Missouri Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

28,505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $252.46/cwt -9.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,574/hd at 623 lb · 1,262 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $229.17/cwt -5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,652/hd at 721 lb · 1,093 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $218.98/cwt -4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,798/hd at 821 lb · 980 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	28,505	49,999	57,358
Feeder cattle	25,008	44,690	49,302
Slaughter cattle	3,070	3,141	5,082
Replacement cattle	427	2,168	2,974

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders under 700 lbs. sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, those over 700 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower. The supply of feeders was light and demand was light to moderate. Although the holidays are past not all barns were able to get back to business this week as winter weather complicated marketing. Five to ten inches of snow fell over north Missouri mid-week and neighboring states to the north and west were basically shut down and unable to accept any cattle even if sales had taken place. As the week ended record breaking dangerous cold settled over the state, temperatures dropped well below zero. The Kansas City weather station officially recorded an actual temperature of -17 with wind chills of -35. This has resulted in nearly all markets in the state closing on Monday and Tuesday (1/15-1/16) of the coming week. A few of the notable top end sales this week included a load of 813 lb. steers at Callaway Livestock Center that sold for 231.75. Kingsville Livestock Market sold a part load of 639 lb. steers for 275.50 and a full load of 717 lb. heifers at 224.25. Boxed beef cutouts posted significant gains this week. On Friday choice closed at 289.58, up 12.43 and select closed at 272.03, up 12.49 compared to last week. Negotiated feedlot sales as of the Friday afternoon was 35K head trade was light. Some slaughter plants had weather interruptions not only with the ability to receive livestock but also the ability for workers to get to plants. Live sales were reported from 172.00-175.00 and dressed sales at 272.00-275.00. Missouri Stocker formula consists of 4844 head with a weighted average weight of 560.78 lbs. and a price value of 261.21, 11.14 lower than a week ago. The steer/heifer spread is 35.03.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	283	4	280.00	$280.00	$792	—
310–348	322	27	270.00–320.00	$308.33	$993	-10.76
350 value added	350	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,015	-38.13
381 thin fleshed	381	9	335.00	$335.00	$1,276	—
365–390 fancy	382	7	297.50–314.00	$303.48	$1,159	—
355–399	383	101	260.00–341.00	$301.09	$1,153	-19.61
403–435 value added	416	5	267.00–284.00	$276.89	$1,152	-43.55
400–449	432	189	265.00–337.50	$298.30	$1,289	-26.57
435–445 fancy	440	6	302.00–305.00	$303.52	$1,335	—
450–485 fancy	463	3	302.00–320.00	$307.83	$1,425	-27.17
472 value added	472	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,274	-40.30
450–497	476	351	247.00–330.00	$298.33	$1,420	-12.78
508–515 fancy	512	23	280.00–325.00	$301.37	$1,543	+11.37
512 unweaned	512	2	270.50	$270.50	$1,385	+12.29
500–545	523	510	245.00–310.00	$283.01	$1,480	-17.70
515–537 value added	526	22	262.00–291.00	$276.45	$1,454	-21.89
559 value added	559	9	271.00	$271.00	$1,515	-11.07
550–599	571	681	232.50–288.00	$269.83	$1,541	-9.23
600–649	623	1,215	220.00–275.50	$252.66	$1,574	-8.07
627 fancy	627	11	254.00	$254.00	$1,593	-19.00
616–649 value added	636	36	238.00–252.50	$245.11	$1,559	-20.83
653–683 value added	670	45	229.50–242.00	$232.51	$1,558	-14.62
650–695	671	584	220.00–261.00	$242.97	$1,630	-2.11
650–697 unweaned	686	9	220.00–241.00	$225.55	$1,547	-9.32
700–730	712	14	212.00–218.00	$215.29	$1,533	-18.86
700–748	721	1,040	210.00–246.50	$229.57	$1,655	-4.58
707–749 value added	724	39	217.00–231.25	$223.41	$1,617	-13.52
759	759	7	211.00	$211.00	$1,601	-14.60
763 value added	763	4	221.00	$221.00	$1,686	-4.46
750–798	765	624	205.00–232.50	$221.45	$1,694	-4.15
782	782	12	211.00	$211.00	$1,650	-9.25
792 unweaned	792	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,727	—
802–846	821	980	200.00–231.75	$218.98	$1,798	-4.47
850–888	873	693	198.25–229.10	$214.64	$1,874	-2.88
900–905	902	62	201.50–211.25	$209.40	$1,889	-6.97
902 value added	902	3	201.50	$201.50	$1,818	—
983–988	985	192	204.50–212.00	$208.87	$2,057	+24.37

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	314	9	250.00–280.00	$264.09	$829	-23.47
355–390	370	29	247.50–300.00	$279.55	$1,034	-14.70
407 unweaned	407	6	276.00	$276.00	$1,123	+4.19
400–446	428	180	240.00–299.00	$270.03	$1,156	-12.47
482 unweaned	482	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,041	-54.75
450–499	484	176	230.00–295.00	$268.70	$1,301	+12.70
504–541 unweaned	517	25	235.00–257.00	$246.90	$1,276	-10.16
500–546	525	288	218.00–274.00	$257.89	$1,354	-9.52
519–541 value added	533	17	258.50–262.00	$259.70	$1,384	-19.60
539	539	4	231.00	$231.00	$1,245	-36.41
560–575	569	10	264.00–266.00	$264.79	$1,507	+6.20
550–599	576	548	220.00–270.00	$252.45	$1,454	-6.14
568–581 unweaned	577	10	207.00–219.00	$215.46	$1,243	-15.76
596 value added	596	8	247.50	$247.50	$1,475	-18.20
623	623	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,408	-14.27
600–649	628	498	210.00–254.00	$229.77	$1,443	-10.50
668–673	670	11	216.00–217.00	$216.54	$1,451	-14.09
650–698	675	491	200.00–250.00	$229.28	$1,548	-1.35
700–745	722	265	195.00–238.00	$218.16	$1,575	+0.25
737 value added	737	7	215.00	$215.00	$1,585	-6.92
750–799	773	225	194.00–215.00	$207.78	$1,606	-7.23
822	822	6	198.00	$198.00	$1,628	-9.96
800–847	826	257	189.00–223.00	$206.49	$1,706	-1.47
861–887	865	179	189.00–206.50	$204.24	$1,767	-3.42
906 value added	906	35	205.00	$205.00	$1,857	—
913–935	923	111	178.50–205.25	$199.28	$1,839	-1.55
961–972	964	19	185.00–194.00	$192.58	$1,856	-1.17
1002	1002	26	191.00	$191.00	$1,914	-9.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	11	280.00	$280.00	$1,089	+8.38
402–448	419	33	219.50–275.00	$243.59	$1,021	-5.23
450–493	467	54	200.00–264.00	$230.65	$1,077	-0.26
502–540	531	54	210.00–234.00	$218.69	$1,161	-16.63
556–598	574	77	185.00–243.00	$228.71	$1,313	-7.68
600–638	625	9	196.00–213.00	$207.56	$1,297	-14.82
665–688	676	55	195.00–222.00	$215.05	$1,454	+2.05
705	705	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,375	+10.57
757–792	773	13	171.00–202.00	$187.34	$1,448	—
826	826	45	196.00	$196.00	$1,619	+11.00
992	992	10	175.00	$175.00	$1,736	—
1026	1026	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,539	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1231	1231	5	161.50	$161.50	$1,988	—
1155–1550	1430	40	172.50–178.00	$175.20	$2,505	+6.45
1385–1535	1457	5	164.00–172.00	$167.48	$2,440	—
1390–1547	1473	14	165.00–170.00	$167.98	$2,474	-9.02
1428–1608	1500	13	177.00–178.50	$177.86	$2,668	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	17	230.00	$230.00	$867	—
406–445	424	14	230.00–285.00	$262.24	$1,112	—
481	481	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,164	-21.00
501 unweaned	501	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,252	—
528	528	7	238.50	$238.50	$1,259	-13.50
559–570	563	11	220.00–230.00	$226.39	$1,275	—
614	614	5	212.00	$212.00	$1,302	—
684 unweaned	684	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,471	—
673–698	686	6	210.00–220.00	$214.91	$1,474	+1.91

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–692	676	22	224.00–230.00	$226.93	$1,534	—
765	765	11	214.50	$214.50	$1,641	—
896	896	9	190.50	$190.50	$1,707	—
954	954	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,765	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524	524	14	247.50	$247.50	$1,297	-21.89
652	652	8	231.00	$231.00	$1,506	+0.19
707	707	7	200.00	$200.00	$1,414	-30.44
870	870	5	209.00	$209.00	$1,818	+16.19

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	207.00	$207.00	$693	—
423	423	5	205.00	$205.00	$867	+11.10
450–491	465	18	190.00–226.50	$211.47	$983	-17.61
546	546	8	206.00	$206.00	$1,125	-18.66

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	5	205.00	$205.00	$797	—
502	502	7	168.00	$168.00	$843	—
657	657	8	170.00	$170.00	$1,117	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
658	658	11	233.00	$233.00	$1,533	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	314	17	240.00–280.00	$263.21	$826	-16.50
317 value added	317	3	243.00	$243.00	$770	-39.50
327 unweaned	327	5	225.00	$225.00	$736	—
350–396	378	79	230.00–280.00	$256.66	$970	-14.19
375–395 value added	385	10	235.00–241.00	$237.92	$916	-44.47
410–418 fancy	416	7	247.50–260.00	$252.89	$1,052	-27.11
412–421 value added	417	7	246.00–249.00	$247.27	$1,031	-24.75
400–448	427	197	220.00–269.00	$250.01	$1,068	-22.52
443 unweaned	443	6	252.00	$252.00	$1,116	—
450–499	473	442	221.00–261.00	$245.58	$1,162	-15.56
453–484 value added	474	13	240.00–241.00	$240.71	$1,141	-22.91
490–494 fancy	493	28	244.00–249.00	$247.07	$1,218	—
500–547	522	568	215.00–254.00	$236.84	$1,236	-9.16
518–548 value added	530	24	233.00–238.00	$235.04	$1,246	-23.38
525–546	534	34	221.00–229.50	$225.92	$1,206	-20.08
550–597	572	763	210.00–253.00	$231.79	$1,326	-4.58
586 unweaned	586	5	210.50	$210.50	$1,234	-8.00
600–647	621	728	200.00–235.00	$220.91	$1,372	-5.57
613–632 fancy	622	15	230.00	$230.00	$1,431	—
626 unweaned	626	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,252	-28.00
629 value added	629	5	214.00	$214.00	$1,346	-13.50
634	634	21	213.50	$213.50	$1,354	-12.98
652	652	14	232.00	$232.00	$1,513	+8.02
650–697	672	662	205.00–234.25	$219.26	$1,473	-4.72
700	700	34	223.00	$223.00	$1,561	+5.95
713 value added	713	6	211.00	$211.00	$1,504	-1.78
701–742	720	625	190.00–224.25	$214.59	$1,545	-2.46
759 unweaned	759	5	189.50	$189.50	$1,438	—
750–793	762	143	190.00–216.00	$206.60	$1,574	-27.40
789	789	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,420	-26.45
800–817	808	17	185.50–199.00	$192.65	$1,557	-6.19
820 value added	820	19	199.00	$199.00	$1,632	—
853–880	872	44	189.00–194.00	$191.38	$1,669	-1.62
996	996	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,843	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 unweaned	325	4	210.00	$210.00	$682	-35.00
310–348	335	37	224.00–259.00	$240.32	$805	-24.18
351–393 unweaned	375	22	202.00–230.50	$214.60	$805	-25.82
355–399	380	125	205.00–256.25	$241.88	$919	-5.00
400–448	428	256	185.00–250.00	$233.08	$998	-13.39
450–499	478	391	200.00–248.00	$226.05	$1,081	-15.92
473–485 unweaned	481	17	176.00–197.00	$191.42	$921	-39.26
500–548	526	366	195.00–236.00	$215.47	$1,133	-15.10
516–547 value added	527	21	226.00–239.00	$231.55	$1,220	-2.62
523–534 unweaned	531	18	180.00–215.00	$202.35	$1,074	-19.19
569–570 value added	570	18	215.00–226.00	$219.27	$1,250	-5.30
562–580	571	6	185.00–196.50	$190.66	$1,089	-30.33
550–599	576	541	185.00–235.00	$214.56	$1,236	-6.43
584–591 unweaned	588	13	184.00–187.00	$185.15	$1,089	-26.15
600–648	622	279	172.00–229.50	$205.70	$1,279	-7.23
615–630	625	11	197.00–199.00	$198.28	$1,239	-14.65
648 value added	648	4	218.00	$218.00	$1,413	+3.40
658 unweaned	658	7	186.00	$186.00	$1,224	—
650–698	676	384	161.00–222.00	$198.54	$1,342	-12.64
659–692 value added	677	18	201.00–215.00	$207.05	$1,402	-4.67
700–742	720	166	175.00–211.00	$195.44	$1,407	-6.28
723	723	4	191.00	$191.00	$1,381	-10.72
750 value added	750	2	206.50	$206.50	$1,549	+5.66
750–789	768	100	167.00–197.50	$186.74	$1,434	-10.09
820	820	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,296	-31.48
802–842	822	6	170.00–179.00	$174.39	$1,433	-15.09
903	903	4	189.00	$189.00	$1,707	—
951	951	44	145.00	$145.00	$1,379	-19.47
1020–1028	1024	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,536	-16.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–337	320	8	194.00–230.00	$215.79	$691	-0.38
358–398	375	60	196.00–235.00	$224.00	$840	-6.00
400–444	423	41	190.00–225.00	$208.31	$881	-10.01
450–498	468	61	185.00–213.50	$202.60	$948	-10.71
525–545	536	17	185.00–213.00	$196.36	$1,052	-4.41
553–598	579	97	175.00–219.00	$198.94	$1,152	-0.32
603–630	611	16	150.00–189.00	$184.04	$1,124	-11.80
667–675	671	6	155.00–187.00	$170.90	$1,147	-19.23
717	717	6	175.00	$175.00	$1,255	±0.00
760–785	775	12	130.00–168.00	$157.94	$1,224	-19.06
800	800	26	176.00	$176.00	$1,408	—
853–886	876	17	152.50–172.00	$166.42	$1,458	+6.42
931	931	18	130.00	$130.00	$1,210	-10.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	10	225.00	$225.00	$904	—
568	568	5	180.00	$180.00	$1,022	-50.74
651–682	670	8	176.00–200.00	$184.74	$1,238	-21.08
987	987	20	158.50	$158.50	$1,564	-17.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	3	201.00	$201.00	$695	—
383–399	393	10	172.00–201.00	$184.08	$723	—
441	441	8	171.00	$171.00	$754	—
455–495	474	14	161.00–202.00	$184.68	$875	+4.08
595 unweaned	595	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,190	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1172	1155	5	167.00–169.00	$167.78	$1,938	—
1175–1440	1318	17	174.00–178.50	$176.88	$2,331	+1.53
1312–1455	1351	5	166.00–168.00	$166.62	$2,251	—
1498	1498	4	179.00	$179.00	$2,681	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	3	210.00	$210.00	$941	+0.16
469–484	478	21	220.00–228.00	$223.37	$1,068	+32.93

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	11	147.50	$147.50	$749	—
737	737	6	140.00	$140.00	$1,032	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
596	596	8	212.50	$212.50	$1,266	-34.50
668	668	8	201.00	$201.00	$1,343	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	3	251.00	$251.00	$1,142	—
631	631	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,262	-16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–342	321	23	264.00–287.50	$272.94	$876	+32.94
337 unweaned	337	3	226.00	$226.00	$762	—
385–388	387	6	217.00–247.00	$232.06	$898	—
360–398 unweaned	389	4	249.00–260.00	$251.55	$979	—
418–443	436	24	214.00–265.00	$243.84	$1,063	-2.05
442 unweaned	442	8	217.00	$217.00	$959	—
451–492	478	43	200.00–259.00	$233.77	$1,117	-24.52
500–547	517	50	200.00–255.00	$223.55	$1,156	-28.36
552–598	574	61	150.00–230.00	$215.18	$1,235	-16.47
579 unweaned	579	7	198.00	$198.00	$1,146	-25.66
618 unweaned	618	3	196.00	$196.00	$1,211	-20.47
605–642	626	39	180.00–231.00	$202.39	$1,267	-0.05
653–675	663	26	174.00–227.00	$195.77	$1,298	-8.41
705–748	722	26	170.00–200.00	$186.74	$1,348	-5.51
783–784	784	9	162.00–167.00	$165.33	$1,296	-22.67
1175	1175	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,645	+6.00
1223	1223	6	125.00	$125.00	$1,529	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–370	360	8	243.50–267.00	$256.78	$924	-43.22
385 fancy	385	3	297.00	$297.00	$1,143	—
402–445	421	26	240.00–290.00	$267.78	$1,127	-12.22
438 fancy	438	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,204	—
463–495	483	22	240.00–270.00	$255.02	$1,232	-2.48
504–525	513	16	231.00–258.00	$246.16	$1,263	-3.84
563–585	574	6	240.00–246.00	$243.06	$1,395	-19.94
602–625	612	9	210.00–230.00	$222.20	$1,360	—
677	677	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,456	—
710–730	721	9	170.00–190.00	$181.06	$1,305	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	210.00–213.00	$211.51	$789	—
415–438	424	10	239.00–240.00	$239.59	$1,016	—
503–530	509	11	210.00–217.00	$215.03	$1,095	—
551–594	573	23	204.00–208.00	$206.16	$1,181	-5.84
640	640	2	191.00	$191.00	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1850	1850	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1515	1237	80-85%	512	78.00–102.50	$91.56	$1,133	+1.51
1030–1740	1240	80-85%	213	89.00–110.00	$98.75	$1,224	+8.70
1010–1655	1249	80-85%	69	72.50–91.00	$84.15	$1,051	+3.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1250	876	85-90%	50	41.00–70.00	$57.42	$503	—
665–1270	947	85-90%	126	50.00–83.00	$72.17	$683	—
720–1315	1043	85-90%	265	65.00–92.00	$84.48	$881	-8.76
845–1555	1076	85-90%	86	80.00–101.00	$91.37	$983	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1875	1462	75-80%	292	80.00–105.00	$93.92	$1,373	+0.26
1275–1760	1462	75-80%	44	76.00–91.00	$85.51	$1,250	-8.15
1175–1935	1505	75-80%	156	88.00–116.00	$102.62	$1,544	-1.62

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585–1925	1770	65-75%	11	107.00–120.00	$114.01	$2,018	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1835	1475	20	85.00–108.00	$99.18	$1,463	—
1220–2220	1664	103	92.00–123.00	$112.26	$1,868	—
1370–2290	1827	63	106.00–140.00	$124.39	$2,273	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1140	971	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	111.00–164.00	$138.23	$1,342
1065–1085	1072	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	102.00–106.00	$103.35	$1,108
735–1395	1139	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	43	89.00–140.00	$121.14	$1,380

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	127.50	$127.50	$1,135
900–1070	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	89.00–99.00	$92.28	$914

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
913–1130	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	140.00–151.00	$142.54	$1,472

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–922	823	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	100.00–108.00	$102.81	$846
850–1030	925	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	120.00–138.00	$125.01	$1,156

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1405	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,100.00–1,475.00	$1,254.84
1070–1545	1231	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	96	1,100.00–1,775.00	$1,519.56
1105–1330	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,100.00–1,450.00	$1,368.25
1282	1282	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,375.00	$1,375.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–1015	961	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	800.00–1,075.00	$994.17
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1060–1210	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	860.00–1,275.00	$1,081.21
1000–1360	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,150.00–1,425.00	$1,257.75
1000–1580	1246	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,050.00–1,650.00	$1,381.26

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–890	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,250.00	$1,132.21
815–985	872	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,256.50
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00
875–1025	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	675.00–1,150.00	$883.28

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
722	722	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	535.00	$535.00
760	760	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	510.00	$510.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	560.00	$560.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1065	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,383.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1113	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,224

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	1,250.00	$1,250.00
970–1325	1124	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,175.00–1,575.00	$1,361.99
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1208	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–980	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	960.00–975.00	$966.95

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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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
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	-689.66
1352	1352	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
1355	1355	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1733	1733	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1770	1770	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	4	120.00	$120.00	$606	—
720	720	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,001	—
1094	1094	14	125.00	$125.00	$1,368	—

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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.