Missouri Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

36,732 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.34/cwt +2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 574 lb · 1,340 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.03/cwt +3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 673 lb · 1,337 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.50/cwt +2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 625 lb · 1,163 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	36,732	31,345	33,751
Feeder cattle	31,013	27,434	28,976
Slaughter cattle	3,249	2,876	3,253
Replacement cattle	2,470	1,035	1,522

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher, with some instances of up to 10.00 higher. The supply of feeders was moderate. Most areas dried out enough to get cattle out and to town this week. Demand was moderate to good. USDA perspective planting report caused grain prices to spike mid-week but they settled down to end the week only slightly higher. Cattle futures lost ground but that was not inline of the actual cash markets. Feedlot managers finally saw some good gains in the market this week. As of the last report Friday afternoon about 72k head were reported with live prices at 117.00-121.00 and dressed from 188.00-190.00. Boxed beef cutouts saw big gains this week. Choice closed Friday at 252.85, up 15.19 and select closed at 246.97, up 19.20 compared to last week. Demand for beef has been really good as grilling season approaches and the food industry starts to reopen. Many farmers got in the fields over the weekend and the first reports of corn planting came in. if the weather holds planting will quickly gain steam which will shift some farmers focus for a few weeks. The Missouri Stocker Formula consists of 6450 head with a weighted average weight of 540.86 lbs. and a price value of 169.31, up 3.32 from 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
250–295	287	37	170.00–216.00	$209.88	$602	+14.67
315–335 fancy	327	18	196.00–212.00	$205.24	$671	—
305–345	328	107	175.00–212.00	$196.76	$645	-0.69
310–349 unweaned	335	13	175.00–181.50	$180.02	$603	—
365–383 fancy	369	13	196.00–205.00	$201.89	$745	—
350–398	377	248	172.00–209.00	$193.64	$730	+6.93
400–449	426	527	157.00–220.00	$188.28	$802	+3.48
428–442 fancy	436	27	189.00–199.00	$194.94	$850	—
412–449 unweaned	442	21	171.00–182.00	$177.79	$786	—
459–470 fancy	466	22	186.00–192.50	$190.07	$886	+3.56
453–490 unweaned	467	31	170.00–175.50	$172.89	$807	+18.89
462–476 thin fleshed	467	40	191.00–193.00	$191.71	$895	—
450–499	475	605	157.50–195.00	$183.82	$873	+0.84
464–490	485	19	165.75–173.50	$167.31	$811	-15.67
500–530 unweaned	511	27	159.00–165.50	$163.31	$835	—
500–531 thin fleshed	512	56	184.00–192.00	$187.09	$958	+3.43
500–548	525	863	153.00–191.00	$176.36	$926	+3.27
505–541	526	7	157.00–167.00	$161.12	$847	-11.97
525–541 fancy	530	23	181.00–185.00	$182.76	$969	-3.61
550–599	574	1,295	152.00–184.50	$169.91	$975	+3.19
566–587	582	29	145.00–161.00	$153.73	$895	-18.77
583–597 unweaned	587	16	150.00–154.00	$151.44	$889	—
612–613 thin fleshed	613	20	168.00–169.00	$168.80	$1,035	+11.45
605–627	614	23	140.00–153.50	$150.56	$924	-7.51
613–624 fancy	617	20	171.00–175.00	$173.38	$1,070	+11.04
605–642 unweaned	619	17	143.00–151.50	$147.47	$913	+13.47
600–649	626	1,083	134.00–170.00	$160.52	$1,005	+2.45
661–683 unweaned	669	8	141.00–144.50	$142.34	$952	—
650–698	673	1,287	140.00–167.25	$156.49	$1,053	+5.07
664–694	681	36	135.00–143.50	$141.09	$961	+1.09
692 fancy	692	6	165.00	$165.00	$1,142	+0.65
708 fancy	708	21	165.00	$165.00	$1,168	+12.50
715 unweaned	715	3	132.00	$132.00	$944	—
700–740	724	46	135.00–142.00	$139.84	$1,012	-6.94
700–749	724	779	130.00–156.50	$149.32	$1,081	+2.54
759–789	762	62	129.50–131.50	$131.27	$1,000	-9.06
752–799	774	842	128.00–150.00	$141.37	$1,094	+14.41
800–849	819	570	126.00–141.50	$137.74	$1,128	+6.31
869 fancy	869	30	139.00	$139.00	$1,208	—
850–897	877	543	123.50–140.00	$134.33	$1,178	+5.26
900	900	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,035	-10.24
900–920	908	138	120.00–131.25	$128.55	$1,167	+3.31
975–990	983	9	116.25–119.00	$117.79	$1,158	-6.04
998	998	3	102.00	$102.00	$1,018	-21.83
1002–1034	1027	42	123.00–124.00	$123.84	$1,272	+2.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	284	22	145.00–197.50	$180.11	$512	+28.19
305–348	331	90	140.00–197.00	$179.53	$594	-0.06
350–398	377	238	162.00–197.00	$181.34	$684	+3.98
389 thin fleshed	389	5	190.00	$190.00	$739	—
411 thin fleshed	411	5	197.00	$197.00	$810	—
400–448	424	225	142.50–192.00	$173.37	$735	+0.62
455–468 unweaned	462	7	160.00–167.00	$164.05	$758	+11.76
450–498	472	413	145.00–181.00	$170.59	$805	+9.59
500–549	529	335	142.50–177.00	$163.75	$866	+1.14
510–542 unweaned	529	12	150.00–155.50	$153.29	$811	-1.01
535	535	3	160.00	$160.00	$856	-2.61
563 thin fleshed	563	4	172.00	$172.00	$968	—
551–599	579	324	130.00–172.00	$157.85	$914	+2.35
588	588	4	146.00	$146.00	$858	-9.50
600–648	627	349	128.50–164.75	$150.75	$945	+7.16
632 fancy	632	16	165.00	$165.00	$1,043	—
640 thin fleshed	640	3	156.00	$156.00	$998	-3.00
650–699	675	294	129.50–152.50	$144.31	$974	+3.24
665–689	680	18	128.00–142.00	$136.07	$925	-5.00
710 thin fleshed	710	3	153.00	$153.00	$1,086	—
700–738	713	18	128.50–130.00	$129.74	$925	-6.44
700–749	724	192	120.00–146.25	$139.18	$1,008	+3.00
750–792	773	107	125.00–147.50	$135.30	$1,046	+2.52
793	793	3	122.00	$122.00	$967	-13.54
807–848	828	47	119.00–133.50	$127.90	$1,059	+2.37
852–898	873	102	110.50–130.25	$126.30	$1,103	+4.09
902	902	26	130.85	$130.85	$1,180	+12.06
1042	1042	2	113.00	$113.00	$1,177	-4.50
1050	1050	16	114.00	$114.00	$1,197	—
1157	1157	9	90.00	$90.00	$1,041	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	332	3	164.00–165.00	$164.66	$547	+2.16
352–393	372	10	165.00–166.00	$165.21	$615	+5.22
435–443	440	9	157.50–167.50	$164.21	$723	+10.44
459–498	478	56	145.00–162.00	$155.66	$744	+2.19
515–545	533	32	134.50–157.50	$146.51	$781	+0.28
550–584	566	18	133.00–145.00	$138.47	$784	+3.45
600–627	612	21	125.00–137.00	$132.42	$810	+8.04
650–672	667	9	125.00–135.00	$131.35	$876	+5.56
718–745	732	6	107.00–130.00	$118.29	$866	-3.30
827	827	3	117.00	$117.00	$968	-5.60
882–894	889	12	104.00–115.00	$110.45	$982	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	5	185.00	$185.00	$688	—
403–434	426	24	165.00–184.00	$179.33	$764	+6.53
445 unweaned	445	6	150.00	$150.00	$668	—
467–488	475	39	155.00–182.50	$172.31	$818	—
518	518	8	165.00	$165.00	$855	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521	521	9	184.00	$184.00	$959	—
604–637	620	29	145.00–168.00	$160.03	$992	—
658–671	663	10	144.00–159.00	$152.93	$1,014	+5.43
795	795	15	130.00	$130.00	$1,034	+5.15
838	838	4	133.00	$133.00	$1,115	—
925	925	5	118.00	$118.00	$1,092	—
1080	1080	5	120.00	$120.00	$1,296	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	5	177.50	$177.50	$690	+29.50
465–485	473	8	162.50–163.00	$162.69	$770	+6.70
533	533	3	149.00	$149.00	$794	—
554–570	561	13	148.00–155.00	$149.88	$841	-0.12
603–606	605	10	134.00–143.00	$136.69	$827	—
656	656	4	140.00	$140.00	$918	—
782	782	3	127.00	$127.00	$993	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	5	180.00	$180.00	$693	—
468–478	475	9	172.50–173.00	$172.66	$820	—
537	537	5	168.00	$168.00	$902	+18.00
594	594	7	150.00	$150.00	$891	-16.00
683–692	689	8	135.00–146.00	$141.91	$978	—
857	857	6	127.00	$127.00	$1,088	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	4	150.00–152.00	$151.01	$589	—
425–436	431	6	130.00–140.00	$134.94	$582	-5.30
453–498	479	7	135.00–145.00	$142.16	$681	-2.84
610	610	2	126.00	$126.00	$769	—
687	687	6	126.50	$126.50	$869	—
847	847	5	103.00	$103.00	$872	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1208–1665	1319	5	107.50–114.00	$110.07	$1,452	—
1215–1680	1372	8	111.00–114.00	$112.56	$1,544	-1.43
1215–1595	1433	16	115.50–119.00	$117.30	$1,681	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	6	150.00	$150.00	$474	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–297	283	40	150.00–180.00	$168.84	$478	+32.78
300–349	324	193	132.00–182.00	$163.22	$529	+6.27
356 thin fleshed	356	4	179.00	$179.00	$637	+21.50
376 fancy	376	17	177.00	$177.00	$666	—
350–399	377	388	141.00–182.00	$159.68	$602	+3.26
413–422 fancy	419	31	167.00–169.00	$167.70	$703	+7.24
400–449	423	537	133.00–180.00	$158.60	$671	+4.84
408–439 thin fleshed	424	44	166.75–176.00	$171.85	$729	—
420–445	426	8	152.00–157.00	$153.30	$653	-0.46
436 unweaned	436	4	156.00	$156.00	$680	—
450–499	473	803	128.00–180.00	$155.18	$734	+3.09
463–485 unweaned	474	18	143.00–150.00	$146.42	$694	—
456–493 thin fleshed	475	51	160.00–170.00	$167.42	$795	—
480	480	2	147.00	$147.00	$706	-5.09
470–493 fancy	486	10	160.00–165.00	$161.45	$785	-0.45
512–520 thin fleshed	518	62	160.00–164.75	$162.03	$839	—
501–545 fancy	520	11	155.00–164.00	$159.23	$828	-0.27
500–549	523	867	128.00–161.00	$148.60	$777	+2.05
522–549	540	25	134.00–143.00	$138.99	$751	+0.85
550 unweaned	550	6	133.50	$133.50	$734	—
550–599	576	753	126.00–157.50	$144.88	$835	-0.07
558–593	583	35	132.50–138.50	$136.76	$797	+8.56
610–620 unweaned	613	13	131.00–136.50	$135.42	$830	—
615	615	16	143.25	$143.25	$881	+10.75
600–649	626	842	120.00–153.50	$143.56	$899	+4.79
602–648 fancy	637	39	142.50–146.00	$143.26	$913	-0.20
618–647	640	37	133.50–137.00	$135.35	$866	-3.42
661–664 thin fleshed	663	124	143.00–146.25	$145.02	$961	—
650–698	675	863	116.00–149.75	$138.35	$934	+3.29
661–691	681	69	128.50–133.00	$132.30	$901	-5.26
700–749	723	757	118.00–142.25	$133.08	$962	+1.63
747	747	13	140.00	$140.00	$1,046	±0.00
770	770	6	110.50	$110.50	$851	-16.07
750–796	774	149	115.00–133.00	$128.24	$993	+13.21
800–848	810	137	110.00–130.00	$124.09	$1,005	+19.09
825	825	3	98.00	$98.00	$808	-25.30
850–883	865	20	112.00–119.75	$116.38	$1,007	+8.51
930	930	7	105.00	$105.00	$976	+1.50
990	990	3	109.00	$109.00	$1,079	-5.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–298	287	13	133.00–170.00	$150.33	$431	+6.62
300–349	328	46	126.00–168.00	$149.92	$492	+3.08
350–398	373	170	125.00–164.00	$148.47	$554	+6.30
368–395 thin fleshed	376	10	169.00–185.00	$179.96	$677	—
417–439 thin fleshed	428	109	160.00–172.00	$163.56	$700	—
400–449	429	316	125.00–161.00	$144.77	$621	+0.91
475 thin fleshed	475	20	161.50	$161.50	$767	+1.00
450–499	476	467	126.00–159.00	$143.62	$684	+1.27
516–528 thin fleshed	521	8	145.00–149.00	$146.52	$763	-5.94
520–521	521	7	130.00	$130.00	$677	-6.25
500–548	529	259	122.50–155.25	$139.95	$740	+3.70
550–599	578	418	108.00–150.00	$135.86	$785	+12.30
580	580	4	130.00	$130.00	$754	+6.44
575–597	585	12	122.00–128.00	$123.53	$723	-0.03
602–648	625	166	107.00–147.00	$135.50	$847	+5.23
614–637	632	26	121.00–134.50	$129.17	$816	-1.10
661–694	677	22	120.00–124.50	$122.90	$832	-5.66
650–697	678	348	115.00–143.25	$132.46	$898	+3.90
701–749	717	260	121.00–137.50	$129.86	$931	+6.10
730–740	735	25	118.00–125.50	$120.10	$883	-3.66
754–793	765	129	118.00–133.00	$126.18	$965	+4.87
757–777	769	10	110.00–112.50	$111.52	$858	-9.79
801–838	807	88	116.00–127.00	$123.62	$998	+8.87
819	819	5	112.50	$112.50	$921	-1.44
858–888	872	64	113.00–118.50	$116.56	$1,016	+2.24
893	893	3	106.00	$106.00	$947	-8.32
907	907	49	123.25	$123.25	$1,118	+11.25
957	957	54	116.50	$116.50	$1,115	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	7	157.50	$157.50	$540	—
365	365	3	130.00	$130.00	$474	—
423–449	440	22	143.00–158.00	$156.69	$689	—
450–477	461	11	125.00–150.00	$141.88	$654	+12.88
507–546	524	35	141.00–156.00	$148.46	$778	—
530 thin fleshed	530	6	140.00	$140.00	$742	—
550–591	576	38	118.00–145.00	$138.50	$798	+1.00
627	627	25	133.00	$133.00	$834	+3.00
655–697	691	14	125.00–144.00	$141.43	$977	+8.93
770–794	788	21	118.00–128.50	$126.06	$993	-5.34
831–846	840	32	116.00–124.00	$119.22	$1,001	+26.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–334	321	9	125.00–136.00	$130.08	$418	-1.92
350–398	363	18	130.00–135.50	$134.68	$489	-0.05
410–447	437	25	120.00–135.00	$127.11	$555	-4.13
452–497	482	43	122.50–135.00	$130.07	$627	-1.18
506–545	525	14	110.00–122.00	$116.35	$611	-7.80
575–587	582	12	120.00–122.50	$121.03	$704	-0.45
627	627	3	105.00	$105.00	$658	-11.05
623–647	636	15	111.00–130.00	$123.40	$785	+7.35
661–695	682	20	100.00–124.50	$111.07	$757	+1.01
713–737	724	12	112.50–115.00	$113.32	$820	-0.11
754–797	771	16	100.00–116.50	$111.77	$862	-0.07
821	821	5	110.00	$110.00	$903	+7.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–337	328	9	148.00–152.00	$150.63	$494	+9.92
360–369	366	10	155.00–157.00	$155.59	$569	+20.62
465–475	470	6	135.00–140.00	$137.47	$646	+5.78
542	542	9	138.00	$138.00	$748	+10.05
560	560	8	122.50	$122.50	$686	-2.50
595–597	596	7	116.00–125.50	$121.42	$724	-3.58
653–696	674	10	118.00–125.00	$120.03	$809	+2.03

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	5	153.50	$153.50	$591	—
499	499	4	130.00	$130.00	$649	—
510–516	514	10	135.00–145.00	$138.97	$714	—
553–587	563	10	138.00–143.00	$141.44	$796	—
600	600	4	142.50	$142.50	$855	+15.50
690	690	5	127.00	$127.00	$876	-7.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	4	130.00	$130.00	$498	+8.00
435	435	2	120.00	$120.00	$522	-5.91
478	478	2	120.00	$120.00	$574	—
683	683	13	107.00	$107.00	$731	-8.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467	467	5	150.00	$150.00	$700	+26.00
553	553	3	122.00	$122.00	$675	—
572	572	6	142.00	$142.00	$812	—
635	635	5	124.00	$124.00	$787	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1415	1256	11	113.00–118.50	$116.03	$1,457	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	200.00	$200.00	$590	+19.00
315 thin fleshed	315	3	199.00	$199.00	$627	—
333–343	338	10	170.00–182.50	$174.34	$589	+13.34
352–395	375	66	125.00–182.50	$168.07	$630	-6.48
379 thin fleshed	379	7	191.50	$191.50	$726	—
400–449	427	79	140.00–181.00	$162.53	$694	+4.94
409–442 thin fleshed	427	9	180.00–182.00	$181.15	$774	—
450–497	477	131	132.00–181.50	$156.50	$747	-0.95
513 unweaned	513	4	130.00	$130.00	$667	—
500–546	519	92	127.00–168.00	$155.05	$805	+8.29
550–596	570	103	120.00–162.00	$142.63	$813	+4.26
610 thin fleshed	610	5	148.50	$148.50	$906	—
603–647	625	47	122.50–146.00	$134.62	$841	+3.17
650–695	670	45	105.00–135.50	$127.87	$857	+3.30
703–748	723	31	113.00–128.50	$121.72	$880	+1.87
750–795	766	19	100.00–125.00	$117.41	$899	+10.24
810–833	821	14	108.50–117.00	$114.15	$937	+3.67
873	873	6	121.00	$121.00	$1,056	+16.01
908	908	3	100.00	$100.00	$908	+5.00
968	968	3	105.00	$105.00	$1,016	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	8	210.00	$210.00	$594	—
327	327	6	185.00	$185.00	$605	+10.97
355–392	373	31	155.00–185.00	$178.39	$665	+1.54
400–449	431	118	145.00–182.50	$170.72	$736	+9.94
460	460	3	149.00	$149.00	$685	-9.72
450–490	475	65	143.00–173.00	$162.98	$774	+4.26
500–545	521	48	134.00–167.00	$153.50	$800	+6.88
530 fancy	530	14	175.00	$175.00	$928	—
550–593	567	71	136.00–165.00	$151.63	$860	+10.90
600–640	616	17	120.00–149.00	$138.89	$856	+2.11
650–688	664	36	124.00–144.00	$134.17	$891	+7.01
700–745	712	24	113.00–140.00	$134.16	$955	+16.79
811	811	6	128.50	$128.50	$1,042	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	160.00	$160.00	$536	+4.19
361–368	365	6	150.00	$150.00	$548	—
400–430	414	11	141.00–145.00	$143.31	$593	-6.40
475–493	487	11	130.00–155.00	$144.55	$704	+1.94
577–595	586	8	118.50–137.00	$127.61	$748	—
620–648	634	4	121.00–123.50	$122.28	$775	—
670	670	3	110.00	$110.00	$737	—
708	708	3	106.00	$106.00	$750	-10.00
756–785	771	8	112.00–115.00	$113.47	$875	—
898	898	3	108.00	$108.00	$970	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	8	152.00	$152.00	$752	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–523	522	8	110.00–120.00	$115.01	$600	-9.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110–1275	1181	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	1,050.00–1,400.00	$1,233.91	—
1620	1620	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1580	1173	80-85%	428	50.00–70.00	$61.51	$722	+10.06
850–1445	1200	80-85%	73	50.00–59.00	$55.02	$660	-3.51
865–1560	1211	80-85%	321	59.00–76.50	$68.63	$831	+10.10
1115–1580	1348	80-85%	2	79.00–81.00	$80.17	$1,081	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–1175	895	85-90%	44	10.00–41.00	$27.04	$242	—
705–1258	934	85-90%	133	30.00–54.50	$41.52	$388	—
645–1415	1041	85-90%	282	35.00–60.50	$51.75	$539	+1.23
815–1479	1083	85-90%	201	52.50–69.00	$61.55	$667	+2.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1855	1411	75-80%	209	53.00–70.50	$64.63	$912	+2.81
1180–1745	1425	75-80%	64	53.00–64.00	$58.79	$838	-3.03
1140–2105	1482	75-80%	215	59.00–77.50	$69.93	$1,036	+2.58

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1740	1498	65-75%	8	62.00–67.00	$63.66	$954	—
1825–1990	1928	65-75%	4	68.50–74.50	$70.79	$1,365	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–2295	1538	61	60.00–85.00	$77.83	$1,197	+2.62
1050–2350	1655	181	70.00–97.00	$88.09	$1,458	+1.95
1000–2390	1864	100	82.50–111.00	$98.35	$1,833	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2005	2005	1	114.00	$114.00	$2,286	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–1185	1009	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	60.00–90.00	$71.99	$726
760–1185	1013	(<2 yrs)	Open	23	77.50–107.00	$91.49	$927
920–1215	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	70.00–95.00	$76.59	$791
1151	1151	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	74.00	$74.00	$852

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–900	814	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	80.00–110.00	$97.37	$793
695–1005	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	67.00–99.00	$79.15	$685
735–1050	891	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	57.50–82.50	$72.15	$643

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
713–745	724	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	112.00–114.00	$113.31	$820
735–877	805	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	110.00–122.50	$117.28	$944

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1205	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	56.00–68.00	$64.92	$699

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
535	535	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	45.00	$45.00	$241
715–1090	956	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	55.00–67.50	$61.99	$593

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105–1330	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	69.50–87.50	$76.34	$901

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
976	976	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	74.00	$74.00	$722

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,085
960–1098	1052	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	99.00–110.00	$102.35	$1,077

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1024	1024	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,450.00	$1,450.00
935–1245	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	1,225.00–1,600.00	$1,434.22
1121	1121	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	675.00	$675.00
1010–1415	1131	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	980.00–1,275.00	$1,151.34
1000–1246	1132	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,389.68
893–1395	1191	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	29	800.00–1,200.00	$983.87
1050–1373	1231	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,371.33
1202–1248	1231	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	835.00–975.00	$923.73
905–1570	1234	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	84	825.00–1,325.00	$1,054.45
1213–1258	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	950.00	$950.00
1158–1396	1245	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	800.00–950.00	$897.01
1080–1525	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	39	625.00–1,025.00	$916.12
1195–1365	1279	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,111.81
1131–1409	1286	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	1,350.00–1,525.00	$1,450.29
1268–1391	1326	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	800.00–850.00	$828.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00	$750.00
1005–1190	1097	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	450.00–740.00	$614.34
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,250.00	$1,250.00
775–1430	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	550.00–925.00	$814.88
1055–1335	1164	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,171.06
920–1380	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	710.00–985.00	$825.96
1003–1375	1191	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	680.00–1,275.00	$1,123.90
1102–1365	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	600.00–850.00	$781.76
1215–1350	1283	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	680.00–780.00	$734.42

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	420.00	$420.00
700–885	786	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	500.00–620.00	$552.33
720–1060	811	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	450.00–725.00	$590.01
695–980	861	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	550.00–1,000.00	$815.74
725–1080	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	400.00–850.00	$702.14
850–980	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	460.00–670.00	$575.43
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
780–1090	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	450.00–750.00	$611.58
1031	1031	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1160	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	650.00–950.00	$799.08
943–1008	976	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,350.00–1,375.00	$1,362.92
800–1290	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	600.00–1,100.00	$909.37
975–1000	983	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	700.00–800.00	$733.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075–1280	1171	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	60.00–69.00	$62.54	$732
1070–1300	1191	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	68.00–75.00	$70.42	$839

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	925.00	$925.00
950–1355	1279	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,296.73
1365	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–940	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	64.00–69.00	$66.49	$622
930–940	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	56.00–58.00	$56.99	$533
835–1045	963	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	61.00–76.00	$70.29	$677

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1420–1495	1445	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	70.00–72.00	$70.99	$1,026

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–805	753	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	350.00	$350.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1558	1558	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	74.00	$74.00	$1,153

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1450–1720	1585	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,110.00–1,450.00	$1,265.52

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1385–1470	1428	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	950.00	$950.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–750	733	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	460.00–575.00	$516.13

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–850	768	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	600.00–775.00	$696.91
808–829	819	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	700.00–850.00	$775.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–850	749	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	700.00–900.00	$756.76

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735	735	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	65.00	$65.00	$478

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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
850–975	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	1,450.00–2,150.00	$1,918.33	—
1000–1115	1046	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	1,475.00–1,525.00	$1,495.00	—
975–1100	1052	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	1,750.00–2,150.00	$1,966.67	+649.17
925–1280	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	975.00–1,150.00	$1,062.50	-512.50
960–1450	1096	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,300.00–1,475.00	$1,392.19	-182.81
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	850.00	$850.00	—
1080–1250	1146	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,100.00–1,825.00	$1,546.88	—
1135–1175	1153	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	910.00–1,000.00	$967.50	-182.50
1085–1285	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,247.22	+97.22
1125–1300	1196	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	1,200.00–1,385.00	$1,268.46	+243.46
1100–1350	1259	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	1,060.00–1,300.00	$1,203.64	-296.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–1105	1029	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,170.00	+70.00
950–1200	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,000.00–1,510.00	$1,277.73	—
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1000–1250	1063	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	1,050.00–1,060.00	$1,057.50	-42.50
1000–1150	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–940.00	$920.00	-180.00
825–1350	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,089.29	+22.62
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,360.00	$1,360.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1250	1198	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	1,900.00–2,350.00	$2,193.18	—
1275–1280	1278	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	1,335.00–1,475.00	$1,405.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
900–1025	968	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	825.00–910.00	$878.33	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1405	1405	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-158.33

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–975	892	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–925.00	$866.67	—
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	8	106.00	$106.00	$311	—
369	369	5	105.00	$105.00	$387	-1.38
448	448	6	105.00	$105.00	$470	-1.24
450–476	459	36	86.00–103.00	$100.69	$462	-5.23
539	539	6	81.00	$81.00	$437	-23.94
598	598	2	87.00	$87.00	$520	-6.08
613	613	5	100.00	$100.00	$613	+26.82
749	749	6	65.00	$65.00	$487	-20.28
823	823	2	75.00	$75.00	$617	-17.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
587	587	6	80.50	$80.50	$473	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1150	1023	(<2 yrs)	Open	75	2,125.00–2,500.00	$2,310.33	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–975	861	(<2 yrs)	Open	34	1,750.00–1,950.00	$1,867.65	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645	645	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	775.00	$775.00	—

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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.