Missouri Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

50,275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.38/cwt -0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 623 lb · 2,600 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.96/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 569 lb · 2,007 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.84/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 526 lb · 1,761 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	50,275	54,984	50,330
Feeder cattle	44,708	49,063	43,730
Slaughter cattle	3,826	3,447	3,761
Replacement cattle	1,741	2,474	2,839

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders under 600 lbs. sold uneven from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher, feeders over 600 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was several spots of calves just on either side of the 500 lb. mark that sold sharply higher. Overall markets did seem to take a bit of a breath. A much different kind of week this week with nowhere close to the amount of big drafts and pot loads, especially on the heavier weight cattle. Some reporters even committed it had been a long time since they had seen this volume of run with so many small lots and odds and ends in a sale. That isn’t to say there wasn’t still reputation decent sized lots offered, and they still bring premiums, but it wasn’t a full day of watching ring full after ring full regardless of what location you were at. Winter weather also came back into the picture late week as snow spread across the state. Most reports were 2-4 inches but there was many scattered pockets of up to 8 inches around. Boxed beef cutouts climbed higher this week. Choice closed on Friday at 284.31, up 12.49 and select closed at 273.97, up 12.87 compared to the previous week. Feedlot volume was lackluster with just under 60K head reported as of the Friday afternoon report. Live sales were mostly in the 135.00-138.00 range and dressed sales were almost entirely at 218.00. The Missouri Stocker Formula consists of 11,221 head with a weighted average weight of 556.05 and a price value of 178.99, 1.45 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
250–290	277	19	165.00–222.50	$188.47	$522	-16.04
303–348	332	104	170.00–220.00	$205.43	$682	+8.55
361–390 thin fleshed	367	10	213.00–215.00	$214.11	$786	—
367 fancy	367	8	211.00	$211.00	$774	-13.16
350–397	379	236	168.00–226.00	$206.66	$783	-0.94
370–390 value added	379	8	205.00–227.00	$217.40	$824	+2.08
408–419 thin fleshed	414	11	202.50–205.00	$203.40	$842	-4.99
400–449	429	439	170.00–217.00	$202.38	$868	+0.07
430 unweaned	430	3	205.00	$205.00	$882	+10.64
420–435 value added	431	24	192.00–224.00	$208.51	$899	-0.67
400–445 fancy	432	71	186.00–225.00	$209.97	$907	+12.63
450–499	477	885	160.00–225.00	$200.90	$958	-4.28
458–499 fancy	480	23	195.00–217.00	$199.58	$958	-6.59
464–495 value added	482	94	190.00–217.00	$203.31	$980	-4.91
502–533 thin fleshed	512	32	190.00–207.00	$197.96	$1,014	-3.86
500–524 fancy	516	32	190.00–211.00	$204.62	$1,056	+18.58
504–535 value added	521	96	187.00–200.00	$196.30	$1,023	+1.33
500–549	526	1,327	155.50–214.50	$190.02	$1,000	-4.48
532–545 unweaned	536	20	182.00	$182.00	$976	—
557 fancy	557	16	192.00	$192.00	$1,069	+9.00
550–598	569	1,751	150.00–200.50	$183.37	$1,043	+1.15
550–595 value added	573	217	172.50–192.50	$181.53	$1,040	-0.23
575	575	3	170.00	$170.00	$978	-12.22
556–598 unweaned	583	20	153.00–170.50	$157.15	$916	-19.80
601–626 fancy	603	91	170.00–175.50	$175.07	$1,056	-1.37
608–635 unweaned	612	27	140.50–169.00	$160.88	$985	—
600–649	623	2,254	141.00–187.00	$172.47	$1,074	-0.62
622–645	626	20	140.00–165.00	$155.43	$973	-17.66
602–646 value added	630	208	164.00–182.00	$173.41	$1,092	+2.09
650–665 unweaned	661	14	147.50–159.00	$152.70	$1,009	—
650–695 value added	673	111	157.00–175.00	$167.11	$1,125	+0.21
650–698	675	1,391	145.00–179.00	$167.50	$1,131	-0.46
656–696	683	76	140.00–160.00	$154.47	$1,055	+2.47
706–740 value added	723	137	158.00–174.00	$166.75	$1,206	+3.68
700–749	724	1,589	135.00–172.50	$163.11	$1,181	-0.28
716–748	732	31	142.50–156.00	$152.38	$1,115	-11.01
755–768 unweaned	760	11	140.00–145.50	$143.48	$1,090	—
750–797	774	713	143.50–167.50	$159.38	$1,234	-1.71
775–795 value added	788	40	160.35–161.00	$160.57	$1,265	-1.72
790–793	791	28	145.00–151.75	$148.47	$1,174	-12.62
803 value added	803	8	159.50	$159.50	$1,281	+3.51
805–830	812	11	140.00–146.50	$142.93	$1,161	-16.58
800–845	820	570	134.00–160.00	$154.01	$1,263	-5.50
850–898	875	248	141.50–157.00	$152.38	$1,333	-7.10
900–933	905	78	145.00–151.50	$146.90	$1,329	-6.02
958–980	970	53	146.00–153.00	$149.13	$1,447	+25.13
1051	1051	26	136.25	$136.25	$1,432	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270 thin fleshed	270	3	227.00	$227.00	$613	—
260–295	284	8	145.00–205.00	$186.53	$530	—
325 value added	325	6	197.00	$197.00	$640	+2.00
320–348	332	44	155.00–208.00	$193.27	$642	+16.63
363 value added	363	4	207.00	$207.00	$751	+18.45
350–399	384	95	163.00–207.50	$187.94	$722	+1.39
385 thin fleshed	385	16	215.00	$215.00	$828	—
422 unweaned	422	5	171.00	$171.00	$722	—
423	423	5	166.00	$166.00	$702	-15.70
400–445	426	292	136.00–200.00	$180.59	$769	-1.11
438 value added	438	4	195.00	$195.00	$854	+14.32
456–488 value added	478	19	174.00–193.00	$187.09	$894	-2.91
450–499	481	466	136.00–205.00	$180.77	$870	+4.80
478–492 unweaned	489	19	163.50–167.00	$164.66	$805	—
517–528	523	7	161.00–163.00	$161.85	$846	-10.78
500–549	525	585	140.00–194.00	$176.12	$925	+3.49
528–546 value added	535	26	172.00–183.00	$177.45	$949	+11.44
538	538	5	159.00	$159.00	$855	-13.63
569 thin fleshed	569	8	179.00	$179.00	$1,019	—
550–599	577	1,173	140.00–188.00	$168.61	$973	+0.49
563–590 value added	580	19	167.00–181.00	$174.58	$1,013	+3.04
584–588	586	12	152.00–153.00	$152.58	$894	-0.42
601	601	14	147.50–150.00	$148.75	$894	-11.41
604 unweaned	604	14	149.00	$149.00	$900	—
600–648	627	865	140.00–172.00	$158.42	$993	-1.74
635–642 value added	638	19	168.00–169.00	$168.63	$1,076	+6.40
652–673 unweaned	665	8	135.00–141.00	$138.79	$923	—
650–687	666	16	140.00–147.50	$144.87	$965	-13.54
655–686 value added	667	22	156.00–159.50	$157.34	$1,049	-1.28
650–699	672	1,079	129.00–169.50	$158.78	$1,067	+0.37
700–740	713	23	140.00–160.50	$148.73	$1,060	+4.55
700–746	721	459	132.50–162.00	$152.78	$1,102	+8.60
709–732 value added	721	64	156.00–160.75	$158.26	$1,141	+2.37
736 unweaned	736	9	140.50	$140.50	$1,034	—
750–799	772	682	130.00–157.50	$152.86	$1,180	-2.47
802–848	834	128	134.50–153.00	$145.54	$1,214	-7.68
850–897	872	45	135.00–153.00	$143.62	$1,252	-7.81
867–892	879	15	130.00–142.00	$136.32	$1,198	-15.11
908	908	6	125.00	$125.00	$1,135	-20.52
906–932	922	37	130.00–142.00	$136.36	$1,257	-9.16
981	981	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,373	+2.60
1000	1000	3	119.00	$119.00	$1,190	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–337	315	13	130.00–144.00	$139.60	$440	—
350–397	378	30	147.00–187.00	$171.97	$650	+6.86
403–448	426	44	130.00–182.00	$162.45	$692	+2.73
455–499	483	62	130.00–172.50	$163.74	$791	+8.22
503–542	523	114	130.00–166.00	$155.15	$811	+1.85
550–599	584	78	125.00–160.00	$151.90	$887	+0.48
605–647	626	63	130.00–150.00	$142.65	$893	+1.82
650–687	670	70	130.00–159.00	$147.24	$987	+9.37
706–745	724	35	116.00–142.00	$138.87	$1,005	-2.63
760–793	773	34	100.00–143.00	$131.79	$1,019	-8.96
830–844	838	9	125.00–136.00	$131.16	$1,099	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–381	372	9	180.00	$180.00	$670	—
488–494	491	14	164.00–181.00	$169.11	$830	-6.73
500–542	515	29	140.00–171.00	$160.38	$826	-12.66
553–590	569	30	150.00–168.00	$156.33	$890	-8.14
632–638	635	11	157.00	$157.00	$997	+7.00
658–678	675	71	146.50–155.00	$149.84	$1,011	-1.03
737–738	737	15	144.25–149.00	$145.83	$1,075	-5.14
750–760	754	29	141.00–156.00	$149.23	$1,125	-0.77
921–923	921	17	137.50–139.50	$137.97	$1,271	—
1075–1090	1085	3	110.00–127.00	$121.39	$1,317	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	15	188.00	$188.00	$731	—
466	466	5	178.00	$178.00	$829	—
476 value added	476	6	188.00	$188.00	$895	—
515	515	24	188.00	$188.00	$968	—
554–578	570	24	162.00–179.00	$171.59	$978	—
606–635	620	43	155.00–173.00	$168.60	$1,045	-5.40
701–743	709	36	146.00–159.50	$154.32	$1,094	+0.33
705–728 value added	715	14	146.00–162.00	$152.98	$1,094	—
760 value added	760	7	148.50	$148.50	$1,129	—
779	779	4	149.75	$149.75	$1,167	-8.08
810 value added	810	7	144.00	$144.00	$1,166	—
899	899	6	144.25	$144.25	$1,297	+1.38
915	915	8	147.50	$147.50	$1,350	—
1000	1000	10	130.00	$130.00	$1,300	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	5	192.50	$192.50	$578	—
370–396	383	16	177.00–186.00	$182.74	$700	—
412–447	424	15	185.00–199.00	$194.30	$824	—
456–489	478	26	170.00–195.00	$182.96	$875	-1.54
518–531	528	13	159.00–174.00	$170.60	$901	-0.18
555–590	567	25	159.00–171.00	$163.91	$929	+7.77
601–622	610	7	158.00–160.00	$159.13	$971	—
662	662	5	150.00	$150.00	$993	+1.36

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	4	166.00	$166.00	$641	+11.00
422	422	6	140.00	$140.00	$591	-7.18
456–482	467	36	135.00–156.00	$141.11	$659	—
502–538	513	22	132.00–158.00	$142.52	$731	—
642	642	5	135.00	$135.00	$867	—
788	788	30	116.00	$116.00	$914	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1190	1175	2	133.00–134.00	$133.49	$1,569	—
1232–1450	1335	36	128.00–132.00	$130.31	$1,740	—
1330–1548	1433	38	134.00–136.50	$135.01	$1,935	-2.71

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	21	198.75	$198.75	$894	—
619	619	7	157.50	$157.50	$975	-10.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	5	136.50	$136.50	$782	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	262	10	150.00–167.00	$154.28	$404	-23.84
320–347	333	60	147.00–193.00	$169.95	$566	+3.85
367–376 thin fleshed	370	14	188.00–191.00	$189.09	$700	—
365–379 value added	373	17	171.00–178.00	$174.60	$651	+5.12
351–399	376	310	150.00–184.00	$168.18	$632	+1.40
377 unweaned	377	2	155.00	$155.00	$584	±0.00
405 thin fleshed	405	3	184.00	$184.00	$745	—
413–435 value added	425	30	155.00–190.00	$170.21	$723	+1.38
402–449	426	677	145.00–186.00	$165.38	$705	-1.77
452–478 fancy	470	31	177.00–186.00	$179.66	$844	+7.66
455–485 value added	474	60	166.00–179.50	$170.19	$807	+7.49
450–499	478	943	140.50–179.75	$165.76	$792	+0.90
456–499 unweaned	480	21	150.00–157.50	$154.18	$740	-1.77
494	494	4	148.00	$148.00	$731	-5.32
504–547 fancy	513	62	160.00–170.00	$165.79	$851	—
502–548 value added	525	128	154.00–166.00	$158.67	$833	-1.89
500–549	526	1,546	139.00–176.00	$158.70	$835	+0.64
512–546	529	25	146.50–154.00	$151.07	$799	-6.99
550–598	569	1,399	136.50–171.00	$157.61	$897	+1.06
555–595	569	20	131.00–149.50	$143.50	$817	-13.05
550–597 value added	574	100	153.50–170.25	$162.12	$931	+6.80
557–592 unweaned	586	31	140.00–143.50	$141.65	$830	—
612 fancy	612	5	149.00	$149.00	$912	-11.33
602–642	615	9	142.00–149.00	$146.50	$901	-9.59
600–645 value added	616	102	150.00–162.00	$157.08	$968	+4.53
600–648	622	1,217	136.00–165.00	$153.44	$954	-2.65
636	636	42	169.00	$169.00	$1,075	+21.94
650–699	668	942	130.50–162.50	$152.70	$1,020	+11.89
651–694	679	67	125.00–149.00	$143.43	$974	-22.27
663–696 value added	682	21	155.50–160.50	$158.44	$1,081	+7.63
708–730	714	25	131.50–145.75	$140.25	$1,001	-11.70
706–730	716	41	163.00–167.25	$164.90	$1,181	+12.95
700–745	729	711	125.00–158.50	$148.61	$1,083	-24.62
730–736 unweaned	735	14	128.00–132.00	$131.15	$964	—
753–795	772	252	122.00–151.75	$145.60	$1,124	-4.05
800–845	816	66	132.75–150.50	$143.73	$1,173	-5.21
824	824	30	152.50	$152.50	$1,257	+3.56
852	852	7	139.50	$139.50	$1,189	-7.52
930	930	18	133.50	$133.50	$1,242	—
955–987	981	17	129.00–130.00	$129.17	$1,267	-2.59

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266–284	273	29	163.00–182.00	$166.00	$453	+4.00
306 value added	306	4	176.00	$176.00	$539	+11.00
305–345	322	71	144.00–165.00	$156.34	$503	+5.54
350–398	377	204	130.00–174.00	$156.20	$589	+1.82
385 thin fleshed	385	10	181.00	$181.00	$697	—
400–448	427	369	130.00–176.50	$155.03	$662	+2.93
428–448 unweaned	442	19	141.00–152.00	$146.53	$648	-7.47
455 value added	455	3	168.00	$168.00	$764	+11.69
450–499	477	664	135.00–170.00	$152.78	$729	+0.87
462–490 unweaned	478	17	121.00–148.00	$129.87	$621	—
503–535 value added	521	28	152.00–161.75	$158.66	$827	+5.12
523 unweaned	523	9	143.00	$143.00	$748	+2.55
500–549	525	626	130.00–166.50	$147.51	$774	-0.57
560 unweaned	560	20	136.00	$136.00	$762	—
550–566	561	10	136.00–142.00	$138.11	$775	-9.10
562–580 value added	574	13	150.00–152.00	$150.76	$865	+0.59
550–599	575	780	129.00–163.00	$146.42	$842	-0.79
619 unweaned	619	15	133.50	$133.50	$826	—
615–643 value added	626	34	149.75–154.25	$152.99	$958	+2.41
600–649	627	748	120.00–160.50	$143.41	$899	-1.29
607–647	629	40	136.00–143.00	$139.53	$878	-5.17
650–699	668	427	123.50–156.00	$142.97	$955	+2.11
671–694 value added	683	85	146.00–155.00	$149.49	$1,021	+0.93
701–745	719	342	115.00–154.00	$142.65	$1,026	+7.28
749 unweaned	749	4	130.00	$130.00	$974	—
752–796	767	206	128.00–145.00	$141.47	$1,085	+8.81
810–847	835	113	122.00–152.25	$145.65	$1,216	+8.11
836 value added	836	9	143.00	$143.00	$1,195	—
868–894	883	28	130.00–142.00	$134.24	$1,185	-10.75
918	918	4	127.00	$127.00	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–349	335	16	120.00–150.00	$136.83	$458	+0.01
370–393	382	31	130.00–151.50	$142.23	$543	+1.32
401–449	431	47	105.00–146.00	$137.59	$593	+2.23
465–497	479	54	108.00–147.00	$136.35	$653	+1.54
506 unweaned	506	10	125.00	$125.00	$632	—
500–538	522	44	125.00–156.00	$137.10	$716	+2.86
562–595	575	59	122.00–140.00	$131.01	$753	+0.43
605–645	628	39	115.00–141.00	$132.41	$832	+3.63
650–695	681	25	120.00–135.50	$130.42	$888	+3.32
703–736	732	86	90.00–140.00	$129.23	$946	+5.88
785	785	8	123.00	$123.00	$966	-9.35
874–880	877	12	113.00–126.00	$120.56	$1,057	-0.44
913–916	915	13	117.00	$117.00	$1,071	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	5	150.00	$150.00	$524	+15.00
389	389	4	162.00	$162.00	$630	—
411–434	419	41	143.00–157.00	$153.32	$642	—
420	420	4	136.00	$136.00	$571	—
450–496	472	28	133.00–155.00	$140.52	$663	+0.02
507–547	534	36	135.00–139.00	$137.44	$734	-5.28
525–547	535	15	137.00	$137.00	$733	-5.72
552–590	565	24	130.50–151.00	$138.31	$781	+1.85
600–630	611	26	124.50–140.00	$136.80	$836	—
660	660	5	120.00	$120.00	$792	-22.77

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454	454	7	144.00	$144.00	$654	—
550–572	565	13	139.50–142.00	$139.99	$791	+1.46
606	606	52	134.00–137.60	$136.01	$824	+10.01
658–671	666	12	128.00–132.50	$130.76	$871	-8.88
702	702	11	142.75	$142.75	$1,002	+2.97
755–763	759	12	125.00–136.00	$132.67	$1,007	—
925–945	933	5	102.00–103.00	$102.59	$957	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–593	582	40	144.00–161.00	$154.68	$900	—
591 value added	591	9	158.50	$158.50	$937	—
670–695 value added	678	18	139.50–149.25	$142.83	$968	—
723 value added	723	7	142.00	$142.00	$1,027	—
752	752	3	149.00	$149.00	$1,120	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304	304	5	140.00	$140.00	$426	+7.00
425–440	430	3	103.00	$103.00	$443	—
458–493	468	22	127.00–140.50	$136.62	$639	—
610	610	14	120.00	$120.00	$732	—
655	655	5	120.00	$120.00	$786	+1.39
868	868	5	108.00	$108.00	$937	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1180	1133	2	125.00–132.00	$128.35	$1,454	—
1225 value added	1225	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,740	—
1169–1315	1232	20	130.00–132.50	$131.22	$1,617	—
1175–1376	1285	23	134.00–139.50	$134.89	$1,733	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	27	155.00	$155.00	$749	+1.82

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
677	677	5	126.50	$126.50	$856	—
760	760	7	90.00	$90.00	$684	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–336	333	12	185.00–186.00	$185.58	$618	-16.14
354–387	362	29	176.00–183.00	$179.40	$649	-2.78
400–442	419	37	150.00–190.00	$170.16	$713	-10.69
453 unweaned	453	5	137.50	$137.50	$623	—
450–498	487	83	146.00–183.00	$159.32	$776	-2.14
503 thin fleshed	503	6	175.50	$175.50	$883	—
500–548	527	108	132.00–182.50	$157.55	$830	+3.28
553–599	573	149	127.00–163.00	$150.64	$863	+3.61
600–648	619	101	132.00–152.00	$144.66	$895	+5.94
639 unweaned	639	8	120.00	$120.00	$767	—
652–699	673	30	128.00–143.50	$136.26	$917	+3.60
700–745	724	28	120.00–145.00	$132.59	$960	+1.55
751–794	762	22	117.00–132.00	$128.39	$978	+1.36
801	801	6	123.50	$123.50	$989	+2.10
870	870	5	123.00	$123.00	$1,070	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	3	184.00	$184.00	$565	—
370–399	396	31	155.00–203.00	$198.66	$787	+44.52
401–448	421	19	150.00–185.00	$168.35	$709	+8.35
450–495	471	55	157.00–190.00	$172.53	$813	+6.95
505–542	523	34	142.00–159.00	$152.49	$798	-2.16
558–597	578	28	142.00–167.00	$151.71	$877	+4.03
600–646	621	52	137.00–158.00	$150.25	$933	+17.87
660	660	3	143.00	$143.00	$944	+11.80
710–745	723	15	120.00–141.00	$132.04	$955	-2.74
755–780	768	6	119.00–126.00	$122.44	$940	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371–390	378	9	125.00–143.00	$139.70	$528	+13.55
435–443	440	6	120.00–145.00	$136.77	$602	-8.23
454–498	475	17	100.00–153.00	$134.04	$637	-5.96
541	541	10	149.00	$149.00	$806	—
555–595	575	6	124.00–130.00	$127.10	$731	+27.10
695	695	6	130.00	$130.00	$904	+8.00
735	735	6	125.00	$125.00	$919	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845–1360	1019	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,025.00–1,225.00	$1,107.97	—
1245–1560	1397	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	7	1,450.00–2,000.00	$1,700.87	—
1495–1590	1543	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,545.38	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416 unweaned	416	4	146.50	$146.50	$609	—
482 unweaned	482	8	148.00	$148.00	$713	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1280–1300	1290	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,925.00–2,300.00	$2,111.05	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1705	1204	80-85%	549	47.00–71.50	$62.11	$748	+3.71
955–1450	1232	80-85%	126	44.00–63.00	$54.38	$670	-4.02
1250–1260	1255	80-85%	2	44.50–45.00	$44.75	$562	-6.86
1000–1645	1260	80-85%	299	59.50–88.00	$71.40	$900	+19.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1255	901	85-90%	61	20.00–40.00	$29.27	$264	—
780–1285	974	85-90%	199	20.00–49.00	$42.72	$416	+0.73
790–1265	1069	85-90%	82	51.00–70.00	$63.67	$681	+12.04
790–1585	1073	85-90%	348	32.00–61.00	$53.26	$571	+1.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1705	1460	75-80%	55	45.00–62.50	$56.38	$823	-12.49
1160–2010	1470	75-80%	319	54.00–71.00	$64.99	$955	-3.88
1370–1550	1471	75-80%	7	68.00–74.00	$71.41	$1,050	+2.54
1125–1990	1479	75-80%	213	61.00–84.00	$72.86	$1,078	+10.21

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1935	1697	65-75%	18	72.50–83.00	$76.03	$1,290	—
1465–1950	1757	65-75%	23	58.50–76.50	$68.26	$1,199	-10.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1175	1147	3	68.00–85.00	$76.85	$881	—
1290–2010	1615	17	65.00–83.00	$75.35	$1,217	—
1205–2320	1686	108	66.00–97.00	$88.42	$1,491	—
1345–2445	1874	71	83.00–115.00	$100.61	$1,885	+2.71

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
743–1200	920	(<2 yrs)	Open	35	76.00–130.00	$98.76	$909
728–1480	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	60.00–110.00	$78.99	$852
845–1465	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	71.00–98.00	$85.17	$950

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–1285	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	54.00–70.00	$61.40	$620

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–1180	941	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	70.00–95.00	$79.68	$750

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–970	846	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	45.00–60.00	$55.68	$471

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1315	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	700.00–1,070.00	$866.14
1102–1395	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	775.00–925.00	$819.51
910–1419	1179	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	935.00–1,600.00	$1,299.34
910–1382	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	785.00–1,080.00	$948.80
875–1530	1214	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	216	735.00–1,400.00	$1,071.23
968–1325	1217	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	535.00–925.00	$777.59
1080–1340 fancy	1246	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,250.00–1,510.00	$1,331.56
1100–1620	1297	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	610.00–1,075.00	$909.86
1250–1400	1329	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	1,575.00–1,700.00	$1,630.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
817–1230	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,369.72
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1400–1585	1503	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	1,950.00–2,025.00	$1,993.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00
940–1220	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	700.00–950.00	$806.23
1080–1185	1127	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	600.00–800.00	$681.95
1085–1175	1134	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	675.00–750.00	$729.07
1005–1270	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	30	675.00–900.00	$796.88
1020–1375	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–900.00	$836.12
1000–1565	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	750.00–1,075.00	$933.71

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
775–1030	899	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	22	425.00–850.00	$661.97
810–1138	1024	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	450.00–800.00	$645.98

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	625.00	$625.00
864–1290	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	650.00–1,250.00	$1,032.64

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1736	1736	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,485.00	$1,485.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–890	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	275.00–300.00	$291.82
750–880	819	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	350.00–500.00	$390.27

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–715	710	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	350.00–375.00	$362.59

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
777–1015	831	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	800.00–1,000.00	$907.23
790–965	853	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	775.00–1,050.00	$873.87
751–996	882	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	700.00–1,125.00	$908.91
785–1200	946	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	143	600.00–1,735.00	$1,471.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
877–1163	1008	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	1,225.00–1,785.00	$1,482.34
906–1235	1089	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	91	1,400.00–2,000.00	$1,754.14

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1079–1215	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,258.61

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
682	682	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–845	795	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	710.00–750.00	$735.83

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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
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,510.00	$1,510.00	—
1177–1405	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,050.00–1,425.00	$1,319.44	—
1050–1325	1219	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,475.00	$1,287.50	-295.28
1208–1240	1219	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,350.00–1,375.00	$1,358.33	-224.45
1150–1236	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,575.00–1,625.00	$1,583.33	+0.55
1125–1493	1364	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,225.00–1,575.00	$1,393.18	—
1335–1515	1399	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	800.00–1,125.00	$1,081.25	—
1438–1560	1479	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,475.00–1,600.00	$1,516.67	—
1376–1643	1510	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,500.00–1,525.00	$1,512.50	+37.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–1250	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	925.00–1,225.00	$1,012.50	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	-250.00
975–1250	1112	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	850.00–1,200.00	$980.00	-420.00
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835–1190	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	875.00–1,250.00	$1,083.33	-200.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
750–975	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	500.00–950.00	$875.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1303	1303	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	5	105.00	$105.00	$411	—
454	454	5	105.00	$105.00	$477	—
538–540	539	21	70.00–112.00	$103.31	$557	+28.31
633	633	6	109.00	$109.00	$690	+34.00
703	703	6	75.00	$75.00	$527	—
753	753	17	76.00	$76.00	$572	—
821–834	829	10	104.00–105.00	$104.60	$867	—
877–883	882	25	101.00–111.00	$109.81	$969	—
964	964	10	101.00	$101.00	$974	—
1023	1023	7	104.00	$104.00	$1,064	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479	479	6	65.00	$65.00	$311	—
561	561	9	52.00	$52.00	$292	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
629	629	8	63.00	$63.00	$396	—

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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.