Missouri Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

46,729 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.56/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 624 lb · 1,736 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.16/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 623 lb · 1,683 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.15/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 574 lb · 1,552 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	46,729	51,495	22,029
Feeder cattle	41,322	45,203	18,948
Slaughter cattle	3,772	3,221	2,251
Replacement cattle	1,635	3,071	830

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold very uneven mostly from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Very little consistency could be found in any weight or class except for perhaps 600 weights that sold mostly on the steady to 2.00 higher side. Another week with supplies on the heavy supply side as volume continues to run high, even as some of the northern auctions were on an off week and didn’t hold sales this week. Several farmers made use of fertilizer buggies trying to get some ground covered before rains came late week and over the weekend. Grass took on a nice shade of green as warm weather arrived. Late week, however, took a turn and temperatures cooled down winds arrived and rains fell across the state. The southern third saw extremely heavy rainfall with some areas reporting 6+ inches resulting in some standing surface water, flooding, and a return of mud. Not uncommon for this time of year, but never welcome as it can make for some sick newborn calves. On the slaughter side of the markets this week, boxed beef cutouts lost ground with choice closing Friday at 225.87 down 5.46 and select 220.27 down 0.28, compared to the previous week. Feedlot sales lost some ground as week with around 90K head of negotiated sales reported as of the Friday afternoon report. Live sales for the week were mostly from 112.00-114.00 and dressed from 178.00-180.00. According to the latest Sterling Beef Profit Tracker, feedlots are currently 25.73 on the plus side while packers are 371.85 in the black. The Missouri Stocker Formula consist of 8389 head with a weighted average weight of 553.24 lbs. and a price value of 162.16, down 0.71 compared to last week.

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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	289	21	160.00–210.00	$186.08	$538	-1.34
300–342	326	137	166.00–217.00	$199.09	$649	+15.84
310–340 fancy	330	3	190.00–192.00	$190.63	$629	-3.00
350–398	376	260	160.00–205.00	$189.88	$714	-2.80
375–388 unweaned	384	6	169.00–172.00	$171.02	$657	—
390–395	393	4	161.00–166.00	$163.52	$643	-29.16
410–435 fancy	424	5	190.00–193.00	$190.58	$808	+1.57
400–448	427	400	158.00–197.50	$183.79	$785	-0.96
435 unweaned	435	3	170.00	$170.00	$740	—
457 unweaned	457	10	177.50	$177.50	$811	+8.24
460–485 fancy	467	7	185.00–190.00	$187.59	$876	-1.20
450–498	477	836	156.00–192.00	$180.14	$859	+19.89
492 thin fleshed	492	34	194.00	$194.00	$954	—
501–532 fancy	510	36	177.00–191.00	$182.25	$929	+5.83
511 unweaned	511	7	160.00	$160.00	$818	+2.00
500–548	526	1,048	151.00–189.00	$171.31	$901	-1.57
516–538 thin fleshed	531	56	179.00–184.00	$182.53	$969	-3.61
545	545	11	144.00	$144.00	$785	-16.25
567 unweaned	567	16	144.50	$144.50	$819	-6.50
555–570 fancy	568	162	174.50–179.50	$176.09	$1,000	—
550–599	575	1,345	130.00–182.75	$164.32	$945	-0.70
581–599	590	29	147.00–160.50	$154.11	$909	-1.49
612 thin fleshed	612	11	162.00	$162.00	$991	—
613 fancy	613	75	159.75	$159.75	$979	-2.63
600–649	625	1,650	133.00–166.00	$154.27	$964	+2.99
663 thin fleshed	663	88	156.25	$156.25	$1,036	—
666–671	669	8	135.00	$135.00	$903	-11.11
656–698 fancy	672	127	154.00–160.00	$158.15	$1,063	+2.15
650–698	673	1,156	132.00–157.00	$148.47	$999	+2.36
685 unweaned	685	3	134.00	$134.00	$918	—
700–748	722	1,243	121.00–149.75	$140.78	$1,016	+1.72
726–743	729	17	136.75–141.00	$137.51	$1,002	-1.55
735 unweaned	735	3	130.50	$130.50	$959	—
755 fancy	755	6	144.00	$144.00	$1,087	—
750–790	763	26	126.00–133.50	$129.31	$987	+2.23
750–796	766	1,267	126.00–146.10	$137.14	$1,050	+1.84
801–849	824	28	121.25–127.00	$124.50	$1,026	-5.31
801–848	824	461	121.00–138.00	$131.64	$1,085	+1.83
862–868	864	10	122.00–124.00	$123.20	$1,064	+2.44
850–893	868	633	123.25–134.85	$129.24	$1,122	+8.48
906–941	918	86	116.00–134.75	$125.18	$1,149	+4.17
950–996	962	213	107.25–125.00	$121.74	$1,171	-3.16
1010–1046	1031	41	113.00–120.00	$117.24	$1,209	-3.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	274	18	151.00–195.00	$176.98	$485	+31.53
300–346	328	79	142.00–200.00	$176.77	$580	-3.22
350–399	375	223	146.00–200.00	$180.28	$676	+1.90
405–448 unweaned	423	7	152.50–161.00	$157.15	$665	—
400–448	428	220	140.00–182.00	$168.21	$720	+1.49
428 thin fleshed	428	5	184.00	$184.00	$788	-3.00
450–499	474	423	140.00–179.00	$166.47	$789	+0.39
478–483	481	8	150.00–154.25	$152.14	$732	-13.94
485–494 unweaned	491	11	159.50–160.00	$159.68	$784	—
500–549	525	499	128.00–173.00	$157.97	$829	+0.53
550–599	578	734	128.00–166.00	$153.18	$885	-0.10
580–589 unweaned	583	22	147.00–150.00	$148.10	$863	+2.60
586–589	588	11	138.00–149.00	$141.99	$835	-11.29
600–649	627	689	121.00–155.00	$144.04	$903	+2.72
635	635	3	136.50	$136.50	$867	-4.82
628–647 unweaned	641	16	133.50–139.00	$135.18	$867	—
657–658 thin fleshed	657	17	148.00–149.50	$148.44	$975	—
650–699	675	479	129.00–147.00	$137.16	$926	-1.35
675–696	689	9	131.50–133.00	$131.99	$909	+0.97
701–740	716	24	120.00–130.00	$125.32	$897	-4.24
700–749	727	273	118.00–140.00	$133.62	$971	-1.37
733 unweaned	733	6	123.00	$123.00	$902	—
750–797	777	443	121.00–140.00	$130.66	$1,015	+0.80
800–849	817	93	93.00–133.25	$122.52	$1,001	-4.42
842	842	3	122.00	$122.00	$1,027	+2.00
850–878	867	79	115.00–125.00	$121.54	$1,054	-1.63
906–943	925	47	110.00–121.00	$115.93	$1,072	-0.99
958–968	964	10	105.00–115.00	$111.59	$1,076	-7.23
1133	1133	5	92.75	$92.75	$1,051	-12.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–338	321	18	158.00–165.00	$163.38	$524	-6.62
362–397	383	41	151.00–167.50	$162.23	$621	-7.85
405–443	427	63	135.00–157.00	$150.09	$641	+3.67
451–497	477	130	135.00–159.00	$151.61	$723	+0.81
506–548	530	49	126.00–148.00	$141.17	$748	-0.95
550–592	572	72	128.00–145.00	$139.08	$796	-1.36
600–648	623	51	120.00–139.00	$131.25	$818	+3.86
695	695	5	125.00	$125.00	$869	-0.52
705	705	3	116.00	$116.00	$818	+1.00
725–742	737	15	110.00–121.00	$116.39	$858	—
751–784	760	25	104.00–123.75	$118.05	$897	-2.20
883	883	14	115.00	$115.00	$1,015	+5.90
907	907	20	115.00	$115.00	$1,043	+25.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457 unweaned	457	3	155.00	$155.00	$708	—
510	510	3	133.00	$133.00	$678	-37.48
565–596	578	28	128.50–168.00	$161.71	$935	+1.21
580 unweaned	580	4	150.50	$150.50	$873	—
607	607	23	164.00	$164.00	$995	+19.59
670–695	678	40	125.50–146.75	$143.34	$972	+2.47
742	742	21	143.00	$143.00	$1,061	+9.22
755–762	758	28	127.50–133.00	$130.43	$989	-0.38
801	801	13	127.00	$127.00	$1,017	—
866	866	5	133.50	$133.50	$1,156	+5.50
976	976	10	107.00	$107.00	$1,044	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	6	132.00	$132.00	$403	—
430	430	4	120.00	$120.00	$516	—
465–485	471	14	110.00–157.00	$142.03	$669	+19.08
515–549	529	53	128.00–140.00	$136.86	$724	+20.28
553–599	583	28	110.00–135.00	$126.16	$736	-2.84
696	696	5	122.00	$122.00	$849	+0.67
836	836	4	112.00	$112.00	$936	—
901	901	7	80.00	$80.00	$721	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	6	157.00–165.00	$161.00	$628	-6.67
402–419	409	16	159.00–173.00	$162.60	$665	—
483–497	485	18	153.00–157.00	$156.32	$758	-0.56
518 unweaned	518	4	138.00	$138.00	$715	—
518–538	522	34	141.50–155.00	$151.40	$790	+4.71
576–592	579	30	131.50–150.00	$142.13	$823	+3.13
607	607	3	142.00	$142.00	$862	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	5	150.00	$150.00	$669	—
529	529	7	154.00	$154.00	$815	+3.50
571–594	586	26	143.00–145.00	$144.40	$846	-7.96
602–648	635	31	131.00–142.00	$136.45	$866	+0.95
654–695	660	20	133.00–134.00	$133.84	$883	+3.34
772	772	11	125.50	$125.50	$969	+2.75

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1258	1255	3	107.00–108.00	$107.67	$1,351	—
1130–1490	1281	43	112.00–117.00	$113.76	$1,457	—
1275–1475	1389	7	109.00–112.75	$111.77	$1,552	+3.02
1568	1568	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,725	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	4	144.00	$144.00	$619	—
466–482	473	9	111.00–124.50	$118.39	$560	—
687	687	11	119.00	$119.00	$818	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	7	177.50	$177.50	$673	—
514	514	6	178.00	$178.00	$915	—
703	703	7	145.00	$145.00	$1,019	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	6	124.00	$124.00	$905	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	281	22	142.00–167.00	$157.85	$444	-2.87
300–348	330	140	133.00–175.00	$156.55	$517	+0.80
360 fancy	360	7	157.00	$157.00	$565	-8.51
371	371	4	150.00	$150.00	$556	-5.16
378 thin fleshed	378	4	178.00	$178.00	$673	—
350–398	380	333	134.00–165.00	$154.86	$588	-0.30
403 unweaned	403	3	146.00	$146.00	$588	+6.00
405–418 thin fleshed	412	11	165.00–167.50	$166.38	$685	-0.84
402–445	425	17	140.00–145.50	$143.28	$609	-7.83
400–449	426	542	128.00–168.00	$151.32	$645	+0.21
455	455	7	141.00	$141.00	$642	+11.00
450–499	476	490	124.00–161.00	$146.47	$697	-5.08
505–535	516	45	131.00–140.00	$136.00	$702	-9.36
508–543 thin fleshed	521	38	156.00–158.00	$156.85	$817	+0.60
500–549	525	1,146	123.00–158.00	$143.26	$752	-2.10
512–543 fancy	535	170	156.50–161.25	$158.00	$845	-0.23
556–567 fancy	562	65	151.00–156.00	$153.72	$864	-0.28
550–599	572	1,455	121.00–157.75	$141.40	$809	-0.26
593–594	593	18	129.00–132.25	$130.98	$777	-2.02
601 fancy	601	69	151.00	$151.00	$908	—
600–648	624	1,590	117.00–150.50	$136.75	$853	-9.78
602–647	627	18	120.00–128.50	$124.72	$782	-9.47
631–638 unweaned	635	6	119.00–128.25	$123.60	$785	-1.40
655–677 fancy	671	18	132.00–133.50	$132.41	$888	-13.09
650–698	675	1,118	116.00–143.00	$132.26	$893	+2.01
650–699	688	38	114.00–131.00	$125.14	$861	-5.11
705	705	11	133.50	$133.50	$941	-6.05
700–749	723	679	105.00–137.25	$128.88	$932	+1.25
701–743	723	74	115.50–129.50	$124.02	$897	-3.61
723 thin fleshed	723	4	129.00	$129.00	$933	—
750–790	760	324	114.00–131.00	$125.74	$956	+0.93
761	761	25	128.00	$128.00	$974	+3.19
763 thin fleshed	763	2	128.00	$128.00	$977	—
757–798	776	11	113.00–120.00	$116.27	$902	+2.52
800–848	822	117	105.00–124.25	$120.70	$992	-7.30
830	830	11	115.75	$115.75	$961	-12.25
850–892	869	180	100.00–126.00	$121.36	$1,055	+4.64
909	909	6	113.00	$113.00	$1,027	-9.04
1012	1012	15	106.00	$106.00	$1,073	+6.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
239	239	7	165.00	$165.00	$394	—
274–295	286	17	135.00–179.00	$153.92	$440	+13.92
300–349	328	153	120.00–164.00	$146.38	$480	-0.25
350–397	376	213	121.00–158.00	$144.09	$542	-3.31
400–449	427	464	116.00–155.00	$143.64	$613	+0.75
454 thin fleshed	454	5	153.00	$153.00	$695	-1.55
471 unweaned	471	9	138.00	$138.00	$650	+8.00
450–498	478	645	115.00–154.00	$140.23	$670	-2.93
515–525 thin fleshed	524	25	147.50–154.00	$153.23	$803	+3.48
500–548	527	570	110.00–145.00	$132.16	$696	-2.55
535 unweaned	535	14	134.50	$134.50	$720	+3.63
550–599	577	682	110.00–144.75	$131.17	$757	-1.25
600–649	623	496	105.00–146.00	$128.81	$802	+0.02
619–641	630	8	120.00–123.00	$121.47	$765	-7.32
650–698	671	309	106.00–137.00	$124.38	$835	-2.77
671 unweaned	671	6	122.00	$122.00	$819	—
677	677	3	119.50	$119.50	$809	-7.65
680–689	686	11	116.00–116.50	$116.18	$797	-4.34
701–747	718	163	110.00–127.00	$120.11	$862	-11.39
714–748	727	48	114.50–121.00	$116.59	$848	-1.68
754–771	762	9	113.50–115.50	$114.60	$873	-5.83
750–798	771	188	106.50–124.50	$118.56	$914	-1.87
813	813	5	100.00	$100.00	$813	-17.26
804–845	830	79	102.50–116.00	$112.90	$937	-4.36
852	852	7	115.00	$115.00	$980	+1.04
853–892	873	26	100.00–118.00	$109.40	$955	-4.56
925	925	6	105.00	$105.00	$971	-7.00
958–989	975	13	101.00–101.25	$101.14	$986	+24.14
1041	1041	4	97.00	$97.00	$1,010	±0.00
1097	1097	6	97.25	$97.25	$1,067	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	324	17	125.00–137.50	$133.31	$432	-4.19
353–396	373	41	125.00–148.00	$138.48	$517	-3.59
401–447	429	141	125.00–142.00	$134.94	$579	+1.81
450–498	477	296	118.00–142.00	$136.74	$652	+0.87
500–549	529	53	120.50–134.00	$127.00	$672	-7.25
555–598	581	67	110.00–125.00	$116.07	$674	+0.79
610–646	631	47	108.00–122.00	$115.66	$730	-5.69
665–699	679	57	110.00–121.50	$116.22	$789	+4.66
700–740	716	22	100.00–116.50	$109.93	$787	-0.20
764–781	773	14	102.00–110.00	$104.73	$810	-1.30
860–898	885	15	100.00–103.00	$100.97	$894	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	5	157.00	$157.00	$560	—
425–442	428	29	145.00–159.50	$156.46	$670	—
454–457 unweaned	455	7	129.00–139.00	$134.70	$613	—
475–499	488	13	141.50–154.00	$148.38	$724	+10.52
520–533	528	8	123.50–126.00	$124.42	$657	-15.98
559–590	581	22	120.00–142.00	$137.79	$801	+6.25
601–649	636	58	126.50–138.50	$129.63	$824	+4.96
700–742	710	28	123.00–134.00	$124.90	$887	+12.40
793	793	5	113.50	$113.50	$900	—
990	990	4	95.00	$95.00	$940	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	8	147.00	$147.00	$656	—
452–494	476	23	118.00–129.00	$122.54	$583	—
534–541	537	34	120.00–138.25	$127.41	$684	-5.18
560–586	572	20	124.00–138.50	$127.80	$731	+0.89
612–621	617	7	119.00–120.00	$119.58	$738	-4.83
699	699	5	118.00	$118.00	$825	—
752–782	776	34	117.50–120.00	$119.50	$927	+3.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–326	325	7	127.50–130.00	$128.21	$417	—
354–397	379	21	120.00–132.50	$128.32	$486	—
412–440	424	24	110.00–130.00	$123.64	$524	+0.16
472–487	481	18	120.00	$120.00	$577	—
520–546	540	15	117.00–120.00	$117.99	$637	+11.49
555–584	571	27	105.00–118.00	$110.89	$633	+10.89
608	608	4	105.00	$105.00	$638	-9.00
698	698	2	104.00	$104.00	$726	+4.00
710	710	2	103.00	$103.00	$731	—
814	814	10	72.00	$72.00	$586	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	12	147.50	$147.50	$649	-1.11
453–462	455	25	140.00–146.00	$143.82	$654	-1.18
535–540	539	10	133.00–145.00	$136.58	$736	—
590	590	10	128.00	$128.00	$755	—
624	624	7	129.00	$129.00	$805	+4.50
686	686	7	126.00	$126.00	$864	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1252	1165	11	104.00–109.75	$107.12	$1,248	—
1145–1465	1292	44	110.00–114.75	$112.57	$1,454	—
1232–1345	1305	9	110.75–112.00	$111.32	$1,453	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–359	357	9	145.00–153.00	$148.53	$530	+10.64
412–446	431	7	135.00–139.00	$136.64	$589	-9.36
472	472	5	143.00	$143.00	$675	+11.14
522–542	530	30	120.00–133.00	$126.55	$671	-1.59

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	7	122.50	$122.50	$458	—
490	490	5	117.00	$117.00	$573	—
512	512	4	110.00	$110.00	$563	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
529	529	7	122.50	$122.50	$648	—
747	747	5	107.00	$107.00	$799	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
604	604	5	96.00	$96.00	$580	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	5	90.00	$90.00	$612	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–335	327	13	156.00–175.00	$170.68	$558	—
363–398	385	44	142.00–184.00	$162.17	$624	+11.31
395 thin fleshed	395	8	177.00	$177.00	$699	-15.00
400–446	430	70	125.00–174.00	$159.58	$686	-5.39
437 thin fleshed	437	12	177.75	$177.75	$777	—
455–498	481	166	125.00–164.00	$149.89	$721	+0.59
505 thin fleshed	505	7	165.00	$165.00	$833	+5.50
500–547	526	142	122.00–159.00	$139.87	$736	-6.74
550–599	578	149	115.00–148.00	$136.62	$790	-3.20
578 unweaned	578	3	123.00	$123.00	$711	-12.00
600–648	620	69	115.00–142.50	$128.46	$796	-0.53
652–695	675	48	108.00–134.50	$119.83	$809	-5.10
690 unweaned	690	2	108.00	$108.00	$745	—
700–748	728	52	113.00–124.00	$118.53	$863	+2.57
776–789	781	21	111.00–117.00	$113.58	$887	+4.47
800–838	823	23	96.00–114.00	$105.10	$865	-2.97
858–891	871	14	105.00–109.00	$105.85	$922	—
908	908	2	94.00	$94.00	$854	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	4	188.00	$188.00	$526	—
313–330	321	15	169.00–192.00	$182.49	$586	-1.23
350–395	378	41	140.00–185.00	$170.18	$643	-0.59
400–445	423	121	140.00–182.00	$164.52	$696	+1.65
443 unweaned	443	5	162.50	$162.50	$720	—
450–493	472	72	149.00–170.00	$160.58	$758	+0.06
491 unweaned	491	10	151.00	$151.00	$741	—
500–544	525	156	125.00–165.00	$150.71	$791	-3.83
542	542	5	143.00	$143.00	$775	-11.54
552–595	569	60	122.00–156.00	$139.55	$794	+3.33
600–640	617	119	115.00–146.00	$136.84	$844	-2.66
653–694	673	42	118.00–132.00	$127.87	$861	+2.16
700–720	705	14	110.00–125.00	$120.47	$849	-3.09
758–793	776	13	102.00–120.00	$111.68	$867	-3.32
845	845	3	105.00–110.00	$106.67	$901	—
850 fancy	850	3	128.00	$128.00	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–399	382	16	140.00–150.00	$144.99	$554	—
404–445	416	14	135.00–145.00	$143.48	$597	—
450–492	480	33	131.00–144.00	$139.14	$668	—
510–545	528	18	117.00–125.00	$121.03	$639	-9.47
568–591	578	16	120.00–127.00	$121.93	$705	+1.93
655–684	673	20	110.00–122.00	$113.92	$767	+1.92
755–795	781	16	94.00–113.00	$103.81	$811	-2.14
895	895	4	105.00	$105.00	$940	—
1005	1005	3	90.00	$90.00	$904	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1027–1290	1157	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,219.30	—
1190–1720	1423	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,225.00–1,800.00	$1,480.50	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585–1235	843	85-90%	108	10.00–37.00	$22.08	$186	—
600–1415	1003	85-90%	206	20.00–50.00	$36.51	$366	-1.60
710–1455	1082	85-90%	490	30.00–58.00	$45.80	$496	—
780–1440	1100	85-90%	130	42.00–66.50	$52.86	$581	-3.17

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1700	1199	80-85%	169	38.00–55.75	$48.75	$585	-1.58
815–1565	1215	80-85%	564	40.00–61.00	$54.68	$664	-1.88
835–1652	1267	80-85%	113	57.00–67.00	$61.44	$778	-2.14

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
972–1670	1375	75-80%	111	44.00–56.50	$51.66	$710	-2.40
1140–1935	1451	75-80%	289	45.50–63.50	$57.79	$839	-2.09
1175–2025	1521	75-80%	115	57.00–69.00	$63.05	$959	-1.56

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1559	1559	65-75%	2	69.00	$69.00	$1,076	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–2180	1531	112	50.00–80.00	$71.14	$1,089	—
1185–2440	1698	229	65.00–93.00	$82.56	$1,402	—
1345–2425	1778	86	75.00–99.50	$89.06	$1,583	+3.70

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–1270	1024	(<2 yrs)	Open	39	68.00–104.00	$84.99	$870
778–1345	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	54.00–90.00	$71.13	$731
800–1265	1081	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	58.00–93.00	$71.55	$773
1070–1125	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	62.00–71.00	$66.61	$731

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600–840	740	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	86.00–117.00	$107.77	$797
685–935	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	73.00–105.00	$85.64	$707
475–1110	911	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	52.50–88.00	$65.83	$600

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
902–967	935	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	102.50–107.00	$104.74	$979
831–1194	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	79.00–118.00	$96.29	$956

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–970	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	50.00–60.00	$52.64	$502
730–1455	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	48.00–66.00	$56.79	$603

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–1090	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	50.00–60.00	$54.90	$502

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
713–720	718	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	36.00–44.00	$38.27	$275

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
671–760	689	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	112.50	$112.50	$775

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00
930–1340	1124	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	735.00–1,060.00	$890.59
1070–1189	1144	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,800.00–1,940.00	$1,849.09
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1185–1200	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–775.00	$762.58
895–1505	1254	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	112	850.00–1,300.00	$1,033.62
1075–1555	1304	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	650.00–950.00	$817.34
1230–1435	1328	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	875.00–1,275.00	$1,033.20
1338	1338	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00
1160–1465	1377	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	960.00–1,075.00	$1,038.34
1050–1743	1434	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	1,525.00–2,350.00	$1,979.17
1393–1505	1466	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,350.00–1,750.00	$1,664.49
1500–1633	1557	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,450.00–2,500.00	$2,477.53
1598	1598	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–1165	1037	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	500.00–900.00	$691.31
1090–1170	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	400.00–600.00	$503.54
895–1515	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	47	525.00–925.00	$808.33
1025–1405	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	450.00–1,175.00	$795.85
1020–1355	1194	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	400.00–850.00	$688.12
980–1300	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	575.00–1,375.00	$1,054.87
1035–1455	1239	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	550.00–1,125.00	$744.37
1135–1505	1337	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	620.00–850.00	$724.44

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–990	852	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	400.00–725.00	$576.18
750–900	858	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	685.00–875.00	$833.45
725–1165	921	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	65	400.00–900.00	$679.53
895–965	930	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	420.00–435.00	$427.78
790–1230	942	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	475.00–825.00	$688.32
790–1180	1003	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	400.00–775.00	$545.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1070–1325	1162	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	43.00–60.00	$50.56	$588
1194	1194	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	61.00	$61.00	$728
1106–1355	1196	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	48.00–63.00	$58.20	$696
1215	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	50.00	$50.00	$608

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–1045	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	710.00–975.00	$876.08
885–1010	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	500.00–650.00	$577.51
745–1165	961	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	625.00–1,075.00	$902.93
940–1015	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,125.00–1,575.00	$1,282.77

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
470–985	729	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	27	200.00–475.00	$343.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1450	1271	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	830.00–1,300.00	$1,080.38
1340–1355	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,225.14
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	950.00	$950.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00	$900.00
1435–1535	1471	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	860.00–1,000.00	$928.49

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1055	1008	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	41.00–50.00	$46.77	$471

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–950	843	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	450.00–525.00	$482.72

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	660.00	$660.00
675–875	776	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	550.00–860.00	$695.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–975	829	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	18	725.00–875.00	$785.62
916	916	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,085.00	$1,085.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	1,350.00–1,375.00	$1,356.25

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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 thin fleshed	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
925–1100	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,070.00–1,775.00	$1,351.67	—
925–1125	1034	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,175.00–1,900.00	$1,577.27	—
1025–1120	1088	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	875.00–925.00	$891.67	—
1000–1225	1119	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	600.00–1,000.00	$837.50	-1,162.50
1160	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00	$1,075.00	-225.00
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	+237.50
1228	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,425.00	$1,425.00	-154.74
1075–1349	1252	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,125.00–2,500.00	$1,529.17	+179.17
1000–1400	1267	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	1,250.00–1,600.00	$1,438.89	-348.61
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,625.00–1,950.00	$1,810.71	+735.71
1200–1450	1333	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	1,400.00–1,525.00	$1,486.11	+486.11
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,725.00	$1,725.00	+225.00
1365	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	-150.00

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	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	960.00	$960.00	—
900–1290	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	650.00–1,450.00	$1,082.35	—
875–1300	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,000.00–1,550.00	$1,163.33	+242.50
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1000–1252	1107	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	720.00–1,175.00	$1,027.25	+117.25

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—
745–900	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,000.00	$962.50	—
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00	—
800–1120	949	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,350.00	$987.50	—
1005	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	925.00	$925.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–979	974	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,181.82	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1213	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1360	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,400.00–1,575.00	$1,534.80	-620.76

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	80.00	$80.00	$274	—
370–398	387	12	83.00–100.00	$91.61	$355	—
408	408	3	85.00	$85.00	$347	—
473–499	490	26	75.00–97.00	$92.80	$455	—
505–540	536	8	82.00–86.50	$85.78	$460	—
550–586	563	28	75.00–92.00	$88.01	$495	—
615	615	2	71.00	$71.00	$437	—
670–692	685	8	55.00–85.00	$75.07	$514	—
700–740	716	16	74.00–83.50	$80.75	$578	—
755	755	2	86.00	$86.00	$649	—
800–830	813	11	80.00–86.00	$83.15	$676	—
890–895	892	6	75.00–75.50	$75.17	$671	—
915–930	916	11	82.00–82.50	$82.45	$755	—

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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.