Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 19, 2026

9,873 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $429.51/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,488/hd at 579 lb · 488 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $437.88/cwt -8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,736/hd at 625 lb · 439 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $459.68/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,417/hd at 526 lb · 430 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	9,873	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	730.00	$730.00	$1,679	—
302–320	304	12	685.00–705.00	$703.24	$2,138	+1.25
366–393	382	37	560.00–670.00	$597.27	$2,282	-74.58
411–426	412	78	590.00–622.50	$598.80	$2,467	+7.73
452–497	466	60	551.00–585.00	$564.70	$2,632	-11.97
482	482	48	525.00	$525.00	$2,530	-51.67
523 unweaned	523	2	497.50	$497.50	$2,602	-1.79
502–546	528	289	497.00–544.00	$516.08	$2,725	-10.12
563 unweaned	563	8	475.00	$475.00	$2,674	—
550–595	574	190	455.00–499.00	$473.95	$2,720	-8.54
611 unweaned	611	9	440.00	$440.00	$2,688	—
600–646	625	430	417.00–457.50	$437.84	$2,736	-9.64
663 unweaned	663	16	400.00	$400.00	$2,652	-4.00
650–685	670	214	399.50–421.00	$413.98	$2,774	-5.13
701–744	726	195	382.00–405.00	$393.07	$2,854	-3.58
750–783	757	96	368.00–393.00	$385.88	$2,921	+5.65
808–839	820	72	358.50–370.50	$367.05	$3,010	-3.61
888	888	5	345.00	$345.00	$3,064	+1.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–348	339	3	605.00–635.00	$625.55	$2,121	-38.28
360–380	372	8	575.00–620.00	$597.79	$2,224	+1.63
400–448	431	16	525.00–575.00	$545.41	$2,351	-25.53
451 thin fleshed	451	8	575.00	$575.00	$2,593	—
456–499	482	68	470.00–575.00	$527.20	$2,541	-3.29
508 thin fleshed	508	38	528.00	$528.00	$2,682	—
510–534	525	40	481.00–509.00	$496.57	$2,607	-5.05
573–596	588	72	400.00–472.50	$430.40	$2,531	-6.80
626 thin fleshed	626	56	426.00	$426.00	$2,667	—
607–648	629	43	392.00–420.00	$408.34	$2,568	-8.14
662–699	689	74	365.00–395.00	$390.40	$2,690	-0.84
700–741	728	72	360.00–382.00	$376.40	$2,740	-4.10
780–795	792	6	352.00–365.00	$355.80	$2,818	—
805	805	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,818	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	5	545.00	$545.00	$2,066	—
546	546	12	400.00	$400.00	$2,184	—
556	556	7	375.00	$375.00	$2,085	—
650–684	659	18	369.00–386.00	$381.10	$2,511	—
720	720	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,520	—
826	826	23	325.00	$325.00	$2,684	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	3	620.00	$620.00	$2,244	—
401–447	438	36	540.00–580.00	$557.55	$2,442	—
515	515	3	485.00	$485.00	$2,498	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–696	693	10	380.00–391.00	$388.84	$2,695	+0.17
720	720	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,736	+10.00
836	836	10	349.00	$349.00	$2,918	-6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343–348	346	12	540.00–545.00	$542.07	$1,876	-51.90
350–387	371	64	540.00–547.50	$544.77	$2,021	+9.57
402–445	427	44	490.00–530.00	$504.59	$2,155	-24.51
451–499	472	132	470.00–505.00	$487.27	$2,300	+37.27
501–520 fancy	508	29	481.00–494.00	$489.00	$2,484	-14.20
500–547	527	399	440.00–475.00	$457.72	$2,412	-1.85
540 unweaned	540	2	425.00	$425.00	$2,295	-47.50
554 fancy	554	14	456.00	$456.00	$2,526	—
551–599	580	474	410.00–448.00	$428.73	$2,487	-3.61
604 unweaned	604	7	411.00	$411.00	$2,482	-15.00
600–641	628	187	387.00–425.00	$399.04	$2,506	-5.20
643	643	85	391.75	$391.75	$2,519	-12.49
653 unweaned	653	17	364.00	$364.00	$2,377	—
652–685	663	96	371.50–392.50	$383.26	$2,541	+12.21
663	663	55	400.00	$400.00	$2,652	+28.95
708–738	722	95	357.50–374.00	$365.61	$2,640	-0.91
750–780	759	81	331.00–367.50	$348.22	$2,643	+13.76
815–821	820	8	327.00–335.00	$327.99	$2,690	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267	267	9	510.00	$510.00	$1,362	—
300–348	331	15	500.00–545.00	$521.85	$1,727	—
398	398	10	505.00	$505.00	$2,010	-7.68
410–447	427	46	465.00–495.00	$486.08	$2,076	-2.81
441 thin fleshed	441	17	475.00	$475.00	$2,095	—
458–498	484	48	430.00–467.50	$452.01	$2,188	+4.35
503 thin fleshed	503	40	455.00	$455.00	$2,289	—
510–544	528	54	422.50–440.00	$432.64	$2,284	+9.35
559–598	569	16	385.00–420.00	$405.46	$2,307	+1.05
595 thin fleshed	595	42	408.00	$408.00	$2,428	—
600–640	629	14	359.00–385.00	$363.26	$2,285	-13.78
653–696	669	34	342.50–365.00	$356.65	$2,386	+0.63
718	718	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,226	—
763–765	765	15	325.00	$325.00	$2,486	-22.00
824	824	6	313.00	$313.00	$2,579	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
612–625	613	10	360.00–375.00	$373.47	$2,289	—
655	655	26	360.00	$360.00	$2,358	-6.07
725	725	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,320	—
753	753	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,485	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,617	-2.50
471–472	471	11	300.00–405.00	$347.78	$1,638	—
510–545	521	20	390.00–420.00	$410.58	$2,139	+21.89

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	6	450.00	$450.00	$1,868	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	38	630.00	$630.00	$2,400	—
420–430	430	55	570.00–591.00	$590.63	$2,540	—
482	482	3	510.00	$510.00	$2,458	—
504–548	524	21	440.00–515.00	$491.59	$2,576	—
560–590	570	32	420.00–460.00	$446.61	$2,546	+3.34
609–640	635	39	395.00–417.50	$398.32	$2,529	—
693	693	9	384.00	$384.00	$2,661	-7.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	6	550.00	$550.00	$2,420	—
538	538	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,260	—
573	573	2	410.00	$410.00	$2,349	—
705–745	725	8	320.00–350.00	$334.59	$2,426	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1083	1083	5	270.00	$270.00	$2,924	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1440	1332	80-85%	12	115.00–126.00	$121.32	$1,616	—
1229–1653	1337	80-85%	216	155.00–169.50	$162.65	$2,175	—
1230–1485	1374	80-85%	31	169.50–173.00	$170.73	$2,346	-0.65
1263–1655	1379	80-85%	60	126.00–156.00	$148.51	$2,048	-22.87
1225–1745	1401	80-85%	24	125.00–148.00	$134.45	$1,884	+3.00
1330–1533	1495	80-85%	11	147.00–155.00	$150.13	$2,244	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
791	791	85-90%	4	119.00	$119.00	$941	—
775–995	859	85-90%	10	102.50–120.00	$110.39	$948	+38.80
1041–1210	1066	85-90%	7	85.00–105.00	$99.66	$1,062	-43.02
1020–1168	1097	85-90%	15	165.00–172.00	$168.88	$1,853	+26.20
965–1280	1102	85-90%	27	102.50–124.00	$113.79	$1,254	-17.37
890–1265	1125	85-90%	96	124.00–155.00	$141.78	$1,595	+3.78
1025–1225	1152	85-90%	15	121.00–139.00	$128.50	$1,480	-44.01
780–1295	1194	85-90%	106	150.00–165.00	$157.83	$1,884	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1383–1583	1494	75-80%	36	167.75–171.00	$169.57	$2,533	—
1530–1675	1559	75-80%	5	151.00–152.00	$151.79	$2,366	—
1556–1666	1616	75-80%	22	162.00–168.00	$165.84	$2,680	—
1510–1810	1643	75-80%	8	149.00–158.00	$151.13	$2,483	—
1475–1970	1683	75-80%	23	152.00–167.00	$161.86	$2,724	+21.44
1905	1905	75-80%	1	168.00	$168.00	$3,200	—
2000–2225	2113	75-80%	2	155.00–160.00	$157.37	$3,325	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1649	1649	49	166.00	$166.00	$2,737	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1155	1098	3	150.00–155.00	$152.02	$1,669	—
1280–1410	1313	4	177.00–182.00	$178.34	$2,342	—
1110–1705	1505	28	159.00–175.00	$170.09	$2,560	—
1135–2050	1687	22	152.00–173.00	$162.05	$2,734	—
1870	1870	1	175.00	$175.00	$3,272	+12.64
1710–2395	1929	34	177.00–188.00	$181.60	$3,503	—
2050–2365	2187	5	190.00–197.00	$193.00	$4,221	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,618	—
2625	2625	1	167.00	$167.00	$4,384	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–1165	938	(<2 yrs)	Open	119	230.00–314.00	$285.90	$2,682
703–1380	1024	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	119	180.00–315.00	$245.40	$2,513
1295–1390	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	163.00–176.00	$172.51	$2,312
1265–1485	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	182.00–199.00	$188.04	$2,567

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–1120	870	(<2 yrs)	Open	23	215.00–320.00	$276.26	$2,403
810–1230	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	60	170.00–280.00	$215.15	$2,108
1065–1250	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,980

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700	700	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,715
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,825

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
848	848	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	255.00	$255.00	$2,162
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,724

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1154–1182 thin fleshed	1166	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	2,350.00–2,450.00	$2,407.13
1307	1307	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1205–1360	1347	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	3,400.00–3,975.00	$3,932.14
1060–1388	1352	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	3,175.00–3,400.00	$3,207.42
1353	1353	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1172–1573	1369	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	389	2,700.00–3,250.00	$3,003.77
1245–1646	1412	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	97	2,800.00–3,300.00	$3,117.51
1347–1560	1466	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1585	1585	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1022	1022	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	2,950.00	$2,950.00
1039–1287	1183	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	3,200.00–3,700.00	$3,546.14
1081–1407	1248	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,444.58
1258	1258	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1268	1268	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1333 thin fleshed	1333	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,850.00	$1,850.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1526	1526	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1472–1638	1538	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,550.00–2,650.00	$2,607.41

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
987	987	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,500.00	$3,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
859	859	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	3,750.00	$3,750.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	3,900.00	$3,900.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	155.00	$155.00	$225	—
175–180	178	3	99.00–107.50	$101.78	$181	—
180	180	3	122.50	$122.50	$220	—
210	210	2	120.00	$120.00	$252	—
210–218	215	3	99.00	$99.00	$213	—
216–244	233	19	102.50–115.00	$106.99	$249	—
255	255	1	102.00	$102.00	$260	—
300	300	1	91.00	$91.00	$273	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	200.00	$200.00	$270	—
140	140	1	130.00	$130.00	$182	—
145 thin fleshed	145	1	115.00	$115.00	$167	—
160	160	1	170.00	$170.00	$272	—
155–185	168	5	185.00–210.00	$198.63	$334	—
160–185	173	2	160.00–165.00	$162.68	$281	—
210	210	2	185.00	$185.00	$388	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1185	1178	85-90%	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$1,384	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–124	121	6	127.50–130.00	$129.21	$156	—
125	125	2	75.00	$75.00	$94	—
139	139	5	190.00	$190.00	$264	—
130–145	142	6	85.00–95.00	$93.35	$133	—
110–149	143	56	107.00–122.50	$112.97	$162	—
150–168	157	29	100.00–119.00	$104.78	$165	—
160	160	1	97.50	$97.50	$156	—
164–195	176	101	100.00–112.00	$105.56	$186	—
186	186	5	105.00	$105.00	$195	—
186–191	189	12	117.50–132.50	$122.41	$231	—
190	190	1	92.50	$92.50	$176	—
193	193	2	130.00	$130.00	$251	—
205–223	217	15	100.00–107.50	$101.71	$221	—
210–226	223	5	126.00–132.50	$127.23	$284	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
51–58	53	81	322.50–355.00	$335.34	$178	—
64–69	66	216	301.00–330.00	$316.49	$209	—
88	88	23	280.00	$280.00	$246	—
104–105	104	14	247.50–252.50	$247.86	$258	—
111–117	112	25	237.50–255.00	$252.80	$283	—
118	118	10	187.50	$187.50	$221	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
128	128	23	202.50	$202.50	$259	—
171	171	7	124.00	$124.00	$212	—
193	193	2	140.00	$140.00	$270	—
205	205	1	113.00	$113.00	$232	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
171	171	9	105.00	$105.00	$180	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105	105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
33	33	16	375.00–385.00	$380.00	$125	—
37–38	38	39	410.00–425.00	$417.79	$159	—
40–41	41	9	275.00–320.00	$284.81	$117	—
42–48	45	29	325.00–367.50	$339.15	$153	—
44–48	45	15	405.00	$405.00	$182	—
45–48	47	185	375.00–390.00	$385.67	$181	—
51–59	54	268	372.50–400.00	$386.62	$209	—
51–59	56	124	335.00–365.00	$359.90	$202	—
60–67	63	9	320.00–340.00	$333.92	$210	—
60–69	64	181	350.00–367.50	$357.80	$229	—
74	74	23	375.00	$375.00	$278	—
74–78	74	20	340.00–345.00	$342.36	$253	—
77	77	17	335.00	$335.00	$258	—
80–83	82	3	235.00–285.00	$251.26	$206	—
80–88	82	20	290.00–330.00	$304.78	$250	—
84	84	42	332.50	$332.50	$279	—
90	90	1	305.00	$305.00	$274	—
93–95	94	5	285.00–290.00	$287.03	$270	—
93–95	94	4	225.00–240.00	$232.42	$218	—
94	94	4	335.00	$335.00	$315	—
105	105	2	315.00	$315.00	$331	—
115	115	1	255.00	$255.00	$293	—
118	118	2	265.00	$265.00	$313	—

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
61–69	63	44	320.00–337.50	$330.39	$208	—
70–79	74	267	305.00–337.00	$326.77	$242	—
80–87	85	129	285.00–307.00	$303.38	$258	—
90–99	95	263	262.00–275.00	$270.56	$257	—
103–105	103	97	257.50–267.50	$266.00	$274	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	15	305.00	$305.00	$152	—
60–69	65	40	285.00–300.00	$291.75	$190	—
71–78	74	73	265.00–293.00	$286.61	$212	—
88–89	88	43	266.00–270.00	$269.34	$237	—
104	104	5	250.00	$250.00	$260	—
115	115	6	225.00	$225.00	$259	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80	80	2	205.00	$205.00	$164	—
95–99	98	100	205.00–215.00	$213.75	$209	—
98	98	2	235.00	$235.00	$230	—
100–130	117	54	180.00–202.50	$184.27	$216	—
105–136	129	16	165.00–217.50	$173.73	$224	—
155–186	170	14	150.00–160.00	$154.00	$262	—
180	180	1	130.00	$130.00	$234	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
90	90	5	175.00	$175.00	$158	—
110	110	1	265.00	$265.00	$292	—
150–185	173	3	185.00–202.50	$190.05	$329	—
180	180	1	175.00	$175.00	$315	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
81	81	5	260.00	$260.00	$211	—
93	93	16	185.00	$185.00	$172	—
93	93	16	247.50	$247.50	$230	—
106–109	108	36	250.00–257.50	$252.04	$272	—
111–119	117	32	227.50–240.00	$228.99	$268	—
121	121	8	212.50	$212.50	$257	—
130	130	24	212.50	$212.50	$276	—
156	156	107	182.50	$182.50	$285	—

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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.