Tennessee Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 17, 2025

1,868 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $350.28/cwt +23.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,917/hd at 833 lb · 187 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.37/cwt +23.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,440/hd at 743 lb · 80 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.16/cwt +35.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,560/hd at 773 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,868	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	500.00–520.00	$510.00	$1,096	+50.46
305 thin fleshed	305	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,586	—
340	340	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,496	-11.31
350–375	361	6	435.00–540.00	$497.48	$1,796	+74.88
400–440	430	9	375.00–445.00	$400.28	$1,721	-35.55
450–480	461	16	380.00–428.00	$417.29	$1,924	-21.14
513–543	525	18	352.50–422.50	$376.89	$1,979	-4.48
535	535	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,792	-46.37
550–585	571	14	340.00–380.00	$365.01	$2,084	-6.02
603–647 value added	615	14	350.00–365.00	$355.47	$2,186	-14.34
604–645	618	19	335.00–375.00	$357.68	$2,210	+6.79
651–665 value added	655	15	360.00–368.00	$365.83	$2,396	—
653–690	677	17	330.00–350.00	$346.03	$2,343	+5.68
700–730	713	6	320.00–335.00	$327.50	$2,335	-6.95
755–760	758	2	322.00–327.00	$324.49	$2,460	-0.51
758–794 value added	787	10	320.00–325.00	$324.04	$2,550	-16.50
810	810	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,511	-8.90
833 value added	833	186	350.50	$350.50	$2,920	+19.35
860–885	873	2	305.00–307.00	$306.01	$2,671	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
236	236	4	490.00	$490.00	$1,156	+70.00
313	313	5	400.00	$400.00	$1,252	-64.13
405–443	420	9	382.50–393.00	$386.19	$1,622	-47.44
474–480	477	10	381.00–388.00	$384.48	$1,834	-46.85
520–534	529	6	372.50–387.00	$382.25	$2,022	+3.47
580 value added	580	4	385.00	$385.00	$2,233	—
580–598	593	33	360.00–381.00	$373.84	$2,217	-1.38
604	604	9	327.50	$327.50	$1,978	-22.20
651–674	660	16	333.00–340.00	$333.87	$2,204	-7.76
744–745	744	8	313.00–320.00	$319.12	$2,374	-16.53
760 value added	760	21	360.00	$360.00	$2,736	—
755–795	775	2	303.00–318.00	$310.69	$2,408	-11.86
860	860	1	287.00	$287.00	$2,468	—
870 value added	870	24	340.00	$340.00	$2,958	—
905	905	1	294.00	$294.00	$2,661	-6.00
906 value added	906	19	292.50	$292.50	$2,650	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	2	380.00–450.00	$416.09	$1,331	+10.60
355–395	370	4	440.00–470.00	$459.56	$1,700	+42.19
400–435	421	6	350.00–394.00	$371.86	$1,566	-11.65
450 thin fleshed	450	1	412.50	$412.50	$1,856	—
460–480	473	18	340.00–376.00	$365.55	$1,729	—
505–540	519	8	340.00–375.00	$363.02	$1,884	-11.98
562 thin fleshed	562	5	365.00	$365.00	$2,051	—
590–595	593	2	340.00–350.00	$344.98	$2,046	-8.37
615 value added	615	1	337.50	$337.50	$2,076	—
600–640	628	7	315.00–335.00	$321.46	$2,019	-5.22
650–690	664	4	305.00–336.00	$322.11	$2,139	+32.11
715	715	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,966	-15.00
775	775	1	307.00	$307.00	$2,379	+17.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	323	4	370.00–395.00	$386.20	$1,247	+5.14
420	420	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,312	-63.68
515–540	534	9	315.00–357.50	$340.37	$1,818	+13.02
555–592	578	12	340.00–354.00	$348.36	$2,014	+10.81
640–645	643	2	315.00–322.50	$318.76	$2,050	-1.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,081	—
305	305	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,037	—
361–390	368	4	400.00–420.00	$405.30	$1,492	+45.30
495	495	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,534	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–390	388	2	385.00–410.00	$397.58	$1,543	+2.58
410–420	415	2	370.00–402.00	$386.19	$1,603	—
465–475	470	2	330.00–380.00	$354.73	$1,667	—
510	510	1	320.00	$320.00	$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
205–235	213	6	370.00–470.00	$436.43	$930	-28.02
285–290	287	3	420.00–460.00	$436.57	$1,253	-8.59
300–335	318	3	400.00–480.00	$425.13	$1,352	+18.12
350–395	369	18	360.00–415.00	$388.27	$1,433	+5.31
400–445	423	15	335.00–405.00	$368.84	$1,560	-2.09
450–490	473	24	325.00–380.00	$345.08	$1,632	-3.74
503–548	523	49	310.00–340.00	$329.43	$1,723	-12.12
550–595	569	21	318.00–345.00	$327.32	$1,862	+11.04
550–595	573	2	284.00–305.00	$294.91	$1,690	-21.37
550–589 value added	581	19	350.00	$350.00	$2,034	—
590	590	1	314.00	$314.00	$1,853	-21.99
600–630	614	7	310.00–332.00	$319.31	$1,961	+9.31
645	645	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,903	-27.81
650–695	674	7	282.00–325.00	$307.73	$2,074	+2.56
700	700	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,205	+17.92
720	720	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,944	-27.08
709–747 value added	744	78	311.00–331.00	$329.29	$2,450	—
755–790	773	2	270.00–310.00	$289.55	$2,238	-6.05
760–773 value added	773	70	322.00–332.50	$332.35	$2,569	—
805–840	822	3	235.00–290.00	$256.70	$2,110	-28.48
878 value added	878	3	230.00	$230.00	$2,019	-60.00
880	880	1	237.50	$237.50	$2,090	—
955	955	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,196	-32.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–296	283	8	380.00–410.00	$394.31	$1,116	+54.31
313	313	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,221	-16.73
350–388	379	34	357.50–375.00	$369.64	$1,401	-36.08
447 value added	447	7	377.00	$377.00	$1,685	-53.00
448	448	4	360.00	$360.00	$1,613	-34.68
455 value added	455	16	380.00	$380.00	$1,729	-9.73
455–461	460	6	345.00–367.50	$348.71	$1,604	+23.71
510–531 value added	514	26	360.00–366.00	$364.81	$1,875	-9.59
528–540	535	9	328.00–332.50	$328.50	$1,757	+3.50
563–594	585	20	326.00–336.00	$331.36	$1,938	-10.45
633–646	642	11	292.50–307.00	$302.21	$1,940	-14.14
683 value added	683	9	315.00	$315.00	$2,151	—
685–690	687	3	296.00–301.00	$299.33	$2,056	-7.02
700–708	704	4	267.50–290.00	$278.69	$1,962	-13.81
708–743 value added	726	25	301.00–316.00	$304.44	$2,210	-8.06
756 value added	756	30	333.25	$333.25	$2,519	—
810–820	817	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,451	+15.00
836 value added	836	61	317.75	$317.75	$2,656	—
900	900	8	290.50	$290.50	$2,614	+50.50
954	954	9	277.00	$277.00	$2,643	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	390.00–405.00	$397.74	$927	—
305–340	320	4	374.00–425.00	$399.75	$1,279	+40.06
360–395	378	12	360.00–390.00	$376.53	$1,423	+20.00
405–448	433	25	305.00–365.00	$349.58	$1,514	+12.26
470–490	482	10	310.00–356.00	$331.99	$1,600	+11.43
510–545	527	6	280.00–315.00	$303.02	$1,597	-14.69
550–590	573	9	290.00–320.00	$309.33	$1,772	+8.13
605–630	619	4	280.00–302.00	$290.50	$1,798	+11.20
675–695	685	2	265.00–290.00	$277.32	$1,900	+5.88
710–740	722	3	240.00–282.00	$257.64	$1,860	-14.87

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	373	3	315.00–337.50	$329.67	$1,230	-14.71
453–490	462	9	296.00–301.00	$299.98	$1,386	-10.51
570–575	572	3	273.00–307.50	$294.36	$1,684	-13.84
655	655	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,736	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	381	4	275.00–375.00	$337.83	$1,287	—
410	410	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,312	—
460–470	465	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,442	+13.36
535–545	540	2	280.00–290.00	$284.95	$1,539	—
600	600	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,380	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,209	—
440	440	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,364	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–383	382	19	371.00–390.00	$387.05	$1,479	-50.40
405–447	433	3	420.00–430.00	$423.12	$1,832	+16.49
450–457	452	13	365.00–382.50	$378.41	$1,710	-18.36
510	510	16	375.00	$375.00	$1,912	+50.00
565–590	588	13	331.00–341.00	$340.26	$2,001	+4.27
610–648	639	16	324.00–330.00	$325.43	$2,079	+40.43
660–664	663	6	313.00–316.00	$314.00	$2,082	+34.00
715	715	4	301.00	$301.00	$2,152	-2.18
754–765	755	11	258.00–285.00	$282.51	$2,133	+2.53
935	935	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,150	-25.07
995	995	3	223.00	$223.00	$2,219	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	258	2	465.00–540.00	$501.41	$1,294	-10.69
305–345	324	6	405.00–560.00	$490.01	$1,588	+47.53
350–385	369	9	395.00–480.00	$425.93	$1,572	+15.73
400–445	428	10	375.00–412.00	$387.14	$1,657	-32.74
453–495	470	17	355.00–385.00	$371.59	$1,746	-12.55
475–490	483	2	310.00–330.00	$320.16	$1,546	-63.98
505–545	523	17	330.00–362.50	$349.64	$1,829	-5.46
560–575	569	6	290.00–317.50	$306.25	$1,743	-12.45
610–645	631	5	300.00–320.00	$310.51	$1,959	+30.51
650–675	665	3	310.00–336.00	$322.83	$2,147	+1.78
700–722	714	5	275.00–310.00	$296.23	$2,115	-0.26
790	790	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,212	-13.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,176	—
325–345	335	4	385.00–450.00	$414.78	$1,390	-66.33
355–375	370	8	365.00–382.00	$368.31	$1,363	+2.26
406–425	410	6	360.00–410.00	$373.29	$1,530	-19.09
450–495	467	8	310.00–372.00	$332.61	$1,553	-26.66
500–545	525	13	290.00–358.00	$324.01	$1,701	-10.32
568–570	569	7	281.00–293.00	$287.87	$1,638	-30.60
565–590	578	6	260.00–345.00	$292.20	$1,689	-26.27
610–645	626	5	250.00–290.00	$270.52	$1,693	-30.40
650–660	656	4	280.00–330.00	$302.40	$1,984	+12.87
745	745	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,862	-15.00
765	765	1	277.00	$277.00	$2,119	—
810	810	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,984	—
855–860	858	2	235.00–245.00	$239.99	$2,059	—
985	985	1	227.50	$227.50	$2,241	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	370	2	310.00–325.00	$317.40	$1,174	-12.60
425–435	428	3	285.00–302.50	$296.58	$1,269	-75.77
457–498	475	10	315.00–353.00	$335.17	$1,592	-13.11
518–545	526	14	312.50–329.00	$324.11	$1,705	+5.96
575–585	581	7	291.00–305.00	$302.28	$1,756	-0.52
630–640	635	2	315.00–316.00	$315.50	$2,003	+35.50

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,365	—
410–438	421	5	366.00–380.00	$371.82	$1,565	+16.82
467	467	3	365.00	$365.00	$1,705	+5.00
505–545	528	3	290.00–304.00	$298.85	$1,578	-13.65
750	750	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,950	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,168	—
440	440	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,452	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1415	1415	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	332.00	$332.00	$1,677	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1490	1181	80-85%	34	151.50–168.00	$161.24	$1,904	—
1085–1410	1239	80-85%	13	164.00–173.00	$169.47	$2,100	—
1065–1370	1247	80-85%	9	148.00–155.00	$152.24	$1,898	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1220	978	85-90%	5	116.00–128.00	$124.80	$1,221	—
755–1405	1036	85-90%	9	115.00–139.00	$129.34	$1,340	—
850–1135	1056	85-90%	4	148.00–154.00	$150.81	$1,593	—
870–1400	1075	85-90%	21	135.00–153.00	$142.80	$1,535	-13.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–2005	1441	75-80%	21	150.00–168.00	$161.91	$2,333	+7.53
1185–1620	1456	75-80%	8	166.00–176.00	$171.64	$2,499	—
1325–1805	1511	75-80%	7	150.00–158.00	$153.89	$2,325	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1285	1213	2	170.00–172.50	$171.18	$2,076	—
1080–1685	1347	7	155.00–182.00	$168.61	$2,271	—
1400–2410	1816	19	180.00–203.00	$191.40	$3,476	—
1795–2095	1926	4	203.00–208.00	$205.91	$3,966	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
935–1090	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,650.00–2,700.00	$2,676.91
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
955–1255	1107	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,525.00–2,150.00	$1,936.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1180	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,750.00–2,900.00	$2,822.71
1270	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00
1270	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–995	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,068.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–965	893	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,854.06

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,650.00	$3,650.00	—
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,060.00	$3,060.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1190	1133	85-90%	2	140.00–145.00	$142.37	$1,613	—
1445	1445	80-85%	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,196	—
1790–1855	1823	75-80%	2	162.50–166.50	$164.46	$2,998	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935	935	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,636	—
1115–1123	1120	3	155.00–195.00	$181.73	$2,035	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,524	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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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.