Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

15,507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.14/cwt +4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 873 lb · 608 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.78/cwt -1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 574 lb · 561 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.36/cwt +4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 675 lb · 557 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	15,507	14,823	17,901
Feeder cattle	11,872	12,023	15,372
Slaughter cattle	3,031	1,960	1,798
Replacement cattle	604	840	731

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher with buyers showing the best demand for long-weaned, preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220 value added	220	1	235.00	$235.00	$517	—
215–227 fancy	221	4	196.00–201.00	$198.43	$439	+8.43
205–245	225	4	170.00–198.00	$184.41	$415	+15.31
255 value added	255	1	200.00	$200.00	$510	—
258–298	274	12	171.00–182.00	$177.91	$487	+4.90
302 value added	302	5	174.00	$174.00	$525	—
303–342	326	25	140.00–186.00	$163.21	$532	+0.21
352 fancy	352	2	180.00	$180.00	$634	—
350–395	377	61	150.00–180.00	$165.09	$622	+2.48
389–395 value added	391	10	164.00–168.00	$166.39	$651	+2.39
400–440 value added	419	12	155.00–170.00	$162.48	$681	-5.91
400–448	422	129	140.00–172.00	$158.31	$668	-1.55
420–430 fancy	426	7	163.00–172.00	$168.19	$716	-1.81
460 fancy	460	8	170.00–173.00	$172.63	$794	—
450–487 value added	462	21	154.00–174.00	$165.42	$764	+2.27
450–498	475	189	140.00–172.00	$158.66	$754	+4.78
505–548 fancy	520	20	154.00–168.00	$162.72	$846	—
502–549 value added	522	45	144.00–167.00	$157.79	$824	-1.08
500–549	523	325	130.00–166.00	$152.42	$797	+3.19
550–558 fancy	551	10	157.00–160.00	$157.60	$868	-0.90
550–594 value added	578	49	138.00–159.00	$152.14	$879	+4.53
550–597	579	296	132.00–160.00	$144.97	$839	+1.35
600–649	624	320	115.00–150.00	$138.89	$867	+3.19
600–648 value added	628	191	134.00–154.00	$143.56	$902	-3.77
650–697	676	281	118.00–146.50	$135.76	$918	+1.28
650–698 value added	677	82	135.00–153.00	$140.83	$953	+5.23
700–749	719	234	113.00–135.00	$127.98	$920	+5.90
700–749 value added	721	219	124.00–144.00	$134.61	$971	-5.90
750–796	779	169	115.00–133.00	$126.15	$983	+6.87
751–795 value added	783	93	129.00–138.75	$133.16	$1,043	+3.72
800–835	810	98	110.00–130.00	$120.96	$980	+4.39
803–838 value added	819	267	125.00–134.90	$133.25	$1,091	-0.19
860	860	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,015	-3.02
850–895	868	70	110.00–125.00	$119.34	$1,036	-1.68
851–897 value added	872	477	121.25–134.00	$129.09	$1,126	+4.62
883 fancy	883	60	131.00	$131.00	$1,157	—
900–946	919	99	107.00–124.75	$118.43	$1,088	+8.25
900–949 value added	921	317	116.00–130.85	$126.73	$1,167	+4.78
975–980	976	5	107.00–109.00	$108.60	$1,060	-8.22
967–990 value added	983	155	118.40–119.00	$118.82	$1,168	+1.54
1007–1035	1013	30	95.00–111.00	$105.57	$1,069	+1.57
1044 value added	1044	51	111.75	$111.75	$1,167	-5.03
1080	1080	2	98.00	$98.00	$1,058	+7.00
1100	1100	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,133	—
1184	1184	5	100.00	$100.00	$1,184	—
1320	1320	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,320	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–238	229	3	140.00–155.00	$150.41	$344	+0.32
270–290	282	5	131.00–157.50	$145.04	$409	-6.34
310–345	330	5	135.00–152.50	$143.37	$473	+1.55
360–395	375	12	130.00–156.00	$146.92	$551	+2.19
410–445	434	18	120.00–153.00	$140.68	$611	-0.16
450–495	473	31	110.00–154.00	$137.22	$649	-0.01
500–542	523	42	110.00–146.00	$133.04	$696	-2.26
550–590	569	50	113.00–140.00	$132.45	$754	+2.85
600–645	623	14	105.00–134.00	$119.94	$747	-4.58
650–697	666	22	110.00–126.00	$118.04	$786	-1.26
700–745	718	8	104.00–118.00	$112.50	$808	+1.11
750–795	767	16	102.00–115.00	$110.08	$844	-2.74
805–845	821	9	90.00–111.00	$100.06	$821	-4.94
852–890	860	12	95.00–114.00	$107.53	$925	+10.29
972–990	981	4	91.00–95.00	$92.98	$912	+2.98
1000–1005	1004	4	89.00–95.00	$90.49	$909	—
1075	1075	1	86.00	$86.00	$924	-3.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–585	570	2	134.00–135.00	$134.49	$767	—
600	600	2	127.00	$127.00	$762	+3.50
773	773	5	120.00	$120.00	$928	—
875	875	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,006	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	140.00	$140.00	$595	—
515	515	1	123.00	$123.00	$633	+10.44
670	670	1	100.00	$100.00	$670	—
708	708	2	113.00	$113.00	$800	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
647	647	1	127.00	$127.00	$822	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,174	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	220	9	131.00–160.00	$146.45	$322	+0.36
245 fancy	245	1	158.00	$158.00	$387	—
250–255 fancy	253	3	167.50–172.50	$169.14	$428	+2.81
250–295	279	37	127.00–160.00	$141.26	$394	-7.12
300–348	326	83	127.50–161.00	$143.88	$469	-2.87
350–399	376	170	120.00–158.00	$141.27	$531	-0.43
378 value added	378	3	142.00	$142.00	$537	-4.00
402 fancy	402	10	155.00	$155.00	$623	+1.00
400–447 value added	424	31	134.00–151.00	$143.46	$608	-3.43
400–449	427	275	125.00–153.00	$139.48	$596	+0.89
457	457	5	140.00	$140.00	$640	+1.92
450–498	475	451	115.00–150.00	$137.74	$654	-0.34
450–494 value added	478	60	136.00–153.00	$142.27	$680	-5.41
500–535 fancy	512	6	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$678	-13.52
500–549 value added	518	99	133.00–145.00	$138.33	$717	+0.35
500–549	522	432	111.00–144.00	$132.64	$692	+1.45
550–598	573	483	109.00–142.00	$128.38	$736	-1.17
555–598 value added	578	78	129.00–149.00	$138.47	$800	+2.04
600	600	1	122.00	$122.00	$732	+1.47
600–648	626	256	105.00–136.00	$120.71	$756	+0.18
600–649 value added	631	212	121.00–138.50	$132.50	$836	+2.63
650–699	671	247	105.00–130.00	$118.47	$795	-1.03
669–695 value added	679	310	121.00–134.90	$129.05	$876	—
707–711	710	7	109.00–112.00	$109.86	$780	-1.87
700–746	719	165	100.00–125.00	$112.80	$811	+1.07
701–737 value added	719	110	120.00–134.00	$131.00	$942	+10.53
750–766 value added	756	105	118.10–122.80	$121.12	$916	+2.05
750–785	771	16	104.00–116.00	$109.41	$844	+0.19
750–795	773	50	95.00–124.00	$109.77	$849	+0.55
789	789	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,184	+40.78
800–831	815	7	105.00–116.00	$111.07	$905	-4.26
802–843 value added	818	227	113.00–116.75	$115.73	$947	-2.27
800–835	819	48	87.00–114.00	$104.93	$859	-10.40
856–885	863	4	109.00–115.00	$113.46	$979	+10.10
852–895	870	35	94.00–112.00	$105.85	$921	+2.49
900–942	917	19	80.00–104.00	$97.20	$891	-11.80
945	945	1	102.00	$102.00	$964	+0.82
965–997	984	6	80.00–89.00	$85.69	$843	-5.31
1030–1035	1033	2	99.00–100.00	$99.50	$1,028	+11.16
1051	1051	3	80.00	$80.00	$841	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	139.00–147.50	$143.21	$341	+11.81
295	295	1	128.00	$128.00	$378	-7.92
300–345	322	13	115.00–148.00	$129.56	$417	-2.09
350–396	377	52	115.00–142.00	$132.98	$501	+3.66
400–448	426	48	105.00–135.00	$124.51	$530	-0.90
450–495	471	45	102.00–133.00	$124.31	$586	-0.13
500–545	521	50	104.00–126.00	$116.00	$604	-3.72
550–597	572	50	104.00–124.00	$117.23	$671	-0.21
600–645	623	38	100.00–121.00	$110.11	$686	+3.15
650–696	665	32	92.00–112.00	$103.43	$688	-2.18
700–745	717	18	85.00–109.50	$99.37	$712	+0.71
755–795	768	18	67.00–109.00	$96.41	$740	-0.85
800–825	811	4	85.00–94.00	$90.73	$736	+0.56
855–870	863	2	90.00–98.00	$93.97	$811	+6.89
920–945	933	2	80.00–100.00	$89.87	$838	+10.87
965–990	984	7	83.00–94.00	$87.42	$860	+12.46

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–582	575	4	102.00–127.00	$111.93	$644	-8.39
795	795	3	104.00	$104.00	$827	—
913	913	4	110.00	$110.00	$1,004	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	128.00	$128.00	$474	—
375	375	1	109.00	$109.00	$409	—
444	444	4	105.00	$105.00	$466	-5.00
470–495	480	3	100.00–112.00	$107.39	$515	-7.95
505	505	1	101.00	$101.00	$510	-4.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	124.00	$124.00	$608	—
510	510	1	123.00	$123.00	$627	+3.00
562	562	3	121.00	$121.00	$680	+2.46

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448 value added	448	3	139.00	$139.00	$623	—
575	575	1	134.00	$134.00	$770	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	415	3	131.00–135.00	$132.30	$549	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–233	224	8	160.00–190.00	$178.56	$400	+15.69
220–230 fancy	225	2	177.00–202.50	$190.03	$428	-14.97
250–295	273	14	145.00–185.00	$171.10	$467	+5.31
280 fancy	280	1	185.00	$185.00	$518	+5.00
300–347	326	38	142.50–176.00	$162.48	$530	+5.49
350–397	376	98	140.00–173.00	$155.71	$585	-0.17
415 value added	415	1	166.00	$166.00	$689	+7.35
400–445	427	155	135.00–171.00	$152.70	$652	+1.23
450–495 value added	465	3	152.00–153.00	$152.65	$710	-10.35
450–475 fancy	470	5	150.00–155.00	$154.04	$724	+0.84
450–497	473	143	125.00–161.00	$144.65	$684	-1.80
500–523 value added	510	24	139.50–154.00	$144.01	$734	-2.58
500–549	526	258	125.00–158.00	$140.91	$741	+4.88
550–596	572	172	122.00–156.00	$135.02	$772	+1.17
600–648	621	156	116.00–140.00	$127.26	$790	-1.79
615–637 value added	626	10	130.00–133.00	$131.14	$821	-0.11
660–665 value added	662	4	127.00–133.00	$129.01	$854	—
650–695	671	126	108.00–135.00	$121.50	$815	+2.38
700–747	719	99	94.00–124.00	$114.29	$822	+1.17
760–797	778	30	96.00–122.00	$105.30	$819	-0.62
800–847	819	43	87.00–116.00	$103.13	$845	+1.22
850–865	854	6	90.00–101.00	$92.52	$790	-1.80
900–945	933	19	83.00–110.00	$93.47	$872	+1.73
1006–1025	1017	7	91.50–95.00	$93.52	$951	+7.54
1040 fancy	1040	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,186	—
1100	1100	1	82.00	$82.00	$902	+11.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	147.50	$147.50	$332	+17.96
250–295	277	7	140.00–154.00	$149.02	$413	+3.09
320–345	340	12	120.00–145.00	$126.57	$430	-18.91
350–397	374	29	113.00–159.00	$142.96	$535	+2.91
400–448	428	39	123.00–157.00	$139.97	$599	+0.35
450–495	468	31	116.00–148.00	$136.90	$641	+3.57
500–545	525	23	118.00–139.00	$126.51	$664	+2.64
555–595	575	47	109.00–134.00	$124.55	$716	+2.85
610–640	626	20	106.00–123.00	$113.87	$713	-1.62
650–690	672	25	95.00–121.00	$109.28	$734	+1.06
705–745	726	9	90.00–111.00	$103.49	$751	-1.46
750–795	771	11	83.00–109.00	$95.16	$734	-1.17
800–830	815	9	76.00–97.00	$89.11	$726	-0.66
870–895	889	5	82.00–93.00	$88.99	$791	-0.95
900–940	923	3	76.00–87.00	$80.92	$747	-9.08
1070	1070	1	75.00	$75.00	$802	—
1115	1115	1	82.00	$82.00	$914	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	137.00	$137.00	$610	—
564–578	570	7	115.00–123.00	$118.48	$675	—
600	600	1	112.00	$112.00	$672	-6.00
655–685	675	3	111.00–118.00	$113.26	$765	—
700	700	1	116.00	$116.00	$812	—
785	785	1	94.00	$94.00	$738	-7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840–1235	1042	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	925.00–1,200.00	$1,075.68	—
1195–1620	1415	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	1,150.00–1,800.00	$1,436.32	—
1705	1705	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	4	122.00	$122.00	$714	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	127.50	$127.50	$306	—
465	465	1	101.00	$101.00	$470	-19.00
705	705	1	116.00	$116.00	$818	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1615	1615	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1625	1228	80-85%	23	40.00–58.50	$51.62	$634	-9.95
865–1740	1233	80-85%	299	43.00–74.00	$63.04	$777	+10.40
965–1620	1282	80-85%	176	52.50–83.00	$70.33	$902	+1.87

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2040	1499	75-80%	152	53.50–76.50	$64.65	$969	+0.51
1020–1925	1504	75-80%	173	61.50–83.00	$70.08	$1,054	+17.65
1615	1615	75-80%	1	57.00	$57.00	$921	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1080	878	85-90%	4	10.00–26.00	$18.08	$159	—
680–1275	980	85-90%	79	30.00–60.00	$47.92	$470	+1.67
715–1460	1041	85-90%	80	52.00–72.00	$64.48	$671	+2.77
700–1610	1052	85-90%	151	36.00–70.50	$57.40	$604	+1.73

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510	1510	65-75%	1	69.50	$69.50	$1,049	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–2445	1410	52	60.00–92.00	$81.74	$1,153	—
1035–2470	1691	114	73.00–104.00	$92.12	$1,558	+3.02
1295–2255	1823	95	89.00–111.00	$100.28	$1,828	+1.16

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–1185	898	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	60.00–87.00	$73.10	$656
785–995	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	65.00–84.00	$73.95	$694
785–1105	964	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	69.00–101.00	$83.02	$800

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–1065	922	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	810.00–835.00	$830.61
1055–1151	1127	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	710.00–775.00	$759.79

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–995	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	60.00–65.00	$62.21	$554

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	925.00	$925.00
710–1400	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	580.00–850.00	$732.95
1075–1130	1109	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	710.00–860.00	$797.99
1080–1190	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	530.00–600.00	$566.70
1035–1295	1157	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	990.00–1,160.00	$1,066.87
925–1425	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	725.00–1,110.00	$893.00
915–1500	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	650.00–1,300.00	$911.78
990–1500	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	765.00–875.00	$796.48
1060–1350	1202	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	825.00–1,060.00	$963.87
1075–1500	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	650.00–925.00	$764.07
955–1610	1266	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	885.00–1,285.00	$1,023.10
1075–1435	1267	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	725.00–1,300.00	$1,044.45

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235–1460	1272	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	850.00–1,175.00	$1,115.86
1295–1390	1335	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	825.00–950.00	$908.34
1310–1365	1340	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	860.00–1,025.00	$929.06
1320–1480	1423	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	975.00–1,150.00	$1,032.54
1430	1430	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00
1435 thin fleshed	1435	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–942	901	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	625.00–800.00	$722.14
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
975	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1015	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1015	1015	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1075	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	670.00–740.00	$706.27

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
850–975	920	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	750.00–975.00	$880.69
771–1076	930	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	690.00–1,200.00	$1,016.08

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
575	575	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	275.00	$275.00

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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
925–1300	1027	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,150.00–1,700.00	$1,421.25	+42.45
900–1210	1033	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–930.00	$848.77	-530.03
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
975–1300	1153	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,250.00–1,840.00	$1,543.47	+310.45
1035–1265	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	540.00–1,475.00	$1,139.66	-765.74
1040–1400	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,240.40	-665.00
1095–1450	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	850.00–970.00	$924.15	-185.86
1000–1365	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,192.74	+82.73
1030–1730	1371	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	970.00–1,500.00	$1,261.59	+23.95

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1305–1320	1313	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,550.00	$1,351.14	—
1360	1360	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00	-520.00
1390	1390	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-600.00
1570–1785	1682	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,260.00–1,435.00	$1,389.16	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860	860	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	-207.10
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	980.00	$980.00	-70.00
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	-125.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1425–1470	1448	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
183	183	3	117.00	$117.00	$214	-8.00
232–248	243	12	105.00–117.00	$113.18	$275	-10.79
260	260	1	120.00	$120.00	$312	+10.15
310–345	321	27	105.00–116.00	$112.71	$362	-0.36
350–355	353	7	75.00–109.00	$89.45	$316	-19.20
416–448	440	13	90.00–111.00	$107.04	$471	-5.62
461–493	470	12	75.00–102.00	$99.46	$467	+18.46
505–547	530	19	81.00–107.50	$97.21	$515	-12.07
550	550	7	98.00	$98.00	$539	—
604–645	613	36	64.00–93.50	$85.94	$527	-12.91
720–730	725	3	67.50–81.00	$73.69	$534	-14.31
810	810	1	74.00	$74.00	$599	-16.00
950	950	1	55.00	$55.00	$522	—
1060	1060	2	74.00	$74.00	$784	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	2	87.00	$87.00	$374	—
460	460	2	87.00	$87.00	$400	—

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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.