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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

22,219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.64/cwt +2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 571 lb · 850 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.73/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 519 lb · 842 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $183.08/cwt +4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 475 lb · 594 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 22,219 22,814 25,344
Feeder cattle 9,486 10,690 12,934
Slaughter cattle 6,371 5,546 4,397
Replacement cattle 2,643 6,578 2,009

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were all too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Steer calves under 350 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher in a narrow comparison. 350-599 lbs steers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher, steers over 600 lbs sold uneven from 4.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves over 500 lbs sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Quality this week was average to very attractive. Transportation continues to be the biggest factor limiting demand, however by late week trucks started to loosen up and demand was more consistent. Buyers continue to focus on buying front end cattle and passed or discounted calves with only one round of vaccinations or average quality calves. Calves with fall preconditioning shots sold at a solid 10.00-12.00 premium this week. Very wide price spreads continue to be seen however prices did narrow slightly this week. Local yard space remains tight. CME positions traded mostly higher this week as packers paid 130.00 in the cash market this week. The November contract closed 158.875, 1.225 higher, the January contract closed at 159.60, 3.475 higher. Market activity was moderate to active this week. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for heavy offerings. The majority of cows sold to return to the country to feed. Packer buyers only purchased very poor quality, lame, or severely blemished cows harvest this week. Slaughter cows were of very poor quality this week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower on boning and lean cows, breaking cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Thin fleshed cows continue to be purchased to hold for the holidays. A large buyer pool continues to be seen for thin cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Bull quality was much higher this week than last. Young age cows sold unevenly from 3.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Most of these offerings are destined for the southern plains and the corn belt. Quality was average to attractive but quality continues to vary and prices reflect the differences in quality.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–287 unweaned 280 20 200.00–225.00 $209.36 $586 +4.87
305–338 unweaned 318 29 197.50–212.50 $204.81 $651 -3.77
317–322 321 13 200.00–210.00 $207.72 $667 +10.22
350–399 unweaned 383 166 182.00–209.50 $196.35 $752 +0.31
383–396 390 77 200.00 $200.00 $780 —
421–441 427 13 179.00–194.00 $183.76 $785 -26.92
404–448 unweaned 428 156 179.00–207.00 $191.17 $818 +0.21
462–463 463 26 183.50–190.00 $187.25 $867 +3.58
450–498 unweaned 476 568 164.00–195.00 $182.89 $871 +5.32
510 510 10 147.00 $147.00 $750 -16.68
500–545 unweaned 524 340 155.00–188.00 $169.67 $889 +3.65
560–572 562 64 154.50–176.00 $164.92 $927 —
550–595 unweaned 572 786 150.00–179.00 $161.37 $923 +2.90
603 fancy 603 25 163.00 $163.00 $983 —
601–647 unweaned 628 309 143.00–168.00 $152.99 $961 -2.30
648 648 8 149.00 $149.00 $966 —
661–698 670 38 143.50–153.00 $150.66 $1,009 +4.16
650–693 unweaned 673 188 144.00–157.00 $150.38 $1,012 -6.93
704–730 unweaned 711 58 136.50–153.00 $148.90 $1,059 -7.68
725 725 7 144.00 $144.00 $1,044 +1.00
745 745 67 163.50 $163.50 $1,218 +14.25
753–755 unweaned 753 29 149.00–152.50 $151.90 $1,144 +7.90
805 805 28 155.50 $155.50 $1,252 -4.00
805 unweaned 805 3 133.00 $133.00 $1,071 -8.50
900–939 905 73 145.00–147.25 $146.93 $1,330 —
999 999 17 123.00 $123.00 $1,229 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–348 unweaned 334 24 175.00–200.00 $181.66 $607 +8.86
353 353 4 185.00 $185.00 $653 —
353–396 unweaned 374 25 175.00–185.00 $180.75 $676 +4.10
405 405 15 179.00 $179.00 $725 —
411–443 unweaned 433 48 152.00–178.00 $169.46 $734 +1.11
455–493 unweaned 480 59 146.50–172.50 $162.68 $781 +3.51
493 493 4 156.00 $156.00 $769 -8.35
500–515 510 9 137.50–155.00 $149.28 $761 +9.28
500–546 unweaned 526 75 140.00–156.00 $148.23 $780 -0.87
555–588 583 12 133.00–144.00 $134.75 $786 -9.25
584–599 unweaned 588 91 134.50–155.00 $141.90 $834 +1.58
621–636 unweaned 626 18 127.00–143.00 $138.41 $866 —
653 653 3 134.00 $134.00 $875 —
664–671 unweaned 669 12 138.00–143.00 $140.34 $939 -4.66
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 unweaned 380 15 189.00 $189.00 $718 +27.00
425 425 8 152.50 $152.50 $648 ±0.00
439 unweaned 439 35 145.00 $145.00 $637 —
474 474 7 164.50 $164.50 $780 —
518–532 unweaned 526 30 137.00–155.00 $148.90 $783 -7.60
554–560 556 13 137.00–148.50 $141.45 $786 —
746 746 16 136.00 $136.00 $1,015 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 6 159.50 $159.50 $759 —
562 unweaned 562 5 150.00 $150.00 $843 —
622 622 24 133.00 $133.00 $827 —
665 665 12 122.00 $122.00 $811 —
672 unweaned 672 3 138.00 $138.00 $927 -5.00
1003 1003 12 145.00 $145.00 $1,454 —
1081 1081 6 130.50 $130.50 $1,411 —
1152 1152 5 115.00 $115.00 $1,325 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504–514 unweaned 507 47 110.00–138.00 $129.54 $657 +2.56
605 unweaned 605 10 131.00 $131.00 $793 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 unweaned 542 5 121.00 $121.00 $656 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 5 135.00 $135.00 $602 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–284 unweaned 276 12 175.00–197.50 $192.72 $532 -1.28
323 323 6 175.00 $175.00 $565 -11.00
308–345 unweaned 325 41 160.00–176.00 $171.14 $556 +1.38
358–382 370 104 162.00–165.00 $163.13 $604 -9.65
355–399 unweaned 382 83 155.00–176.00 $166.39 $636 -0.04
421 421 10 165.00 $165.00 $695 -2.47
401–448 unweaned 425 266 150.00–170.50 $159.46 $678 +0.59
469 469 14 159.00 $159.00 $746 +6.59
450–496 unweaned 475 409 147.50–168.50 $152.21 $723 -0.72
483 fancy 483 20 173.00 $173.00 $836 -1.00
506 506 21 159.00 $159.00 $805 +4.50
502–545 unweaned 519 756 136.50–158.00 $148.89 $773 +4.74
501–542 521 65 139.00–150.00 $143.49 $748 -11.01
550–595 unweaned 571 462 137.00–148.00 $142.78 $815 +2.71
554–587 572 77 140.00–145.25 $142.48 $815 —
606 606 25 135.50 $135.50 $821 -0.33
600–639 unweaned 622 203 131.00–142.00 $138.37 $861 +0.44
656–660 unweaned 658 8 127.00–135.00 $130.99 $862 -7.74
698 698 2 131.00 $131.00 $914 —
710–731 727 15 133.00–149.00 $145.87 $1,060 +4.35
735 unweaned 735 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,029 —
761 761 14 142.00 $142.00 $1,081 -6.92
788 788 131 143.50 $143.50 $1,131 -5.42
802–845 832 76 143.00–145.50 $144.46 $1,202 +6.06
850–895 863 73 134.00–145.00 $140.31 $1,211 +0.20
917 917 24 129.00 $129.00 $1,183 -6.87
903–948 921 66 133.00–139.50 $136.33 $1,256 +0.46
964–990 971 6 132.00–137.00 $134.50 $1,306 +3.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–335 unweaned 323 8 155.00–164.00 $156.17 $504 +1.29
354–395 unweaned 368 54 150.00–159.00 $157.15 $578 +0.06
402–438 unweaned 420 20 142.00–154.00 $147.02 $617 -2.32
456–499 unweaned 478 56 134.00–145.00 $140.59 $672 +2.09
517–546 unweaned 540 69 131.00–142.00 $132.89 $718 -5.63
558–573 unweaned 564 46 118.00–135.00 $130.82 $738 +2.16
750–782 768 17 137.50–145.00 $141.64 $1,088 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 unweaned 370 24 160.00 $160.00 $592 +15.00
420–439 428 21 140.00–144.00 $142.74 $611 —
436–441 unweaned 438 18 142.00–151.50 $148.93 $652 —
451–479 463 16 137.00–142.00 $139.74 $647 —
470–495 unweaned 480 35 140.50–144.00 $142.56 $684 -0.44
529 529 6 131.00 $131.00 $693 —
687 687 21 131.00 $131.00 $900 —
730 730 8 137.00 $137.00 $1,000 —
760 760 11 135.00 $135.00 $1,026 -5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1007–1020 1010 15 125.00–131.50 $130.19 $1,315 -6.56
1098 1098 3 124.50 $124.50 $1,367 —
1173 1173 9 116.00 $116.00 $1,361 —
1191 1191 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,429 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 unweaned 383 10 140.00 $140.00 $536 -4.00
400 unweaned 400 2 147.00 $147.00 $588 —
490 unweaned 490 5 124.00 $124.00 $608 —
509 unweaned 509 5 105.00 $105.00 $534 —
514 514 8 120.00 $120.00 $617 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 unweaned 429 18 138.00 $138.00 $592 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,200 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 unweaned 328 2 190.00 $190.00 $623 +5.00
364–396 unweaned 383 15 160.00 $160.00 $613 -17.90
407–425 409 74 171.00–187.00 $185.43 $758 —
481 unweaned 481 6 145.00 $145.00 $697 -4.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 25 177.50 $177.50 $589 —
595 unweaned 595 6 118.50 $118.50 $705 —
609 unweaned 609 5 105.00 $105.00 $639 —
698 unweaned 698 11 100.00 $100.00 $698 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 7 155.00 $155.00 $572 —
492 492 9 129.00 $129.00 $635 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–965 917 85-90% 21 34.00–44.00 $39.35 $361 -7.65
825–998 962 85-90% 59 25.00–36.50 $32.56 $313 —
920–995 970 85-90% 3 44.00–47.50 $45.45 $441 —
895–1276 1098 85-90% 204 33.00–44.50 $38.85 $427 -0.16
890–1346 1132 85-90% 772 37.50–48.50 $44.44 $503 +10.32
1003–1380 1136 85-90% 119 25.00–38.50 $34.29 $390 +0.17
955–1565 1144 85-90% 287 36.00–46.50 $41.50 $475 +7.38
1016–1385 1169 85-90% 23 46.00–54.00 $48.60 $568 +5.98
900–1465 1196 85-90% 1,117 45.50–56.50 $49.89 $597 +4.67
1020–1290 1216 85-90% 100 57.00–66.00 $58.34 $709 +8.37
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1234–1605 1375 80-85% 322 39.00–57.50 $49.67 $683 -5.97
1245–1785 1399 80-85% 253 52.00–65.50 $58.91 $824 -6.58
1115–1715 1430 80-85% 74 35.00–53.50 $45.21 $647 -14.27
1440 1440 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $835 +18.50
1358–1745 1454 80-85% 108 64.00–68.50 $66.80 $971 +26.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1565 1557 75-80% 3 65.00–69.00 $67.17 $1,046 +1.19
1550–1735 1588 75-80% 9 66.00–66.50 $66.33 $1,053 +0.35
1505–1760 1655 75-80% 7 53.00–65.50 $56.85 $941 —
1723 1723 75-80% 2 69.50 $69.50 $1,197 —
1735–1800 1763 75-80% 15 59.00–63.00 $60.86 $1,073 —
1895 1895 75-80% 1 68.50 $68.50 $1,298 —
Boner ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1354 1354 80-85% 13 735.00 $735.00 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1895 1488 14 61.00–75.00 $73.33 $1,091 —
1228–1680 1607 20 79.00–84.50 $80.33 $1,291 —
1415–2370 1792 17 61.00–76.00 $71.18 $1,276 -0.87
1845 1845 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,642 —
1752–2105 1890 5 89.00–92.50 $90.06 $1,702 —
1608–2385 1895 26 79.50–88.00 $83.65 $1,585 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780 thin fleshed 780 (<2 yrs)Open 3 82.50 $82.50 $644
198–1310 900 (<2 yrs)Open 807 66.00–120.25 $101.22 $911
810–1150 thin fleshed 1017 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 36 45.00–52.00 $49.92 $508
850–1473 1031 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 654 46.00–96.50 $71.68 $739
1038–1123 1077 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 50.00–62.50 $58.38 $629
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1236–1250 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 28 925.00–1,000.00 $946.60
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795–1235 896 (<2 yrs)Open 15 60.00–94.00 $74.43 $667
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 54.00 $54.00 $589
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–950 847 (<2 yrs)Open 13 65.00–79.00 $75.18 $637
895 thin fleshed 895 (<2 yrs)Open 1 47.50 $47.50 $425
910–1043 999 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 46.00–66.00 $52.07 $520

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1008–1178 1078 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 32 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,026.71
1130–1247 1208 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1065–1315 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 775.00–960.00 $848.05
1259 thin fleshed 1259 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 625.00 $625.00
1235–1394 1364 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 760.00–800.00 $788.90
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1274–1325 1292 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 49.00–52.00 $51.17 $661
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1148–1265 1218 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,050.00–1,075.00 $1,065.58

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
161–195 165 16 95.00–119.00 $117.17 $193 —
198 198 2 84.00 $84.00 $166 —
205–245 211 7 94.00–110.00 $104.96 $221 —
239 239 4 87.00 $87.00 $208 —
285 285 1 100.00 $100.00 $285 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
98 98 2 195.00 $195.00 $191 —
100 100 1 184.00 $184.00 $184 —
138 138 2 225.00 $225.00 $310 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
95 95 1 86.00 $86.00 $82 —
120–147 137 124 103.00–114.00 $109.35 $150 —
156 156 7 95.00 $95.00 $148 —
153–169 161 204 101.00–115.00 $105.82 $170 —
165–198 185 76 87.00–103.00 $96.02 $178 —
200–220 203 46 89.00–95.00 $92.32 $187 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
184 184 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 38 104.00 $104.00 $191 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
43–48 48 23 295.00 $295.00 $142 —
51–54 53 52 197.50–207.50 $200.64 $106 —
55 55 49 220.00 $220.00 $121 —
66 66 16 257.50 $257.50 $170 —
68 68 27 115.00 $115.00 $78 —
78 78 13 247.00 $247.00 $193 —
87 87 15 246.00 $246.00 $214 —
91–93 91 26 185.00–225.00 $188.14 $171 —
106 106 23 175.00 $175.00 $186 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
88 88 3 250.00 $250.00 $220 —
195 195 24 110.00 $110.00 $214 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
108–123 115 42 105.00–119.00 $112.23 $129 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 126.00 $126.00 $164 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
34–37 35 43 210.00–290.00 $274.16 $96 —
35 35 25 300.00–302.50 $302.10 $106 —
38 38 3 120.00 $120.00 $46 —
38 38 2 230.00 $230.00 $87 —
41–45 44 75 300.00–315.00 $307.05 $135 —
40–49 45 61 275.00–297.50 $285.68 $129 —
50 50 4 287.50 $287.50 $144 —
50–51 50 99 300.00–327.50 $326.37 $163 —
52–59 56 26 265.00–297.50 $278.96 $156 —
53–58 56 26 225.00–275.00 $258.17 $145 —
57 57 3 205.00 $205.00 $117 —
60 60 1 160.00 $160.00 $96 —
60–63 61 29 265.00–305.00 $284.62 $174 —
65 65 2 230.00 $230.00 $150 —
70–75 72 43 230.00–255.00 $236.54 $170 —
70–75 73 3 257.50–260.00 $258.30 $189 —
73 73 3 210.00 $210.00 $153 —
80–85 83 2 207.50–247.50 $226.89 $188 —
81–83 83 32 270.00–275.00 $273.93 $227 —
102 102 28 265.00 $265.00 $270 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
48 48 6 322.50 $322.50 $155 —
58 58 23 307.50–312.50 $307.93 $179 —
61–68 65 161 250.00–297.00 $272.87 $177 —
71–78 74 210 241.00–253.00 $246.78 $183 —
81–87 84 198 230.00–248.00 $242.87 $204 —
85 fancy 85 47 259.00 $259.00 $220 —
90–95 94 479 233.00–235.00 $233.91 $220 —
100–109 105 184 197.00–212.00 $207.10 $217 —
110–118 112 207 191.00–204.50 $197.65 $221 —
126 126 9 192.00 $192.00 $242 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 15 270.00 $270.00 $148 —
64–66 66 21 247.50–275.00 $252.61 $167 —
70–79 76 63 232.50–242.00 $238.48 $181 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 2 185.00 $185.00 $92 —
64 64 4 90.00 $90.00 $58 —
68 68 2 130.00 $130.00 $88 —
80–85 81 7 95.00–125.00 $116.05 $94 —
83–85 83 7 180.00 $180.00 $149 —
90–96 95 14 152.50–177.50 $165.77 $157 —
95 95 1 165.00 $165.00 $157 —
108–118 109 39 157.50–177.50 $167.54 $183 —
104–142 121 24 172.50–190.00 $180.26 $218 —
130 130 4 155.00 $155.00 $202 —
160–180 170 2 170.00–185.00 $177.94 $302 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
58 58 4 170.00 $170.00 $99 —
70 70 1 200.00 $200.00 $140 —
75 75 2 235.00 $235.00 $176 —
90 90 1 245.00 $245.00 $220 —
95 95 2 200.00 $200.00 $190 —
118–120 119 5 220.00–250.00 $237.88 $283 —
120–125 123 2 145.00–190.00 $167.96 $207 —
150 150 2 230.00 $230.00 $345 —
225 225 1 227.50 $227.50 $512 —

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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.