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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 12, 2024

11,240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.18/cwt +2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 481 lb · 215 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.45/cwt -6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,580/hd at 526 lb · 177 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $339.68/cwt -3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,806/hd at 532 lb · 143 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,240 8,675 6,252
Feeder cattle 2,506 5,194 912
Slaughter cattle 870 549 302
Replacement cattle 347 2,932 462

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers steers all sold generally steady on a lower quality offering compared to last week. Heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to firm; heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to weak, on a lower quality offering. Demand was mostly good this week for light to moderate offerings. Quality was mixed from plain to attractive, however quality was not as attractive as last week. Package sizes were smaller this week as many packages of 15 head or less were seen. The best demand continues to be for cattle light and green enough to go to grass. Flesh conditions remain light especially on cattle turned out on pasture or hay meadows. Backgrounded cattle were in mostly moderate flesh, with a limited offering of light fleshed cattle which were developed specifically for grass seen as well. CME positions sold sideways for most of the week before pushing higher Friday. The March closed at 251.025 on Friday, 3.975 higher for the week. The April contract closed at 253.55, 1.775 higher for the week. Market activity was mostly active this week as both order-buyers, farmer feeders, and ranchers bid aggressively over a lighter offerings. Sale attendance was high again this week with lots of buyers in the stands for all sales this week. Weigh up cows sold on very good demand for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Packers showed very good demand for all cows this week as they balanced buying both feeding cows and slaughter cows. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeding cows suitable to feed to premium white sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter and feeding bulls sold 4.00-8.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold 5.00 lower on a lower quality offering. Demand remains good for high quality offerings. Both feeding and rebreed buyers both showed good demand for these offerings as higher live cattle prices continue to improved feeding demand. Quality was average to attractive this week, but not as attractive as last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–393 371 11 360.00 $360.00 $1,336 -10.90
419–445 423 6 351.00–360.00 $352.58 $1,491 -16.65
453 thin fleshed 453 12 375.00 $375.00 $1,699 —
450–494 463 45 346.00–350.00 $347.29 $1,608 -10.41
509 thin fleshed 509 13 362.50 $362.50 $1,845 —
503–549 534 130 326.00–349.00 $337.40 $1,802 -5.87
552–595 566 103 303.00–333.00 $326.86 $1,850 +6.69
589 589 5 294.00 $294.00 $1,732 -26.17
600–635 610 58 291.00–314.00 $302.72 $1,847 +3.70
618 thin fleshed 618 60 325.00 $325.00 $2,008 +2.20
653 thin fleshed 653 30 293.50 $293.50 $1,917 —
658–664 663 26 272.00–278.00 $277.08 $1,837 -0.12
707–748 725 136 250.00–264.75 $261.07 $1,893 +0.84
753–788 774 5 243.00–245.00 $244.22 $1,890 -2.91
819 819 21 239.00 $239.00 $1,957 -2.28
854 854 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,896 -19.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–386 384 10 351.00–355.00 $353.81 $1,359 -10.56
403–440 412 16 332.50–343.00 $340.45 $1,403 -16.28
451–483 472 35 325.00–341.00 $334.46 $1,579 +2.41
513–528 520 20 321.00–327.50 $325.46 $1,692 +5.63
558–573 569 23 300.50–308.50 $301.85 $1,718 +7.57
605–633 625 30 280.00–298.00 $288.36 $1,802 +4.43
655–693 678 41 244.50–274.00 $254.42 $1,725 -13.86
733–748 742 8 235.00–244.00 $240.67 $1,786 -6.79
750–785 774 8 232.50–240.50 $239.21 $1,851 +3.21
829–838 835 17 226.00–230.00 $227.40 $1,899 -8.47
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 351.00 $351.00 $1,211 -9.00
383–395 389 6 342.50 $342.50 $1,332 -28.50
403–425 413 16 335.00–348.00 $343.89 $1,420 -12.84
494 494 4 312.50 $312.50 $1,544 -21.22
514–527 519 12 290.00–312.50 $307.58 $1,596 -20.42
606 606 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,673 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 5 288.00 $288.00 $1,716 —
685 685 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,524 -0.50
837 837 6 222.00 $222.00 $1,858 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,067 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 7 338.00 $338.00 $1,166 —
369–398 392 36 330.00–343.00 $337.43 $1,323 +6.87
400–434 424 33 317.50–336.00 $326.60 $1,385 +8.49
452–498 481 215 301.00–323.00 $315.18 $1,516 +2.97
500–542 526 177 285.00–310.00 $300.45 $1,580 -6.38
552–599 570 119 276.50–286.00 $280.42 $1,598 -6.57
600–645 624 100 251.00–276.00 $263.42 $1,644 -10.95
655–678 666 104 240.00–254.00 $246.30 $1,640 -3.02
708–724 718 22 227.00–238.00 $233.33 $1,675 -4.13
755–778 768 6 221.00–239.00 $227.08 $1,744 +7.52
804 804 7 211.00 $211.00 $1,696 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,200 —
416–418 417 6 285.00–297.50 $293.32 $1,223 +13.32
494 494 15 290.00 $290.00 $1,433 +4.00
508–529 523 53 275.00–286.00 $281.84 $1,474 +5.14
564–584 571 12 271.00–272.50 $271.99 $1,553 +9.99
656–685 666 6 239.00–243.00 $241.63 $1,609 +1.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–391 379 10 300.00–314.00 $309.72 $1,174 +0.58
404–443 432 15 300.00–328.00 $316.32 $1,367 +21.32
478–490 483 7 282.50–285.00 $283.79 $1,371 -12.68
510–538 531 8 278.50–282.00 $280.63 $1,490 -3.65
553–593 565 17 259.00–273.00 $268.30 $1,516 -4.53
608–633 618 12 240.00–254.00 $248.15 $1,534 -13.78
652–678 663 12 230.00–242.00 $237.74 $1,576 +5.73
714–748 729 7 220.00–223.00 $221.68 $1,616 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,146 —
455 455 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,126 -16.02
505–531 512 20 252.50–272.00 $262.35 $1,343 -7.65
553 553 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,327 +0.64
646 646 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,479 —
671 671 8 223.00 $223.00 $1,496 -18.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 12 290.00 $290.00 $864 —
341 341 8 305.00 $305.00 $1,040 —
351 351 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,000 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 6 257.00 $257.00 $1,524 -15.00
765–767 767 4 202.50–212.50 $210.00 $1,611 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 6 316.00 $316.00 $1,684 +8.00
585–588 587 5 299.00–310.00 $304.21 $1,786 +24.21
639 639 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,821 -1.00
678 678 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,763 -17.00
730 730 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,694 +2.97
843 843 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,678 —
910 910 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,911 ±0.00
963 963 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,887 —
1040 1040 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,997 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 3 303.00 $303.00 $1,570 —
680 680 6 237.50 $237.50 $1,615 +17.50
730 730 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,613 +16.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,034 —
1238 1238 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,919 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–996 956 85-90% 14 63.00–86.00 $81.65 $781 -8.35
985 985 85-90% 1 91.00 $91.00 $896 -2.00
1030–1285 1080 85-90% 26 71.00–77.00 $75.59 $816 -14.31
1028–1258 1089 85-90% 55 91.00–95.00 $91.82 $1,000 +1.92
1101–1270 1109 85-90% 99 104.00–114.00 $110.04 $1,220 —
1005–1390 1172 85-90% 67 81.00–96.00 $88.53 $1,038 -17.29
1060–1370 1183 85-90% 102 95.00–105.00 $99.28 $1,174 +0.88
1090–1535 1185 85-90% 51 94.00–106.00 $101.25 $1,200 +2.85
1179–1285 1196 85-90% 23 105.00–106.75 $106.46 $1,273 +8.06
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1540 1329 80-85% 16 85.00–98.00 $92.68 $1,232 —
1270–1570 1347 80-85% 40 97.00–107.50 $102.03 $1,374 —
1220–1570 1349 80-85% 81 96.00–109.00 $104.80 $1,414 —
1315–1470 1370 80-85% 5 91.00–95.00 $93.64 $1,283 -8.85
1366–1650 1411 80-85% 21 110.00–113.00 $111.41 $1,572 +17.73
1315–1660 1488 80-85% 2 107.00–109.50 $108.39 $1,613 +19.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1580 1404 75-80% 14 110.00–114.50 $112.66 $1,582 +7.71
1445 1445 75-80% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,474 -2.95
1300–1785 1513 75-80% 14 95.00–105.00 $101.54 $1,536 —
1445–1718 1550 75-80% 8 105.00–109.00 $106.76 $1,655 -2.43
1175–1955 1555 75-80% 23 103.00–109.50 $106.19 $1,651 -3.00
1502–1880 1559 75-80% 24 108.75–110.50 $109.13 $1,701 -0.06
1705 1705 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,466 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1497 1497 65-75% 6 117.00 $117.00 $1,751 —
1381–1655 1565 65-75% 23 107.00–113.00 $110.46 $1,729 —
1590–1780 1665 65-75% 4 101.00–105.50 $103.28 $1,720 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1320 1288 2 96.50–103.00 $99.83 $1,286 —
1305 1305 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,514 +22.58
1365 1365 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,502 —
1215–2410 1663 33 94.00–116.50 $107.04 $1,780 +4.56
1665–2185 1786 33 113.00–131.00 $116.97 $2,089 —
1885 1885 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,545 +19.61
2585 2585 1 105.00 $105.00 $2,714 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2095 2095 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,765 —
2500 2500 1 123.00 $123.00 $3,075 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
804 thin fleshed 804 (<2 yrs)Open 12 172.50 $172.50 $1,387
736–1180 923 (<2 yrs)Open 69 132.00–197.50 $185.91 $1,716
810–1500 1016 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 139 106.00–170.00 $148.83 $1,512
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,092
835–1175 923 (<2 yrs)Open 7 130.00–175.00 $159.09 $1,468

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1277 1277 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1285–1318 1313 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 1,625.00–1,635.00 $1,633.37
1320–1390 1335 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 1,625.00–1,700.00 $1,641.73
1417 1417 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,150.00 $2,150.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1146 1146 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,175.00 $2,175.00
1168 thin fleshed 1168 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1163 1163 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 119.50 $119.50 $1,390

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180 1180 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1219 1219 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 173 4 75.00–91.00 $81.44 $141 —
165–195 189 5 92.00–110.00 $99.27 $188 —
203–204 204 23 103.00–108.00 $107.57 $219 —
204 204 6 80.00 $80.00 $163 —
220–245 230 30 95.00–100.00 $98.93 $228 —
260–268 266 7 98.00–99.00 $98.14 $261 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 Lambs (<1 yr)N/A 1 98.00 $98.00 $240 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 102.50 $102.50 $67 —
125 125 14 120.00 $120.00 $150 —
105–148 136 7 187.50–255.00 $204.32 $278 —
170–183 179 4 175.00–195.00 $180.62 $323 —

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Ewes

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
121 121 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Spring 34 167.50 $167.50 —
125–145 130 Aged (>6yrs)Spring 16 150.00–160.00 $152.79 —
134 134 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Spring 81 250.00 $250.00 —
136 136 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Summer 27 195.00 $195.00 —
147 147 Young (2-4 yrs)Summer 17 195.00 $195.00 —
147 147 Young (2-4 yrs)Spring 5 220.00 $220.00 —
148 148 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Spring 8 160.00 $160.00 —
153 153 Aged (>6yrs)Spring 9 130.00 $130.00 —
150–189 159 Young (2-4 yrs)Spring 384 195.00–275.00 $223.74 —
153–191 159 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Spring 363 250.00–350.00 $305.62 —
159 159 Aged (>6yrs)Summer 5 150.00 $150.00 —
156–167 161 Young (2-4 yrs)Summer 54 185.00–190.00 $187.79 —
165 165 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Summer 35 140.00 $140.00 —
158–185 168 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Spring 857 150.00–225.00 $173.76 —
157–190 172 Aged (>6yrs)Spring 452 130.00–175.00 $153.22 —
201 201 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Spring 54 180.00 $180.00 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
104 104 8 185.00 $185.00 $192 —
110–133 120 23 42.00–52.00 $48.01 $58 —
130–138 131 18 65.00–71.00 $70.30 $92 —
125–149 138 150 77.00–88.00 $83.44 $115 —
136–147 139 12 73.00–76.00 $75.21 $105 —
146 146 31 82.50 $82.50 $120 —
150 150 3 72.00 $72.00 $108 —
155 155 1 110.00 $110.00 $170 —
150–190 158 80 80.00–88.00 $83.06 $131 —
160 160 4 78.00 $78.00 $125 —
150–196 171 181 83.00–91.00 $86.26 $148 —
190 190 1 90.00 $90.00 $171 —
203 203 4 94.00 $94.00 $191 —
210 210 3 92.00 $92.00 $193 —
200–245 214 27 81.00–87.00 $85.06 $182 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
130 130 24 120.00 $120.00 —
154–162 156 155 125.00–145.00 $130.03 —
169–198 180 86 147.50–170.00 $157.35 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
131 131 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Spring 24 175.00 $175.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
205 205 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Spring 1 375.00 $375.00 —
223 223 Young (2-4 yrs)Spring 2 450.00 $450.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
48 48 53 175.00 $175.00 $84 —
51 51 18 190.00 $190.00 $97 —
58 58 16 232.50 $232.50 $135 —
64–66 65 98 220.00–232.50 $224.17 $146 —
71 71 155 227.50 $227.50 $162 —
70–74 74 20 215.00–222.50 $215.36 $159 —
110 110 1 190.00 $190.00 $209 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
162 162 3 116.00 $116.00 $188 —
193 193 3 102.00 $102.00 $197 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 Lambs (<1 yr)N/A 1 102.00 $102.00 $255 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
122–123 123 21 97.50–110.00 $104.67 —
125–129 126 84 102.50–110.00 $103.87 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
86 86 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Summer 5 165.00 $165.00 —
118 118 Young (2-4 yrs)Spring 5 185.00 $185.00 —
126 126 Aged (>6yrs)Spring 5 112.50 $112.50 —
125–135 127 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Spring 25 115.00–185.00 $153.50 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
103 103 6 70.00 $70.00 $72 —
110 110 2 70.00 $70.00 $77 —
107–140 115 4 84.00–85.00 $84.30 $97 —
146 146 4 100.00 $100.00 $146 —
155 155 1 73.00 $73.00 $113 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
28 28 2 180.00 $180.00 $50 —
29 29 34 105.00–140.00 $135.88 $39 —
35 35 1 300.00 $300.00 $105 —
37 37 14 230.00 $230.00 $85 —
31–38 38 172 225.00–250.00 $247.32 $94 —
41 41 17 185.00 $185.00 $76 —
44 44 78 302.50 $302.50 $133 —
45–46 46 6 280.00–292.50 $282.05 $130 —
41–49 48 114 252.50–277.50 $273.96 $132 —
51 51 77 270.00 $270.00 $138 —
53–59 55 33 300.00–330.00 $315.00 $173 —
55 55 1 215.00 $215.00 $118 —
50–59 57 129 265.00–295.00 $289.27 $165 —
60–67 63 13 300.00–320.00 $311.61 $196 —
63–68 65 26 255.00–270.00 $259.86 $169 —
72–75 73 13 280.00–300.00 $290.87 $212 —
75–78 76 46 255.00–285.00 $266.33 $202 —
80–85 82 3 305.00–310.00 $308.27 $253 —
83 83 2 225.00 $225.00 $187 —
89 89 7 140.00 $140.00 $125 —
95 95 1 280.00 $280.00 $266 —
100 100 2 265.00 $265.00 $265 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
88 88 2 250.00 $250.00 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
81 81 41 187.50 $187.50 $152 —
82–85 82 556 217.00–235.00 $233.09 $191 —
105 105 128 211.00 $211.00 $222 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
57 57 —— 3 80.00 $80.00 $46 —
66 66 —— 63 290.00 $290.00 $191 —
77 77 —— 21 92.50 $92.50 $71 —
80 80 —— 1 220.00 $220.00 $176 —
80–88 86 —— 8 82.50–100.00 $95.93 $82 —
80–89 87 —— 9 130.00–177.50 $165.64 $144 —
94–95 94 —— 12 197.50–205.00 $198.13 $186 —
90–97 97 —— 61 125.00–137.00 $136.82 $133 —
102–130 105 —— 83 140.00–160.00 $153.58 $161 —
126 126 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 10 175.00 $175.00 $220 —
105–148 143 —— 56 136.00–175.00 $141.05 $202 —
152 152 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Exposed 3 150.00 $150.00 $228 —
152–178 167 —— 10 130.00–140.00 $137.86 $230 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
76 76 —— 18 235.00 $235.00 —
83 83 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Bred 15 220.00 $220.00 —
85 85 —— 3 210.00 $210.00 —
80–88 87 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Bred 12 210.00–285.00 $221.54 —
95 95 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Bred 149 142.50 $142.50 —
98 98 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 3 240.00 $240.00 —
99 99 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 13 215.00 $215.00 —
107 107 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 13 200.00 $200.00 —
110–119 118 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 27 220.00–240.00 $222.07 —
121 121 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Bred 27 160.00 $160.00 —
128 128 —— 3 210.00 $210.00 —
116–143 132 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Bred 22 185.00–200.00 $190.39 —
153 153 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 3 235.00 $235.00 —
153 153 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Bred 3 215.00 $215.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
153 153 2 145.00 $145.00 $222 —
220 220 1 170.00 $170.00 $374 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
53 53 6 207.50 $207.50 $110 —
53–59 55 20 223.00–232.50 $227.03 $125 —
51–58 57 91 229.00–231.00 $230.00 $131 —
60–69 63 98 225.00–235.00 $230.05 $145 —
67–69 69 75 210.00 $210.00 $145 —
73 73 44 207.50 $207.50 $151 —
72–78 75 213 216.00–234.00 $219.88 $165 —
76 76 71 197.00 $197.00 $150 —
80–86 83 19 220.00–227.00 $223.34 $185 —
84 84 4 210.00 $210.00 $176 —
90–95 91 19 219.00–230.00 $228.18 $208 —
90–99 97 125 192.50–215.00 $200.70 $195 —
100–133 118 93 165.00–220.00 $181.25 $214 —

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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.