Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

14,876 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.59/cwt +11.48 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 720 lb · 792 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.46/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 575 lb · 697 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.62/cwt +4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 818 lb · 684 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	14,876	15,865	18,098
Feeder cattle	12,703	13,524	15,449
Slaughter cattle	1,282	1,733	1,988
Replacement cattle	891	608	661

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher, and feeder heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with mostly moderate to good demand throughout the week. Buyers showed very good demand and interest for long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00-3.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–218	215	6	160.00–181.00	$170.66	$367	-1.15
250–290	275	8	160.00–180.00	$167.46	$461	+1.47
310–345 fancy	327	7	176.00–188.00	$180.11	$589	+7.24
305–345	329	28	142.00–181.00	$166.03	$546	-2.20
350–398	375	70	142.00–178.00	$164.41	$617	-4.61
362–395 fancy	378	14	169.00–187.50	$176.70	$668	+10.99
370–395 value added	382	14	165.00–177.50	$168.11	$642	-1.35
410–427 fancy	418	7	169.00–179.00	$172.21	$720	+17.21
400–448	422	103	140.00–179.00	$156.68	$661	+0.41
400–448 value added	425	32	157.50–185.00	$171.61	$729	+3.12
450–497	472	155	133.00–166.00	$152.34	$719	-0.40
450–493 value added	472	40	154.00–172.00	$161.91	$764	-0.53
460–488 fancy	482	13	158.00–161.50	$160.73	$775	—
500–545 value added	519	102	142.00–162.50	$156.74	$813	+4.49
500–549	524	218	130.00–154.00	$143.80	$754	+1.21
550–590 value added	567	39	130.00–156.00	$143.77	$815	-10.45
550–599	578	345	127.00–152.50	$139.22	$805	+8.22
600–648	620	266	118.00–145.00	$133.47	$828	+1.75
600–648 value added	625	325	129.00–142.00	$137.65	$860	+1.78
645	645	1	121.00	$121.00	$780	-10.72
650–698	672	378	110.00–146.00	$131.27	$882	+2.07
651–698 value added	674	199	127.50–140.50	$135.31	$912	+5.05
702–745 value added	721	283	124.50–134.50	$130.38	$940	-0.88
700–747	722	232	115.00–133.75	$127.71	$922	+5.85
750–799	772	215	114.00–127.00	$122.43	$945	+7.43
753–791 value added	775	374	115.00–133.80	$129.25	$1,002	+2.57
805	805	1	117.00	$117.00	$942	-1.37
803–845 value added	814	423	116.00–134.90	$131.31	$1,069	+3.06
800–838	824	199	110.00–132.50	$128.02	$1,055	+9.65
827 fancy	827	61	134.50	$134.50	$1,112	+4.50
852–891	864	51	109.00–125.50	$118.38	$1,023	+4.32
852–897 value added	866	205	107.00–131.25	$128.03	$1,109	+1.36
900–945	912	43	109.00–118.50	$116.83	$1,065	+2.92
900–931 value added	917	198	118.00–130.00	$123.78	$1,135	—
950–998	968	22	109.50–112.50	$110.42	$1,069	-1.72
961–989 value added	975	108	116.50–122.80	$119.70	$1,167	+9.70
1005 value added	1005	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,106	—
1000–1030	1018	10	98.50–109.50	$106.99	$1,089	+3.99
1075–1084	1083	7	102.00–104.50	$104.15	$1,128	+3.07
1100–1110	1105	2	101.00	$101.00	$1,116	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	276	4	135.00–168.00	$150.37	$415	+0.47
320–340	331	6	110.00–157.50	$135.64	$449	-12.27
355–395	384	5	125.00–150.00	$141.20	$542	-6.51
403–445	425	17	121.00–144.00	$130.99	$557	-9.08
450–495	477	10	100.00–150.50	$129.61	$618	-4.85
500–540	523	20	112.00–141.50	$129.10	$675	-0.86
551–595	570	28	110.00–136.00	$127.92	$729	+3.00
600–645	625	22	100.00–127.00	$119.56	$747	+0.23
660–692	679	16	104.00–120.00	$116.91	$794	+6.89
700–745	717	9	102.00–120.00	$111.34	$798	-2.37
758–795	776	13	90.00–115.00	$103.49	$803	-10.99
810–825	812	12	103.00–116.00	$113.82	$924	+16.11
863–895	871	4	95.00–112.00	$107.63	$937	+7.63
910–935	920	3	80.00–100.00	$91.58	$843	-14.56
965	965	1	90.00	$90.00	$868	-10.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
654	654	4	119.00	$119.00	$778	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–620	615	3	104.00–129.00	$113.99	$701	—
680	680	1	122.00	$122.00	$830	+3.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	107.50	$107.50	$452	—
630	630	1	111.00	$111.00	$699	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	118.00	$118.00	$738	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,065	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	5	135.00–170.00	$146.66	$345	+0.22
250–295	275	39	117.00–148.00	$135.85	$374	+1.55
260–290 fancy	275	2	140.00–143.00	$141.58	$389	-16.60
305–320 fancy	310	3	138.00–142.00	$140.00	$434	-9.21
300–348	328	46	120.00–149.00	$136.79	$449	+0.28
350–397	373	162	118.00–145.00	$135.40	$505	+1.84
355–398 fancy	382	8	132.50–136.00	$134.47	$514	-6.37
400–405 fancy	401	4	142.00–150.00	$144.02	$578	+11.76
405–440 value added	419	35	129.50–142.50	$135.13	$566	-0.43
400–448	425	242	119.00–145.50	$132.69	$564	+2.11
458–477 fancy	464	12	146.50–148.00	$147.49	$684	—
450–490 value added	468	62	128.00–142.00	$135.77	$635	-2.18
450–499	474	264	115.00–147.50	$128.81	$611	+1.72
505 fancy	505	2	129.00	$129.00	$651	—
500–542 value added	524	231	118.00–137.00	$133.62	$700	+5.63
500–547	529	275	110.00–135.00	$124.71	$660	+2.96
550–598	572	448	110.00–134.00	$123.03	$704	+4.05
550–597 value added	579	249	118.00–131.50	$127.03	$736	-0.28
600–648	625	299	101.00–125.00	$116.23	$726	-0.03
607–645	632	20	115.00–121.00	$117.29	$741	+1.03
630–645 value added	641	252	117.00–129.70	$126.53	$811	-8.06
650–698	672	198	98.00–125.00	$113.76	$764	+2.25
650–696 value added	681	403	116.50–129.75	$125.81	$857	+0.02
691	691	6	103.00	$103.00	$712	-8.51
695	695	4	117.00	$117.00	$813	+5.49
700–747 value added	719	621	104.00–127.90	$124.16	$893	+7.25
700–745	724	165	95.00–121.25	$112.27	$813	+3.85
707–735	725	6	110.00–113.00	$111.99	$812	+3.57
752–794 value added	766	115	108.00–126.00	$122.11	$935	+16.11
750–795	771	72	94.00–120.00	$107.79	$831	+0.96
753–796	776	22	109.00–118.00	$113.69	$882	+1.28
805–845	819	20	91.00–111.00	$95.69	$784	-5.54
834	834	10	115.00	$115.00	$959	+13.77
841 value added	841	3	110.50	$110.50	$929	-9.24
852	852	2	106.00	$106.00	$903	-3.03
854–886 value added	855	82	105.00–120.00	$119.43	$1,021	+4.93
855–880	870	17	84.00–107.00	$100.03	$870	+2.41
900–948	929	10	88.00–116.00	$102.50	$952	+6.50
952	952	2	98.00	$98.00	$933	+5.46
960–988	981	4	104.50–109.00	$105.60	$1,036	+13.06

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	+7.58
250–295	273	11	101.00–141.00	$127.87	$349	+1.50
310–345	327	13	120.00–131.00	$124.84	$408	+4.20
350–397	377	24	110.00–137.00	$125.84	$474	+3.22
400–445	425	38	100.00–126.00	$115.76	$492	-2.88
450–498	473	41	105.00–127.00	$116.11	$549	+1.65
500–547	529	31	90.00–120.00	$109.70	$580	-1.13
550–595	578	60	103.50–115.00	$109.07	$630	+1.78
603–645	618	22	90.00–110.00	$100.80	$623	-0.30
650–690	667	25	88.00–110.00	$101.44	$677	+3.87
700–732	717	8	80.00–107.00	$93.57	$671	-0.60
750–795	773	11	80.00–103.00	$90.95	$703	+4.83
805–840	818	7	79.00–86.00	$83.14	$680	-6.46
855–895	879	4	80.00–95.00	$87.01	$765	-2.52
910	910	1	80.00	$80.00	$728	—
950–975	963	2	80.00–82.00	$80.99	$780	-3.01

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	105.00	$105.00	$294	—
420	420	1	108.00	$108.00	$454	—
455–465	460	2	101.00–109.00	$104.96	$483	—
595	595	1	101.00	$101.00	$601	+10.67
615	615	1	81.00	$81.00	$498	-19.00
810	810	1	70.00	$70.00	$567	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	122.50	$122.50	$416	+2.50
480	480	1	123.00	$123.00	$590	+13.00
555	555	1	104.00	$104.00	$577	-10.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	2	118.00	$118.00	$614	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–175	173	2	196.00–200.00	$197.97	$342	—
217–230	221	3	167.50–188.00	$180.90	$400	+9.31
250–290	269	11	160.00–190.00	$171.60	$462	+12.50
260–295 fancy	278	2	169.00–188.00	$179.10	$498	—
300–345 fancy	327	12	167.50–179.00	$173.13	$566	—
300–348	328	33	145.00–181.00	$161.52	$530	-1.86
350–395	376	72	130.00–172.00	$158.23	$595	+1.57
377–392 fancy	386	12	166.00–179.00	$171.27	$661	-13.73
402–440 fancy	414	24	158.00–174.00	$166.91	$691	+0.60
415 value added	415	2	163.00–170.00	$166.50	$691	+5.36
400–448	432	110	126.00–180.00	$149.31	$645	+1.80
455–470 fancy	464	6	153.00–165.00	$156.51	$726	+7.36
450–497	478	121	127.00–161.00	$145.36	$695	+1.01
503 fancy	503	4	151.50	$151.50	$762	+5.79
500–545	523	165	110.00–151.00	$134.15	$702	+1.11
547 value added	547	4	148.00	$148.00	$810	—
550–598	575	150	118.00–143.00	$128.83	$741	+2.56
600–648	621	90	110.00–132.00	$120.65	$749	+2.50
610–640 fancy	624	10	124.00–130.00	$126.49	$789	—
650–698	673	70	101.00–121.00	$114.81	$773	+1.96
700–749	726	79	101.00–118.00	$110.34	$801	+2.50
750–790	762	27	92.00–118.00	$106.54	$812	+6.54
800–845	814	7	90.00–107.00	$100.21	$816	+1.74
850–897	871	14	88.00–102.00	$96.45	$840	-0.57
900–920	913	4	80.00–99.00	$90.79	$829	+4.72
950–985	968	2	86.00–108.00	$97.20	$941	+9.75
1065	1065	1	90.00	$90.00	$958	+30.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	130.00	$130.00	$306	-6.20
260–265	263	2	135.00–138.00	$136.51	$359	—
320–345	331	9	121.00–157.00	$133.57	$442	-1.92
350–390	369	25	112.50–149.00	$132.51	$489	-6.77
400–445	424	16	109.00–145.00	$123.05	$522	-4.30
450–495	469	18	110.00–140.00	$126.88	$595	-0.82
500–549	534	35	108.00–131.00	$122.32	$653	+3.83
550–597	574	36	90.00–128.00	$115.26	$662	-0.37
600–645	633	12	84.00–119.00	$105.39	$667	-2.00
665–690	681	5	91.00–112.50	$102.40	$697	-3.11
700–745	719	5	90.00–103.00	$97.58	$702	-0.22
750–795	778	9	86.00–101.00	$91.88	$715	+0.73
810	810	1	72.50	$72.50	$587	-18.69
915	915	3	85.00	$85.00	$778	+4.36
970–995	983	3	72.00–92.00	$82.69	$813	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	—	—	1	114.00	$114.00	$764	—
700–740	716	—	—	6	103.00–109.00	$106.64	$764	+0.64
760	760	—	—	3	106.00	$106.00	$806	—
906	906	—	—	8	100.00	$100.00	$906	—
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	82.00	$82.00	$931	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	413	2	122.00	$122.00	$504	+10.00
505–540	533	5	112.00–116.00	$113.38	$604	+6.51
550–580	562	3	105.00–110.00	$106.99	$601	-2.51
600	600	1	95.00	$95.00	$570	-5.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	158.00	$158.00	$608	+37.00
420–447	431	5	137.00–138.00	$137.42	$592	—
510	510	1	125.00	$125.00	$638	—
585	585	1	122.50	$122.50	$717	+7.50
705	705	1	105.00	$105.00	$740	+10.00
935	935	1	79.00	$79.00	$739	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
640	640	—	—	2	695.00	$695.00	—
1060–1345	1203	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,405.96	—
1000–1520	1330	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,050.00–1,600.00	$1,376.44	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	140.00	$140.00	$553	—
635	635	3	108.00	$108.00	$686	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1645	1229	80-85%	42	36.00–51.00	$45.29	$557	+3.39
910–1695	1235	80-85%	182	43.50–60.50	$53.44	$660	+11.54
1055–1855	1323	80-85%	128	48.00–68.00	$60.86	$805	+27.36

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1700	1359	75-80%	8	43.50–53.00	$48.86	$664	—
1100–1970	1475	75-80%	97	47.00–61.50	$54.86	$809	—
1040–2160	1522	75-80%	108	51.00–67.50	$60.22	$917	+8.12

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1115	980	85-90%	3	22.50–26.00	$24.57	$241	+0.25
780–1445	1017	85-90%	61	20.00–47.00	$37.50	$381	+0.78
840–1300	1047	85-90%	37	45.00–63.00	$53.83	$564	+1.80
710–1600	1055	85-90%	111	30.50–55.50	$46.39	$489	+2.77

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	65-75%	1	57.00	$57.00	$712	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–2550	1487	34	51.50–87.00	$71.51	$1,063	+0.20
1165–2350	1678	71	70.00–99.00	$87.25	$1,464	-8.75
1450–2370	1875	58	85.00–110.00	$99.57	$1,867	—

YG1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880	880	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	58.50	$58.50	$515
915–1240	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	62.00–86.00	$72.11	$775
1155–1270	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	69.50–76.00	$72.60	$881

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	500.00	$500.00
842	842	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	475.00	$475.00
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	460.00	$460.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
950–1300	1019	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	1,050.00–1,550.00	$1,425.99
750–1200	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	625.00–1,100.00	$896.04
850–1285	1054	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	510.00–1,575.00	$1,345.36
1020–1280	1108	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	650.00–760.00	$699.52
900–1520	1147	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	570.00–920.00	$776.71
1065–1250	1172	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–850.00	$793.24
860–1517	1189	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	300.00–935.00	$763.95
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,010.00	$1,010.00
1050–1595	1247	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	785.00–1,140.00	$986.67
1170–1375	1262	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	685.00–900.00	$796.47
877–1675	1277	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	97	685.00–1,295.00	$1,037.30
835–1600	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	88	625.00–1,200.00	$947.81
1090–1753 fancy	1308	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	47	1,275.00–1,450.00	$1,341.92
1200–1400	1309	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	875.00–950.00	$914.59
1278–1415 fancy	1312	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,345.22
1305–1420	1363	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	890.00–1,000.00	$942.68

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1415	1249	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	650.00–825.00	$783.25
1210–1350	1291	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	675.00–775.00	$730.61

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–745	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	510.00–575.00	$543.17
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	580.00	$580.00
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
1372	1372	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	680.00	$680.00
1405–1655	1530	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	915.00–925.00	$919.59

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
975–1225	1041	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	900.00–1,275.00	$1,115.58
920–1185	1053	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,050.00	$984.44
996–1360 fancy	1136	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	56	1,300.00–1,675.00	$1,460.96
895–1232	1138	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	820.00–1,275.00	$1,083.36

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–1025	873	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	650.00–975.00	$828.26
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
775–1040	932	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	750.00–850.00	$818.13

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–860	844	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	680.00–800.00	$771.73

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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
1100	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	780.00	$780.00	-188.21
1050–1200	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00–1,675.00	$1,568.33	+600.12
1105–1155	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,124.45	+156.24
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	+81.79
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	-214.10
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00	-204.10
1095–1220	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,015.49	-398.61
1000–1335	1238	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	660.00–975.00	$854.80	-485.97
1244	1244	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-340.77
1005–1490	1271	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,125.00–1,325.00	$1,275.56	+216.52
1200–1550	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,360.00–1,525.00	$1,453.00	+208.45
1460	1460	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1332–1480	1383	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	925.00–1,175.00	$1,041.94	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-50.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1290	1290	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1245	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	780.00	$780.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	71.00	$71.00	$160	—
325	325	3	79.00	$79.00	$257	—
360–365	363	2	72.50–80.00	$76.28	$277	+16.28
403–440	412	26	52.00–106.00	$91.78	$378	—
458–474	466	6	80.00	$80.00	$373	+12.31
510–525	514	8	87.00–98.50	$92.80	$477	—
560–597	573	12	80.00–95.00	$86.67	$497	+2.02
603–630	606	14	74.00–100.00	$97.38	$590	+8.17
668–675	670	3	66.00–77.00	$69.69	$467	-5.31
755–795	779	5	78.00–92.00	$84.09	$655	—
802–841	826	15	65.00–86.50	$79.83	$659	—
880	880	1	65.00	$65.00	$572	-15.50
900–919	919	53	70.00–95.00	$94.54	$869	—
995	995	49	98.80	$98.80	$983	—
1010 value added	1010	43	94.00	$94.00	$949	—
1255	1255	1	53.00	$53.00	$665	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	74.00	$74.00	$311	—
510–528	522	3	70.00–74.00	$72.70	$379	—
655–685	670	2	70.00–75.00	$72.44	$485	—

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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.