Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 15, 2025

8,407 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $457.79/cwt +19.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,624/hd at 573 lb · 209 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $538.18/cwt +34.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,524/hd at 469 lb · 147 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $437.06/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,809/hd at 414 lb · 127 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	8,407	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	258	2	700.00–705.00	$702.43	$1,812	+12.43
305–347	333	9	600.00–650.00	$618.21	$2,059	+10.16
360–398	394	14	562.50–592.50	$583.75	$2,300	-37.98
415–435	418	17	540.00–581.00	$563.25	$2,354	+9.62
450–485	468	136	505.00–557.00	$540.46	$2,529	+38.38
482 unweaned	482	11	510.00	$510.00	$2,458	+0.66
503–540	515	59	470.00–511.00	$483.63	$2,491	+20.85
565 unweaned	565	24	470.00	$470.00	$2,656	+24.01
550–596	574	182	435.00–471.00	$456.90	$2,623	+24.97
597	597	3	414.00	$414.00	$2,472	-17.93
607–646	636	78	412.00–434.00	$420.55	$2,675	+15.80
656 unweaned	656	6	403.00	$403.00	$2,644	+8.37
695	695	3	375.00	$375.00	$2,606	+14.00
704	704	10	353.00	$353.00	$2,485	-8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 unweaned	325	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,950	+80.00
348	348	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,740	-130.00
370–381	376	37	547.50–552.50	$547.91	$2,060	-60.20
418–448	441	16	487.50–535.00	$505.86	$2,231	+1.78
465–495 unweaned	473	8	450.00–490.00	$479.52	$2,268	-1.94
450–490	477	23	475.00–487.50	$478.00	$2,280	+2.81
501–545	522	28	402.50–457.50	$443.40	$2,315	+17.95
555–599	582	7	407.50–430.00	$416.41	$2,424	+15.73
605–620	613	8	370.00–402.50	$380.33	$2,331	-6.89
658–678	668	16	344.00–354.00	$348.31	$2,327	+11.27
688	688	10	345.00	$345.00	$2,374	+7.96
753–799	779	7	343.00–345.00	$343.83	$2,678	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,162	—
285	285	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,425	—
368	368	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,693	-77.87
410	410	2	510.00	$510.00	$2,091	+50.00
466	466	6	390.00	$390.00	$1,817	-20.67
704	704	7	312.50	$312.50	$2,200	—
797	797	31	323.50	$323.50	$2,578	—
805–825	813	8	305.00	$305.00	$2,480	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	7	290.00	$290.00	$1,270	—
509	509	11	250.00	$250.00	$1,272	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,396	—
466	466	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,398	—
565	565	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518	518	6	330.00	$330.00	$1,709	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
564	564	4	445.00	$445.00	$2,510	+12.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
806	806	4	250.00	$250.00	$2,015	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465 unweaned	465	3	495.00	$495.00	$2,302	+40.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,632	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	3	580.00	$580.00	$1,380	—
324	324	12	517.50	$517.50	$1,677	-5.43
340 unweaned	340	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,802	—
360–397	375	32	489.00–495.00	$492.42	$1,847	+22.28
400–429	422	45	467.50–502.50	$479.95	$2,025	+9.29
450–498	466	67	432.50–484.00	$460.68	$2,147	+2.60
465–489 unweaned	475	25	420.00–444.00	$435.96	$2,071	+11.35
500–509 unweaned	509	18	411.00–432.50	$431.33	$2,195	+40.31
503–545	528	56	397.50–432.50	$412.99	$2,181	-12.86
558–590 unweaned	562	8	355.00–357.50	$355.33	$1,997	-14.97
557–593	564	81	352.50–395.00	$378.17	$2,133	+14.76
605–643	624	35	350.00–361.00	$354.62	$2,213	-6.34
619–645 unweaned	642	41	352.00–352.50	$352.06	$2,260	-13.39
657–677	665	16	346.00–355.00	$351.84	$2,340	+32.84
700	700	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,380	—
755	755	15	329.00	$329.00	$2,484	—
828	828	10	310.00	$310.00	$2,567	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–340	327	37	447.50–480.00	$470.06	$1,537	-24.94
357–395	381	41	430.00–470.00	$449.93	$1,714	-0.79
395 unweaned	395	5	420.00	$420.00	$1,659	-28.03
400–445	413	123	402.50–453.00	$436.96	$1,805	-2.10
445 unweaned	445	4	440.00	$440.00	$1,958	+19.05
455–498	475	35	363.00–435.00	$404.43	$1,921	+4.64
503–545	522	33	365.00–387.50	$378.63	$1,976	-9.33
555–599	581	39	340.00–360.00	$352.82	$2,050	+25.87
610–640	630	11	322.00–349.00	$340.12	$2,143	+12.05
650–687	670	10	319.00–330.00	$326.02	$2,184	+23.52
700–735	730	7	307.00–309.00	$308.73	$2,254	—
793	793	3	295.00	$295.00	$2,339	—
800	800	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,240	—
878	878	5	295.50	$295.50	$2,594	—
978–990	986	6	272.00–280.00	$277.35	$2,735	-2.65
1021	1021	6	282.00	$282.00	$2,879	+0.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	420.00	$420.00	$840	—
233 unweaned	233	3	400.00	$400.00	$932	—
280–288	282	7	445.00	$445.00	$1,255	—
305	305	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,220	—
370	370	4	370.00	$370.00	$1,369	—
438–449	445	8	397.50–407.50	$403.81	$1,797	—
453–487	474	15	360.00–385.00	$372.08	$1,764	+18.03

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374–398	384	7	345.00–360.00	$353.34	$1,357	—
505	505	5	385.00	$385.00	$1,944	+13.33
799	799	7	310.00	$310.00	$2,477	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
536	536	10	352.50	$352.50	$1,889	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	3	312.50	$312.50	$1,303	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370 unweaned	370	4	540.00	$540.00	$1,998	—
408–441	432	14	460.00–500.00	$489.20	$2,113	-90.80
439 unweaned	439	5	450.00	$450.00	$1,976	—
465–468	467	3	430.00–435.00	$431.66	$2,016	—
649	649	28	343.00	$343.00	$2,226	—
788	788	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,285	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
679	679	26	336.00	$336.00	$2,281	—
1379	1379	6	194.00	$194.00	$2,675	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457	457	3	405.00	$405.00	$1,851	-15.00
516–525	518	5	380.00–385.00	$383.99	$1,989	—
597	597	6	362.50	$362.50	$2,164	-5.04
640	640	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,080	-12.50
895	895	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,416	—
952	952	3	287.50	$287.50	$2,737	—
1000	1000	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,550	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	8	340.00	$340.00	$1,986	—
1048	1048	2	267.50	$267.50	$2,803	—
1085	1085	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,496	—
1140	1140	2	240.00	$240.00	$2,736	—
1250–1253	1252	4	217.00–232.50	$220.87	$2,765	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–546	533	7	340.00–395.00	$362.79	$1,934	—
628	628	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,727	—
733	733	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,016	—
990	990	2	225.00	$225.00	$2,228	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1495	1335	80-85%	24	95.00–127.00	$116.93	$1,561	-44.77
1230–1488	1336	80-85%	72	168.00–171.00	$168.96	$2,257	+7.26
1085–1625	1366	80-85%	101	126.00–157.50	$149.00	$2,035	+13.90
1135–1715	1369	80-85%	198	156.00–170.00	$163.26	$2,235	+28.16
1275–1630	1385	80-85%	11	122.00–145.00	$137.32	$1,902	+17.09
1320–1725	1426	80-85%	4	80.00–102.50	$89.12	$1,271	—
1445	1445	80-85%	2	150.00	$150.00	$2,168	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
893–950	901	85-90%	7	55.00–85.00	$59.52	$536	—
935	935	85-90%	1	117.50	$117.50	$1,099	-7.50
970	970	85-90%	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,387	—
933–1075	980	85-90%	3	105.00	$105.00	$1,029	—
1097–1270	1140	85-90%	6	122.50–137.00	$133.21	$1,519	+41.26
1000–1415	1144	85-90%	87	87.50–142.50	$111.26	$1,273	—
905–1365	1161	85-90%	33	115.00–152.50	$138.55	$1,609	+6.99
1075–1238	1169	85-90%	121	165.75–171.00	$166.29	$1,944	+30.05
1010–1282	1170	85-90%	27	55.00–100.00	$81.67	$956	-54.57
1000–1288	1176	85-90%	100	145.00–166.00	$158.93	$1,869	+22.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	75-80%	1	190.50	$190.50	$2,867	+28.28
1320–1730	1527	75-80%	25	169.00–174.00	$170.76	$2,608	+8.54
1450–1663	1561	75-80%	8	145.00–158.50	$152.39	$2,379	-1.09
1563	1563	75-80%	3	170.50	$170.50	$2,665	+17.02
1425–1910	1570	75-80%	49	155.00–171.00	$165.59	$2,600	+12.11
1590	1590	75-80%	1	138.00	$138.00	$2,194	-15.48
1539–1895	1608	75-80%	19	152.00–165.50	$159.58	$2,566	—
1532–1915	1679	75-80%	6	146.00–152.00	$147.19	$2,471	-1.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–2013	1532	37	172.00–183.50	$180.51	$2,765	—
1350–2010	1587	19	160.00–175.00	$166.86	$2,648	—
1425–2235	1732	36	131.00–176.00	$153.78	$2,663	-14.05
1730–2480	1902	27	167.00–184.00	$176.02	$3,348	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	1	153.00	$153.00	$2,027	—
1515	1515	1	177.00	$177.00	$2,682	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
879 fancy	879	(<2 yrs)	Open	209	359.00	$359.00	$3,156
771–1280	957	(<2 yrs)	Open	227	212.50–337.50	$287.93	$2,755
895–1465	1076	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	128	172.00–322.50	$249.47	$2,684
1140–1470	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	161.00–175.00	$169.72	$2,198
1150–1525	1335	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	161.00–197.50	$173.96	$2,322

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–880 thin fleshed	853	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	190.00–200.00	$194.84	$1,662
833–1178	962	(<2 yrs)	Open	32	222.50–278.00	$250.95	$2,414
820–1370	1049	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	173.00–245.00	$200.63	$2,105

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740	740	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,924

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995 thin fleshed	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	3,400.00	$3,400.00
889–1302	1059	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	77	2,850.00–3,225.00	$3,057.91
892–1391	1168	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	393	3,450.00–3,985.00	$3,733.20
980–1243	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	433	3,150.00–3,960.00	$3,767.83
1196	1196	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	2,925.00	$2,925.00
1197	1197	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	3,050.00	$3,050.00
1199 thin fleshed	1199	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,450.00	$2,450.00
985–1476	1206	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	424	3,300.00–4,300.00	$3,726.41
1213	1213	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	3,125.00	$3,125.00
1127–1243 thin fleshed	1218	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	61	2,100.00–2,450.00	$2,381.00
1204–1296 thin fleshed	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,330.86
1145–1345	1241	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	82	3,100.00–3,800.00	$3,599.98
1255 thin fleshed	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1130–1367	1272	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	3,100.00–3,400.00	$3,293.41
1113–1513	1302	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	179	2,400.00–3,175.00	$3,022.28
1189–1463	1309	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	178	3,100.00–3,950.00	$3,522.68
1314	1314	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1322	1322	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	3,450.00	$3,450.00
1178–1525	1328	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	528	2,500.00–3,100.00	$2,783.71
1328	1328	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	3,050.00	$3,050.00
1330 fancy	1330	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	4,500.00	$4,500.00
1258–1578	1340	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	268	2,550.00–2,950.00	$2,714.15
1341	1341	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	103	2,875.00	$2,875.00
1010–1372	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	165	2,800.00–3,725.00	$3,662.50
1396	1396	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	3,550.00	$3,550.00
1249–1563	1397	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	104	2,700.00–3,100.00	$2,941.91
1304–1510	1402	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	94	3,000.00–3,550.00	$3,360.34
1413	1413	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1241–1630	1415	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	218	2,200.00–3,000.00	$2,726.67
1465	1465	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	3,150.00	$3,150.00
1553	1553	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	29	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1638	1638	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	3,200.00	$3,200.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
938	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1115 thin fleshed	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1160 thin fleshed	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1118–1308	1172	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,636.24
1237	1237	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1060–1333	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	84	2,000.00–2,510.00	$2,439.27
1175–1520	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	71	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,395.63
1256–1379	1287	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	24	2,150.00–2,175.00	$2,168.30
1285–1332	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,350.00–2,500.00	$2,440.68
1304	1304	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1293–1420	1329	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,450.00–2,600.00	$2,554.22
1242–1397	1331	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	2,700.00–3,350.00	$3,096.73
1194–1499	1374	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	2,975.00–3,350.00	$3,206.63
1283–1472	1420	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	22	2,650.00–2,950.00	$2,876.10

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
911	911	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	3,500.00	$3,500.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
853	853	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
948–1119	1003	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	55	3,400.00–3,725.00	$3,587.28
952–1209	1007	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	114	3,500.00–3,725.00	$3,556.65
979–1108	1022	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,700.00–2,850.00	$2,795.79
925–1176	1051	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	646	3,500.00–3,900.00	$3,721.54

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
788–926	898	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	129	2,650.00–3,500.00	$3,362.11
863–926	910	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,476.30
903–993	964	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	67	2,850.00–3,475.00	$3,375.38
983	983	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,500.00	$3,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1561	1561	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	3,950.00	$3,950.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285	1285	85-90%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,426	—
1698	1698	80-85%	3	130.00	$130.00	$2,207	—
2068	2068	75-80%	2	144.00	$144.00	$2,978	—

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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.