Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

19,995 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.03/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 672 lb · 865 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.76/cwt +2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 571 lb · 863 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.26/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 633 lb · 807 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	19,995	32,738	10,145
Feeder cattle	17,542	28,799	7,601
Slaughter cattle	1,793	2,912	1,802
Replacement cattle	660	1,027	742

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230 fancy	220	2	200.00	$200.00	$440	+8.05
210–245	224	8	162.00–187.50	$176.10	$394	-10.72
250–295	279	28	147.00–187.50	$170.08	$475	+2.82
280 fancy	280	1	170.00	$170.00	$476	-11.00
285 value added	285	1	175.00	$175.00	$499	-5.98
305–349	324	53	140.00–195.00	$169.43	$549	-3.70
305–345 fancy	333	10	194.00–210.00	$197.32	$657	+3.79
333–347 value added	339	5	179.00–182.00	$180.77	$613	+2.38
350–396 fancy	374	11	169.50–212.00	$183.73	$687	+0.57
350–397	378	128	141.00–200.00	$172.20	$651	-0.39
370–395 value added	388	6	175.00–187.00	$181.93	$706	-3.19
400–425 fancy	415	31	163.00–191.00	$183.40	$761	+1.94
400–445 value added	418	40	154.00–186.00	$173.86	$727	+5.20
400–449	426	185	144.00–182.00	$165.17	$704	+1.46
454–495 fancy	467	32	160.00–173.00	$167.95	$784	-6.63
450–496 value added	472	74	153.00–180.00	$166.48	$786	-2.27
450–499	475	286	132.00–176.00	$161.19	$766	+2.37
500–535 fancy	509	9	160.00–165.50	$162.51	$827	-0.84
500–547	525	292	132.00–165.00	$152.99	$803	+2.05
500–548 value added	528	209	149.00–172.00	$164.58	$869	+3.55
550–582 value added	559	199	146.00–166.00	$152.84	$854	-1.88
560–572 fancy	566	6	159.00–161.50	$160.32	$907	+3.32
550–598	575	435	130.00–163.00	$149.12	$857	+1.21
600–648 value added	622	424	137.00–158.50	$150.75	$938	+4.22
600–646	623	311	120.00–154.50	$141.83	$884	+3.30
650–698	675	399	122.00–145.00	$136.25	$920	+0.40
650–695 value added	681	159	136.50–144.75	$142.05	$967	+4.27
700–746	721	346	112.00–136.00	$129.06	$931	+1.52
700–744 value added	728	427	125.00–139.70	$135.92	$989	+5.61
750–795 value added	768	194	119.50–135.00	$129.40	$994	+1.34
750–797	775	188	118.00–135.00	$124.91	$968	+0.66
775	775	1	100.00	$100.00	$775	-24.25
800–840 value added	816	124	110.00–132.00	$125.72	$1,026	+0.49
800–849	822	208	110.00–128.00	$119.87	$985	-0.56
867–894 value added	879	355	120.00–126.75	$123.36	$1,084	+0.34
850–896	880	151	106.00–125.10	$119.90	$1,055	+1.90
902–944 value added	920	235	120.00–126.30	$124.57	$1,146	+7.79
900–947	929	58	102.00–120.00	$116.75	$1,085	-0.31
952–995	958	29	100.00–119.75	$116.09	$1,112	+2.20
988 value added	988	157	120.80	$120.80	$1,194	+2.47
1010–1034	1025	14	91.00–112.00	$106.98	$1,097	-4.54
1050–1070	1065	4	97.00–107.50	$102.27	$1,089	-9.11
1100–1140	1120	2	95.00–104.00	$99.58	$1,115	-2.42
1155–1176	1169	10	103.50–105.00	$103.99	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	188.00	$188.00	$602	—
350–398	390	6	185.00–187.50	$185.37	$723	—
433–437	434	6	179.00–181.00	$180.33	$783	—
451–458	456	10	168.00–175.00	$170.08	$776	—
502–541	532	20	167.00–170.00	$169.48	$902	—
550–586	582	37	155.00–160.00	$157.67	$918	—
600–617	608	15	150.00–156.00	$153.16	$931	—
657–669	665	49	142.50–147.00	$145.55	$968	—
702–737	717	45	130.00–134.00	$131.54	$943	—
756–797	783	69	127.00–132.00	$128.49	$1,006	—
828–832	830	27	122.00–125.00	$123.33	$1,024	—
861–876	867	51	125.00	$125.00	$1,084	—
920–940	936	9	114.00–115.00	$114.78	$1,074	—
960	960	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	235	3	145.00–152.50	$149.79	$352	+24.79
255–285	279	7	130.00–179.00	$157.77	$440	+6.65
305–345	328	10	132.50–175.00	$150.39	$493	-4.79
355–395	377	12	130.00–176.00	$146.10	$551	-11.54
403–446	420	23	126.00–154.00	$142.99	$601	-5.40
450–495	465	59	111.00–160.00	$142.55	$663	-1.34
500–549	527	38	116.00–153.00	$136.35	$719	-0.91
550–596	576	71	109.00–145.00	$133.39	$768	-1.21
605–645	635	41	107.50–137.00	$128.16	$814	+1.05
650–697	666	29	108.50–131.00	$121.92	$812	-0.49
705–740	726	5	111.00–116.00	$114.17	$829	-5.35
750–795	772	27	107.00–118.00	$114.31	$882	-0.07
800–845	816	4	100.00–110.00	$107.41	$876	-8.86
865–895	877	6	106.00–112.00	$107.83	$946	-5.40
915–945	925	3	95.00–103.00	$99.34	$919	-5.66

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1103	1103	3	103.00	$103.00	$1,136	—
1431	1431	7	90.00	$90.00	$1,288	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	2	116.00	$116.00	$455	—
520	520	1	137.00	$137.00	$712	-8.00
630	630	1	132.00	$132.00	$832	+10.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	135.00	$135.00	$790	—
635	635	1	123.00	$123.00	$781	+15.00

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	2	115.00	$115.00	$521	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	115.00	$115.00	$518	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	161.00	$161.00	$282	—
205–245	231	12	127.50–186.00	$155.57	$359	+0.86
230–240 fancy	235	2	158.00–170.00	$164.13	$386	+8.54
250–295	274	33	127.00–189.00	$145.96	$400	-1.72
280–292 fancy	288	3	152.00–152.50	$152.34	$439	-7.66
307–335 value added	321	4	142.50–144.00	$143.28	$460	-0.94
300–347	328	154	131.00–168.00	$144.09	$473	-4.40
332–340 fancy	335	3	150.00	$150.00	$502	-25.26
357–380 value added	366	19	139.00–152.00	$143.67	$526	-1.80
350–399	377	253	122.00–162.00	$143.19	$540	-1.43
370–395 fancy	388	20	146.00–157.00	$152.62	$592	-1.93
400–448	427	328	117.00–170.00	$140.63	$600	+0.35
406–435 fancy	428	31	143.00–155.00	$146.09	$625	-0.41
400–446 value added	431	52	132.00–152.00	$140.97	$608	-3.78
450–495 value added	472	149	129.00–151.00	$142.26	$671	+2.99
450–499	474	456	120.00–149.00	$135.72	$643	-0.52
485	485	1	124.00	$124.00	$601	-12.24
500–548	523	518	116.00–141.00	$130.20	$681	-2.83
501–547 value added	524	198	125.00–145.00	$136.42	$715	+0.92
552–597 value added	569	358	124.00–140.50	$133.54	$760	+1.46
550–598	573	505	110.00–140.00	$128.79	$738	+1.77
600–649	629	421	107.00–132.00	$121.78	$766	-0.22
622–642	636	8	117.00–121.00	$120.01	$763	-1.99
601–649 value added	638	378	119.00–137.00	$133.52	$852	+4.77
665–670	668	6	117.00–122.00	$119.68	$799	+0.66
659–684 value added	669	538	122.00–136.25	$129.97	$869	+4.52
650–696	676	321	104.00–128.00	$119.54	$808	+0.52
700–730	712	10	105.00–115.00	$110.38	$786	-3.34
701–744 value added	714	331	116.50–125.50	$123.39	$881	+1.79
700–747	722	230	96.50–123.50	$112.95	$815	-0.77
752–766 value added	761	32	115.50–123.50	$119.13	$907	-1.22
750–799	774	92	99.00–121.00	$112.41	$870	+2.00
762–796	778	26	109.00–117.25	$114.31	$889	+3.90
800–837	820	62	97.00–118.00	$111.79	$917	+4.86
824–830 value added	825	6	119.50–121.00	$119.75	$988	+3.65
836	836	5	116.00	$116.00	$970	+9.07
852–864	861	7	111.00–114.00	$113.15	$974	+8.32
850–885	867	56	90.00–115.00	$110.04	$954	+10.86
864–894 value added	877	130	119.25–120.50	$119.94	$1,052	+8.94
900–945	927	5	91.00–107.00	$99.82	$925	+0.90
951–957	955	9	85.00–102.00	$96.36	$920	-0.98

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	129.00	$129.00	$310	+1.60
260–285	275	9	118.00–156.00	$139.37	$383	+10.79
305–340	320	28	117.50–140.00	$127.71	$409	-5.13
350–398	375	58	109.00–152.00	$129.96	$487	-1.33
400–446	434	46	106.00–142.00	$130.78	$568	+2.03
450–495	473	45	100.00–137.00	$123.93	$586	+0.51
500–548	527	62	101.00–135.00	$119.54	$630	-0.27
550–598	572	72	109.00–124.00	$117.37	$671	+1.52
600–645	622	25	89.00–129.00	$111.02	$691	-1.53
651–697	669	38	91.00–115.00	$105.24	$704	-0.17
700–740	719	11	95.00–110.00	$104.26	$750	+2.79
750–795	773	14	84.00–107.00	$95.73	$740	+0.56
800–835	820	20	81.00–102.00	$95.81	$786	+5.01
860–882	872	8	81.00–90.00	$86.36	$753	-0.01
920–945	931	4	77.00–85.00	$82.23	$766	-8.17
950	950	1	91.00	$91.00	$864	-14.83
1030	1030	1	86.00	$86.00	$886	+0.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267	267	2	170.00	$170.00	$454	—
315–330	323	4	159.00–161.00	$160.02	$517	—
351–369	361	11	163.00–167.00	$165.23	$596	—
435	435	7	164.00	$164.00	$713	—
455–493	475	28	140.00–145.00	$143.22	$680	—
507–547	532	20	140.00–146.00	$142.85	$760	—
551–570	556	34	137.00–141.00	$139.81	$777	—
602–648	625	47	129.00–132.00	$130.28	$814	—
667–698	683	66	122.00–128.00	$124.04	$847	—
707–748	725	53	120.00–124.00	$122.84	$891	—
781–788	785	6	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$922	—
802–806	803	37	118.00–120.00	$119.62	$961	—
923	923	4	107.00	$107.00	$988	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	122.50	$122.50	$459	—
415	415	1	125.00	$125.00	$519	—
500	500	2	123.00	$123.00	$615	-2.00
615	615	2	98.00	$98.00	$603	-18.00
745	745	2	100.00	$100.00	$745	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578	578	2	129.00	$129.00	$746	+6.32
610	610	2	116.00	$116.00	$708	—
680	680	1	105.00	$105.00	$714	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	110.00	$110.00	$418	—
395	395	1	156.00	$156.00	$616	—
470	470	1	103.00	$103.00	$484	+3.00
510	510	1	125.00	$125.00	$638	+20.00
605	605	1	116.00	$116.00	$702	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	90.00	$90.00	$441	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	1	103.00	$103.00	$695	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
206 fancy	206	1	206.00	$206.00	$424	—
215–235	229	7	157.50–206.00	$186.27	$427	+15.38
250–295	273	18	147.00–206.00	$174.27	$476	+3.29
265–293 fancy	285	4	167.50–180.00	$175.83	$501	-24.17
300–320 fancy	307	3	177.00–199.00	$184.65	$567	+1.54
300–347	319	56	140.00–188.00	$163.88	$523	-8.22
350–398	373	152	140.00–200.00	$164.43	$613	-1.77
387–390 fancy	389	4	160.00–190.00	$174.94	$681	-10.48
403–424 fancy	411	14	161.00–180.00	$173.28	$712	-6.96
400–420 value added	412	3	160.00–181.00	$171.51	$707	+3.00
400–448	430	248	130.00–173.50	$157.87	$679	-1.08
463 fancy	463	6	170.00	$170.00	$787	+5.05
467–475 value added	470	3	153.00–154.00	$153.66	$722	-19.10
450–497	472	168	120.00–171.00	$153.97	$727	-0.89
500–505 value added	504	4	151.00–155.00	$151.99	$766	-5.76
502–535 fancy	511	13	152.00–157.00	$154.06	$787	-8.29
500–548	524	228	125.00–158.00	$144.41	$757	+0.87
570 value added	570	4	149.00	$149.00	$849	-0.65
550–597	574	200	122.00–154.50	$138.66	$796	+1.23
602 fancy	602	4	140.00	$140.00	$843	-0.74
600–645	625	110	115.00–141.00	$128.10	$801	+0.59
650–695	668	98	108.00–135.00	$123.96	$828	-0.15
700–745	721	59	100.00–124.00	$114.74	$827	+0.78
723 fancy	723	2	123.00	$123.00	$889	—
750–793	772	35	103.00–119.00	$110.10	$850	+0.74
801–846	825	41	93.00–113.00	$106.38	$878	+3.32
851–890	861	20	85.00–115.00	$96.35	$830	-0.58
900–940	923	15	84.00–98.00	$92.84	$857	-4.93
950–968	962	8	81.00–97.00	$87.62	$843	-1.05
1000–1025	1008	3	84.50–101.00	$90.59	$913	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	232	6	138.00–162.00	$146.69	$340	+13.20
250–295	274	8	126.00–161.00	$145.96	$400	-4.15
315–345	334	7	137.50–162.50	$145.82	$487	-2.39
355–395	373	18	120.00–161.00	$148.32	$553	+0.06
405–448	426	29	115.00–153.00	$140.43	$598	-2.75
450–497	474	43	107.00–146.00	$137.07	$650	+1.73
500–547	524	49	106.00–143.00	$127.45	$668	-3.26
550–590	575	18	108.00–141.00	$123.88	$712	+0.51
605–645	629	7	100.00–120.00	$111.36	$700	-0.88
664–695	672	16	103.50–116.00	$107.33	$721	-3.81
710–742	732	9	90.00–110.00	$103.97	$761	+1.25
755–770	760	5	99.00–115.00	$102.80	$781	+0.87
800–845	836	13	86.00–106.00	$99.02	$828	+7.51
880	880	1	97.00	$97.00	$854	+10.71
905–945	916	5	80.00–89.00	$81.81	$749	+1.41
950–995	961	10	64.00–88.00	$82.09	$789	-1.91
1010	1010	1	79.00	$79.00	$798	—
1067	1067	2	80.00	$80.00	$854	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	2	139.00	$139.00	$628	—
560	560	1	133.00	$133.00	$745	-1.01
680	680	1	122.00	$122.00	$830	-0.05
703	703	10	111.00	$111.00	$780	+1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1170	1090	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	975.00–1,160.00	$1,067.43	—
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1190–2020	1473	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	1,025.00–1,825.00	$1,406.08	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	147.00	$147.00	$603	—
525	525	1	121.00	$121.00	$635	-2.89

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	134.00	$134.00	$436	—
385	385	1	121.00	$121.00	$466	+21.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	80-85%	1	50.00	$50.00	$512	—
963–1485	1250	80-85%	66	40.00–56.00	$46.82	$585	-16.74
925–1770	1253	80-85%	366	38.00–65.50	$55.21	$692	-8.35
945–1749	1278	80-85%	164	50.50–72.50	$62.58	$800	-0.98

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–995	917	85-90%	3	24.50–25.50	$25.02	$229	—
695–1280	982	85-90%	98	28.00–52.00	$40.29	$396	-1.68
710–1500	1059	85-90%	64	47.00–64.00	$56.23	$595	+6.37
690–1730	1060	85-90%	170	33.00–60.00	$49.56	$525	-0.30

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1505	1394	75-80%	5	51.50–53.50	$52.39	$730	+1.34
1100–1980	1469	75-80%	150	50.00–64.50	$57.12	$839	+0.37
1100–2175	1520	75-80%	85	54.50–70.00	$61.91	$941	-0.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–2065	1546	63	55.00–83.50	$76.16	$1,177	—
1020–2545	1787	139	70.00–94.00	$86.12	$1,539	—
1400–2400	1866	47	80.00–101.00	$93.38	$1,742	-2.78

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–1100	922	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	65.00–70.00	$66.93	$617
730–1345	955	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	60.00–84.00	$72.82	$695
675–1265	1039	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	66.00–77.00	$70.19	$729
1340 fancy	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	73.00	$73.00	$978

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1320	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–825.00	$787.68

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00
715–815	765	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	280.00–320.00	$301.31
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–1045	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	55.00–58.00	$56.44	$567

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1105	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	825.00–1,075.00	$933.04
1025–1065	1051	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	530.00–650.00	$611.74
810–1240	1094	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	410.00–800.00	$670.96
825–1290	1109	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	700.00–890.00	$801.38
1020–1385	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	975.00–1,500.00	$1,293.62
1100–1235	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	800.00–875.00	$830.62
945–1475	1196	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	475.00–985.00	$879.19
765–1525	1199	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	600.00–1,125.00	$915.07
1000–1297	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	620.00–835.00	$746.91
942–1600	1224	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	83	700.00–1,150.00	$921.40
970–1510	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	825.00–1,200.00	$989.84
1040–1700	1303	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	810.00–1,250.00	$1,046.72

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1295–1315	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00–875.00	$774.23
1385–1435	1410	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	860.00–1,300.00	$1,083.90
1315–1470	1411	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	830.00–1,025.00	$955.29
1595	1595	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
845	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	325.00	$325.00
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	585.00	$585.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1050–1315	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$727.80

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	740.00	$740.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–920	860	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–900.00	$818.60
845–1315	963	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–1,225.00	$978.08
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
1105	1105	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	580.00	$580.00
945	945	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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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
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00	+375.00
1045–1080	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,152.06	—
965–1190	1069	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,325.00	$1,235.31	—
1042–1165	1081	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,080.00–1,400.00	$1,266.09	—
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—
785–1250	1093	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	750.00–1,075.00	$970.11	—
1105	1105	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	-326.50
1075–1140	1108	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,350.00	$1,195.60	+109.10
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00	+61.75
1150	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1005–1295	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,100.00	$957.98	-134.71
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	+625.00
1000–1460	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,125.00–1,450.00	$1,351.23	+135.50
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	+159.27
1055–1500	1247	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	650.00–1,360.00	$1,057.46	-158.27
1045–1500	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,000.00–1,550.00	$1,232.40	+117.61
1060–1740	1337	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,085.00–1,350.00	$1,237.84	+158.81

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	925.00	$925.00	—
1260–1325	1282	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,332.77	—
1290–1295	1292	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00–1,270.00	$1,140.17	—
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
1315	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1485	1485	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690	690	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—
745	745	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	—
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–875	863	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,000.00	$974.64	—
1015	1015	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	3	126.00	$126.00	$369	+27.94
300	300	1	119.00	$119.00	$357	+13.82
353	353	4	116.00	$116.00	$409	+1.44
405–437	423	22	80.00–119.00	$109.81	$464	+8.55
485	485	3	107.00–114.00	$109.33	$530	-1.40
530–536	535	7	91.00–94.00	$93.58	$501	-9.86
541 value added	541	15	103.00	$103.00	$557	—
568	568	2	101.00	$101.00	$574	-2.39
615–647	627	9	83.00–110.00	$97.73	$613	-1.64
653–660	654	6	75.00–104.00	$99.12	$648	+7.09
715–745	735	4	74.00–82.00	$79.55	$585	-10.17
761–775	767	5	83.00–90.00	$87.17	$669	-5.73
835	835	1	77.00	$77.00	$643	-16.07
856	856	4	88.00	$88.00	$753	+6.75
935	935	1	70.00	$70.00	$654	-11.00

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–680	667	3	76.00–80.00	$77.36	$516	—
705	705	1	76.00	$76.00	$536	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1000	938	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,700.00	$1,560.00	—
1200–1250	1233	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,650.00–1,700.00	$1,666.22	—

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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.