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Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

7,102 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.37/cwt +3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 469 lb · 264 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.45/cwt -0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 425 lb · 230 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.21/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 521 lb · 190 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,102 7,729 2,502
Feeder cattle 5,453 6,267 1,657
Slaughter cattle 838 866 721
Replacement cattle 811 596 124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand. Long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle were in very good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 higher with moderate to good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–241 236 11 177.00–205.00 $183.70 $434 +7.18
250–295 281 20 170.00–195.00 $182.60 $513 +1.35
300–347 326 80 155.00–192.50 $177.68 $579 +3.00
370 fancy 370 1 187.50 $187.50 $694 —
350–398 371 97 145.00–191.00 $170.53 $633 -1.20
373–383 value added 380 6 185.00–186.00 $185.33 $704 —
405–415 fancy 410 2 170.00 $170.00 $697 -27.50
410 thin fleshed 410 5 170.00 $170.00 $697 —
400–445 421 70 154.00–178.00 $164.83 $694 -1.16
438 value added 438 6 173.00 $173.00 $758 —
453–460 value added 456 13 170.00–171.00 $170.61 $778 -4.37
473 473 5 150.00 $150.00 $710 -14.52
450–498 474 107 141.00–175.00 $160.12 $759 -4.40
495 495 1 140.00 $140.00 $693 -24.52
505 fancy 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 -3.00
500–545 526 94 135.00–162.00 $149.05 $784 -2.26
540 value added 540 1 153.00 $153.00 $826 -6.18
554–595 value added 567 12 144.00–160.00 $154.49 $876 +4.14
575 fancy 575 1 155.00 $155.00 $891 —
550–598 578 137 130.00–155.00 $146.13 $845 +0.28
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 -8.13
610 thin fleshed 610 1 148.00 $148.00 $903 +1.00
605–625 617 3 122.50–127.50 $124.98 $771 -13.15
600–649 620 83 124.00–148.00 $139.51 $865 +1.38
615–640 value added 629 24 140.00–151.50 $146.29 $920 -2.54
650–690 666 68 127.00–142.00 $134.02 $893 +0.81
651–698 value added 671 37 135.75–144.50 $140.02 $940 ±0.00
714 714 4 114.00 $114.00 $814 -8.18
700–745 717 40 119.00–138.00 $124.98 $896 +2.80
718–724 value added 721 7 133.50–134.00 $133.79 $965 +4.08
755 value added 755 2 128.00 $128.00 $966 +1.02
755–790 772 11 110.00–127.00 $121.66 $939 +4.12
805–845 822 10 105.00–126.00 $114.38 $940 +3.72
819–840 value added 837 68 121.00–126.50 $126.12 $1,056 +6.52
860–875 867 3 102.50–110.00 $106.51 $923 -4.13
900–935 918 2 102.50–106.00 $104.22 $957 -0.17
952–965 955 4 105.00–115.50 $112.85 $1,078 +0.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–248 231 8 150.00–167.00 $157.49 $364 -11.62
260–298 286 14 151.00–175.50 $169.15 $484 +9.32
300–345 329 17 140.00–180.00 $159.55 $525 +8.09
350–398 371 41 134.00–162.50 $149.01 $553 -4.45
400–445 425 16 138.00–158.00 $149.99 $637 +0.74
433 thin fleshed 433 3 153.00 $153.00 $662 —
450–495 465 13 120.00–153.00 $144.18 $670 -0.19
485 value added 485 88 158.00 $158.00 $766 —
505–545 525 20 128.00–145.00 $138.25 $726 -0.07
560–595 581 7 125.00–140.00 $131.59 $765 +3.72
615–635 622 5 110.00–132.00 $121.15 $754 +1.79
675–695 685 2 117.00–118.00 $117.49 $805 -3.84
705–745 720 3 112.00–122.50 $116.74 $841 +2.64
800 800 1 112.00 $112.00 $896 +6.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 162.50 $162.50 $422 +22.50
270 270 1 147.50 $147.50 $398 +7.50
325 325 1 162.50 $162.50 $528 +21.40
360–390 375 4 132.00–155.00 $145.12 $544 -7.62
395 395 1 131.00 $131.00 $517 -16.50
430–445 438 2 132.50–152.50 $142.33 $623 +3.59
485–497 493 3 140.00–147.50 $142.46 $702 -1.32
520 520 1 140.00 $140.00 $728 —
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 229 7 140.00–185.00 $161.56 $370 +16.56
250–295 270 19 130.00–177.50 $149.30 $403 +3.69
270 value added 270 1 167.50 $167.50 $452 —
280 fancy 280 2 165.00 $165.00 $462 —
310–335 fancy 320 4 157.50–165.00 $161.53 $517 +2.53
300–349 325 77 130.00–163.00 $144.24 $469 -1.19
350–371 value added 369 11 142.50–152.50 $143.36 $529 -13.64
350–399 377 137 125.00–157.00 $140.69 $530 -0.32
380 380 1 135.00 $135.00 $513 -6.01
400–430 fancy 402 19 140.00–145.50 $144.96 $583 +1.69
420 420 2 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $556 -6.95
408–434 thin fleshed 422 13 149.00–150.00 $149.45 $631 +3.45
400–448 427 183 125.00–148.00 $137.87 $589 -1.58
430–433 value added 431 13 142.00–147.00 $144.68 $624 +2.90
458–481 value added 461 83 142.00–144.00 $142.28 $656 +1.88
450–498 472 177 123.00–147.50 $138.11 $652 +3.23
480–490 485 3 122.50–132.50 $129.20 $627 -5.68
485 fancy 485 1 152.50 $152.50 $740 +10.33
505–515 value added 514 54 135.00–140.00 $137.67 $708 +1.40
500–545 523 133 114.00–143.00 $130.32 $682 +1.20
530–540 535 2 122.50–125.00 $123.74 $662 +14.74
545 545 1 105.00 $105.00 $572 -4.00
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 -13.31
571 value added 571 28 128.00 $128.00 $731 -3.81
550–595 575 133 113.00–134.00 $125.51 $722 +2.20
615 fancy 615 1 123.00 $123.00 $756 —
609–638 value added 620 23 120.00–132.00 $125.64 $779 -5.01
600–648 624 81 105.00–130.00 $116.96 $730 -1.45
625 625 1 102.50 $102.50 $641 -15.91
650–695 673 35 104.00–123.00 $114.55 $771 -2.44
661–686 value added 674 8 115.00–120.00 $117.45 $792 -5.84
705 fancy 705 1 121.00 $121.00 $853 —
700–740 715 26 96.00–117.00 $107.13 $766 -0.25
735 value added 735 14 113.00 $113.00 $831 -1.16
770 value added 770 8 114.50 $114.50 $882 -4.95
750–785 771 7 94.00–106.00 $100.78 $777 -1.41
811 value added 811 13 100.00 $100.00 $811 —
805–835 819 7 90.00–103.00 $92.45 $757 -3.76
865 value added 865 8 92.50 $92.50 $800 —
850–895 876 6 90.00–97.00 $94.30 $826 -7.70
900–940 927 3 83.00–94.00 $88.34 $819 -6.66
1043 1043 6 83.00 $83.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 225 5 137.50–160.00 $146.79 $330 +6.79
254–290 266 15 125.00–145.00 $132.21 $352 -7.99
300–344 323 26 121.00–140.00 $131.79 $426 -2.69
350–395 373 16 128.00–140.00 $133.19 $497 +5.35
400–445 422 37 116.00–139.00 $129.03 $545 +1.39
450–495 474 22 118.00–135.00 $127.17 $603 +4.25
500–545 530 22 109.00–127.00 $118.53 $628 -0.98
550–595 579 10 110.00–125.00 $116.56 $675 -0.18
605–643 630 13 100.00–116.00 $110.08 $694 +1.90
665–680 673 5 98.00–105.00 $102.19 $688 -3.11
705–716 713 7 92.00–106.00 $94.70 $675 -1.56
770–780 775 2 90.00–92.50 $91.26 $707 +1.26
800 800 1 87.50 $87.50 $700 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 223 2 140.00–142.50 $141.35 $315 —
255–290 275 3 132.50–140.00 $134.82 $371 -3.37
305–325 315 2 137.50–142.50 $139.92 $441 +9.92
415 415 1 121.00 $121.00 $502 -1.23
405–430 420 4 122.50–132.50 $128.09 $538 +5.86
455–490 473 2 125.00 $125.00 $591 +4.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 2 112.00–122.50 $117.46 $503 +1.46
465 465 1 115.00 $115.00 $535 -1.74
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 73.00 $73.00 $840 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 220 4 175.00–195.00 $182.51 $402 +20.09
260–285 270 9 170.00–205.00 $178.33 $481 +25.78
280–295 fancy 288 2 190.00–192.50 $191.22 $551 —
300–325 fancy 315 3 180.00–182.50 $180.86 $570 +2.00
300–348 324 22 164.00–185.00 $177.52 $575 +14.39
355–390 fancy 366 5 172.50–185.00 $180.34 $660 -2.16
350–395 371 28 157.50–175.00 $164.97 $612 +0.96
400–445 fancy 417 3 165.00–173.00 $169.99 $709 -6.96
405–449 428 109 140.00–177.00 $159.59 $683 -0.15
450–490 fancy 462 11 160.00–166.00 $163.52 $755 -6.48
450–499 470 139 130.00–168.00 $150.25 $706 -6.34
500–545 520 111 130.00–156.00 $144.47 $751 -0.54
505–540 fancy 521 6 150.00–160.00 $154.97 $807 -5.01
530 530 1 132.00 $132.00 $700 -13.01
550–573 fancy 563 9 145.00–154.00 $150.08 $845 -5.92
550–595 567 101 123.00–149.00 $137.58 $780 +1.99
600–647 622 37 110.00–136.00 $125.67 $782 -1.88
650–695 669 47 106.00–133.00 $122.54 $820 -1.41
700–747 723 31 102.50–120.00 $112.48 $813 -2.07
750–790 763 10 99.00–116.00 $106.12 $810 -5.83
800–845 814 6 99.00–107.00 $104.14 $848 -0.30
865–890 876 5 90.00–101.00 $96.21 $843 +4.74
905–920 913 4 91.00–99.00 $93.25 $851 +1.77
950–955 953 5 80.00–95.00 $89.30 $851 —
1030 1030 1 89.00 $89.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 162.50 $162.50 $398 +10.00
293 293 3 165.00 $165.00 $483 —
315–325 320 2 142.50–152.00 $147.32 $471 +12.52
354 354 4 152.50 $152.50 $540 +12.50
400–445 419 33 128.00–159.00 $143.11 $600 -4.83
455–499 478 30 130.00–152.00 $141.01 $674 +0.31
500–545 517 16 117.50–146.00 $129.26 $668 +0.37
550–590 571 11 110.00–130.00 $119.14 $680 -8.13
600–635 618 11 102.00–128.00 $116.51 $720 +1.02
650–660 655 3 110.00–115.00 $112.66 $738 -0.22
750 750 1 106.00 $106.00 $795 +3.32
925 925 2 85.00 $85.00 $786 —
1070 1070 1 70.00 $70.00 $749 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 160.00 $160.00 $368 +8.67
310–340 325 2 152.50–160.00 $156.08 $507 +10.15
350 350 1 147.00 $147.00 $514 +9.96
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 -13.48
540 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 —
583–585 584 3 111.00–122.50 $114.84 $671 -5.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 110.00 $110.00 $490 -22.50
640 640 1 102.00 $102.00 $653 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1650 1650 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1145 1034 80-85% 4 78.00–89.00 $81.12 $839 —
1110–1300 1221 80-85% 4 63.00–73.50 $68.77 $840 +18.02
835–1885 1236 80-85% 20 45.00–54.00 $49.79 $615 -17.02
735–1910 1240 80-85% 205 47.00–72.00 $60.18 $746 -6.63
940–1820 1262 80-85% 39 61.00–79.00 $70.21 $886 —
1720 1720 80-85% 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,419 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1005 910 85-90% 4 64.00–89.00 $73.09 $665 —
700–1270 928 85-90% 25 25.00–45.00 $36.99 $343 —
710–1610 1029 85-90% 116 41.00–64.00 $51.41 $529 +3.01
920–1290 1098 85-90% 3 54.50–65.00 $58.09 $638 —
1105 1105 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $696 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1445 1343 75-80% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.54 $1,001 —
1355 1355 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,003 —
1301–1905 1435 75-80% 11 65.00–74.00 $67.96 $975 +9.05
1000–1850 1447 75-80% 77 52.50–67.00 $60.54 $876 +1.63
1610–1615 1613 75-80% 2 53.50–54.00 $53.75 $867 +2.64
1300–1965 1614 75-80% 8 63.00–68.00 $66.01 $1,065 +14.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 75.00 $75.00 $960 —
1060–1880 1423 16 63.00–80.00 $74.08 $1,054 —
1430–1630 1530 2 92.00–101.00 $96.79 $1,481 —
1203–2415 1671 73 78.50–99.00 $85.66 $1,431 +1.52
1685 1685 1 100.50 $100.50 $1,693 +16.36
1540–2010 1774 8 87.50–100.00 $93.16 $1,653 —
1635–2170 1864 4 86.00–93.00 $89.93 $1,676 -4.64

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00
800–1100 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 670.00–720.00 $697.50
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 690.00 $690.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1200 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,050.00 $965.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
900–1450 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 625.00–800.00 $715.00
980–1150 1077 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 875.00–1,200.00 $1,003.48
900–1300 1088 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 710.00–1,100.00 $908.75
1065–1350 1163 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 925.00–1,150.00 $1,030.33
950–1500 1169 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 675.00–950.00 $823.13
1090–1335 1199 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 875.00–950.00 $936.11
900–1400 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 750.00–1,175.00 $925.00
950–1405 1211 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 800.00–1,025.00 $880.66
995–1610 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 710.00–1,100.00 $929.23
1100–1355 1239 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 800.00–1,050.00 $953.88
1200–1280 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 900.00–1,150.00 $1,020.97
1000–1500 1358 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 725.00–940.00 $848.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 580.00 $580.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00 $775.00
980–1150 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–675.00 $640.49
1030–1155 1093 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 630.00–800.00 $710.14
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–965 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 660.00–700.00 $679.47

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
800–900 863 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–840.00 $816.25
850–900 890 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 855.00–975.00 $931.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–940.00 $907.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–750 725 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 600.00–750.00 $675.00
750 750 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
750–800 767 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 500.00–800.00 $700.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 740.00 $740.00 —
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,290.00 $1,290.00 +290.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 870.00 $870.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,210.00–1,250.00 $1,230.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00–1,480.00 $1,232.50 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,175.00–1,390.00 $1,298.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,445.00–1,525.00 $1,485.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,480.00–1,525.00 $1,501.67 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,480.00 $1,480.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 740.00 $740.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 100.00 $100.00 $470 —
565 565 1 97.00 $97.00 $548 —
700 700 1 80.00 $80.00 $560 —
815 815 1 83.00 $83.00 $676 —
900–905 903 2 75.00–77.00 $76.00 $686 —

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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.