Missouri Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

15,732 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $166.34/cwt +4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 720 lb · 570 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.16/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 676 lb · 549 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.61/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 669 lb · 544 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	15,732	22,843	12,617
Feeder cattle	13,352	18,807	10,270
Slaughter cattle	1,841	2,307	1,603
Replacement cattle	539	1,729	744

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, with spots of 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. The supply of feeders was light with several barns remaining dark in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Demand for feeders was moderate, although the past week was hot and dry here buyers know the temperature swings of fall are coming and health risk is a major concern and will increase until after frost and weather stabilizes. Live and feeder cattle futures lost several dollars this week. Corn and bean futures were a few cents lower. Corn harvest has just started in the state with a few combines taking to the fields now. Boxed beef cutouts have been lower nearly every day this month as they retreat from the highs in mid to late August. Choice closed the week at 327.22, down 9.20 and select at 293.37, down 10.76 compared to last week. Negotiated feedlot sales for the week totaled just at 70K head according to the report on Friday afternoon. Live sales fell mostly from 123.00-127.00 and dressed sales were reported mostly at 198.00-203.00. Today’s Missouri Stocker Formula consists of 2049 head with a weighted average weight of 551.32 lbs. and a price value of 168.86, 2.92 lower than 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
300–340	326	15	185.00–201.00	$192.01	$626	-4.27
351–392	376	35	183.00–211.00	$201.21	$757	+1.09
403–443	421	45	174.00–209.50	$186.06	$783	-4.48
455 unweaned	455	7	184.00	$184.00	$837	—
451–499	481	72	167.50–206.50	$185.02	$890	-0.66
504–522 unweaned	510	9	172.50–180.50	$175.23	$894	—
501–549	529	147	162.00–192.75	$178.41	$944	-0.48
550–599	570	296	157.00–190.50	$177.40	$1,011	+0.78
577–593 fancy	585	65	178.00–180.00	$179.00	$1,047	—
606	606	6	160.00	$160.00	$970	-12.94
613 fancy	613	14	184.25	$184.25	$1,129	—
600–649	628	305	154.00–188.50	$172.22	$1,082	-0.72
650–697	673	471	154.00–180.00	$167.90	$1,130	-0.22
696 fancy	696	78	169.75	$169.75	$1,181	—
705 fancy	705	3	171.00	$171.00	$1,206	—
701–739	720	567	151.50–171.75	$166.32	$1,198	+4.32
750–790	773	221	147.50–166.00	$159.35	$1,232	+0.02
802–847	817	300	150.00–163.25	$155.05	$1,267	-0.75
850	850	12	139.75	$139.75	$1,188	—
858–892	861	114	136.00–156.00	$151.97	$1,308	-1.27
951	951	6	140.50	$140.50	$1,336	-6.06
1017	1017	56	139.00	$139.00	$1,414	—
1190	1190	6	124.50	$124.50	$1,482	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–349	326	11	167.50–182.50	$175.44	$572	-11.20
350–397	380	36	166.00–199.50	$183.33	$697	+3.66
400–448	429	151	156.00–185.00	$165.79	$711	-4.87
438 thin fleshed	438	7	193.00	$193.00	$845	-1.00
451–498	474	183	148.00–184.00	$169.42	$803	+0.13
489 unweaned	489	5	160.00	$160.00	$782	-11.00
500–525 thin fleshed	506	20	185.00–187.00	$186.48	$944	-3.52
502–549	526	208	145.00–183.00	$161.33	$849	-1.73
571 thin fleshed	571	18	173.50	$173.50	$991	—
550–599	573	284	144.00–184.50	$158.79	$910	-1.33
600–648	628	216	140.00–173.00	$155.36	$976	-2.80
648 thin fleshed	648	5	175.25	$175.25	$1,136	—
655 thin fleshed	655	41	174.00	$174.00	$1,140	—
650–698	671	384	140.00–165.50	$156.72	$1,052	+6.72
700–746	727	68	140.00–160.00	$149.16	$1,084	-0.62
750–795	773	84	132.50–156.75	$146.52	$1,133	-3.79
800–849	829	109	131.00–155.00	$148.57	$1,232	+10.57
853–890	873	18	136.00–149.50	$143.16	$1,250	-3.83
902	902	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,263	+1.00
930	930	6	135.00	$135.00	$1,256	-4.00
963	963	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,252	-3.24
1021	1021	5	127.00	$127.00	$1,297	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	167.50	$167.50	$628	-2.75
395 thin fleshed	395	4	191.50	$191.50	$756	—
403 thin fleshed	403	3	170.00	$170.00	$685	—
405–440	427	14	135.00–171.00	$154.12	$658	-0.52
459–492	470	18	140.00–157.50	$148.95	$700	-7.58
502–548	523	6	140.00–156.50	$148.57	$777	-5.17
554–595	570	32	140.00–156.00	$144.95	$826	-6.04
619–647	630	20	129.00–145.00	$139.83	$881	-6.74
691	691	5	141.50	$141.50	$978	-4.08
700–725	708	3	121.00–125.00	$122.36	$866	-11.86

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346 unweaned	346	8	170.00	$170.00	$588	—
435 unweaned	435	30	180.00	$180.00	$783	—
592 unweaned	592	10	162.00	$162.00	$959	—
626	626	10	167.50	$167.50	$1,049	—
771	771	18	155.50	$155.50	$1,199	—
912–922	918	24	142.50–149.50	$146.60	$1,346	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1173–1275	1228	11	120.00–123.00	$120.85	$1,484	—
1220–1425	1316	22	124.00–127.00	$125.36	$1,650	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–485	478	14	142.00–160.00	$152.17	$727	-3.53
583–592	586	9	138.00–145.00	$140.36	$823	+0.01
760	760	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,102	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	9	160.00	$160.00	$630	-6.00
408	408	5	145.00	$145.00	$592	—
560	560	3	152.00	$152.00	$851	+0.87
641	641	3	142.50	$142.50	$913	-3.92
886	886	8	144.00	$144.00	$1,276	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	11	175.00	$175.00	$614	—
599	599	4	158.00	$158.00	$946	-6.00
770	770	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,078	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	375	3	152.50	$152.50	$572	—
480–498	492	3	140.00–142.50	$141.69	$697	-10.38

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	4	169.00	$169.00	$470	+14.10
307–345	328	20	155.00–181.00	$172.14	$565	+2.51
350–397	385	56	157.50–183.50	$171.77	$661	+4.92
400–445	425	154	150.00–181.00	$166.37	$707	+1.59
453 unweaned	453	6	154.50	$154.50	$700	—
459 fancy	459	13	188.25	$188.25	$864	—
458–498	478	193	150.00–178.00	$161.91	$774	-1.49
500–547	521	372	142.50–174.00	$161.89	$843	+1.47
527 fancy	527	69	164.50	$164.50	$867	—
553 fancy	553	26	161.00	$161.00	$890	—
550–599	576	504	142.00–169.00	$158.67	$914	+1.36
601–649	626	386	141.00–167.00	$158.43	$992	+2.86
649 fancy	649	84	162.00	$162.00	$1,051	+9.75
660	660	5	145.00	$145.00	$957	-10.77
650–699	669	539	144.00–164.75	$155.71	$1,042	-0.06
701–748	722	326	138.00–161.75	$154.58	$1,116	-1.91
741–747	744	6	138.00–139.00	$138.50	$1,030	-17.99
751–799	766	138	124.50–157.50	$145.69	$1,116	-0.89
826–844	833	15	134.00–143.50	$140.09	$1,167	-0.15
836	836	9	133.50	$133.50	$1,116	-6.74
855–860	858	6	132.50–134.00	$133.25	$1,143	-9.03
1018	1018	6	122.50	$122.50	$1,247	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	4	166.00	$166.00	$453	+2.92
307–345	325	29	150.00–174.50	$159.25	$518	+2.08
328 thin fleshed	328	6	183.00	$183.00	$600	—
350–397	378	54	135.00–164.00	$154.04	$582	-7.18
373–395 unweaned	383	9	158.00–164.00	$161.25	$618	—
400–448	426	93	135.00–164.00	$150.84	$643	-1.40
451–498	473	239	135.00–175.00	$151.87	$718	+2.66
479–485 unweaned	482	8	146.00–148.50	$147.24	$710	—
500–547	529	166	130.00–164.00	$147.35	$779	-1.21
506–544 unweaned	530	8	141.50–147.00	$143.47	$760	+0.50
568–577 unweaned	571	14	139.00–144.50	$140.40	$802	—
550–598	574	232	130.00–165.00	$146.64	$842	+2.46
600–648	628	113	130.00–160.00	$145.55	$914	+0.38
613–636 unweaned	628	15	140.00–140.75	$140.51	$882	+7.51
630 thin fleshed	630	64	162.25	$162.25	$1,022	+23.25
650–695	674	161	128.00–156.00	$145.32	$979	+0.42
700–738	722	90	132.50–148.25	$142.76	$1,031	+0.52
751–798	785	92	125.00–147.00	$135.25	$1,062	-4.30
800–827	818	9	128.00–137.00	$130.93	$1,071	-2.34
853–898	878	15	120.00–129.50	$122.54	$1,076	—
908–936	922	15	103.00–116.00	$109.74	$1,012	—
955–957	956	6	109.00–119.00	$113.99	$1,090	+2.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–390	382	11	130.00–142.50	$133.23	$509	-7.03
400–442	425	15	130.00–138.00	$133.83	$569	+3.83
458–485	471	12	130.00–142.50	$132.39	$624	-5.85
518–535	522	13	141.50–144.00	$143.41	$749	+11.57
631–641	636	8	140.00	$140.00	$890	+11.27
666–682	676	11	127.00–135.00	$130.42	$882	—
708–725	718	10	114.00–120.00	$117.01	$840	-6.51

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378 unweaned	378	19	158.50	$158.50	$599	—
650–698	687	27	140.00–146.75	$144.59	$993	+4.59

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–393	392	5	125.00–133.00	$131.41	$515	—
415–448	436	6	120.00–130.00	$126.78	$553	-20.42
467 unweaned	467	3	119.00	$119.00	$556	—
493	493	3	152.00	$152.00	$749	+12.00
542	542	5	146.00	$146.00	$791	—
565–572	568	8	125.00–140.00	$134.33	$763	—
608	608	4	136.00	$136.00	$827	+4.47
653–668	659	5	129.00–134.50	$132.27	$872	+14.27
750	750	3	115.00	$115.00	$862	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
564–599	583	13	135.00–138.00	$136.58	$796	—
879	879	6	113.00	$113.00	$993	—
909	909	6	136.00	$136.00	$1,236	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	364	4	127.50–130.00	$129.38	$471	-11.62
441	441	4	141.00	$141.00	$622	+24.01
570	570	3	110.00	$110.00	$627	—
670	670	3	110.00	$110.00	$737	-8.00
868	868	6	90.00	$90.00	$781	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1009	1009	4	118.00	$118.00	$1,191	—
1228–1246	1239	8	121.50–122.25	$121.97	$1,511	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	3	112.50	$112.50	$523	-17.50
753	753	5	87.50	$87.50	$659	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	5	160.00	$160.00	$672	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	159.00	$159.00	$596	-6.72
400–445	423	32	142.50–179.00	$158.09	$669	-9.14
455–495	474	54	135.00–175.50	$149.11	$707	-0.84
507–541	529	16	130.00–161.00	$143.78	$761	-4.62
563–590	580	20	128.00–153.00	$140.22	$813	-4.14
583 unweaned	583	9	150.50	$150.50	$877	—
605–645	626	21	136.00–152.00	$142.85	$894	+0.25
651–690	674	24	130.00–143.00	$135.70	$915	-1.51
702–742	725	17	120.00–139.00	$131.37	$952	-0.63
760	760	5	129.00	$129.00	$980	+8.18
815–845	828	7	124.00–126.00	$125.13	$1,036	+1.13
850	850	6	123.50	$123.50	$1,050	-14.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	2	183.00	$183.00	$582	-8.53
393	393	2	172.00	$172.00	$676	-15.20
409 unweaned	409	6	196.00	$196.00	$802	—
410–447	430	32	173.00–196.00	$180.98	$778	+7.10
452–497	484	23	152.00–173.00	$156.98	$760	-9.43
502–530	508	10	153.00–156.00	$155.19	$788	+3.81
560–595	585	13	149.00–152.00	$150.71	$882	+3.46
605–626	615	12	143.00–148.00	$144.89	$891	-0.66
655–661	660	6	143.00–147.00	$146.34	$966	+6.68
741	741	7	131.00	$131.00	$971	-12.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421	421	4	150.00	$150.00	$632	-10.00
460–489	479	10	150.00–158.00	$154.23	$739	—
515–524	523	7	142.50–145.00	$142.85	$747	—
562–580	570	16	140.00–142.50	$140.63	$802	-3.92
615–620	618	3	136.00–141.00	$139.34	$861	—
735	735	3	124.00	$124.00	$911	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–495	477	23	140.00–148.00	$146.39	$698	—
530–545	539	7	130.00–135.00	$133.72	$721	—
550–592	574	12	127.50–138.00	$135.38	$777	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–415	408	9	132.50	$132.50	$541	—
523	523	3	122.50	$122.50	$641	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	3	148.00	$148.00	$647	—
521	521	6	140.00	$140.00	$729	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075–1250	1172	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	1,300.00–1,700.00	$1,510.11	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1430	1430	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1285	973	85-90%	57	30.00–46.00	$39.55	$385	-10.83
715–1480	1016	85-90%	143	41.50–57.00	$51.52	$523	—
805–1450	1079	85-90%	268	51.00–66.50	$58.76	$634	-8.25
900–1360	1099	85-90%	79	62.00–74.50	$67.68	$744	+0.67

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1640	1208	80-85%	286	61.00–75.00	$66.28	$801	-0.28
1045–1548	1245	80-85%	67	67.50–82.50	$73.68	$917	+1.29
925–1640	1287	80-85%	87	55.00–64.00	$60.44	$778	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1645	1411	75-80%	69	57.00–69.50	$64.63	$912	-5.82
1185–1870	1420	75-80%	144	61.00–77.50	$70.33	$999	-0.12
1170–1880	1491	75-80%	73	70.00–83.00	$76.80	$1,145	+0.65

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1935	1643	65-75%	4	80.00–84.00	$82.77	$1,360	+0.27
1695–1785	1747	65-75%	3	77.00–82.50	$80.14	$1,400	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–2650	1509	50	65.00–93.00	$81.00	$1,222	—
985–2180	1676	95	82.50–103.00	$93.67	$1,570	+0.23
965–2075	1808	28	98.00–114.00	$103.17	$1,865	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–1050	880	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	80.00–129.00	$102.84	$905
835–1220	1007	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	69.00–84.00	$76.20	$767
825–1510	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	68.00–97.50	$82.15	$928

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–950	792	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	76.00–109.00	$91.03	$721
695–985	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	68.00–96.00	$77.12	$658

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
792	792	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	77.50	$77.50	$614
875–1095	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	60.00–64.00	$62.85	$600

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–1070	858	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	61.00–70.00	$67.19	$576

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1069–1105	1074	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	810.00–935.00	$828.37
1020–1420	1136	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	775.00–950.00	$881.38
1055–1505	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	66	900.00–1,350.00	$1,078.23
1251	1251	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	950.00	$950.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–775	754	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	550.00–850.00	$680.69
685–1095	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	25	500.00–825.00	$665.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1350	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	32	500.00–900.00	$738.93
1153	1153	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	750.00	$750.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	875.00	$875.00
980–1115	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	850.00–875.00	$867.13
950–1170	1039	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,050.00	$989.65

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
678–992	907	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	300.00–600.00	$466.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125–1450	1271	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	66.00–80.00	$72.12	$917

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1485–1520	1494	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–820	807	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,000.00	$966.12
925–1125	968	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	775.00–1,000.00	$843.17

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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
1028	1028	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-333.33
1025–1210	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,395.45	—
1137	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,625.00	$1,625.00	+216.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1180	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845–1075	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	925.00–1,125.00	$1,058.33	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	93.00	$93.00	$386	—
508–520	513	7	95.00–110.00	$101.51	$521	—
559–593	578	31	90.00–103.00	$99.60	$576	—
648	648	3	99.00	$99.00	$642	—
678	678	3	100.00	$100.00	$678	—
734	734	10	95.00	$95.00	$697	—
784	784	11	105.00	$105.00	$823	—
920–922	921	16	95.00–96.00	$95.31	$878	—

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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.