Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

20,444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.53/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 574 lb · 857 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.03/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 828 lb · 686 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.62/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 523 lb · 661 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	20,444	36,872	15,874
Feeder cattle	16,672	33,154	12,730
Slaughter cattle	2,479	2,721	1,850
Replacement cattle	1,293	997	1,294

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to close last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady, instances 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Demand moderate to good, especially for weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady, instances 1.00 lower. Demand moderate to good for slaughter classes. Trade was active for all 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	Δ last sale
295–298	297	6	162.00–184.00	$169.48	$503	+6.56
307–347 fancy	320	13	170.00–185.00	$175.51	$562	-0.02
300–345	328	87	143.00–182.00	$166.85	$547	+7.40
355–390 value added	365	11	190.00–192.00	$190.57	$696	+11.85
350–390 fancy	376	7	168.00–181.00	$171.31	$644	+0.20
350–395	377	74	132.00–185.00	$161.33	$608	+1.88
405–410 fancy	408	2	173.00–175.00	$174.01	$710	+15.16
400–447	426	202	140.00–171.00	$155.64	$663	+2.09
402–446 value added	429	84	150.00–172.00	$162.71	$698	-2.10
450–496	473	250	133.00–164.00	$152.38	$721	+2.46
455–495 value added	478	49	146.00–169.00	$156.74	$749	+0.65
500–545 value added	525	168	143.00–163.00	$152.75	$802	-0.67
500–548	528	476	127.00–165.00	$143.60	$758	+0.33
552–596 value added	570	123	131.00–156.00	$144.66	$825	-6.52
550–599	576	411	117.00–153.00	$138.40	$797	+0.88
600–644 value added	619	120	130.00–147.50	$140.23	$868	+5.01
600–648	623	344	115.00–143.00	$131.21	$817	+1.19
650–699	675	341	113.50–139.00	$128.47	$867	+0.10
658–694 value added	676	226	126.50–147.00	$138.22	$934	+2.22
700–747	717	198	106.50–138.00	$124.96	$896	+0.10
701–748 value added	718	338	122.00–136.00	$131.78	$946	-1.93
750–790 value added	771	299	125.50–137.50	$133.32	$1,028	+1.59
750–797	772	213	109.00–134.00	$125.77	$971	-0.60
780 fancy	780	1	128.00	$128.00	$998	—
804 fancy	804	14	127.00	$127.00	$1,021	—
800–848	825	478	114.00–137.60	$130.32	$1,075	+5.71
823–846 value added	837	194	129.75–135.50	$133.07	$1,114	+2.16
851–888 value added	867	400	121.00–136.30	$132.14	$1,146	+1.77
850–894	878	42	107.00–126.00	$117.30	$1,030	-1.84
921 fancy	921	58	134.00	$134.00	$1,234	—
901–942 value added	926	529	119.75–136.00	$130.89	$1,212	-0.71
903–947	931	33	102.00–119.00	$112.76	$1,050	-0.60
960–995	967	6	103.00–124.00	$119.08	$1,152	-1.60
994 value added	994	56	127.90	$127.90	$1,271	-1.91
1010–1035	1025	17	93.00–114.00	$105.05	$1,077	-5.43
1029 value added	1029	50	124.60	$124.60	$1,282	+4.96
1057–1092	1080	23	100.00–118.75	$113.82	$1,229	+10.24

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	227	3	137.50–160.00	$145.64	$331	+0.64
265–295	283	6	132.50–147.50	$140.94	$399	-5.16
310–345	334	6	125.00–145.00	$136.67	$456	+3.34
350–395	375	31	117.50–159.00	$132.00	$495	-8.22
400–445	421	34	122.50–144.00	$134.57	$567	-1.28
455–495	478	38	113.00–145.00	$133.65	$639	+2.39
500–545	529	56	110.00–141.50	$131.80	$697	+4.53
550–595	573	41	105.00–132.00	$122.04	$699	-0.92
600–645	616	30	109.00–129.50	$119.03	$733	+0.01
650–695	673	22	97.50–123.00	$112.68	$758	-1.05
700–740	724	13	96.00–120.00	$110.60	$801	-0.49
752–792	775	19	100.00–112.00	$107.84	$836	-0.96
800–845	823	13	100.00–119.00	$110.52	$910	+11.13
855–895	873	9	84.00–117.00	$107.86	$942	-1.02
905–935	923	5	86.00–110.00	$101.80	$940	+1.80
955–995	965	4	83.00–97.00	$91.56	$884	-21.57
1015–1033	1027	5	84.00–102.00	$98.13	$1,008	—
1065	1065	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,001	—
1130	1130	1	82.00	$82.00	$927	—
1205	1205	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,133	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	163.00	$163.00	$644	—
451	451	3	158.00	$158.00	$713	—
503–530	521	15	146.00–150.00	$147.29	$767	—
560–586	573	25	140.00–143.00	$140.99	$808	—
606–623	619	38	136.00–140.00	$136.82	$847	—
659–688	670	25	130.00–131.00	$130.32	$873	—
705–716	710	23	125.00–126.00	$125.87	$894	—
789	789	22	126.00	$126.00	$994	—
801	801	17	121.00	$121.00	$969	—
857	857	32	125.00	$125.00	$1,071	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	434	7	105.00–122.50	$116.79	$507	—
502	502	2	113.00	$113.00	$567	+7.00
640	640	2	110.00	$110.00	$704	+1.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	2	133.00	$133.00	$668	-1.81
730	730	1	119.00	$119.00	$869	+3.36

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	132.00	$132.00	$614	+2.00
670	670	1	115.00	$115.00	$770	-3.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	2	89.50	$89.50	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	114.00	$114.00	$393	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	10	130.00–150.00	$138.73	$315	+1.70
250–297	278	59	115.00–150.00	$133.87	$372	+2.17
318–335 fancy	322	8	131.00–137.00	$135.36	$436	-7.47
300–347	324	77	115.00–145.00	$133.29	$432	+0.31
344 value added	344	6	145.00	$145.00	$499	—
350–358 value added	356	10	142.00–145.00	$142.89	$509	+4.73
350–380 fancy	368	13	131.00–138.00	$135.08	$497	-2.04
350–397	373	198	114.00–141.50	$131.39	$490	-2.00
400–448	427	415	114.00–140.50	$127.47	$544	+1.81
401–436 value added	429	39	127.00–135.00	$133.69	$574	-0.12
450–492 value added	474	89	124.00–138.50	$131.92	$625	-2.02
450–498	475	467	110.00–137.50	$125.72	$597	-0.49
519–520 fancy	519	8	134.00–135.00	$134.75	$699	+10.11
500–547	523	586	100.00–136.00	$122.28	$640	+0.07
500–549 value added	524	67	118.00–130.00	$124.18	$651	-1.31
550–598	570	580	104.00–130.00	$119.83	$683	+0.16
551–593 value added	581	277	115.50–132.50	$128.17	$745	+3.82
606–620	611	20	115.00–119.00	$117.91	$720	-1.95
600–642 value added	622	281	112.00–130.90	$127.03	$790	-0.97
600–649	627	347	100.00–128.00	$115.03	$721	-4.83
632 fancy	632	4	130.00	$130.00	$822	—
660–675	666	7	110.00–120.00	$111.88	$745	-9.19
650–697	671	233	91.00–130.00	$115.21	$773	-0.62
653–697 value added	674	221	110.25–133.85	$126.43	$852	+1.91
711–745 value added	716	117	114.00–125.00	$122.11	$874	-1.70
708–731	717	25	104.00–113.00	$109.82	$787	-5.44
700–745	718	175	90.00–126.25	$111.49	$800	-3.77
750–795	759	15	105.00–113.50	$109.41	$830	-1.26
751–795	766	50	88.00–119.00	$106.96	$819	-3.71
751–792 value added	779	31	106.00–116.50	$112.14	$874	-3.90
809	809	16	116.00	$116.00	$938	-3.00
800–847	818	41	85.00–118.00	$103.16	$844	-8.07
837 value added	837	60	121.00	$121.00	$1,013	—
853 value added	853	5	102.00	$102.00	$870	-12.37
850–894	875	26	85.00–113.25	$104.72	$916	+4.88
905–930	913	8	84.00–104.00	$93.94	$858	-11.10
953–970	957	6	75.00–92.00	$85.99	$823	-6.85
1017	1017	6	94.00	$94.00	$956	-0.02
1073–1081	1077	9	77.00–79.50	$78.11	$841	-16.39
1099	1099	27	104.50	$104.50	$1,148	+10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	234	11	110.00–137.50	$117.09	$274	-2.91
255–285	269	5	102.50–125.00	$115.74	$311	-4.73
300–347	323	29	98.00–132.00	$117.33	$379	+0.82
350–397	373	37	96.00–131.00	$117.30	$438	+0.28
400–445	423	53	86.00–129.00	$112.68	$477	-3.92
450–495	474	68	94.00–125.00	$111.77	$530	-1.61
500–545	524	64	87.00–123.00	$108.81	$570	-3.07
550–598	574	84	91.00–119.00	$109.91	$631	+1.36
600–647	627	65	78.00–112.00	$99.45	$624	-3.54
650–697	678	56	81.00–114.00	$98.05	$665	-2.38
700–745	726	22	76.00–110.00	$90.94	$660	-10.70
757–795	774	17	75.00–100.00	$88.83	$688	-7.93
800–842	824	23	70.00–101.00	$85.37	$703	-11.18
855–895	876	6	76.00–87.50	$82.98	$727	-2.04
900–940	922	8	74.00–98.00	$86.02	$793	-3.74
950–995	976	5	70.00–99.00	$81.66	$797	-12.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–493	487	7	132.00–136.00	$132.53	$645	—
520–541	535	32	128.00–131.00	$128.85	$689	—
551–558	555	30	125.00–129.00	$126.85	$704	—
603–634	622	32	120.00–124.00	$121.11	$753	—
653–669	667	25	121.00–123.00	$122.77	$819	—
713	713	12	120.00	$120.00	$856	—
771	771	13	113.00	$113.00	$871	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	5	106.00	$106.00	$392	—
470	470	1	110.00	$110.00	$517	—
510–530	525	4	95.00–96.00	$95.76	$503	-16.18
555	555	2	109.00	$109.00	$605	+2.17
655	655	1	96.00	$96.00	$629	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	100.00	$100.00	$260	±0.00
315	315	1	110.00	$110.00	$346	-2.00
410–430	420	2	100.00–109.00	$104.39	$438	-0.46
465–485	475	6	93.00–103.00	$96.34	$458	-13.66
570	570	2	92.00	$92.00	$524	+2.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–510	507	3	93.00–103.00	$96.36	$489	-15.55
575–580	578	2	101.00–107.00	$103.99	$601	—
657	657	2	102.00	$102.00	$670	—
805	805	1	76.00	$76.00	$612	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1442	1442	8	89.50	$89.50	$1,291	+24.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	212	—	—	7	132.50–202.00	$171.35	$363	+11.32
250–265 fancy	258	—	—	4	175.00–195.00	$185.29	$478	+12.29
250–297	282	—	—	28	134.00–180.00	$158.09	$446	+3.57
305–340 fancy	323	—	—	2	188.00–189.00	$188.53	$609	+17.62
305–349	330	—	—	63	130.00–169.00	$153.46	$506	+0.19
345 value added	345	—	—	1	171.00	$171.00	$590	—
350–398	378	—	—	129	117.00–178.00	$150.95	$571	-1.68
375–395 fancy	380	—	—	16	153.00–180.00	$176.53	$671	+16.90
405 value added	405	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	$668	-3.43
408–438 fancy	420	—	—	14	160.00–174.00	$166.92	$701	+8.26
400–449	426	—	—	195	130.00–166.00	$149.06	$635	+2.07
455 value added	455	—	—	1	164.00	$164.00	$746	-1.00
450–498	473	—	—	256	123.00–164.00	$142.96	$676	+0.98
500–511 fancy	506	—	—	10	141.00–149.00	$146.34	$740	-3.66
505–536 value added	523	—	—	8	146.00–158.00	$151.56	$793	+1.04
500–548	529	—	—	287	115.00–145.50	$132.05	$699	+1.55
555–556 value added	555	—	—	8	142.00–144.00	$143.25	$795	-2.75
550–598	577	—	—	247	110.00–139.50	$124.67	$719	-1.98
600–648	625	—	—	230	104.00–130.00	$117.08	$732	-0.27
650–695	668	—	—	92	98.00–124.00	$113.81	$760	-0.40
700–745	721	—	—	74	98.00–115.00	$105.79	$763	-0.73
750–799	771	—	—	61	90.00–114.00	$103.32	$797	-1.60
800–830	816	—	—	22	88.00–105.00	$97.98	$800	-4.97
855–895	874	—	—	22	81.00–104.00	$91.47	$799	-1.66
920 fancy	920	—	—	1	104.00	$104.00	$957	—
925–935	931	—	—	4	72.00–101.00	$90.54	$843	-0.23
957–960	959	—	—	4	78.00–80.00	$79.00	$758	-8.74
1005–1020	1015	—	—	3	100.00–105.00	$101.65	$1,032	+18.65
1115–1260	1195	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	108.00–140.00	$125.42	$1,499	—
1327	1327	—	—	2	102.00	$102.00	$1,354	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	4	120.00–135.00	$126.16	$271	+0.53
250–295	268	8	122.50–145.00	$134.51	$360	-3.58
300–330	314	9	110.00–148.00	$140.62	$442	+0.51
350–398	376	26	116.00–155.00	$136.93	$515	+0.02
400–445	428	49	105.00–145.00	$130.24	$557	-0.91
450–495	476	44	92.50–137.00	$124.20	$591	-2.77
501–545	527	50	97.00–126.00	$116.31	$613	-5.37
550–595	574	44	93.00–123.00	$113.72	$653	-2.07
600–648	624	48	88.00–117.00	$106.49	$664	-1.38
650–695	672	35	86.00–113.00	$101.56	$682	-2.40
700–745	717	13	85.00–108.00	$98.26	$705	-2.06
750–788	767	14	81.00–109.00	$97.45	$747	-4.33
802–841	832	13	79.00–99.00	$92.44	$769	+1.66
860–895	875	3	81.00–105.00	$91.93	$804	+8.57
900–930	920	3	70.00–86.50	$80.95	$745	+3.65
950–997	978	12	56.00–89.00	$76.41	$747	-9.59
1035	1035	1	75.00	$75.00	$776	—
1065	1065	1	86.00	$86.00	$916	—
1185	1185	2	87.00	$87.00	$1,031	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	2	115.00	$115.00	$267	—
270	270	1	112.50	$112.50	$304	-8.82
315–335	325	2	102.50–107.50	$104.92	$341	-5.73
380	380	3	109.00–120.00	$116.33	$442	+0.72
445–448	447	4	105.00–112.00	$106.74	$477	-15.76
470–485	478	2	90.00–103.00	$96.40	$461	-9.63
520–540	532	5	106.00–114.00	$109.36	$582	+1.06
550–595	577	6	103.00–114.00	$108.47	$626	-1.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1365	1079	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	900.00–1,375.00	$1,085.89	—
1280–1985	1550	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	975.00–1,850.00	$1,467.45	—
2060	2060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	135.00	$135.00	$594	+34.00
552	552	2	108.00	$108.00	$596	—
660	660	1	109.00	$109.00	$719	+4.00
740	740	1	99.00	$99.00	$733	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1305	1305	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	137.00	$137.00	$658	+13.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1560	1237	80-85%	122	30.00–48.50	$42.36	$524	-7.99
990–1720	1267	80-85%	481	39.50–58.50	$50.27	$637	-6.54
985–1705	1270	80-85%	125	48.50–63.00	$56.19	$714	-0.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1840	1434	75-80%	50	40.00–51.50	$44.96	$645	-0.85
1000–2150	1483	75-80%	224	44.50–59.50	$50.73	$752	-0.64
1115–1875	1503	75-80%	111	50.50–64.00	$55.94	$841	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1200	1004	85-90%	45	43.00–58.00	$50.58	$508	+14.18
705–1385	1050	85-90%	106	21.00–45.00	$36.15	$380	-7.80
780–1860	1073	85-90%	190	30.00–53.00	$42.70	$458	-1.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–2315	1541	93	53.00–84.00	$72.10	$1,111	+1.99
1000–2465	1695	154	63.00–89.50	$82.50	$1,398	—
1335–2255	1832	69	88.00–101.00	$93.83	$1,719	-0.54

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1228	1069	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	61.00–80.00	$73.05	$781
870–1360	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	55.00–76.00	$62.60	$676
975–1255	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	61.00–66.00	$63.16	$705

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	695.00	$695.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1150	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	695.00–1,000.00	$806.78
865–1200	976	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	680.00–1,350.00	$907.03
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00
850–1460	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	475.00–1,325.00	$939.27
1040–1095	1056	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	750.00–1,225.00	$1,099.49
980–1133	1072	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	860.00–1,010.00	$955.14
955–1460	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	58	420.00–1,000.00	$648.37
1170	1170	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	725.00	$725.00
1000–1430	1194	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	500.00–850.00	$706.82
1115–1325	1199	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	700.00–950.00	$803.05
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1216 fancy	1216	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00
900–1565	1232	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	635.00–1,425.00	$1,085.88
1035–1570	1236	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	510.00–1,025.00	$760.21
925–1610	1258	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	115	610.00–1,300.00	$1,000.11
890–1690	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	65	735.00–1,275.00	$1,020.69
1342 fancy	1342	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,575.00	$1,575.00
945–1765	1353	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	77	775.00–1,475.00	$1,270.63
1333–1500	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,150.00	$1,095.44

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
1170–1250	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	500.00–975.00	$736.32
910–1650	1259	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	500.00–975.00	$801.78

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–960	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	450.00–725.00	$585.69
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
950–1075	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00–940.00	$932.04

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
845	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	520.00	$520.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
950–957	954	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	680.00–850.00	$777.77
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,085.00	$1,085.00
820–1531	1115	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	69	600.00–1,400.00	$1,208.34
870–1475	1165	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	61	650.00–1,475.00	$1,312.65
1188–1415 fancy	1257	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,525.00–1,650.00	$1,592.40

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	335.00	$335.00
745–800	789	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	540.00–725.00	$659.65

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–650.00	$625.00
815	815	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
915	915	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1010	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–925.00	$878.24
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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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
1095	1095	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	-779.07
905–1250	1108	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	610.00–950.00	$762.07	-337.93
820–1380	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	910.00–1,325.00	$1,016.80	-190.11
1040–1405	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	800.00–975.00	$901.86	-305.05
1015–1400	1186	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	860.00–1,175.00	$1,051.24	+24.19
1110–1350	1226	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	760.00–1,050.00	$893.56	+57.17
1040–1510	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,149.02	—
1290	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1150–1615	1312	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,216.20	+156.09
1320	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	+289.89
1125–1520	1344	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	770.00–1,000.00	$900.08	-160.03
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	-93.69
1245–1500	1373	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–1,330.00	$1,044.26	-174.43
960–1883	1398	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,150.00–1,700.00	$1,412.82	—
1100–2015	1526	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	1,125.00–1,500.00	$1,295.88	-4.12
1310–1685	1545	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,175.00–1,580.00	$1,407.32	+107.32
1555	1555	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1500–1705	1570	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,440.00–1,590.00	$1,516.59	—
1665	1665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205–1465	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	775.00–890.00	$841.85	—
1315	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–333	318	9	91.00–95.00	$92.96	$296	-6.47
382	382	2	97.00	$97.00	$371	-8.72
403–445	433	11	68.00–79.00	$74.07	$321	-29.44
485–498	494	3	79.00–81.00	$80.35	$397	-22.41
510–548	532	7	76.00–84.00	$79.29	$422	-27.71
562	562	17	104.50	$104.50	$587	—
625–637	635	5	89.00–90.00	$89.80	$570	+1.71
671–672	671	33	75.00–97.50	$95.45	$640	+1.45
703–705	705	9	75.00–96.00	$91.34	$644	+16.30
804–824	817	16	79.00–89.50	$85.62	$700	+15.24
856	856	10	81.75	$81.75	$700	-3.50
920–935	924	8	72.00–80.00	$77.98	$721	+12.98
1080	1080	4	80.00	$80.00	$864	—
1228–1245	1232	4	70.00–74.00	$72.99	$899	—
1295	1295	1	65.00	$65.00	$842	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1081	1081	41	105.25	$105.25	$1,138	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	75.00	$75.00	$300	-1.00
450	450	6	76.00	$76.00	$342	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	72.00	$72.00	$299	+5.00
465	465	2	72.00	$72.00	$335	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	-25.00
900–1400	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	950.00–1,300.00	$1,106.73	—

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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.