Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 19, 2024

9,676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $241.08/cwt +4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,964/hd at 815 lb · 751 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $246.57/cwt -4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,884/hd at 764 lb · 548 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.45/cwt +6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,713/hd at 770 lb · 333 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,676	3,754	6,395
Feeder cattle	8,503	3,001	5,422
Slaughter cattle	977	652	900
Replacement cattle	196	101	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Receipts were hampered last week due to rain and snow storms. Trade was active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	425.00	$425.00	$829	+50.00
205–249	238	18	385.00–425.00	$410.28	$976	—
250–295	271	15	330.00–410.00	$377.00	$1,022	+4.67
300–345	321	62	325.00–407.00	$377.45	$1,212	+18.05
350–397	372	51	300.00–400.00	$354.11	$1,317	+5.21
395 fancy	395	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,620	—
400–445	427	148	285.00–395.00	$352.66	$1,506	+31.47
444 unweaned	444	6	314.00	$314.00	$1,394	—
450–499	467	108	285.00–400.00	$323.37	$1,510	+16.43
500–547	515	168	260.00–335.00	$321.44	$1,655	+12.94
555 unweaned	555	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,665	—
550–595	578	165	255.00–312.50	$301.20	$1,741	+5.35
585	585	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,492	-40.85
600–645	615	113	253.00–304.00	$290.24	$1,785	+3.92
650–685	666	252	250.00–285.00	$267.09	$1,779	+15.65
686	686	14	260.00	$260.00	$1,784	+8.56
702	702	11	230.00	$230.00	$1,615	-10.35
710–748	739	149	220.00–252.50	$247.40	$1,828	+7.05
750–795	764	531	220.00–253.50	$246.75	$1,885	-5.20
763–764	764	17	240.00–242.00	$241.06	$1,842	-10.89
801–848	814	718	236.00–245.00	$241.56	$1,966	+4.56
826–845	831	33	226.00–232.50	$230.70	$1,917	-6.30
865–890	881	120	203.00–239.00	$227.91	$2,008	+17.91
918–923	921	57	224.50–225.00	$224.69	$2,069	+4.69
950–969	966	6	173.00–210.00	$203.93	$1,970	—
1055	1055	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,688	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218	218	3	335.00	$335.00	$730	+10.00
282	282	3	320.00	$320.00	$902	-10.42
308–320	315	5	260.00–355.00	$297.13	$936	—
355–390	362	27	325.00–385.00	$369.95	$1,339	—
403–443	419	8	312.00–335.00	$325.74	$1,365	+19.75
455–485	463	22	315.00–332.00	$318.32	$1,474	+3.50
510–539	523	90	260.00–330.00	$311.94	$1,631	+21.73
550–599	586	43	275.00–292.00	$278.09	$1,630	+8.73
600–645	637	35	252.00–285.00	$263.40	$1,678	-11.69
657–694	673	107	249.00–265.00	$261.92	$1,763	+9.87
705–740	711	45	223.00–241.00	$237.10	$1,686	-9.78
751–793	762	32	228.00–237.00	$229.99	$1,753	+3.30
815–845	842	60	233.50–240.00	$234.10	$1,971	+5.10
926	926	5	206.00	$206.00	$1,908	-2.00
1035	1035	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,915	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	300.00	$300.00	$720	—
265–295	275	3	245.00–300.00	$280.33	$771	-44.67
300–340	316	9	283.00–320.00	$305.80	$966	+5.66
350–395	364	32	250.00–325.00	$290.84	$1,059	+2.84
405–448	427	15	260.00–300.00	$285.83	$1,220	+20.83
450–494	484	88	245.00–299.00	$259.79	$1,257	-35.33
500–548	520	29	217.00–278.00	$257.82	$1,341	—
550–595	573	89	217.00–274.00	$253.78	$1,454	+15.34
600–645	622	32	210.00–263.00	$246.51	$1,533	+22.77
650–699	680	43	198.00–248.00	$218.47	$1,486	-19.51
710–735	722	18	210.00–237.00	$229.67	$1,658	—
753–785	766	61	185.00–222.00	$200.43	$1,535	—
800–838	807	13	190.00–220.00	$193.92	$1,565	-9.08
871–895	874	13	180.00–211.00	$205.48	$1,796	+4.48
905	905	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,538	-5.00
1016	1016	14	206.00	$206.00	$2,093	—
1060	1060	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,643	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,069	—
505	505	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,136	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,265	—
565–595	579	5	258.00–267.00	$261.02	$1,511	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245–248	247	8	320.00–413.00	$391.82	$968	—
250–285	273	7	305.00–420.00	$337.58	$922	+16.07
300–345	324	32	285.00–375.00	$326.34	$1,057	+3.07
343 unweaned	343	16	295.00	$295.00	$1,012	—
350–395	372	45	282.00–340.00	$312.86	$1,164	+7.04
375 unweaned	375	2	294.00	$294.00	$1,102	—
375	375	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,294	+39.18
406 unweaned	406	4	266.00	$266.00	$1,080	—
400–445	421	72	270.00–325.00	$295.30	$1,243	+8.40
460	460	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,113	-35.59
461 unweaned	461	11	267.00	$267.00	$1,231	—
450–495	480	198	250.00–322.00	$282.00	$1,354	+4.41
500–547	529	191	253.00–335.00	$272.19	$1,440	+1.83
540	540	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,237	-41.36
545	545	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,580	+19.64
550	550	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,292	-31.20
550–595	578	222	237.00–288.00	$257.65	$1,489	-8.55
620–630	625	2	225.00–227.00	$225.99	$1,412	-8.36
604–645	627	97	235.00–285.00	$252.14	$1,581	+17.79
642 unweaned	642	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,412	—
660–670	665	2	220.00–230.00	$224.96	$1,496	+14.96
650–697	687	240	210.00–250.00	$232.25	$1,596	-1.43
705–740	723	2	158.00–210.00	$183.37	$1,326	-40.45
700–745	738	138	201.00–232.00	$229.46	$1,693	+5.64
756–776	764	29	218.00–221.50	$220.15	$1,682	+4.15
760–778	770	294	185.00–227.00	$223.10	$1,718	+7.10
782	782	10	210.00	$210.00	$1,642	-6.00
803–845	814	79	175.00–222.00	$218.29	$1,777	+8.29
842–845	842	27	195.00–208.00	$206.07	$1,735	—
857–881	869	54	193.00–216.00	$211.02	$1,834	+11.02
923–941	938	30	186.00–205.00	$192.37	$1,804	—
1052	1052	21	181.50	$181.50	$1,909	—
1196	1196	11	172.00	$172.00	$2,057	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	25	317.00	$317.00	$1,186	+11.00
391 unweaned	391	20	267.00	$267.00	$1,044	—
433–447	441	8	270.00–284.00	$276.48	$1,219	-8.52
458 thin fleshed	458	4	286.00	$286.00	$1,310	—
454–475	459	11	271.00–285.00	$276.79	$1,270	+7.35
493 unweaned	493	12	248.00	$248.00	$1,223	—
500–545	534	44	232.00–268.00	$254.91	$1,361	+6.04
550–598	575	32	230.00–251.00	$237.86	$1,368	-3.63
617–644	636	104	219.00–246.00	$236.79	$1,506	-2.56
688	688	3	227.00	$227.00	$1,562	+9.28
730–745	738	4	195.00–198.00	$196.52	$1,450	+11.52
779–788	780	76	194.00–220.50	$218.96	$1,708	+28.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	285.00	$285.00	$627	—
250–295	273	2	285.00–320.00	$301.06	$822	—
303–345	323	15	190.00–275.00	$249.59	$806	—
358–395	376	14	250.00–285.00	$258.75	$973	-6.53
400–445	433	72	220.00–275.00	$229.94	$996	-40.06
458–495	479	18	240.00–264.00	$255.60	$1,224	+11.08
500–545	525	100	200.00–255.00	$227.12	$1,192	-16.15
550–595	577	28	200.00–253.00	$213.95	$1,234	-16.25
600–648	627	28	206.00–245.00	$221.60	$1,389	+0.81
650–696	682	36	200.00–223.00	$207.84	$1,417	-11.97
720	720	2	168.00–200.00	$184.00	$1,325	-31.00
760	760	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,406	—
830–840	837	3	188.00–200.00	$191.97	$1,607	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,275	—
600	600	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,410	—
665	665	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,516	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,456	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414	414	6	380.00	$380.00	$1,573	—
465	465	5	345.00	$345.00	$1,604	+30.00
505–535	510	6	250.00–285.00	$278.88	$1,422	—
565–594	591	11	225.00–281.00	$276.14	$1,632	—
603–630	605	14	238.00–263.00	$260.23	$1,574	+16.03
657–663	659	7	237.00–250.00	$246.26	$1,623	-13.74
715–720	718	2	217.00–235.00	$226.03	$1,623	—
750–795	758	7	200.00–219.00	$214.88	$1,629	—
820–825	823	3	170.00–212.00	$189.04	$1,556	—
870	870	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,522	—
955	955	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,101	—
1180	1180	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,829	—
1285	1285	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,799	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–548	539	4	244.00–253.00	$248.42	$1,339	—
550–593	579	16	240.00–254.00	$245.78	$1,423	+12.54
600–644	629	13	212.00–237.00	$224.00	$1,409	+15.00
658	658	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,527	—
730–735	733	4	192.00–195.00	$193.49	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	3	339.00	$339.00	$1,142	—
451	451	5	284.00	$284.00	$1,281	—
573	573	6	256.00	$256.00	$1,467	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
708–935	822	85-90%	6	60.00–65.00	$62.85	$517	—
798–990	891	85-90%	17	70.00–84.00	$76.68	$683	+14.47
865–970	908	85-90%	4	89.00–99.00	$94.04	$854	+3.77
765–935	912	85-90%	26	80.00–97.00	$93.44	$852	+3.17
663–1290	1026	85-90%	19	68.00–83.00	$78.09	$801	+11.09
688–1295	1068	85-90%	39	86.00–98.00	$93.07	$994	+5.06
1020–1175	1111	85-90%	5	90.00–116.00	$101.63	$1,129	-14.87
920–1413	1154	85-90%	89	85.00–113.00	$103.50	$1,194	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–985	838	80-85%	3	107.00–110.00	$108.76	$911	—
775–995	882	80-85%	8	94.00–100.00	$97.63	$861	+9.27
805–955	892	80-85%	3	98.00–105.00	$102.00	$910	+13.64
1005–1412	1210	80-85%	84	100.00–118.00	$110.63	$1,339	—
1005–1605	1249	80-85%	28	88.00–100.00	$97.37	$1,216	—
1065–1633	1472	80-85%	16	106.00–122.00	$118.07	$1,738	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–975	940	75-80%	3	110.00–113.00	$112.01	$1,053	-4.19
945	945	75-80%	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,096	-0.20
990	990	75-80%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,040	—
1005–1490	1196	75-80%	19	108.00–128.00	$118.44	$1,417	—
1115–1640	1374	75-80%	8	105.00–110.00	$106.45	$1,463	+0.12
1025–1765	1403	75-80%	69	92.00–117.00	$112.10	$1,573	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715 thin fleshed	715	1	99.00	$99.00	$708	+16.00
873–882 thin fleshed	878	5	84.00–86.00	$84.80	$745	-13.20
920 thin fleshed	920	2	88.00	$88.00	$810	-9.00
970 thin fleshed	970	1	85.00	$85.00	$824	+3.00
1078 thin fleshed	1078	2	97.00	$97.00	$1,046	—
1118 thin fleshed	1118	3	87.00	$87.00	$973	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830 thin fleshed	830	1	69.00	$69.00	$573	-19.33
863–890 thin fleshed	872	3	78.00–83.00	$81.30	$709	-16.70
920 thin fleshed	920	1	77.00	$77.00	$708	-20.00
950 thin fleshed	950	1	78.00	$78.00	$741	-4.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–990	962	3	174.00–178.00	$175.66	$1,690	—
1180–1295	1253	3	134.00–143.00	$139.61	$1,749	—
1310–1670	1468	3	105.00–110.00	$106.81	$1,568	—
1320–1770	1542	8	116.00–129.00	$122.19	$1,884	+9.34
1305–2035	1696	8	132.00–140.00	$135.66	$2,301	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1890	1528	6	105.00–123.00	$113.32	$1,732	-20.49
1760	1760	1	141.00	$141.00	$2,482	+6.00
1550–1940	1825	4	130.00–135.00	$132.68	$2,421	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
853–967	924	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	97.00–107.00	$101.67	$939
885–1105	958	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	152.00–158.00	$154.31	$1,478
990–1255	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	122.00–136.00	$128.09	$1,426
900–1370	1132	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	31	108.00–119.00	$113.52	$1,285

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,263
1388–1415	1402	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	131.00–150.00	$140.41	$1,969

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1190	1031	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,250.00–1,425.00	$1,362.67
950–1115	1033	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,480.99
1060–1270	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,400.00	$1,386.37
1027–1460	1197	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,475.00–1,600.00	$1,551.92

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1114	1114	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1130–1360	1254	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,636.70
1410–1525	1468	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,725.00–1,850.00	$1,785.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
898	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,475.00	$1,475.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00
880–1140	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,375.00	$1,337.30

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1285–1355	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	114.00	$114.00	$1,505

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–1150	1058	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	107.00–111.00	$108.83	$1,151

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,299

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00

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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
553–589	580	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,875.00–1,900.00	$1,894.04	—
560–655	642	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,950.00–2,475.00	$2,286.57	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
503–530	517	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,257.87	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1420	1420	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406	406	4	225.00	$225.00	$914	—
451	451	5	203.00	$203.00	$916	—
648	648	3	142.00	$142.00	$920	—
670	670	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,139	—
786	786	6	171.00	$171.00	$1,344	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	9	235.00	$235.00	$1,027	—
713	713	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,533	—

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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.