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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

18,507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.77/cwt -1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $993/hd at 575 lb · 720 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $206.47/cwt +10.88 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 474 lb · 646 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.65/cwt +6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 576 lb · 592 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 18,507 5,883 17,438
Feeder cattle 9,641 1,362 7,576
Slaughter cattle 3,212 2,444 2,781
Replacement cattle 1,652 2,077 1,289

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Comparative sales are slim due to the holiday last week. Too few comparative sales were seen to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Quality was average to very attractive. Many sets of calves were weaned this past week and buyers showed mostly very good demand for calves weaned over 45 days. A few sets of calves were weaned up to 90 days this past week. Demand for young age calves suitable to develop into yearlings was mostly very good. The August CME feeder cattle contract has hovered in the upper 170's for the past few weeks giving buyers support to buy light weight calves at higher prices. CME positions traded mixed this past week before trading lower to end the week. The January contract closed at 164.125 on Friday, 3.025 lower. The March contract closed at 167.10, down 0.875 for the week. Market activity this week was mostly active with a large buyer pool actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for heavy offerings. Aggressive bidding from feeder buyers kept packers on their toes this week as they pushed to secure offerings for immediate harvest. Packer buyers were more active in purchasing slaughter cows this week as they showed need for cows to fill immediate harvest needs. The best demand for cows was for lean cows which sold on mostly good demand. Lean cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Boning and breaking cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Young age cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Quality this week was average to attractive and slightly more attractive than was seen last week. Most of these offerings continue to sell to Southern fall breeding programs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 unweaned 303 6 213.00 $213.00 $645 -19.23
308–349 341 26 216.00–235.00 $225.90 $770 —
354–398 371 60 227.50–233.00 $230.37 $855 —
358–396 unweaned 383 72 210.00–233.00 $222.91 $854 —
402–448 412 201 201.00–225.00 $218.49 $900 +15.67
400–447 unweaned 433 193 203.00–225.00 $211.28 $915 +13.74
450–495 465 347 164.00–217.00 $211.51 $984 —
450–498 unweaned 485 299 191.00–210.00 $200.62 $973 +5.03
500–549 unweaned 521 393 180.00–204.00 $189.98 $990 +15.56
501–537 525 129 185.00–194.50 $187.41 $984 +5.92
558–598 571 350 165.50–179.75 $173.16 $989 -0.39
556–598 unweaned 578 370 162.00–181.00 $172.41 $997 -2.00
600–648 unweaned 625 347 160.50–170.50 $166.40 $1,040 +2.59
606–641 628 193 158.00–174.50 $164.52 $1,033 +9.52
628 628 8 150.00 $150.00 $942 -5.00
655–695 668 114 157.00–169.00 $163.00 $1,089 —
662–671 669 18 137.00–146.00 $143.52 $960 —
661–689 unweaned 675 71 154.00–168.00 $159.75 $1,078 +9.02
691 691 10 150.00 $150.00 $1,036 —
710–735 unweaned 716 73 152.00–164.50 $156.27 $1,119 +7.87
717 717 9 142.50 $142.50 $1,022 —
713–743 727 63 156.00–166.00 $161.57 $1,175 —
761 unweaned 761 18 158.00 $158.00 $1,202 —
795 795 6 145.00 $145.00 $1,153 —
824 unweaned 824 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,236 —
851–857 853 41 163.50–165.50 $164.67 $1,405 —
912 912 126 168.75 $168.75 $1,539 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 unweaned 309 4 217.50 $217.50 $672 —
335 335 4 205.00 $205.00 $687 ±0.00
365–367 unweaned 366 5 181.00–200.00 $192.42 $704 —
378–387 383 18 207.50–214.00 $210.35 $806 —
435–436 unweaned 436 7 190.00–197.50 $194.86 $850 —
448 448 29 165.00–209.00 $199.90 $896 +29.90
451–483 unweaned 462 56 171.00–199.00 $187.33 $865 —
455–488 468 8 174.00–178.00 $175.23 $820 —
504–547 533 103 165.00–179.00 $174.24 $929 —
508–547 unweaned 535 46 149.50–179.00 $168.77 $903 +9.62
555–571 564 28 154.00–162.00 $156.69 $884 +3.69
610–643 unweaned 625 45 149.50–159.00 $150.85 $943 +9.08
623–640 629 8 152.00–154.00 $152.76 $961 —
655–663 660 11 145.00–154.00 $148.25 $978 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 unweaned 399 5 210.00 $210.00 $838 —
440–449 447 17 179.00–195.00 $182.71 $817 —
463 unweaned 463 8 150.00 $150.00 $694 —
453–478 472 13 155.00–183.00 $161.20 $761 —
544–546 545 38 160.00–174.00 $168.85 $920 —
550–561 559 34 159.00–166.00 $164.58 $920 —
605 605 38 155.00 $155.00 $938 —
720 720 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 145.00 $145.00 $558 —
418–448 436 10 135.00–172.00 $149.19 $650 —
450 unweaned 450 8 167.00 $167.00 $752 —
457 457 6 165.00 $165.00 $754 —
641 641 4 141.00 $141.00 $904 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 unweaned 630 1 151.00 $151.00 $951 —
690 690 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,042 —
1068 1068 10 134.00 $134.00 $1,431 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 7 162.50 $162.50 $656 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 unweaned 334 4 190.00 $190.00 $635 —
327–345 341 29 182.00–195.00 $189.04 $645 +19.04
353–394 unweaned 378 113 165.00–193.00 $182.81 $691 +14.34
355–396 383 219 172.00–191.00 $183.59 $703 —
404–445 unweaned 420 210 162.00–180.00 $171.20 $719 +9.94
407–449 440 223 162.00–184.00 $174.04 $766 +7.41
452 fancy 452 6 178.00 $178.00 $805 —
451–488 467 189 149.00–166.00 $162.40 $758 +3.32
450–485 unweaned 469 211 155.00–168.00 $160.63 $753 +3.63
491 491 15 132.00 $132.00 $648 -27.08
503–543 515 112 149.50–160.00 $153.65 $791 -1.49
524 fancy 524 66 166.25 $166.25 $871 —
500–546 unweaned 526 204 150.00–160.00 $153.88 $809 +1.27
546 546 112 165.75 $165.75 $905 +10.61
552 fancy 552 9 157.00 $157.00 $867 —
550–592 574 373 142.00–154.00 $150.68 $865 +2.68
566–598 unweaned 579 193 137.50–155.00 $148.53 $860 +6.20
589 589 17 136.00 $136.00 $801 —
600–644 613 102 137.00–147.50 $143.24 $878 +7.50
601–640 unweaned 621 173 137.00–152.00 $145.55 $904 +7.20
650–677 658 31 137.00–147.00 $141.52 $931 —
655–693 unweaned 671 31 132.00–145.00 $139.89 $939 —
688 688 7 131.00 $131.00 $901 —
709–720 unweaned 711 13 135.00–139.00 $138.38 $984 —
702–718 712 66 135.00–154.50 $146.87 $1,046 —
758–773 770 17 131.00–156.00 $150.74 $1,161 —
779 unweaned 779 16 130.00–136.00 $133.75 $1,042 —
800–834 810 101 146.00–155.00 $151.56 $1,228 —
855 fancy 855 52 156.50 $156.50 $1,338 —
851–888 867 69 140.00–149.00 $145.16 $1,259 +6.16
901–948 910 107 136.50–153.00 $149.97 $1,365 +13.80
962–968 963 15 139.50–140.25 $140.15 $1,350 +9.15
1004–1005 1004 10 133.50–135.50 $135.10 $1,356 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 5 155.00 $155.00 $496 —
373 unweaned 373 2 175.00 $175.00 $653 +20.00
389 389 17 160.00 $160.00 $622 +1.60
402–440 410 96 154.00–163.00 $156.43 $641 —
419 unweaned 419 15 157.00 $157.00 $658 —
493 493 23 142.00 $142.00 $700 —
533–545 540 53 145.00–149.00 $146.56 $791 —
530–549 unweaned 541 17 141.00–143.00 $142.51 $771 —
583 583 6 142.50 $142.50 $831 —
692 692 30 151.00 $151.00 $1,045 —
781 781 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,023 —
853 853 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 9 165.00 $165.00 $530 —
323 unweaned 323 2 175.00 $175.00 $565 —
373–379 377 17 165.00–172.50 $169.99 $641 —
407–447 unweaned 422 14 153.00–159.00 $156.81 $662 —
425 425 22 154.00–156.00 $155.27 $660 —
451–487 468 37 137.00–149.50 $144.31 $675 -10.69
470–493 unweaned 479 33 139.00–154.00 $145.51 $697 —
503–536 518 27 145.00–147.00 $146.08 $757 +0.08
509–537 unweaned 522 22 144.00–147.00 $144.83 $756 +5.83
550–578 565 12 133.00–140.00 $134.79 $762 —
558–593 unweaned 579 30 135.00–140.00 $136.50 $790 —
618–634 629 18 131.00–135.00 $132.31 $832 —
703 703 2 142.00 $142.00 $998 —
760–788 768 13 135.00–137.00 $136.45 $1,048 —
903 903 4 131.50 $131.50 $1,187 —
955 955 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,222 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 12 131.00 $131.00 $709 —
577 577 7 140.00 $140.00 $808 —
1007 fancy 1007 19 137.25 $137.25 $1,382 —
1063 1063 6 119.00 $119.00 $1,265 —
1050–1099 1093 8 127.50–129.50 $129.26 $1,413 —
1100 1100 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,397 -2.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 4 125.00 $125.00 $431 —
374 374 5 152.50 $152.50 $570 —
454 unweaned 454 3 112.50 $112.50 $511 —
455–475 465 17 110.00–125.00 $118.35 $550 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476–482 479 14 129.00–137.00 $133.55 $640 —
519 unweaned 519 7 129.00 $129.00 $670 —
559 559 6 125.00 $125.00 $699 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1129 1129 4 117.50 $117.50 $1,327 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 2 190.00 $190.00 $608 —
393 unweaned 393 2 212.50 $212.50 $835 —
410–446 unweaned 426 17 170.00–208.00 $184.46 $786 —
462 unweaned 462 9 185.00 $185.00 $855 —
585–597 unweaned 592 5 137.00–156.00 $144.51 $855 +7.01
698 698 6 128.00 $128.00 $893 —
793 793 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,071 —
986–988 986 25 119.00–135.00 $133.08 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 unweaned 595 5 130.00 $130.00 $774 —
666 666 24 133.00 $133.00 $886 —
718 718 6 123.00 $123.00 $883 —
761 761 10 131.00 $131.00 $997 —
916 916 4 100.00 $100.00 $916 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 5 164.00 $164.00 $812 —
619 619 7 136.00 $136.00 $842 —
1049 1049 7 111.00 $111.00 $1,164 —
1050–1096 1087 5 111.00–122.00 $119.87 $1,303 —
1180 1180 2 104.00 $104.00 $1,227 +2.50
1220 1220 3 107.00 $107.00 $1,305 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 12 133.00 $133.00 $729 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 unweaned 339 4 180.00 $180.00 $610 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–940 925 85-90% 2 24.00–30.00 $27.05 $250 -7.21
805–995 962 85-90% 46 30.00–45.00 $38.43 $370 —
1028–1240 1113 85-90% 47 34.00–39.00 $36.77 $409 —
1000–1395 1126 85-90% 47 30.00–37.50 $33.93 $382 —
1000–1296 1140 85-90% 153 38.00–49.00 $45.24 $516 —
1010–1380 1180 85-90% 348 37.00–50.00 $42.69 $504 -14.44
865–1368 1185 85-90% 360 47.00–58.50 $50.18 $595 +0.26
1110–1310 1196 85-90% 35 58.00–63.00 $59.56 $712 +9.64
1000–1340 1204 85-90% 174 45.50–54.00 $49.10 $591 +7.44
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1333–1615 1394 80-85% 46 44.00–53.00 $50.47 $704 +7.64
1275–1565 1397 80-85% 55 62.00–67.50 $63.29 $884 +20.46
1249–1635 1416 80-85% 206 51.00–61.50 $55.88 $791 +18.58
1310–1650 1424 80-85% 76 40.00–54.00 $46.92 $668 +9.62
1345–1515 1429 80-85% 21 50.50–58.00 $52.97 $757 +15.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1368–1675 1521 75-80% 66 63.00–68.00 $63.95 $973 +0.76
1565–1639 1618 75-80% 11 54.50–63.00 $56.18 $909 —
1425–1935 1684 75-80% 8 63.00–66.00 $64.14 $1,080 +1.14
1568–1995 1778 75-80% 7 55.00–62.00 $58.21 $1,035 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2075 2075 65-75% 2 66.00 $66.00 $1,370 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1320 1267 3 65.50–74.00 $70.12 $888 —
1395–1883 1530 15 60.50–80.00 $78.00 $1,193 —
1255–1958 1706 41 79.00–90.50 $85.46 $1,458 —
1400–2195 1751 29 62.00–79.50 $72.74 $1,274 —
1508–1878 1773 47 84.00–90.50 $89.28 $1,583 +7.23
1749–1955 1808 7 75.00–84.00 $77.78 $1,406 —
1515–2215 1844 39 80.00–87.00 $84.72 $1,562 —
1835–1930 1883 2 89.00–90.50 $89.73 $1,690 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1885 1885 1 81.50 $81.50 $1,536 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
656–875 thin fleshed 719 (<2 yrs)Open 7 89.00–105.00 $99.43 $715
769–1250 924 (<2 yrs)Open 454 67.00–113.00 $94.16 $870
760–1345 1044 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 195 49.00–86.00 $67.69 $707
961–1425 1053 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 95 43.00–70.00 $56.51 $595
995–1195 thin fleshed 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 45.00–48.00 $46.64 $511
1108 1108 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 42.00 $42.00 $465
1155 thin fleshed 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 38.00 $38.00 $439
1173–1263 thin fleshed 1218 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 36.00 $36.00 $438
1299–1300 1299 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 44.00–45.00 $44.83 $582
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905–1013 945 (<2 yrs)Open 8 63.00–86.00 $73.92 $699
725–1161 1063 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 41.00–61.00 $51.44 $547
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 52.00 $52.00 $569

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 thin fleshed 975 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 775.00 $775.00
973–1188 1099 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 810.00–1,085.00 $994.33
1126–1165 1139 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,250.00–1,300.00 $1,282.95
1249 thin fleshed 1249 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 575.00 $575.00
1337 1337 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 870.00 $870.00
1374 1374 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 820.00 $820.00
1234–1622 1468 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,052.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 53.50 $53.50 $658
1264 1264 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 50.75 $50.75 $641

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140–145 143 2 130.00–152.50 $141.05 $202 —
166–181 178 19 170.00–174.00 $173.21 $308 —
155–195 183 12 116.00–130.00 $121.81 $223 —
213–218 216 5 89.00–102.00 $96.87 $209 —
200–240 221 20 120.00–122.00 $120.83 $267 —
200–245 226 17 107.00–115.00 $112.31 $254 —
250 250 1 87.00 $87.00 $218 —
260 260 1 113.00 $113.00 $294 —
260–280 269 6 106.00–109.00 $107.49 $289 —
315 315 1 96.00 $96.00 $302 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
43 43 —— 3 190.00 $190.00 $82 —
50 50 —— 1 220.00 $220.00 $110 —
65 65 —— 1 170.00 $170.00 $110 —
70 70 —— 1 190.00 $190.00 $133 —
85 85 —— 1 280.00 $280.00 $238 —
87 87 —— 11 240.00 $240.00 $209 —
90 90 —— 1 170.00 $170.00 $153 —
120 120 —— 1 190.00 $190.00 $228 —
130 130 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 223.00 $223.00 $290 —
125–145 138 —— 3 202.50–215.00 $209.49 $289 —
155–190 173 —— 2 215.00–237.50 $225.11 $389 —
198 198 —— 2 185.00 $185.00 $366 —
205–220 213 —— 2 190.00 $190.00 $405 —
225 225 —— 1 221.00 $221.00 $497 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
93 93 3 122.50 $122.50 $114 —
117–144 135 15 133.00–136.00 $133.87 $181 —
128–148 144 93 121.00–131.00 $128.02 $184 —
150–164 159 116 121.00–131.00 $127.00 $202 —
150–185 173 3 112.00 $112.00 $194 —
170–195 176 22 96.00–105.00 $104.34 $184 —
160–199 181 75 114.00–120.00 $116.51 $211 —
205 205 6 99.00 $99.00 $203 —
206 206 5 114.00 $114.00 $235 —
205–225 207 13 107.00–115.00 $108.84 $225 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 2 325.00 $325.00 $114 —
51 51 37 332.50–350.00 $339.12 $173 —
59 59 6 325.00 $325.00 $192 —
60–66 63 93 297.50–330.00 $313.54 $198 —
79 79 34 200.00 $200.00 $158 —
93 93 12 232.50 $232.50 $216 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 120.00 $120.00 $282 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
143 143 2 122.00 $122.00 $174 —
193 193 2 117.00 $117.00 $226 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
25 25 1 315.00 $315.00 $79 —
28 28 3 220.00 $220.00 $62 —
30 30 2 230.00 $230.00 $69 —
33–34 34 15 275.00–290.00 $276.95 $94 —
37 37 18 215.00 $215.00 $80 —
37 37 5 347.50 $347.50 $129 —
43 43 9 305.00 $305.00 $131 —
42–48 44 34 330.00–357.50 $343.49 $151 —
45 45 15 185.00 $185.00 $83 —
45 45 1 240.00 $240.00 $108 —
45–49 48 99 350.00–367.50 $356.74 $171 —
48 48 7 250.00–255.00 $251.43 $121 —
48 48 8 245.00 $245.00 $118 —
50–53 52 4 225.00–260.00 $241.99 $126 —
52 52 5 270.00 $270.00 $140 —
50–57 53 55 300.00–352.50 $336.07 $178 —
54 54 17 185.00 $185.00 $100 —
50–59 55 265 345.00–372.50 $359.79 $198 —
55 55 1 340.00 $340.00 $187 —
60–63 61 253 325.00–356.00 $351.21 $214 —
60–65 62 13 225.00–325.00 $289.28 $179 —
70–79 72 98 232.50–290.00 $261.32 $188 —
73–75 74 3 202.50–225.00 $217.36 $161 —
70–78 75 76 271.00–305.00 $280.58 $210 —
80 80 1 260.00 $260.00 $208 —
81–85 83 52 265.00–277.50 $272.58 $226 —
80–88 86 13 205.00–277.50 $248.14 $213 —
90–94 94 31 260.00–270.00 $260.31 $245 —
100 100 1 267.50 $267.50 $268 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40 40 1 345.00 $345.00 $138 —
59 59 9 320.00 $320.00 $189 —
60–65 62 109 290.00–340.00 $326.90 $203 —
71 fancy 71 7 330.00 $330.00 $234 —
70–79 74 88 265.00–291.00 $280.16 $207 —
80–88 82 212 236.00–278.00 $257.49 $211 —
90–97 96 295 218.00–231.00 $222.72 $214 —
100–109 105 312 217.00–225.00 $218.73 $230 —
112–118 114 206 200.00–217.00 $208.86 $238 —
123 123 45 209.00 $209.00 $257 —
135 135 10 193.00 $193.00 $261 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
57 57 20 265.00 $265.00 $151 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
89 89 9 222.50 $222.50 $198 —
93 93 7 210.00 $210.00 $195 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
52 52 —— 5 175.00 $175.00 $91 —
68 68 —— 2 255.00 $255.00 $173 —
75 75 —— 10 155.00 $155.00 $116 —
80 80 —— 1 120.00 $120.00 $96 —
80 80 —— 2 200.00–205.00 $202.50 $162 —
90 90 —— 2 215.00 $215.00 $194 —
100–140 109 —— 194 195.00–254.00 $219.87 $240 —
110 110 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 220.00 $220.00 $242 —
113 113 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 44 233.00 $233.00 $263 —
100–135 122 —— 10 172.50–210.00 $194.75 $238 —
175 175 —— 1 160.00 $160.00 $280 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 2 180.00–190.00 $185.00 $120 —
71 71 13 175.00 $175.00 $124 —
90 90 2 200.00 $200.00 $180 —
96 96 4 252.50 $252.50 $242 —
111–135 113 34 180.00–232.50 $228.76 $258 —
145 145 1 180.00 $180.00 $261 —

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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.