Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

7,729 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.81/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 468 lb · 310 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.61/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 525 lb · 255 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.28/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 581 lb · 253 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,729	11,220	4,463
Feeder cattle	6,267	9,304	3,162
Slaughter cattle	866	1,301	785
Replacement cattle	596	615	516

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady and feeder heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes were in mostly moderate demand, with buyers showing the best interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 higher with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	170.00–182.50	$176.52	$406	-3.89
250–290	268	9	170.00–187.50	$181.25	$486	+4.41
305–345	325	41	154.00–195.00	$174.68	$568	+2.65
328 value added	328	4	195.00	$195.00	$640	—
350–398	375	101	148.00–190.00	$171.73	$644	+2.96
400 value added	400	2	179.00	$179.00	$716	-5.00
405 fancy	405	2	197.50	$197.50	$800	+23.50
400–445	429	58	150.00–175.00	$165.99	$712	+2.04
450–495	469	121	146.00–175.00	$164.52	$772	+3.60
475–482 value added	480	3	172.50–180.00	$174.98	$840	+4.80
500 fancy	500	1	163.00	$163.00	$815	+3.46
501–510 thin fleshed	504	7	160.00–162.00	$161.42	$814	+0.57
500–546 value added	525	129	155.00–165.00	$159.18	$836	-3.84
500–545	527	118	135.00–170.00	$151.31	$797	+0.75
550–596	572	114	130.00–161.00	$145.85	$834	+3.97
556–596 value added	588	138	148.50–158.00	$150.35	$884	-3.19
590	590	1	140.00	$140.00	$826	-1.88
601–633 value added	617	106	141.00–152.50	$148.83	$918	+7.73
600–648	626	103	128.00–147.50	$138.13	$865	+1.92
639 thin fleshed	639	4	147.00	$147.00	$939	—
660 fancy	660	1	142.00	$142.00	$937	—
650–698	672	66	120.00–144.00	$133.21	$895	+2.37
665–685 value added	679	107	135.50–142.50	$140.02	$951	+2.85
704–747 value added	720	49	126.00–134.00	$129.71	$934	-0.59
700–749	729	46	110.00–130.00	$122.18	$891	-1.83
762–793 value added	769	99	125.50–128.50	$126.98	$976	-0.66
755–797	777	39	108.00–126.00	$117.54	$913	-3.34
800–840 value added	815	29	115.00–122.50	$119.60	$975	-4.28
805–845	828	6	105.00–115.00	$110.66	$916	-6.99
850 value added	850	1	108.00	$108.00	$918	-2.00
850–890	878	10	100.00–113.50	$110.64	$971	-3.92
925–948	937	5	100.00–106.00	$104.39	$978	-0.93
965–990	982	3	111.00–113.00	$112.34	$1,103	+7.86
1018	1018	2	107.50	$107.50	$1,094	+11.50
1033 value added	1033	2	106.00	$106.00	$1,095	—
1055	1055	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,034	—
1100–1115	1108	2	90.00–94.00	$91.99	$1,019	-8.01

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	157.50–180.00	$169.11	$394	+17.86
268–285	276	5	142.50–170.00	$159.83	$441	+9.22
300–335	319	21	132.50–170.00	$151.46	$483	-1.70
350–395	374	52	134.00–167.50	$153.46	$574	-0.99
398 thin fleshed	398	42	160.00	$160.00	$637	—
400–445	425	23	132.50–160.00	$149.25	$634	+1.68
450–495	472	36	135.00–152.50	$144.37	$681	+1.72
500–545	522	23	122.50–150.00	$138.32	$722	-0.33
558 value added	558	11	121.00	$121.00	$675	—
555–595	579	24	114.00–140.00	$127.87	$740	-0.89
623 value added	623	6	130.00	$130.00	$810	—
600–646	636	23	110.00–133.00	$119.36	$759	-6.07
655–690	669	9	117.50–127.00	$121.33	$812	-3.05
680 value added	680	4	128.00	$128.00	$870	—
715–745	730	5	112.00–116.00	$114.10	$833	-1.91
820	820	1	106.00	$106.00	$869	—
925	925	1	97.50	$97.50	$902	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	140.00	$140.00	$399	—
300–325	313	2	137.50–145.00	$141.10	$442	-21.40
350–385	364	4	145.00–162.50	$152.74	$556	+4.58
395	395	1	147.50	$147.50	$583	-1.50
410–415	413	2	137.50–140.00	$138.74	$573	+2.43
475–480	478	2	137.50–150.00	$143.78	$687	+1.28
580	580	2	120.00	$120.00	$696	-4.71
603–630	612	3	123.00–125.00	$124.31	$761	+8.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	148.00–152.50	$150.17	$405	—
485	485	1	131.00	$131.00	$635	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,319	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	3	140.00–152.50	$145.00	$338	+4.93
250–299	279	28	135.00–152.50	$145.61	$406	+6.54
300–345	319	73	127.50–155.00	$145.43	$464	+7.01
325 fancy	325	1	159.00	$159.00	$517	+8.27
352 value added	352	2	157.00	$157.00	$553	—
350–395	376	162	124.00–156.00	$141.01	$530	+3.06
410–425 fancy	415	3	138.00–153.00	$143.27	$595	-1.19
415 thin fleshed	415	7	146.00	$146.00	$606	—
400–428 value added	419	3	137.00–152.00	$141.78	$594	-4.10
400–445	425	195	124.00–149.00	$139.45	$593	+3.36
440	440	1	130.00	$130.00	$572	-6.09
450–475 fancy	464	4	132.00–146.00	$142.17	$660	-2.83
450–498	467	262	117.00–143.00	$134.88	$630	+2.94
451–487 value added	472	33	131.00–147.50	$140.40	$663	+2.68
482–488 thin fleshed	485	11	140.00–144.00	$141.81	$688	—
500–505 thin fleshed	503	2	140.00	$140.00	$704	—
503–529 value added	510	36	130.00–140.00	$136.27	$695	-1.62
500–540	520	2	122.50–125.00	$123.80	$644	-2.82
500–545	521	198	115.00–140.00	$129.12	$673	+2.50
545	545	1	109.00	$109.00	$594	-6.07
563–593 value added	572	67	128.00–136.00	$131.81	$754	+5.22
550–599	578	183	111.00–133.50	$123.31	$713	+0.54
600–645	618	85	106.00–126.00	$118.41	$732	-0.47
603–635 value added	623	26	118.00–138.00	$130.65	$814	+3.09
650–698	666	110	102.50–123.50	$116.99	$779	+4.07
658–674 value added	667	39	120.00–125.50	$123.29	$822	+3.75
695	695	1	105.00	$105.00	$730	+6.00
720–735 value added	722	29	110.00–115.00	$114.16	$824	-5.54
700–748	726	25	95.00–115.00	$107.38	$780	-1.24
755–775 value added	764	163	107.00–121.00	$119.45	$913	+8.45
750–795	774	16	92.50–110.00	$102.19	$791	+0.43
810–840	819	7	90.00–103.00	$96.21	$788	+1.06
865	865	1	102.00	$102.00	$882	+5.54
903	903	4	95.00	$95.00	$858	—
950	950	1	96.00	$96.00	$912	+4.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	140.00	$140.00	$336	+4.33
255–295	277	9	125.00–150.00	$140.20	$388	+6.13
303–340	326	19	120.00–147.00	$134.48	$438	+6.14
350–390	367	24	109.00–143.00	$127.84	$469	+0.71
405–448	430	32	116.00–136.00	$127.64	$549	-0.80
455–495	472	21	114.00–135.00	$122.92	$580	+1.54
500–548	528	17	110.00–127.50	$119.51	$631	+2.73
538 thin fleshed	538	2	134.00	$134.00	$721	—
550–590	575	22	104.00–124.00	$116.74	$671	+2.57
600–625	617	9	102.50–110.00	$108.18	$667	+1.67
650–690	672	13	92.00–114.00	$105.30	$708	-0.12
700–740	723	4	90.00–102.00	$96.26	$696	—
795	795	1	90.00	$90.00	$716	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645 value added	645	82	131.50	$131.50	$848	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–273	270	4	132.50–140.00	$138.19	$373	+18.19
290	290	1	132.00	$132.00	$383	—
305	305	1	130.00	$130.00	$396	+17.44
365–390	384	5	125.00–135.00	$129.61	$498	+9.88
385	385	1	132.50	$132.50	$510	+12.77
405	405	1	132.50	$132.50	$537	+16.50
405–435	422	3	113.00–133.00	$122.23	$516	+2.38
455–495	469	5	117.00–126.00	$120.56	$565	-4.13
490	490	1	120.00	$120.00	$588	-4.69
525	525	1	116.00	$116.00	$609	+0.15
550–598	578	6	107.00–120.00	$112.64	$651	+2.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	122.50	$122.50	$484	+2.50
400	400	1	116.00	$116.00	$464	—
470–485	478	2	116.00–117.50	$116.74	$558	—
615	615	1	93.00	$93.00	$572	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	160.00–165.00	$162.42	$370	—
255–265	260	3	150.00–157.50	$152.55	$397	-13.26
310–335	326	12	150.00–175.00	$163.13	$532	+2.38
320–340 fancy	330	2	175.00–182.50	$178.86	$590	-1.93
355–395	378	39	150.00–177.50	$164.01	$620	+0.02
392 fancy	392	2	182.50	$182.50	$715	+3.21
400–416 fancy	411	5	175.00–182.50	$176.95	$727	+11.20
415 thin fleshed	415	1	125.00	$125.00	$519	—
400–445	425	99	139.00–173.00	$159.74	$679	+1.98
455–461 fancy	460	4	170.00	$170.00	$782	+4.04
450–495	467	146	130.00–174.00	$156.59	$731	+3.17
500–535 fancy	517	10	152.00–166.00	$159.98	$827	+4.77
500–535 thin fleshed	518	2	122.00–131.00	$126.35	$654	—
500–545	522	140	132.50–162.00	$145.01	$757	+1.41
560 fancy	560	1	156.00	$156.00	$874	+9.49
550–595	575	102	123.00–154.00	$135.59	$780	+0.12
600–648	620	63	115.00–139.00	$127.55	$791	+2.42
650–690	663	55	115.00–134.00	$123.95	$822	+3.67
700 fancy	700	1	119.00	$119.00	$833	-3.00
700–745	721	52	105.00–127.00	$114.55	$826	+2.67
760–785	770	5	107.00–117.00	$111.95	$862	+6.95
800–840	819	6	97.00–111.00	$104.44	$855	-0.61
850–863	859	4	87.50–100.00	$91.47	$786	-1.50
910–915	913	2	86.00–97.00	$91.48	$835	+5.83

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	152.50	$152.50	$336	-2.50
305–330	318	2	130.00–140.00	$134.80	$429	-0.43
375	375	1	140.00	$140.00	$525	-12.50
400–445	428	23	132.50–157.50	$147.94	$633	+4.26
450–495	476	36	130.00–164.00	$140.70	$670	-1.89
500–538	518	23	118.00–147.50	$128.89	$668	-1.61
550–590	572	35	120.00–134.00	$127.27	$728	+2.65
600–645	634	20	110.00–120.00	$115.49	$732	-0.86
650–695	674	5	105.00–120.00	$112.88	$761	-1.24
700–735	713	5	100.00–117.50	$111.58	$796	+5.58
757–765	759	5	91.00–107.50	$102.68	$779	—
820	820	1	90.00	$90.00	$738	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	3	139.00–157.50	$151.33	$363	-13.67
265–280	271	5	127.50–160.00	$150.84	$409	+8.34
300–345	327	5	140.00–147.50	$145.93	$477	—
350–365	358	2	135.00–139.00	$137.04	$491	—
413–440	422	3	132.00–135.00	$133.04	$561	-15.21
485–495	490	2	142.00–145.00	$143.48	$703	+15.21
550	550	1	120.00	$120.00	$660	+7.50
550	550	1	120.00	$120.00	$660	+7.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	950.00	$950.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	132.50	$132.50	$556	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1290	1155	80-85%	11	67.00–75.00	$69.64	$804	—
740–1720	1183	80-85%	166	50.00–67.00	$58.03	$686	-3.95
1070–1340	1213	80-85%	14	45.00–54.00	$50.75	$616	-7.92
1125–1465	1230	80-85%	11	63.50–72.50	$67.72	$833	+9.05
920–1820	1235	80-85%	32	61.00–72.00	$66.81	$825	+8.14
1390–1470	1427	80-85%	3	73.50–75.50	$74.48	$1,063	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1150	893	85-90%	13	59.00–92.00	$65.84	$588	—
705–1285	992	85-90%	31	25.00–47.00	$36.65	$364	+0.07
900–1155	1008	85-90%	5	59.00–62.50	$60.44	$609	+3.49
860–1165	1013	85-90%	2	54.50–55.00	$54.79	$555	-2.16
740–1330	1027	85-90%	110	40.00–59.00	$48.40	$497	-8.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1340	1230	75-80%	2	69.00–72.00	$70.63	$869	—
1085–2005	1435	75-80%	91	51.00–65.00	$58.91	$845	-3.45
1305–1710	1536	75-80%	7	65.00–70.00	$67.42	$1,036	+15.31
1210–1880	1559	75-80%	18	59.00–68.00	$64.12	$1,000	—
1420–1785	1603	75-80%	2	50.00–52.00	$51.11	$819	—
1715	1715	75-80%	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,183	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1140	1130	2	74.00–78.50	$76.23	$861	+1.23
1225–1425	1358	3	89.00–99.00	$95.05	$1,291	—
1110–2035	1452	17	62.00–80.00	$73.68	$1,070	+1.07
1155–2235	1654	48	74.50–94.00	$84.14	$1,392	—
1485–2165	1832	8	85.00–98.00	$93.03	$1,704	-2.79
1450–2145	1850	4	91.00–100.50	$94.57	$1,750	—
1460–2235	1942	6	82.00–92.00	$86.51	$1,680	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1165	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00–950.00	$938.87
950–1150	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–1,125.00	$931.67
1050	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
955–1185	1092	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00–900.00	$828.40
1000–1200	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–1,025.00	$925.00
995–1250	1123	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–900.00	$789.20
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
1020–1300	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	750.00–1,125.00	$911.44
1050–1300	1163	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	575.00–760.00	$683.75
1190–1220	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–950.00	$851.24
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
950–1410	1256	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	850.00–1,075.00	$954.88
1280	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	975.00	$975.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00
1405	1405	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1305	1036	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	640.00–1,030.00	$728.55
995–1085	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00–970.00	$836.30
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
900–1000	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	770.00–850.00	$810.00
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	985.00	$985.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
800	800	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–670.00	$660.00
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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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
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1035–1120	1076	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,025.00–1,250.00	$1,102.63	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,187.50	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,135.00–1,260.00	$1,196.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,285.00	$1,285.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,335.00	$1,317.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,475.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
910–1000	964	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	875.00–925.00	$906.12	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	96.00	$96.00	$379	-10.00
510	510	1	93.00	$93.00	$474	—
600	600	2	81.00	$81.00	$486	+5.00
665	665	1	80.00	$80.00	$532	—

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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.