Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

24,338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.54/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 776 lb · 968 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.09/cwt +4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 522 lb · 963 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.10/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 573 lb · 824 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	24,338	18,925	14,275
Feeder cattle	21,463	16,233	12,362
Slaughter cattle	1,922	1,881	1,415
Replacement cattle	953	811	498

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 3.00-5.00 higher with good to very good demand. The best demand was noted for long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle with moderate or less flesh, as grazing season is fast approaching. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 2.00-3.00 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
205–245	224	23	177.50–212.50	$200.23	$449	+8.10
257 fancy	257	2	201.00	$201.00	$517	—
255–275 value added	265	2	185.00	$185.00	$490	±0.00
250–298	267	65	169.00–220.00	$194.51	$519	+14.83
305–340 value added	323	8	184.00–207.50	$192.27	$621	-4.73
300–347	324	101	161.00–209.00	$177.65	$576	+2.93
310–328 fancy	325	12	190.00–200.00	$190.89	$620	-7.14
350–397 value added	358	21	178.00–205.00	$193.42	$692	+6.72
350–392 fancy	370	17	176.00–210.00	$188.51	$697	+7.54
350–399	372	169	161.00–195.00	$178.65	$665	+4.29
405–440 fancy	417	15	171.00–194.00	$185.45	$773	+5.36
400–449	425	273	145.00–186.00	$171.75	$730	+3.28
400–445 value added	426	173	160.00–202.50	$183.07	$780	+12.19
450–495 value added	472	130	161.00–185.00	$174.52	$824	+4.29
450–498	473	361	147.00–188.00	$167.65	$793	-0.21
455–480 fancy	473	21	174.00–181.00	$177.27	$838	+2.96
495	495	1	125.00	$125.00	$619	-42.86
500–548	525	378	136.00–175.00	$159.83	$839	+1.84
501–548 value added	530	273	159.00–180.50	$171.98	$911	+6.53
515–548 fancy	535	28	156.00–169.50	$166.29	$890	+4.22
553–599 value added	568	294	155.00–179.00	$167.32	$950	+9.09
550–590 fancy	570	41	155.00–168.00	$163.12	$930	+2.05
550–599	576	489	138.00–170.50	$157.19	$905	+3.97
602–625 fancy	605	14	150.00–165.25	$163.08	$987	+6.45
600–647 value added	617	441	146.00–171.10	$162.10	$1,000	+10.77
600–649	624	322	125.00–162.50	$149.56	$933	+1.41
640	640	2	121.00	$121.00	$774	-27.15
650–697	677	331	121.00–156.00	$144.23	$976	+4.27
650–696 value added	679	371	139.00–162.00	$150.26	$1,020	+3.84
700–747 value added	716	506	133.00–157.50	$148.65	$1,064	+4.30
700–748	725	215	119.50–148.00	$133.87	$971	-0.21
750–798	771	260	118.50–149.00	$133.71	$1,031	-0.14
751–798 value added	778	708	130.50–148.20	$140.31	$1,092	-0.34
800–845	826	93	110.00–134.00	$125.88	$1,040	+2.92
802–849 value added	826	499	129.75–139.75	$135.52	$1,119	+0.38
836–842 fancy	842	54	135.20–137.50	$135.33	$1,139	+2.33
850–890	869	128	94.00–133.00	$127.77	$1,110	+6.63
867–881 fancy	876	250	134.00–136.95	$135.14	$1,184	+2.39
875–882 value added	879	242	130.00–135.95	$133.50	$1,173	+1.89
901–947 value added	923	139	127.50–130.00	$128.46	$1,186	+2.88
900–947	926	63	107.50–123.50	$118.91	$1,101	+2.72
950–995	967	28	100.00–123.00	$119.37	$1,154	+6.06
984 fancy	984	60	125.00	$125.00	$1,230	—
1010–1045	1021	21	90.00–117.50	$111.06	$1,134	-1.13
1052 value added	1052	51	119.50	$119.50	$1,257	—
1085–1095	1090	10	107.00–108.00	$107.50	$1,172	-6.92
1107–1135	1113	5	100.00–108.00	$106.37	$1,184	+2.37
1134 value added	1134	50	118.75	$118.75	$1,347	—
1265	1265	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,341	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	158.00	$158.00	$324	-5.59
295	295	1	182.50	$182.50	$538	+8.22
305–340	323	9	120.00–165.00	$146.56	$473	-10.40
360–390	371	4	146.00–160.00	$155.72	$578	-3.12
400–446	433	38	133.00–174.00	$147.30	$638	-5.34
450–496	479	26	127.50–162.00	$146.38	$701	-2.35
510–545	530	27	121.00–157.00	$139.53	$740	-1.81
550–599	575	54	112.00–153.00	$142.72	$821	+1.27
600–645	626	27	80.00–146.00	$132.62	$830	+2.59
650–690	673	19	115.00–139.00	$126.79	$853	+5.91
710–745	731	4	115.00–125.00	$120.95	$884	+1.16
753–795	773	13	115.00–123.00	$118.08	$913	+2.22
805–840	815	5	105.00–119.00	$114.44	$933	+6.08
880	880	1	109.50	$109.50	$964	+0.53
915–935	925	3	102.00–115.00	$107.01	$990	+1.39
960–990	980	3	94.00–105.00	$97.59	$956	+1.59
1021	1021	4	100.00	$100.00	$1,021	+5.01

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565 value added	565	1	159.00	$159.00	$898	—
600	600	1	129.00	$129.00	$774	—
655	655	1	126.00	$126.00	$825	—
727	727	2	123.00	$123.00	$894	—
775–795	785	2	118.00–125.00	$121.54	$954	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
628	628	1	124.00	$124.00	$779	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 value added	200	1	150.00	$150.00	$300	—
210–245	227	24	140.00–166.00	$156.49	$355	+0.11
220–245 fancy	232	8	160.00–200.00	$172.96	$401	-11.70
250–255 fancy	253	2	175.00–176.00	$175.50	$444	—
250–296	278	100	140.00–179.00	$155.26	$432	+3.35
250–292 value added	286	14	145.00–168.00	$166.50	$476	+22.24
300–345 value added	324	6	147.00–166.00	$156.00	$505	+8.31
300–347	327	178	134.00–176.00	$153.48	$502	+4.76
305–345 fancy	339	23	156.00–166.00	$164.48	$558	+8.86
360–380 fancy	364	17	149.00–162.00	$156.83	$571	-3.31
350–395 value added	372	100	141.00–176.00	$160.53	$597	+10.28
350–399	374	261	134.00–166.00	$152.85	$572	+0.79
405–445 fancy	418	16	147.00–151.00	$149.11	$623	-3.21
400–448 value added	424	160	135.00–167.00	$154.94	$657	+9.40
400–449	426	495	125.00–165.00	$150.18	$640	+4.41
455–465 fancy	459	9	146.00–164.00	$151.80	$697	—
450–498	475	526	115.00–162.00	$146.54	$696	+3.10
454–499 value added	481	242	137.00–162.00	$152.93	$736	+12.68
500–546 value added	521	259	133.00–156.00	$145.74	$759	+4.06
500–548	523	690	125.00–156.00	$140.81	$736	+5.88
505–535 fancy	525	14	135.00–140.00	$137.52	$722	-1.84
560 fancy	560	1	146.00	$146.00	$818	—
550–599	572	528	121.00–152.00	$135.10	$773	+0.84
550–599 value added	579	234	130.00–152.50	$139.56	$808	+2.50
604–648 value added	621	347	124.50–142.90	$137.36	$853	+2.77
600–649	623	293	111.00–138.00	$127.70	$796	+2.32
666	666	3	100.00	$100.00	$666	-24.27
650–698	674	293	110.00–137.00	$125.68	$847	+1.41
652–695 value added	681	374	128.00–140.00	$136.31	$928	+7.11
670–695	681	18	119.00–124.50	$122.06	$831	+3.55
700–745	720	210	101.00–138.00	$119.60	$861	+3.12
700–740 value added	721	491	120.00–139.00	$131.74	$950	+4.11
700–748	725	16	113.00–120.00	$117.21	$850	+0.73
760–762	762	7	118.00	$118.00	$899	+1.18
750–794 value added	766	165	121.00–131.75	$126.29	$967	+1.57
750–798	769	140	92.00–129.00	$117.47	$903	+4.63
805	805	2	111.00	$111.00	$894	-0.24
812 fancy	812	63	126.00	$126.00	$1,023	—
810–840 value added	813	81	115.00–124.75	$124.14	$1,009	+7.14
800–848	825	61	94.00–119.00	$111.74	$922	-0.23
852–889 value added	863	46	114.75–125.00	$119.01	$1,027	+5.41
850–895	871	43	92.00–123.00	$107.16	$933	-6.84
900–920	916	11	109.50–113.00	$111.96	$1,026	+5.87
900–937	922	25	90.00–107.50	$101.48	$936	-4.61
960–965	963	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$1,064	+10.89
952–978	966	10	94.00–116.00	$106.06	$1,025	+6.45
1000–1040	1031	5	97.00–103.00	$99.37	$1,025	+8.37

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	234	4	130.00–151.00	$141.65	$331	+10.25
250–285	262	9	130.00–143.00	$139.35	$365	+2.68
300–345	320	17	131.00–153.00	$136.33	$436	-0.49
350–395	375	52	120.00–149.00	$135.50	$508	-0.19
400–445	423	48	100.00–149.00	$133.55	$565	+2.77
450–498	474	51	112.50–142.00	$131.55	$624	+3.59
500–545	524	65	105.50–138.00	$124.56	$653	+2.77
550–595	581	64	107.00–133.00	$120.82	$702	+0.46
600–645	625	38	105.00–125.00	$113.25	$708	+8.58
650–695	677	38	92.00–120.00	$109.61	$742	+3.46
705–740	720	26	95.00–116.00	$108.24	$779	+9.73
750–798	785	11	89.00–113.00	$102.99	$808	+6.12
804–840	821	15	91.00–117.00	$101.45	$833	-0.58
850–895	873	2	89.00–109.00	$98.74	$862	+13.18
925	925	1	86.00	$86.00	$796	-0.50
1060	1060	1	91.00	$91.00	$965	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	130.00	$130.00	$416	—
470	470	1	129.00	$129.00	$606	—
552	552	4	114.00	$114.00	$629	—
625	625	1	113.00	$113.00	$706	—
707	707	2	103.00	$103.00	$728	—
780	780	1	101.00	$101.00	$788	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	2	143.00	$143.00	$568	—
580	580	3	122.50	$122.50	$710	-4.50
621	621	3	116.00	$116.00	$720	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	2	131.00	$131.00	$410	—
590	590	1	121.00	$121.00	$714	—
657–688	673	4	116.00	$116.00	$781	—
795	795	1	94.00	$94.00	$747	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
858	858	3	114.00	$114.00	$978	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	100.00	$100.00	$470	—
560	560	1	120.00	$120.00	$672	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,378	—

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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
200–245	225	—	—	10	155.00–201.00	$191.29	$430	-8.41
240 fancy	240	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	$432	-30.00
250–295 fancy	272	—	—	6	181.00–215.00	$189.53	$516	-4.24
250–298	278	—	—	53	151.00–205.00	$178.13	$495	-0.04
300–324 fancy	317	—	—	9	175.00–201.00	$182.69	$579	+12.69
305–335 value added	323	—	—	4	181.00–205.00	$193.92	$626	+28.92
300–345	327	—	—	76	160.00–204.00	$173.10	$566	+0.86
360–392 fancy	369	—	—	22	177.00–203.00	$181.39	$669	-1.20
350–395	376	—	—	205	154.00–191.00	$169.01	$635	+0.53
370–388 value added	384	—	—	5	180.00–187.00	$183.83	$706	—
405–415 fancy	407	—	—	5	175.00–188.00	$179.84	$732	+1.60
405–435 value added	418	—	—	18	155.00–190.00	$178.33	$745	+4.51
400–449	428	—	—	305	145.00–182.00	$167.19	$716	+5.75
471 fancy	471	—	—	8	170.00	$170.00	$801	-3.68
450–497	474	—	—	345	140.00–175.00	$159.70	$757	+2.65
450–487 value added	479	—	—	10	156.00–170.00	$165.66	$794	+1.66
500–547 value added	521	—	—	59	153.00–162.00	$159.41	$831	-4.33
500–549	524	—	—	375	127.00–166.50	$151.42	$793	+3.34
542–545 fancy	543	—	—	7	156.00	$156.00	$847	-2.45
551–581 value added	558	—	—	44	155.00–160.00	$159.33	$889	+5.33
550–597	572	—	—	248	125.00–161.00	$146.67	$839	+3.86
600–645	620	—	—	181	118.00–161.00	$138.22	$857	+2.49
600–646 value added	627	—	—	31	132.00–147.00	$138.44	$868	+2.74
637–638 fancy	638	—	—	5	143.00–148.00	$146.00	$931	—
650–697	671	—	—	158	118.00–148.00	$131.04	$879	+3.64
650–690 value added	674	—	—	21	128.00–145.00	$137.02	$924	-1.03
700–732 value added	716	—	—	21	120.00–133.00	$127.89	$916	-4.11
700–745	721	—	—	96	110.00–135.00	$124.37	$897	+3.99
723–738 fancy	728	—	—	18	124.00	$124.00	$903	-8.50
750–792	767	—	—	47	104.00–127.00	$119.70	$918	+10.04
755–772 value added	768	—	—	20	121.00–128.00	$125.14	$961	+3.14
800–845	825	—	—	34	101.00–122.00	$112.55	$929	+8.18
850–896	867	—	—	44	87.50–117.00	$107.96	$936	+5.73
905–945	933	—	—	16	88.00–116.00	$97.39	$909	—
958–965	959	—	—	11	89.00–104.00	$91.91	$881	—
1000–1035	1018	—	—	10	75.00–99.00	$86.79	$884	+8.79
1050	1050	—	—	1	81.00	$81.00	$850	-37.00
1670–1740	1705	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	120.00–121.50	$120.73	$2,058	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	176.00	$176.00	$334	—
235–240	239	5	140.00–160.00	$146.47	$350	-1.94
255–295	271	13	134.00–179.00	$158.43	$429	-0.32
315–345	334	17	142.00–164.00	$153.20	$512	-1.53
359–396	373	27	130.00–171.00	$152.16	$568	-4.61
405–448	426	39	129.00–162.00	$149.89	$639	+4.89
450–498	469	44	125.00–168.00	$148.53	$697	+4.41
505–549	531	41	115.00–145.00	$135.20	$718	+2.45
565–595	584	27	117.00–140.00	$130.94	$765	+1.76
600–645	618	10	109.00–127.50	$117.16	$724	-3.62
650–695	672	10	106.00–121.50	$115.09	$773	-0.83
720–737	730	4	102.00–110.00	$104.23	$761	+2.44
755–785	767	10	100.00–119.00	$112.36	$862	+8.21
808–840	818	4	90.00–102.50	$98.49	$806	+7.49
870–895	883	2	90.00–101.00	$95.58	$844	+4.55
921	921	1	86.00	$86.00	$792	-4.19
955	955	1	83.00	$83.00	$793	-5.05
1050–1060	1055	2	91.00–93.00	$92.00	$971	+13.00
1155	1155	2	89.00	$89.00	$1,028	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	138.00	$138.00	$676	—
525–535	533	4	136.50–152.00	$140.32	$748	—
565	565	1	148.00	$148.00	$836	+14.64

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070–1200	1138	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	975.00–1,325.00	$1,171.41	—
1020–1315	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,075.00–1,450.00	$1,213.60	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	115.00	$115.00	$506	-11.00
467–480	471	3	126.00–130.00	$127.36	$600	—
560	560	1	130.00	$130.00	$728	+8.00
685	685	1	100.00	$100.00	$685	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	159.00	$159.00	$636	—
525	525	1	142.00	$142.00	$746	—
555	555	1	130.00	$130.00	$722	+2.00
630	630	1	125.00	$125.00	$788	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	108.00	$108.00	$675	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1475	1188	80-85%	53	40.00–61.00	$54.16	$643	+4.93
715–1715	1208	80-85%	270	39.00–70.50	$61.28	$740	+2.54
905–1678	1284	80-85%	251	54.50–81.50	$70.33	$903	+2.85

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–1020	832	85-90%	3	21.00–30.00	$27.80	$231	—
700–1240	967	85-90%	81	33.00–57.00	$45.43	$439	-0.33
780–1330	1017	85-90%	87	50.00–71.00	$62.39	$635	—
615–1370	1034	85-90%	165	35.00–65.50	$53.52	$553	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1910	1402	75-80%	9	40.00–61.00	$54.55	$765	+0.38
865–1850	1449	75-80%	107	55.00–70.50	$63.82	$925	+3.07
1040–1860	1474	75-80%	154	57.50–82.00	$70.54	$1,040	+3.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–2320	1481	45	74.00–88.00	$82.03	$1,215	+3.01
1125–2365	1717	116	79.00–106.00	$90.81	$1,559	+3.86
1285–2280	1816	92	87.00–118.00	$101.08	$1,836	+3.05

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1375	955	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	65.00–96.00	$81.12	$775
835–1325	997	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	73.00–92.00	$80.47	$802
860–1268	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	69.00–79.00	$72.36	$773

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
976–1105	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	675.00–710.00	$696.94

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	685.00	$685.00
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	69.00	$69.00	$680

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	800.00	$800.00
900–1215	1008	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	750.00–960.00	$810.46
790–1410	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	730.00–860.00	$799.60
855–1335	1059	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	810.00–1,075.00	$974.79
965–1370	1101	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	850.00–1,050.00	$937.07
932–1335	1117	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	600.00–900.00	$751.51
930–1330	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	700.00–1,100.00	$950.85
885–1435	1152	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	660.00–1,125.00	$940.73
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1035–1390	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	700.00–1,400.00	$903.39
905–1535	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	850.00–1,300.00	$1,082.58
1010–1510	1211	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	575.00–1,235.00	$921.84
1215	1215	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
1075–1335	1221	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	525.00–700.00	$605.41
940–1545	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	700.00–1,250.00	$972.44
1245	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00
1032–1745	1337	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	870.00–1,350.00	$1,082.36

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1295–1440	1338	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	950.00–1,025.00	$970.68
1378	1378	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	885.00	$885.00
1330–1445	1398	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–1,050.00	$953.18

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–975	793	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	410.00–635.00	$548.41
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	630.00	$630.00
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	430.00	$430.00
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	570.00	$570.00
915	915	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1130–1180	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$725.54

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	690.00	$690.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1270	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–900	803	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	550.00–900.00	$746.26
660–965	874	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	375.00–1,175.00	$873.02
850–900	880	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	740.00–950.00	$845.53
1005	1005	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1045–1200	1123	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–1,000.00	$906.90

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–845	828	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00–750.00	$713.29

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00
710	710	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	520.00	$520.00

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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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1075–1105	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	780.00–1,225.00	$943.14	-26.07
1050–1235	1143	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,640.00–1,950.00	$1,807.55	+607.55
1160	1160	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00	-13.72
1035–1270	1161	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–1,500.00	$1,119.10	+155.38
840–1320	1166	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	850.00–1,575.00	$1,320.91	+105.52
1040–1330	1182	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	900.00–1,250.00	$1,148.02	-67.37
930–1510	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	700.00–1,300.00	$1,062.82	-152.57
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	940.00	$940.00	-213.61
930–1502	1211	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	79	910.00–1,585.00	$1,412.73	+259.12
1217	1217	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	+21.39
950–1595	1219	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	835.00–1,550.00	$1,292.41	+138.80
1252	1252	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00	+125.00
1020–1510	1253	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,075.00–1,575.00	$1,416.25	-108.75
1150–1555	1261	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,525.00	$1,361.60	-163.40
1595	1595	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	+25.00
1417	1417	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
1445	1445	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1315–1531	1446	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,175.00–1,550.00	$1,411.23	—
1537	1537	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1530–1895	1659	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,475.00–1,850.00	$1,611.95	—
1725	1725	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1425	1425	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	-71.14

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	6	93.00	$93.00	$231	—
299	299	11	104.00	$104.00	$311	—
302–318	310	22	91.00–96.00	$93.44	$290	—
358	358	3	90.00	$90.00	$322	—
414	414	7	74.00	$74.00	$306	—
466	466	3	75.00	$75.00	$350	—
657	657	4	59.00	$59.00	$388	—
890	890	1	73.00	$73.00	$650	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
188	188	4	128.00	$128.00	$241	—
205–226	219	9	133.00–150.00	$138.30	$303	—
255–296	282	10	121.00–139.00	$132.46	$374	—
300–340	321	106	50.00–138.00	$127.14	$408	+27.54
385 fancy	385	1	151.00	$151.00	$581	—
375–389	387	68	67.50–131.00	$126.86	$491	+20.86
405–435	421	30	105.00–129.00	$125.91	$530	+21.06
455–491	476	127	120.00–129.00	$125.51	$597	+33.30
505–546	524	32	91.00–130.00	$122.91	$644	+28.37
562–595	571	24	73.00–122.50	$116.91	$668	—
608–648	632	23	86.00–125.00	$111.85	$707	+29.29
655–685	666	33	90.00–110.50	$103.56	$690	—
710–741	725	18	80.00–110.00	$96.39	$699	+21.39
753–795	782	32	93.00–108.00	$99.46	$778	+8.65
805–848	824	118	80.00–103.75	$101.82	$839	—
885	885	13	104.25	$104.25	$923	+17.25
902–945	919	36	84.00–103.00	$97.18	$893	-2.07
1058–1094	1080	20	86.00–93.50	$91.84	$992	—

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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
800	800	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

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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.