Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

21,776 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary report →

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.51/cwt -0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 625 lb · 1,312 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.87/cwt +2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 621 lb · 1,087 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $124.89/cwt -3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 827 lb · 988 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	21,776	21,549	13,644
Feeder cattle	19,361	18,003	11,460
Slaughter cattle	1,828	2,584	1,696
Replacement cattle	587	962	488

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
124	124	2	123.00	$123.00	$153	—
210–225	216	5	157.50–182.50	$169.79	$367	+4.86
255–295	273	22	171.00–205.00	$181.21	$495	+15.21
310–330 fancy	324	10	190.00–206.50	$203.68	$660	+15.40
305–342	328	47	150.00–199.00	$175.62	$576	+2.76
356–395 fancy	375	17	165.00–201.00	$178.84	$671	-15.18
350–397	377	103	143.00–200.00	$174.37	$657	+0.37
353–399 value added	381	72	180.00–201.00	$187.03	$713	—
401–435 fancy	408	13	172.00–197.50	$186.16	$760	+2.57
400–448	422	181	149.00–189.00	$170.79	$721	+5.45
400–444 value added	431	85	160.00–188.00	$176.75	$762	+1.33
450–488 fancy	469	22	165.00–179.00	$175.85	$825	+5.85
450–498 value added	474	91	159.00–182.00	$169.02	$801	+1.18
450–498	479	295	139.00–175.00	$162.37	$778	+2.23
500–549 value added	523	263	149.00–177.00	$161.25	$843	+0.82
500–548	529	378	132.00–171.00	$153.32	$811	+3.74
536 fancy	536	4	163.50	$163.50	$876	+2.15
553 fancy	553	3	162.50	$162.50	$899	—
550–598	575	364	130.00–166.00	$149.27	$858	+1.61
550–599 value added	575	284	143.50–162.00	$153.32	$882	-3.24
602–640 fancy	612	13	132.00–159.00	$156.52	$958	+3.52
600–649 value added	618	606	136.00–156.00	$147.58	$912	+2.15
600–648	624	468	120.00–153.00	$138.72	$866	-1.25
650–698	673	323	119.50–147.00	$133.55	$899	-2.35
652–695 value added	673	564	132.00–144.00	$137.31	$924	-6.75
700–748 value added	722	425	125.00–136.00	$132.19	$954	-1.06
700–748	724	338	114.00–135.00	$127.38	$922	-0.56
754–797 value added	775	347	119.00–134.50	$125.91	$976	-7.62
750–798	776	348	115.00–135.00	$125.57	$974	-1.07
800–849 value added	826	646	120.00–134.25	$126.88	$1,048	-2.32
800–847	828	342	108.00–133.00	$121.12	$1,003	-4.02
850–897	868	177	106.00–123.00	$117.81	$1,023	-3.95
859–884 value added	868	232	121.25–127.20	$123.84	$1,075	-1.73
864–881	872	17	116.00–118.00	$116.65	$1,017	-5.11
900–945	916	64	106.00–121.00	$113.23	$1,037	-0.62
913–928 value added	925	75	116.25–124.80	$122.89	$1,137	+0.99
950–985	968	18	101.00–116.50	$111.57	$1,080	-1.93
1000–1010	1008	5	104.00–114.00	$108.01	$1,089	+2.57
1070	1070	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,156	+9.43
1114	1114	10	99.00	$99.00	$1,103	+2.78
1205–1235	1220	2	103.50–107.50	$105.52	$1,287	—
1275	1275	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,211	—
1420	1420	1	95.50	$95.50	$1,356	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	157.50	$157.50	$331	—
250–270	261	4	136.00–155.00	$142.88	$373	+3.70
300–340	327	7	140.00–160.00	$150.49	$492	+15.45
350–395	370	12	132.00–170.00	$155.48	$575	+14.15
400–445	426	22	120.00–168.00	$152.72	$651	+14.51
450–493	475	35	100.00–162.00	$148.09	$703	+10.95
503–545	525	31	121.00–149.00	$137.76	$723	+1.91
550–585	567	64	112.00–147.00	$134.09	$760	+1.99
600–645	618	17	111.00–154.00	$127.80	$790	-0.98
660–697	676	38	117.00–129.00	$124.27	$840	-3.67
700–745	721	21	106.00–119.00	$115.02	$829	+1.26
750–790	772	26	100.00–119.50	$113.89	$879	-5.41
802–845	823	28	104.00–117.00	$112.19	$923	-3.14
860–895	884	7	108.00–116.00	$114.02	$1,008	+3.74
902–943	933	8	90.00–111.00	$96.40	$899	-2.60
955–980	972	3	89.00–106.00	$100.43	$976	+4.04
1026	1026	11	102.00	$102.00	$1,047	—
1070–1075	1073	2	89.00–100.00	$94.49	$1,014	—
1275	1275	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,084	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	140.00	$140.00	$693	—
579	579	7	135.50	$135.50	$785	-1.10
642–645	643	3	124.00–127.00	$125.00	$804	—
705	705	1	121.00	$121.00	$853	—
870	870	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	134.00	$134.00	$650	—
535	535	1	143.00	$143.00	$765	—
602–645	616	3	136.00	$136.00	$838	—
685	685	1	124.00	$124.00	$849	—
740	740	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,021	—
875	875	1	103.50	$103.50	$906	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	126.00	$126.00	$510	—
562	562	4	132.00	$132.00	$742	-7.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1645	1465	4	86.00–95.00	$89.83	$1,316	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	129.00	$129.00	$522	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235 fancy	217	3	153.00–156.00	$154.59	$335	+2.65
210–245	234	17	121.00–157.50	$146.66	$343	-0.86
255–295	277	32	131.00–158.00	$144.27	$400	+1.68
282–295 fancy	286	3	152.00–158.00	$154.06	$441	+2.88
315–340 fancy	322	6	145.00–151.00	$146.55	$472	+5.07
300–347	325	98	130.00–165.00	$147.61	$480	+5.04
353–385 fancy	369	11	150.00–159.00	$154.87	$571	+7.82
350–398	375	240	122.00–160.00	$144.18	$541	+0.74
350–397 value added	376	10	139.00–148.00	$144.45	$543	-9.37
400–445 value added	425	101	135.00–151.00	$145.90	$620	-1.05
400–448	427	336	125.00–156.00	$142.69	$609	+3.80
412–448 fancy	439	27	140.00–153.00	$149.23	$655	+0.77
450–499 value added	471	176	131.00–150.00	$143.81	$677	+0.43
450–498	474	444	115.00–147.00	$137.60	$652	+1.43
475–498 fancy	496	14	145.00–151.00	$147.79	$733	—
500–548	523	495	115.00–144.50	$133.24	$697	+1.02
500–547 value added	525	423	127.00–150.50	$136.64	$717	+3.97
530 fancy	530	1	151.00	$151.00	$800	—
561 fancy	561	4	137.00	$137.00	$769	—
550–597	571	599	107.00–139.00	$128.73	$735	+2.41
550–599 value added	573	288	125.00–144.00	$131.42	$753	+1.88
600–646	624	456	108.00–135.00	$121.96	$761	+6.25
600–646 value added	625	843	120.00–136.60	$130.60	$816	-3.90
637–649	644	13	119.00–125.00	$121.59	$783	-3.04
650–696	670	350	105.00–131.00	$118.32	$793	+1.40
652–699 value added	675	623	120.25–134.25	$128.69	$869	+1.83
700–748	724	173	99.00–120.00	$112.98	$818	-1.13
702–745 value added	729	220	119.50–128.00	$122.61	$894	-3.56
700–745	732	18	111.00–123.00	$113.77	$833	-6.09
752–765	757	25	112.50–115.00	$113.26	$857	+2.30
750–790 value added	762	286	116.35–121.30	$119.36	$910	-3.52
750–799	768	193	100.00–123.00	$113.76	$874	+2.80
802–809 value added	806	36	112.00–122.25	$117.72	$949	+0.51
800–843	824	87	90.00–120.00	$112.04	$923	+1.70
824 fancy	824	67	124.90	$124.90	$1,029	—
825	825	2	107.50	$107.50	$887	-2.84
865–870	867	5	103.00–104.00	$103.40	$896	-2.64
850–897	868	37	91.00–111.50	$100.97	$876	-5.07
900–945	912	5	88.00–96.00	$89.81	$819	-19.33
919 value added	919	20	117.25	$117.25	$1,078	—
920–945	933	2	94.00–100.00	$96.96	$905	-0.36
941 fancy	941	61	115.00	$115.00	$1,082	—
994	994	8	92.00	$92.00	$914	-5.24
1017	1017	2	91.00	$91.00	$925	+3.00
1125	1125	2	95.00	$95.00	$1,069	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	217	5	103.00–140.00	$127.00	$276	-6.29
250–255	253	2	104.00–137.00	$120.66	$305	-14.06
300–347	323	25	116.00–149.00	$132.26	$427	+2.94
350–397	373	29	117.50–140.00	$128.12	$478	+0.75
400–445	428	53	90.00–145.00	$131.73	$564	+9.75
450–498	478	55	118.00–134.00	$125.21	$599	+5.21
500–545	530	37	100.00–126.00	$119.91	$636	+1.27
550–598	577	71	100.00–125.00	$118.33	$683	+6.78
600–645	627	30	92.00–119.00	$110.41	$692	-1.94
650–697	675	34	95.00–115.00	$107.76	$727	-1.32
700–745	723	37	81.00–109.00	$101.89	$737	-7.93
767–795	778	21	78.00–108.00	$97.34	$757	+4.70
805–830	818	12	81.00–111.00	$91.41	$748	-4.74
883	883	4	95.50	$95.50	$843	+0.83
915–935	923	3	74.00–95.00	$82.30	$760	-2.70
1050	1050	1	85.00	$85.00	$892	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	128.00	$128.00	$467	—
510–535	526	6	120.00–140.00	$123.91	$652	—
578–595	584	5	115.00–118.00	$117.39	$686	-15.01
675	675	1	102.00	$102.00	$688	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	103.00	$103.00	$474	—
590	590	2	124.00	$124.00	$732	—
710	710	3	115.00	$115.00	$816	+25.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
517–520	519	4	110.00–114.00	$112.01	$581	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	114.00	$114.00	$502	—
460	460	1	115.00	$115.00	$529	+24.00
495	495	1	77.50	$77.50	$384	-13.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1405	1338	2	73.00–83.00	$77.75	$1,040	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	128.00	$128.00	$838	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200	200	1	395.00	$395.00	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	$288	—
215 fancy	215	—	—	1	193.00	$193.00	$415	+18.00
235–247	244	—	—	6	165.00–174.00	$169.16	$413	+8.92
250–295	279	—	—	18	155.00–185.00	$167.25	$467	+9.83
300–345	318	—	—	42	142.00–181.00	$168.09	$535	+10.11
332–345 fancy	336	—	—	8	171.00–196.00	$183.87	$618	-3.36
355–375 fancy	373	—	—	8	178.00–180.00	$179.76	$671	+2.73
350–395	374	—	—	126	151.00–191.00	$168.95	$632	+5.73
400–422 fancy	408	—	—	9	170.00–179.00	$174.62	$712	-4.69
400–447	428	—	—	120	126.00–187.50	$161.55	$691	+3.26
457 thin fleshed	457	—	—	2	161.00	$161.00	$736	—
450–498	475	—	—	214	139.00–170.00	$154.80	$735	-0.55
465–483 value added	480	—	—	6	161.00–168.00	$163.47	$785	—
514 thin fleshed	514	—	—	7	157.75	$157.75	$811	—
506–540 fancy	520	—	—	9	153.00–159.50	$156.03	$811	-3.10
500–548	525	—	—	179	126.00–160.00	$141.33	$742	-1.90
545–546 value added	546	—	—	5	150.00–151.00	$150.80	$823	-1.37
562 value added	562	—	—	2	148.00	$148.00	$832	-2.00
550–595	570	—	—	195	122.00–151.00	$139.78	$797	+4.20
570–575 fancy	574	—	—	5	150.00–159.50	$157.61	$905	+12.65
600–647	621	—	—	134	110.00–140.00	$131.26	$815	+5.57
643 value added	643	—	—	3	133.00	$133.00	$855	—
650–695	669	—	—	176	109.00–133.00	$123.48	$826	+2.43
700–745	720	—	—	77	101.00–123.00	$112.93	$813	-0.42
750–795	768	—	—	57	89.00–122.00	$111.42	$856	-0.85
811 value added	811	—	—	45	107.00	$107.00	$868	—
805–832	812	—	—	34	91.00–114.00	$102.84	$835	-8.24
862–890	872	—	—	8	94.00–105.00	$98.10	$855	+0.95
900–942	935	—	—	6	90.00–110.00	$93.35	$873	+6.70
990	990	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	$792	-9.70
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	91.00	$91.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	113.00	$113.00	$271	-30.53
295	295	3	120.00–150.00	$137.50	$406	+0.55
300–335	315	16	137.50–161.00	$152.33	$480	+11.01
355–395	380	24	124.00–166.00	$150.43	$572	+5.68
400–445	434	33	132.00–159.00	$143.09	$621	+10.41
450–497	476	47	95.00–149.00	$137.74	$656	+4.72
500–540	517	29	105.00–136.00	$128.01	$662	-1.78
550–595	574	35	110.00–138.00	$126.48	$726	+6.24
600–645	623	18	104.00–125.00	$117.01	$729	+9.39
660–690	675	10	105.00–114.00	$110.38	$745	+1.75
700–745	718	10	95.00–110.00	$101.88	$731	-3.67
765–790	780	4	86.00–104.00	$93.26	$727	-1.97
800–825	820	11	95.00–105.00	$98.15	$805	+8.15
875–890	886	7	76.00–99.00	$85.25	$755	-4.93
915–930	925	4	90.00–111.00	$96.78	$895	+15.76
955–970	963	2	80.00–84.00	$81.98	$789	—
1025–1040	1033	2	79.00–83.50	$81.23	$839	—
1065	1065	1	80.00	$80.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1100	1050	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,098.81	—
1260–1765	1454	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	1,110.00–1,725.00	$1,406.64	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	140.00	$140.00	$560	—
480	480	1	143.00	$143.00	$686	—
520	520	1	139.00	$139.00	$723	—
705	705	2	109.00	$109.00	$768	+8.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	1	87.50	$87.50	$766	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1775	1188	80-85%	68	35.00–59.50	$49.13	$584	—
815–2881	1248	80-85%	364	42.00–68.00	$57.59	$719	+4.71
990–1695	1284	80-85%	143	55.00–75.50	$65.46	$841	-3.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1435	994	85-90%	61	28.50–54.00	$42.86	$426	—
755–1305	1015	85-90%	50	50.00–71.00	$55.47	$563	+10.54
675–1680	1030	85-90%	148	35.50–61.00	$49.48	$510	-11.27
1200	1200	85-90%	1	13.50	$13.50	$162	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1555	1469	75-80%	5	45.00–57.00	$52.99	$778	—
1040–1940	1485	75-80%	137	50.50–67.50	$58.47	$868	—
1010–1925	1496	75-80%	99	58.00–71.00	$63.83	$955	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600	1600	65-75%	1	60.00	$60.00	$960	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–2460	1605	43	64.00–86.00	$76.73	$1,232	—
1135–2480	1763	136	75.00–99.00	$91.03	$1,605	—
1130–2505	1832	53	92.00–108.50	$100.40	$1,839	-2.51

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–1140	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	62.50–76.00	$70.19	$697
850–1250	1074	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	60.00–83.00	$70.96	$762
815–1620	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	68.00–84.00	$75.54	$893

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1212	1137	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	735.00–960.00	$841.84
1315	1315	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
945–1190	1064	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	62.00–68.00	$64.19	$683

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–960	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,112.43
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	765.00	$765.00
875–1290	1067	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	775.00–1,300.00	$1,032.91
920–1350	1102	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	550.00–1,150.00	$718.50
1045–1250	1131	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	600.00–810.00	$757.20
1130–1145	1138	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–860.00	$830.20
900–1535	1169	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	650.00–1,210.00	$935.85
1050–1370	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,235.00	$1,133.04
1220	1220	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00
1165–1255	1223	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	600.00–800.00	$761.90
920–1630	1227	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	760.00–950.00	$852.31
800–1500	1262	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	885.00–1,300.00	$1,135.12
995–1580	1317	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	650.00–1,275.00	$939.89
1030–1730	1356	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	800.00–1,350.00	$1,108.54
1390	1390	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	835.00	$835.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1305	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	835.00	$835.00
1400–1455	1418	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,149.35
1460	1460	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
975–1285	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–740.00	$701.17
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1565	1565	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	965.00	$965.00
975	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	585.00	$585.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00
915	915	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
745–1080	976	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00–950.00	$780.90
1030–1060	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–975.00	$925.72

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–900	860	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	660.00–710.00	$683.84

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
815	815	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795–1045	902	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	925.00–1,100.00	$986.31	—
955–1070	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,452.84	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	+108.20
1110	1110	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,035.00	$1,035.00	-231.80
975–1460	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	700.00–1,650.00	$1,415.15	+260.15
1160–1210	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,338.29	-133.96
1065–1755	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	810.00–1,525.00	$1,189.15	—
1120–1372	1267	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–910.00	$877.22	-697.78
1100–1370	1273	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	800.00–1,075.00	$977.13	-597.87
1060–1500	1324	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,025.00–1,350.00	$1,168.73	+58.71
1200–1500	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,322.22	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060–1300	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,050.00	$1,005.08	-113.62
1315	1315	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-475.00
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	-75.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	-275.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	835.00	$835.00	—

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	3	109.00	$109.00	$339	+28.00
392–395	394	4	80.00–113.00	$96.44	$380	+1.44
400–446	431	6	101.00–112.00	$108.59	$468	+25.59
452–484	474	19	100.00–109.50	$103.67	$491	+24.21
503–535	516	5	95.00–106.00	$102.06	$527	+14.06
550–581	570	11	70.00–109.50	$91.74	$523	-4.26
630	630	1	95.00	$95.00	$598	+18.00
665–670	667	3	80.00–83.00	$81.01	$540	-5.67
745	745	2	83.00	$83.00	$618	-12.75
765	765	1	87.00	$87.00	$666	+0.27
815	815	6	93.00	$93.00	$758	-4.78
853–889	883	78	84.00–96.50	$95.54	$844	+9.54
960–995	986	8	82.50–90.00	$84.89	$837	-8.19
1003–1047	1008	19	78.00–86.50	$85.57	$863	—
1100–1130	1115	2	69.00–72.00	$70.52	$786	—

↑ Back to top

Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1400	1205	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	775.00–1,010.00	$911.51	—

↑ Back to top

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.