Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 3, 2024

7,350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $234.57/cwt -8.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,964/hd at 837 lb · 259 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $224.06/cwt -3.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,081/hd at 929 lb · 171 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.11/cwt ≈ $1,818/hd at 874 lb · 156 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,350	5,754	2,212
Feeder cattle	5,912	4,887	1,894
Slaughter cattle	1,264	729	209
Replacement cattle	174	138	109

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Temperatures reached triple digits for the first time this summer. Chance of thunderstorms going into the weekend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
139–140	139	5	425.00–460.00	$432.04	$601	—
150–180	165	2	375.00–410.00	$390.91	$645	—
205–240	229	8	370.00–440.00	$416.34	$953	—
255–295	285	14	335.00–450.00	$417.04	$1,189	—
300–345	331	38	340.00–432.00	$404.01	$1,337	+6.02
350–395	375	33	323.00–425.00	$375.98	$1,410	-22.77
400–446	437	96	300.00–385.00	$357.88	$1,564	—
450–495	466	127	285.00–382.50	$351.65	$1,639	—
500–545	522	83	263.00–337.00	$297.27	$1,552	-36.53
550–598	568	112	253.00–309.00	$285.82	$1,623	-5.29
604 unweaned	604	7	269.00	$269.00	$1,625	—
600–645	616	115	245.00–304.00	$272.99	$1,682	-28.57
650–695	668	66	233.00–281.00	$253.61	$1,694	-10.95
700–743	725	100	225.00–256.00	$247.16	$1,792	+7.16
756–776 unweaned	766	14	227.00–228.00	$227.49	$1,743	—
750–796	773	82	210.00–249.00	$240.69	$1,861	-14.33
787	787	9	237.00	$237.00	$1,865	-18.02
805–845	837	251	193.00–236.75	$235.00	$1,967	-8.04
843	843	8	221.00	$221.00	$1,863	-22.04
856–870	857	19	210.00–241.00	$237.40	$2,035	+0.86
908	908	4	206.00	$206.00	$1,870	-21.91
900–941	928	106	188.00–230.25	$227.07	$2,107	-0.84
931	931	61	220.00	$220.00	$2,048	-7.91
973	973	2	219.00	$219.00	$2,131	-4.00
1057	1057	5	202.50	$202.50	$2,140	—
1100	1100	18	200.00	$200.00	$2,200	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
221	221	6	452.00	$452.00	$999	—
303–348	306	35	330.00–361.00	$357.52	$1,094	+47.52
350–398	372	14	325.00–385.00	$351.90	$1,309	-5.60
401–444	418	21	246.00–390.00	$312.49	$1,306	+22.61
464–490	476	12	324.00–358.00	$345.80	$1,646	+22.91
500–528	520	9	280.00–292.00	$285.72	$1,486	+22.72
552–580	566	46	260.00–337.00	$287.59	$1,628	+17.18
600–643	608	30	272.00–296.00	$289.98	$1,763	+17.63
663–699	684	11	244.00–281.00	$259.49	$1,775	-4.97
700–713	703	9	236.00–242.00	$240.65	$1,692	+4.65
774 unweaned	774	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,703	—
773–785	783	12	230.00	$230.00	$1,801	-14.71
803–836	820	26	210.00–236.00	$221.52	$1,816	-10.78
852–881	876	19	218.00–219.00	$218.15	$1,911	—
886–895	887	62	224.00–230.50	$229.87	$2,039	—
925	925	16	218.50	$218.50	$2,021	+0.31
961	961	9	210.00	$210.00	$2,018	—
1075	1075	26	198.00	$198.00	$2,128	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	330.00	$330.00	$396	—
220–233	230	9	320.00–350.00	$338.94	$780	—
270–293	290	7	310.00–320.00	$318.67	$924	—
315–345	329	17	283.00–315.00	$295.57	$972	-43.82
350–395	373	29	280.00–320.00	$301.82	$1,126	-29.31
405–445	428	54	273.00–298.00	$288.27	$1,234	+36.27
450–495	476	52	234.00–292.50	$265.10	$1,262	+67.10
500–545	524	18	240.00–278.00	$255.05	$1,336	-20.46
553–595	576	29	230.00–278.00	$247.00	$1,423	+12.00
600–645	623	17	232.00–253.00	$240.29	$1,497	-8.71
650–695	665	24	210.00–256.00	$244.45	$1,626	-2.91
703–735	719	6	224.00–231.00	$228.29	$1,641	-7.02
760–774	769	12	224.00–229.00	$226.68	$1,743	—
833	833	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,749	-5.00
888	888	6	208.00	$208.00	$1,847	+1.00
905	905	4	190.00–198.00	$194.00	$1,756	—
997	997	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,894	—
1005	1005	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,749	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
171	171	9	875.00	$875.00	—
209–244	226	45	800.00–1,150.00	$989.64	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–488	466	5	260.00–275.00	$268.72	$1,252	—
545	545	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,362	—
568–595	585	6	245.00–260.00	$252.90	$1,479	—
683–690	687	4	236.00–237.00	$236.50	$1,625	—
900	900	2	173.00	$173.00	$1,557	—
973	973	9	186.00	$186.00	$1,810	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
159	159	4	600.00	$600.00	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,188	—
520	520	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,238	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	425.00	$425.00	$680	—
255	255	1	325.00	$325.00	$829	-36.35
301–335	313	66	308.00–362.00	$349.53	$1,094	-3.20
350–398	383	33	285.00–350.00	$307.26	$1,177	—
400–445	425	30	275.00–299.00	$285.84	$1,215	-40.16
450–495	461	53	260.00–293.00	$278.74	$1,285	+0.58
500–548	518	93	252.00–333.00	$263.74	$1,366	-2.08
550–585	566	39	240.00–262.00	$248.81	$1,408	-16.49
600–645	619	50	233.00–255.00	$243.37	$1,506	-20.63
650–696	667	40	218.00–267.00	$231.32	$1,543	-6.68
698 unweaned	698	5	222.00	$222.00	$1,550	—
724	724	26	225.50	$225.50	$1,633	-8.95
710–745	731	117	208.50–233.50	$227.93	$1,666	-6.52
754–765	760	85	205.00–230.00	$220.46	$1,675	+10.46
770 unweaned	770	5	207.00	$207.00	$1,594	—
800–845	809	58	190.00–222.75	$219.52	$1,776	+0.91
850–890	872	137	185.00–215.75	$210.62	$1,837	—
886	886	19	190.00	$190.00	$1,683	—
910–935	918	3	185.00–190.00	$186.65	$1,713	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208 thin fleshed	208	4	370.00	$370.00	$770	—
380	380	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,159	-12.88
421–445	430	11	270.00–282.00	$278.18	$1,196	—
450–487	472	31	257.00–299.00	$280.42	$1,324	+15.94
505–545	519	25	238.00–288.00	$257.39	$1,336	+6.78
550–588	568	41	235.00–267.00	$244.13	$1,387	-30.04
600–628	613	9	231.00–257.00	$236.65	$1,451	-5.30
655–693	669	8	219.00–240.00	$231.85	$1,551	-2.08
700–746	742	87	200.00–231.50	$225.68	$1,675	+0.40
755–776	764	25	214.00–227.00	$217.42	$1,661	-8.22
825–837	831	71	160.00–215.10	$212.58	$1,767	-3.79
860	860	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,806	+7.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	300.00	$300.00	$495	—
210–240	225	2	300.00–305.00	$302.33	$680	—
265–280	274	9	285.00–305.00	$297.23	$814	—
304–345	312	32	270.00–300.00	$292.30	$912	—
355–395	369	34	265.00–306.00	$290.01	$1,070	-12.49
405–445	416	29	252.00–272.00	$265.16	$1,103	+13.53
450–495	469	15	240.00–267.50	$256.18	$1,201	-12.82
500–545	521	35	230.00–250.00	$243.84	$1,270	—
550–597	572	48	215.00–238.00	$226.81	$1,297	-7.19
600–648	623	38	198.00–230.00	$217.08	$1,352	-13.09
652–697	670	32	190.00–230.00	$206.87	$1,386	-17.66
700–740	719	9	175.00–208.00	$194.91	$1,401	—
763–790	770	6	188.00–198.00	$192.02	$1,479	—
805–830	826	7	185.00–199.00	$197.05	$1,628	—
855	855	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,282	-39.00
980	980	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,470	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
159–199	183	16	625.00–775.00	$718.21	—
221–244	225	36	735.00–925.00	$813.21	—
259	259	4	935.00	$935.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381–383	382	7	247.50–252.00	$249.43	$953	—
437–443	440	6	234.00–247.50	$240.70	$1,059	—
469–493	481	10	230.00–234.00	$233.18	$1,122	—
857	857	10	195.00	$195.00	$1,671	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	245.00	$245.00	$931	—
405–445	432	5	250.00–257.00	$252.42	$1,090	—
455–495	473	5	220.00–238.00	$228.52	$1,081	—
500–545	525	10	215.00–238.00	$224.15	$1,177	—
595	595	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,190	—
645	645	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,193	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
270	270	2	750.00	$750.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	5	480.00	$480.00	$1,080	—
321	321	20	460.00	$460.00	$1,477	—
388	388	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,319	—
421	421	13	397.00	$397.00	$1,671	—
546	546	45	296.00	$296.00	$1,616	—
747	747	20	228.00	$228.00	$1,703	—
883	883	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,589	—
900	900	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–449	436	11	260.00–280.00	$266.71	$1,163	—
453–475	464	8	267.00–284.00	$274.17	$1,272	-7.83
533	533	3	248.00	$248.00	$1,322	—
557–585	570	20	245.00–255.00	$251.59	$1,434	-4.41
603–620	614	8	240.00–244.00	$241.98	$1,486	—
693	693	3	236.00	$236.00	$1,635	-3.49
725–744	740	5	160.00–227.00	$213.88	$1,583	—
770–775	773	2	145.00–153.00	$149.01	$1,152	-69.59
801–845	815	8	192.00–222.00	$208.30	$1,698	—
950	950	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,472	—
1000	1000	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,470	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483–490	485	18	310.00–312.00	$310.45	$1,506	-60.55
559	559	9	280.00	$280.00	$1,565	+50.00
624–648	634	15	260.00–282.00	$273.00	$1,731	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1345–1600	1460	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	2,200.00–3,100.00	$2,774.43	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–910	860	75-80%	4	121.00–124.00	$122.05	$1,050	—
835–980	923	75-80%	7	125.00–131.00	$127.33	$1,175	—
965	965	75-80%	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,361	—
1005–1720	1259	75-80%	278	128.00–153.00	$146.49	$1,844	—
1010–1713	1280	75-80%	77	120.00–140.00	$129.79	$1,661	—
1005–1880	1384	75-80%	7	113.00–128.00	$120.77	$1,671	-1.43

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–785	767	80-85%	3	110.00–111.00	$110.33	$846	—
765–940	863	80-85%	13	114.00–118.00	$115.86	$1,000	-6.14
860–985	923	80-85%	4	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$1,103	—
1005–1515	1182	80-85%	89	119.00–151.00	$145.23	$1,717	+1.87
1005–1515	1237	80-85%	11	110.00–130.00	$119.90	$1,483	—
1008–1523	1267	80-85%	119	115.00–140.00	$128.99	$1,634	+5.41

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–810	737	85-90%	6	70.00–88.00	$80.06	$590	—
605–985	755	85-90%	21	95.00–110.00	$99.73	$753	—
755–910	846	85-90%	8	105.00–128.00	$116.40	$985	—
805–990	906	85-90%	6	109.00–136.00	$126.74	$1,148	—
760–1167	963	85-90%	11	82.00–105.00	$94.27	$908	-14.73
915–1306	1073	85-90%	21	100.00–122.00	$110.81	$1,189	-3.28
1035–1215	1131	85-90%	9	130.00–142.00	$135.85	$1,536	+6.28
900–1418	1146	85-90%	51	109.00–135.00	$125.51	$1,438	-15.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820 thin fleshed	820	1	115.00	$115.00	$943	—
883 thin fleshed	883	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,060	—
940 thin fleshed	940	1	97.00	$97.00	$912	+31.00
960–965 thin fleshed	963	2	120.00–126.00	$123.01	$1,185	+3.01
1145 thin fleshed	1145	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
673–685 thin fleshed	677	3	72.00–80.00	$77.30	$523	+6.30
725 thin fleshed	725	2	104.00	$104.00	$754	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1225	1173	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,760	—
1065–1335	1185	6	120.00–145.00	$135.87	$1,610	—
1405–2255	1723	14	145.00–168.00	$151.90	$2,617	—
1340–2160	1725	21	155.00–175.00	$164.18	$2,832	—
1790	1790	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,506	-17.31

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1303–1715	1480	8	136.00–144.00	$140.10	$2,073	-2.45
1425–2450	1756	4	153.00–157.00	$154.51	$2,713	+1.34
1630–2045	1844	5	70.00–165.00	$146.80	$2,707	-18.55

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–937	924	(<2 yrs)	Open	19	172.00–181.00	$180.34	$1,666
985–1053	1008	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	145.00–148.00	$146.96	$1,481
1075	1075	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,398

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
947–953	952	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	188.00–193.00	$191.76	$1,826
1083–1140	1112	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	165.00–179.00	$172.18	$1,915

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1228	1056	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,718.10
960–1175	1068	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,850.00	$1,737.59
865–1360	1129	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,874.87
1005–1270	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,850.00–2,100.00	$2,026.54
1030–1288	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,825.00–1,875.00	$1,834.35
930–1298	1206	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,700.00–1,810.00	$1,788.79

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250–1271	1267	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,960.00	$1,960.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
755–825	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,550.00	$1,526.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
983	983	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,150.00	$2,150.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165	1165	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	3	162.00	$162.00	$891	—
687	687	6	153.00	$153.00	$1,051	—
915	915	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,556	—
968	968	20	165.00	$165.00	$1,597	—
1069	1069	23	161.00	$161.00	$1,721	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	5	210.00	$210.00	$821	—
691	691	6	213.00	$213.00	$1,472	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,174	—
573	573	2	229.00	$229.00	$1,312	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	4	197.50	$197.50	$796	—

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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
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	-25.39
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
925–1130	1028	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–1,800.00	$1,732.48	—
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
905–1305	1123	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	2,050.00–2,550.00	$2,320.44	—
940–1520	1278	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,950.00–2,650.00	$2,366.44	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1050	917	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	2,700.00–2,725.00	$2,711.64	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
434 thin fleshed	434	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00–1,900.00	$1,875.00	-62.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
890–1015	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,469.10	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650 thin fleshed	650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.