Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

25,033 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.82/cwt ≈ $1,037/hd at 775 lb · 1,464 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.51/cwt ≈ $846/hd at 674 lb · 1,194 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.06/cwt ≈ $708/hd at 571 lb · 1,152 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	25,033	10,278	26,622
Feeder cattle	22,004	—	22,738
Slaughter cattle	2,346	—	3,094
Replacement cattle	683	—	790

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's limited test due to the Thanksgiving holiday, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady with good to very good demand, especially for long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with moderate to good demand for slaughter classes. Trade was active for feeder and slaughter classes throughout the week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
180–190	185	2	180.00–190.00	$184.86	$342
200–242	221	13	152.50–183.00	$172.28	$381
255–290	267	16	150.00–195.00	$175.37	$468
285 fancy	285	2	160.00–177.50	$168.75	$481
300–345	321	23	130.00–171.00	$156.06	$501
305–340 fancy	329	5	165.00–172.50	$167.80	$552
370 value added	370	2	172.50–176.00	$174.25	$645
350–398	380	111	131.00–178.00	$159.15	$605
365–397 fancy	386	29	155.00–174.00	$161.87	$625
400–448	422	194	125.00–162.50	$149.95	$633
400–437 fancy	422	27	157.00–169.00	$160.77	$678
400–445 value added	423	27	149.00–181.00	$161.38	$683
450–499	473	345	129.00–163.00	$149.27	$706
450–497 value added	477	46	143.00–160.00	$153.56	$732
450–489 fancy	484	29	151.00–157.00	$155.75	$754
500–549	520	396	123.00–159.00	$142.82	$743
500–548 value added	523	145	140.00–162.00	$151.19	$791
501–532 fancy	526	26	140.00–157.00	$144.95	$762
552–598 value added	572	196	132.00–155.00	$145.22	$831
550–599	576	731	124.00–151.00	$138.86	$800
616 fancy	616	10	136.00	$136.00	$838
600–649	620	560	120.00–144.75	$133.04	$825
600–648 value added	626	317	130.00–145.10	$139.96	$876
650–697	674	751	111.00–141.25	$131.07	$883
650–696 value added	680	384	130.00–140.25	$136.14	$926
700–748	720	444	109.00–138.50	$125.38	$903
728 fancy	728	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,019
702–748 value added	734	480	124.50–139.00	$135.47	$994
750–799	770	712	111.00–138.75	$130.10	$1,002
750–796 value added	779	619	124.00–139.00	$136.33	$1,062
785 fancy	785	133	142.00	$142.00	$1,115
811 fancy	811	59	139.80	$139.80	$1,134
800–848	821	375	115.00–138.00	$126.38	$1,038
817–844 value added	830	177	123.00–137.50	$133.40	$1,107
815–840	832	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,007
860–874 value added	867	189	131.00–136.00	$133.17	$1,155
850–898	879	122	111.00–130.80	$126.08	$1,108
903 value added	903	62	135.00	$135.00	$1,219
909–917 fancy	913	116	134.95–137.50	$136.30	$1,244
900–939	926	161	111.00–129.00	$121.17	$1,122
950–990	975	16	108.00–120.00	$115.65	$1,128
1000–1036	1016	85	109.00–125.00	$120.65	$1,226
1036 value added	1036	54	127.00	$127.00	$1,316
1050–1060	1055	2	109.00–117.00	$113.02	$1,192
1125	1125	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,215

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
230	230	1	143.00	$143.00	$329
270–285	277	3	129.00–138.00	$132.96	$368
315–345	332	6	120.00–144.00	$132.48	$440
355–395	376	22	120.00–144.00	$134.30	$505
405–445	430	32	120.00–148.00	$133.52	$574
450–495	470	56	114.00–147.00	$132.66	$624
502–549	527	61	115.00–143.00	$129.31	$681
551–595	581	116	97.50–139.00	$125.92	$732
600–645	625	60	105.00–128.00	$119.19	$745
650–696	672	52	75.00–127.00	$116.99	$786
700–745	717	21	90.00–122.00	$109.05	$782
750–795	773	23	104.00–121.00	$116.06	$897
810–845	823	9	105.00–123.00	$113.49	$934
850–890	871	5	100.00–119.00	$112.52	$980
900–913	910	4	110.00–115.00	$113.76	$1,035
950	950	2	102.00–112.00	$107.00	$1,016
1035	1035	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,087
1060–1064	1064	8	101.00–105.00	$104.50	$1,112
1115	1115	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,093

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
481	481	5	135.00	$135.00	$649
555–586	580	16	118.50–131.00	$128.76	$747
612–631	618	9	121.00–123.00	$122.32	$756
661–682	668	38	110.00–127.00	$123.82	$827
721	721	42	125.00	$125.00	$901
865	865	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,029

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
460	460	1	121.00	$121.00	$557
520–548	542	7	120.00–131.00	$127.72	$692
556–586	572	15	130.50–135.00	$132.64	$759
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748
775	775	1	116.00	$116.00	$899

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
335 fancy	335	1	159.00	$159.00	$533
425–430	428	2	110.00–135.00	$122.43	$524
500	500	1	111.00	$111.00	$555
565–585	575	2	80.00–114.00	$96.70	$556
597	597	2	122.00	$122.00	$728
612–621	619	8	108.00–119.00	$116.28	$720
715	715	1	81.00	$81.00	$579
770	770	1	83.00	$83.00	$639

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
535–540	538	2	132.00	$132.00	$710
630–645	634	4	120.00–121.00	$120.75	$766
675	675	1	124.00	$124.00	$837
750–760	757	3	115.00–119.00	$117.68	$891
815	815	1	104.00	$104.00	$848
915	915	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,052

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655	655	1	120.00	$120.00	$786

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
225 fancy	225	1	142.50	$142.50	$321
210–245	231	16	125.00–165.00	$146.86	$339
260 fancy	260	1	137.50	$137.50	$358
250–295	276	58	122.50–159.00	$137.42	$379
302 fancy	302	2	130.00	$130.00	$393
300–345	324	106	110.00–144.00	$130.23	$422
350–398	375	283	110.00–141.00	$130.78	$490
355–391 fancy	377	5	130.00–139.00	$135.61	$511
406–407 fancy	406	23	140.00–146.00	$145.22	$590
400–444 value added	428	41	129.00–141.00	$132.37	$567
400–449	432	448	100.00–141.00	$129.07	$558
453–497 value added	471	24	125.00–147.00	$129.90	$612
450–498	473	539	110.00–139.00	$126.72	$599
502–540 fancy	505	27	132.00–134.00	$133.84	$676
500–548 value added	517	346	120.00–139.70	$130.78	$676
500–549	520	676	111.00–135.50	$123.36	$641
550–598 value added	571	162	120.00–133.00	$124.57	$711
550–598	571	990	108.00–136.50	$123.98	$708
600–645	612	122	117.00–123.75	$121.04	$741
600–649	623	548	96.00–134.00	$119.60	$745
600–648 value added	638	169	120.00–138.00	$128.05	$817
662 fancy	662	2	125.00	$125.00	$828
650–695	665	678	97.00–133.75	$122.85	$817
650–686	665	48	115.50–123.00	$118.06	$785
661–690 value added	689	466	121.50–130.50	$130.15	$897
701–731 value added	710	367	118.00–130.50	$127.45	$905
700–748	721	48	111.00–120.00	$115.44	$832
700–749	723	348	90.00–128.00	$118.04	$853
750–798	778	126	93.00–124.00	$110.97	$863
750–782 value added	778	78	122.25–123.00	$122.34	$952
760–786	778	7	112.00–119.00	$117.16	$912
803–837	822	101	96.00–120.00	$108.01	$888
850–875	862	3	105.00–109.00	$106.32	$916
870–895	883	28	94.00–125.00	$100.74	$890
903–930	911	18	86.00–109.50	$104.40	$951
939 value added	939	64	119.25	$119.25	$1,120
973	973	3	95.50	$95.50	$929
950–990	982	7	77.00–101.00	$81.51	$800
1001	1001	9	94.50	$94.50	$946
1052	1052	2	90.00	$90.00	$947

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
235	235	1	130.00	$130.00	$306
260–295	277	13	100.00–143.00	$115.41	$320
310–343	331	11	102.00–132.00	$121.40	$402
350–395	379	76	100.00–143.00	$119.50	$453
400–446	427	65	85.00–127.00	$115.93	$495
450–495	468	70	96.00–125.00	$116.29	$544
501–545	530	62	107.00–127.50	$118.16	$626
550–597	578	87	100.00–132.00	$114.28	$661
600–648	620	102	88.00–120.50	$108.74	$674
650–695	673	47	91.00–118.00	$107.92	$726
700–745	720	43	81.00–120.75	$105.10	$757
755–795	782	14	67.00–103.00	$92.14	$721
800–845	815	17	74.00–108.00	$96.73	$788
870–880	875	2	105.00–107.00	$105.99	$927
900–940	919	7	88.00–100.50	$92.41	$849
975–990	979	5	71.00–98.00	$90.38	$885
1135	1135	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,101

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
346	346	4	124.00	$124.00	$429
353	353	2	130.00	$130.00	$459
518–538	533	12	101.00–125.00	$119.17	$635

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
418–430	421	5	98.00–121.00	$108.15	$455
490–498	495	5	90.00–100.00	$93.96	$465
555	555	2	91.00–95.00	$93.00	$516
720	720	2	85.00	$85.00	$612
770	770	2	88.00	$88.00	$678

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
285	285	1	115.00	$115.00	$328
340	340	2	124.00	$124.00	$422
455–490	468	3	119.00–121.00	$119.65	$560
565–597	586	3	109.00–112.00	$109.96	$644
657	657	2	89.00	$89.00	$585

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
455–475	465	2	110.00–115.00	$112.45	$523

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
678	678	2	124.00	$124.00	$841

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
180 fancy	180	4	185.00	$185.00	$333
215 fancy	215	1	182.50	$182.50	$392
210–245	227	5	140.00–161.00	$146.56	$333
252–292	277	22	132.50–166.00	$150.26	$416
320 fancy	320	1	161.00	$161.00	$515
303–348	324	94	125.00–177.00	$153.96	$499
350–395	372	138	126.00–163.00	$149.27	$555
370–390 fancy	377	5	155.00–172.50	$163.68	$617
412 value added	412	3	150.00	$150.00	$618
405–426 fancy	420	9	149.00–171.00	$152.99	$643
400–447	428	182	121.00–167.50	$144.44	$618
452–466 fancy	458	10	146.50–149.00	$147.52	$676
450–497	470	228	124.00–155.00	$140.03	$658
492 value added	492	5	157.00	$157.00	$772
510–520 fancy	515	4	143.00–146.00	$144.49	$744
520 value added	520	1	149.00	$149.00	$775
500–547	521	275	116.00–146.00	$129.39	$674
550–598	570	385	115.00–138.00	$125.82	$717
600–648	625	236	101.00–128.00	$118.21	$739
650–697	673	124	94.00–131.00	$116.32	$783
700–745	724	98	94.00–124.00	$110.04	$797
750–798	772	50	93.00–124.00	$109.85	$848
800–845	812	19	86.00–103.00	$97.73	$794
855 fancy	855	1	106.00	$106.00	$906
850–895	873	17	82.00–99.00	$91.96	$803
900–945	930	10	80.00–98.00	$89.57	$833
1030–1035	1033	4	89.00–90.00	$89.50	$925
1070	1070	1	82.00	$82.00	$877

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
205–245	225	4	110.00–140.00	$126.07	$284
250–295	283	9	118.00–150.00	$136.03	$385
305–340	327	16	110.00–158.00	$135.24	$442
350–395	374	50	90.00–149.00	$132.66	$496
400–443	425	39	102.00–147.00	$128.18	$545
450–496	474	74	115.00–140.00	$126.06	$598
500–546	519	64	105.00–125.00	$116.65	$605
550–595	573	53	96.00–123.50	$115.23	$660
600–648	631	72	90.00–117.00	$108.19	$683
655–695	684	34	88.00–111.00	$106.21	$726
700–735	719	14	69.00–106.00	$98.75	$710
765–790	777	5	93.00–105.00	$100.43	$780
802–830	823	13	81.00–98.00	$91.59	$754
850–875	864	7	86.00–93.00	$88.14	$762
915–938	930	3	85.00–86.00	$85.67	$797
984	984	1	84.00	$84.00	$827

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
240	240	1	120.00	$120.00	$288
265	265	1	117.50	$117.50	$311
300	300	1	110.00	$110.00	$330
355–375	365	2	105.00–130.00	$117.16	$428
465–475	468	4	106.00–117.00	$114.21	$535
505–535	525	3	100.00–113.00	$108.83	$571
560	560	1	117.00	$117.00	$655
715	715	1	62.00	$62.00	$443
800	800	1	85.00	$85.00	$680

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
558	558	3	130.00	$130.00	$725
755	755	4	85.00	$85.00	$642

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
338	338	3	140.00	$140.00	$473
400	400	3	130.00	$130.00	$520

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	835.00	$835.00
1040–1220	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	825.00–960.00	$897.88

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
540	540	1	128.00	$128.00	$691

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
370	370	1	120.00	$120.00	$444

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1700	1251	80-85%	425	38.00–60.50	$51.85	$649

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055–1935	1494	75-80%	86	52.00–68.50	$58.57	$875

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1300	1300	65-75%	1	70.00	$70.00	$910

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–2300	1500	38	60.00–79.00	$71.89	$1,078
1080–2405	1745	114	73.00–90.50	$83.92	$1,464
1385–2525	1854	66	85.00–103.00	$93.56	$1,735

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–1100	918	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	60.00–84.00	$73.04	$671
840–1260	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	66.00–75.00	$71.04	$773
930–1205	1109	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	61.00–78.00	$67.17	$745

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	715.00	$715.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–1210	956	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	650.00–910.00	$763.06
1052 fancy	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00
915–1300	1071	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	785.00–950.00	$853.78
935–1410	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	475.00–900.00	$683.76
1025–1242	1131	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	675.00–1,050.00	$883.32
950–1500	1149	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	65	490.00–890.00	$642.03
865–1555	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	475.00–1,125.00	$842.66
885–1650	1207	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	485.00–950.00	$715.62
870–1800	1223	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	660.00–1,050.00	$857.80
1085–1625	1241	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	560.00–850.00	$726.40
960–1480	1262	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	650.00–1,125.00	$872.80
905–1610	1272	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	53	600.00–1,050.00	$781.10
975–1455	1276	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	550.00–825.00	$715.72
1227–1416 fancy	1291	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,238.84

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
890–1395	1192	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	575.00–725.00	$657.06

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00
900–930	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	675.00–690.00	$682.02

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
925–955	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–725.00	$675.80
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1000	962	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	475.00–525.00	$492.33
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–1050	877	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	425.00–875.00	$727.18
840–1200	1019	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–950.00	$841.11
1000–1090	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,100.00	$1,040.19
1055–1145	1102	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	790.00–875.00	$839.51

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–795	765	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–750.00	$629.90
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
805–850	822	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	620.00–750.00	$669.61
985	985	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	685.00	$685.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	630.00	$630.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1125	1033	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	675.00–785.00	$734.93
1020–1050	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	975.00–1,110.00	$1,065.87
960–1280	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,075.00	$1,000.00
1030–1210	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	925.00–980.00	$961.50
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00
1100–1350	1241	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	750.00–1,400.00	$994.52
1015–1735	1495	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	900.00–1,275.00	$1,092.67
1495	1495	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1585	1585	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
595	595	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	520.00	$520.00
610–1020	883	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	480.00–620.00	$512.23

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00
850–900	875	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–950.00	$877.14

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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.