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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

32,738 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.35/cwt -2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 621 lb · 1,477 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.83/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 526 lb · 1,410 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.24/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 673 lb · 1,386 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 32,738 21,776 22,159
Feeder cattle 28,799 19,361 19,275
Slaughter cattle 2,912 1,828 2,086
Replacement cattle 1,027 587 798

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–226 fancy 222 6 190.00–203.00 $191.95 $426 —
210–245 239 7 170.00–195.00 $186.82 $446 +17.03
257–266 value added 265 15 177.00–200.00 $180.98 $480 —
250–296 275 46 145.00–192.50 $167.26 $460 -13.95
290 fancy 290 1 181.00 $181.00 $525 —
305–345 fancy 318 10 185.00–206.00 $193.53 $615 -10.15
300–345 325 83 154.00–210.00 $173.13 $563 -2.49
305–345 value added 326 22 170.00–200.00 $178.39 $582 —
350–397 value added 369 38 173.00–200.00 $185.12 $683 -1.91
350–396 376 203 150.00–189.00 $172.59 $649 -1.78
370–390 fancy 377 9 172.50–191.00 $183.16 $691 +4.32
400–448 424 271 140.00–187.00 $163.71 $694 -7.08
400–448 value added 424 206 156.00–185.00 $168.66 $715 -8.09
411–446 fancy 434 35 169.00–186.00 $181.46 $788 -4.70
455–485 fancy 464 30 160.00–181.00 $174.58 $810 -1.27
450–498 value added 471 144 156.00–184.00 $168.75 $795 -0.27
450–499 471 376 130.00–180.00 $158.82 $748 -3.55
505–535 fancy 525 20 161.00–166.00 $163.35 $858 -0.15
500–545 value added 527 433 150.00–172.00 $161.03 $849 -0.22
500–548 527 513 132.00–163.50 $150.94 $795 -2.38
558–573 fancy 568 13 157.00 $157.00 $892 -5.50
550–597 value added 569 255 146.50–164.50 $154.72 $880 +1.40
550–598 574 696 130.00–162.50 $147.91 $849 -1.36
600–645 value added 619 578 136.00–153.40 $146.53 $907 -1.05
600–648 626 574 121.00–155.50 $138.53 $867 -0.19
650–696 value added 672 279 126.00–145.50 $137.78 $926 +0.47
650–698 673 1,107 120.00–146.50 $135.85 $914 +2.30
700–749 725 512 114.00–143.00 $127.54 $925 +0.16
700–749 value added 727 464 123.00–136.50 $130.31 $947 -1.88
765 fancy 765 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,132 —
752–787 value added 772 340 123.00–131.00 $128.06 $989 +2.15
750–799 777 354 114.00–129.00 $124.25 $965 -1.32
790 790 1 114.00 $114.00 $901 -11.57
800–848 820 340 110.00–128.75 $120.43 $988 -0.69
801–846 value added 820 349 120.50–131.50 $125.23 $1,027 -1.65
850–897 872 194 109.00–123.00 $118.00 $1,029 +1.35
851–894 value added 879 432 115.00–125.90 $123.02 $1,081 -0.82
900–942 916 109 105.00–124.00 $117.06 $1,072 +3.83
905–941 value added 929 208 108.00–119.00 $116.78 $1,085 -6.11
960–986 974 25 105.50–118.00 $113.89 $1,109 +2.32
960–992 value added 986 74 114.00–120.00 $118.33 $1,167 —
1003–1049 1033 27 107.00–113.50 $111.52 $1,152 +3.51
1050–1095 1073 2 106.00–117.00 $111.38 $1,195 +3.38
1105 1105 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,127 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 125.00 $125.00 $294 -32.50
265–293 281 17 130.00–175.00 $151.12 $425 +8.24
300–340 319 21 145.00–172.00 $155.18 $495 +4.69
350–396 380 27 132.50–171.00 $157.64 $599 +2.16
400–445 425 49 123.00–166.00 $148.39 $631 -4.33
450–495 475 44 121.00–155.50 $143.89 $683 -4.20
500–546 527 61 100.00–150.00 $137.26 $723 -0.50
550–597 571 114 110.00–146.50 $134.60 $769 +0.51
600–647 626 58 114.00–137.50 $127.11 $796 -0.69
650–695 674 49 110.00–136.00 $122.41 $825 -1.86
700–740 727 58 95.00–125.50 $119.52 $869 +4.50
750–796 780 23 106.00–119.00 $114.38 $892 +0.49
802–847 831 28 101.00–119.50 $116.27 $966 +4.08
850–895 873 21 86.00–118.75 $113.23 $988 -0.79
915 915 1 105.00 $105.00 $961 +8.60
955–980 965 10 91.00–110.00 $104.88 $1,012 +4.45
1120 1120 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,030 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 172.50 $172.50 $509 —
420 420 1 142.50 $142.50 $598 —
460–465 463 6 138.00–145.00 $142.15 $658 +2.15
515 515 1 145.00 $145.00 $747 —
555–580 568 2 130.00–135.00 $132.44 $752 -3.06
600–632 628 16 114.00–136.00 $121.38 $762 -3.62
665–680 673 2 124.00–129.00 $126.53 $852 —
702–715 706 3 120.00–123.00 $121.99 $861 +0.99
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 —
800–845 823 2 105.00–114.00 $109.38 $900 —
855–885 881 13 112.00–114.00 $113.85 $1,003 -4.15
925 925 1 101.00 $101.00 $934 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 4 138.00 $138.00 $709 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 138.00 $138.00 $745 -5.00
645 645 1 108.00 $108.00 $697 -28.00
655–670 663 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $865 +6.51
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,228 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 100.00 $100.00 $610 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 222 30 137.00–185.00 $154.71 $343 +8.05
210–235 fancy 225 8 149.00–182.00 $155.59 $350 +1.00
260 fancy 260 1 160.00 $160.00 $416 +5.94
250–298 278 104 130.00–170.00 $147.68 $411 +3.41
300–345 value added 324 38 139.00–152.00 $144.22 $467 —
300–347 330 181 125.00–177.00 $148.49 $490 +0.88
337–345 fancy 339 8 153.00–182.00 $175.26 $594 +28.71
355–365 fancy 359 7 149.00–170.00 $154.55 $555 -0.32
350–395 value added 375 85 138.00–160.00 $145.47 $546 +1.02
350–398 378 417 122.00–159.00 $144.62 $547 +0.44
400–447 value added 425 212 135.00–155.00 $144.75 $615 -1.15
400–441 fancy 426 8 145.00–147.00 $146.50 $624 -2.73
400–448 429 565 119.00–154.50 $140.28 $602 -2.41
450–470 fancy 457 5 144.00–163.00 $148.58 $679 —
450–498 value added 470 106 133.00–151.50 $139.27 $655 -4.54
450–499 476 822 120.00–150.00 $136.24 $649 -1.36
523 fancy 523 3 134.00 $134.00 $701 -17.00
500–549 value added 525 457 125.00–152.00 $135.50 $711 -1.14
500–548 526 950 115.00–149.00 $133.03 $700 -0.21
551 fancy 551 8 133.00–134.00 $133.50 $736 -3.50
550–599 value added 572 232 125.00–136.00 $132.08 $755 +0.66
550–599 573 725 114.00–141.00 $127.02 $728 -1.71
600–649 value added 619 734 119.00–135.20 $128.75 $797 -1.85
600–648 623 743 105.00–132.00 $122.00 $760 +0.04
650–698 674 557 99.00–130.00 $119.02 $802 +0.70
650–695 value added 681 735 115.10–133.60 $125.45 $854 -3.24
700–743 value added 713 312 110.00–126.10 $121.60 $867 -1.01
700–747 724 300 79.00–122.00 $113.72 $823 +0.74
700–742 736 89 108.00–118.00 $116.62 $858 +2.85
750–789 value added 762 149 99.00–124.00 $120.35 $917 +0.99
765–768 768 51 108.50–121.00 $118.28 $908 +4.52
750–797 772 166 99.00–121.50 $110.41 $852 -3.35
800–825 806 13 94.00–109.00 $101.08 $815 -10.96
815–821 value added 815 75 109.00–116.50 $116.10 $946 -1.62
800–847 820 57 95.00–114.50 $106.93 $877 -5.11
851 value added 851 5 111.00 $111.00 $945 —
854–875 863 24 90.00–106.00 $104.83 $905 +1.43
852–896 871 39 88.00–116.00 $99.18 $864 -1.79
913 913 4 98.00 $98.00 $895 +8.19
905–942 919 25 71.00–106.00 $98.92 $909 +9.11
950–990 968 13 85.00–106.00 $97.34 $942 +5.34
985–998 997 13 94.00–101.00 $97.23 $969 +5.23
1000 1000 2 95.00 $95.00 $950 +4.00
1380 1380 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 232 7 120.00–135.00 $127.40 $296 +0.40
260–297 283 22 120.00–141.00 $128.58 $364 +7.92
300–348 327 41 101.00–143.00 $132.84 $434 +0.58
350–396 374 69 110.00–151.00 $131.29 $491 +3.17
400–445 424 80 109.00–138.00 $128.75 $546 -2.98
440 value added 440 21 131.00 $131.00 $576 —
450–497 470 93 87.50–137.00 $123.42 $580 -1.79
500–548 529 130 100.00–130.00 $119.81 $634 -0.10
550–595 576 98 94.00–128.00 $115.85 $667 -2.48
604–649 627 157 88.00–117.00 $112.55 $706 +2.14
650–695 671 101 84.00–118.50 $105.41 $707 -2.35
705–748 724 59 80.00–116.50 $101.47 $735 -0.42
750–796 773 31 75.00–110.00 $95.17 $736 -2.17
783 value added 783 20 116.75 $116.75 $914 —
805–840 825 17 79.00–95.50 $90.80 $749 -0.61
860–895 884 11 77.00–102.00 $86.37 $764 -9.13
900–935 913 9 82.00–96.00 $90.40 $825 +8.10
960–985 965 11 75.00–113.50 $105.83 $1,021 —
1005 1005 2 85.50 $85.50 $859 —
1065–1080 1070 3 82.00–86.00 $84.65 $906 -0.35
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 126.00 $126.00 $605 +23.00
505 505 3 125.00 $125.00 $631 —
514 value added 514 6 123.00 $123.00 $632 —
586 586 9 110.00 $110.00 $645 -14.00
625 625 1 116.00 $116.00 $725 —
685–692 691 5 110.00–113.00 $112.00 $774 —
770 770 1 93.00 $93.00 $716 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 131.00 $131.00 $491 —
485 485 3 124.50 $124.50 $604 —
530 530 1 122.00 $122.00 $647 +9.99
565–595 590 12 121.00–123.00 $122.68 $724 —
755 755 2 85.00 $85.00 $642 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,083 —
1052–1513 1421 10 98.00–101.00 $98.44 $1,399 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 130.00–141.00 $135.50 $481 +7.50
555–568 560 5 122.00–126.00 $124.38 $697 +6.99
607 607 2 90.00 $90.00 $546 —
775 775 1 87.00 $87.00 $674 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 110.00 $110.00 $368 —
465 465 1 100.00 $100.00 $465 -15.00
520 520 1 105.00 $105.00 $546 —
595 595 1 80.00 $80.00 $476 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 227 12 147.50–185.00 $170.89 $388 +1.73
265–285 fancy 275 3 200.00 $200.00 $550 —
250–297 282 60 150.00–200.00 $170.98 $482 +3.73
305–345 value added 322 3 175.00–185.00 $180.95 $583 —
300–348 324 102 140.00–210.00 $172.10 $558 +4.01
325–339 fancy 334 7 180.00–194.00 $183.11 $612 -0.76
350–390 fancy 371 9 172.50–200.00 $185.42 $688 +5.66
355–390 value added 371 7 173.00–181.00 $176.39 $654 —
350–398 373 246 143.00–191.00 $166.20 $620 -2.75
400–441 value added 421 30 158.00–184.00 $168.51 $709 —
400–447 429 295 134.00–181.00 $158.95 $682 -2.60
400–437 fancy 430 20 175.00–190.00 $180.24 $775 +5.62
450–465 value added 456 21 153.00–185.00 $172.76 $788 +9.29
455–467 fancy 462 4 160.00–170.00 $164.95 $762 —
450–498 471 342 133.00–177.00 $154.86 $729 +0.06
500–549 521 410 126.00–163.00 $143.54 $748 +2.21
502–547 value added 527 49 146.00–166.00 $157.75 $831 +6.95
535–547 fancy 541 6 160.00–165.00 $162.35 $878 +6.32
550–586 value added 567 18 148.00–154.00 $149.65 $849 +1.65
550–597 571 356 120.00–157.00 $137.43 $785 -2.35
550–594 fancy 583 8 145.00–151.00 $146.42 $854 -11.19
600–643 fancy 621 14 128.00–150.00 $140.74 $874 —
605–632 value added 622 9 132.00–135.00 $132.68 $825 -0.32
600–649 626 301 119.00–141.00 $127.51 $798 -3.75
652–660 value added 654 9 130.00–134.00 $133.10 $870 —
650–695 667 199 111.00–137.00 $124.11 $828 +0.63
700–745 718 184 96.00–127.00 $113.96 $818 +1.03
765 765 1 98.00 $98.00 $750 -13.42
750–797 773 85 99.00–118.00 $109.36 $845 -2.06
800–845 821 40 95.00–108.00 $103.06 $846 +0.22
850–895 867 37 88.00–105.00 $96.93 $840 -1.17
900–945 924 15 91.00–110.00 $97.77 $903 +4.42
955–985 962 11 73.00–102.00 $88.67 $853 +8.67
1150–1175 1163 2 84.00–85.00 $84.51 $983 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 236 8 124.00–152.50 $133.49 $315 +20.49
255–290 279 10 131.00–185.00 $150.11 $419 +12.61
305–345 330 26 126.00–167.00 $148.21 $489 -4.12
350–395 375 37 134.00–168.00 $148.26 $556 -2.17
400–447 428 47 120.00–169.00 $143.18 $613 +0.09
450–497 479 79 110.00–151.00 $135.34 $648 -2.40
500–546 529 94 110.00–143.00 $130.71 $691 +2.70
550–599 577 74 101.00–135.00 $123.37 $712 -3.11
600–645 630 40 90.00–121.00 $112.24 $707 -4.77
650–695 673 32 100.00–120.00 $111.14 $748 +0.76
700–745 721 12 80.00–110.00 $102.72 $741 +0.84
750–790 773 17 89.00–111.00 $101.93 $788 +8.67
800–845 818 9 85.00–108.00 $91.51 $749 -6.64
850–895 866 11 71.00–97.00 $86.29 $747 +1.04
910–945 929 5 80.00–81.00 $80.40 $747 -16.38
955 955 1 84.00 $84.00 $802 +2.02
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 133.00–150.00 $141.44 $485 —
525–545 535 5 102.00–143.00 $123.83 $662 -15.17
580–585 583 3 132.00–135.00 $134.01 $781 —
645 645 3 104.00 $104.00 $671 —
655–677 669 5 109.00–128.00 $122.05 $817 —
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 +1.00
780–790 785 2 93.00–103.00 $97.97 $769 —
935 935 1 98.00 $98.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985–1165 1052 (<2 yrs)N/A 5 870.00–1,175.00 $1,038.75 -60.06
905–1660 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 10 760.00–1,450.00 $1,112.98 —
1650–1945 1798 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 2 1,450.00–1,810.00 $1,644.77 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 100.00 $100.00 $380 —
400 400 2 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $504 —
475 475 1 126.00 $126.00 $598 —
545 545 3 121.00 $121.00 $659 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 145.00 $145.00 $326 —
380 380 1 145.00 $145.00 $551 —
525–545 535 2 118.00–130.00 $123.89 $663 —
625 625 2 90.00 $90.00 $562 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 90.00 $90.00 $657 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1600 1225 80-85% 100 35.00–55.50 $47.95 $587 -9.64
895–1845 1240 80-85% 540 38.00–65.00 $55.68 $690 -1.91
1010–1645 1274 80-85% 187 54.50–75.50 $63.56 $810 -1.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–1200 870 85-90% 12 13.00–30.00 $22.71 $198 —
600–1615 999 85-90% 144 24.00–54.00 $41.97 $419 -0.89
565–1400 1038 85-90% 106 45.00–66.00 $57.12 $593 +7.64
700–1720 1061 85-90% 268 32.00–60.50 $49.86 $529 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1730 1398 75-80% 21 46.00–55.50 $51.05 $714 —
1055–1925 1492 75-80% 221 48.50–65.00 $56.75 $847 -7.08
1100–1925 1509 75-80% 109 54.50–73.00 $62.36 $941 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–2320 1611 83 62.00–87.00 $78.57 $1,266 +1.84
1135–2480 1806 179 71.00–96.50 $87.25 $1,576 -13.15
1255–2295 1881 74 90.00–108.00 $96.16 $1,809 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
735–1215 992 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 62.00–89.00 $75.34 $747
900–1230 1024 (<2 yrs)Open 9 60.00–84.00 $70.03 $717
805–1155 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 64.00–71.00 $68.56 $734
1045–1150 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 66.00–70.00 $68.10 $748
1150–1165 fancy 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 79.00–85.00 $82.02 $950
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1275 1128 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 400.00–850.00 $723.99
1085–1195 1129 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 675.00–750.00 $707.86
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020–1320 1147 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 57.00–62.00 $59.49 $682
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–835 820 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 400.00–650.00 $522.71

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1450 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 810.00–910.00 $891.90
918–1265 1056 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 675.00–1,300.00 $947.69
765–1455 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 33 650.00–1,350.00 $963.20
900–1346 1134 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 775.00–975.00 $884.30
905–1810 1161 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 39 480.00–995.00 $692.08
880–1505 1166 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 43 580.00–1,200.00 $889.13
1175 1175 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
935–1600 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 20 480.00–925.00 $758.86
955–1560 1204 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 565.00–950.00 $795.44
1195–1215 1205 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–850.00 $825.21
1215 1215 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
860–1715 1221 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 47 540.00–1,100.00 $888.28
1000–1560 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 64 550.00–1,300.00 $851.27
1095–1535 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 640.00–975.00 $751.08
940–1600 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 780.00–1,200.00 $1,070.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1065–1365 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 610.00–785.00 $708.30
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1130–1405 1268 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 685.00–750.00 $721.03
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
885 885 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1000 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–910.00 $835.11

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
615 615 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 470.00 $470.00
685–750 718 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 500.00–585.00 $544.43
745–1000 884 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 610.00–950.00 $815.26
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
955–1140 1057 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 975.00–1,525.00 $1,251.66
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–820 740 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 400.00–625.00 $513.01
725–845 804 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 460.00–935.00 $816.34
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
880 880 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
930 930 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 -377.84
960–1195 1104 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,086.50 -288.50
1010–1300 1136 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 700.00–1,050.00 $878.25 -536.90
740–1390 1191 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 590.00–1,485.00 $1,092.69 -245.60
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 -289.15
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00 +70.85
960–1425 1227 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 840.00–1,625.00 $1,215.73 +26.58
957–1590 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 25 770.00–1,450.00 $1,114.79 +237.57
930–1660 1286 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 35 875.00–1,500.00 $1,176.97 +199.84
1295 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 +122.87
1000–1800 1349 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 15 900.00–1,450.00 $1,079.03 -89.70
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 600.00–625.00 $612.50 -392.58
1035–1530 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 885.00–950.00 $922.38 —
1150–1275 1213 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,197.42 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 -75.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 -225.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 610.00 $610.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
172 172 5 121.00 $121.00 $208 —
255–270 263 2 83.00–114.00 $98.06 $258 —
310–345 330 4 91.00–112.00 $105.18 $347 -3.82
368–395 381 67 106.00–115.00 $114.56 $436 +18.12
400–435 414 9 60.00–115.00 $101.26 $419 -7.33
471–496 493 31 91.00–113.50 $110.73 $546 +7.06
500–525 521 14 101.00–107.00 $103.44 $539 +1.38
558–597 574 15 85.00–113.00 $103.39 $593 +11.65
602–640 622 13 92.00–108.50 $99.37 $618 +4.37
655–690 672 10 77.00–105.50 $92.03 $618 +11.02
705–745 724 14 72.00–97.00 $89.72 $650 +6.72
755–785 771 23 85.00–97.50 $92.90 $716 +5.90
808–842 821 15 86.00–95.00 $93.07 $764 +0.07
850–895 879 7 72.50–85.00 $81.25 $714 -14.29
915 915 2 81.00 $81.00 $741 —
1011–1048 1014 48 72.00–95.00 $93.02 $943 +7.45
1155 1155 23 85.25 $85.25 $985 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 86.00 $86.00 $404 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.