Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

23,848 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.59/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 730 lb · 1,239 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.57/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 874 lb · 1,209 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.32/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 571 lb · 1,122 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	23,848	20,444	31,944
Feeder cattle	21,101	16,672	28,207
Slaughter cattle	2,279	2,479	3,126
Replacement cattle	468	1,293	611

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison is available this week due to recent Christmas and New Year’s holiday closings, however, trade was mostly moderate and demand for feeder and slaughter cattle was moderate to good. Comparisons will resume on next week’s summary, which will be published on Tuesday, January, 19, 2021 in light of the Federal holiday on Monday, January 18, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	150.00–175.00	$163.48	$365	—
227 fancy	227	2	165.00	$165.00	$375	—
247 value added	247	2	183.00	$183.00	$452	—
250–295	272	14	136.00–172.00	$158.33	$431	-11.15
269–281 value added	274	9	175.00–190.00	$181.83	$498	—
275 fancy	275	3	190.00	$190.00	$522	—
300–345	319	45	140.00–190.00	$160.80	$513	-6.05
320–345 value added	336	14	177.50–194.00	$186.35	$626	—
343 fancy	343	3	176.00	$176.00	$604	+0.49
350–398 value added	368	36	170.00–187.50	$175.84	$647	-14.73
350–398	374	109	137.50–179.00	$159.95	$598	-1.38
355–396 fancy	379	10	169.00–189.00	$177.71	$674	+6.40
400–440 value added	421	117	154.00–184.00	$166.78	$702	+4.07
400–448	425	123	135.00–172.00	$150.34	$639	-5.30
435 fancy	435	1	170.00	$170.00	$740	-4.01
450–499	475	331	124.00–165.00	$153.26	$728	+0.88
450–495 value added	480	139	150.00–174.25	$160.07	$768	+3.33
500–540 fancy	510	57	154.00–167.75	$162.29	$828	—
500–549	527	363	125.00–156.00	$143.84	$758	+0.24
500–548 value added	528	188	145.00–164.00	$153.75	$812	+1.00
550 fancy	550	1	139.00	$139.00	$764	—
550–598	572	695	119.00–152.00	$141.08	$807	+2.68
550–595 value added	572	246	135.00–162.50	$149.62	$856	+4.96
600–648	628	683	119.00–144.00	$132.72	$833	+1.51
604–645 value added	630	258	130.00–143.00	$138.73	$874	-1.50
650–696 value added	672	321	125.00–147.00	$136.32	$916	-1.90
650–698	674	762	113.00–137.50	$129.31	$872	+0.84
700–749	727	827	110.00–134.25	$128.67	$935	+3.71
702–749 value added	735	412	121.00–139.20	$134.43	$988	+2.65
750–799	780	479	110.00–133.00	$125.23	$977	-0.54
750–795 value added	784	336	117.00–136.95	$131.94	$1,034	-1.38
800–846	814	334	110.00–132.25	$124.14	$1,010	-6.18
804–844 value added	822	135	117.00–131.85	$127.39	$1,047	-5.68
863 fancy	863	65	131.95	$131.95	$1,139	—
850–897	872	279	112.00–127.50	$122.84	$1,071	+5.54
855–896 value added	876	865	124.75–131.60	$130.17	$1,140	-1.97
905–921 value added	915	123	116.00–128.85	$126.95	$1,162	-3.94
900–947	932	73	100.00–121.50	$115.91	$1,080	+3.15
950–994	967	103	106.00–116.50	$115.19	$1,114	-3.89
957–992 value added	974	124	119.50–127.00	$123.09	$1,199	-4.81
1007	1007	6	113.50	$113.50	$1,143	+8.45
1012–1046 value added	1029	109	115.85–124.00	$119.97	$1,234	-4.63
1110 value added	1110	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,121	—
1115	1115	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,171	—
1162 value added	1162	92	116.70	$116.70	$1,356	—
1212	1212	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	145.00	$145.00	$348	-0.64
250–260	255	2	131.00–144.00	$137.37	$350	-3.57
300–345	327	13	125.00–158.00	$141.21	$462	+4.54
360–390	372	5	125.00–140.00	$135.29	$503	+3.29
400–445	426	14	109.00–146.00	$131.55	$560	-3.02
450–495	479	37	92.00–143.00	$132.06	$633	-1.59
505–545	525	26	115.00–138.50	$129.14	$678	-2.66
550–596	580	35	102.00–135.00	$123.49	$716	+1.45
605–645	617	34	105.00–127.00	$117.11	$723	-1.92
650–695	677	23	101.00–125.50	$114.76	$777	+2.08
700–747	718	15	90.00–120.00	$109.65	$787	-0.95
750–785	764	12	85.00–120.00	$105.36	$805	-2.48
805–825	817	6	100.00–118.00	$106.69	$872	-3.83
850–880	863	4	98.00–114.00	$105.74	$913	-2.12
940	940	2	92.00–103.00	$97.50	$916	-4.30

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552–570	553	30	116.00–131.50	$130.97	$724	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	110.00	$110.00	$506	—
560–580	570	2	107.00–110.00	$108.47	$618	—
635–643	641	5	90.00–122.00	$115.66	$741	+5.66
695	695	11	118.50	$118.50	$824	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	129.00	$129.00	$664	—
584–595	587	7	115.00–122.00	$119.97	$704	—
652	652	2	113.00	$113.00	$737	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	138.00	$138.00	$718	+5.00
660–680	667	3	121.00–124.00	$122.98	$820	—
710	710	2	119.00	$119.00	$845	±0.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,258	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	143.00	$143.00	$265	—
205–245	230	13	120.00–150.00	$136.73	$314	-2.00
245 fancy	245	1	142.50	$142.50	$349	—
250–295	274	34	120.00–142.50	$131.50	$360	-2.37
315–332 value added	317	14	141.00–143.00	$141.30	$448	-3.70
300–345	318	96	105.00–142.00	$130.70	$416	-2.59
350–398	369	218	114.00–144.00	$132.49	$489	+1.10
378 fancy	378	12	135.50	$135.50	$512	+0.42
388–398 value added	393	21	130.00–140.00	$134.07	$527	—
414 fancy	414	8	140.00	$140.00	$580	—
405–447 value added	426	46	130.00–140.00	$133.02	$567	-0.67
400–449	431	274	109.00–142.00	$127.80	$551	+0.33
464 fancy	464	7	134.50	$134.50	$624	—
450–499	474	622	106.00–137.50	$126.88	$601	+1.16
468–495 value added	475	51	124.00–135.00	$133.44	$634	+1.52
500–549	525	738	103.00–133.50	$122.66	$644	+0.38
500–549 value added	534	109	119.00–130.00	$124.97	$667	+0.79
550–585 value added	563	245	116.50–129.90	$126.41	$712	-1.76
550–599	573	877	101.00–131.50	$122.46	$702	+2.63
602–649 value added	625	249	118.25–130.10	$126.10	$788	-0.93
600–648	626	643	95.00–128.75	$118.68	$743	+3.65
626–643	630	19	116.00–123.00	$120.62	$760	+5.59
660	660	2	119.00	$119.00	$785	+7.12
653–689 value added	664	134	117.50–122.75	$119.46	$793	-6.97
650–695	669	511	92.00–127.00	$118.38	$792	+3.17
708	708	10	143.00	$143.00	$1,012	+33.18
700–745	720	351	86.00–127.00	$115.46	$831	+3.97
705–745 value added	729	346	115.00–129.75	$122.06	$890	-0.05
760	760	1	97.00	$97.00	$737	-12.41
754–778 value added	769	116	118.00–122.75	$121.72	$936	+9.58
751–795	770	206	96.00–127.00	$118.58	$913	+11.62
761–778	775	15	99.50–107.50	$101.07	$783	-5.89
805	805	1	104.00	$104.00	$837	-12.00
808–840 value added	815	66	107.00–114.75	$113.09	$922	-7.91
803–837	818	90	85.00–115.00	$106.99	$875	+3.83
852–856 value added	852	64	101.50–117.85	$116.57	$993	+14.57
857	857	2	99.00	$99.00	$848	-5.72
855–895	869	83	82.00–118.00	$109.44	$951	+4.72
910–920	915	2	86.00–103.00	$94.55	$865	+0.61
941 value added	941	6	102.00	$102.00	$960	—
945	945	2	95.00	$95.00	$898	+1.06
967–975	974	45	84.00–106.50	$104.27	$1,016	+18.28
1038	1038	5	92.00	$92.00	$955	-2.00
1096	1096	3	95.00	$95.00	$1,041	-9.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	238	6	102.00–135.00	$120.62	$287	+3.53
250–290	272	17	100.00–133.00	$116.22	$316	+0.48
300–347	330	39	100.00–125.00	$116.87	$386	-0.46
350–395	373	42	101.00–130.00	$118.37	$442	+1.07
400–448	428	50	105.00–125.00	$116.18	$497	+3.50
450–498	475	71	90.00–126.00	$113.34	$538	+1.57
500–547	525	62	90.00–122.00	$113.03	$593	+4.22
550–595	575	88	80.00–121.00	$111.11	$639	+1.20
600 value added	600	17	121.25	$121.25	$728	—
600–647	617	60	82.00–116.00	$105.11	$649	+5.66
650–695	675	25	82.00–113.00	$100.66	$679	+2.61
700–745	714	31	72.00–112.00	$99.65	$712	+8.71
755–795	774	15	72.00–110.00	$90.73	$702	+1.90
800–840	825	5	60.00–111.00	$82.40	$680	-2.97
873	873	3	81.00	$81.00	$707	-1.98
900–940	910	5	71.00–103.00	$85.11	$775	-0.91
980	980	1	80.00	$80.00	$784	-1.66
1030	1030	1	83.00	$83.00	$855	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	120.00	$120.00	$408	—
350	350	1	127.00	$127.00	$444	—
475	475	1	118.00	$118.00	$560	—
535	535	1	118.00	$118.00	$631	—
565–595	578	4	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$670	—
645	645	1	107.00	$107.00	$690	—
660–698	689	6	99.50–106.50	$103.74	$715	—
855	855	1	90.00	$90.00	$770	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	106.00	$106.00	$387	—
475	475	3	105.00	$105.00	$499	+8.66
525	525	3	107.00	$107.00	$562	—
530–540	533	3	101.00–105.00	$102.35	$546	—
595	595	2	103.00	$103.00	$613	+11.00
630	630	1	70.00	$70.00	$441	—
640	640	1	90.00	$90.00	$576	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	92.00	$92.00	$423	—
656	656	4	90.00	$90.00	$590	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	90.00	$90.00	$441	—
685	685	1	90.00	$90.00	$616	-12.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	107.00	$107.00	$514	-3.00

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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
220–245	236	—	—	10	142.50–169.00	$156.67	$370	-14.68
255–294	281	—	—	17	130.00–170.00	$160.96	$452	+2.87
325 fancy	325	—	—	2	173.00	$173.00	$562	-15.53
300–345	326	—	—	41	135.00–179.00	$152.17	$496	-1.29
328 value added	328	—	—	4	179.00	$179.00	$587	+8.00
355–365 fancy	362	—	—	7	183.00–190.00	$185.82	$673	+9.29
350–395	372	—	—	79	134.00–168.00	$151.65	$564	+0.70
410 fancy	410	—	—	3	180.00	$180.00	$738	+13.08
400–448	428	—	—	176	124.00–170.00	$148.14	$634	-0.92
410–439 value added	433	—	—	13	161.00–180.00	$175.34	$759	+10.34
455–466 fancy	463	—	—	4	152.00	$152.00	$704	—
450–497	474	—	—	176	120.00–161.00	$141.91	$673	-1.05
500–547	523	—	—	175	115.00–152.00	$130.45	$682	-1.60
527–542 value added	531	—	—	8	146.00–161.00	$157.17	$835	+5.61
526–543 fancy	537	—	—	8	148.00–154.00	$150.21	$807	+3.87
550–598	575	—	—	179	110.00–152.00	$125.41	$721	+0.74
580 fancy	580	—	—	1	135.00	$135.00	$783	—
601–610 fancy	603	—	—	4	125.00–133.00	$130.98	$790	—
600–647	624	—	—	138	100.00–136.00	$122.47	$764	+5.39
650–695	675	—	—	122	100.00–128.00	$115.79	$782	+1.98
700–745	723	—	—	109	70.00–122.00	$109.14	$789	+3.35
750–795	778	—	—	31	95.00–119.00	$103.06	$802	-0.26
802–845	823	—	—	18	88.00–105.00	$97.17	$800	-0.81
855–895	872	—	—	5	87.00–109.50	$95.84	$836	+4.37
915	915	—	—	1	85.00	$85.00	$778	-5.54
950–955	951	—	—	6	84.00–111.00	$106.48	$1,013	+27.48
1030	1030	—	—	2	84.00	$84.00	$865	-17.65
1212	1212	—	—	3	86.00	$86.00	$1,042	—
1370	1370	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,356	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	135.00	$135.00	$310	+8.84
265–295	282	13	120.00–152.00	$133.80	$377	-0.71
310–345	330	12	114.00–150.00	$131.94	$435	-8.68
353–395	372	23	110.00–150.00	$134.38	$500	-2.55
402–449	425	30	110.00–140.00	$129.40	$550	-0.84
450–495	471	29	105.00–148.00	$126.24	$595	+2.04
505–548	532	42	100.00–135.00	$118.99	$633	+2.68
550–598	572	41	100.00–132.00	$117.99	$675	+4.27
600–645	631	19	95.00–115.00	$107.70	$680	+1.21
650–695	675	31	79.00–118.00	$104.21	$703	+2.65
700–745	730	13	88.00–117.00	$101.75	$743	+3.49
760–795	778	3	85.00–90.00	$87.00	$677	-10.45
805–823	817	7	85.00–95.00	$90.51	$739	-1.93
865–870	867	5	83.00–89.00	$86.00	$746	-5.93
1000	1000	1	87.00	$87.00	$870	+12.00
1060	1060	1	78.00	$78.00	$827	-8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	142.00	$142.00	$540	—
520	520	1	125.00	$125.00	$650	—
665	665	3	109.00	$109.00	$725	—
718	718	2	104.50	$104.50	$750	—
780	780	1	106.00	$106.00	$827	—
865	865	2	84.50	$84.50	$731	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	2	127.00	$127.00	$610	—
700–717	711	4	100.00–101.00	$100.75	$716	+1.75
790	790	1	105.00	$105.00	$830	—
960	960	1	72.00	$72.00	$691	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	120.00	$120.00	$318	+7.50
340	340	1	115.00	$115.00	$391	+10.08
405	405	2	109.00	$109.00	$441	—
410	410	1	100.00	$100.00	$410	—
470	470	1	109.00	$109.00	$512	+12.60
505–530	518	2	100.00–110.00	$104.88	$543	-4.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1045	998	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	825.00–875.00	$848.81	—
920–1510	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	925.00–980.00	$959.18	—
1535	1535	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,380.00	$1,380.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1585	1243	80-85%	95	30.00–51.00	$44.13	$549	+1.77
840–1750	1270	80-85%	439	39.00–60.00	$52.30	$664	-3.89
1015–1875	1289	80-85%	151	44.00–68.00	$59.00	$761	+2.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1755	1425	75-80%	38	40.00–51.50	$46.83	$667	+1.87
1125–2155	1487	75-80%	220	44.00–60.00	$53.33	$793	+2.60
970–1920	1553	75-80%	132	50.00–68.00	$59.40	$922	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–975	890	85-90%	5	15.00–20.00	$18.65	$166	—
755–1545	1025	85-90%	79	22.00–51.00	$38.19	$391	-12.39
760–1435	1032	85-90%	61	38.50–62.00	$53.06	$548	+2.48
785–1800	1085	85-90%	178	30.00–57.00	$45.18	$490	+2.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–2550	1569	45	55.00–84.50	$73.77	$1,157	—
1170–2650	1746	118	72.00–97.00	$87.42	$1,526	—
1270–2395	1821	102	89.00–110.00	$99.11	$1,805	+5.28

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–1275	1001	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	57.00–82.00	$66.25	$663
1015–1155	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	70.00–73.00	$71.60	$777
980–1195	1146	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	57.00–62.00	$58.36	$669

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–1115	989	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	525.00–1,110.00	$910.44
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
765–1265	1036	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	625.00–1,000.00	$841.86
750–1440	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	610.00–855.00	$756.00
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	900.00	$900.00
895–1465	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	630.00–1,025.00	$838.25
997–1385	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	620.00–770.00	$684.02
830–1425	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	500.00–1,150.00	$901.95
1140–1225	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	480.00–525.00	$503.31
815–1710	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	490.00–950.00	$684.36
1000–1685	1211	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	550.00–1,300.00	$897.98
990–1595	1247	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	560.00–1,100.00	$806.10
1065–1625	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	610.00–940.00	$762.93

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
955–1250	1124	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–750.00	$672.63
1380–1385	1383	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–730.00	$727.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	435.00	$435.00
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
915–975	947	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	435.00–475.00	$456.96

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
970	970	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	570.00	$570.00
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1315–1430	1373	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	785.00	$785.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–915	908	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	690.00–730.00	$709.83
925–1010	968	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$723.90
1010–1050	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–975.00	$858.88
1010–1245	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,100.00	$990.01

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00

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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
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00	+450.00
1025–1225	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	675.00–900.00	$813.19	+51.12
1085–1185	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–760.00	$707.42	-54.65
1100–1200	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00–1,185.00	$1,145.87	+129.07
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00	-191.80
1090–1285	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	700.00–875.00	$758.51	-292.73
1075–1265	1192	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,234.06	+182.82
990–1515	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00–725.00	$675.60	-473.42
1125–1335	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	775.00–1,000.00	$933.30	-215.72
1265–1300	1283	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00–1,475.00	$1,449.66	+399.66
1350	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	-325.00
790–1715	1387	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	500.00–1,200.00	$992.36	-420.46

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
1130–1605	1368	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	830.00–850.00	$838.26	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
1480	1480	Aged (>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
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	-110.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–279	278	6	82.00–104.00	$100.38	$279	—
325	325	1	85.00	$85.00	$276	-7.96
375–390	385	4	64.00–97.00	$84.51	$325	-12.49
415–420	419	4	65.00–106.00	$89.53	$375	+15.46
510–535	514	6	79.00–97.00	$93.88	$483	+14.59
565	565	1	91.00	$91.00	$514	-13.50
620	620	1	57.00	$57.00	$353	-32.80
668–687	676	5	76.00–88.50	$83.42	$564	-12.03
715	715	1	77.50	$77.50	$554	-13.84
768–797	780	13	80.00–88.50	$87.15	$680	—
970	970	2	89.00	$89.00	$863	—
1010	1010	5	75.00	$75.00	$758	—
1060–1070	1065	2	70.00	$70.00	$746	-10.00

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	70.00	$70.00	$304	-2.00

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	2	68.00	$68.00	$298	—

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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.