Missouri Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 21, 2022

32,111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $181.34/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 730 lb · 1,074 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $181.76/cwt +5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,494/hd at 822 lb · 1,042 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $190.99/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,193/hd at 624 lb · 872 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	32,111	38,954	30,932
Feeder cattle	26,234	32,921	26,790
Slaughter cattle	3,017	4,461	2,567
Replacement cattle	2,860	1,572	1,575

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 5.00 higher. The supply of feeders was moderate for the week as a whole, however several barns remained dark this week for the holiday and receipts were heavy in the barns that held sales; most of which were advertised as a special sale in some way or another. The supply consisted of many large consignments and buyers were presented with load after load of high quality cattle that had been held just for these sales. The largest draft this week was from Joplin Regional Stockyards which sold 457 head of 826 lb. steers at 181.00, 4.00 higher than a 500 plus head draft of steers nearly the same weight which sold last week. The entire week held enough highlights that would fill several buyer cards but a couple other larger drafts that stood out; although not necessarily the highest prices included 150 head of 676 lb. steers tagged as fancy which sold at Callaway Livestock Center for 197.25. Green City Livestock Market held their two day Thanksgiving week special and among the multiple loads there was 125 head of 690 lbs. heifers which sold for 181.25. The replacement cow market has also found some new life following the very dry summer and fall. Eastern Missouri Commission Company in Bowling Green held a special cow sale on Saturday and bidding on bred heifers climbed all the way to 2750.00 per head for a top of the auction sale with a total of over 150 head exceeding 2400.00 per head. Boxed beef cutouts were mixed this week choice closed at 251.83, down 3.04 and select closed at 234.97, up 2.14 compared to last week. Negotiated feedlot sales as of Friday afternoon was just over 93K head and sold higher with most trade reported on Wednesday as packer buyers and feedlot managers looked to get business done prior to the holiday. Live sales were reported mostly from 154.00-158.00, dressed sales mostly at 245.00. The Missouri Stocker Formula consist of 4442 head with a weighted average weight of 549.38 lbs. and a price value of 195.80, up 7.38 from last week. The steer/heifer spread is 25.50.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–347	331	75	212.50–250.00	$226.90	$751	+14.63
369 unweaned	369	18	205.00	$205.00	$756	—
360–397	387	38	207.00–231.00	$221.94	$859	+20.94
406–447	434	174	200.00–232.00	$211.23	$917	-2.85
450–495	469	620	190.00–241.00	$220.42	$1,034	+10.24
456–496 unweaned	469	22	200.00–201.00	$200.66	$941	+14.36
478 fancy	478	8	235.00	$235.00	$1,123	+30.50
490 value added	490	5	200.00	$200.00	$980	-15.03
500–549	524	545	184.00–230.25	$206.10	$1,080	+7.76
532–537 unweaned	534	24	199.50–212.00	$206.96	$1,105	+16.19
551–557 value added	555	13	184.00–193.00	$189.56	$1,052	-0.16
550–598	574	550	185.00–219.00	$198.50	$1,139	+7.47
584 thin fleshed	584	84	200.00	$200.00	$1,168	+2.00
579–596 unweaned	586	36	185.50–193.25	$191.53	$1,122	+13.23
610–622 fancy	615	27	197.00–205.00	$199.43	$1,226	+10.92
600–648	624	809	175.50–202.00	$190.96	$1,192	+4.79
628–640 unweaned	636	16	183.50–184.50	$183.81	$1,169	+7.28
648 value added	648	20	186.50	$186.50	$1,209	+8.55
650–696	676	656	170.00–195.00	$184.45	$1,247	+16.96
676 fancy	676	150	197.25	$197.25	$1,333	+3.23
676–685 unweaned	679	17	172.50–182.75	$176.15	$1,196	+8.31
682	682	10	176.25	$176.25	$1,202	+8.76
705 unweaned	705	11	165.00	$165.00	$1,163	-8.00
724 fancy	724	22	185.75	$185.75	$1,345	+18.14
700–749	730	1,041	160.00–191.00	$181.42	$1,324	+0.53
750–799	778	629	169.00–187.75	$182.46	$1,420	+6.55
792	792	4	152.00	$152.00	$1,204	-23.91
801–848	822	1,042	176.50–186.25	$181.76	$1,494	+5.13
851–895	871	601	170.00–186.00	$179.56	$1,564	+6.17
907–949	926	857	169.00–182.50	$173.73	$1,609	+1.96
952–982	963	140	168.50–176.50	$171.75	$1,654	+5.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–349	340	36	190.00–207.00	$199.94	$680	+1.05
361 value added	361	5	191.00	$191.00	$690	—
370 unweaned	370	5	197.00	$197.00	$729	—
350–397	381	91	179.00–215.00	$201.36	$767	+2.61
410–436 unweaned	422	11	170.00–182.00	$176.36	$744	—
400–448	423	133	178.00–227.00	$195.07	$825	+4.33
457–488 unweaned	468	12	170.00–188.00	$181.44	$849	-0.13
450–498	481	138	170.00–217.00	$194.87	$937	+6.01
500 value added	500	3	184.00	$184.00	$920	+9.00
516 unweaned	516	12	190.00	$190.00	$980	+11.65
500–544	523	336	162.00–207.00	$182.81	$956	+0.82
550–597	571	425	165.00–203.00	$185.08	$1,057	+19.64
591 unweaned	591	4	173.00	$173.00	$1,022	+6.98
593 value added	593	3	184.00	$184.00	$1,091	-5.00
612 unweaned	612	5	176.00	$176.00	$1,077	+14.30
601–647	626	383	161.00–190.50	$177.93	$1,114	+8.44
628–641 value added	633	8	172.00–197.50	$187.81	$1,189	+18.28
643	643	16	171.50	$171.50	$1,103	+2.01
652–698	679	205	150.00–183.25	$174.60	$1,186	+5.58
703 value added	703	10	178.50	$178.50	$1,255	—
721–723 unweaned	721	22	163.50–170.00	$164.39	$1,185	+5.89
700–749	723	402	140.00–186.35	$173.51	$1,254	+6.43
751 unweaned	751	12	150.00	$150.00	$1,126	—
766 value added	766	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,149	-18.00
750–798	769	731	145.00–182.00	$173.53	$1,334	+5.08
815	815	12	150.00	$150.00	$1,222	-19.69
800–848	829	661	164.00–178.00	$173.35	$1,437	+3.66
852–894	868	669	140.00–178.50	$172.66	$1,499	+5.92
908–941	915	159	164.00–170.50	$169.29	$1,549	+12.99
950–972	953	331	166.75–170.00	$168.25	$1,603	—
1024	1024	59	163.25	$163.25	$1,672	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–319	316	10	180.00–190.00	$182.94	$578	+13.23
382–395	389	13	170.00–190.00	$177.62	$691	+3.44
435–443	439	13	162.00–165.00	$163.60	$718	-9.59
472–492	482	34	160.00–175.00	$171.93	$829	+3.47
502–548	521	24	159.00–175.00	$167.80	$874	+7.18
558–590	580	59	110.00–168.00	$161.87	$939	+2.64
606–641	623	41	145.00–163.00	$156.09	$972	+1.50
650–674	664	10	156.00–159.00	$157.83	$1,048	+7.50
707	707	5	145.50	$145.50	$1,029	-10.16
718–737	727	11	160.00–163.00	$161.62	$1,175	+5.96
776	776	11	150.00	$150.00	$1,164	-7.76
817	817	31	161.00	$161.00	$1,315	+10.34

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	25	209.00	$209.00	$897	+55.50
514–538	519	50	174.00–209.00	$201.74	$1,047	+43.74
628	628	4	135.00	$135.00	$848	-12.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
569	569	29	212.00	$212.00	$1,206	+41.16
623	623	5	160.00	$160.00	$997	+0.60
835	835	6	181.50	$181.50	$1,516	+28.22
987	987	19	158.25	$158.25	$1,562	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	6	123.00	$123.00	$435	-39.19
418	418	5	155.00	$155.00	$648	+12.50
590	590	5	152.00	$152.00	$897	+1.50
827	827	8	145.00	$145.00	$1,199	±0.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
676–690	683	22	167.00	$167.00	$1,141	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	9	208.00	$208.00	$817	+5.50
511	511	4	175.00	$175.00	$894	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1475	1398	2	149.00–151.50	$150.32	$2,101	+1.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–399	375	101	176.25–210.00	$192.04	$720	+7.66
400–445	423	244	166.00–209.00	$183.00	$774	+0.93
443	443	9	174.00	$174.00	$771	-8.07
451–499	470	380	164.00–207.00	$184.17	$866	+8.15
461–488	477	20	170.00–171.00	$170.41	$813	-0.59
487 value added	487	5	170.00	$170.00	$828	-2.61
488 unweaned	488	6	155.50	$155.50	$759	-13.50
507 fancy	507	11	193.00	$193.00	$979	+8.06
519 value added	519	10	176.00	$176.00	$913	+7.03
524 unweaned	524	6	161.00	$161.00	$844	+1.72
503–549	526	470	153.50–201.50	$177.45	$933	+3.48
550–599	571	486	152.00–194.00	$173.35	$990	+5.27
588	588	7	154.50	$154.50	$908	-1.18
605–643 unweaned	621	22	162.50–169.50	$166.53	$1,034	+16.53
601–647	623	481	155.00–186.50	$173.03	$1,078	+3.25
638	638	20	192.00	$192.00	$1,225	+37.74
652–698	680	625	154.50–185.25	$175.42	$1,193	+4.40
682–687	685	43	160.50–168.00	$164.87	$1,129	-6.15
700–749	722	600	144.00–179.25	$168.27	$1,215	-11.46
753–797	767	812	155.00–173.00	$168.17	$1,290	+2.42
811	811	5	143.50	$143.50	$1,164	-17.04
800–845	816	227	140.00–167.00	$162.37	$1,325	+1.83
862–898	881	15	144.00–148.00	$146.64	$1,292	—
909	909	10	154.00	$154.00	$1,400	-2.69
961–979	973	29	145.00–161.00	$157.31	$1,531	—
1052	1052	12	130.00	$130.00	$1,368	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271 thin fleshed	271	4	222.50	$222.50	$603	—
275–294	288	15	184.00–189.00	$185.59	$534	+25.55
309–345	323	36	151.00–169.00	$162.88	$526	-7.38
355–399	377	230	150.00–199.00	$173.92	$656	+2.69
411 unweaned	411	4	169.00	$169.00	$695	+11.95
405–440 value added	412	5	155.00–161.00	$157.46	$649	—
400–449	435	294	150.00–192.00	$166.17	$723	+0.11
450–499	477	316	147.00–179.00	$159.52	$761	-1.83
478 value added	478	3	160.00	$160.00	$765	-3.63
485 unweaned	485	20	183.25	$183.25	$889	+23.42
497	497	3	154.00	$154.00	$765	-7.35
500–546	523	379	142.00–185.00	$161.47	$844	+4.27
536–543 value added	539	13	166.00–169.50	$167.87	$905	—
544 unweaned	544	10	178.00	$178.00	$968	+23.94
550 value added	550	3	157.00	$157.00	$864	-3.99
551–598	574	343	140.00–175.00	$157.64	$905	+4.85
572–590 unweaned	586	27	150.25–160.00	$156.90	$919	+6.40
600–649	616	233	140.00–179.75	$160.40	$988	+14.25
647 value added	647	5	156.00	$156.00	$1,009	-4.64
653–694 unweaned	668	34	140.00–149.00	$145.24	$970	-2.76
659–698	681	130	140.00–165.50	$159.22	$1,084	+7.54
700–748	730	152	135.00–170.00	$158.81	$1,159	+3.95
750–797	780	216	140.00–165.00	$156.06	$1,217	+3.59
807–848	826	131	134.00–158.50	$155.76	$1,287	+9.79
870–893	888	54	142.00–157.00	$154.75	$1,374	-6.65
903–916	907	34	132.00–156.50	$137.21	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	335	8	146.00–162.00	$158.42	$531	+17.57
357–390	370	39	140.00–162.00	$153.58	$568	+0.80
400–430	417	13	146.00–152.00	$149.37	$623	+7.50
480–490	485	2	138.00–143.00	$140.47	$681	-3.26
500–530	515	31	130.00–156.00	$141.08	$727	+0.45
575–593	583	15	130.00–141.00	$137.26	$800	-1.29
607–646	630	26	140.00–146.00	$142.62	$899	+4.20
650–698	667	64	124.00–148.00	$139.98	$934	-2.48
701–731	709	12	142.00–152.00	$146.95	$1,042	+8.15
810	810	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,012	-4.29
926–949	938	17	128.00–130.00	$129.07	$1,211	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–345	328	11	165.00–169.00	$167.47	$549	-8.53
395	395	4	166.00	$166.00	$656	+4.00
419	419	21	200.00	$200.00	$838	+43.87
496	496	40	194.50	$194.50	$965	+36.12
620	620	10	140.00	$140.00	$868	-0.20
659	659	5	160.50	$160.50	$1,058	+21.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
537–541	538	33	145.00–176.00	$166.87	$898	+15.17
628–630	629	6	132.50–135.00	$133.75	$841	—
915	915	7	168.50	$168.50	$1,542	+23.33
952	952	8	161.75	$161.75	$1,540	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1146–1300	1205	13	153.50–155.50	$154.39	$1,860	—
1215	1215	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,786	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995	995	14	1,485.00	$1,485.00	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	10	170.00	$170.00	$678	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
683	683	6	151.00	$151.00	$1,031	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	5	130.50	$130.50	$626	-8.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	171.00	$171.00	$573	-15.77
365–394	382	20	160.00–199.00	$181.25	$692	+12.67
403–440	416	8	160.00–196.00	$177.47	$738	+4.28
455–489	482	28	158.00–188.00	$171.01	$824	-2.16
500–549	533	61	139.00–175.00	$160.70	$857	+4.84
550–594	569	63	140.00–171.00	$154.75	$881	-2.92
603–646	630	69	145.00–159.50	$153.44	$967	+3.90
654–686	671	30	141.00–165.00	$151.03	$1,013	+6.95
707–735	717	13	129.00–149.00	$137.04	$983	+0.28
749 unweaned	749	6	120.00	$120.00	$899	—
768 unweaned	768	5	123.00	$123.00	$945	—
812–826	822	11	121.00–137.00	$125.31	$1,030	-13.06
850–857	856	12	110.00–129.00	$115.71	$990	-22.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	6	205.00	$205.00	$740	+8.61
404–432	417	32	165.00–215.00	$200.33	$835	+16.01
470–493	487	20	184.00	$184.00	$896	+15.68
501–522	509	30	157.50–180.00	$169.90	$865	+3.01
559	559	23	181.00	$181.00	$1,012	+17.50
653	653	13	164.50	$164.50	$1,074	+21.10
743	743	5	152.50	$152.50	$1,133	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–394	375	15	150.00–182.00	$168.57	$632	+0.57
525–535	530	2	133.00–135.00	$133.99	$710	-3.98
564–588	566	38	130.00–155.00	$153.50	$869	+2.95
708	708	7	150.00	$150.00	$1,062	+13.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
563	563	8	148.00	$148.00	$833	+7.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935–1400	1168	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,675.00–1,700.00	$1,689.99	—
1520–1955	1683	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	2,250.00–2,350.00	$2,311.03	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	5	151.50	$151.50	$711	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1268	1268	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1600–1920	1773	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	2,725.00–2,900.00	$2,786.09	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1485	1485	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1695	1695	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	3,950.00	$3,950.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1165	879	85-90%	104	17.50–50.00	$32.93	$289	-2.60
718–1340	1021	85-90%	186	23.00–62.00	$49.35	$504	-14.36
795–1450	1052	85-90%	349	43.50–68.00	$57.34	$603	-1.16
800–1212	1090	85-90%	100	59.00–72.00	$64.66	$705	+6.16

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1506	1224	80-85%	113	45.00–66.00	$60.42	$740	-11.21
1175–1260	1232	80-85%	5	53.00–59.00	$56.03	$690	-15.60
825–1536	1234	80-85%	447	52.00–74.00	$65.69	$811	-5.94
1051–1595	1238	80-85%	66	61.00–80.00	$70.58	$874	-1.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1294–1650	1418	75-80%	42	53.00–68.50	$62.60	$888	-8.19
1140–2090	1448	75-80%	236	61.00–76.50	$69.98	$1,013	+5.16
795–1810	1498	75-80%	88	69.50–87.50	$76.93	$1,152	+0.56
1625	1625	75-80%	1	57.00	$57.00	$926	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565–1710	1644	65-75%	7	84.00–88.00	$86.55	$1,423	—
1640–1860	1698	65-75%	6	74.00–83.00	$78.89	$1,340	-1.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–2175	1555	75	60.00–94.00	$80.80	$1,256	—
1290–2370	1738	90	83.00–104.00	$93.46	$1,624	-1.17
970–2310	1765	29	91.00–111.00	$102.27	$1,805	+0.23

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1209	1209	15	66.00	$66.00	$798	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–1085	951	(<2 yrs)	Open	19	89.00–135.00	$110.32	$1,049
680–1450	1008	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	68.50–119.00	$84.47	$851
850–1420	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	74.00–108.00	$91.15	$1,043

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1018	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	68.00	$68.00	$692
755–1160	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	58.00–62.50	$61.20	$655

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–1010	810	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–104.00	$101.96	$826
810–990	869	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	75.00–97.50	$83.86	$729

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1080	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	68.00–75.00	$71.72	$699

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1024–1339	1227	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	62	1,625.00–1,975.00	$1,775.81
1171–1310	1229	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	800.00–1,010.00	$874.34
1267	1267	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00	$900.00
1115–1465	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,150.00–1,410.00	$1,273.93
1245–1377	1284	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	1,000.00–1,170.00	$1,036.44
950–1492	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	194	950.00–1,575.00	$1,383.52
1316	1316	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,340.00	$1,340.00
1412–1454	1432	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,039.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1080	998	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	600.00–800.00	$721.95
1075–1092	1087	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,130.44
1088	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,410.00	$1,410.00
990–1305	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	800.00–900.00	$837.68
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,020.00	$1,020.00
825–1530	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	750.00–975.00	$837.47
1155–1275	1231	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	860.00–930.00	$906.12
1010–1449	1232	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	75	650.00–1,175.00	$1,022.55
1363–1448	1414	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,104.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
937–1398	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,000.00–2,025.00	$2,016.04
1196–1450	1259	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	1,975.00–2,025.00	$1,992.60
1087–1475	1317	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	127	1,600.00–1,875.00	$1,698.53
1368	1368	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,975.00	$1,975.00
1382	1382	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1260	1162	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	1,000.00–1,410.00	$1,357.71

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–990	877	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	575.00–800.00	$671.03

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1556	1556	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,025.00	$2,025.00
1600	1600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,310.00	$1,310.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–975	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	425.00–675.00	$581.59

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1212	1108	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	2,025.00–2,525.00	$2,230.84
1201–1380	1285	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	150	2,400.00–2,750.00	$2,560.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1400	1031	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	875.00–1,275.00	$1,083.57
942–1137	1043	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,929.16
950–1246	1151	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	86	1,875.00–2,300.00	$2,119.39

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
948–977	963	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,201.13

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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	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	950.00	$950.00	—
1050–1250	1192	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	1,000.00–1,285.00	$1,175.38	-159.00
825–1500	1227	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	49	1,100.00–2,000.00	$1,684.69	—
1075–1585	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,385.96	—
1395	1395	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,225.00	$1,225.00	-256.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1100–1250	1176	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,380.88	—
1135–1250	1201	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	1,625.00–2,600.00	$1,911.11	—
1250–1300	1277	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,700.00–1,950.00	$1,853.13	-40.62
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1375–1500	1438	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1390	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	700.00–1,460.00	$1,220.77	+57.20
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,140.00	$1,140.00	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–1025	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	800.00–1,100.00	$965.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
952–1065	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	700.00–850.00	$820.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	7	121.00	$121.00	$576	—
676	676	11	122.00	$122.00	$825	—
843	843	2	114.00	$114.00	$961	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1200	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	2,850.00–3,000.00	$2,918.18	—

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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.