Missouri Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 22, 2021

30,932 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $162.34/cwt +3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,334/hd at 822 lb · 2,497 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.55/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 719 lb · 1,544 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.77/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,265/hd at 777 lb · 1,485 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	30,932	34,804	29,245
Feeder cattle	26,790	28,354	24,300
Slaughter cattle	2,567	4,470	2,528
Replacement cattle	1,575	1,980	2,417

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and steer calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Although markets are undoubtedly stronger, it should be noted that much of the gain last week had to be contributed to supply and quality of the offerings. Near half of the sales in the state were closed or had very light offerings due to the holiday week. Several of the sales that swung gates this week had a very heavy supplies, holding pre-vac type of sales. Near 150 full load lots were sold around the state of high quality, cattle with all the desired paperwork and health programs to accompany them. Needless to say demand was very good as reflected by some of the prices. On weeks like this one could pick out load after load of impressive prices to quote but a couple that almost create sticker shock include a short load of 543 lbs. steers sold on Friday at Green City Livestock Market for $202.25. Several loads of 8-900 lb. steers sold in the mid to upper 160’s with one of the top being a load of 851 lb. steers on Tuesday at Unionville Livestock Market which climbed to 170.60 before the hammer dropped. Feedlot trade this week was stronger as well, short bought packers have been caught on the short end of the stick and feedlot managers have gained quite a bit of ground over the last month after being suck in the 120.00-125.00 range most of the summer. As of Friday afternoons report just over 108K head of negotiated sales were reported, with some of stronger prices reported Friday after everyone had slept off their turkey dinner. Live sales were reported from 138.00 to mostly 140.00 and dressed sales were mostly 217.00 with a few up to 220.00 late Friday. Boxed beef cutouts were slightly mixed for the week with Fridays close for choice at 280.01, up 1.60 and select 262.28, down 1.55 compared to the previous week. The Missouri Stocker Formula consist of 4009 head with a weighted average of 546.89 and a price value of 173.47, up an even 9.00 from last Monday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	282	14	160.00–230.00	$197.89	$558	+16.58
318–342	333	30	169.00–200.00	$189.73	$632	-3.60
360–398	380	124	173.00–219.00	$205.17	$780	+19.50
425 unweaned	425	4	168.00	$168.00	$714	—
402–448	429	271	152.50–223.00	$200.62	$861	+12.29
450–498	475	354	155.00–213.25	$191.60	$910	+8.34
490–496 unweaned	492	9	167.00–174.00	$169.35	$833	-5.65
500–508	504	11	167.00	$167.00	$842	+2.00
500–548	529	549	136.00–206.00	$187.67	$993	+13.32
507–548 unweaned	529	17	166.00–166.50	$166.27	$880	+1.38
550–599	574	566	159.00–190.75	$174.89	$1,004	+7.17
554–598 unweaned	579	47	155.00–178.50	$171.31	$992	+12.70
573–595	586	12	150.00–155.00	$152.04	$891	-9.28
600–625	613	6	141.00–152.00	$146.61	$899	-13.22
601–648	622	866	134.00–179.00	$166.77	$1,037	+6.94
613–644 unweaned	623	47	146.00–167.50	$159.17	$992	+10.42
651–698	675	837	148.00–173.00	$163.26	$1,102	+4.20
657–695	682	6	149.50–157.00	$154.59	$1,054	+4.55
687 unweaned	687	13	152.50	$152.50	$1,048	+7.23
701–723 unweaned	704	27	137.00–159.50	$156.08	$1,099	—
700–746	719	1,451	129.00–170.75	$162.38	$1,168	+21.16
723 fancy	723	66	169.00	$169.00	$1,222	—
750–799	777	1,477	156.00–171.00	$162.84	$1,265	+4.62
798	798	8	150.00	$150.00	$1,197	-8.22
804 thin fleshed	804	41	172.00	$172.00	$1,383	+5.50
800–849	822	2,456	143.00–169.75	$162.18	$1,333	+3.13
851–896	868	1,343	139.00–170.60	$161.52	$1,402	+8.10
916	916	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,328	-9.05
902–947	923	540	152.00–164.50	$158.26	$1,461	+4.21
950	950	13	140.00	$140.00	$1,330	—
950–968	952	64	151.00	$151.00	$1,438	—
956 fancy	956	120	161.25	$161.25	$1,542	—
1007	1007	38	143.00	$143.00	$1,440	+4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	326	23	150.00–181.00	$174.77	$570	+4.46
355–397	378	59	163.00–195.00	$182.10	$688	+3.85
415 unweaned	415	3	159.00	$159.00	$660	-6.00
400–447	426	138	152.00–195.50	$173.15	$738	+5.29
474 thin fleshed	474	16	207.00	$207.00	$981	—
450–499	478	233	140.00–189.00	$170.87	$817	+5.81
501–548	527	326	131.00–187.25	$168.67	$889	+12.96
550–595	574	359	130.00–179.00	$159.04	$913	+5.65
596	596	15	153.00	$153.00	$912	+14.43
600–646	626	160	129.00–165.00	$150.76	$944	+4.24
675 unweaned	675	3	144.00	$144.00	$972	+6.65
650–696	680	110	130.00–162.50	$151.22	$1,028	+6.13
696	696	4	140.00	$140.00	$974	-5.09
702–748	722	106	142.00–161.75	$153.13	$1,106	+2.99
726	726	7	144.25	$144.25	$1,047	-5.89
770	770	68	155.85	$155.85	$1,200	+6.04
752–798	778	560	149.00–162.00	$155.80	$1,212	+5.99
800–845	819	239	139.00–156.75	$153.30	$1,256	+2.00
834	834	65	154.50	$154.50	$1,289	+9.50
872	872	67	153.60	$153.60	$1,339	+1.10
860–899	880	288	125.00–158.75	$151.55	$1,334	-0.95
901–945	911	38	135.00–154.75	$143.64	$1,309	+1.29
983	983	3	138.00	$138.00	$1,357	+0.31
1018–1020	1019	5	135.00–137.00	$135.80	$1,384	-6.70
1082	1082	6	130.00	$130.00	$1,407	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449 unweaned	449	10	174.00	$174.00	$781	—
510 unweaned	510	16	169.00	$169.00	$862	—
565	565	9	149.00	$149.00	$842	-7.51
617	617	8	154.50	$154.50	$953	+8.49
670 unweaned	670	5	158.50	$158.50	$1,062	—
898	898	19	155.00	$155.00	$1,392	—
951	951	45	153.00	$153.00	$1,455	—
1040	1040	32	149.25	$149.25	$1,552	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	337	5	140.00	$140.00	$472	-27.00
370–398	388	11	110.00–172.50	$150.69	$585	-6.77
418	418	3	119.00	$119.00	$497	-38.53
475–495	486	21	108.00–154.00	$144.67	$703	-9.16
513–535	518	9	108.00–150.00	$133.92	$694	-6.80
555–598	582	25	90.00–146.00	$137.55	$801	-2.55
605–645	629	37	131.00–145.00	$136.20	$857	+3.04
721	721	6	145.00	$145.00	$1,045	+4.97
774–790	779	13	143.00–144.00	$143.69	$1,119	+1.80
823	823	3	105.00	$105.00	$864	-39.44
875	875	6	134.75	$134.75	$1,179	+2.25

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	5	150.00	$150.00	$608	—
465–478	473	11	152.50–166.00	$159.10	$753	-4.11
501–525	518	76	144.00–180.00	$172.40	$893	+11.86

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,078	-26.00
1100–1291	1219	21	125.50–132.00	$129.32	$1,576	—
1289–1483	1376	18	132.50–137.00	$134.61	$1,852	+2.34

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–438	425	29	132.50–160.50	$145.70	$619	+5.70

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–315	310	5	160.00–175.00	$166.09	$515	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	147.50	$147.50	$435	-21.50
300–346	320	43	160.00–172.00	$163.47	$523	+8.19
350–396	382	84	135.00–182.50	$165.12	$631	+7.63
400 thin fleshed	400	44	165.00	$165.00	$660	+0.50
400–449	427	347	131.00–184.50	$163.72	$699	+8.85
468–473 unweaned	471	15	141.00–150.00	$147.02	$692	+1.31
450–499	476	535	131.00–177.00	$158.73	$756	+7.85
493	493	3	147.50	$147.50	$727	+0.84
519	519	6	138.00	$138.00	$716	-11.18
500–548	524	428	132.00–166.50	$155.31	$814	+6.13
539 unweaned	539	11	155.50	$155.50	$838	+17.43
556–567	560	8	132.00–140.00	$136.96	$767	-10.39
550–599	574	509	131.00–165.00	$149.42	$858	+2.07
574–599	586	47	169.00–176.00	$171.80	$1,007	+31.47
607–614 unweaned	609	35	146.00–146.50	$146.37	$891	+6.37
600–649	620	460	126.00–155.00	$150.24	$931	+5.23
600–640	622	22	127.50–144.00	$140.89	$876	-4.12
662	662	5	135.00	$135.00	$894	-14.44
669 unweaned	669	7	137.50	$137.50	$920	+7.00
650–699	674	757	129.00–157.50	$153.05	$1,032	+3.61
686	686	22	162.00	$162.00	$1,111	+33.00
700–749	724	1,061	127.00–160.25	$154.10	$1,116	+3.34
750–798	780	749	144.50–155.50	$150.01	$1,170	+5.19
800–841	821	274	138.00–155.00	$149.66	$1,229	+11.27
863–884	873	76	136.00–149.00	$142.76	$1,246	-3.04
901	901	125	145.00	$145.00	$1,306	+22.93
960–990	969	7	125.00–126.50	$126.06	$1,222	-6.34
1005	1005	12	134.00	$134.00	$1,347	+13.23

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	335	42	138.00–164.00	$149.99	$502	+3.87
353–397	374	53	140.00–160.00	$153.26	$573	+6.39
417 unweaned	417	3	144.00	$144.00	$600	+4.00
405–443	426	125	130.00–157.00	$143.48	$611	+2.43
467 unweaned	467	5	136.00	$136.00	$635	-1.08
454–495	484	162	123.00–153.00	$141.11	$683	+5.11
500–547	527	130	127.00–155.00	$140.22	$739	+4.24
513–535 unweaned	529	15	135.00–145.50	$142.79	$755	+6.62
508–547	532	13	134.00–147.75	$142.70	$759	-0.56
563–583 unweaned	572	24	126.00–148.00	$139.16	$796	+2.59
550–591	573	244	120.00–159.50	$140.29	$804	+4.02
573–596	585	9	134.00–142.00	$137.05	$802	+0.78
604 unweaned	604	11	137.00	$137.00	$827	+11.00
615–638	621	19	138.00–139.00	$138.47	$860	+2.76
600–646	624	149	120.00–155.50	$139.88	$873	+4.17
655–698	672	185	125.00–152.00	$144.06	$968	+7.58
708–746	725	132	125.00–146.00	$140.14	$1,016	+4.16
754–770	755	82	125.00–154.50	$151.83	$1,146	+29.63
801–848	816	206	111.00–143.85	$138.89	$1,133	+10.83
891	891	25	130.00	$130.00	$1,158	+2.89
908–941	931	20	114.00–132.75	$127.26	$1,185	+16.26
951–977	959	10	115.00–117.50	$115.76	$1,110	+5.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–338	336	9	108.00–147.00	$134.56	$452	-7.44
352–398	369	67	125.00–148.00	$143.96	$531	+9.66
449	449	15	128.00	$128.00	$575	+7.56
460–495	480	3	90.00–109.00	$100.52	$482	-26.87
500–535	512	30	90.00–131.00	$120.80	$618	-3.89
550–595	582	28	88.00–122.00	$112.83	$657	-13.16
600–645	628	16	104.00–131.00	$117.48	$738	-11.18
668–686	680	10	93.50–130.00	$114.60	$779	-9.90
700–735	714	26	100.00–128.00	$113.13	$808	-3.10

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	5	135.00	$135.00	$560	+2.58
498	498	5	135.00	$135.00	$672	+2.81
570	570	25	152.50	$152.50	$869	+17.81
655	655	13	142.50	$142.50	$933	+33.50
709	709	4	90.00	$90.00	$638	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–447	422	15	135.00–136.00	$135.42	$571	+10.42
452–475	466	5	136.00–137.50	$136.58	$636	-0.92
505–542	520	5	133.00–139.00	$135.50	$705	+0.39
580–585	582	5	128.00–132.50	$129.81	$755	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	6	143.50	$143.50	$753	+5.50
807–822	809	20	149.00–152.00	$151.54	$1,226	+15.04

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1273	1156	12	129.00–131.00	$129.60	$1,498	—
1053–1415	1197	9	132.00–137.00	$135.04	$1,616	—
1150–1210	1198	5	119.00–123.00	$122.23	$1,464	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	5	134.00	$134.00	$488	—
435	435	13	150.50	$150.50	$655	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	331	15	166.00–178.00	$172.08	$570	+10.54
351–397	368	47	140.00–170.00	$161.68	$595	+6.94
400–445	420	27	140.00–177.00	$159.35	$669	+6.76
451–488	474	30	133.00–163.00	$153.42	$727	+9.61
518 thin fleshed	518	4	165.00	$165.00	$855	—
500–545	529	48	135.00–154.00	$148.69	$787	+3.04
565 unweaned	565	4	145.00	$145.00	$819	—
553–599	588	74	127.00–149.00	$141.32	$831	+4.94
600–649	620	46	127.00–145.00	$137.51	$853	+6.23
650–695	669	13	124.00–143.00	$135.52	$907	+6.67
712	712	5	133.00	$133.00	$947	+7.44
770–775	773	4	117.00–120.00	$118.50	$916	-4.45
800–810	803	3	109.00–114.00	$110.68	$889	-6.94
855	855	5	110.00	$110.00	$940	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	335	11	175.00–178.00	$177.40	$594	—
358–393	382	9	150.00–177.00	$165.26	$631	-1.43
430–438	431	40	156.00–175.00	$173.57	$748	+8.12
450–490	473	15	157.00–171.00	$161.17	$762	+12.52
502–545	522	46	136.00–161.00	$155.74	$813	+10.85
553–597	578	25	128.00–161.00	$146.71	$848	+3.59
603–648	626	12	139.00–166.00	$146.32	$916	+12.53
653–668	662	23	145.00–147.00	$145.77	$965	+20.33
710–745	719	4	111.00–117.00	$112.55	$809	-9.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469–489	474	51	146.00–151.00	$147.41	$699	-0.42
558–583	568	15	127.00–138.00	$133.48	$758	+3.03
635	635	17	131.00	$131.00	$832	+12.95
713	713	5	121.00	$121.00	$863	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	-48.10
1290–1920	1595	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	1,125.00–1,850.00	$1,546.46	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	3	110.00	$110.00	$654	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1710	1224	80-85%	52	53.50–67.00	$59.48	$728	+5.25
810–1480	1229	80-85%	374	45.00–61.00	$52.62	$647	-1.61
900–1585	1264	80-85%	138	38.50–52.50	$46.53	$588	-13.31
1200–1430	1283	80-85%	11	31.00–45.00	$40.49	$519	-19.35

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
744–1355	969	85-90%	117	20.00–40.00	$29.92	$290	+0.59
765–1315	1032	85-90%	116	25.00–49.00	$38.40	$396	-0.87
815–1250	1048	85-90%	52	51.00–58.00	$54.76	$574	+15.49
785–1380	1077	85-90%	288	29.50–55.00	$45.94	$495	-9.66

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1765	1426	75-80%	77	45.00–56.00	$51.56	$735	-1.11
1040–1750	1450	75-80%	160	49.00–66.00	$57.04	$827	—
1250–1765	1557	75-80%	60	53.50–74.50	$64.71	$1,008	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1735	1598	65-75%	3	70.00–75.00	$72.83	$1,164	—
1720–1825	1782	65-75%	3	66.00–70.00	$67.29	$1,199	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–2100	1482	50	55.00–79.00	$71.96	$1,066	—
1230–2285	1655	105	65.00–93.00	$81.71	$1,352	—
1505–2120	1800	27	86.00–100.00	$90.37	$1,627	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–1200	959	(<2 yrs)	Open	23	75.00–109.50	$87.21	$836
735–1335	1016	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	57.50–96.00	$69.94	$711

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–920	878	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	82.50–88.00	$85.16	$748
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	60.00	$60.00	$567

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	60.00	$60.00	$405

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1063	1063	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	725.00	$725.00
1083–1350	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,050.00–1,225.00	$1,149.47
1000–1673	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	700.00–985.00	$806.06
1240–1372	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,575.00–1,600.00	$1,583.04
1055–1460	1282	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	700.00–1,100.00	$937.85
1160–1421	1288	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	650.00–1,250.00	$889.60
1251–1350	1288	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	750.00–875.00	$825.87
1319	1319	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1273–1490	1354	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	950.00–1,200.00	$1,126.88
1330–1421	1391	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,531.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1050	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	825.00–850.00	$835.12
935–1580	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	64	600.00–1,175.00	$843.95
1025–1300	1136	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	725.00–875.00	$815.77
1100–1200	1146	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	675.00	$675.00
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1064–1590	1209	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	800.00–1,100.00	$974.05
1010–1380	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–750.00	$676.55
1200–1225	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–775.00	$762.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1141–1363	1276	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,475.00–1,550.00	$1,519.37
1343	1343	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1328–1550	1438	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,725.00–1,950.00	$1,839.05

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–865	854	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	500.00–625.00	$593.34
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00	$600.00
845–935	908	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	650.00–900.00	$782.20
900–980	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	525.00–925.00	$800.24

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1553–1615	1576	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	1,510.00–1,730.00	$1,668.32

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00	$650.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	750.00	$750.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–955	931	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	435.00–585.00	$527.07
905–1015	954	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	450.00–750.00	$668.13

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	450.00	$450.00
696–865	734	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	350.00–450.00	$390.09

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,175.00	$2,175.00
995–1334	1130	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	133	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,161.46
1140–1232 fancy	1189	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	2,350.00–2,600.00	$2,496.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–905	843	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	600.00–875.00	$756.13
905–920	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	660.00–875.00	$756.55
946–1088	1029	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	1,425.00–1,825.00	$1,714.80
1002–1122	1058	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	1,700.00–1,925.00	$1,822.34

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
886	886	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	2,200.00–2,425.00	$2,356.52	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1250–1450	1288	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,875.00–2,025.00	$1,975.00	-425.00
1250–1450	1296	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	1,700.00–2,350.00	$2,202.78	-197.22
1250–1450 fancy	1326	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	2,925.00–3,300.00	$3,064.47	—

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	3	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1150–1250	1191	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	54	1,325.00–1,600.00	$1,514.81	+273.45
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,275.00	$1,275.00	-225.00
1200–1350	1275	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	20	1,275.00–1,450.00	$1,381.25	+478.17
1300–1350	1317	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,625.00–2,050.00	$1,858.33	+874.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1025	987	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	950.00–1,525.00	$1,267.31	—
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1000–1280	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	950.00–1,000.00	$983.33	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	-37.50

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–1000	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,025.00	$975.00	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00	$825.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–345	338	6	91.00–100.00	$93.87	$317	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

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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.