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Missouri Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 19, 2022

23,397 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $175.98/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,455/hd at 827 lb · 1,722 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.83/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 673 lb · 654 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $193.59/cwt -2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 569 lb · 583 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 23,397 38,619 13,398
Feeder cattle 19,877 30,086 11,729
Slaughter cattle 2,843 4,253 1,321
Replacement cattle 677 4,280 348

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last week, feeders mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. The supply of feeders was light to moderate. Many reporters noted that overall quality was lower than typical. A limited amount of load lots and a few packages of better quality feeders did sale closer to steady and even firm in a few cases. No sales were held on Thursday or Friday of this week as barns had already scheduled to be dark for the holidays prior to the arrival of the extreme cold. Demand for feeders was light to moderate not a lot of places really wanted to receive orders of cattle this week especially if they couldn't get to their destination early and be processed before weather arrived. The extreme cold that showed up Wednesday night and lasting though the weekend was not a very good Christmas gift. Wind chills of 25-30 below zero made caring for livestock just downright dangerous, aside from being challenging as everyone knows when weather like this arrives nothing wants to start and everything wants to break. The monthly cattle on feed report was released Friday afternoon. Overall the report should be viewed as mostly neutral as actual numbers did fall within pre-report estimates. The placement number which is most watched and typically where any surprises arrive was however at the very top end of the estimates. Boxed beef cutouts were sharply higher for the second consecutive week. Choice closed at 271.9, up 9.12 and select closed the week at 245.47, up 10.02 compared to last Friday. Negotiated feedlot sales as of Friday afternoon was just under 33K. Live sales were reported mostly from 155.00-157.00, dressed sales mostly at 249.00. Likely more trade took place after the final 2:00 pm reporting time on Friday. After two weeks of light trade packers have to be short bought and needing cattle but feedlot managers have their heels dug in and seem unwilling to sell unless they can get some better money. The Missouri Stocker Formula consist of 3380 head with a weighted average weight of 536.63 lbs. and a price value of 190.53, down 4.48 from last week. The steer/heifer spread is 23.89. Supply included: 85% Feeder Cattle (54% Steers, 42% Heifers, 4% Bulls); 12% Slaughter Cattle (1% Steers, 0% Heifers, 88% Cows, 10% Bulls); 3% Replacement Cattle (60% Stock Cows, 34% Bred Cows, 4% Bred Heifers, 2% Cow-Calf Pairs, 1% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 54%.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–295 273 9 180.00–202.00 $195.16 $533 -12.99
300–340 321 50 180.00–250.00 $237.23 $762 +10.91
353–392 374 49 190.00–242.00 $221.10 $827 -2.85
412 thin fleshed 412 30 230.00–237.50 $232.50 $958 -11.73
416 fancy 416 13 230.00 $230.00 $957 -5.45
402–448 431 184 180.00–222.00 $210.78 $908 -8.29
450–498 473 267 182.00–231.00 $208.91 $988 -8.40
468–481 value added 475 18 206.00 $206.00 $978 -28.00
523 523 3 180.00 $180.00 $941 -27.07
500–548 524 352 175.00–217.50 $201.62 $1,056 -5.45
520–530 fancy 527 11 200.00–223.50 $217.18 $1,145 +11.25
504–539 value added 528 29 198.00–208.00 $203.91 $1,077 -2.50
565 unweaned 565 2 161.00 $161.00 $910 -19.64
550–596 569 551 168.00–212.00 $194.20 $1,105 -0.63
552–585 value added 569 20 183.50–197.50 $190.30 $1,083 -2.97
567–572 569 10 170.00–176.00 $173.00 $984 -21.83
618 unweaned 618 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,051 -1.25
600–649 622 345 173.00–197.00 $184.54 $1,148 -1.74
620–627 value added 624 28 179.50–181.50 $180.28 $1,125 -5.68
657 unweaned 657 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,091 —
650–691 668 526 165.00–185.75 $179.72 $1,201 -3.29
657–678 671 15 164.50–167.25 $166.35 $1,116 -16.66
674 value added 674 10 180.00 $180.00 $1,213 +0.34
710–747 722 168 155.00–183.00 $177.82 $1,284 -1.61
723 723 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,244 -7.43
723–733 value added 732 53 174.50–200.00 $184.06 $1,347 +4.28
751 value added 751 15 177.25 $177.25 $1,331 +11.25
750–795 782 154 159.50–179.50 $171.67 $1,342 -8.34
810–848 827 1,722 163.00–178.75 $175.98 $1,455 -2.97
893 893 63 174.50 $174.50 $1,558 +0.72
905–927 921 131 130.00–170.00 $168.32 $1,550 +15.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–294 285 9 190.00–201.00 $195.96 $558 —
303–345 328 18 200.00–215.00 $204.24 $670 +9.69
348 unweaned 348 5 171.00 $171.00 $595 —
352–398 373 90 157.00–225.00 $204.35 $762 -1.96
400–448 420 185 166.00–209.00 $191.88 $806 -12.19
433–440 unweaned 437 8 181.00–184.00 $182.89 $799 -6.11
450–498 472 305 161.00–207.00 $192.47 $908 -2.52
500–548 529 284 168.00–195.00 $180.71 $956 -4.81
550–598 577 491 157.00–195.00 $180.46 $1,041 -0.78
598 value added 598 7 187.00 $187.00 $1,118 —
602–621 unweaned 618 35 164.00–166.00 $164.33 $1,016 —
600–649 625 191 150.00–185.00 $173.52 $1,084 -1.34
625 625 5 165.00 $165.00 $1,031 -9.86
663 663 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,067 -12.27
652–694 675 358 151.00–176.00 $169.57 $1,145 -3.70
704–748 721 162 145.00–172.00 $164.58 $1,187 -6.13
750–797 781 334 140.00–171.75 $167.51 $1,308 -5.77
786 786 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,179 -23.28
803–842 819 240 152.50–169.00 $166.89 $1,367 +7.89
851–887 872 346 166.00–170.50 $167.88 $1,464 -1.44
900–937 916 85 160.00–170.50 $165.60 $1,517 -6.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–342 323 7 155.00–192.00 $172.63 $558 -6.56
350–397 385 50 165.00–200.00 $186.60 $718 +1.60
403–431 423 19 151.00–178.00 $165.03 $698 -12.19
453–475 459 4 161.00–170.00 $167.67 $770 -3.77
522–546 535 22 147.00–171.00 $163.04 $872 -1.10
555–597 575 58 130.00–173.00 $162.46 $934 -0.11
600–637 624 26 152.50–165.00 $159.61 $996 +0.57
678 678 8 161.50 $161.50 $1,095 +4.41
706–730 712 8 150.50–155.00 $153.61 $1,094 +5.76
812–827 819 11 134.00–150.50 $142.93 $1,171 —
955 955 12 150.00 $150.00 $1,432 -10.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–437 430 6 150.00–183.50 $167.02 $718 —
465–491 475 12 159.00–182.00 $174.42 $828 -1.05
541 541 5 141.00 $141.00 $763 -26.67
600 unweaned 600 3 146.00 $146.00 $876 —
606–648 617 16 135.00–157.00 $149.98 $925 -16.35
695 695 5 145.50 $145.50 $1,011 -6.66
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–348 334 17 170.00–175.00 $170.92 $571 +0.92
385 385 5 170.00 $170.00 $654 +11.70
406–449 422 14 155.00–160.00 $158.10 $667 -1.90
547 547 7 152.00 $152.00 $831 -0.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–385 377 6 175.00–180.00 $177.44 $669 -8.56
479–495 487 10 158.00–175.00 $166.64 $812 -22.00
699 699 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,118 +0.66
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 7 151.00 $151.00 $519 —
439 439 9 147.00 $147.00 $645 —
599 599 5 158.00 $158.00 $946 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1288 1288 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,790 —
1223–1475 1361 9 150.50–154.50 $153.29 $2,086 —
1545 value added 1545 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,441 —
1796 1796 4 141.00 $141.00 $2,532 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 195.00 $195.00 $956 -7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–347 332 41 152.00–190.00 $175.62 $583 +4.95
350–396 373 92 155.00–187.50 $177.18 $661 -0.69
400–449 429 174 152.00–189.00 $175.85 $754 -4.31
417–443 value added 437 12 177.50–185.00 $179.29 $783 —
450–488 469 301 140.00–191.00 $176.43 $827 -4.72
477 unweaned 477 3 146.00 $146.00 $696 -10.24
498 498 15 167.00 $167.00 $832 +9.34
504 fancy 504 8 180.00 $180.00 $907 —
503–518 value added 508 17 168.00–189.50 $178.72 $908 +3.30
512 unweaned 512 10 159.00 $159.00 $814 +2.36
501–548 527 429 146.00–192.50 $175.79 $926 -3.74
568 value added 568 8 169.00 $169.00 $960 -1.03
550–597 569 321 146.00–187.25 $170.91 $972 +14.08
566–595 576 43 144.00–168.00 $158.83 $915 -16.35
600–646 623 538 146.00–186.75 $172.65 $1,076 +0.78
654 value added 654 40 174.00 $174.00 $1,138 —
650–692 674 614 147.00–182.25 $175.95 $1,186 +1.30
705–740 727 413 139.00–167.50 $162.73 $1,183 +5.78
759–775 766 16 165.00–173.00 $169.46 $1,298 +3.15
800–838 819 126 143.00–162.00 $159.20 $1,304 +4.49
852 852 17 160.25 $160.25 $1,365 —
921 921 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,197 -23.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 19 180.00 $180.00 $508 +9.75
297 unweaned 297 3 144.00 $144.00 $428 —
312–348 337 73 155.00–179.00 $169.70 $572 -0.92
350–399 376 77 137.00–189.00 $167.66 $630 -6.18
364–396 unweaned 385 28 150.50–160.50 $155.65 $599 —
400–448 426 215 140.00–176.75 $166.31 $708 -0.53
407–446 unweaned 428 14 149.00–160.50 $156.25 $669 -8.37
458 458 4 160.00 $160.00 $733 -5.16
452–499 479 286 135.00–175.00 $162.09 $776 -3.07
501 value added 501 8 171.00 $171.00 $857 +4.19
515 unweaned 515 3 145.00 $145.00 $747 -9.35
516 thin fleshed 516 8 178.50 $178.50 $921 +8.50
500–548 529 284 125.00–172.00 $158.25 $837 -5.04
550–596 571 423 130.00–170.00 $158.15 $903 +13.29
573–590 581 15 148.00–153.00 $151.01 $877 +3.01
608–630 615 27 142.50–153.25 $151.59 $932 -6.82
601–648 625 333 139.00–165.00 $155.02 $969 -3.39
635 635 3 135.00 $135.00 $857 -23.41
646 value added 646 7 157.50 $157.50 $1,017 —
650–698 678 94 145.00–165.50 $157.51 $1,068 +4.69
709–748 736 257 140.00–162.00 $155.72 $1,146 +11.22
744 value added 744 29 167.50 $167.50 $1,246 +12.50
750–793 766 243 125.00–160.50 $158.28 $1,212 +12.64
801–840 816 52 134.00–150.00 $147.45 $1,203 +7.45
850–898 870 25 135.00–149.00 $142.61 $1,241 -5.04
905 905 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–346 318 21 148.00–162.00 $156.68 $498 -7.37
320 unweaned 320 5 135.50 $135.50 $434 —
352–394 370 57 132.50–167.00 $159.64 $591 +1.11
388 unweaned 388 9 157.00 $157.00 $609 —
400–449 420 46 130.00–171.00 $154.27 $648 +4.09
455–498 470 90 140.00–153.50 $146.36 $688 +0.19
512 unweaned 512 4 131.00 $131.00 $671 —
500–548 532 61 120.00–155.00 $143.09 $761 -1.43
564–577 569 35 130.00–151.00 $142.96 $813 -1.44
600–633 624 54 131.00–144.00 $139.53 $871 +2.85
655–690 673 9 120.00–135.00 $124.52 $838 -13.52
710–745 722 34 110.00–145.00 $127.92 $924 -9.14
765–770 768 3 120.00 $120.00 $922 -11.35
828–845 830 20 125.00–140.00 $138.47 $1,149 +2.47
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 140.00 $140.00 $465 —
384 384 15 140.00 $140.00 $538 —
472–474 473 14 120.00–138.00 $131.59 $622 +2.09
525–535 531 5 126.00–135.00 $131.44 $698 +1.44
656–690 672 23 100.00–132.00 $117.95 $793 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 5 158.00 $158.00 $673 -10.84
542 542 11 145.00 $145.00 $786 -19.61
676 676 5 140.00 $140.00 $946 —
850–899 881 11 122.00–131.00 $126.70 $1,116 —
1151 1151 4 92.50 $92.50 $1,065 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612–616 614 29 132.00–146.50 $140.52 $863 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 166.00 $166.00 $589 +3.39
427 427 3 160.00 $160.00 $683 +13.57
487 487 4 151.00 $151.00 $735 -1.10
495 495 3 142.00 $142.00 $703 -10.10
530 530 4 150.00 $150.00 $795 -0.39
614 614 5 141.50 $141.50 $869 -4.79
623 623 3 125.00 $125.00 $779 -21.29
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 9 136.50 $136.50 $541 —
516 516 10 135.00 $135.00 $697 +4.00
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 4 137.00 $137.00 $433 —
456 456 8 119.00 $119.00 $543 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 87.00 $87.00 $323 —
421–448 430 6 91.00–100.00 $96.87 $417 —
528 528 2 107.00 $107.00 $565 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003–1440 1178 6 149.00–155.00 $150.93 $1,778 —
1630 1630 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,364 —
1843 1843 3 135.00 $135.00 $2,488 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 9 131.00 $131.00 $706 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 4 155.00 $155.00 $735 +3.85
540 540 3 145.00 $145.00 $783 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 3 132.00 $132.00 $838 -44.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 195.00–197.50 $196.25 $667 -13.43
341 unweaned 341 4 169.00 $169.00 $576 —
359–367 362 17 150.00–193.00 $179.72 $651 -3.96
375 unweaned 375 9 165.25 $165.25 $620 —
415–440 422 33 130.00–190.00 $164.41 $694 -9.08
455 thin fleshed 455 4 180.00 $180.00 $819 —
468 unweaned 468 8 155.25 $155.25 $727 -5.75
461–480 473 28 154.50–176.00 $169.22 $800 +1.49
500–546 523 28 150.00–171.00 $162.95 $852 +0.57
556–594 571 78 137.00–168.00 $153.65 $877 -1.98
600–645 624 68 135.00–164.00 $149.45 $933 -2.49
652–696 675 60 110.00–166.00 $137.66 $929 -11.24
727–728 728 6 137.00–144.50 $140.75 $1,025 -4.21
770–775 774 11 114.00–138.00 $132.56 $1,026 -8.94
809 809 5 123.00 $123.00 $995 -2.74
856–898 871 10 124.00–130.00 $128.49 $1,119 +10.89
935 935 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,028 —
971 971 11 123.00 $123.00 $1,194 +16.00
1058 1058 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,270 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 319 7 175.00–200.00 $188.42 $601 -34.08
352–390 373 8 165.00–180.00 $172.53 $644 -25.18
405–447 428 14 165.00–180.00 $173.22 $741 -16.02
465 fancy 465 3 191.00 $191.00 $888 —
452–492 468 23 160.00–183.00 $175.52 $821 -2.04
515–538 521 25 160.00–175.00 $170.47 $888 -0.19
565–590 577 17 136.00–169.00 $155.08 $895 —
600–645 615 10 130.00–142.00 $136.75 $841 -13.34
655–696 681 8 147.00–157.50 $153.71 $1,047 +14.81
716 716 5 120.00 $120.00 $859 -24.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 5 150.00 $150.00 $537 —
436 unweaned 436 7 140.00 $140.00 $610 —
454–490 468 9 140.00–164.00 $155.51 $728 +2.90
509–542 527 15 136.00–144.00 $139.63 $736 +4.68
567–595 579 38 130.00–152.00 $145.46 $842 -9.95
605–642 628 20 139.50–144.00 $142.22 $893 —
649 unweaned 649 8 118.00 $118.00 $766 —
745 745 5 130.00 $130.00 $968 —
754–755 754 11 130.50–140.00 $137.41 $1,036 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 23 165.00 $165.00 $604 —
539 539 5 140.00 $140.00 $755 —
637 637 6 132.00 $132.00 $841 +2.00
658 658 7 142.00 $142.00 $934 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 12 155.00 $155.00 $536 -39.00
647 647 3 130.00 $130.00 $841 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 4 131.00 $131.00 $683 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275–1705 1448 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 4 1,400.00–2,000.00 $1,673.58 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1515 1214 80-85% 475 50.00–75.50 $67.36 $818 -2.27
1010–1620 1239 80-85% 143 63.00–86.50 $73.55 $911 +8.64
1015–1610 1240 80-85% 141 45.00–67.50 $61.50 $763 -3.41
1370 1370 80-85% 1 55.50 $55.50 $760 +2.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685–1215 850 85-90% 68 20.00–49.00 $37.07 $315 —
755–1255 923 85-90% 179 30.00–61.50 $49.04 $453 +14.91
740–1370 1008 85-90% 340 40.00–69.00 $59.66 $601 +3.58
825–1235 1033 85-90% 87 59.00–75.00 $65.78 $680 +9.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1151–1840 1432 75-80% 287 61.00–80.50 $72.03 $1,031 +8.65
1275–1900 1464 75-80% 41 54.00–71.50 $64.54 $945 -3.86
1290–1865 1511 75-80% 80 62.00–88.50 $77.87 $1,177 +18.35
1545 1545 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $927 +0.48
1435–1795 1617 75-80% 3 81.00–85.00 $83.37 $1,348 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1785 1679 65-75% 6 84.50–88.00 $85.72 $1,439 —
1680–1790 1739 65-75% 5 78.00–81.00 $78.79 $1,370 +12.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1144–2345 1507 61 60.00–92.50 $83.00 $1,251 —
1040–2445 1703 119 75.00–104.00 $93.48 $1,592 —
1340–2460 1875 41 96.00–117.00 $104.68 $1,963 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
710–1365 1049 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 71 64.00–108.00 $85.96 $902
785–1381 1082 (<2 yrs)Open 38 99.00–133.50 $112.60 $1,218
825–1540 1197 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 34 75.00–116.00 $87.64 $1,049
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1101 1010 (<2 yrs)Open 25 118.00–130.00 $122.68 $1,239
893–1210 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 31 104.00–125.00 $115.68 $1,220
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
756–960 809 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 32 50.00–76.00 $71.27 $577
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–780 770 (<2 yrs)Open 4 110.00–128.00 $119.51 $920
755–1012 859 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 75.00–100.00 $90.25 $775
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
831–1425 984 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 55.00–76.00 $68.22 $671

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1125 1092 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 950.00–1,100.00 $1,001.53
1010–1439 1164 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 25 800.00–1,025.00 $933.59
930–1565 1194 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 47 800.00–1,350.00 $1,056.49
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–1075 852 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 35 500.00–875.00 $683.85
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
875–945 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–750.00 $725.96
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1200 1011 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 21 600.00–950.00 $796.98
980–1095 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 650.00–725.00 $681.43
955–1235 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 710.00–775.00 $756.02
1340 1340 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–1080 953 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 950.00–1,025.00 $965.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160–1215 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,135.00–1,150.00 $1,142.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 (<2 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 7 900.00 $900.00
978 978 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 835.00 $835.00
930–1030 997 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 975.00–1,150.00 $1,095.57
995–1115 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 800.00–900.00 $847.16
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–770 740 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 685.00–750.00 $716.18

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1035–1100 1051 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 875.00–1,125.00 $1,030.00 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 +375.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
695–950 833 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 700.00–1,000.00 $833.33 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 +25.00

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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.