Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 24, 2025

5,435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $331.27/cwt +5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,085/hd at 629 lb · 249 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.98/cwt -6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,100/hd at 827 lb · 246 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $325.34/cwt +10.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,183/hd at 671 lb · 217 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	5,435	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	490.00	$490.00	$637	-20.00
160–195	184	6	455.00–640.00	$498.80	$918	-4.52
200–245	223	7	450.00–490.00	$465.99	$1,039	-13.05
250–295	271	28	425.00–525.00	$482.07	$1,306	+19.84
300–341	326	19	415.00–500.00	$462.23	$1,507	+3.10
355–395	370	22	395.00–447.50	$416.74	$1,542	-8.97
409–423 thin fleshed	414	57	430.00–451.00	$442.73	$1,833	—
400–445	421	66	373.00–437.00	$407.31	$1,715	+23.53
450–495	468	40	348.00–417.00	$385.91	$1,806	+15.91
482 thin fleshed	482	17	410.00	$410.00	$1,976	+17.50
501 thin fleshed	501	6	390.00	$390.00	$1,954	—
513 value added	513	6	365.00	$365.00	$1,872	—
500–545	526	88	330.00–380.00	$356.21	$1,874	-6.75
543	543	9	342.00	$342.00	$1,857	-21.00
570 thin fleshed	570	42	357.50	$357.50	$2,038	—
550–594	577	41	318.00–350.00	$332.16	$1,917	-8.47
627 fancy	627	45	354.00	$354.00	$2,220	—
600–647	630	204	298.00–337.00	$326.25	$2,055	+0.58
650–695	666	58	280.00–321.00	$313.93	$2,091	-0.88
673 fancy	673	159	329.50	$329.50	$2,218	—
700–739	722	167	275.00–309.00	$299.58	$2,163	-2.95
730	730	11	288.00	$288.00	$2,102	-14.53
753–796	761	97	275.00–292.00	$286.72	$2,182	+0.18
805	805	7	281.00	$281.00	$2,262	+12.54
805–838	826	194	265.00–282.00	$276.22	$2,282	+7.76
854	854	9	259.00	$259.00	$2,212	-8.70
858	858	36	265.50	$265.50	$2,278	-2.20
850–873	864	63	262.00–274.50	$267.27	$2,309	-0.43
917–925	922	97	265.00	$265.00	$2,443	+10.44
950	950	3	225.00	$225.00	$2,138	—
1092	1092	3	219.00	$219.00	$2,391	—
1110	1110	46	222.00	$222.00	$2,464	—
1115	1115	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,063	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
246	246	4	460.00	$460.00	$1,132	—
305–320	314	11	410.00–450.00	$429.88	$1,350	—
358–397	381	33	410.00–436.00	$424.35	$1,617	—
446	446	19	410.00	$410.00	$1,829	—
468–489	477	16	347.00–352.50	$350.03	$1,670	-24.97
495 thin fleshed	495	14	372.50	$372.50	$1,844	—
510–548	528	29	310.00–361.00	$338.97	$1,790	-21.03
580–589	585	67	310.00–350.00	$345.23	$2,020	—
600–645	627	117	290.00–329.50	$322.52	$2,022	+22.52
665–692	670	46	279.00–298.00	$282.13	$1,890	-25.07
715–721	721	71	268.00–292.00	$290.99	$2,098	+17.99
767–784	782	92	261.00–280.50	$277.80	$2,172	+1.21
802–849	828	49	253.00–269.50	$257.62	$2,133	+0.62
865–885	881	9	258.00–265.00	$259.53	$2,286	-3.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	410.00	$410.00	$636	—
200–245	223	2	350.00–400.00	$372.47	$831	-47.06
255–298	285	9	375.00–415.00	$400.48	$1,141	+30.68
300–345	325	17	365.00–410.00	$384.05	$1,248	-4.30
355–395	382	28	360.00–393.00	$379.64	$1,450	+8.45
400–445	424	28	345.00–395.00	$364.74	$1,546	+30.93
450–495	473	51	308.00–390.00	$346.77	$1,640	+24.27
500–545	528	48	285.00–328.00	$309.55	$1,634	-8.75
550–595	576	86	275.00–316.00	$295.47	$1,702	+3.09
605–640	619	23	265.00–295.00	$278.73	$1,725	-6.23
650–690	677	33	250.00–288.00	$269.11	$1,822	-3.69
710–740	721	13	248.00–270.00	$261.74	$1,887	+4.80
760–795	771	8	240.00–258.00	$254.40	$1,961	-11.36
810	810	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,993	-9.87
850	850	2	259.00	$259.00	$2,202	—
925–945	935	2	195.00–215.00	$204.89	$1,916	—
994	994	4	216.00	$216.00	$2,147	—
1100–1145	1123	2	173.00–175.00	$173.98	$1,954	—
1175	1175	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,056	—
1200	1200	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,100	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–438	423	7	315.00–335.00	$326.91	$1,383	—
450–483	465	22	272.50–335.00	$298.83	$1,390	—
538	538	2	272.00	$272.00	$1,463	—
565	565	17	280.00	$280.00	$1,582	—
610	610	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,440	—
672	672	14	257.00	$257.00	$1,727	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	8	330.00	$330.00	$1,610	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,203	—
580	580	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,450	—
790	790	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,540	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
210	210	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	400.00–410.00	$405.00	$911	-30.45
250–298	287	25	385.00–437.50	$419.01	$1,203	+27.55
305–335	323	19	375.00–412.50	$396.57	$1,281	+12.53
323 thin fleshed	323	2	417.50	$417.50	$1,349	—
345	345	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,604	+80.96
353 thin fleshed	353	36	430.00	$430.00	$1,518	—
350–395	371	30	345.00–422.50	$383.65	$1,423	+5.43
400–445	419	72	330.00–395.00	$365.77	$1,533	+12.01
420–434 thin fleshed	428	17	382.50–400.00	$389.57	$1,667	—
454 value added	454	4	360.00	$360.00	$1,634	—
450–492	467	51	315.00–387.50	$350.38	$1,636	+2.34
504 value added	504	4	322.00	$322.00	$1,623	—
507–537 thin fleshed	517	40	345.00–347.00	$346.32	$1,790	—
500–545	518	137	295.00–340.00	$325.37	$1,685	+15.37
550 fancy	550	2	332.50	$332.50	$1,829	—
550–595	570	108	285.00–322.00	$304.26	$1,734	+5.47
600–640	628	42	265.00–296.00	$286.98	$1,802	-7.89
650–699	664	62	265.00–295.00	$288.34	$1,915	+11.61
705–728	725	21	250.00–274.00	$267.36	$1,938	+29.36
733	733	28	262.00	$262.00	$1,920	-5.54
770–775	773	2	265.00–273.00	$268.99	$2,079	+6.98
774	774	38	264.00	$264.00	$2,043	+1.99
753–789	775	173	257.50–268.50	$262.40	$2,034	+0.39
801–849	825	168	232.00–255.50	$253.13	$2,088	-7.16
829	829	21	257.00	$257.00	$2,131	-3.29
818–832	831	57	244.00–256.00	$255.38	$2,122	-4.91
859–863	861	124	253.25	$253.25	$2,180	-1.30
935	935	5	212.00	$212.00	$1,982	-8.00
985	985	1	203.00	$203.00	$2,000	+3.00
1004	1004	4	217.50	$217.50	$2,184	-3.50
1025	1025	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,204	-6.00
1065	1065	1	205.00	$205.00	$2,183	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–383	374	19	360.00–387.50	$374.18	$1,399	+1.68
399 thin fleshed	399	10	387.50	$387.50	$1,546	—
403–447	431	25	316.00–360.00	$335.52	$1,446	-1.98
456–495	467	54	316.00–357.00	$331.78	$1,549	+4.78
502–548	523	28	277.00–310.00	$287.14	$1,502	-7.86
557–590	568	95	265.00–295.00	$289.71	$1,646	—
618	618	2	272.00	$272.00	$1,681	+15.00
697	697	14	270.00	$270.00	$1,882	+19.33
713–715	714	4	222.00–228.00	$225.00	$1,606	—
761–778	763	51	225.00–254.00	$250.71	$1,913	-3.89
841	841	4	246.50	$246.50	$2,073	+25.50
847	847	15	241.00	$241.00	$2,041	+20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–180	168	2	330.00–395.00	$364.93	$613	+38.22
225–240	234	7	350.00–385.00	$368.90	$863	+11.65
250–295	281	9	300.00–383.00	$346.89	$975	-13.39
305–345	334	13	300.00–373.00	$351.21	$1,173	+9.73
370–395	388	26	300.00–355.00	$340.29	$1,320	+15.21
400–445	434	32	290.00–328.00	$309.42	$1,343	+3.55
453–495	474	35	260.00–330.00	$301.89	$1,431	+10.06
505–545	530	30	250.00–295.00	$271.25	$1,438	-11.01
550–589	571	31	240.00–280.00	$262.17	$1,497	-8.88
603–648	637	48	243.00–270.00	$256.74	$1,635	+35.34
659–695	667	33	240.00–250.00	$245.61	$1,638	-5.39
710–745	731	9	214.00–244.00	$230.49	$1,685	—
755–795	776	6	223.00–228.00	$226.81	$1,760	+5.07
805	805	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,731	-12.30
1080	1080	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,836	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–365	361	6	280.00–290.00	$285.06	$1,029	—
404–423	407	12	257.50–280.00	$261.40	$1,064	—
462–463	462	5	280.00–284.00	$281.60	$1,301	—
553–574	567	6	222.00–231.00	$228.07	$1,293	—
685–695	691	5	221.00–232.00	$227.64	$1,573	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
509–533	524	11	220.00–237.00	$231.00	$1,210	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–490	478	2	230.00–250.00	$240.26	$1,148	+11.80
540	540	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,134	-15.00
670–695	683	2	223.00–228.00	$225.55	$1,541	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
210	210	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423–448	431	18	310.00–345.00	$339.81	$1,465	—
463–490	487	19	290.00–332.50	$305.97	$1,490	—
563–583	573	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,662	—
643	643	2	254.00	$254.00	$1,633	—
685	685	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,685	—
720–737	734	6	240.00–244.00	$243.35	$1,786	—
766–790	775	8	243.00–248.00	$244.91	$1,898	—
803–842	829	8	220.00–238.00	$233.27	$1,934	—
1015	1015	1	198.00	$198.00	$2,010	—
1240	1240	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,232	+10.00
1255	1255	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,134	—
1315	1315	1	174.00	$174.00	$2,288	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,561	—
463	463	8	385.00	$385.00	$1,783	—
563	563	8	322.00	$322.00	$1,813	—
625	625	4	295.00	$295.00	$1,844	—
665	665	6	267.00	$267.00	$1,776	-15.98
828	828	2	233.00	$233.00	$1,929	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	8	340.00	$340.00	$1,693	—
548	548	8	287.00	$287.00	$1,573	—
609	609	7	281.00	$281.00	$1,711	—
746	746	5	247.00	$247.00	$1,843	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
597	597	12	250.00	$250.00	$1,492	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170–1540	1273	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	4,000.00–4,300.00	$4,090.77	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,386	—
890	890	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,646	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–960	885	80-85%	7	97.00–120.00	$110.34	$977	—
835–990	920	80-85%	4	125.00–131.00	$127.52	$1,173	+11.34
891–1366	1101	80-85%	44	108.00–123.00	$115.15	$1,268	-22.34
925–1454	1139	80-85%	120	121.00–142.00	$128.76	$1,467	-8.73
1020–1570	1230	80-85%	50	132.00–147.00	$138.76	$1,707	+18.30

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–920	820	85-90%	22	85.00–120.00	$95.84	$786	—
740–985	833	85-90%	5	110.00–128.00	$117.12	$976	—
705–995	852	85-90%	8	105.00–125.50	$113.56	$968	+7.93
918–1015	958	85-90%	7	97.00–106.00	$100.64	$964	—
953–1020	974	85-90%	6	95.00–120.50	$103.58	$1,009	—
1000–1250	1084	85-90%	36	105.00–137.00	$129.27	$1,401	—
1030–1185	1145	85-90%	6	110.00–149.00	$131.91	$1,510	+36.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1590	1332	75-80%	15	135.00–150.00	$145.60	$1,939	+7.89
1195–1815	1408	75-80%	12	120.00–132.50	$128.01	$1,802	—
1190–1745	1413	75-80%	49	110.00–142.00	$129.11	$1,824	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
648 thin fleshed	648	2	82.00	$82.00	$531	—
690 thin fleshed	690	11	70.00	$70.00	$483	—
735 thin fleshed	735	2	95.00	$95.00	$698	—
800 thin fleshed	800	1	86.00	$86.00	$688	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640 thin fleshed	640	1	100.00	$100.00	$640	—
800 thin fleshed	800	2	102.00	$102.00	$816	—
868 thin fleshed	868	2	101.00	$101.00	$877	—
907 thin fleshed	907	3	100.00	$100.00	$907	—
980 thin fleshed	980	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,019	—
1050 thin fleshed	1050	2	112.00	$112.00	$1,176	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1055	1005	2	206.00–208.00	$206.95	$2,080	—
1045–1345	1194	5	140.00–188.00	$168.65	$2,014	—
1255	1255	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,882	—
1400–1590	1485	5	130.00–155.00	$144.18	$2,141	—
1410–1780	1569	10	145.00–171.00	$161.47	$2,533	+18.13
1080–2010	1581	10	155.00–186.00	$172.05	$2,720	+28.71

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1470	1313	2	149.00–160.00	$153.84	$2,020	—
1645–1940	1729	4	174.00–191.00	$184.30	$3,187	—
1435–2230	1859	9	145.00–176.00	$166.08	$3,087	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,361	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
744–1135	914	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	165.00–190.00	$177.32	$1,621
850–1450	1108	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	45	117.00–141.00	$132.51	$1,468
825–1435	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	142.00–150.00	$145.27	$1,660

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–920	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–2,025.00	$1,725.45

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,030

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1128	1117	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,381.81
945–1455	1149	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,500.89
1100–1670	1211	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,400.00–2,850.00	$2,660.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1020 thin fleshed	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
925–1135	1074	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,800.00–2,050.00	$2,005.32
1130	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1050–1435	1243	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,250.00	$2,144.37
1170–1370	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,350.00–2,650.00	$2,583.52
1408	1408	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00
1010–1048	1039	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,750.00–2,225.00	$2,109.51

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
976	976	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,450.00	$2,450.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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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
635	635	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,746	—
773	773	18	247.50	$247.50	$1,913	—
815	815	4	247.50	$247.50	$2,017	—

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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
822	822	7	254.00	$254.00	$2,088	—

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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
518–669	654	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,450.00–2,885.00	$2,850.54	—
970 thin fleshed	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—
1015–1455	1235	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,650.00–2,750.00	$2,708.91	—
965–1445	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,100.00–3,100.00	$2,702.26	—
1170–1390	1289	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,600.00–3,500.00	$3,075.80	+573.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1380	1097	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,150.00–3,300.00	$3,273.05	—
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
1300–1355	1314	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,100.00–3,400.00	$3,322.65	—

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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.