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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

7,150 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.55/cwt ≈ $1,310/hd at 718 lb · 169 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.63/cwt -3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,389/hd at 828 lb · 131 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.25/cwt +4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,381/hd at 775 lb · 128 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,150 2,526 5,675
Feeder cattle 1,841 1,978 3,347
Slaughter cattle 746 449 1,428
Replacement cattle 98 99 900

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All feeder steers were too lightly tested to develop a market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on the calves, and steady to weak on the yearlings. Heifer calves were too lightly tested to develop a market trend, lower undertones were noticed. Yearling heifers under 800 lbs. sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling heifers over 800 lbs. were fully steady. Supply was mostly light to moderate with light to moderate demand. The quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Most calves and yearlings were offered in small packages. No load lots were seen this week. Market activity was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold mostly on light to moderate demand and offerings. Breaking cows sold fully steady while boning cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Lighter demand from western packers was seen this week allowing prices to slip. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Cows returning to feed or rebreed sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 unweaned 315 1 240.00 $240.00 $756 -7.18
375–396 unweaned 393 7 220.00–224.00 $223.45 $878 -0.43
409 unweaned 409 12 227.00 $227.00 $928 -5.89
477–479 unweaned 479 35 215.00–222.00 $216.59 $1,037 -5.34
501–549 unweaned 516 69 189.00–206.00 $201.64 $1,040 -14.67
566–575 unweaned 571 10 181.00–184.00 $182.49 $1,042 -2.97
603–627 unweaned 625 39 170.00–185.00 $183.60 $1,148 +4.60
700 unweaned 700 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,148 —
723–735 731 6 197.00–198.50 $198.01 $1,447 -1.03
790–799 798 13 180.00–183.50 $181.31 $1,447 —
821 821 11 183.50 $183.50 $1,507 +0.06
850–896 880 42 176.25–180.25 $177.63 $1,563 +2.96
916 916 6 172.00 $172.00 $1,576 -0.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 3 215.00 $215.00 $742 —
445 unweaned 445 3 204.00 $204.00 $908 -8.92
530 unweaned 530 1 186.00 $186.00 $986 -16.00
600 600 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,254 —
659 659 32 208.00 $208.00 $1,371 —
740 740 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,421 +2.00
891 891 6 169.00 $169.00 $1,506 -0.66
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 unweaned 469 5 151.00 $151.00 $708 —
500 unweaned 500 4 145.00 $145.00 $725 —
998 998 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,417 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1033 1033 4 163.50 $163.50 $1,689 -2.61
1144 1144 4 147.00 $147.00 $1,682 -5.29
1158–1168 1164 5 146.50–147.50 $147.10 $1,712 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
763 763 10 175.00 $175.00 $1,335 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 5 197.00 $197.00 $1,109 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 unweaned 370 17 180.00–210.00 $200.90 $743 -20.10
416–441 unweaned 427 31 176.00–197.00 $185.98 $794 -24.19
478–498 unweaned 492 17 173.00–185.00 $178.97 $881 -20.78
510–518 unweaned 517 25 160.00–166.00 $165.45 $855 -17.32
565 565 3 168.00 $168.00 $949 —
551–573 unweaned 567 24 145.00–161.00 $154.29 $875 -16.71
628 unweaned 628 3 153.00 $153.00 $961 —
680 unweaned 680 5 152.00 $152.00 $1,034 —
703 703 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,132 —
708–738 718 165 168.00–184.50 $183.07 $1,314 —
763–795 775 128 170.50–181.00 $178.25 $1,381 +4.98
817 817 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,340 -7.38
800–845 829 125 165.00–170.00 $167.80 $1,391 -3.58
851–898 869 100 164.00–170.00 $166.94 $1,451 -1.38
863–889 881 10 151.00–161.00 $155.76 $1,372 -12.56
913 913 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,543 +6.45
901–943 923 61 162.00–165.00 $164.53 $1,519 +1.98
944 944 21 155.75 $155.75 $1,470 -6.80
955–996 964 61 160.00–165.50 $163.11 $1,572 -0.65
985–988 986 14 149.00–152.50 $151.00 $1,489 -12.76
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
843–845 844 15 162.00–165.50 $164.57 $1,389 —
936 936 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,441 —
1006–1033 1012 20 157.50–160.50 $159.16 $1,611 -2.77
1001–1033 1014 15 147.00–155.50 $150.46 $1,526 -11.47
1035–1036 1036 7 144.00–146.00 $144.29 $1,495 -17.64
1056–1093 1084 36 151.25–156.00 $152.41 $1,652 -3.72
1097 1097 3 151.50 $151.50 $1,662 -4.63
1150–1155 1153 2 137.00–139.50 $138.25 $1,594 -9.25
1232 1232 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,602 —
1260 1260 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,651 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 unweaned 350 5 180.00 $180.00 $630 —
463 unweaned 463 2 155.00 $155.00 $718 —
684–688 687 21 170.00–175.50 $171.73 $1,180 —
763 763 14 152.00 $152.00 $1,160 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 12 166.00 $166.00 $993 —
618–633 625 10 150.00–163.00 $155.44 $972 —
656 656 5 162.00 $162.00 $1,063 —
792 792 7 141.00 $141.00 $1,117 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703–744 728 16 160.00–178.00 $171.50 $1,249 —
780–788 784 4 155.00–165.00 $159.97 $1,254 —
823 823 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,284 —
897 897 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,354 —
905 905 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,385 -6.71
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 4 141.00 $141.00 $730 —
614 614 7 144.00 $144.00 $884 —
686 686 12 131.00 $131.00 $899 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 unweaned 298 3 235.00 $235.00 $700 —
377 unweaned 377 5 211.00 $211.00 $795 —
440–446 unweaned 443 20 175.00–200.00 $186.33 $825 —
461 unweaned 461 4 170.00 $170.00 $784 —
507 507 3 162.00 $162.00 $821 —
535 unweaned 535 2 154.00 $154.00 $824 —
584 584 4 162.00 $162.00 $946 —
645–648 648 51 150.00–160.00 $158.63 $1,028 —
755 755 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,185 —
865–873 870 15 150.00–151.00 $150.40 $1,308 —
908–945 934 11 135.00–141.00 $138.86 $1,297 —
957–985 964 4 130.00–140.00 $132.55 $1,278 —
965 fancy 965 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,428 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,350 -30.00
1068 1068 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,250 —
1120–1130 1125 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $1,299 —
1160 1160 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,253 —
1200–1243 1231 7 108.50–113.00 $109.75 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
771 771 6 134.00 $134.00 $1,033 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1079 1079 4 116.00 $116.00 $1,252 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1623 1371 80-85% 42 74.00–81.50 $79.03 $1,084 -7.83
1115–1608 1440 80-85% 70 80.00–90.00 $84.55 $1,218 +17.55
1315–1645 1462 80-85% 15 91.00–94.50 $92.58 $1,354 —
1370–1760 1466 80-85% 29 72.00–81.00 $78.28 $1,148 —
1280–1703 1478 80-85% 50 80.00–86.50 $82.70 $1,222 —
1295–1623 1490 80-85% 8 87.00–90.00 $88.35 $1,316 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–950 870 85-90% 2 75.00–75.50 $75.27 $655 +17.77
850–960 905 85-90% 2 56.00–60.00 $57.88 $524 -10.28
1000–1100 1050 85-90% 2 56.00–60.00 $58.10 $610 —
1015–1355 1171 85-90% 8 79.00–85.00 $81.94 $960 -7.80
455–1379 1184 85-90% 39 64.00–79.00 $72.21 $855 -9.60
908–1352 1211 85-90% 32 70.00–80.50 $77.26 $936 +0.03
1145–1275 1227 85-90% 5 77.50–81.00 $78.53 $964 +1.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,372 —
1515 1515 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,288 —
1300–1698 1570 75-80% 11 88.00–90.50 $89.69 $1,408 +2.69
1585 1585 75-80% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,411 +2.00
1585–1730 1658 75-80% 2 92.50 $92.50 $1,534 —
1365–1963 1781 75-80% 8 82.00–87.00 $84.43 $1,504 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,084 —
1298 1298 9 104.50 $104.50 $1,356 —
1245–1428 1317 13 95.00–107.00 $100.18 $1,319 -1.61
1340–1382 1372 8 82.00–92.00 $83.35 $1,144 —
1510 1510 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,284 —
1245–2140 1599 47 71.00–92.00 $85.00 $1,359 —
1543–1723 1631 7 92.00–97.00 $95.49 $1,557 —
1375–2405 1760 111 91.00–104.00 $96.29 $1,695 +3.63
1675–1905 1790 2 102.50–103.00 $102.77 $1,840 +0.38
1645–2405 1958 37 97.00–114.00 $104.10 $2,038 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730–2475 1986 4 95.00–106.00 $102.33 $2,032 —
2090–2475 2325 4 94.00–98.00 $96.45 $2,242 —
2600 2600 1 90.00 $90.00 $2,340 —
2710 2710 1 101.00 $101.00 $2,737 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1455 1112 (<2 yrs)Open 43 94.00–113.50 $103.78 $1,154
860–1395 1128 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 19 85.00–100.00 $90.81 $1,024
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1218 1218 (<2 yrs)Open 2 95.50 $95.50 $1,163
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870–1275 1073 (<2 yrs)Open 2 87.50–91.00 $88.92 $954

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1298 1183 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 1,050.00–1,250.00 $1,175.07

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1018 1018 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130–145 142 13 86.00–96.00 $91.50 $130 —
155 155 1 96.00 $96.00 $149 —
160 160 1 62.00 $62.00 $99 —
165–195 179 8 89.00–93.00 $90.21 $161 —
160–195 182 7 82.00–85.00 $83.65 $152 —
200 200 1 87.50 $87.50 $175 —
205–245 225 2 73.00–76.00 $74.63 $168 —
215–233 226 15 75.00–84.00 $79.44 $180 —
255 255 4 68.00 $68.00 $173 —
270–275 273 2 75.00–78.00 $76.51 $209 —
310 310 1 65.00 $65.00 $202 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
165–198 186 Lambs (<1 yr)N/A 17 275.00–625.00 $463.28 —
200–245 212 Lambs (<1 yr)N/A 24 250.00–750.00 $484.08 —
275 275 Lambs (<1 yr)N/A 1 325.00 $325.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
157–195 182 Lambs (<1 yr)N/A 13 400.00–1,400.00 $885.25 —
211–231 223 Lambs (<1 yr)N/A 3 750.00–1,250.00 $1,075.04 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
170–185 178 Lambs (<1 yr)N/A 3 200.00–350.00 $285.05 —
205–215 210 Lambs (<1 yr)N/A 2 300.00 $300.00 —
280–290 285 Lambs (<1 yr)N/A 2 400.00–600.00 $498.25 —
305 305 Lambs (<1 yr)N/A 1 550.00 $550.00 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
85 85 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 2 252.50 $252.50 $215 —
125 125 —— 1 200.00 $200.00 $250 —
160 160 —— 2 190.00–192.50 $191.25 $306 —
160–185 173 —— 2 200.00–225.00 $211.59 $366 —
200 200 —— 1 177.50 $177.50 $355 —
205 205 —— 1 210.00 $210.00 $430 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 225.00 $225.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 4 147.50 $147.50 $752 —
700–740 724 5 137.50 $137.50 $996 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130–135 132 3 60.00–64.00 $62.63 $83 —
133–140 136 11 74.00–79.00 $75.56 $103 —
136 136 6 64.00 $64.00 $87 —
113–149 143 68 69.00–73.00 $70.82 $101 —
151 151 5 79.00 $79.00 $119 —
153–170 161 46 65.00–72.00 $67.94 $109 —
156–169 161 24 63.00–64.00 $63.61 $102 —
150–195 173 113 64.50–72.00 $68.50 $119 —
171–198 174 16 60.00–61.00 $60.86 $106 —
159–190 182 35 73.00–77.00 $74.66 $136 —
201–230 205 15 51.00–61.00 $59.50 $122 —
204–230 206 17 64.00–65.00 $64.93 $134 —
208 208 2 70.00 $70.00 $146 —
273–275 274 3 65.00–68.00 $67.00 $184 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
151 151 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 72.00 $72.00 $109 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
160 160 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 5 160.00 $160.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
121–139 128 Lambs (<1 yr)Open 3 150.00–175.00 $159.07 —
150–171 161 Lambs (<1 yr)Open 2 175.00–200.00 $188.32 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
37 37 9 202.50 $202.50 $75 —
72 72 72 145.00 $145.00 $104 —
83–88 88 26 121.00–127.00 $121.44 $107 —
92–95 94 25 106.00–106.50 $106.12 $100 —
111 111 16 98.00 $98.00 $109 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90 90 1 82.00 $82.00 $74 —
160 160 1 101.00 $101.00 $162 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
113 113 21 84.00 $84.00 $95 —
121–125 121 10 65.00–67.00 $65.21 $79 —
188 188 2 79.00 $79.00 $149 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
25 25 1 300.00 $300.00 $75 —
29 29 21 280.00 $280.00 $81 —
33 33 5 267.50 $267.50 $88 —
38 38 2 195.00 $195.00 $74 —
38 38 5 167.50 $167.50 $64 —
40 40 40 302.50 $302.50 $121 —
41 41 15 145.00 $145.00 $59 —
43–45 44 3 250.00–280.00 $269.69 $119 —
43–45 44 5 167.50–182.50 $176.34 $78 —
46 46 8 297.50 $297.50 $137 —
49 49 10 290.00 $290.00 $142 —
50–51 51 6 292.50–295.00 $294.59 $150 —
51 51 5 145.00 $145.00 $74 —
50–55 54 41 280.00–290.00 $287.41 $155 —
55–57 57 13 235.00–267.50 $237.42 $135 —
60 60 2 130.00 $130.00 $78 —
60 60 4 190.00 $190.00 $114 —
63 63 2 175.00 $175.00 $110 —
60–69 64 104 265.00–287.50 $273.31 $175 —
60–67 65 9 242.50–257.50 $247.14 $161 —
70 70 1 195.00 $195.00 $136 —
75 75 2 201.00–207.50 $204.25 $153 —
75 75 27 267.50 $267.50 $201 —
80 80 1 175.00 $175.00 $140 —
80–85 81 8 247.50–262.50 $253.70 $205 —
93 93 3 175.00 $175.00 $163 —
95 95 38 247.50–259.00 $258.39 $245 —
103 103 3 207.50 $207.50 $214 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
52–56 53 19 173.00–188.00 $180.71 $96 —
61–66 62 59 155.00–173.00 $162.56 $101 —
70–79 75 375 119.00–153.00 $132.18 $99 —
82 82 15 107.00 $107.00 $88 —
80–89 85 1,067 107.00–122.00 $115.69 $98 —
91–99 95 432 100.00–113.00 $108.35 $103 —
100 100 12 96.00 $96.00 $96 —
100–109 105 462 98.00–111.50 $108.12 $114 —
110–113 112 97 105.00–109.00 $107.24 $120 —
121 121 12 94.50 $94.50 $114 —
122 122 9 99.00 $99.00 $121 —
130 fancy 130 30 109.00 $109.00 $142 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
48 48 12 150.00 $150.00 $72 —
67 67 50 138.00 $138.00 $92 —
73–78 76 21 114.00–122.50 $116.71 $89 —
86 86 23 102.00 $102.00 $88 —
113 113 6 95.00 $95.00 $107 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 11 97.00 $97.00 $102 —
112 112 5 97.00 $97.00 $109 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–63 62 —— 4 132.50–160.00 $146.59 $91 —
65 65 Kids (<1 yr)Open 2 280.00 $280.00 $182 —
73 73 —— 3 110.00 $110.00 $80 —
75 75 —— 1 177.50 $177.50 $133 —
83 83 —— 3 162.50 $162.50 $135 —
80–90 85 Kids (<1 yr)Open 4 220.00–260.00 $235.29 $200 —
99 99 —— 16 132.50 $132.50 $131 —
100 100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 125.00 $125.00 $125 —
110 110 —— 1 90.00 $90.00 $99 —
125 125 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 1 130.00 $130.00 $162 —
120–148 126 —— 9 125.00–130.00 $126.30 $159 —
120–140 128 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 160.00–172.50 $163.43 $209 —
131 131 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 6 170.00 $170.00 $223 —
135 135 —— 3 170.00 $170.00 $230 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
69 69 4 200.00 $200.00 $138 —
79 79 16 187.50 $187.50 $148 —
95 95 2 185.00 $185.00 $176 —
105 105 1 130.00 $130.00 $136 —
135 135 3 237.50 $237.50 $321 —
175 175 1 265.00 $265.00 $464 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55–56 56 5 168.00–175.00 $169.38 $95 —
60–67 62 149 156.00–195.00 $173.78 $108 —
71–79 73 25 126.00–150.00 $142.75 $104 —
82–84 83 35 112.00–122.00 $119.47 $99 —
95–98 97 8 103.00–107.00 $106.02 $103 —
107–145 113 6 100.50–104.00 $103.25 $117 —
130 130 1 123.00 $123.00 $160 —

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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.