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Y & R Livestock Sales Market Report

Booneville, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 17, 2025

381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 381 — —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 180.00 $180.00 +108.46
100 100 1 120.00 $120.00 +11.26
160–170 165 2 190.00–285.00 $238.94 +35.37
180 fancy 180 1 215.00 $215.00 —
205 205 1 300.00 $300.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
160 160 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 320.00 $320.00 —
175 175 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 2 275.00 $275.00 —
200 200 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 1 325.00 $325.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
175 175 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 320.00 $320.00 —

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 180.00 $180.00 -41.67
65 65 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 3 225.00 $225.00 +3.33
80 80 Aged (>6yrs)Open 2 95.00 $95.00 -126.67
130 130 Aged (>6yrs)Open 3 235.00 $235.00 -160.61
130 130 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 2 235.00 $235.00 -160.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 2 245.00 $245.00 -55.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50–58 51 16 120.00–140.00 $132.04 -17.96
55 55 1 150.00 $150.00 +0.03
58 58 4 150.00 $150.00 +0.03
60–67 63 9 185.00–190.00 $187.36 +21.31
60–65 63 11 137.50–180.00 $156.75 -9.30
65–67 66 5 200.00–225.00 $215.18 +24.58
70 70 1 165.00 $165.00 +3.33
70–78 75 17 145.00–190.00 $169.22 +7.55
75–77 76 11 190.00–230.00 $209.69 +52.19
77–78 77 10 210.00–220.00 $219.00 +61.50
80–87 82 19 230.00–240.00 $235.51 +78.01
82 82 5 230.00 $230.00 +72.50
83 83 4 180.00 $180.00 +22.50
83–89 85 13 215.00–240.00 $227.60 +70.10
90 90 2 240.00 $240.00 +20.00
90 fancy 90 1 230.00 $230.00 —
90 90 5 210.00 $210.00 -10.00
100 100 3 230.00 $230.00 —
135 135 1 150.00 $150.00 —
160 160 1 200.00 $200.00 —

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Hair Bucks

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
106 106 Lambs (<1 yr)N/A 1 400.00 $400.00 —
150 150 Lambs (<1 yr)N/A 1 675.00 $675.00 —
190 190 Lambs (<1 yr)N/A 1 350.00 $350.00 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 65.00 $65.00 -25.00
78 78 1 115.00 $115.00 +25.00
65–99 82 14 85.00–130.00 $105.26 -28.78
80–97 89 10 105.00–190.00 $138.68 +37.87
100–107 104 2 110.00–125.00 $117.75 +25.97
105 105 2 125.00 $125.00 +33.22
100–135 116 17 98.00–235.00 $167.24 +23.69
138 fancy 138 1 250.00 $250.00 —
150–170 160 2 155.00–195.00 $176.25 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 2 115.00 $115.00 —

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
37 37 2 100.00 $100.00 +5.01
40–49 44 28 90.00–120.00 $102.04 -46.85
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25–28 27 14 45.00–75.00 $61.19 —
35 35 3 77.50 $77.50 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
28 28 4 70.00 $70.00 +10.00
30 30 1 70.00 $70.00 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
44 44 1 145.00 $145.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
17 17 3 30.00 $30.00 -25.74
20–23 21 5 45.00–47.50 $46.08 -9.66
23 23 5 37.50 $37.50 -18.24
27 27 3 45.00 $45.00 -10.74
47 47 1 80.00 $80.00 -10.00
47 47 2 120.00 $120.00 +30.00
45–49 48 8 125.00–132.50 $129.84 +39.84
55 55 3 115.00 $115.00 -11.42
57 57 5 170.00 $170.00 +5.00
65 65 1 175.00 $175.00 +35.83
68 68 3 215.00 $215.00 +75.83
73 73 4 185.00 $185.00 +45.83
75 75 2 170.00 $170.00 +30.83

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 2 65.00 $65.00 —
39 39 2 85.00 $85.00 —
40–49 46 7 80.00–85.00 $83.77 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 Kids (<1 yr)Open 2 275.00 $275.00 +195.00
50–55 53 —— 2 75.00–80.00 $77.38 +42.38
60 thin fleshed 60 —— 1 55.00 $55.00 —
60–65 63 —— 3 70.00–80.00 $75.13 +12.72
65–67 66 —— 2 105.00 $105.00 -48.18
65–70 67 Kids (<1 yr)Open 6 270.00–300.00 $281.88 +128.70
70 70 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 85.00 $85.00 -19.66
78 78 —— 1 175.00 $175.00 +97.50
80 80 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 1 85.00 $85.00 +7.50
80–85 83 —— 3 90.00–125.00 $106.70 +24.20
85 85 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 3 160.00 $160.00 +77.50
90 90 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 180.00 $180.00 +65.00
90 90 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 2 175.00 $175.00 +60.00
91 91 —— 1 150.00 $150.00 +35.00
105 105 —— 1 190.00 $190.00 -110.84
108 108 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 145.00 $145.00 -155.00
110 110 —— 1 120.00 $120.00 -180.00
124–128 126 —— 2 155.00–170.00 $162.62 +22.70
129 129 —— 2 255.00 $255.00 +115.08
170 170 —— 1 300.00 $300.00 -25.00

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 145.00 $145.00 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 2 135.00 $135.00 —
78 78 3 225.00 $225.00 +50.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 2 135.00 $135.00 +50.00
80 80 1 180.00 $180.00 -61.71
87 87 1 210.00 $210.00 -31.71

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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.