Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 12, 2024

3,822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $248.88/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,564/hd at 628 lb · 73 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.00/cwt -11.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 427 lb · 66 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.46/cwt -19.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 478 lb · 65 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,822	2,103	2,460
Feeder cattle	2,978	1,757	1,896
Slaughter cattle	537	280	443
Replacement cattle	307	66	121

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	315.00	$315.00	$740	—
260–295	283	5	320.00–400.00	$360.25	$1,020	+15.89
315 value added	315	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,150	—
310–345	329	16	300.00–340.00	$318.88	$1,049	-14.64
350–395	371	23	290.00–352.50	$321.84	$1,194	+1.22
386–388 value added	387	7	315.00–317.50	$315.72	$1,222	—
410–420	414	12	271.00–330.00	$296.56	$1,228	-6.72
405–440 value added	427	3	307.50–317.50	$312.36	$1,334	-29.64
430–445	438	2	272.50–280.00	$276.19	$1,210	-27.09
450–490	461	4	255.00–270.00	$261.14	$1,204	-27.30
450–495	463	17	272.50–312.50	$283.35	$1,312	-5.09
450–473 value added	469	12	307.50–312.00	$308.45	$1,447	+2.89
505–532 value added	520	9	267.50–287.50	$278.87	$1,450	—
505–545	523	38	245.00–280.00	$259.71	$1,358	-15.21
556–591 value added	577	21	262.50–301.00	$283.64	$1,637	+23.64
550–595	581	38	240.00–266.00	$253.55	$1,473	-12.18
602–638 value added	620	6	247.50–272.00	$256.07	$1,588	-0.49
605–645	629	67	231.00–262.00	$248.24	$1,561	+6.68
655–695	668	9	227.50–247.00	$239.70	$1,601	+1.07
650–688 value added	679	4	259.00–284.00	$264.99	$1,799	+14.99
700–747	730	14	222.50–240.00	$232.65	$1,698	+6.18
765–778	775	7	225.00–236.00	$226.91	$1,759	+2.56
761–791 value added	779	43	235.50–245.00	$241.27	$1,879	+2.56
802	802	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,764	-4.70
855	855	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,838	-2.00
884 value added	884	11	230.00	$230.00	$2,033	—
1201	1201	4	197.50	$197.50	$2,372	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	286	7	305.00–335.00	$309.04	$884	—
300	300	1	305.00	$305.00	$915	—
365–390	378	3	305.00–325.00	$315.13	$1,191	—
400–435	412	8	300.00–320.00	$308.18	$1,270	—
450–475	471	6	295.00–305.00	$296.59	$1,397	—
500–545	520	17	265.00–280.00	$269.43	$1,401	—
527–549 value added	532	5	285.00–290.00	$286.00	$1,522	—
560–590	581	13	270.00–280.00	$272.44	$1,583	—
600–625	610	8	240.00–255.00	$248.02	$1,513	—
615–640 value added	631	12	265.00–267.50	$266.66	$1,683	—
653–685 value added	662	15	262.50–267.50	$266.00	$1,761	—
670–695	686	6	245.00–257.50	$249.95	$1,715	—
700–740	720	6	220.00–240.00	$232.18	$1,672	—
700–743 value added	733	7	251.00–255.00	$252.10	$1,848	—
750–772	769	8	220.00–235.00	$221.83	$1,706	—
815	815	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,671	—
1055	1055	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,952	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	3	250.00–295.00	$277.96	$773	—
300–345	325	7	265.00–295.00	$286.20	$930	—
355–370	363	2	250.00–280.00	$264.69	$961	—
400–448	434	16	240.00–295.00	$271.27	$1,177	—
450–495	474	19	225.00–290.00	$263.01	$1,247	—
505–545	521	7	252.50–260.00	$255.35	$1,330	—
550–585	571	14	225.00–260.00	$242.59	$1,385	—
615–640	630	6	220.00–235.00	$227.46	$1,433	—
680	680	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,598	—
710	710	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,526	—
790	790	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,580	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	277	6	265.00–332.50	$312.73	$866	+37.73
330–340	335	2	250.00–252.50	$251.23	$842	-50.32
375–395	381	4	280.00–292.50	$284.93	$1,086	+2.81
405–440	420	6	262.50–310.00	$280.73	$1,179	-9.24
425	425	1	210.00	$210.00	$892	-79.97
455–490	468	6	230.00–277.50	$249.63	$1,168	-10.65
505–545	520	3	227.50–251.00	$236.74	$1,231	-11.32
565–590	581	5	212.00–232.50	$221.54	$1,287	-12.14
620–625	623	2	215.00–230.00	$222.47	$1,386	+2.97
690–695	693	2	210.00–211.00	$210.50	$1,459	-11.17
700–715	708	2	220.00–224.00	$222.02	$1,572	+2.02
845	845	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,665	-18.00
1085	1085	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,356	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	255.00–275.00	$265.28	$711	—
350–380	363	3	252.50–255.00	$253.33	$920	+3.33
495	495	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,077	-34.50
630	630	2	185.00–187.50	$186.25	$1,173	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	260.00	$260.00	$702	—
340	340	1	275.00	$275.00	$935	—
365	365	1	260.00	$260.00	$949	+50.00
570	570	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,197	+10.00
605	605	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,316	—
675 value added	675	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,620	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	267.50–292.50	$283.33	$836	—
302–345	325	19	247.50–290.00	$274.18	$891	-3.17
365–367 value added	366	8	275.00–300.00	$284.34	$1,041	—
355–397	372	51	250.00–292.50	$268.48	$999	-3.04
400–445 value added	423	14	280.00–289.00	$286.45	$1,212	+1.45
400–448	427	47	235.00–272.50	$252.80	$1,079	-16.36
430–442	437	5	240.00–241.00	$240.39	$1,051	-28.77
450–497	477	44	220.00–252.50	$239.01	$1,140	-21.78
450–496 value added	479	14	255.00–260.00	$258.29	$1,237	-18.71
450–495	481	7	230.00–237.50	$232.49	$1,118	-28.30
501–540 value added	519	5	244.00–252.50	$247.97	$1,287	-11.03
500–548	522	44	222.50–240.00	$231.54	$1,209	-13.25
512–540	527	6	217.50–222.50	$220.29	$1,161	-24.50
555–582 value added	567	15	230.00–255.00	$242.89	$1,377	-6.01
552–595	572	35	215.00–234.00	$225.69	$1,291	-6.79
570–590	582	3	202.50–220.00	$213.32	$1,242	-19.16
600–645	622	29	210.00–230.00	$221.79	$1,380	+10.24
625–645	632	3	170.00–220.00	$201.33	$1,272	-10.22
617–649 value added	641	20	226.00–244.00	$240.03	$1,539	—
655–665 value added	658	5	220.00–237.50	$227.99	$1,500	—
650–693	680	13	202.50–227.50	$215.04	$1,462	+4.71
700–745	724	12	200.00–225.00	$212.12	$1,536	+8.27
708–747 value added	734	9	209.00–235.00	$217.36	$1,595	-6.81
750–780	763	3	197.50–207.50	$201.64	$1,539	+3.17
763 value added	763	14	237.50	$237.50	$1,812	+27.50
808–825	812	4	192.50–196.00	$193.39	$1,570	-2.97
870–880	875	2	185.00–190.00	$187.51	$1,641	-1.25

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	265	2	225.00–265.00	$245.38	$650	—
305–340	325	9	225.00–265.00	$247.71	$805	—
365–397	378	26	230.00–270.00	$245.90	$930	—
400–445	424	21	205.00–245.00	$230.20	$976	-12.30
465	465	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,000	—
450–495	474	30	195.00–245.00	$229.65	$1,089	—
500–545	521	33	185.00–230.00	$215.14	$1,121	—
550–595	567	19	170.00–235.00	$209.42	$1,187	—
618–643	631	11	190.00–215.00	$204.67	$1,291	—
650–690	673	6	195.00–205.00	$199.24	$1,341	—
705–725	719	7	180.00–205.00	$197.82	$1,422	—
760–795	775	3	180.00–190.00	$184.98	$1,434	—
885	885	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,328	—
965–980	973	2	130.00–160.00	$144.88	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	4	270.00–280.00	$274.91	$778	—
305	305	1	280.00	$280.00	$854	—
355–375	365	2	270.00–280.00	$275.14	$1,004	—
400–430 value added	415	5	260.00–270.00	$261.93	$1,087	—
400–447	422	19	245.00–255.00	$250.70	$1,058	—
445	445	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,046	—
450–475	463	22	245.00–255.00	$251.14	$1,163	—
465 value added	465	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,209	—
500–549	529	47	235.00–245.00	$238.16	$1,260	—
550–590	572	14	235.00–247.50	$238.21	$1,363	—
600–640	615	8	220.00–227.50	$221.59	$1,363	—
600–645 value added	616	5	230.00–235.00	$233.97	$1,441	—
677 value added	677	9	230.00	$230.00	$1,557	+40.00
665–695	687	5	215.00–225.00	$221.07	$1,519	—
700–730	710	9	210.00–220.00	$213.67	$1,517	—
770	770	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,617	—
815	815	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,548	—
865	865	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,622	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	260.00	$260.00	$520	—
270–290	280	2	235.00–250.00	$242.77	$680	-7.23
305–335	322	3	240.00–257.50	$249.00	$802	-14.21
350–390	373	11	215.00–262.50	$238.71	$890	-5.68
410–445	430	20	210.00–240.00	$220.69	$949	-20.37
455–495	474	14	210.00–245.00	$219.53	$1,041	-17.13
500–545	523	11	200.00–222.50	$213.63	$1,117	-14.53
565–590	574	9	200.00–215.00	$210.28	$1,207	+6.57
605–645	618	5	177.50–210.00	$190.19	$1,175	-8.75
660–690	675	2	177.50–202.50	$189.72	$1,281	+4.72
705–740	723	2	185.00–205.00	$195.24	$1,412	+24.83
900	900	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,530	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	235.00–272.50	$253.59	$743	—
310–340	319	4	202.50–260.00	$237.71	$758	+5.71
370	370	1	170.00	$170.00	$629	-102.00
385–390	388	2	230.00–250.00	$240.06	$931	-31.94
415–440	434	4	172.50–237.50	$215.31	$934	—
430–445	438	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,007	—
460–490	475	4	217.50–235.00	$226.42	$1,075	+26.42
490	490	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,102	—
515	515	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,133	+40.00
530–545	537	3	209.00–220.00	$213.39	$1,146	+33.39
620–625	623	2	175.00–211.00	$193.07	$1,203	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	202.50	$202.50	$638	—
435	435	1	220.00	$220.00	$957	—
480	480	1	187.50	$187.50	$900	-22.50
570	570	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,112	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,193	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	400.00	$400.00	$980	—
255–287	276	3	345.00	$345.00	$952	—
305–345	337	5	312.50–342.50	$332.99	$1,122	—
367	367	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,009	-21.27
355–395	369	18	300.00–345.00	$320.20	$1,182	+23.93
400–405 fancy	403	2	334.00–337.50	$335.74	$1,353	—
400–446	432	47	272.50–322.50	$297.24	$1,284	+21.63
455 fancy	455	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,410	—
450–490	472	34	260.00–300.00	$281.26	$1,328	+2.74
472–495	485	7	250.00	$250.00	$1,212	-28.52
500–515	510	3	232.50–235.00	$234.18	$1,194	-4.15
500–545	515	44	240.00–262.50	$253.74	$1,307	+15.41
525 fancy	525	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,418	—
553 fancy	553	3	266.00	$266.00	$1,471	—
550–597	571	43	225.00–260.00	$239.74	$1,369	+1.59
555–598	581	6	225.00–230.00	$227.34	$1,321	-10.81
602 fancy	602	4	251.00	$251.00	$1,511	—
600–645	620	23	215.00–242.50	$225.15	$1,396	+1.79
605–635	628	6	200.00–210.00	$206.64	$1,298	-16.72
650–690	672	33	210.00–230.00	$217.08	$1,459	-7.58
665–687	679	4	200.00–202.50	$201.27	$1,367	-23.39
700–745	720	12	197.50–215.00	$207.60	$1,495	+1.13
750–755	753	2	200.00–201.00	$200.50	$1,510	+1.10
810–824	822	7	167.50–192.50	$188.98	$1,553	—
880	880	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,606	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	378	15	185.00–300.00	$280.42	$1,060	—
405–440	425	11	205.00–285.00	$251.82	$1,070	—
450–495	467	29	185.00–280.00	$261.00	$1,219	—
500–545	527	33	185.00–255.00	$237.68	$1,253	—
550–595	573	12	170.00–237.50	$213.82	$1,225	—
600–640	614	16	200.00–225.00	$220.28	$1,353	—
650–660	655	9	195.00–225.00	$217.21	$1,423	—
700–740	725	4	180.00–205.00	$194.93	$1,413	—
755–785	771	5	175.00–200.00	$185.91	$1,433	—
825	825	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,568	—
860–870	865	2	160.00–165.00	$162.51	$1,406	—
1005–1015	1010	2	155.00–165.00	$160.02	$1,616	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	300.00	$300.00	$945	—
355–395	366	10	305.00–337.50	$322.08	$1,179	—
400–420	412	9	290.00–310.00	$296.67	$1,222	—
455–458	457	3	295.00–310.00	$299.98	$1,371	—
500–525	508	16	255.00–270.00	$259.29	$1,317	—
605	605	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,240	—
600–645	617	25	180.00–245.00	$231.75	$1,430	—
660–685	668	18	225.00–236.00	$233.31	$1,559	—
700–740	716	7	210.00–225.00	$217.09	$1,554	—
860	860	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,677	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–398	395	4	235.00–286.00	$260.08	$1,027	+16.40
405–440	429	7	232.50–260.00	$240.21	$1,031	-18.77
450–490	475	11	230.00–265.00	$247.67	$1,176	-1.73
500–535	520	15	210.00–244.00	$231.11	$1,202	+12.02
550–595	573	5	210.00–223.00	$216.95	$1,243	+2.26
620–630	622	6	200.00–215.00	$205.82	$1,280	+0.84
675–692	686	4	165.00–198.00	$185.85	$1,275	-19.08
700–745	721	5	170.00–203.00	$188.96	$1,362	+7.85
795	795	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,272	-17.42
880	880	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,320	-20.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	300.00	$300.00	$810	—
330	330	1	270.00	$270.00	$891	—
400–435	410	6	237.50–265.00	$257.40	$1,055	—
405–430	413	4	222.50–277.50	$252.17	$1,041	—
475	475	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,152	—
480	480	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,128	—
535–545	540	2	220.00–222.50	$221.26	$1,195	—
550	550	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,114	—
605–645	623	4	187.50–218.00	$203.45	$1,267	+23.45
685	685	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,113	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
562	562	2	227.50	$227.50	$1,279	—
725	725	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300–1400	1350	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,350.00–2,700.00	$2,525.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	195.00	$195.00	$994	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1755	1450	75-80%	7	121.00–136.00	$124.77	$1,809	—
1215–2045	1496	75-80%	79	105.00–126.00	$115.35	$1,726	—
1160–1770	1503	75-80%	17	100.00–117.00	$108.32	$1,628	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1655	1239	80-85%	58	103.00–121.00	$111.65	$1,383	—
1115–1665	1279	80-85%	10	117.50–130.00	$122.89	$1,572	—
1080–1685	1328	80-85%	31	94.00–111.00	$104.11	$1,383	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1420	1098	85-90%	27	80.00–103.00	$89.98	$988	—
910–1570	1140	85-90%	47	95.00–112.00	$102.90	$1,173	—
945–1840	1393	85-90%	15	109.00–119.00	$112.18	$1,563	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–2235	1580	29	122.00–140.00	$132.23	$2,089	+4.84
1280–2310	1800	40	127.00–155.00	$143.73	$2,587	—
1425–2030	1832	9	154.50–162.00	$157.35	$2,883	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,070.00	$1,070.00
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1210	1138	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,700.00–2,025.00	$1,890.38
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1215–1345	1262	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,350.00–1,660.00	$1,511.70
1305	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1465	1465	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1155–1380	1268	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,050.00	$2,004.44
1415	1415	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00
1525	1525	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–985	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,400.00	$1,388.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
970	970	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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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
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–1,950.00	$1,925.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,680.00	$1,680.00	—

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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.