Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

7,935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.05/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 479 lb · 364 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.29/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 523 lb · 267 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.67/cwt +5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 573 lb · 239 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,935	5,513	8,525
Feeder cattle	6,569	4,302	6,882
Slaughter cattle	924	843	1,040
Replacement cattle	442	368	603

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 4.00-6.00 higher, and feeder heifers were mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes this week, with buyers showing the best demand for long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 higher with good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	160.00	$160.00	$352	+9.48
255–295	279	11	150.00–185.00	$167.87	$468	+6.30
300–345	325	31	147.50–185.00	$161.75	$526	+8.81
360 fancy	360	1	168.00	$168.00	$605	—
350–395	381	85	138.00–172.00	$158.21	$603	+5.02
405–446	427	95	139.50–165.00	$151.27	$646	+5.89
405–446 value added	434	21	157.00–160.00	$158.39	$687	—
450–480 fancy	465	2	153.00–161.00	$156.87	$729	—
450–499	471	118	133.00–165.00	$145.88	$687	+3.19
475–495	485	2	124.00–127.50	$125.79	$610	-16.90
485–495 value added	490	8	146.00–150.00	$148.02	$725	+5.52
500–545	522	198	124.00–148.00	$138.45	$723	+5.21
550–596	573	142	121.00–144.50	$133.15	$763	+3.04
553–597 value added	582	88	135.00–142.00	$137.05	$798	+2.05
590–595	593	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$685	-14.61
605–635 value added	627	106	132.00–143.25	$141.57	$888	+8.50
600–649	631	117	117.00–136.00	$129.66	$818	+2.29
645	645	1	110.00	$110.00	$710	-17.37
654–692 value added	660	47	121.00–128.00	$127.53	$842	+3.00
650–698	670	78	113.00–131.00	$125.80	$843	+3.44
715–730 value added	721	39	120.00–128.50	$126.96	$915	-0.54
700–748	730	74	106.00–127.00	$118.85	$868	-0.74
753–797 value added	768	47	125.00–128.00	$126.68	$973	+6.54
753–795	774	27	102.00–127.00	$121.61	$941	+8.64
808–841 value added	822	16	118.00–127.25	$121.45	$998	—
800–845	829	5	95.00–123.50	$108.43	$899	+1.20
885 value added	885	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,044	+2.20
870–893	889	10	105.00–122.00	$114.35	$1,017	+4.35
905–935	913	6	109.00–115.00	$113.81	$1,039	+11.36
955 value added	955	2	113.00	$113.00	$1,079	—
958–985	964	6	108.00–115.00	$109.83	$1,059	—
1030	1030	6	99.00	$99.00	$1,020	+10.50
1060	1060	2	103.00	$103.00	$1,092	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	217	3	155.00–162.50	$159.17	$345	+9.17
265–298	286	9	137.00–160.00	$147.80	$423	+9.12
305–342	327	20	122.00–155.00	$145.39	$475	+4.41
375–395	385	18	132.50–147.50	$141.40	$544	+6.65
405–445	425	15	129.00–146.00	$137.19	$583	-2.67
450–495	467	13	122.50–139.00	$129.07	$603	+2.80
500–545	529	11	119.00–134.00	$123.56	$654	+0.49
550–592	578	9	112.50–130.00	$124.77	$721	+5.68
600–645	622	24	100.00–121.00	$111.36	$693	-3.67
652–690	672	17	102.50–120.00	$112.12	$753	+0.51
700–740	713	5	106.00–115.00	$110.38	$787	+7.88
765–795	774	4	108.00–113.00	$109.74	$849	+4.74

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	155.00	$155.00	$512	+20.00
405–440	423	2	127.00–132.50	$129.64	$548	+26.64
455	455	1	140.00	$140.00	$637	—
486	486	3	124.00	$124.00	$603	—
600	600	1	105.00	$105.00	$630	—
785	785	1	105.00	$105.00	$824	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	110.00	$110.00	$534	—
748	748	4	106.00	$106.00	$793	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
228–235	232	7	144.00–148.00	$145.68	$338	±0.00
260–295	284	14	117.50–143.00	$131.50	$373	+0.74
300–345	324	46	118.00–144.00	$130.71	$424	+2.13
325–345 fancy	335	2	144.00–145.00	$144.49	$484	+4.49
340	340	1	110.00	$110.00	$374	-18.58
360–370 fancy	365	2	137.00–145.00	$140.95	$514	+5.95
350–396	379	100	117.00–140.00	$129.72	$492	+0.73
400–446	423	148	110.00–139.00	$126.37	$535	+3.43
414–441 value added	432	17	126.00–132.00	$128.21	$554	+4.21
435	435	1	123.00	$123.00	$535	+0.06
455–460 fancy	458	2	130.00–135.00	$132.51	$607	+6.51
450–499	479	354	108.00–137.00	$124.88	$598	+14.88
485	485	1	120.00	$120.00	$582	+10.00
491 value added	491	7	132.00	$132.00	$648	—
502–518 value added	512	13	120.00–132.00	$127.75	$654	+3.92
520	520	1	117.00	$117.00	$608	-1.34
500–548	524	253	105.00–133.00	$120.97	$634	+2.63
555 fancy	555	1	126.00	$126.00	$699	—
563 thin fleshed	563	13	126.00	$126.00	$709	—
565	565	1	105.00	$105.00	$593	+2.24
550–599	574	224	108.00–129.00	$119.34	$685	+4.88
613–640 value added	622	21	120.00–122.00	$121.32	$755	+3.90
600–649	624	163	97.00–125.00	$114.64	$715	+3.01
650–695	667	100	91.00–120.00	$112.25	$749	+3.48
658–690 value added	682	26	116.00–122.00	$119.37	$814	-6.63
700–745	722	42	95.00–116.00	$105.99	$765	-1.13
755–775 value added	761	17	110.00–111.00	$110.82	$843	+0.18
750–785	771	22	88.50–110.00	$101.20	$780	-0.96
800–840	812	13	86.00–105.00	$97.16	$789	+2.68
813–825 value added	817	6	98.00–110.00	$102.04	$834	-13.30
868 value added	868	2	105.00	$105.00	$911	—
895	895	1	100.00	$100.00	$895	+21.00
910	910	2	104.00	$104.00	$946	+17.03

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–290	271	10	122.00–130.00	$125.81	$341	-0.54
300	300	2	117.50–122.50	$120.00	$360	+7.94
350–395	372	27	112.00–130.00	$118.78	$442	+6.99
400–449	429	21	105.00–125.00	$116.20	$498	+2.07
458 thin fleshed	458	6	126.00	$126.00	$577	—
455–495	474	31	110.00–122.00	$117.25	$556	+5.68
500–545	526	11	102.50–119.00	$113.03	$595	+4.77
550–595	575	18	105.00–116.00	$114.13	$656	+11.53
605–645	624	13	92.50–110.00	$101.93	$636	+2.98
650–695	666	6	90.00–108.00	$101.53	$676	+6.18
710–735	723	2	92.50–100.00	$96.19	$695	+6.41
755–765	760	2	96.00–97.50	$96.75	$735	+6.75

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	125.00–130.00	$127.57	$355	+22.57
305	305	1	110.00	$110.00	$336	+7.50
335	335	1	122.50	$122.50	$410	+20.00
350–380	360	3	115.00–122.00	$118.89	$428	-2.11
390	390	1	110.00	$110.00	$429	-11.00
410–445	428	2	110.00–120.00	$115.20	$493	+21.20
410–445	433	6	100.00–107.50	$103.62	$449	-8.88
460–495	473	3	113.00–122.50	$116.46	$551	+36.46
485	485	1	102.50	$102.50	$497	+22.50
500–510	505	2	102.50–111.00	$106.71	$539	-3.30
585	585	1	112.00	$112.00	$655	-4.00
725	725	1	100.00	$100.00	$725	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	124.00	$124.00	$422	—
360–375	368	2	110.00–117.00	$113.43	$417	+1.43
410–430	420	2	100.00–107.00	$103.42	$434	-4.08
470	470	1	105.00	$105.00	$494	+3.64

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1200	1092	3	63.00–70.00	$66.21	$723	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270 fancy	270	1	165.00	$165.00	$446	-2.50
250–295	271	6	140.00–155.00	$148.97	$404	+5.08
300–343 fancy	327	7	160.00–173.00	$167.51	$548	+5.01
310–345	329	8	140.00–162.00	$151.24	$498	+7.74
355–365 fancy	360	2	162.50–164.00	$163.26	$588	+8.26
350–395	371	20	144.00–167.00	$156.19	$579	+20.62
400–448	427	119	124.00–166.00	$144.35	$616	+6.64
415–440 fancy	430	4	141.00–154.00	$145.47	$626	—
438 value added	438	4	158.00	$158.00	$692	—
450–498	472	140	124.00–155.00	$138.26	$653	+2.89
460–485 fancy	473	2	147.00–150.00	$148.54	$703	+6.54
490	490	1	122.00	$122.00	$598	-13.37
500–548	522	152	117.50–147.00	$130.32	$680	+5.70
555 fancy	555	1	132.00	$132.00	$733	+3.00
550–598	577	103	112.50–135.00	$122.47	$707	+0.98
600–648	625	85	103.00–127.00	$113.91	$712	-0.09
650–698	667	105	101.00–120.00	$114.59	$764	+3.73
700–735	716	32	92.00–116.00	$110.73	$793	+4.80
750–785	766	19	88.00–104.00	$100.84	$772	+1.29
800–845	827	9	81.00–105.00	$89.13	$737	-6.97
850–868	860	9	79.00–102.00	$93.66	$805	+10.25
905–930	918	3	77.00–85.00	$80.63	$740	-16.37
960–965	963	2	87.50–96.00	$91.76	$884	+12.77

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	137.50	$137.50	$337	—
325–345	331	4	125.00–132.50	$129.41	$428	-0.59
375–390	378	5	125.00–135.00	$128.53	$486	-4.99
405–445	427	26	117.50–148.00	$130.00	$555	+4.57
450–495	476	21	104.00–138.00	$127.13	$605	+2.42
500–545	526	29	110.00–130.00	$119.00	$626	+4.49
550–595	574	25	100.00–123.00	$111.59	$641	-1.01
600–645	621	13	102.00–119.00	$108.42	$673	+9.42
655–690	669	18	100.00–110.00	$102.45	$685	+3.99
710	710	1	87.50	$87.50	$621	-6.91
750–794	783	7	88.50–97.00	$89.87	$704	-3.83
800–810	805	2	87.50–90.00	$88.76	$715	-5.24
950–996	987	5	78.00–85.00	$79.35	$783	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	137.50	$137.50	$399	—
385–390	388	2	115.00–150.00	$132.39	$514	+10.33
415	415	1	135.00	$135.00	$560	+2.50
430–440	435	3	122.50–124.00	$123.17	$536	+2.20
480	480	1	121.00	$121.00	$581	+6.03
475–490	482	3	122.50–130.00	$124.97	$602	+10.00
520–530	525	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$591	+2.15
560–590	580	3	103.00–112.50	$107.83	$625	-3.17
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	-11.00
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	+6.00

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703	703	2	91.00	$91.00	$640	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1320	1320	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1670	1670	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	120.00	$120.00	$492	—
535	535	1	122.00	$122.00	$653	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	100.00	$100.00	$520	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	80-85%	1	66.00	$66.00	$660	—
785–1330	1097	80-85%	17	39.00–48.00	$45.00	$494	—
860–1760	1210	80-85%	206	46.00–64.50	$54.13	$655	+1.68
1055–1480	1224	80-85%	10	56.00–65.00	$60.65	$742	+8.20
1045–1425	1225	80-85%	3	67.00–70.00	$68.13	$835	+15.68
1085–1475	1269	80-85%	25	57.00–71.00	$62.84	$797	+4.84

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–905	838	85-90%	3	58.00–65.00	$60.87	$510	—
935–1050	982	85-90%	3	50.00–54.00	$52.40	$515	—
775–1345	995	85-90%	34	23.00–42.00	$34.14	$340	—
665–1365	1043	85-90%	124	35.00–57.00	$44.80	$467	—
1085	1085	85-90%	1	57.00	$57.00	$618	+4.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1430	1383	75-80%	2	41.00–45.00	$42.93	$594	-12.44
1135–1935	1393	75-80%	12	55.00–71.50	$61.60	$858	—
1100–1730	1395	75-80%	9	57.00–65.50	$59.80	$834	—
1040–1900	1449	75-80%	124	46.50–64.00	$55.78	$808	-2.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,159	—
1450	1450	1	87.50	$87.50	$1,269	—
1140–2050	1479	26	55.00–75.00	$67.74	$1,002	—
1155–2130	1708	59	70.00–89.00	$80.32	$1,372	—
1395–1950	1736	7	77.00–86.00	$82.35	$1,430	+4.94
1305–2060	1876	8	83.00–97.50	$88.28	$1,656	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–980	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	600.00–675.00	$634.38

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
900–950	929	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	585.00–720.00	$681.43
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00	$650.00
900–1300	1033	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	610.00–750.00	$668.33
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1050–1200	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–900.00	$862.50
1150	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00	$925.00
1030–1425	1181	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	590.00–950.00	$821.84
1050–1345	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00–1,075.00	$972.13
1100–1290	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	540.00–750.00	$653.35
965–1455	1216	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–975.00	$858.31
1195–1300	1248	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–875.00	$743.29
1050–1500	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	850.00–1,075.00	$948.33
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00
1200–1340	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	710.00–725.00	$717.09
950–1550	1281	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	735.00–1,130.00	$882.50
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1300–1350	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	830.00–875.00	$852.50
1430	1430	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1025	988	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	530.00–725.00	$631.20
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
965–1360	1162	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–1,000.00	$759.43

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
870–1060	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–825.00	$805.80
1000–1050	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	745.00–850.00	$797.50
1060	1060	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–810.00	$780.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
835–875	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	620.00–775.00	$699.31

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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
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,410.00	$1,410.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,075.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	2	66.00	$66.00	$482	—
858	858	2	84.00	$84.00	$721	—

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Heifer Pairs

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

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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.