328	—
600–647	628	229	376.00–412.00	$388.93	$2,442	+4.19
654–691	679	236	360.00–387.00	$372.34	$2,528	+2.11
700–743	723	168	344.00–380.00	$355.97	$2,574	+0.87
750–799	776	563	335.00–360.00	$346.26	$2,687	+6.70
807–843	819	165	332.00–348.00	$337.09	$2,761	-1.79
851–892	875	621	325.00–338.00	$332.12	$2,906	+2.06
904–948	932	852	314.50–326.50	$318.26	$2,966	+4.32
955–970	959	112	310.00–320.00	$315.84	$3,029	+8.14
1002–1012	1004	131	302.00–307.00	$303.46	$3,047	-1.79
1051–1064	1056	54	294.00–301.00	$298.13	$3,148	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289 unweaned	289	4	522.00	$522.00	$1,509	—
332	332	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,527	-49.09
347 unweaned	347	3	480.00	$480.00	$1,666	—
353–395	375	54	422.00–510.00	$466.23	$1,748	+8.16
402–448	427	106	390.00–465.00	$430.02	$1,836	-2.10
450–498	478	112	380.00–432.50	$401.04	$1,917	-12.31
500–547	526	121	365.00–407.50	$389.42	$2,048	+5.45
540 unweaned	540	6	380.00	$380.00	$2,052	-10.00
550–599	575	229	360.00–395.00	$376.12	$2,163	-0.86
611 unweaned	611	5	345.00	$345.00	$2,108	+28.51
605–648	623	143	325.00–380.00	$359.60	$2,240	+2.09
657–698	679	98	336.00–360.00	$347.05	$2,356	-1.19
718–747	739	122	330.00–350.00	$339.05	$2,506	+5.05
778–796	791	28	325.00–335.00	$328.70	$2,600	+0.20
810–844	821	186	303.00–335.00	$323.61	$2,657	-1.91
860–892	886	294	300.00–329.00	$317.66	$2,814	+4.77
905–947	926	343	300.00–317.00	$312.12	$2,890	+7.67
959–986	974	137	304.00–309.50	$308.82	$3,008	+12.27
1011–1047	1032	107	295.00–301.00	$297.26	$3,068	—
1086–1098	1089	13	273.00–281.00	$274.86	$2,993	—
1163	1163	11	281.00	$281.00	$3,268	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–372	368	40	400.00–440.00	$435.08	$1,601	+2.12
407–442	418	16	350.00–400.00	$370.58	$1,549	+1.75
462–495	481	30	350.00–405.00	$366.56	$1,763	-1.75
536 unweaned	536	5	355.00	$355.00	$1,903	-5.00
552–593	573	67	340.00–360.00	$350.48	$2,008	-5.09
600–644	627	12	320.00–335.00	$327.04	$2,051	+4.04
652–668	663	9	301.00–331.00	$310.84	$2,061	+20.84
702	702	4	297.50	$297.50	$2,088	—
762	762	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,438	+10.00
808–840	835	12	252.00–300.00	$266.98	$2,229	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	14	407.00	$407.00	$2,259	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
626	626	10	305.00	$305.00	$1,909	—
744	744	4	275.00	$275.00	$2,046	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	3	331.00	$331.00	$1,764	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,372	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348–349	348	18	435.00–500.00	$471.07	$1,639	—
372 unweaned	372	4	425.00	$425.00	$1,581	+15.00
354–398	374	11	425.00–441.00	$433.26	$1,620	-36.74
405–449	426	79	392.00–430.00	$412.42	$1,757	+1.26
457–499	464	54	395.00–430.00	$417.53	$1,937	+13.21
504–545	520	62	365.00–395.00	$372.95	$1,939	+5.31
538 unweaned	538	8	361.00	$361.00	$1,942	—
552–599	573	163	343.00–384.00	$357.23	$2,047	-9.75
604–646	624	165	340.00–380.00	$360.04	$2,247	+19.42
652–696	674	329	329.00–352.00	$339.20	$2,286	-4.94
705–740	725	243	324.00–339.00	$328.05	$2,378	+4.08
750–783	771	323	314.00–332.50	$321.45	$2,478	+3.04
824–828	826	542	303.00–311.50	$305.78	$2,526	-11.22
865–892	871	47	290.00–302.00	$299.38	$2,608	—
911–941	913	131	280.00–295.00	$293.96	$2,684	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–335	328	8	427.00–432.00	$429.98	$1,410	-12.92
345 unweaned	345	5	421.00	$421.00	$1,452	+4.00
358–395	374	33	393.00–440.00	$424.50	$1,588	-5.71
360–384 unweaned	376	6	400.00	$400.00	$1,504	+11.67
410–446	428	86	340.00–412.50	$376.44	$1,611	+1.92
435 unweaned	435	14	379.00	$379.00	$1,649	+9.00
450–496	471	114	347.00–390.00	$370.57	$1,745	-0.27
503–549	527	87	331.00–367.50	$348.01	$1,834	+3.97
565–566 unweaned	565	19	327.00–350.00	$340.21	$1,922	+11.02
550–598	580	136	320.00–355.00	$336.84	$1,954	-2.69
604–648	625	164	307.00–336.00	$324.71	$2,029	-3.54
631–648 unweaned	638	14	315.00–323.00	$319.52	$2,039	+8.40
650–688	665	57	315.00–325.00	$322.36	$2,144	-4.78
705–745	725	143	300.00–332.00	$320.18	$2,321	+14.08
751	751	194	307.00	$307.00	$2,306	+5.48
802–849	829	92	272.00–306.00	$298.36	$2,473	+2.10
856–886	879	56	298.00–305.00	$299.58	$2,633	+30.05
915–945	935	5	240.00–264.00	$257.50	$2,408	—
1014–1017	1015	25	262.00–270.00	$268.08	$2,721	+18.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–390	369	56	375.00–422.00	$413.64	$1,526	+18.05
385 unweaned	385	5	390.00	$390.00	$1,502	+45.00
413–425	415	7	350.00–370.00	$367.07	$1,523	+14.21
455–498	478	64	330.00–367.50	$345.68	$1,652	+1.52
500–538	521	15	315.00–355.00	$336.63	$1,754	+11.16
545 unweaned	545	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,826	—
550–592	579	11	310.00–340.00	$315.93	$1,829	+0.56
630–643	634	9	260.00–301.00	$273.85	$1,736	-31.12
678	678	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,034	-5.00
719–745	726	8	291.00–306.50	$302.52	$2,196	+22.69
806	806	11	282.00	$282.00	$2,273	—
905–909	907	16	247.00–270.00	$259.91	$2,357	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,424	—
418–428	422	7	330.00	$330.00	$1,393	—
505	505	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,591	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
991	991	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,982	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,016	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	325	3	480.00–510.00	$499.38	$1,623	+39.07
352	352	3	480.00	$480.00	$1,690	+43.80
398 unweaned	398	2	465.00	$465.00	$1,851	+34.03
415–432	428	20	380.00–441.00	$391.36	$1,675	-43.93
443 unweaned	443	5	420.00	$420.00	$1,861	+14.05
476 unweaned	476	15	410.00	$410.00	$1,952	+27.17
450–492	485	6	385.00–410.00	$397.33	$1,927	+13.07
512–544	523	42	354.00–405.00	$376.51	$1,969	+17.10
530 unweaned	530	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,988	—
556–591	573	43	341.00–370.00	$352.33	$2,019	+7.48
603–626	615	51	335.00–349.00	$340.26	$2,093	+5.22
650–672	656	9	325.00–340.00	$328.07	$2,152	+1.17
672 unweaned	672	2	307.50	$307.50	$2,066	-22.50
708–738	726	54	300.00–320.00	$313.28	$2,274	—
809–840	813	12	260.00–281.00	$277.20	$2,254	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,181	-65.00
438	438	7	345.00	$345.00	$1,511	—
470–490	480	2	360.00–385.00	$372.24	$1,787	—
520–542	532	12	320.00–350.00	$327.44	$1,742	+9.57
553	553	7	340.00	$340.00	$1,880	+13.68
665–695	682	14	270.00–310.00	$299.65	$2,044	-16.86
728	728	3	272.00	$272.00	$1,980	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439 unweaned	439	4	425.00	$425.00	$1,866	—
456–478 unweaned	462	8	417.50–430.00	$420.74	$1,944	—
504	504	9	425.00	$425.00	$2,142	—
550 unweaned	550	2	400.00	$400.00	$2,200	—
565	565	10	395.00	$395.00	$2,232	+13.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980–1260	1093	(<2 yrs)	N/A	11	2,200.00–4,000.00	$2,929.85	—
1165–1750	1523	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	2,400.00–4,000.00	$3,555.68	—
1685–1920	1796	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	5	2,850.00–3,625.00	$3,248.34	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1290	1290	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—
1165–2130	1620	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	4,100.00–4,500.00	$4,364.40	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—
985–1520	1253	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,860.00–3,570.00	$3,290.82	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1230	924	85-90%	46	55.00–92.50	$82.87	$766	+1.32
735–1290	1009	85-90%	52	89.00–115.00	$102.53	$1,035	-34.23
810–1235	1025	85-90%	22	127.00–135.00	$132.78	$1,361	-3.98
795–1248	1061	85-90%	64	109.00–130.00	$119.24	$1,265	+12.94

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1348	1205	80-85%	16	137.00–145.00	$141.15	$1,701	-2.02
1010–1460	1228	80-85%	97	120.00–140.00	$129.06	$1,585	-1.55
1065–1435	1250	80-85%	42	105.00–120.00	$115.13	$1,439	-2.64

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1725	1481	75-80%	27	105.00–125.00	$115.93	$1,717	—
1355–1975	1489	75-80%	79	120.00–140.00	$130.00	$1,936	—
1465–1770	1598	75-80%	12	136.00–147.00	$142.31	$2,274	-0.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	2	210.00	$210.00	$2,446	—
965–1355	1197	17	170.00–238.00	$185.80	$2,224	—
1171–2415	1669	49	170.00–190.00	$179.20	$2,991	+13.03
1375–2150	1741	5	157.00–172.00	$165.36	$2,879	—
1670–2200	1844	5	190.00–200.00	$193.78	$3,573	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
823–1062	910	(<2 yrs)	Open	23	225.00–310.00	$273.33	$2,487
805–1386	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	43	160.00–250.00	$206.52	$2,144
845–1125	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	145.00–175.00	$162.97	$1,711

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–920	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	180.00–195.00	$188.17	$1,690
937	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	215.00	$215.00	$2,015

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
928–1235	1011	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	195.00–260.00	$238.95	$2,416

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1071–1330	1233	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	175.00–190.00	$179.89	$2,218

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,950.00	$2,950.00
1078–1161	1122	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	1,625.00–2,500.00	$2,047.37
865–1300	1149	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,400.00–2,700.00	$2,024.72
820–1555	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	102	2,150.00–3,600.00	$3,078.48
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1070–1740	1261	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	87	1,800.00–3,400.00	$2,426.79
885–1700	1297	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	33	2,050.00–3,000.00	$2,678.42

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1220	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,300.00–3,600.00	$3,473.79
1185–1215	1188	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	2,800.00–3,100.00	$3,064.61
1055–1395	1232	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	2,950.00–3,400.00	$3,258.04
1110–1725	1271	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	88	3,150.00–4,150.00	$3,691.01
1315–1420 fancy	1341	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	4,000.00–4,900.00	$4,661.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
942–1078	987	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,575.00–1,850.00	$1,749.92
1018	1018	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00
740–1570	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,400.00–2,650.00	$2,060.62
976–1250	1107	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	1,575.00–2,000.00	$1,820.50
1164–1210	1176	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,542.99

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1142	1069	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	1,500.00–1,765.00	$1,628.93

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,350.00	$3,350.00
1090–1120	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,430.93

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
873	873	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	2,800.00	$2,800.00
760–1150	934	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,150.00–3,275.00	$2,865.84
953–995	963	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	2,500.00–3,500.00	$3,252.91
870–1400	997	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	2,600.00–3,550.00	$2,977.95

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
997–1052	1032	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	3,600.00–3,700.00	$3,623.78
1206	1206	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	3,600.00	$3,600.00
995–1348	1218	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	3,450.00–4,300.00	$3,957.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00
698–845	763	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,600.00–2,350.00	$1,963.62

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	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
1095–1198	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,600.00–3,400.00	$3,157.14	-465.94
1032–1528	1267	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	55	3,000.00–4,200.00	$3,577.27	-131.30
1148–1411	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	3,600.00–3,900.00	$3,725.00	+16.43
795–1464	1361	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	3,000.00–4,100.00	$3,872.73	—
1412–1415	1412	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	2,700.00–3,550.00	$3,472.73	—
1572	1572	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,900.00	$3,900.00	-100.00
1725–1780	1753	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,650.00–3,750.00	$3,700.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1181	1181	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1165–1512	1284	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	3,900.00–4,225.00	$4,104.81	—
1307–1340	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	4,300.00–4,400.00	$4,325.00	—
1412	1412	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—
1547–1578	1555	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	4,500.00–4,800.00	$4,718.18	—
1556–1958	1682	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	5,200.00–5,300.00	$5,225.00	-75.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1020	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,700.00–2,900.00	$2,800.00	—
1020–1028	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,350.00–2,450.00	$2,410.00	—
1156–1253	1194	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	2,600.00–2,700.00	$2,661.11	+186.11
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1428	1428	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
809–875	831	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,900.00–3,200.00	$3,000.00	—
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
732	732	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,830	—
989	989	17	235.00	$235.00	$2,324	—
1024	1024	18	238.00	$238.00	$2,437	—
1093	1093	5	200.00	$200.00	$2,186	—

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
679–743	705	(<2 yrs)	N/A	45	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,427.32	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
658–765	686	(<2 yrs)	N/A	30	2,900.00–3,150.00	$3,074.51	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1078	1078	(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	255.00	$255.00	$2,749	+35.50
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	250.00	$250.00	$2,912	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
946	946	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	272.00	$272.00	$2,573	—

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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.