Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

18,925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.43/cwt +7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 728 lb · 884 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.68/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 625 lb · 739 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.78/cwt +8.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 777 lb · 697 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	18,925	22,453	22,100
Feeder cattle	16,233	18,743	18,722
Slaughter cattle	1,881	2,356	2,886
Replacement cattle	811	1,354	492

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00-5.00 higher, with some instances of 5.00-7.00 higher. All classes of feeder cattle were in very good demand, with buyers showing the best interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with 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
195	195	1	215.00	$215.00	$419	—
200–245	225	16	170.00–210.00	$192.13	$432	+17.81
225 value added	225	1	200.00	$200.00	$450	—
242 fancy	242	2	202.50	$202.50	$490	+10.41
250–290	269	26	160.00–195.00	$179.68	$483	+13.08
277 value added	277	6	185.00	$185.00	$512	-5.00
305–325 value added	309	11	169.00–220.00	$197.00	$609	+16.21
300–341 fancy	318	9	176.00–206.00	$198.03	$630	-2.59
300–346	324	63	154.00–199.00	$174.72	$566	+3.42
370–375 fancy	373	2	177.00–185.00	$180.97	$675	-0.05
350–398	374	158	160.00–191.00	$174.36	$652	+2.86
350–395 value added	375	22	165.50–200.00	$186.70	$700	-2.45
400–445 value added	419	81	160.00–185.50	$170.88	$716	-4.95
400–445 fancy	419	32	171.00–190.00	$180.09	$755	-6.09
400–448	426	145	150.00–184.00	$168.47	$718	+1.08
450–497	469	321	145.00–181.00	$167.86	$787	+5.43
461–496 value added	478	56	163.00–184.00	$170.23	$814	+0.81
465–483 fancy	480	10	172.00–175.00	$174.31	$837	-7.08
500–540 fancy	511	14	157.00–169.00	$162.07	$828	+3.29
500–547 value added	523	143	155.00–182.00	$165.45	$865	+2.76
500–547	524	292	134.00–171.00	$157.99	$828	+3.64
550–596 value added	563	97	130.00–168.00	$158.23	$891	+0.60
557–568 fancy	563	42	155.00–167.00	$161.07	$907	—
550–598	575	398	134.00–171.00	$153.22	$881	+0.54
600–618 fancy	612	6	155.00–160.00	$156.63	$959	-0.37
600–648 value added	628	176	140.00–166.00	$151.33	$950	+2.38
600–648	628	486	128.00–158.00	$148.15	$930	+6.22
650–698	670	373	120.00–154.00	$139.96	$938	+0.36
650–698 value added	671	152	138.50–154.25	$146.42	$982	+2.50
700–748	723	251	122.00–145.00	$134.08	$969	+3.40
700–748 value added	730	633	130.00–151.00	$144.35	$1,054	+8.09
750–793	773	192	116.00–141.75	$133.85	$1,035	+7.00
752–798 value added	779	505	126.00–149.50	$140.65	$1,096	+7.31
806–830 value added	818	216	127.75–139.95	$135.14	$1,105	+3.67
800–838	820	123	103.00–130.00	$122.96	$1,008	-1.53
846 fancy	846	12	133.00	$133.00	$1,125	—
851–898	873	91	107.50–128.50	$121.14	$1,058	+1.14
861–896 value added	879	312	123.00–135.60	$131.61	$1,157	+1.59
885 fancy	885	60	132.75	$132.75	$1,175	—
900–941	918	62	106.00–123.00	$116.19	$1,067	-0.35
911–936 value added	925	119	123.45–127.85	$125.58	$1,162	-1.27
954–999 value added	972	146	115.00–128.10	$123.24	$1,198	+3.24
955–991	979	27	102.50–120.00	$113.31	$1,109	+1.82
1000–1035	1019	91	105.50–117.00	$112.19	$1,143	+12.19
1050–1059	1058	7	113.00–123.00	$114.42	$1,211	+15.25
1135	1135	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,180	—
1172	1172	4	109.00	$109.00	$1,277	+5.02

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	233	4	162.50–167.00	$163.59	$381	+14.58
250–295	273	2	151.00–194.00	$174.28	$476	+29.04
310–348	328	7	135.00–171.00	$156.96	$515	+2.92
350–385	371	12	137.50–171.00	$158.84	$589	+3.50
405–445	419	21	131.00–165.00	$152.64	$640	+4.21
455–497	475	40	108.00–164.00	$148.73	$706	+8.66
500–543	523	41	120.00–152.00	$141.34	$739	+8.64
550–595	574	32	100.00–148.00	$141.45	$812	+3.90
600–648	629	33	111.00–140.00	$130.03	$818	-1.81
650–695	678	15	101.00–138.00	$120.88	$820	-1.07
700–735	722	19	110.00–129.00	$119.79	$865	+3.09
750–799	790	13	108.50–121.00	$115.86	$915	+3.81
800–835	816	5	105.00–115.00	$108.36	$884	+1.58
860–895	875	4	100.00–112.00	$108.97	$953	+0.20
900–945	918	3	100.00–117.00	$105.62	$970	+9.26
990	990	1	96.00	$96.00	$950	-4.48
1005–1010	1007	3	89.00–106.00	$94.99	$957	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	4	164.00	$164.00	$622	—
445	445	5	150.00	$150.00	$668	—
515	515	3	133.00	$133.00	$685	-2.00
666–680	670	4	121.00–126.00	$124.73	$836	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	139.00	$139.00	$702	—
584	584	6	135.00	$135.00	$788	—
810	810	3	117.00	$117.00	$948	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1111	1111	3	103.00	$103.00	$1,144	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–195	188	2	185.00–203.00	$194.36	$365	—
200–230 fancy	221	5	160.00–205.00	$184.66	$408	+20.57
205–240	224	12	135.00–182.00	$156.38	$350	+1.45
255–277 value added	270	4	143.00–146.00	$144.26	$390	—
252–295	275	57	134.00–168.00	$151.91	$418	+0.54
300–348	324	139	130.00–168.00	$148.72	$482	+2.62
317–345 fancy	325	13	153.00–170.00	$155.62	$506	-7.82
300–345 value added	335	14	140.00–157.00	$147.69	$495	-2.33
350–385 fancy	375	27	153.00–172.00	$160.14	$601	+6.29
350–390 value added	378	16	144.00–156.00	$150.25	$568	+3.19
350–399	378	259	130.00–166.00	$152.06	$575	+5.20
400–425 fancy	416	34	146.00–165.00	$152.32	$634	+5.11
400–448	422	310	127.00–158.00	$145.77	$615	+6.48
400–447 value added	429	59	134.00–156.00	$145.54	$624	+1.24
450–498	470	524	125.00–156.00	$143.44	$674	+6.27
455–498 value added	482	49	133.00–153.00	$140.25	$676	-12.39
500–548	525	407	120.00–151.00	$134.93	$708	+3.41
510–541 fancy	526	8	135.00–143.00	$139.36	$733	—
500–545 value added	529	237	126.00–147.00	$141.68	$749	-1.02
555–595 value added	574	152	125.00–142.75	$137.06	$787	+2.96
550–599	575	408	118.00–146.00	$134.26	$772	+6.68
600–649 value added	624	336	120.00–139.30	$134.59	$840	+1.11
600–649	625	392	107.00–135.75	$125.38	$784	+2.62
633	633	11	133.00	$133.00	$842	+10.24
650–695	677	293	100.00–136.00	$124.27	$841	+3.77
650–695 value added	681	129	120.00–137.00	$129.20	$880	+1.85
665–691	683	23	117.00–122.00	$118.51	$809	-1.99
700–737	714	8	112.00–120.00	$116.08	$829	-0.41
700–749	721	121	100.00–128.00	$116.48	$840	-0.01
720–733 value added	727	319	118.00–129.50	$127.63	$928	+2.62
750–778	763	9	112.00–122.00	$116.82	$891	+5.14
766	766	13	124.00	$124.00	$950	+12.32
750–796	771	86	103.00–125.00	$112.84	$870	+1.16
796–798 value added	797	91	120.00–126.40	$124.72	$994	+5.79
805 value added	805	7	117.00	$117.00	$942	-3.29
800–840	821	4	110.00–112.00	$111.24	$913	+6.01
800–848	824	24	100.00–119.00	$111.97	$923	+6.74
851–891	867	39	94.00–112.00	$104.28	$904	-1.21
871	871	18	114.00	$114.00	$993	+8.51
886 value added	886	63	113.60	$113.60	$1,006	—
900–945	925	22	85.00–113.00	$106.09	$981	+2.48
954	954	5	92.00	$92.00	$878	+18.00
960–980	967	3	91.00–104.00	$99.61	$963	+25.61
1005	1005	1	91.00	$91.00	$915	-4.00
1057	1057	8	93.25	$93.25	$986	—
1110	1110	1	84.50	$84.50	$938	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	230	7	120.00–135.00	$131.40	$302	+0.17
260–295	282	8	124.00–149.00	$136.67	$385	-0.08
300–340	324	18	125.00–150.00	$136.82	$443	+2.25
350–395	376	39	114.00–149.00	$135.69	$510	+2.87
400–448	426	69	106.00–155.00	$130.78	$557	+4.14
450–492	471	49	100.00–139.00	$127.96	$603	+4.72
501–545	523	41	100.00–130.00	$121.79	$637	+0.34
550–598	577	65	105.00–129.00	$120.36	$694	+3.92
600–645	624	22	89.00–123.00	$104.67	$653	-3.31
655–696	676	45	92.00–118.00	$106.15	$718	+0.30
702–735	715	9	80.00–114.00	$98.51	$704	+0.81
755–795	776	8	90.00–108.00	$96.87	$752	+0.31
801–845	813	12	90.00–110.00	$102.03	$830	+13.10
860–890	875	2	82.00–89.00	$85.56	$749	-1.18
900	900	2	83.00–90.00	$86.50	$778	+0.84
1135–1145	1138	3	74.00–90.00	$84.64	$963	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	130.00	$130.00	$630	—
565	565	1	127.00	$127.00	$718	—
600	600	3	110.00	$110.00	$660	—
680	680	2	112.50	$112.50	$765	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	4	149.00	$149.00	$666	—
480	480	1	130.00	$130.00	$624	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	100.00	$100.00	$445	-2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190 fancy	190	—	—	1	219.00	$219.00	$416	—
195	195	—	—	1	209.00	$209.00	$408	+28.00
205–240	223	—	—	3	195.00–202.50	$199.70	$445	+34.17
230 fancy	230	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	$483	+16.71
255–285 fancy	262	—	—	6	184.00–210.00	$193.77	$508	+10.12
250–295	277	—	—	22	147.50–200.00	$178.17	$494	+4.01
302 value added	302	—	—	2	165.00	$165.00	$498	—
300–347	325	—	—	64	150.00–187.00	$172.24	$560	+4.15
341 fancy	341	—	—	4	170.00	$170.00	$580	—
355–395 fancy	364	—	—	13	171.00–203.00	$182.59	$665	—
350–397	373	—	—	178	142.00–194.00	$168.48	$628	+6.13
400–445	425	—	—	182	140.00–184.00	$161.44	$686	+2.20
425–433 value added	431	—	—	8	158.00–179.00	$173.82	$749	+12.60
410–447 fancy	436	—	—	24	172.00–185.00	$178.24	$777	+1.70
455–487 fancy	470	—	—	20	167.00–178.00	$173.68	$816	+3.08
450–496	473	—	—	231	131.00–173.00	$157.05	$743	+1.48
497 value added	497	—	—	2	164.00	$164.00	$815	+4.22
508–545 value added	518	—	—	9	156.00–170.00	$163.74	$848	+8.57
500–535 fancy	519	—	—	20	154.00–170.00	$158.45	$822	-5.88
500–546	523	—	—	176	130.00–166.00	$148.08	$774	+2.56
565 fancy	565	—	—	1	153.00	$153.00	$864	—
567 value added	567	—	—	4	154.00	$154.00	$873	+11.66
550–597	570	—	—	224	122.00–156.00	$142.81	$814	+2.98
600 fancy	600	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	-5.98
600–642 value added	618	—	—	13	132.00–140.00	$135.70	$839	+1.63
600–645	621	—	—	113	115.00–155.00	$135.73	$843	+5.50
650–680 value added	665	—	—	42	128.00–140.50	$138.05	$918	+8.48
650–698	674	—	—	117	119.00–136.00	$127.40	$859	+2.67
705 fancy	705	—	—	8	132.50	$132.50	$934	+11.50
715 value added	715	—	—	1	132.00	$132.00	$944	+10.12
700–748	724	—	—	81	94.00–132.00	$120.38	$872	+3.81
725	725	—	—	1	101.00	$101.00	$732	-15.57
757 value added	757	—	—	2	122.00	$122.00	$924	—
750–796	774	—	—	43	85.00–123.00	$109.66	$849	-2.89
800–845	823	—	—	20	94.00–116.00	$104.37	$859	-0.58
850–885	861	—	—	11	84.00–107.00	$102.23	$880	+2.31
1012	1012	—	—	2	78.00	$78.00	$789	-17.04
1080	1080	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,274	—
1095	1095	—	—	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,183	—
1100–1170	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	82.00–84.00	$82.97	$942	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	230	3	140.00–157.00	$148.41	$341	+10.91
295	295	2	147.50–170.00	$158.75	$468	+13.33
325–346	339	10	151.00–165.00	$154.73	$525	+1.56
370 value added	370	8	164.00	$164.00	$607	—
353–397	379	33	125.00–168.00	$156.77	$594	+5.58
401–440	420	23	130.00–168.00	$145.00	$609	+2.79
455–495	478	45	103.00–162.00	$144.12	$689	+4.16
500–548	519	34	110.00–147.00	$132.75	$689	-0.84
555–590	573	36	116.00–136.00	$129.18	$740	+3.74
600–639	622	14	117.00–126.00	$120.78	$751	+6.95
670–698	686	8	107.00–128.00	$115.92	$795	+3.69
714–745	724	12	90.00–109.00	$101.79	$737	-2.35
755–795	777	6	93.00–115.00	$104.15	$809	+7.69
830	830	1	91.00	$91.00	$755	-4.45
850–885	870	3	86.00–100.00	$91.03	$792	-2.60
910–920	918	5	89.00–95.00	$90.19	$828	+13.35
965–995	983	3	83.00–91.00	$88.05	$866	+18.05
1025–1030	1028	2	93.00–95.00	$94.00	$966	+12.00
1060	1060	1	79.00	$79.00	$837	+16.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1335	1228	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,070.00–1,150.00	$1,127.96	—
1105–1780	1367	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	10	1,000.00–1,720.00	$1,282.94	-6.52

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–580	570	3	132.00–136.00	$133.36	$760	—
610	610	1	125.00	$125.00	$762	—
735	735	1	122.00	$122.00	$897	—
830	830	1	100.00	$100.00	$830	-5.00
895	895	2	96.00	$96.00	$859	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	135.00	$135.00	$344	—
310	310	1	120.00	$120.00	$372	—
422	422	2	126.00	$126.00	$532	—
500	500	1	116.00	$116.00	$580	-3.00
565	565	1	122.00	$122.00	$689	+10.51
615	615	1	115.00	$115.00	$707	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	128.00	$128.00	$710	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1420	1420	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1500	1180	80-85%	44	30.00–58.00	$49.23	$581	+2.04
805–2100	1226	80-85%	290	32.00–69.50	$58.74	$720	+3.49
960–1725	1289	80-85%	184	50.00–80.00	$67.48	$870	+4.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1600	1409	75-80%	6	51.00–58.00	$54.17	$763	+2.32
980–1885	1430	75-80%	146	53.50–68.00	$60.75	$869	+8.90
950–1870	1488	75-80%	155	55.00–76.00	$67.07	$998	+9.54

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1165	892	85-90%	5	11.00–30.00	$23.24	$207	+6.03
740–1325	988	85-90%	71	29.00–57.00	$45.76	$452	+3.38
750–1700	1050	85-90%	140	32.50–64.00	$52.19	$548	+2.12
820–1570	1073	85-90%	62	50.00–70.00	$61.40	$659	+11.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
992–2245	1458	46	60.00–88.00	$79.02	$1,152	—
1095–2360	1728	121	72.00–98.00	$86.95	$1,502	+1.52
1195–2230	1814	55	82.00–110.00	$98.03	$1,778	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
605–1185	967	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	55.00–75.00	$64.87	$627
875–1120	968	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	65.00–85.00	$72.18	$699
960–1210	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	66.00–90.00	$77.02	$860
1145 fancy	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,099

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–930	794	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	500.00–800.00	$746.17
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00
955	955	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00
1010	1010	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	635.00	$635.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–975	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	62.00–64.00	$62.98	$603

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1235	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	700.00–1,225.00	$911.81
800–1295	1084	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	650.00–1,400.00	$1,027.77
1015–1250	1124	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	525.00–790.00	$662.09
885–1300	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	530.00–885.00	$700.89
1115–1240	1178	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–1,150.00	$912.04
910–1515	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	655.00–1,250.00	$961.43
960–1400	1191	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	690.00–900.00	$788.63
1155–1257	1231	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	735.00–1,025.00	$934.93
900–1650	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	61	710.00–1,125.00	$890.29
715–1528	1261	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	675.00–1,250.00	$1,010.88
1055–1670	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	635.00–1,250.00	$1,045.99
1255–1350	1303	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	660.00–720.00	$691.09
1405	1405	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
785–880	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	625.00–950.00	$780.99
865–935	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–900.00	$809.10
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
855–975	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	460.00–550.00	$502.05
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
960–968	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–1,050.00	$882.87
980	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1005–1020	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	600.00–800.00	$707.80
1025	1025	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1318	1318	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1340	1340	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1360	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1325–1515	1419	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	660.00–1,100.00	$905.02
1430	1430	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1435	1435	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
860–1310	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–825.00	$719.07
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1280	1280	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1025	879	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	510.00–1,075.00	$873.55
1065–1080	1073	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–950.00	$887.94

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635	635	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
780–800	790	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–710.00	$655.70
865–900	883	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$650.99
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
990	990	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–795	743	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–730.00	$692.83

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
755	755	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1085–1110	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–1,300.00	$969.21	+15.89
1080–1135	1108	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,400.00	$1,182.22	+142.22
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1015–1265	1154	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	775.00–1,175.00	$963.72	+53.08
1035–1500	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	925.00–1,575.00	$1,215.39	+304.75
1175–1250	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00–1,200.00	$1,153.61	+88.80
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	+340.00
1270	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	+40.00
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00	-210.00
1110–1350	1290	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,240.84	+55.84
1070–1690	1356	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	51	1,100.00–1,750.00	$1,442.58	—
1172–1526	1359	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,175.00–1,725.00	$1,524.28	—
1420	1420	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,395.00	$1,395.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	-170.85
700–850	794	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,000.00	$949.21	—
695–985	853	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	550.00–1,075.00	$779.15	-245.85
875–880	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00–1,475.00	$1,400.21	+375.21
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,490.00	$1,490.00	+290.00
910	910	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	-650.00
938	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,475.00	$1,475.00	+275.00
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	+365.46
1015	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	930.00	$930.00	—
1055–1415	1203	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–1,075.00	$996.14	-11.38

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1295	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	-295.00
1315	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	-200.00
1325	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	+250.00
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	-315.00
1327–1385	1346	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,375.00–1,500.00	$1,417.86	+92.86

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–337	326	7	87.00–111.00	$99.60	$325	+26.13
365	365	1	106.00	$106.00	$387	-9.11
400–428	421	12	85.00–109.00	$104.85	$441	-8.23
452–481	468	13	89.00–99.00	$92.21	$432	-12.35
508–522	512	7	91.00–96.00	$94.54	$484	-10.49
607–613	610	8	70.00–95.00	$82.56	$504	-25.84
733	733	2	75.00	$75.00	$550	-19.79
755–786	780	5	90.00–91.00	$90.81	$708	+3.80
862	862	2	87.00	$87.00	$750	±0.00
917–935	917	61	70.00–99.75	$99.25	$910	+14.39

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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
1000–1230	1055	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–2,000.00	$1,555.13	—

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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.