Missouri Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

52,445 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.00/cwt -0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 621 lb · 2,232 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.56/cwt -0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 576 lb · 1,992 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.41/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 674 lb · 1,715 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	52,445	59,667	53,180
Feeder cattle	46,955	51,165	45,999
Slaughter cattle	4,259	4,259	4,659
Replacement cattle	1,231	4,243	2,522

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs. and heifers under 600 lbs. sold uneven from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher, heavier weights sold steady to 3.00 lower. The supply of feeders was heavy at all barns once again this week, although there weren't as many total sales as last week. Demand for feeders was moderate at best. The heavy supplies are making it difficult to move all the cattle and find room for them if they can get them moved. The best demand was for lighter weight grazers, which saw the better markets if flesh conditions were right and health programs were part of the package. Heavy weight cattle are currently under a lot of pressure as there just isn’t the room for them in feedlots right now. Combined with high feed cost, lower slaughter cattle prices, and a boxed beef cutout values that just tanked this week, not much in their favor currently. Given all those negatives however, the market held up better than one might expect this week. A highlight draft of cattle this week was 130 head of 828 lbs. steers which sold at the Kingsville Livestock Auction at 144.25. The Choice boxed beef value closed Thursday at 214.59 down 20.43 and Select 198.47 down 19.04 compared to last Fridays close. As of Thursday afternoon, just over 50K head of sales were reported from feedlots, there might be more than occurred after hours but thus far, live sales ranged from 103.00-108.00 and dressed 164.00-170.00 with most of the higher money earlier in the week. Friday’s Missouri Stocker Formula consisted of 10,396 head with a weighted average weight of 556.03 lbs. and a price value of 151.86, 2.32 lower than last Friday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
228 thin fleshed	228	3	196.00	$196.00	$447	—
250–285	275	12	160.00–210.00	$192.15	$528	+31.12
292 thin fleshed	292	5	187.00	$187.00	$546	—
300–348	327	74	160.00–202.00	$182.10	$595	-1.46
350–353 fancy	352	3	180.00–182.00	$180.66	$636	—
350–398	378	252	152.00–198.00	$177.33	$670	-1.34
400–449	427	401	150.00–197.00	$173.94	$743	+0.07
428–440 unweaned	432	12	166.50–175.00	$169.90	$734	—
450–499	475	780	150.00–188.00	$170.62	$810	+1.50
451–493 thin fleshed	479	60	170.00–190.00	$179.10	$858	—
455–495 unweaned	483	132	150.00–165.00	$157.20	$759	+0.62
490–497	494	10	156.00–158.50	$156.75	$774	-12.37
500–525 fancy	520	23	160.00–174.00	$169.04	$879	—
500–549	523	1,266	137.00–184.00	$164.26	$859	+1.85
502–549 unweaned	527	134	136.00–163.25	$150.48	$793	-3.57
533–541	536	7	153.00–154.00	$153.43	$822	-8.98
558 thin fleshed	558	6	162.50	$162.50	$907	—
558–586 fancy	574	28	164.00–175.00	$168.22	$966	—
550–599	576	1,762	130.00–169.00	$153.57	$885	-0.07
550–596 unweaned	578	156	130.00–152.50	$141.23	$816	-4.93
555–595	586	40	132.50–147.50	$139.91	$820	-13.73
608 thin fleshed	608	3	161.00	$161.00	$979	+3.50
602–646	616	55	130.00–145.00	$138.10	$851	-6.91
600–649	621	1,945	126.00–160.25	$147.38	$915	+2.37
605–649 unweaned	626	229	122.50–143.00	$136.00	$851	-1.63
650–699 unweaned	670	188	120.00–142.50	$133.68	$896	-1.65
650–699	674	1,367	125.00–156.50	$141.83	$956	-0.93
655–695	677	160	126.50–140.50	$136.14	$922	+0.28
700–745 unweaned	717	130	120.00–130.50	$126.07	$904	-2.03
700–748	719	1,424	125.00–150.10	$139.39	$1,002	-0.64
700–748	720	136	126.00–143.00	$133.64	$962	-6.39
755–780	765	104	119.50–134.10	$130.49	$998	-7.60
750–798	774	522	125.00–143.00	$135.79	$1,051	-2.30
801 unweaned	801	5	124.50	$124.50	$997	—
802–848	829	1,122	124.50–144.25	$137.17	$1,137	-2.13
821–848	839	18	119.00–126.50	$124.84	$1,047	-14.46
873	873	35	123.75	$123.75	$1,080	-10.60
858–893	883	284	125.50–142.00	$135.24	$1,194	+0.89
900–947	920	267	115.00–138.00	$135.30	$1,245	+3.03
957–960	958	11	112.00–120.00	$117.81	$1,129	-12.81
965	965	10	119.75	$119.75	$1,156	-10.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–291	274	27	165.00–200.00	$177.13	$485	—
286 thin fleshed	286	8	172.50	$172.50	$493	—
305–348	335	92	125.00–195.00	$171.57	$575	+8.15
355–396 thin fleshed	381	23	172.50–180.00	$177.39	$676	-8.77
354–399	384	140	130.00–189.00	$165.66	$636	-2.76
401–449	425	335	135.00–175.00	$162.28	$690	-1.01
457	457	5	140.00	$140.00	$640	-15.74
450–499	478	395	126.00–172.00	$152.91	$731	-2.83
478 unweaned	478	4	140.00	$140.00	$669	-10.00
501 thin fleshed	501	36	161.50–168.50	$162.86	$816	-3.42
500–545 unweaned	522	45	130.00–145.00	$139.09	$726	+0.15
500–549	529	576	124.00–161.00	$148.84	$787	-1.99
545	545	2	141.00	$141.00	$768	-9.83
563	563	6	130.00	$130.00	$732	-15.10
570	570	7	134.00	$134.00	$764	-11.10
557–594 unweaned	574	54	125.00–146.50	$136.22	$782	+2.81
550–599	575	883	120.00–165.50	$143.52	$825	-1.58
605–639 unweaned	621	59	125.00–143.50	$132.30	$822	-2.55
600–649	625	929	121.00–148.25	$138.33	$865	+0.03
620–642	629	12	130.50–142.00	$137.11	$862	-1.19
666–668	667	8	126.50–139.50	$133.01	$887	-2.14
650–699	677	724	122.00–152.75	$136.57	$925	+1.42
677–698 unweaned	684	29	118.50–133.00	$124.50	$852	—
700–748 unweaned	714	16	115.00–132.00	$127.48	$910	+2.48
700–749	722	641	120.00–144.00	$132.70	$958	-1.41
741	741	4	127.50	$127.50	$945	-5.81
750–799	775	236	120.00–136.50	$128.94	$999	-3.99
773–797 unweaned	787	10	119.00–124.00	$122.04	$960	-3.40
800–843	816	624	105.00–137.25	$132.03	$1,077	+0.80
803–831	817	8	122.00–125.00	$123.53	$1,009	-7.70
854	854	5	118.50	$118.50	$1,012	-3.70
851–888	867	377	119.00–132.60	$130.16	$1,128	+7.96
900–942	937	69	122.50–128.50	$127.65	$1,196	-1.40
961–991	981	72	112.50–126.00	$118.42	$1,162	-5.08

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	4	170.00	$170.00	$532	—
407	407	6	165.50	$165.50	$674	—
460–477	473	20	145.00–155.50	$152.95	$723	-2.05
513–547 unweaned	523	17	130.00–141.00	$136.66	$715	—
521–539	534	44	131.00–159.00	$145.05	$775	+10.05
557–599	582	37	116.00–159.00	$137.55	$801	+0.06
583 unweaned	583	12	132.00	$132.00	$770	—
628–635	632	12	130.00–140.50	$135.22	$855	-3.14
655 unweaned	655	6	120.00	$120.00	$786	—
660–677	668	23	130.00–137.50	$135.06	$902	+2.43
716	716	5	134.00	$134.00	$959	+6.00
738 unweaned	738	9	117.50	$117.50	$867	—
761–764	763	37	134.00–140.00	$136.26	$1,040	—
813	813	7	125.00	$125.00	$1,016	-8.00
868	868	31	133.00	$133.00	$1,154	+3.00
1043	1043	47	124.10	$124.10	$1,294	—
1060–1077	1076	57	124.00–124.60	$124.56	$1,340	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	7	132.50	$132.50	$435	-11.00
363–392	387	21	145.00–156.00	$152.37	$590	-8.63
410–443	428	31	130.00–159.00	$149.11	$638	+8.99
450–499	476	54	119.00–149.00	$135.19	$644	-1.90
500–544	530	46	120.00–141.50	$132.61	$703	-4.50
562–595	572	30	122.00–135.50	$128.79	$737	+0.21
568–580 unweaned	575	7	120.00–122.50	$121.44	$698	—
610 thin fleshed	610	5	135.00	$135.00	$824	-4.00
605–649	630	42	112.50–135.00	$122.88	$774	—
667–681	677	24	112.00–126.00	$118.00	$799	-10.10
687 thin fleshed	687	3	127.50	$127.50	$876	—
708	708	7	105.00	$105.00	$743	-18.80
773–774	773	15	110.00–123.00	$119.53	$924	-8.47
887	887	17	121.00	$121.00	$1,073	+10.00
992	992	5	109.00	$109.00	$1,081	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	6	137.00	$137.00	$597	-19.00
474–478	476	7	134.00–146.00	$139.17	$662	-0.18
502–545	535	19	124.00–145.50	$137.28	$734	-8.03
619–632	626	11	122.00–134.00	$128.49	$804	-6.44
656–695	683	53	124.00–133.00	$129.77	$886	-7.14
762	762	11	132.00	$132.00	$1,006	+1.47
800–805	801	11	115.00–122.00	$116.92	$937	—
1087	1087	51	120.00	$120.00	$1,304	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	5	155.00	$155.00	$705	—
516	516	5	152.00	$152.00	$784	—
553–567	558	17	138.00–141.00	$139.08	$776	—
601–648	617	18	132.00–138.00	$136.24	$841	+5.24
677	677	3	128.00	$128.00	$867	-3.00
732–744	733	90	130.50–139.50	$138.69	$1,017	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–381	374	13	155.00–160.00	$156.96	$587	—
412–448	422	20	138.00–153.00	$145.24	$613	-1.76
464–495	476	28	134.00–145.00	$140.27	$668	+1.06
528–540	534	10	133.00–138.00	$135.47	$723	-1.40
595–598	596	7	118.50–141.00	$128.17	$764	-4.98
628–645	638	23	117.50–128.00	$121.69	$776	—
655	655	5	125.00	$125.00	$819	-7.50
650–665	657	11	118.00–143.00	$130.26	$856	-2.24
703–714	708	9	115.00–130.00	$123.28	$873	-11.72

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	2	100.50	$100.50	$1,095	—
1095–1515	1283	22	82.00–95.00	$91.01	$1,168	-3.44
1162–1552	1331	45	101.50–106.75	$105.18	$1,400	—
1265–1357	1337	9	101.00–102.50	$102.18	$1,366	—
1330–1520	1354	18	100.50–102.00	$100.72	$1,364	-0.96

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–375	366	3	145.00	$145.00	$531	—
484	484	5	132.00	$132.00	$639	—
540	540	5	115.00	$115.00	$621	-7.00
567	567	5	119.00	$119.00	$675	-12.00
604–646	621	56	110.00–120.25	$115.08	$715	—
702	702	6	121.00	$121.00	$849	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	8	143.00	$143.00	$476	—
383	383	3	132.50	$132.50	$507	—
462	462	3	130.00	$130.00	$601	—
513	513	12	120.00	$120.00	$616	-4.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	6	110.00	$110.00	$358	—
454	454	4	70.00	$70.00	$318	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–296	276	22	130.00–174.00	$153.07	$422	+11.45
300–348	325	78	135.00–170.00	$150.76	$490	-1.54
350–399	380	355	128.00–177.00	$152.34	$579	+3.17
395 unweaned	395	3	149.00	$149.00	$589	-3.50
413 fancy	413	10	174.00	$174.00	$719	+24.00
420	420	4	147.00	$147.00	$617	+2.08
400–448	426	525	125.00–169.00	$145.84	$621	+0.92
428 thin fleshed	428	11	148.00	$148.00	$633	+23.00
434 unweaned	434	5	145.50	$145.50	$631	-0.37
466–468 fancy	467	14	160.00–161.00	$160.71	$751	—
450–497	472	900	125.00–155.50	$142.93	$675	+1.13
464–497 unweaned	483	64	127.00–146.00	$132.48	$640	-6.08
478–491	488	17	130.00–137.50	$134.01	$654	-1.99
510 fancy	510	41	150.00	$150.00	$765	+1.78
501–534	518	37	131.25–134.00	$131.92	$683	-5.24
502–549 unweaned	525	194	121.00–141.50	$128.46	$674	-0.57
500–549	527	1,388	121.00–151.50	$137.45	$724	+0.29
551 thin fleshed	551	21	145.50–146.00	$145.71	$803	—
550–599	573	1,318	120.00–147.00	$133.95	$768	+0.71
552–595 unweaned	576	96	120.00–128.50	$124.84	$719	-3.36
552–596	581	111	118.00–131.00	$124.58	$724	-8.66
609	609	14	149.00	$149.00	$907	+0.19
605–645 unweaned	624	131	112.00–130.25	$122.42	$764	-0.53
608–649	624	103	120.50–129.50	$125.05	$780	-7.22
600–649	627	906	112.00–143.50	$131.76	$826	+3.01
637 fancy	637	17	140.00	$140.00	$892	—
650–699	669	770	112.00–147.25	$133.17	$891	-0.93
662–691	675	68	115.00–124.00	$120.90	$816	-13.20
664–697 unweaned	678	49	105.00–117.75	$113.16	$767	-8.68
701–749	718	459	108.00–142.50	$131.10	$941	-0.20
737–738	737	8	118.00–125.00	$120.63	$889	+1.26
750–794	769	131	111.50–131.00	$121.48	$934	-9.18
755–788	773	43	112.00–125.50	$122.78	$949	-7.88
806–848	816	49	108.00–125.00	$119.17	$972	-2.55
860–884	873	23	104.00–126.00	$115.70	$1,010	-12.14
908	908	12	110.00	$110.00	$999	-2.50
948	948	9	106.00	$106.00	$1,005	-12.28
1018	1018	13	107.00	$107.00	$1,089	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266–290 thin fleshed	274	15	147.00–164.00	$157.47	$431	+9.47
273–297	283	34	139.00–153.00	$149.08	$422	+14.60
325–326 thin fleshed	326	30	165.00–174.00	$167.82	$547	+14.88
300–348	332	121	120.00–163.00	$143.34	$476	+3.73
358–378 thin fleshed	371	14	142.00–176.00	$155.45	$577	+6.98
350–399	382	193	115.00–164.00	$139.86	$534	-1.19
403–426 thin fleshed	412	21	143.00–146.00	$144.35	$595	-0.30
400–429 unweaned	423	14	135.00–140.00	$138.99	$588	—
400–449	427	329	113.00–151.00	$137.77	$588	+0.24
451–454 thin fleshed	452	37	137.00–150.00	$141.59	$640	-0.39
450–499	478	680	115.00–156.00	$132.27	$632	-1.47
480–494 unweaned	488	21	128.00–134.00	$130.28	$636	+10.16
493	493	5	120.00	$120.00	$592	-7.89
525 thin fleshed	525	3	129.00	$129.00	$677	-9.00
500–549	528	743	114.00–141.75	$128.11	$676	-3.44
522–538	530	6	120.00–129.00	$123.00	$652	-8.55
500–549 unweaned	531	113	118.00–128.00	$121.90	$647	+1.16
550–593 unweaned	567	89	114.50–132.00	$124.28	$705	-1.03
550–598	575	702	110.00–141.00	$125.32	$721	-0.17
555–593	580	35	115.00–128.00	$121.76	$706	-6.30
600–648	622	560	104.00–135.25	$124.19	$772	-3.41
602–645	624	47	119.50–126.00	$121.90	$761	-5.70
626 thin fleshed	626	12	139.50	$139.50	$873	-4.00
605–643 unweaned	628	58	110.00–122.00	$117.11	$735	-1.09
631	631	4	112.50	$112.50	$710	-9.85
651–686 unweaned	666	42	105.00–122.75	$116.82	$778	-5.18
652–691	673	43	110.00–126.00	$120.46	$811	-6.01
650–699	675	430	112.00–131.50	$122.41	$826	-4.06
695	695	5	108.00	$108.00	$751	-18.47
713 unweaned	713	5	107.00	$107.00	$763	-8.00
700–746	719	355	100.00–131.50	$124.08	$892	-3.20
741–747	744	10	118.00–119.00	$118.50	$882	-4.00
775	775	28	118.75	$118.75	$920	+0.71
750–798	779	85	105.00–124.00	$116.07	$904	-1.97
801–843	820	228	99.00–136.50	$125.70	$1,031	+13.55
838	838	7	96.00	$96.00	$804	-16.15
858	858	6	119.00	$119.00	$1,021	+2.70
878	878	3	100.00	$100.00	$878	-16.30
904–945	920	29	99.00–121.75	$117.28	$1,079	—
1038	1038	6	90.00	$90.00	$934	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	325	15	130.00–142.00	$137.51	$447	+14.58
415–445	432	28	100.00–130.00	$119.76	$517	-1.73
462–499	480	45	100.00–137.00	$118.23	$568	-1.72
500–548	516	43	110.00–126.00	$117.77	$608	-1.42
553–593 unweaned	573	4	110.00	$110.00	$630	—
554–598	580	59	90.00–122.00	$108.38	$629	-5.29
602–637	626	49	95.00–125.00	$111.80	$700	-2.10
633 unweaned	633	8	105.00	$105.00	$665	—
655–689	671	31	102.00–117.00	$109.44	$734	-3.66
705–742	718	19	100.00–108.00	$103.35	$742	+8.87
774	774	10	100.00	$100.00	$774	—
854	854	10	110.00	$110.00	$939	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–383	379	17	143.00–145.00	$144.41	$547	-2.59
420–436	431	9	131.00–139.00	$133.60	$576	+18.60
463–484	477	17	126.00–145.00	$132.93	$634	-7.15
489 unweaned	489	15	125.00	$125.00	$611	—
504–532	519	16	120.00–139.50	$130.20	$676	+16.20
564–578	568	21	117.00–133.00	$125.05	$710	-11.03
606–628	621	13	110.00–125.00	$120.50	$748	-8.53
708–710	709	6	105.00–109.50	$108.00	$766	—
713 unweaned	713	9	105.00	$105.00	$749	—
779	779	7	107.00	$107.00	$834	—
814	814	39	125.00	$125.00	$1,018	—
975–989	987	68	100.25–117.00	$114.57	$1,131	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	5	122.00	$122.00	$527	-10.50
452	452	5	120.00	$120.00	$542	+1.86
548	548	5	114.00	$114.00	$625	-12.12
552–575	559	23	110.00–129.50	$118.51	$662	-3.59
620–648	639	16	115.00–124.00	$118.38	$756	+13.38
675–690	679	39	123.00–126.00	$123.78	$840	-3.12
707–719	713	12	110.00–120.00	$115.04	$820	—
753–787	772	7	112.00–116.00	$114.33	$883	-8.17
826	826	5	118.50	$118.50	$979	—
851–876	857	35	105.00–119.00	$116.93	$1,002	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	6	127.00	$127.00	$569	—
457–490	475	9	131.00–135.00	$132.71	$630	-1.15
540–543	542	9	128.00–132.50	$129.99	$705	—
571–584	577	27	122.25–128.50	$124.82	$720	—
650–690	655	39	115.00–128.00	$126.34	$828	+3.84
664	664	6	107.00	$107.00	$710	-15.50
737	737	4	108.00	$108.00	$796	+4.00
739–740	740	26	124.00–127.00	$125.04	$925	+21.04

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	4	127.50	$127.50	$497	-12.50
404 unweaned	404	5	130.00	$130.00	$525	—
408–441	425	34	120.00–143.00	$133.82	$569	-1.83
468–499	493	18	120.00–135.00	$125.75	$620	-6.47
500–528	518	29	117.00–128.00	$120.78	$626	-10.22
578	578	3	113.00	$113.00	$653	-6.00
607–620	612	11	110.00–122.00	$117.58	$720	+1.92
654	654	4	105.00	$105.00	$687	-22.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–436	416	24	100.00–116.00	$105.02	$437	—
481 thin fleshed	481	5	115.00	$115.00	$553	—
491–495	493	10	122.00–123.00	$122.50	$604	—
512	512	11	111.00	$111.00	$568	—
570–582	581	17	112.50–120.00	$117.50	$683	—
663–676	671	8	104.00–112.50	$107.15	$719	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1133–1173	1152	11	102.00–107.00	$103.93	$1,197	—
1180–1270	1225	2	99.00–100.00	$99.52	$1,219	-4.48
1042–1470	1241	21	94.50–103.00	$97.95	$1,216	-6.05

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	5	110.00	$110.00	$361	—
527 unweaned	527	7	108.00	$108.00	$569	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487 unweaned	487	10	105.00	$105.00	$511	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
772	772	5	100.00	$100.00	$772	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	282	5	180.00	$180.00	$508	—
300–327	311	5	160.00–167.00	$164.05	$510	-10.95
352–390	360	52	126.00–175.00	$158.77	$572	+4.86
409 thin fleshed	409	4	160.00	$160.00	$654	—
410–446	426	72	140.00–173.00	$155.79	$664	+5.93
450–498	484	120	125.00–155.00	$140.25	$679	-4.56
500–545	521	109	115.00–155.00	$133.77	$697	-1.30
550–598	571	156	109.00–144.00	$125.18	$715	-2.99
606–630 unweaned	617	79	114.00–121.00	$117.04	$722	-4.10
600–648	626	132	108.00–133.50	$120.33	$753	-2.74
650–698	679	70	105.00–124.00	$115.99	$788	-2.66
685–690 unweaned	687	6	100.00–109.00	$105.99	$728	-22.51
703–710 unweaned	705	11	100.00–107.00	$105.08	$741	—
700–745	715	57	107.00–123.50	$118.22	$845	+4.87
755–785	766	43	92.00–112.00	$105.16	$806	-3.70
800–841	824	32	87.00–117.50	$99.77	$822	-7.42
850	850	3	94.50	$94.50	$803	+7.50
850–893	879	26	85.00–106.25	$93.93	$826	+6.93
910–920	918	4	90.00–99.00	$96.77	$888	—
952–958	955	9	89.00–95.00	$91.68	$876	-0.08

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	3	183.00	$183.00	$536	—
303–325	314	6	177.00–186.00	$180.76	$568	—
362–398	383	32	150.00–185.00	$171.54	$657	+27.72
401–445	422	86	135.00–170.00	$160.67	$678	+6.70
450–499	479	74	133.00–161.50	$146.07	$700	+2.44
500–545	523	120	121.00–145.00	$137.43	$719	-0.61
550–597	573	134	120.00–145.00	$130.99	$751	-1.46
601–634 unweaned	619	32	115.00–128.00	$120.01	$743	—
603–641	626	60	119.00–134.00	$123.23	$771	-7.02
660–695	663	35	107.00–124.00	$120.97	$802	-3.35
653–687 unweaned	668	44	105.00–122.00	$118.12	$789	+1.12
705–733	719	8	112.00–118.00	$114.65	$824	-0.23
708–738 unweaned	720	5	104.00–117.00	$111.67	$804	—
755–795	775	13	100.00–106.50	$104.35	$809	-2.37

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–275	267	3	160.00	$160.00	$427	—
404	404	12	152.00	$152.00	$614	—
507	507	12	125.00	$125.00	$634	—
565–573	568	6	119.00–120.00	$119.34	$678	—
611 unweaned	611	4	110.00	$110.00	$672	—
685	685	6	115.00	$115.00	$788	—
865	865	4	96.50	$96.50	$835	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	5	130.00	$130.00	$344	—
492	492	5	120.00	$120.00	$590	—
703–747	742	26	100.00–105.00	$100.55	$746	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–444	422	9	136.00–141.00	$138.34	$584	—
463–470	465	4	125.00–129.00	$127.99	$595	-2.01
600	600	3	105.00	$105.00	$630	-10.00
650–663	659	5	105.00	$105.00	$692	—
712	712	6	110.00	$110.00	$783	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	4	130.00	$130.00	$413	—
440	440	9	122.00	$122.00	$537	—
622	622	4	106.00	$106.00	$659	—
788	788	4	90.00	$90.00	$709	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–435	412	10	132.00	$132.00	$544	+4.00
519–527	522	7	123.00	$123.00	$642	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494	494	5	120.00	$120.00	$593	—
824	824	5	102.00	$102.00	$840	—
877	877	3	90.00	$90.00	$789	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	7	117.00	$117.00	$597	—
658	658	6	118.00	$118.00	$776	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406 unweaned	406	8	124.00	$124.00	$503	—
645 unweaned	645	4	109.00	$109.00	$703	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369	369	4	110.00	$110.00	$406	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–1325	925	85-90%	83	10.00–36.00	$24.09	$223	+1.63
650–1450	1037	85-90%	273	21.00–43.00	$34.50	$358	-0.91
705–1635	1099	85-90%	570	30.00–52.50	$43.01	$473	—
910–1610	1154	85-90%	77	44.00–55.00	$49.53	$572	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
837–1555	1179	80-85%	223	39.00–50.00	$43.58	$514	—
889–1545	1245	80-85%	114	45.00–67.00	$54.03	$673	+4.86
1260	1260	80-85%	1	42.00	$42.00	$529	—
815–2365	1271	80-85%	659	32.00–59.50	$49.80	$633	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1855	1384	75-80%	157	38.00–55.00	$48.72	$674	—
1135–2080	1453	75-80%	395	45.00–62.00	$54.43	$791	+0.19
935–2065	1545	75-80%	123	47.50–70.00	$60.66	$937	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570	1570	65-75%	1	61.00	$61.00	$958	—
1655–2000	1783	65-75%	8	64.50–72.50	$68.32	$1,218	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–2180	1551	78	45.00–76.00	$67.75	$1,051	—
1165–2495	1713	183	55.00–86.00	$77.51	$1,328	-0.65
1250–2360	1843	55	69.00–101.00	$84.81	$1,563	-5.19

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–1070	910	(<2 yrs)	Open	26	65.00–110.00	$90.32	$822
943–1270	968	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	62.00–64.00	$63.80	$618
905–1960	1069	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	57.50–88.00	$68.07	$728
910–1395	1121	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	48.00–92.00	$70.70	$793

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
590–860	758	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	70.00–110.00	$84.97	$644
725–965	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	62.50–82.50	$72.86	$605
655–1280	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	53.00–82.50	$66.44	$640

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
663 thin fleshed	663	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	55.00	$55.00	$365
585–1060	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	35.00–43.00	$37.51	$319
785–1225	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	45.00–58.00	$50.36	$467

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1350	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	47.00–66.00	$57.12	$639

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1130–1278	1197	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	76.50–93.00	$83.39	$998

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1345	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	725.00–975.00	$842.58
1085–1100	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,125.00	$1,075.34
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	600.00	$600.00
1142–1195	1160	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	725.00–750.00	$741.41
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,085.00	$1,085.00
950–1610	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	122	725.00–1,200.00	$1,012.95
1080–1405	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	600.00–950.00	$825.47
1243–1317	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	800.00–860.00	$842.72
1245–1355	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$747.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1445	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	570.00–850.00	$675.79
1050–1375	1153	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	580.00–725.00	$685.82
815–1400	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	525.00–925.00	$770.84
1080–1435	1196	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	500.00–725.00	$599.17
1000–1385	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	550.00–970.00	$767.81
1010–1330	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	530.00–1,175.00	$747.35
1055–1425	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	575.00–800.00	$720.07

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–970	911	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–810.00	$706.09
772–1095	916	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	600.00–775.00	$654.40
750–1035	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	325.00–750.00	$551.85
815–1220	1022	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	400.00–800.00	$605.03
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1070–1295	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	50.00–65.00	$56.51	$669
1040–1330	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	57.00–75.00	$63.72	$760
1105–1366	1253	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	43.00–65.00	$58.73	$736
1105–1370	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	47.50–59.00	$50.39	$632

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–1095	909	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	585.00–900.00	$750.54
885–950	918	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	500.00	$500.00
775–1415	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	600.00–1,150.00	$894.11

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1410–1428	1417	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	825.00–975.00	$885.46
1390–1550	1480	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	750.00–900.00	$838.42
1400–1650	1491	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	850.00–1,110.00	$995.38

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–995	862	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	200.00–450.00	$351.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1330	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,185.00–1,260.00	$1,223.97

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1490–1535	1524	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	57.00–58.00	$57.76	$880

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1415–1435	1428	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,266.98

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–808	730	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	550.00–710.00	$630.13
653–940	792	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	475.00–800.00	$670.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
788–980	861	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	20	800.00–1,025.00	$898.99
910–1055	968	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	775.00–950.00	$884.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–830	791	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	14	650.00–800.00	$757.50

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
568	568	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	210.00	$210.00

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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
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	—
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
950–1365	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	1,075.00–1,650.00	$1,407.39	—
1125–1400	1211	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	725.00–860.00	$782.86	-342.14
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,350.00	$1,350.00	+225.00
1200–1500	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,137.50	+162.50
1050–1575	1369	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	37	860.00–1,200.00	$1,024.73	-500.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1425	1221	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,426.32	-40.35
1250–1450	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,425.00	$1,379.17	—
1500	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,350.00	$1,350.00	-72.50

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	425.00	$425.00	—
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00	—
910	910	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00	$800.00	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	950.00	$950.00	-25.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	-175.00
1000–1125	1063	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	600.00–775.00	$712.50	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00	+210.00
1050–1230	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,043.75	+68.75
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00	-315.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650–725	710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	310.00–575.00	$522.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1025	988	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–875.00	$812.50	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	-575.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292 thin fleshed	292	3	80.00	$80.00	$234	—
328	328	3	75.00	$75.00	$246	—
350–385	360	25	75.00–83.00	$76.81	$277	-3.19
403–433	412	44	60.00–87.50	$81.41	$335	—
447 thin fleshed	447	19	80.00	$80.00	$358	—
487	487	3	80.00	$80.00	$390	—
507–535	514	134	80.00–88.10	$87.73	$451	—
562–578	565	29	83.00–86.50	$84.50	$477	—
563–588 thin fleshed	576	12	65.00–70.00	$67.55	$389	—
605–633	626	10	82.50–85.50	$84.60	$530	—
803–846	837	23	86.00–88.50	$87.97	$736	—
889	889	9	79.50	$79.50	$707	—
908	908	9	85.50	$85.50	$776	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
631	631	7	50.00	$50.00	$316	—

Medium 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710 thin fleshed	710	6	60.00	$60.00	$426	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175	1175	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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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.