Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

17,146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.61/cwt -7.55 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 630 lb · 619 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.43/cwt -3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 526 lb · 610 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.50/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 571 lb · 556 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	17,146	19,613	15,057
Feeder cattle	13,857	16,437	12,520
Slaughter cattle	2,062	2,367	1,697
Replacement cattle	1,227	809	840

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 2.00-4.00 lower, and feeder heifers 1.00-4.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Buyers showed the most interest in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned cattle with moderate to thin flesh. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower with mostly moderate 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
115 fancy	115	1	212.50	$212.50	$244	—
175 fancy	175	1	217.50	$217.50	$381	—
200–245	224	8	152.00–180.00	$168.36	$377	-19.08
247 fancy	247	8	202.00	$202.00	$499	—
250–290	261	20	160.00–193.00	$175.87	$459	+9.56
309 value added	309	6	179.00	$179.00	$553	-4.80
320 fancy	320	1	200.00	$200.00	$640	+21.89
300–340	326	39	150.00–197.00	$169.35	$552	-1.24
352–368 fancy	362	9	170.00–183.00	$177.16	$641	-2.97
355–395 value added	365	12	168.00–180.00	$176.75	$645	-4.74
350–397	375	108	153.00–184.00	$169.04	$634	-4.64
400–447 value added	409	38	158.00–172.00	$169.24	$692	-2.85
400–445	423	140	143.00–180.50	$160.62	$679	-6.31
415–426 fancy	423	4	185.00–188.00	$187.26	$792	+9.78
451 fancy	451	6	178.00	$178.00	$803	+1.56
450–498	472	232	140.25–175.50	$158.37	$748	-7.79
451–480 value added	473	25	154.00–170.00	$163.89	$775	-4.92
508–530	514	4	145.00–146.00	$145.26	$747	-12.77
500–549 value added	521	110	149.00–165.75	$161.75	$843	-4.61
500–548	524	264	125.00–163.50	$151.68	$795	-6.35
515–537 fancy	530	11	159.00–168.00	$163.19	$865	-8.14
563 fancy	563	13	160.50	$160.50	$904	-0.99
550–593 value added	568	120	145.00–165.50	$153.78	$873	-7.58
550–599	571	349	134.00–158.00	$147.45	$842	-5.18
600–649 value added	627	194	135.00–159.00	$144.31	$905	-7.88
600–648	631	425	124.00–154.50	$138.92	$877	-5.98
650–697 value added	663	130	136.25–150.00	$141.15	$936	-10.59
650–698	671	192	119.00–147.50	$133.75	$897	-5.36
700–715	704	8	118.00–121.00	$118.76	$836	-15.70
700–746 value added	723	76	126.00–136.00	$130.59	$944	-11.32
700–745	726	254	116.00–136.00	$127.82	$928	-6.64
750–798	771	224	113.00–131.25	$126.44	$975	-3.06
750–797 value added	775	257	123.00–139.50	$132.57	$1,027	-3.70
802–809 value added	808	84	125.00–130.25	$128.53	$1,039	-1.76
800–844	824	133	113.00–128.00	$121.09	$998	-4.01
850	850	2	112.00	$112.00	$952	-9.47
850–895	867	110	109.00–126.25	$119.38	$1,035	-2.09
882 value added	882	6	115.00	$115.00	$1,014	-14.70
906–914 value added	913	237	123.00–127.00	$123.88	$1,131	-2.82
908–947	924	52	104.00–118.25	$113.71	$1,051	-4.89
953 thin fleshed	953	27	125.00	$125.00	$1,191	—
956–985	971	149	104.00–117.90	$114.48	$1,112	+1.12
952–996 value added	976	123	116.60–121.25	$118.70	$1,159	—
1014–1042	1019	38	101.00–111.00	$108.92	$1,110	-1.70
1059–1080	1062	8	109.25–110.00	$109.35	$1,161	-0.40
1184	1184	5	115.50	$115.50	$1,368	+7.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	160.00	$160.00	$328	+17.50
260–295	286	9	142.50–167.50	$149.27	$427	-15.31
300–345	320	13	140.00–172.50	$157.73	$505	+8.58
350–395	376	13	120.00–167.00	$147.80	$556	-8.48
405–445	423	30	130.00–165.00	$149.98	$634	-2.63
450–495	474	41	104.00–155.00	$141.24	$669	-8.03
500–546	528	37	110.00–145.00	$132.44	$699	-10.61
555–597	576	35	107.00–143.00	$131.21	$756	-5.62
600–645	618	26	114.00–139.00	$126.10	$779	-2.85
660–695	675	17	86.00–130.00	$118.74	$801	-7.76
700–740	723	6	108.00–120.00	$111.63	$807	-4.61
765–795	783	9	104.00–115.00	$110.86	$868	-4.11
812–844	838	5	116.00–118.00	$117.61	$986	+2.61
875–890	883	2	81.00–104.00	$92.60	$818	-19.90
950	950	1	99.00	$99.00	$940	-8.34
1165	1165	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,153	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	4	143.00	$143.00	$601	—
470–480	473	3	150.00–162.00	$154.06	$729	—
599	599	5	136.00	$136.00	$815	-2.00
857	857	5	111.00	$111.00	$951	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	146.00	$146.00	$774	+2.00
620	620	1	135.00	$135.00	$837	+1.00
660–670	664	7	126.00–134.00	$129.46	$860	—
735	735	1	123.00	$123.00	$904	—
778	778	3	123.00	$123.00	$957	-3.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	132.50	$132.50	$398	—
577	577	8	145.00	$145.00	$837	—
710	710	1	111.00	$111.00	$788	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1146	1142	4	100.00–114.00	$110.54	$1,262	-3.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	167.00	$167.00	$326	-13.09
215 fancy	215	1	185.00	$185.00	$398	+1.57
220 value added	220	2	150.00	$150.00	$330	—
205–240	226	14	140.00–160.00	$154.76	$350	-4.22
250 fancy	250	1	195.00	$195.00	$488	+21.00
255–297	283	40	130.00–170.00	$149.63	$423	-5.58
300–335 value added	307	8	149.00–157.00	$155.39	$477	+1.35
300–348	322	108	130.00–167.00	$150.11	$483	-2.97
340 fancy	340	1	165.00	$165.00	$561	—
350–398	374	223	132.00–168.00	$147.56	$552	-3.83
353–388 value added	375	45	146.00–170.00	$163.10	$612	+9.13
400–430 fancy	416	14	150.00–156.00	$152.16	$633	-7.83
400–449 value added	425	91	140.00–155.50	$151.28	$643	+3.31
400–449	426	324	128.00–161.00	$143.03	$609	-4.21
450–465 fancy	462	5	151.00–153.00	$151.39	$699	-4.45
450–498	475	390	127.50–154.00	$140.54	$668	-4.29
450–498 value added	480	89	139.00–155.00	$145.17	$697	-2.82
500–548	525	434	111.00–150.00	$133.67	$702	-4.60
500–547 value added	527	165	133.00–154.00	$142.77	$752	-0.82
525–540 fancy	537	11	146.00–152.00	$150.02	$806	-3.90
550–592 value added	567	62	128.00–153.00	$141.93	$805	+1.68
550–599	571	494	115.00–144.00	$133.57	$763	+0.66
600–646 value added	622	134	126.00–142.00	$132.33	$823	-1.15
600–649	622	331	110.00–137.00	$125.13	$778	-2.75
600–635	624	13	117.00–124.00	$120.29	$751	-7.59
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	-0.41
650–695	672	164	105.00–132.00	$120.79	$812	-3.51
652–690 value added	682	202	119.00–134.25	$128.46	$876	-4.62
700–730 value added	716	104	111.00–130.00	$122.33	$876	-5.83
700–730	723	26	107.00–117.50	$114.84	$830	-2.05
700–748	728	173	98.00–129.50	$113.21	$824	-3.68
750–791	766	15	105.50–115.00	$110.64	$848	-3.52
750–790	780	192	90.00–120.00	$116.38	$908	-12.30
755–797 value added	780	166	111.00–122.00	$119.25	$930	-4.99
800–845	820	120	90.00–118.00	$112.69	$924	+1.50
825	825	2	97.00–104.00	$100.50	$829	-10.69
845	845	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,056	+13.81
860–875	865	35	98.00–112.00	$108.27	$937	-2.45
850–885	868	6	92.00–106.00	$96.30	$836	-14.42
898 fancy	898	55	119.50	$119.50	$1,073	—
915	915	1	100.00	$100.00	$915	-6.65
900–930	924	16	100.00–108.00	$102.50	$947	-4.15
955–965	958	9	98.00–101.00	$99.45	$953	+0.06
958	958	3	95.00	$95.00	$910	-4.39
990	990	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,346	+21.00
1045	1045	13	109.50	$109.50	$1,144	+14.50
1050	1050	3	90.00	$90.00	$945	—
1053	1053	12	100.00	$100.00	$1,053	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	121.00	$121.00	$276	-19.00
250–295	275	9	116.00–150.00	$127.80	$351	-11.46
300–348	316	26	113.00–145.00	$132.66	$419	-8.01
350–397	379	54	117.50–147.00	$131.98	$500	-4.01
400–445	419	61	110.00–147.00	$131.72	$552	-2.70
450–499	480	80	107.00–141.00	$129.43	$621	-1.78
500–547	523	79	110.00–131.00	$121.95	$638	-4.40
550–595	572	70	100.00–128.00	$118.49	$678	-2.68
600–645	626	35	92.00–121.00	$107.12	$671	-6.89
660–698	678	48	90.00–119.50	$105.49	$715	-0.57
700–740	716	21	81.00–115.00	$95.33	$683	-6.64
755–775	763	6	92.00–104.00	$99.64	$760	+0.49
800–820	815	9	80.00–105.00	$96.69	$788	+5.52
870–875	872	8	84.00–88.00	$85.25	$743	-13.43
910–925	918	2	84.00–86.00	$84.99	$780	-3.51
970	970	1	84.00	$84.00	$815	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	120.00	$120.00	$444	—
458	458	3	123.00	$123.00	$563	-2.97
560–572	563	7	110.00–123.00	$112.72	$635	-13.94
637	637	2	110.00	$110.00	$701	+1.00
676	676	3	104.00	$104.00	$703	—
700	700	1	107.00	$107.00	$749	-3.00
830	830	1	90.00	$90.00	$747	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	120.00	$120.00	$444	—
518	518	3	127.00	$127.00	$658	-3.58

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	105.00	$105.00	$415	-35.00
460	460	1	121.00	$121.00	$557	-9.00
560	560	2	81.00	$81.00	$454	-21.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	105.00	$105.00	$446	-15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	170.00	$170.00	$306	-10.00
210 fancy	210	2	173.00	$173.00	$363	-27.00
210–242	235	5	170.00–182.50	$177.19	$416	-10.53
250 fancy	250	1	172.50	$172.50	$431	-8.10
250–295	273	13	142.00–195.00	$175.53	$479	+6.58
300–315 fancy	304	4	172.50–182.00	$179.54	$546	-5.75
300–348	328	56	141.00–190.00	$164.35	$539	-8.07
350–397	373	99	140.00–185.00	$162.84	$607	-5.92
375–392 fancy	386	3	178.00–185.00	$182.74	$705	+1.53
402–420 value added	414	17	152.00–174.50	$171.61	$710	+0.72
408–435 fancy	419	5	171.00–172.00	$171.58	$719	-4.19
400–448	425	172	135.00–174.00	$155.43	$661	-5.85
450–498	471	241	135.00–165.00	$150.28	$708	-5.78
500–538 value added	518	16	152.00–158.00	$154.42	$800	-5.37
500–547	521	240	124.00–159.00	$142.30	$741	-6.35
530 fancy	530	2	153.00	$153.00	$811	-9.29
550–599	571	294	122.00–152.00	$137.59	$786	-5.93
600–648	620	170	119.00–142.00	$128.30	$795	-5.74
602–645 value added	626	12	130.00–136.00	$133.62	$836	-5.94
650–695	668	96	104.00–135.00	$126.40	$844	-3.10
675 value added	675	2	131.00	$131.00	$884	-1.45
707 fancy	707	3	127.00	$127.00	$898	—
700–749	722	71	105.00–128.00	$116.10	$838	-2.60
755–793	775	35	100.00–124.00	$111.49	$864	-3.26
800–847	819	38	84.00–112.00	$103.50	$848	-2.69
850–890	871	14	90.00–110.00	$99.33	$865	-5.01
905–947	933	3	93.00	$93.00	$868	-6.14
955	955	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,041	+17.50
1010–1035	1023	2	85.00–111.00	$98.16	$1,004	+8.29
1120	1120	1	86.00	$86.00	$963	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	160.00	$160.00	$360	—
250–295	271	9	146.00–178.00	$159.55	$432	+5.52
300–345	322	12	121.00–169.00	$151.35	$487	-3.65
350–398	371	47	120.00–170.00	$148.12	$550	-9.67
400–445	419	32	129.00–156.00	$143.32	$601	-2.38
450–496	467	80	129.00–145.00	$137.37	$642	-3.13
500–545	520	43	110.00–137.00	$129.16	$672	-6.96
553–595	573	36	107.00–133.00	$123.67	$709	-7.14
600–646	622	27	110.00–121.00	$116.72	$726	-1.44
650–695	676	29	107.00–120.00	$114.62	$775	+4.43
700–740	715	9	95.00–110.00	$106.18	$759	-8.14
750–795	774	10	92.00–115.00	$105.84	$819	+1.55
800–815	805	5	87.00–106.00	$99.20	$799	-4.81
852–885	875	12	90.00–103.50	$100.68	$881	+9.26
905–935	922	3	73.00–87.00	$79.61	$734	+6.61
1095	1095	1	83.00	$83.00	$909	-2.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	—	—	1	144.00	$144.00	$554	-3.50
525	525	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	$682	-6.49
550–595	580	—	—	5	133.00–139.00	$135.99	$789	-10.01
600–602	601	—	—	4	121.00–128.00	$124.51	$748	—
675–695	685	—	—	7	119.00–120.00	$119.71	$820	—
705–740	725	—	—	5	95.00–112.00	$108.53	$787	-13.47
755–780	770	—	—	3	105.00–111.00	$108.65	$837	—
1165	1165	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,014	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995–1205	1133	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,165.70	+23.47
1065–1530	1338	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	10	1,040.00–1,875.00	$1,483.11	—
1070–2110	1780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	9	1,075.00–2,050.00	$1,805.43	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	125.00	$125.00	$294	—
355	355	1	125.00	$125.00	$444	—
465	465	1	115.00	$115.00	$535	-11.00
525–545	535	2	110.00–121.00	$115.40	$617	-17.26
540	540	1	135.00	$135.00	$729	+2.34

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	150.00	$150.00	$562	—
508	508	2	135.00	$135.00	$686	—
710–715	713	2	100.00–105.00	$102.49	$731	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	115.00	$115.00	$678	—
620	620	1	116.00	$116.00	$719	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1440	1222	80-85%	48	36.00–59.50	$51.98	$635	-8.80
865–1745	1223	80-85%	407	39.00–71.50	$60.81	$744	+0.03
1245	1245	80-85%	1	85.50	$85.50	$1,064	+24.72
975–1900	1291	80-85%	240	53.50–78.50	$68.03	$878	+0.88

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1035	927	85-90%	3	35.00–39.00	$37.15	$344	-7.61
760–1315	957	85-90%	67	19.00–55.00	$43.69	$418	—
745–1450	1027	85-90%	95	45.00–71.50	$62.05	$637	+1.76
730–1340	1049	85-90%	157	35.00–65.50	$54.69	$574	-5.60

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1995	1491	75-80%	151	55.00–68.00	$62.40	$930	+0.34
880–1820	1509	75-80%	17	50.00–58.00	$54.56	$823	—
1110–2185	1527	75-80%	111	57.00–76.00	$66.78	$1,020	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	65-75%	1	68.00	$68.00	$986	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–2525	1560	34	67.00–86.00	$78.61	$1,226	—
1015–2465	1720	140	60.00–98.00	$89.26	$1,535	-0.68
1200–2270	1820	69	86.00–105.00	$97.28	$1,770	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–1185	967	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	63.00–87.00	$73.28	$709
765–1285	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	75.00–111.00	$84.51	$818
975	975	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	$731
1080–1205	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	73.00–80.00	$76.69	$877

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1145	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	700.00–710.00	$705.96

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
995–1150	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	65.00–68.00	$66.41	$704

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
535–680	608	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	360.00–450.00	$410.37
710	710	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	635.00	$635.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	785.00	$785.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1135	961	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	490.00–925.00	$682.99
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
875–1170	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	410.00–800.00	$662.96
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
870–1295	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	875.00–1,325.00	$1,078.36
990–1205	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	660.00–735.00	$710.70
825–1332	1126	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	725.00–1,275.00	$999.59
845–1450	1148	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	565.00–950.00	$748.04
830–1510	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	650.00–1,050.00	$857.21
1100–1335	1192	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–900.00	$843.84
1220	1220	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	755.00	$755.00
965–1585	1247	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	700.00–1,100.00	$880.89
1020–1435	1249	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	760.00–990.00	$869.80
850–1645	1281	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	160	510.00–1,325.00	$1,053.50
1050–1519	1346	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	875.00–1,275.00	$1,116.16
1380–1665	1523	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	800.00–1,000.00	$909.36

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1085	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	630.00–680.00	$653.92
895–1265	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	625.00–850.00	$731.13
815–1365	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	625.00–875.00	$763.92
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	760.00	$760.00
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1315	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1345	1345	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00
730	730	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–1100	940	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–930.00	$896.81
845–1117	966	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	825.00–1,225.00	$1,034.96
910–1115	1022	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,150.00	$1,065.29
1000–1210	1092	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	910.00–1,275.00	$1,139.20

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
721–870	782	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	675.00–775.00	$727.03

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
756	756	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	735.00	$735.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00

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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
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00	—
980	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00	—
825–1345	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	990.00–1,375.00	$1,188.51	-123.58
1035–1120	1078	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,035.00–1,235.00	$1,138.94	+150.15
1020–1370	1164	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	880.00–1,425.00	$1,185.94	-32.95
1100–1465	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	800.00–1,525.00	$1,084.08	-186.17
1100–1405	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,675.00	$1,346.93	-78.07
1115–1420	1273	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	700.00–1,350.00	$1,021.38	-403.62
1120–1515	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	975.00–1,475.00	$1,270.58	-154.42
1190–1480	1334	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,875.00	$1,512.72	—
940–1810	1408	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	72	850.00–1,700.00	$1,362.07	+2.83
1380–1575	1498	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,075.00–1,275.00	$1,145.44	—
1308–1763 fancy	1557	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,675.00–1,800.00	$1,700.40	—
1620	1620	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,580.00	$1,580.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
912–1260	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	975.00–1,025.00	$1,004.57	—
1000–1385	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	600.00–1,150.00	$926.87	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,140.00	$1,140.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	835.00	$835.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	-585.72

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
892	892	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1385	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00	+160.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289	289	20	64.00	$64.00	$185	—
425	425	2	64.00	$64.00	$272	—
748	748	12	58.50	$58.50	$438	—
765	765	1	111.00	$111.00	$849	—
919	919	6	59.00	$59.00	$542	—
1055–1060	1056	6	57.00–68.00	$58.84	$621	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	85.00	$85.00	$348	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
237–238	238	7	109.00–123.00	$112.99	$269	+0.30
298	298	5	95.00	$95.00	$283	-38.00
303–338	319	9	87.00–113.00	$109.55	$349	+4.64
361–398	377	16	90.00–110.00	$101.66	$383	-19.40
418–445	424	14	95.00–120.00	$109.76	$465	+8.26
460–492	479	19	96.00–104.00	$101.15	$485	+7.58
500–515	504	6	80.00–98.50	$94.79	$478	-3.77
550–599	573	17	77.50–107.50	$88.57	$508	-8.45
600–645	617	8	74.00–97.00	$90.94	$561	-1.40
650–697	670	38	89.00–98.00	$94.58	$634	-13.42
725	725	1	96.00	$96.00	$696	+5.63
813–815	813	6	92.00	$92.00	$748	+2.50
930	930	2	78.00	$78.00	$725	-9.00

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	80.00	$80.00	$236	—

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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.