Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

15,865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.05/cwt +7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 681 lb · 696 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.55/cwt -0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 820 lb · 655 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.00/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 721 lb · 625 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	15,865	25,266	19,516
Feeder cattle	13,524	22,336	16,930
Slaughter cattle	1,733	2,231	1,792
Replacement cattle	608	699	794

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were unevenly steady with instances of 2.00-4.00 higher to 2.00-4.00 lower; heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were in mostly moderate to good demand, with buyers showing the best demand for long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly 1.00-2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–248	227	9	150.00–183.00	$171.81	$390	+1.34
255–295	277	24	137.00–188.00	$165.99	$460	-2.10
300–349	327	51	133.00–202.50	$168.23	$550	+9.39
310–335 value added	329	4	182.00–197.00	$189.90	$625	—
320–337 fancy	333	7	158.00–187.00	$172.87	$576	-16.01
360–380 fancy	371	7	164.00–169.00	$165.71	$615	-5.64
350–398	377	119	133.00–205.00	$169.02	$637	+5.94
357–387 value added	378	13	163.50–184.00	$169.46	$641	-7.75
400–447	423	132	127.00–180.00	$156.27	$661	-0.68
423 fancy	423	8	155.00	$155.00	$656	-17.64
400–448 value added	426	60	149.50–185.00	$168.49	$718	+8.38
450–479 value added	455	61	149.00–164.50	$162.44	$739	+3.47
450–498	474	220	131.00–185.00	$152.74	$724	+4.09
500–521 fancy	511	12	148.00–156.00	$151.37	$774	-2.45
500–549	522	224	127.00–160.00	$142.59	$744	+2.03
500–547 value added	523	263	143.50–167.00	$152.25	$796	-0.51
551–584 value added	569	87	147.00–162.00	$154.22	$878	+8.73
550–597	573	292	119.00–158.00	$136.94	$785	+0.70
577	577	2	131.00	$131.00	$756	-5.24
605–628 fancy	624	11	135.00–144.00	$136.59	$852	-5.91
600–647	626	423	115.00–142.50	$131.72	$825	+0.87
600–649 value added	626	159	127.00–150.00	$135.87	$851	+1.14
651–692 value added	664	110	129.50–132.50	$130.26	$865	-3.51
650–696	671	352	110.00–136.50	$129.20	$867	+1.95
680	680	6	120.00	$120.00	$816	-7.25
700–740 value added	719	408	119.50–139.90	$131.26	$944	+0.45
700–745	724	217	105.00–134.25	$121.86	$882	+0.03
765–793 value added	769	40	124.50–127.00	$126.68	$974	-3.56
770	770	4	115.00	$115.00	$886	-5.88
750–798	775	280	111.00–128.75	$121.72	$943	+0.84
800–845	814	124	106.00–124.50	$118.37	$964	-5.17
802–833 value added	821	467	123.30–135.00	$128.25	$1,053	+1.74
822 fancy	822	64	130.00	$130.00	$1,069	-7.10
850–897	864	98	105.00–119.00	$114.06	$985	+0.36
868	868	4	105.00	$105.00	$911	-8.70
857–885 value added	870	119	121.05–132.00	$126.67	$1,102	+1.50
900–945	923	75	102.00–118.00	$113.91	$1,051	+6.91
945	945	1	101.00	$101.00	$954	-6.00
955–996	980	83	102.00–115.50	$112.14	$1,099	-0.53
982 value added	982	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,080	-6.09
1005–1042	1029	5	94.50–111.50	$103.00	$1,060	-0.15
1080 value added	1080	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,177	-6.53
1067–1095	1081	16	96.50–109.00	$101.08	$1,093	+3.21
1105 value added	1105	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,249	+2.74
1130–1149	1146	7	98.00–104.00	$103.16	$1,182	+0.16
1190	1190	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,166	+1.50
1215	1215	5	100.00	$100.00	$1,215	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–292	279	11	130.00–167.00	$149.90	$418	-2.28
305–325	319	5	140.00–166.00	$147.91	$472	+4.98
355–395	377	19	111.00–155.00	$147.71	$557	-1.55
417–447	433	19	132.50–152.00	$140.07	$607	+6.52
455–495	479	34	111.00–150.00	$134.46	$644	+4.68
500–540	517	31	115.00–140.00	$129.96	$672	+0.65
551–595	572	46	110.00–133.00	$124.92	$715	+0.88
615–647	632	22	108.00–128.50	$119.33	$754	+1.29
657–688	672	22	77.00–121.00	$110.02	$739	-5.19
718–745	729	19	101.00–118.00	$113.71	$829	+4.02
760–795	765	15	100.00–117.00	$114.48	$876	+7.88
805–845	825	25	75.50–117.00	$97.71	$806	-7.41
865–895	880	2	100.00	$100.00	$880	+0.66
902–935	908	7	90.00–111.50	$106.14	$964	+15.14
965	965	1	100.00	$100.00	$965	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
806–830	811	5	110.00–115.50	$114.37	$928	-2.38

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	3	146.00	$146.00	$527	—
570	570	1	136.00	$136.00	$775	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	120.00	$120.00	$600	-15.00
560	560	1	121.00	$121.00	$678	-3.00
680	680	1	119.00	$119.00	$809	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	113.00	$113.00	$582	-4.34
665	665	2	102.00	$102.00	$678	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	205.00	$205.00	$308	—
205–235	219	9	130.00–171.00	$146.44	$321	+8.83
250–255 fancy	253	2	140.00–176.00	$158.18	$400	+10.08
252–297	275	55	117.00–165.00	$134.30	$369	-1.96
300–348	323	146	120.00–151.00	$136.51	$441	+3.90
307–344 fancy	330	17	133.00–160.00	$149.21	$492	+5.90
350–390 fancy	371	10	135.00–155.00	$140.84	$523	-0.47
350–395	375	178	115.00–144.00	$133.56	$501	+1.40
405–425 fancy	413	4	131.00–136.00	$132.26	$546	-2.84
400–442 value added	421	39	127.00–145.00	$135.56	$571	+6.30
400–449	425	318	110.00–148.00	$130.58	$555	+2.15
450–498	474	465	111.00–141.50	$127.09	$602	+0.89
456–496 value added	476	21	129.00–144.00	$137.95	$657	+4.63
500–548 value added	522	154	117.00–145.00	$127.99	$668	+3.83
500–548	522	359	108.00–132.50	$121.75	$636	-0.19
541 fancy	541	6	125.00	$125.00	$676	—
550–599	572	419	108.00–128.00	$118.98	$681	-0.73
551–595 value added	581	160	116.00–135.00	$127.31	$740	-0.85
611–617 value added	617	95	122.00–135.00	$134.59	$830	+14.60
613–646	624	38	113.00–120.00	$117.29	$732	+0.56
600–648	626	473	102.00–126.00	$116.26	$728	-0.34
650–696	666	14	111.00–116.00	$114.43	$762	+0.92
650–696	673	220	92.00–125.00	$111.51	$750	-2.00
669–696 value added	685	462	117.50–130.00	$125.79	$862	+11.74
715–730 value added	716	57	115.00–117.00	$116.91	$837	+1.27
700–745	720	21	100.00–114.00	$107.77	$776	-1.86
700–747	728	189	90.00–118.00	$108.42	$789	-9.16
730	730	1	90.00	$90.00	$657	-27.58
750–792	766	64	90.00–114.00	$106.83	$818	-8.61
770 value added	770	3	106.00	$106.00	$816	-11.49
766–792	778	33	106.00–115.00	$112.41	$875	+7.11
800–845	822	63	85.00–128.00	$101.23	$832	-2.79
821–841 value added	824	143	110.50–121.10	$119.74	$987	+8.49
851 fancy	851	63	119.95	$119.95	$1,021	—
854 value added	854	41	114.50	$114.50	$978	—
851–860	855	8	101.00–115.00	$109.03	$932	+9.20
850–895	874	26	85.00–108.25	$97.62	$853	-2.21
921	921	9	107.50	$107.50	$990	+15.50
925	925	2	96.00	$96.00	$888	+4.00
955–985	969	5	89.00–100.00	$92.54	$897	-1.23
1025	1025	2	90.00	$90.00	$922	-5.50
1015–1033	1027	3	82.00–95.00	$86.28	$886	-9.22

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	120.00–125.00	$122.42	$285	-2.58
260–297	282	9	111.00–135.00	$126.37	$356	+5.02
305–345	323	17	107.50–127.00	$120.64	$390	+1.27
350–397	381	39	103.00–131.00	$122.62	$467	+6.46
400–445	423	50	97.00–137.00	$118.64	$502	+2.61
455–495	477	54	91.00–131.00	$114.46	$546	+1.49
500–545	520	72	90.00–121.00	$110.83	$576	-0.41
550–595	573	71	89.00–119.00	$107.29	$615	-3.19
600–645	624	40	90.00–110.00	$101.10	$631	-2.95
650–695	672	33	80.00–111.00	$97.57	$656	-3.09
701–745	718	30	73.00–104.00	$94.17	$676	+0.69
755–790	770	15	81.00–106.00	$86.12	$663	-0.08
810–845	827	9	80.00–95.00	$89.60	$741	+1.74
852–895	869	6	73.00–104.00	$89.53	$778	+5.74
975	975	2	84.00	$84.00	$819	-10.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	3	120.00	$120.00	$372	—
375–377	376	3	110.00–116.00	$114.01	$429	—
490	490	1	110.00	$110.00	$539	—
506–515	508	4	110.00–115.00	$113.73	$578	-0.21
555	555	6	114.00	$114.00	$633	-2.27
605	605	1	104.00	$104.00	$629	—
680–690	685	2	90.00–104.00	$97.05	$665	-1.92
795	795	1	85.00	$85.00	$676	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1123	1123	12	96.75	$96.75	$1,087	+7.75

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–312	308	3	121.00–126.00	$124.38	$383	+22.43
572–575	573	3	89.00–91.00	$90.33	$518	-24.67
625	625	1	100.00	$100.00	$625	—
673	673	3	110.00	$110.00	$740	—
707	707	2	73.00	$73.00	$516	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	5	117.50	$117.50	$503	—
585	585	1	106.00	$106.00	$620	-13.75

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	115.00	$115.00	$546	+7.80
510	510	1	107.00	$107.00	$546	-3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	220	9	145.00–192.00	$171.59	$377	+4.07
250–290	274	17	135.00–180.00	$159.10	$436	+0.85
300–348	320	62	135.00–179.00	$163.38	$523	+6.53
350–375 fancy	363	2	185.00	$185.00	$672	+4.16
350–397	376	130	127.00–181.00	$156.66	$589	-0.32
400–425 fancy	416	11	151.00–171.00	$166.31	$692	+0.59
400–443 value added	424	12	157.00–165.00	$161.14	$683	+1.69
400–445	425	99	119.00–165.00	$147.51	$627	-2.04
462–475 fancy	466	6	146.00–150.00	$149.15	$695	-14.83
450–497	472	268	124.00–165.00	$144.35	$681	+2.60
500–515 fancy	509	4	143.00–149.00	$145.71	$742	+1.71
500–549	522	232	117.00–155.00	$133.04	$694	+2.85
550–599	572	209	111.00–149.00	$126.27	$722	+0.97
600–649	626	176	106.00–129.00	$118.15	$740	+1.35
650–695	667	91	103.00–125.00	$112.85	$753	-1.55
700 fancy	700	2	118.00	$118.00	$826	—
700–748	722	107	95.00–117.00	$107.84	$779	-0.46
760	760	1	100.00	$100.00	$760	-5.78
750–790	767	40	90.00–111.00	$105.22	$807	-0.56
800–848	821	15	89.00–120.00	$98.47	$808	+0.79
850–882	862	11	89.00–116.00	$97.02	$836	-1.83
867 fancy	867	2	102.00	$102.00	$884	—
900–930	913	7	75.00–93.00	$86.07	$786	-2.41
950–975	956	4	80.00–90.00	$87.45	$836	+5.14
1085	1085	1	60.00	$60.00	$651	—
1095 fancy	1095	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,172	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	226	7	133.00–155.00	$136.20	$308	-3.87
305–345	321	11	114.00–148.00	$135.49	$435	-0.70
350–395	376	18	121.00–158.00	$139.28	$524	+4.14
400–437	422	27	100.00–150.00	$127.35	$537	-5.34
450–495	474	35	108.00–141.50	$127.70	$605	-0.40
500–546	528	50	100.00–130.00	$118.49	$626	+0.57
550–595	578	35	102.00–126.00	$115.63	$668	-0.63
600–646	626	47	90.00–118.00	$107.39	$672	+0.09
650–695	665	27	86.00–110.00	$105.51	$702	+0.64
710–745	725	6	88.00–110.00	$97.80	$709	-0.34
753–795	776	9	77.00–102.00	$91.15	$707	-5.35
800–841	831	7	75.00–104.00	$91.19	$758	-0.42
855–891	883	7	79.00–90.00	$83.01	$733	-1.13
925–945	933	3	77.00–85.00	$80.64	$752	-7.76

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	122.50	$122.50	$392	+25.50
405	405	1	112.00	$112.00	$454	+0.69
465	465	1	110.00	$110.00	$512	+6.31
510–540	527	7	99.00–114.00	$106.87	$563	-5.17
565–570	568	2	109.00–110.00	$109.50	$622	-4.04
615–632	624	4	99.00–103.00	$100.97	$630	+0.97
670	670	1	87.00	$87.00	$583	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	121.00	$121.00	$430	—
595	595	1	115.00	$115.00	$684	-5.00
665	665	1	116.00	$116.00	$771	—
725	725	1	95.00	$95.00	$689	—
820	820	1	85.00	$85.00	$697	±0.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	127.00	$127.00	$559	-7.00
535	535	1	121.00	$121.00	$647	—
720	720	1	106.00	$106.00	$763	±0.00
995	995	1	85.00	$85.00	$846	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—
1250	1250	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	975.00	$975.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	138.00	$138.00	$621	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1520	1248	80-85%	81	31.50–51.00	$41.90	$523	-2.19
810–1840	1251	80-85%	312	40.00–60.00	$50.42	$631	-0.73
1055–1685	1273	80-85%	85	47.00–70.00	$57.94	$738	+0.74
1315	1315	80-85%	1	33.50	$33.50	$441	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1195	950	85-90%	4	15.00–30.00	$24.32	$231	+2.17
705–1410	1023	85-90%	102	21.00–47.00	$36.72	$376	-15.41
835–1345	1034	85-90%	45	45.00–74.00	$52.03	$538	-0.10
750–1625	1067	85-90%	177	30.00–54.50	$43.62	$465	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2110	1505	75-80%	141	46.00–57.50	$52.10	$784	-4.83
1165–1900	1539	75-80%	18	37.00–51.00	$46.77	$720	-5.65
1100–2015	1554	75-80%	80	50.00–66.00	$57.94	$900	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2200	1482	31	54.50–81.00	$71.31	$1,057	—
1680	1680	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,613	—
1054–2530	1706	112	70.00–96.00	$85.13	$1,452	—
1495–2340	1838	37	83.50–106.00	$95.85	$1,762	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1000	943	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	68.00–69.00	$68.53	$646
795–1210	1056	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	55.00–82.00	$64.37	$680
1065–1395	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	58.00–73.00	$63.91	$757

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	610.00	$610.00
1090–1435	1251	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	660.00–735.00	$708.07
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00
1245–1292	1276	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	735.00	$735.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–868	767	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	540.00–610.00	$565.02

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
1105	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00
885–1430	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	580.00–1,250.00	$1,010.43
920–1365	1129	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	600.00–950.00	$775.24
1130	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	675.00	$675.00
940–1410	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	540.00–830.00	$694.70
1020–1255	1161	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	500.00–775.00	$615.53
790–1400	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	500.00–1,185.00	$971.30
810–1455	1188	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	450.00–1,110.00	$762.19
900–1680	1204	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	485.00–1,225.00	$873.38
907–1895	1204	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	750.00–1,100.00	$889.69
810–1570	1211	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	500.00–940.00	$669.89
1050–1400	1249	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	810.00–1,350.00	$1,215.49
950–1485	1307	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	46	650.00–1,375.00	$1,121.98
1415	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00
910–1210	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–635.00	$630.71
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	720.00	$720.00
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	375.00	$375.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–995	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–670.00	$648.82
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1435	1435	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1075	920	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	660.00–900.00	$768.38
895–1005	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	740.00–960.00	$856.37
900–1000	950	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	710.00–820.00	$762.11
995	995	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	695.00	$695.00
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–785	747	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	720.00–740.00	$733.35
750	750	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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
715–775	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	730.00–825.00	$779.41	—
925	925	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	730.00	$730.00	-295.00
710–1305	1049	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	710.00–1,125.00	$979.06	—
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
850–1342	1117	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–1,175.00	$968.21	-241.79
1080–1285	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,510.00	$1,414.10	—
1125–1250	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,239.47	—
1095–1285	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,234.51	—
1060–1500	1229	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	900.00–1,475.00	$1,248.20	+200.71
985–1510	1246	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,075.00–1,575.00	$1,340.77	+177.93
1200–1280	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,059.04	+24.04
1290	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	+390.00
1325–1425	1375	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,244.55	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1365	1365	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	+450.00
1410	1410	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1525	1525	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1555	1555	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	60.00	$60.00	$231	-25.76
483–487	485	2	52.50–83.00	$67.69	$328	-15.74
578–597	593	9	84.00–87.00	$84.65	$502	+2.93
607–641	637	25	46.00–91.50	$89.21	$568	—
655	655	1	75.00	$75.00	$491	+1.87
704–738	709	13	76.00–87.00	$85.24	$604	+10.24
890	890	8	80.50	$80.50	$716	—

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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.