Missouri Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

57,413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.54/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 625 lb · 2,518 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.75/cwt -0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 573 lb · 2,224 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.47/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 524 lb · 1,907 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	57,413	30,932	59,667
Feeder cattle	49,268	26,790	51,165
Slaughter cattle	5,015	2,567	4,259
Replacement cattle	3,130	1,575	4,243

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 5.00 higher. Several barns saw more gains locally as they were closed last week for the holidays and had to make up for two weeks of market gains. Steer calves also didn’t see all the extreme highs that were reached at some of last week’s special sales but overall the market continues to climb. The supply of feeders was heavy as typical for the weeks between the holidays. Thus far weather has not been of any concern for transportation as there has been very little moisture in any form over the last few weeks. It has actually been unseasonably warm and record highs were set in many areas of the state a few days late last week. Boxed beef cutouts fell a bit this week with choice closing on Friday at 274.36, down 5.65 and select at 258.64, down 3.64 compared to last week. Feedlot sales continue to climb with good volume of negotiated trade and chain speed on the slaughter side. Near 110K head were reported as of the Friday afternoon report. Live sales were mostly 138.00-142.00 and dressed sales mostly at 220.00 for the week. The Missouri Stocker Formula consist of 12,392 head with a weighted average weight of 553.50 lbs. and a price value of 171.14, 2.33 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
250–295	270	12	165.00–195.00	$175.13	$473	-22.76
318–332 thin fleshed	328	7	220.00	$220.00	$722	—
305–348	332	71	174.00–218.00	$196.40	$652	+6.67
320–348 value added	339	26	211.50–225.00	$214.80	$728	—
373 value added	373	7	224.00	$224.00	$836	—
350–398	377	255	161.00–222.00	$200.97	$758	-4.20
378 unweaned	378	8	183.00	$183.00	$692	—
407–414 fancy	411	7	207.00–217.00	$212.76	$874	—
410–448 thin fleshed	415	40	204.00–218.00	$212.95	$884	—
407–435 unweaned	419	18	180.00	$180.00	$754	+12.00
400–449	424	521	161.00–217.00	$196.89	$835	-3.73
409–436 value added	426	33	180.00–205.00	$195.78	$834	—
450–467 fancy	464	36	200.00–216.00	$203.02	$942	—
458–470 thin fleshed	465	9	194.00–197.00	$195.69	$910	—
454–498 value added	469	144	177.00–204.00	$189.96	$891	—
472 unweaned	472	5	174.00	$174.00	$821	+4.65
450–499	476	922	157.00–206.50	$187.03	$890	-4.57
501–505 thin fleshed	502	20	180.00–182.00	$180.70	$907	—
500–547 value added	522	230	177.00–202.75	$184.17	$961	—
508–535 fancy	524	24	166.50–201.50	$194.01	$1,017	—
504–543	525	24	153.50–173.50	$163.58	$859	-24.09
500–549	526	1,416	145.00–196.00	$180.13	$947	-7.54
523–540 unweaned	531	18	166.00–177.00	$173.80	$923	+7.53
563–566 fancy	564	39	184.00–189.75	$188.57	$1,064	—
565 thin fleshed	565	6	182.00	$182.00	$1,028	—
554–590	566	30	158.00–165.00	$159.72	$904	-15.17
550–599	573	1,762	150.00–186.00	$172.76	$990	-2.13
550–599 value added	575	387	167.50–185.00	$177.70	$1,022	—
600–648 value added	619	371	150.00–179.00	$169.95	$1,052	—
600–649	625	2,040	144.00–176.75	$165.27	$1,033	-1.50
614–647 unweaned	635	64	145.00–158.50	$154.19	$979	-4.98
621–647	640	43	155.00–159.50	$157.03	$1,005	-9.74
651–695 value added	669	287	159.50–175.50	$166.08	$1,111	—
651–698 unweaned	673	48	140.50–150.50	$144.85	$975	-7.65
656–691	673	14	144.50–152.00	$149.08	$1,003	-14.18
650–699	674	1,125	141.00–179.00	$163.57	$1,102	+0.31
700–748 value added	714	285	150.00–167.75	$163.00	$1,164	—
711–745	719	14	142.00–152.00	$149.06	$1,072	-13.32
700–749	726	1,277	139.00–171.50	$162.82	$1,182	+0.44
725–742 unweaned	732	10	148.50–150.00	$149.11	$1,091	-6.97
740	740	6	158.00	$158.00	$1,169	-4.38
758–793	766	44	133.00–155.00	$148.54	$1,138	-14.30
768–774 unweaned	771	14	134.50–147.50	$140.10	$1,080	—
766–781 value added	777	106	152.00–162.50	$161.19	$1,252	—
750–799	778	1,045	140.00–171.00	$162.48	$1,264	-0.36
814 value added	814	24	151.50	$151.50	$1,233	—
800–849	823	363	138.00–168.50	$161.99	$1,333	-0.19
813–835	830	19	135.00–153.50	$145.25	$1,206	-16.93
860 thin fleshed	860	16	168.25	$168.25	$1,447	—
850–893	868	528	146.00–166.00	$160.57	$1,394	-0.95
909–944	925	232	153.50–162.50	$157.41	$1,456	-0.85
960	960	19	138.00	$138.00	$1,325	-13.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278–280	279	6	155.00–200.00	$177.42	$495	—
307–348	331	65	155.00–210.00	$180.24	$597	+5.47
350–398	378	145	150.00–207.00	$183.50	$694	+1.40
421–422 unweaned	422	22	170.00–183.00	$180.64	$762	+21.64
400–449	429	308	142.00–196.00	$177.37	$761	+4.22
437–446 value added	440	11	185.00–191.00	$188.79	$831	—
461–495 value added	477	85	175.00–184.50	$180.12	$859	—
452–499	481	570	140.00–186.00	$172.49	$830	+1.62
484 unweaned	484	5	166.00	$166.00	$803	—
500–549	528	738	126.00–180.00	$165.06	$872	-3.61
515–542 value added	534	106	170.00–181.00	$174.45	$932	—
538 thin fleshed	538	6	183.00	$183.00	$985	—
533–549 unweaned	539	40	151.00–162.00	$159.56	$860	—
550–599	577	813	133.00–176.25	$156.70	$904	-2.34
565–596	578	10	146.00–154.50	$151.67	$877	-7.37
559–597 value added	581	397	158.00–175.00	$167.21	$971	—
593 unweaned	593	11	154.50	$154.50	$916	—
605 thin fleshed	605	17	166.50	$166.50	$1,007	—
600–649 value added	621	272	157.00–168.00	$165.31	$1,027	—
600–649	626	796	131.00–164.50	$153.33	$960	+2.57
628	628	6	140.50	$140.50	$882	-10.26
644	644	6	145.00	$145.00	$934	-5.76
646 unweaned	646	10	145.50	$145.50	$940	—
656	656	6	154.00	$154.00	$1,010	+2.78
650–699	672	452	137.00–160.00	$151.02	$1,015	-0.20
675–681 unweaned	680	23	139.50–140.00	$139.91	$951	-4.09
653–699 value added	685	205	157.00–164.00	$160.84	$1,102	—
700–748	719	475	128.00–159.00	$151.08	$1,086	-2.05
730	730	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,000	-7.25
716–745 value added	735	128	155.00–162.00	$159.93	$1,175	—
751–799	767	161	130.00–163.25	$149.71	$1,148	-6.14
751–792 value added	770	35	154.00–159.00	$155.98	$1,201	—
770 unweaned	770	7	131.00	$131.00	$1,009	—
807–810 value added	807	47	157.50–160.00	$157.87	$1,274	—
805–844	820	209	134.00–159.00	$154.90	$1,270	+1.60
850–896	874	66	120.00–154.00	$147.17	$1,286	-6.43
906–934	912	85	142.50–151.75	$149.77	$1,366	+6.13
987–991	987	67	138.00–149.00	$147.68	$1,458	+9.68
1026	1026	6	136.00	$136.00	$1,395	+0.20
1062–1067	1065	12	122.50–136.00	$128.11	$1,364	-1.89

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343 value added	343	9	155.00	$155.00	$532	—
330–349	347	14	142.50–177.50	$156.67	$544	+16.67
360	360	5	172.00	$172.00	$619	+21.31
421–448	428	28	150.00–170.00	$157.50	$674	+38.50
454 value added	454	22	158.00	$158.00	$717	—
450–499	486	108	128.00–162.50	$157.26	$764	+12.59
503–548	526	76	133.00–160.00	$152.58	$803	+18.66
545	545	4	140.00	$140.00	$763	+6.08
567–599	579	65	125.00–154.00	$141.62	$820	+4.07
605–638	620	55	135.00–150.00	$140.31	$870	+4.11
631 value added	631	4	142.00	$142.00	$896	—
668–693	685	35	135.50–149.50	$140.31	$961	—
712	712	6	137.00	$137.00	$975	-8.00
758	758	7	130.00	$130.00	$985	-13.69

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	172.50	$172.50	$561	—
363–378	373	17	160.00–175.00	$171.54	$640	—
428–446	439	23	150.00–173.00	$164.74	$723	+14.74
450–498	481	49	160.00–177.50	$171.30	$824	+12.20
503–542	525	64	155.00–178.50	$168.85	$886	-3.55
552–597	570	46	130.00–160.00	$149.49	$852	—
600–649	627	41	110.00–159.00	$146.24	$917	—
668–690	682	8	135.50–146.50	$139.54	$952	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	6	162.00–177.00	$169.50	$844	—
501–538	525	19	142.50–197.50	$178.26	$936	—
556–597	577	29	146.00–177.00	$164.13	$947	+15.13
620–621	621	8	160.00–162.00	$160.75	$998	+6.25
654–676	666	31	135.00–159.00	$154.61	$1,030	—
719–742	727	18	155.75–157.00	$156.18	$1,135	—
769	769	10	156.00	$156.00	$1,200	—
830	830	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,162	—
960–997	979	103	155.75–156.25	$156.01	$1,527	+3.01

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424	424	7	187.00	$187.00	$793	—
475 value added	475	26	185.00	$185.00	$879	—
477–488	483	11	178.00–183.00	$180.24	$871	—
623	623	6	157.50	$157.50	$981	—
657 value added	657	22	166.00	$166.00	$1,091	—
703–708	707	82	154.00–160.00	$158.54	$1,121	—
795	795	10	158.00	$158.00	$1,256	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	5	168.00	$168.00	$828	—
505–534	519	21	147.00–156.00	$153.46	$796	—
550–593	572	41	152.50–167.00	$163.30	$934	—
610–639	628	27	145.00–157.00	$148.62	$933	—
654–686	665	38	140.00–155.00	$145.80	$970	—
704–719	708	16	126.00–148.25	$140.81	$997	—
754	754	7	153.00	$153.00	$1,154	—
867	867	5	135.00	$135.00	$1,170	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
861	861	21	122.50	$122.50	$1,055	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1292–1445	1353	5	136.00–136.50	$136.29	$1,844	+1.68
1280–1530	1403	14	130.00–136.00	$134.14	$1,882	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	9	152.50	$152.50	$639	+6.80
593	593	6	145.00	$145.00	$860	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	8	40.00	$40.00	$256	—
699	699	5	42.00	$42.00	$294	—

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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	278	31	142.00–179.00	$169.05	$470	+21.55
301–345	324	118	140.00–199.00	$167.97	$544	+4.50
327 thin fleshed	327	5	184.00	$184.00	$602	—
341 value added	341	21	175.00	$175.00	$597	—
350–399	380	285	140.00–185.00	$165.91	$630	+0.79
395 value added	395	3	165.00	$165.00	$652	—
400–412 thin fleshed	405	46	170.00–185.00	$177.98	$721	+12.98
413 unweaned	413	9	151.00	$151.00	$624	—
408–446 fancy	421	14	155.50–182.00	$173.00	$728	—
400–449	424	740	137.00–185.25	$163.16	$692	-0.56
400–448 value added	429	108	158.00–178.00	$170.23	$730	—
422–439	434	18	148.00–149.00	$148.73	$645	-14.99
455–487 unweaned	467	13	149.00–151.00	$150.20	$701	+3.18
460–496 value added	471	65	160.00–175.00	$163.33	$769	—
453–498	474	76	147.00–149.00	$148.33	$703	-10.40
450–499	476	1,136	130.00–178.50	$158.65	$755	-0.08
498 fancy	498	3	151.00	$151.00	$752	—
511–547 unweaned	520	34	146.25–152.00	$150.38	$782	-5.12
500–541 value added	523	274	148.00–179.25	$161.44	$844	—
500–549	524	1,599	131.00–175.50	$154.55	$810	-0.76
563–567 thin fleshed	566	14	162.00–165.50	$163.24	$924	—
550–599	572	1,367	131.00–174.00	$152.33	$871	+2.91
554–595 value added	574	247	145.00–173.50	$159.86	$918	—
571–594 unweaned	578	27	147.00–157.50	$154.30	$892	—
595	595	4	140.50	$140.50	$836	-31.30
605–635 unweaned	612	11	135.00–144.00	$140.28	$859	-6.09
600–648 value added	619	361	145.00–164.00	$158.97	$984	—
600–649	624	950	130.00–167.50	$152.58	$952	+11.69
632	632	3	130.00	$130.00	$822	-10.89
639 thin fleshed	639	19	164.75	$164.75	$1,053	—
665–694	675	37	160.00–172.00	$167.67	$1,132	+14.62
650–699	676	1,148	130.00–165.75	$153.45	$1,037	+0.40
653–681 value added	676	116	142.00–155.50	$151.63	$1,025	—
665–682 unweaned	676	24	129.00–133.75	$132.91	$898	-4.59
676 fancy	676	51	160.50	$160.50	$1,085	—
694 thin fleshed	694	19	164.50	$164.50	$1,142	—
700–748	718	441	131.50–161.25	$153.40	$1,101	-0.70
715–745 value added	724	142	140.00–155.00	$152.02	$1,101	—
702–745	729	61	132.00–142.25	$139.62	$1,018	-14.48
761 fancy	761	6	164.00	$164.00	$1,248	—
750–785	763	131	125.00–158.75	$150.05	$1,145	+0.04
752–795 value added	767	65	137.00–155.00	$147.56	$1,132	—
787	787	10	155.00	$155.00	$1,220	+4.99
815	815	3	129.00	$129.00	$1,051	-20.66
812–825 value added	819	6	136.00–139.50	$137.76	$1,128	—
810–841	834	117	134.00–147.50	$144.10	$1,202	-5.56
860–878	864	91	134.00–154.00	$150.16	$1,297	+7.40
957–963	961	35	110.00–128.25	$126.31	$1,214	+0.25
1065–1074	1069	18	110.75–133.00	$120.57	$1,289	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–283	267	15	175.00–177.50	$176.24	$471	—
300–348	324	55	135.00–160.00	$149.48	$484	-0.51
318–344 value added	341	25	161.00–170.00	$166.25	$567	—
350–398	375	194	125.00–171.00	$150.65	$565	-2.61
399 value added	399	12	167.00	$167.00	$666	—
405–428 thin fleshed	414	15	164.00–175.00	$168.55	$698	—
400–449	429	321	129.00–163.00	$147.46	$633	+3.98
402–449 value added	433	94	155.00–168.00	$164.82	$714	—
451 thin fleshed	451	7	165.00	$165.00	$744	—
450–498	475	594	121.00–166.25	$147.32	$700	+6.21
461–491 value added	479	124	152.00–175.00	$156.91	$752	—
495–498 unweaned	497	23	130.00–149.00	$144.07	$716	+8.07
500–546 value added	518	225	147.00–159.00	$155.24	$804	—
508–540	525	13	137.00–141.50	$139.31	$731	-0.91
500–549	528	643	116.00–165.50	$141.39	$747	+1.17
515–535 unweaned	530	18	136.00–149.00	$139.19	$738	-3.60
550–598	569	468	121.00–158.00	$139.86	$796	-0.43
551–597 value added	572	292	144.00–160.00	$154.57	$884	—
568–585 unweaned	575	17	121.00–130.00	$126.25	$726	-12.91
587 thin fleshed	587	5	160.00	$160.00	$939	—
590–591	591	7	132.00	$132.00	$780	-5.05
607–626	618	7	142.00–144.00	$143.16	$885	+4.69
600–646	623	467	124.00–157.50	$139.71	$870	-0.17
612–642 unweaned	625	64	128.00–133.00	$130.38	$815	-6.62
618–637 value added	627	47	148.00–156.00	$153.94	$965	—
669 unweaned	669	8	129.00	$129.00	$863	—
650–699	670	487	115.00–157.25	$141.73	$950	-2.33
657–688 value added	675	57	147.00–155.50	$151.21	$1,021	—
650–695	680	43	124.00–142.75	$138.13	$939	-5.93
700–745	723	143	121.00–149.00	$136.81	$989	-3.33
735 value added	735	40	153.00	$153.00	$1,125	—
765–772 value added	769	8	143.00–148.00	$144.86	$1,114	—
756–792	774	154	115.00–155.25	$142.77	$1,105	-9.06
802–836	811	54	128.00–138.00	$136.36	$1,106	-2.53
854 value added	854	5	144.00	$144.00	$1,230	—
874–892	882	34	132.00–136.00	$133.97	$1,182	+3.97
906–931	915	28	117.00–135.00	$128.17	$1,173	+0.91
955–970	959	28	115.00–125.50	$116.90	$1,121	+1.14
997	997	7	115.00	$115.00	$1,147	—
1055	1055	4	125.50	$125.50	$1,324	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–338	322	14	110.00–134.00	$123.83	$399	-10.73
355 value added	355	5	140.00	$140.00	$497	—
350–397	373	22	110.00–142.00	$123.71	$461	-20.25
403–440	428	40	105.00–156.50	$139.11	$595	+11.11
436 value added	436	21	136.00	$136.00	$593	—
450–499	484	72	110.00–141.00	$128.47	$622	+27.95
502–547	530	105	104.00–145.50	$132.10	$700	+11.30
553–595	572	52	110.00–137.00	$124.32	$711	+11.49
615–645	622	39	115.00–135.00	$125.51	$781	+8.03
656–687	673	14	110.00–138.00	$125.45	$844	+10.85
700–741	719	30	108.00–134.50	$123.04	$885	+9.91
776–798	785	7	114.00–127.00	$121.34	$953	—
830	830	3	127.50	$127.50	$1,058	—
900–904	903	14	90.00–105.00	$99.66	$900	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–367	366	11	130.50–140.00	$135.70	$497	—
439	439	8	138.00	$138.00	$606	+2.58
450–488	476	38	135.00–145.00	$140.46	$669	+3.88
486 value added	486	10	154.00	$154.00	$748	—
517–530	519	14	125.00	$125.00	$649	-10.50
567 value added	567	11	147.00	$147.00	$833	—
555–592	575	21	138.00–143.00	$141.19	$812	+11.38
628 value added	628	12	145.00	$145.00	$911	—
621–649	636	42	128.00–142.50	$136.57	$869	—
665	665	7	139.00	$139.00	$924	—
677 value added	677	10	144.00	$144.00	$975	—
714	714	5	138.00	$138.00	$985	—
989	989	7	120.50	$120.50	$1,192	—
1018	1018	6	129.00	$129.00	$1,313	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383–392	388	10	160.00–165.00	$162.47	$630	—
420–428	422	22	160.00–169.00	$166.92	$704	—
467–470	469	19	150.00–153.00	$151.74	$712	—
530	530	12	145.00	$145.00	$768	—
573	573	12	141.00	$141.00	$808	—
644	644	42	150.00	$150.00	$966	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	5	158.00	$158.00	$675	—
452–491	464	19	130.00–162.00	$154.29	$716	—
507 value added	507	8	147.50	$147.50	$748	—
516–544	527	23	159.50–163.00	$160.91	$848	+17.41
555–578	558	14	131.00–160.00	$155.71	$869	—
606–642	622	18	145.00–147.00	$146.08	$909	—
673–680	676	10	135.00–150.00	$141.04	$953	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	3	169.00	$169.00	$664	—
431–446	439	21	148.00–156.00	$151.57	$665	+16.57
474–498	483	34	122.00–151.00	$139.54	$674	+4.54
507–547	525	9	133.00–144.00	$138.90	$729	—
573	573	7	142.00	$142.00	$814	-10.50
600–622	609	7	130.00–139.00	$135.06	$823	—
761	761	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,065	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	11	140.00	$140.00	$469	—
357–368	365	11	115.00–120.00	$118.67	$433	-15.33
469	469	5	123.00	$123.00	$577	—
510–528	519	12	125.00	$125.00	$649	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1117	1117	3	117.00	$117.00	$1,307	—
1255	1255	1	135.50	$135.50	$1,701	—
1585	1585	2	135.00	$135.00	$2,140	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–393	379	15	159.00–191.00	$176.04	$667	+14.36
410–448	426	16	135.00–167.00	$151.60	$646	-7.75
435 unweaned	435	3	193.00	$193.00	$840	—
469 unweaned	469	4	149.00	$149.00	$699	—
450–491	475	57	135.00–174.50	$157.69	$749	+4.27
495	495	6	145.00	$145.00	$718	-8.42
500–545	524	86	130.00–160.00	$144.80	$759	-3.89
525 unweaned	525	4	157.00	$157.00	$824	—
559 unweaned	559	4	135.00	$135.00	$755	-10.00
550–598	577	171	125.00–160.00	$141.63	$817	+0.31
560–598	583	10	140.00–142.50	$141.54	$825	+0.22
607–645	627	148	120.00–147.00	$137.11	$860	-0.40
655–698	673	61	119.00–147.00	$132.58	$892	-2.94
703–743	724	52	115.00–139.00	$129.63	$939	-3.37
760–790	782	5	120.00–127.50	$124.53	$974	+6.03
801–849	817	12	119.50–122.00	$120.37	$983	+9.69
850–878	866	26	108.00–125.00	$115.05	$996	+5.05
904–940	912	11	108.50–125.00	$115.06	$1,049	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	5	225.00	$225.00	$652	—
328–349	338	26	174.00–215.00	$197.50	$668	+20.10
355–398	376	27	153.00–190.00	$173.44	$652	+8.18
400–445	421	89	154.00–190.00	$176.55	$743	+2.98
434 unweaned	434	5	160.00	$160.00	$694	—
450–493	468	58	135.00–184.00	$161.16	$754	-0.01
510–517 fancy	515	7	161.00–166.00	$164.59	$848	—
500–545	521	95	135.00–168.00	$153.05	$797	-2.69
550–597	576	35	131.00–155.00	$143.26	$825	-3.45
605–640	620	30	121.00–143.00	$133.75	$829	-12.57
654–685	667	28	125.00–147.00	$136.69	$912	-9.08
705–748	726	10	117.00–125.00	$121.03	$879	+8.48
783	783	3	124.00	$124.00	$971	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	388	4	145.00–147.00	$145.98	$566	—
441	441	5	137.00	$137.00	$604	—
461–482	467	47	130.00–145.00	$143.74	$671	-3.67
531 unweaned	531	5	110.00	$110.00	$584	—
517–548	537	21	125.00–146.00	$135.38	$727	—
578 unweaned	578	5	120.00	$120.00	$694	—
615–633	629	6	102.00–121.50	$113.96	$717	-17.04
657–699	680	23	119.00–134.00	$129.81	$883	—
783	783	6	108.00	$108.00	$846	—
933	933	3	107.00	$107.00	$998	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	5	165.00	$165.00	$726	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	3	131.00	$131.00	$618	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1850	1235	80-85%	664	44.50–62.00	$54.90	$678	+2.28
955–1650	1247	80-85%	138	40.00–53.50	$48.33	$603	-4.29
955–1800	1258	80-85%	204	56.00–70.00	$62.15	$782	+15.62
1270–1400	1330	80-85%	3	43.00–44.00	$43.67	$581	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–1200	958	85-90%	109	15.00–40.00	$29.41	$282	-0.51
730–1360	1011	85-90%	249	20.00–48.50	$39.26	$397	+0.86
790–1445	1070	85-90%	439	30.00–56.00	$47.55	$509	+1.61
815–1415	1083	85-90%	187	49.00–62.50	$54.98	$595	+9.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1740	1440	75-80%	85	45.00–59.00	$52.21	$752	+0.65
1090–1925	1444	75-80%	437	45.75–68.50	$58.58	$846	+7.02
1015–2035	1520	75-80%	171	57.50–81.00	$66.38	$1,009	—
1645	1645	75-80%	1	77.50	$77.50	$1,275	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1595	1550	65-75%	4	68.50–73.00	$70.53	$1,093	—
1695–1935	1774	65-75%	7	70.00–76.00	$72.90	$1,293	+5.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–2130	1523	105	55.00–84.00	$71.98	$1,096	—
1295–2460	1707	147	68.00–95.00	$85.43	$1,458	—
1300–2530	1881	67	84.00–104.00	$92.49	$1,740	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–1290	983	(<2 yrs)	Open	33	82.00–132.00	$108.53	$1,067
800–1316	1036	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	59.00–95.50	$76.03	$788
825–1245	1064	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	70.00–101.00	$79.95	$851

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
698–865	754	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	64.00–74.00	$67.83	$511
720–1062	909	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	67.50–90.00	$78.52	$714

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–1265	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	54.00–69.00	$59.13	$630

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–1315	994	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	49.00–65.00	$58.03	$577

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1355	1355	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,490

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
969	969	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1133	1133	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,175.00	$1,175.00
920–1495	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	600.00–1,000.00	$791.54
1045–1460	1191	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	750.00–1,060.00	$955.76
991–1463	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	364	1,285.00–1,575.00	$1,419.54
1213	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	775.00	$775.00
950–1440	1231	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	31	585.00–1,225.00	$977.95
990–1510	1251	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	91	800.00–1,275.00	$1,007.17
1049–1514	1257	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	875.00–1,000.00	$954.69
1280–1290 fancy	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,350.00–1,425.00	$1,407.80
1143–1472	1299	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	725.00–1,325.00	$1,149.45
1078–1400	1308	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	171	1,350.00–1,575.00	$1,469.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1042	1042	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	650.00	$650.00
990–1130	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	550.00–600.00	$575.32
1108	1108	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	800.00	$800.00
1030–1148	1109	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–680.00	$590.26
1000–1510	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	38	600.00–900.00	$781.98
1103–1565	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	800.00–1,175.00	$1,128.97
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1080–1280	1209	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	700.00–850.00	$774.34
1235–1330	1273	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	620.00–670.00	$640.90
1215–1320	1281	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	720.00–850.00	$811.81
1135–1341	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	750.00–950.00	$923.91
1350–1600	1475	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,185.00	$1,084.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175–1285	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1279–1595	1328	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,336.76
1301–1346	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	1,825.00–1,935.00	$1,853.98

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00
820–1110	932	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00–1,075.00	$948.30
755–1055	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	24	500.00–900.00	$706.83
890–1080	986	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	450.00–650.00	$557.46

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
684–915	783	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	150.00–400.00	$302.70

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	775.00	$775.00
1296–1398	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	750.00–850.00	$785.04

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1078	1037	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,084.38

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
575–735	690	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	335.00–375.00	$364.35

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1510	1510	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1050	975	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	850.00–875.00	$857.05
955–1105	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,150.00	$1,023.30
994–1140	1074	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	67	1,575.00–1,800.00	$1,685.52
1010–1300	1107	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	810.00–1,125.00	$926.85
1100–1245	1154	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	1,600.00–1,775.00	$1,691.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
992–1216	1127	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	53	1,825.00–2,025.00	$1,920.46
1138–1150	1142	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	2,100.00–2,150.00	$2,115.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
937–1153	1016	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	1,450.00–1,550.00	$1,513.30

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
858	858	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,020.00	$1,020.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–810	787	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–850.00	$809.64

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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
950–1250	1097	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	1,300.00–2,175.00	$1,938.33	—
1097	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
795–1500	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	950.00–2,075.00	$1,725.00	—
1250–1300	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,375.00	-6.25
1200–1350	1287	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	34	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,222.35	-158.90
1200–1450	1327	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,375.00–1,675.00	$1,525.00	-333.33
1235–1480	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,310.00	$1,170.00	-688.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1500	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	1,400.00–2,060.00	$1,899.38	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—
1300–1400	1359	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	17	1,625.00–1,700.00	$1,669.12	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	975.00	$975.00	+50.00
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1030–1400	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	850.00–1,600.00	$1,410.71	+210.71

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1208	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	825.00–950.00	$910.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	600.00–625.00	$620.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1000	959	(<2 yrs)	Open	23	1,900.00–2,075.00	$2,035.87	—
900–1100	989	(<2 yrs)	Open	53	2,000.00–2,350.00	$2,182.55	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1100	1074	(<2 yrs)	Open	43	2,350.00–2,650.00	$2,480.23	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—

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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.