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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

19,704 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.27/cwt -6.06 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 527 lb · 975 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.58/cwt -6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 483 lb · 723 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $189.09/cwt -9.21 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 427 lb · 705 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 19,704 11,861 13,936
Feeder cattle 8,234 7,598 4,990
Slaughter cattle 3,825 3,078 1,173
Replacement cattle 2,439 1,185 578

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Yearling steers were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Yearling heifers 750-799 lbs sold weak, heifers over 800 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Quality was mostly plain to average for yearlings. Demand was light to moderate for all yearlings on offer. Steer calves under 400 lbs sold sharply lower, with most sales 15.00-25.00 lower. Steer calves over 400 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Heifer calves under 400 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower, heifer calves over 400 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Demand for calves was light to moderate. Calf quality this week was average to very attractive and similar to last week. Several load lots of calves were seen this week and these offerings sold on the best demand. Calf marketings continue to be way ahead of year ago levels. Many farmers in the Midwest are still not ready for calves as most are busy with harvest. This was the biggest factor limiting demand this week. Demand for lightweight calves to send south to wheat lightened significantly as some feeders have started to fill up. CME positions traded mostly lower this week. The September feeder contract closed Thursday at 153.925 0.70 lower, while the October closed at 152.55, 4.80 lower. The November contract closed 152.90. Market activity this week was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packers showed slightly more demand for slaughter cows this week as harvest has slowed the volume of cows being delivered directly to the plant. Slaughter cows sold generally steady to weak. Feeding cows sold unevenly steady from 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Quality was mixed this week and very heavy offerings led to uneven prices at times. Slaughter bulls sold steady to weak. Many long strings of cows were sold as exposed again this week. Most older cows sold as exposed or ranch tested bred. Young replacement cows sold on mostly good demand again this week. Quality was mostly attractive this week with many long strings of one iron home-raised open cows. Offerings sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–246 unweaned 244 15 215.00–230.00 $227.27 $555 —
270–284 unweaned 279 29 218.00–229.00 $225.56 $629 -16.64
305–336 unweaned 322 172 203.00–217.50 $207.88 $669 -22.42
350–391 unweaned 368 207 180.00–211.00 $202.90 $747 -12.17
405–448 unweaned 426 683 174.00–199.00 $189.00 $805 -9.30
444 444 22 192.00 $192.00 $852 —
453 453 8 175.00 $175.00 $793 —
450–492 unweaned 470 456 169.00–191.00 $180.76 $850 -5.66
506 value added 506 18 189.00 $189.00 $956 —
517 fancy 517 177 183.00 $183.00 $946 —
502–548 unweaned 527 662 161.00–174.00 $168.25 $887 -9.60
528–548 545 118 166.50–172.00 $167.90 $915 +3.90
553–592 unweaned 577 257 154.00–169.00 $160.63 $927 -3.82
613–639 unweaned 620 91 151.00–156.50 $154.39 $957 -10.56
652–692 unweaned 665 49 147.00–153.00 $149.97 $997 -12.06
721 unweaned 721 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,060 -5.50
752–758 754 16 150.50–154.00 $152.68 $1,151 -10.54
844 844 42 149.50 $149.50 $1,262 -10.26
868–890 877 39 141.50–151.00 $142.81 $1,252 -9.38
925 925 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,258 -8.00
961 961 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,297 -1.00
960–980 962 13 136.50–140.50 $139.92 $1,346 +3.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274–296 unweaned 284 23 199.00–217.50 $207.40 $589 -7.25
311–349 unweaned 343 94 184.00–201.00 $192.38 $660 -20.96
374–395 unweaned 391 86 180.00–196.00 $189.58 $741 -8.84
411 411 26 181.00 $181.00 $744 —
410–446 unweaned 430 82 164.00–177.00 $172.56 $742 -10.58
452–495 unweaned 479 49 158.00–171.00 $166.65 $798 -7.05
505–548 unweaned 515 79 152.00–158.50 $153.64 $791 -12.62
665 unweaned 665 3 145.00 $145.00 $964 -5.00
724–748 736 10 148.00–150.00 $148.98 $1,096 -10.27
780 780 11 145.00 $145.00 $1,131 -8.52
839 839 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,242 ±0.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–342 unweaned 340 25 173.00–195.00 $188.93 $642 —
386 unweaned 386 14 186.00 $186.00 $718 —
468 unweaned 468 31 162.50 $162.50 $760 -10.49
716 716 35 155.00 $155.00 $1,110 —
835 835 5 144.50 $144.50 $1,207 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 unweaned 340 15 184.00 $184.00 $626 —
489 unweaned 489 4 145.00 $145.00 $709 —
501 unweaned 501 7 145.00 $145.00 $726 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 unweaned 540 10 155.00 $155.00 $837 —
1060 1060 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,410 +0.50
1066 1066 7 136.50 $136.50 $1,455 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 unweaned 278 25 181.00 $181.00 $503 -7.86
304–348 unweaned 318 183 172.00–187.00 $182.45 $580 -2.18
359–397 unweaned 381 362 162.00–183.50 $169.92 $647 -8.68
386 386 9 171.00 $171.00 $660 —
417 417 11 161.00 $161.00 $671 —
403–448 unweaned 429 259 160.00–175.00 $165.17 $709 -5.63
452 fancy 452 6 170.00 $170.00 $768 —
469 469 7 152.00 $152.00 $713 —
454–498 unweaned 483 710 146.75–162.00 $157.53 $761 -6.72
510 510 22 155.50 $155.50 $793 +12.50
501–543 unweaned 519 304 143.00–156.50 $150.75 $782 -4.70
547 547 13 145.00 $145.00 $793 +2.00
572 fancy 572 53 150.25 $150.25 $859 —
550–595 unweaned 575 117 135.50–152.00 $145.37 $836 -8.17
603–640 unweaned 610 38 136.00–144.00 $141.31 $862 -8.10
669–690 unweaned 673 31 130.00–140.00 $138.96 $935 —
694 694 4 140.00 $140.00 $972 -14.92
713 unweaned 713 5 130.50 $130.50 $930 —
723 723 69 149.00–151.00 $149.12 $1,078 -4.21
752–771 755 46 148.00–150.00 $149.52 $1,129 -0.69
803–845 822 62 139.00–144.75 $142.41 $1,171 -5.87
912 912 36 145.75 $145.75 $1,329 +4.67
915–948 926 63 132.00–142.00 $135.61 $1,256 -5.47
956–995 967 28 128.00–136.00 $132.21 $1,278 +13.71
978 978 6 125.00 $125.00 $1,222 -8.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261–294 unweaned 278 18 170.00–179.00 $174.42 $485 +1.08
312–335 unweaned 325 30 164.00–175.00 $169.09 $550 +0.64
361–398 unweaned 386 124 151.50–164.00 $159.82 $617 -10.60
404–428 unweaned 415 55 151.00–163.00 $155.89 $647 -6.00
453–490 unweaned 478 61 144.00–151.00 $145.73 $697 -5.15
545 unweaned 545 13 144.00 $144.00 $785 -0.78
730–734 732 31 144.00–145.50 $144.82 $1,060 -4.18
762 762 22 136.50 $136.50 $1,040 -9.82
932 932 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,240 -2.40
985 985 5 125.50 $125.50 $1,236 +5.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 7 160.00 $160.00 $512 -22.50
406–408 unweaned 407 24 145.00–151.00 $148.24 $603 -15.76
454 unweaned 454 8 151.00 $151.00 $686 —
694 694 25 156.25 $156.25 $1,084 +8.25
774 774 10 121.00 $121.00 $937 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
644 644 23 146.00 $146.00 $940 -3.50
669 669 41 144.00 $144.00 $963 -0.62
783 783 6 133.00 $133.00 $1,041 -9.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 unweaned 470 10 149.00 $149.00 $700 —
1008–1017 1013 16 126.00–132.00 $129.10 $1,308 -2.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 unweaned 269 5 165.00 $165.00 $444 —
379 unweaned 379 13 145.00 $145.00 $550 —
538 unweaned 538 3 135.00 $135.00 $726 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 unweaned 322 3 195.00 $195.00 $628 —
381 unweaned 381 18 167.50 $167.50 $638 -38.50
483 unweaned 483 3 154.00 $154.00 $744 -2.49
503–523 unweaned 513 29 153.00–157.50 $154.10 $791 +3.74
578–583 unweaned 581 14 147.00–150.00 $148.93 $865 +3.93
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1175 1173 9 99.00–103.00 $101.67 $1,193 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–995 903 85-90% 27 33.00–45.00 $41.88 $378 -1.45
880–990 950 85-90% 14 44.00–53.00 $49.57 $471 -0.30
995 995 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $547 +5.13
1013–1343 1149 85-90% 138 41.00–47.50 $43.85 $504 —
1010–1423 1186 85-90% 707 47.00–56.00 $52.07 $618 +0.53
940–1312 1200 85-90% 208 47.00–55.00 $52.57 $631 -0.11
1173–1297 1223 85-90% 16 67.50–73.00 $69.64 $852 +11.97
1085–1295 1234 85-90% 142 54.00–61.50 $57.16 $705 -0.51
1098–1340 1256 85-90% 239 55.00–66.00 $59.37 $746 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1525 1390 80-85% 4 44.00–48.50 $46.56 $647 —
1300–1596 1393 80-85% 194 53.00–59.00 $55.48 $773 —
1258–1720 1412 80-85% 103 50.50–58.00 $53.44 $755 -5.71
1200–1735 1419 80-85% 298 58.00–70.00 $64.38 $914 +5.23
1290–1743 1423 80-85% 47 57.00–64.00 $60.11 $855 -12.36
1266–1687 1446 80-85% 142 69.50–78.00 $73.41 $1,062 +0.94
1332–1630 1509 80-85% 21 66.50–73.00 $71.01 $1,072 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,088 —
1400–1585 1544 75-80% 5 79.00–82.50 $81.36 $1,256 +13.99
1633–1715 1665 75-80% 4 79.50–81.00 $80.62 $1,342 —
1525–1960 1678 75-80% 22 64.00–71.00 $69.29 $1,163 —
1608–2020 1746 75-80% 22 71.00–78.00 $74.41 $1,299 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1390 1323 3 65.50–72.50 $69.62 $921 —
1370 1370 1 78.50 $78.50 $1,075 -8.71
1285–1836 1635 14 72.00–79.50 $76.99 $1,259 —
1443–2005 1658 19 69.00–79.50 $76.38 $1,266 +3.74
1470–1835 1661 12 79.50–85.50 $82.46 $1,370 +9.82
1520–2345 1843 49 79.00–88.00 $83.09 $1,531 —
1630–2410 1968 24 87.50–95.00 $90.43 $1,780 -0.21

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
784–1460 946 (<2 yrs)Open 504 71.00–109.00 $98.07 $928
830–1125 thin fleshed 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 50.00–55.00 $52.47 $504
1039 thin fleshed 1039 (<2 yrs)Open 9 73.00 $73.00 $758
1032–1111 thin fleshed 1042 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 32 48.00–55.00 $54.07 $563
860–1255 thin fleshed 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 52.50–55.00 $54.12 $571
755–1370 1058 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 283 56.00–95.00 $78.13 $827
1093 1093 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 53.00 $53.00 $579
1070–1228 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 54 55.00–71.00 $60.12 $664
1102–1160 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 17 59.00–69.00 $67.96 $753
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1180 938 (<2 yrs)Open 11 68.00–84.00 $78.81 $739
1080–1388 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 54.00–61.00 $59.04 $759
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035 1035 (<2 yrs)Open 2 86.00 $86.00 $890

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1367 1178 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 170 1,160.00–1,610.00 $1,495.21
1099–1214 thin fleshed 1189 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 51 600.00–685.00 $668.06
961–1398 1218 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 85 1,100.00–1,500.00 $1,394.02
1155–1313 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 150 700.00–830.00 $773.43
1177–1376 1261 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 93 875.00–1,175.00 $1,054.49
1180–1404 1294 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 156 800.00–950.00 $872.98
1298 1298 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 800.00 $800.00
1428 1428 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1071 thin fleshed 1071 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 53.00 $53.00 $568
1126–1223 thin fleshed 1192 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 33 50.00–52.00 $51.14 $610
1235–1309 1281 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 34 54.50–56.00 $55.07 $705
1419 1419 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 55.50 $55.50 $788
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1144 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 18 985.00–1,175.00 $1,107.84
1096 1096 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1214 1214 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 10 825.00 $825.00
1385 1385 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 900.00 $900.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
952–963 956 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 9 1,150.00–1,160.00 $1,156.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1383 1383 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 55.00 $55.00 $761

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
999–1014 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 44 1,160.00–1,385.00 $1,333.56
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1047 1047 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,385.00 $1,385.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1058 1058 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 9 1,110.00 $1,110.00 $11,744

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 13 109.00 $109.00 $191 —
200 200 1 108.00 $108.00 $216 —
200–245 226 17 95.00–103.00 $96.51 $218 —
250 250 1 79.00 $79.00 $198 —
253–275 268 10 95.00–99.00 $96.14 $258 —
315 315 1 88.00 $88.00 $277 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 2 190.00 $190.00 $129 —
70 70 1 195.00 $195.00 $136 —
75 75 1 215.00 $215.00 $161 —
80 80 1 225.00 $225.00 $180 —
90 90 1 235.00 $235.00 $212 —
107–135 116 6 220.00–235.00 $232.09 $269 —
125–130 128 2 205.00–225.00 $215.20 $275 —
160–175 167 3 220.00–230.00 $226.50 $378 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125–145 128 8 66.00–71.00 $66.71 $85 —
113–141 130 28 73.00–79.00 $76.71 $100 —
117–143 131 12 59.00–69.00 $64.75 $85 —
123–149 139 314 78.00–86.00 $82.55 $115 —
150–173 158 311 77.00–87.00 $83.26 $132 —
167–180 168 23 167.00–170.00 $167.14 $281 —
167–185 173 88 79.00–85.00 $80.50 $139 —
180 180 1 97.00 $97.00 $175 —
183–185 184 3 74.00 $74.00 $136 —
210–235 225 5 82.00–86.00 $83.63 $188 —
230 230 1 77.00 $77.00 $177 —
238 238 4 87.00 $87.00 $207 —
275 275 6 82.00 $82.00 $226 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
188 188 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 260.00 $260.00 —
194 194 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 23 195.00 $195.00 —
200 200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 250.00 $250.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
129 129 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 5 157.50 $157.50 $203 —
139 139 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 103.00 $103.00 $143 —
150 150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 97.00 $97.00 $146 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
121 121 4 190.00 $190.00 $230 —
195 195 1 112.00 $112.00 $218 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
98 98 13 58.00 $58.00 $57 —
109 109 4 97.00 $97.00 $106 —
117–148 131 22 90.00–107.00 $99.18 $130 —
156–168 159 7 89.00–92.00 $91.10 $145 —
163–169 168 20 94.00–100.00 $99.13 $167 —
255 255 1 74.00 $74.00 $189 —

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Hair Lambs

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
56 56 70 270.00 $270.00 $151 —
63–67 65 76 167.50–207.50 $189.17 $123 —
75 75 9 145.00 $145.00 $109 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 9 252.50 $252.50 $152 —
81–84 82 51 232.00–237.00 $233.21 $191 —
99 99 6 195.00 $195.00 $193 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
89 89 31 227.00 $227.00 $202 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
106 106 6 190.00 $190.00 $201 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
37 37 17 200.00 $200.00 $74 —
42–49 44 56 240.00–280.00 $266.49 $117 —
42–49 45 148 320.00–322.50 $321.92 $145 —
45 45 2 225.00 $225.00 $101 —
48 48 2 245.00 $245.00 $118 —
50 50 2 170.00 $170.00 $85 —
50–59 54 25 220.00–250.00 $235.13 $127 —
50–56 55 10 265.00–275.00 $274.09 $151 —
55 55 42 295.00 $295.00 $162 —
55 55 1 230.00 $230.00 $126 —
58 58 2 267.50 $267.50 $155 —
60–65 64 7 230.00–260.00 $249.09 $159 —
65 65 3 230.00 $230.00 $150 —
60–69 67 15 262.50–272.50 $269.93 $181 —
70 70 1 217.50 $217.50 $152 —
74–75 74 13 270.00–280.00 $274.23 $203 —
75 75 1 210.00 $210.00 $158 —
73–77 76 15 220.00–272.50 $231.72 $176 —
80 80 3 215.00 $215.00 $172 —
80–85 81 6 262.50–270.00 $264.23 $214 —
82–85 83 11 247.50–252.50 $251.33 $209 —
90–95 92 20 300.00–310.00 $303.28 $279 —
90–95 94 8 230.00–250.00 $246.40 $232 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
42–49 45 87 312.50–321.00 $319.63 $144 —
50–58 56 284 310.00–321.00 $314.02 $176 —
60–69 65 381 281.00–300.00 $288.12 $187 —
70–79 74 566 262.00–273.00 $267.86 $198 —
80–89 83 691 252.00–264.50 $258.54 $215 —
91–99 93 455 240.00–255.00 $245.74 $229 —
93 fancy 93 28 260.00 $260.00 $242 —
100 100 5 229.00 $229.00 $229 —
100–109 104 99 236.50–247.00 $241.52 $251 —
106 106 4 220.00 $220.00 $233 —
111–114 111 105 229.00–237.00 $234.73 $261 —
120 120 25 228.00 $228.00 $274 —
131–139 136 10 218.00–231.00 $223.02 $303 —
138 138 59 105.00 $105.00 $145 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
76 76 24 242.50 $242.50 $184 —
98 98 10 219.00 $219.00 $215 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50–59 57 7 305.00–306.00 $305.29 $174 —
69 69 18 264.00 $264.00 $182 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 3 100.00 $100.00 $60 —
65–66 66 6 170.00 $170.00 $112 —
75 75 1 240.00 $240.00 $180 —
80 80 2 150.00 $150.00 $120 —
95 95 1 140.00 $140.00 $133 —
96 96 23 175.00 $175.00 $168 —
103–110 104 14 150.00–162.50 $154.12 $160 —
106–125 110 11 100.00–125.00 $108.66 $120 —
105–141 134 8 170.00–205.00 $177.67 $238 —
150–190 169 7 135.00–185.00 $165.11 $279 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 2 225.00 $225.00 $158 —
70–73 72 5 195.00–205.00 $203.07 $146 —
89 89 7 240.00 $240.00 $214 —
95 95 1 245.00 $245.00 $233 —
115 115 1 260.00 $260.00 $299 —
125 125 1 280.00 $280.00 $350 —
135 135 1 255.00 $255.00 $344 —
145 145 2 290.00 $290.00 $420 —
180 180 2 280.00 $280.00 $504 —

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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.