Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

16,542 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.45/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 570 lb · 738 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.68/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 625 lb · 686 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.81/cwt +2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 874 lb · 628 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	16,542	15,507	18,005
Feeder cattle	13,817	11,872	15,277
Slaughter cattle	1,971	3,031	2,054
Replacement cattle	754	604	674

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00-5.00 higher with good demand, with the best demand noted for long-weaned, preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 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
170	170	1	190.00	$190.00	$323	—
210 fancy	210	2	195.00–205.00	$200.00	$420	+1.57
210–240	228	6	154.00–175.00	$168.78	$385	-15.63
260 value added	260	1	165.00	$165.00	$429	-35.00
250–295 fancy	267	3	172.50–200.00	$184.78	$493	—
250–298	286	15	156.00–190.00	$174.46	$499	-3.45
300–345	327	31	135.00–185.00	$162.07	$530	-1.14
318–342 value added	328	5	159.00–161.00	$160.16	$525	-13.84
340 fancy	340	1	174.00	$174.00	$592	—
360–369 fancy	368	7	170.00–182.00	$180.32	$664	+0.32
362–382 value added	372	4	162.50–167.00	$164.81	$613	-1.58
353–398	376	71	140.00–173.00	$162.85	$612	-2.24
405–425 fancy	420	12	166.00–178.00	$176.70	$742	+8.51
400–447 value added	423	24	161.00–169.00	$164.71	$697	+2.23
400–447	427	143	144.00–172.00	$158.71	$678	+0.40
451 fancy	451	4	163.00	$163.00	$735	-9.63
450–498	473	212	135.00–169.00	$155.80	$737	-2.86
465–490 value added	479	4	160.00–167.50	$162.42	$778	-3.00
505 fancy	505	8	163.00–166.00	$165.63	$836	+2.91
500–547 value added	516	55	151.00–167.50	$160.68	$829	+2.89
500–548	527	315	135.00–162.00	$151.66	$799	-0.76
550–580 value added	563	87	145.00–168.00	$158.51	$892	+6.37
550–599	576	307	127.00–160.00	$148.14	$853	+3.17
602–607 fancy	605	4	157.00–159.00	$158.00	$956	—
600–647 value added	617	207	135.00–158.50	$150.06	$926	+6.50
600–645	622	256	124.00–153.00	$141.13	$878	+2.24
650–697	673	265	117.50–149.00	$136.09	$916	+0.33
650–695 value added	674	89	133.00–154.00	$144.81	$976	+3.98
700–747	719	139	119.00–137.00	$128.65	$925	+0.67
701–743 value added	737	191	128.00–145.10	$142.51	$1,050	+7.90
757–780 value added	770	74	126.00–137.90	$137.45	$1,058	+4.29
750–798	772	195	114.00–139.50	$127.77	$986	+1.62
801–811 fancy	806	119	140.75–141.75	$141.23	$1,138	—
800–845	818	52	110.00–129.00	$121.40	$993	+0.44
805–840 value added	828	178	124.00–132.25	$130.44	$1,080	-2.81
850–862 thin fleshed	851	61	128.50–132.60	$132.33	$1,126	—
859 fancy	859	65	136.00	$136.00	$1,168	+5.00
850–890	869	40	103.00–123.00	$118.75	$1,032	-0.59
854–898 value added	879	462	122.50–137.00	$130.93	$1,151	+1.84
907–935 value added	916	298	125.10–129.90	$127.44	$1,167	+0.71
900–940	931	18	105.00–125.00	$116.02	$1,080	-2.41
951–971 value added	961	233	117.90–126.30	$122.48	$1,177	+3.66
950–995	980	26	100.00–112.00	$108.69	$1,065	+0.09
1010 value added	1010	55	118.25	$118.25	$1,194	+6.50
1000–1045	1024	38	105.50–126.00	$110.48	$1,131	+4.91
1062–1075	1067	4	100.00–117.00	$109.73	$1,171	+11.73
1203 value added	1203	44	110.95	$110.95	$1,335	—
1355	1355	2	85.00	$85.00	$1,152	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	140.00	$140.00	$343	-10.41
295	295	2	149.00–155.00	$152.00	$448	+6.96
300–334	332	17	107.00–133.00	$124.37	$413	-19.00
355–390	373	9	139.00–150.50	$144.27	$538	-2.65
400–445	425	23	122.50–154.00	$142.51	$606	+1.83
453–497	469	34	125.00–147.00	$138.91	$651	+1.69
500–547	524	38	118.00–162.00	$137.22	$719	+4.18
555–595	575	29	124.00–141.00	$135.14	$777	+2.69
605–645	629	30	102.50–134.00	$125.13	$787	+5.19
650–691	672	18	115.00–132.00	$121.15	$814	+3.11
715–740	727	6	109.00–120.00	$113.01	$822	+0.51
775–795	780	7	113.00–121.00	$115.92	$904	+5.84
809–845	820	6	103.00–114.00	$108.83	$892	+8.77
855–880	868	2	90.00–109.00	$99.64	$865	-7.89
930–945	938	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$980	—
990	990	1	93.00	$93.00	$921	+0.02
1007	1007	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,047	+13.51
1060	1060	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,007	+9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	140.00–149.00	$144.50	$708	—
535–547	543	3	135.00–138.00	$137.01	$744	—
633–635	634	4	130.00–131.00	$130.25	$826	+3.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–328	326	4	117.50–122.50	$121.27	$395	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	125.00	$125.00	$650	—
585	585	1	130.00	$130.00	$760	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,061	+7.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1875	1875	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,369	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	140.00	$140.00	$539	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	200.00	$200.00	$300	—
200–235 fancy	215	3	160.00–205.00	$182.60	$393	+24.60
200–245	233	8	134.00–155.00	$146.04	$340	-0.41
255–295	279	42	124.00–165.00	$146.98	$410	+5.72
300–345	318	102	130.00–157.00	$145.50	$463	+1.62
350–395	374	196	129.00–156.00	$142.00	$531	+0.73
375 value added	375	6	155.00	$155.00	$581	+13.00
400 fancy	400	1	150.00	$150.00	$600	-5.00
401–445 value added	414	18	136.00–147.00	$139.36	$577	-4.10
400–448	427	305	120.00–163.00	$139.88	$597	+0.40
450–497	473	443	124.00–150.00	$137.64	$651	-0.10
457–497 value added	474	177	136.00–158.00	$153.51	$728	+11.24
500–536 value added	517	104	130.00–145.75	$138.79	$718	+0.46
500–549	526	487	113.00–145.00	$132.25	$696	-0.39
551–597 value added	569	268	128.00–143.75	$140.60	$800	+2.13
550–599	571	470	111.00–140.50	$129.38	$739	+1.00
600–635	610	27	121.00–124.00	$122.73	$749	+0.73
600–642 value added	625	334	121.25–141.50	$132.99	$831	+0.49
600–648	626	325	104.00–136.00	$122.63	$768	+1.92
651–689 value added	670	343	128.00–140.10	$135.29	$906	+6.24
650–696	673	209	102.00–131.00	$119.61	$805	+1.14
700–727	717	21	108.00–117.00	$112.53	$807	-0.27
700–745	722	116	98.00–124.00	$111.14	$802	-1.66
707–731 value added	728	95	123.50–129.85	$128.64	$936	-2.36
757	757	4	119.50	$119.50	$905	+10.09
750–785	770	17	108.00–114.00	$110.83	$853	+1.42
750–795	770	102	90.00–125.50	$111.59	$859	+2.18
751–795 value added	782	189	118.70–122.25	$119.96	$938	-1.16
800–830	815	4	108.00–109.00	$108.51	$884	-2.56
800–845	819	26	93.00–113.00	$105.04	$860	+0.11
839–849 value added	842	199	117.00–123.00	$120.99	$1,019	+5.26
865 value added	865	23	114.50	$114.50	$990	—
863–883	873	7	101.00–104.50	$102.92	$898	-2.93
881	881	20	116.75	$116.75	$1,029	+10.90
905–945	917	9	90.00–103.00	$96.78	$887	-0.42
915–930	920	3	102.50–104.00	$103.01	$948	+5.81
945 value added	945	10	106.00	$106.00	$1,002	—
965	965	2	100.00	$100.00	$965	+14.31
960–985	978	10	90.00–100.00	$93.31	$913	+7.62
1005	1005	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,035	+3.50
1005–1027	1020	3	98.00–105.00	$102.70	$1,048	+3.20
1058–1088	1073	8	88.00–95.00	$91.55	$982	+11.55

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	2	136.00	$136.00	$258	—
225–245	235	7	120.00–164.00	$135.75	$319	-7.46
250–290	265	11	121.00–144.00	$133.90	$355	+5.90
300–348	323	15	111.00–149.00	$129.99	$420	+0.43
350–395	384	50	120.00–141.00	$131.23	$504	-1.75
400–445	421	54	115.00–140.00	$125.03	$526	+0.52
450–498	467	51	110.00–131.00	$121.98	$570	-2.33
500–548	523	75	84.00–131.00	$118.92	$622	+2.92
550–598	575	76	94.00–127.00	$115.87	$666	-1.36
600–645	624	48	91.00–122.00	$110.90	$692	+0.79
650–695	678	27	100.00–117.00	$108.24	$734	+4.81
710–738	726	13	72.00–109.50	$102.47	$744	+3.10
750–795	767	9	85.00–105.00	$99.10	$760	+2.69
830	830	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$851	+11.77
853–875	855	12	83.00–87.00	$86.50	$740	-7.47
905–945	928	3	84.00–89.50	$87.14	$809	-2.73
1010	1010	1	83.00	$83.00	$838	—
1075	1075	1	91.00	$91.00	$978	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	127.50	$127.50	$357	—
350–390	381	5	125.00–140.00	$133.49	$509	—
565–590	578	2	120.00–124.00	$122.04	$705	—
625	625	1	125.00	$125.00	$781	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	124.00	$124.00	$453	—
680	680	1	100.00	$100.00	$680	—
865	865	1	99.00	$99.00	$856	—

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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
205–240	224	—	—	4	150.00–173.00	$164.45	$368	-14.11
250–295	273	—	—	27	131.00–175.00	$164.66	$450	-6.44
290 fancy	290	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	$508	-10.00
300–349	329	—	—	59	152.00–180.00	$161.38	$531	-1.10
350–398	371	—	—	127	136.00–174.00	$160.03	$594	+4.32
400–435 value added	417	—	—	4	155.00–163.00	$158.42	$661	-7.58
400–449	428	—	—	152	139.00–168.50	$152.16	$651	-0.54
450–498	476	—	—	161	125.00–166.00	$148.25	$706	+3.60
470–486 value added	479	—	—	8	155.00–158.00	$156.87	$751	+4.22
500–535 value added	516	—	—	16	149.00–160.00	$151.65	$783	+7.64
500–548	528	—	—	269	114.00–160.00	$140.55	$742	-0.36
550–599	573	—	—	170	123.00–156.00	$136.76	$784	+1.74
550–596 value added	575	—	—	23	146.00–153.00	$150.35	$865	—
600–640 value added	615	—	—	23	133.00–143.00	$136.19	$838	+5.05
600–648	625	—	—	178	115.00–139.50	$127.74	$798	+0.48
650–690 value added	669	—	—	7	130.00–134.00	$132.00	$883	+2.99
650–698	673	—	—	145	111.00–144.00	$124.98	$841	+3.48
700–745	715	—	—	70	98.00–127.00	$116.37	$832	+2.08
730 value added	730	—	—	1	123.00	$123.00	$898	—
750–797	767	—	—	47	90.00–123.00	$109.45	$839	+4.15
800–845	818	—	—	24	80.00–114.00	$100.63	$823	-2.50
855–895	869	—	—	19	81.00–124.00	$102.36	$890	+9.84
906–935	916	—	—	11	88.00–108.00	$101.93	$934	+8.46
950	950	—	—	1	88.00	$88.00	$836	—
1045	1045	—	—	1	82.00	$82.00	$857	-11.52
1055	1055	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,372	—
1190–1380	1295	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	102.00–142.50	$120.16	$1,556	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	281	12	135.00–156.00	$149.71	$421	+0.69
300–345	322	11	123.00–147.50	$138.74	$447	+12.17
350–396	379	20	126.00–161.00	$143.81	$545	+0.85
400–447	431	47	120.00–161.00	$138.64	$598	-1.33
450–495	474	41	106.00–146.00	$135.77	$644	-1.13
500–540	521	28	114.00–138.50	$128.90	$672	+2.39
550–595	566	27	114.00–138.00	$124.68	$706	+0.13
600–646	625	33	98.00–129.00	$116.11	$726	+2.24
650–695	670	16	95.00–124.00	$109.79	$736	+0.51
700–745	722	9	81.00–120.00	$101.69	$734	-1.80
765–790	778	6	90.00–106.00	$100.03	$778	+4.87
810–845	825	12	90.00–106.00	$95.46	$788	+6.35
850–895	864	11	81.00–93.00	$90.19	$779	+1.20
900–905	902	3	76.00–83.00	$80.33	$725	-0.59
950–975	963	2	81.00–90.00	$85.44	$823	—
1055	1055	1	83.00	$83.00	$876	+8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840–1415	1005	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	850.00–1,100.00	$982.06	—
975–1580	1228	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	925.00–1,800.00	$1,420.71	—
1755	1755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	132.50	$132.50	$576	-4.50
525	525	1	129.00	$129.00	$677	—
615	615	1	121.00	$121.00	$744	+9.00
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748	+1.74
700–730	713	5	105.00–108.00	$105.98	$756	-10.02
762	762	2	101.00	$101.00	$770	+7.00
930	930	1	100.00	$100.00	$930	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	124.00	$124.00	$403	—
520	520	1	126.00	$126.00	$655	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	130.00	$130.00	$494	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	118.00	$118.00	$560	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1520	1184	80-85%	41	42.50–69.00	$55.25	$654	—
810–1710	1218	80-85%	401	45.00–78.00	$65.17	$794	+13.55
965–1650	1269	80-85%	208	53.00–85.00	$73.41	$932	+3.08

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	85-90%	1	25.00	$25.00	$228	—
785–1420	988	85-90%	53	27.00–63.00	$49.45	$489	+1.53
655–1300	1035	85-90%	93	50.00–77.00	$66.12	$684	+1.64
675–1455	1044	85-90%	130	40.00–69.50	$57.73	$603	-6.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1990	1464	75-80%	99	55.50–73.50	$67.01	$981	+2.36
1240–1680	1473	75-80%	3	55.00–58.00	$56.30	$829	-8.35
1005–1950	1514	75-80%	137	61.50–86.00	$72.96	$1,105	+2.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–2500	1410	41	66.00–91.00	$82.34	$1,161	+0.60
1095–2500	1763	142	80.00–107.00	$92.92	$1,638	—
1180–2265	1778	113	86.50–116.00	$102.46	$1,822	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1160	1010	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	60.00–75.00	$69.06	$698
920–1250	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	79.00–84.00	$81.41	$838
1070–1355	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	78.00–90.00	$83.77	$980

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155–1335	1207	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	710.00–885.00	$796.43

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	77.00	$77.00	$662

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	590.00	$590.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–900	869	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	490.00–800.00	$716.79
825–1250	994	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	675.00–990.00	$824.37
982–1405	1053	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	675.00–845.00	$712.82
620–1525	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	600.00–1,235.00	$1,011.80
900–1350	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	650.00–910.00	$723.25
1000–1395	1142	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	700.00–1,000.00	$795.75
950–1400	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	830.00–1,235.00	$1,078.93
872–1710	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	825.00–1,325.00	$1,082.36
790–1590	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	730.00–1,200.00	$966.55
1050–1475	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	700.00–1,150.00	$845.96
1020–1650	1259	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	61	700.00–1,275.00	$968.64
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1050–1500	1286	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	850.00–1,275.00	$1,048.84

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1325–1550	1389	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	725.00–1,175.00	$995.68
1325–1750	1491	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	825.00–1,150.00	$1,046.20

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
722–1030	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	650.00–775.00	$699.53
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
980–1160	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–725.00	$702.10

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
915–990	953	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–590.00	$546.77
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
960–1135	1027	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	400.00–800.00	$632.95
1065	1065	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	520.00	$520.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00
1040–1095	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–910.00	$858.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1455	1455	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	56.50	$56.50	$822

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–925	871	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	775.00–850.00	$832.35
825–980	872	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	750.00–875.00	$821.28
735–1020	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–1,000.00	$842.95
850–950	931	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	720.00–925.00	$889.62
810–1020	1001	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	775.00–810.00	$807.43

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–900	850	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	720.00–910.00	$820.59

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–780	720	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–750.00	$715.63

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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
850–1055	931	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,240.82	—
1005–1235	1076	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	720.00–1,300.00	$940.86	—
1080–1240	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00–1,050.00	$984.83	-255.57
935–1425	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,275.00	$1,156.14	+231.99
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,285.00	$1,285.00	—
960–1705	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	750.00–1,550.00	$1,245.61	—
1228	1228	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
1050–1500	1229	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,175.00–1,430.00	$1,336.37	—
1065–1500	1237	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,025.00–1,400.00	$1,221.85	—
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—
1100–1420	1323	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,455.00–1,625.00	$1,509.12	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1125	1125	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1065–1270	1151	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,217.70	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	-150.00
1025–1050	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,425.00	$1,260.54	+335.54
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110–1320	1187	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,067.06	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1470	1470	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1580	1580	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,360.00	$1,360.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125	125	1	133.00	$133.00	$166	—
275	275	9	103.00	$103.00	$283	-17.00
323–328	326	8	100.00–110.00	$103.71	$338	-9.00
366–398	384	15	89.00–103.00	$95.99	$369	+6.54
400–420	413	3	91.00–108.00	$102.52	$423	-4.52
463–495	477	6	86.00–117.50	$108.23	$516	+8.77
508–538	517	10	98.00–106.00	$103.50	$535	+6.29
560–595	573	3	96.00–100.00	$97.71	$560	-0.29
645	645	3	84.50–86.00	$85.50	$551	-0.44
665	665	1	92.00	$92.00	$612	—
700–705	704	4	68.00–92.00	$86.03	$606	+12.34
792	792	2	90.00	$90.00	$713	—
815–835	825	2	78.00–80.00	$78.99	$652	+4.99
861 value added	861	69	94.70	$94.70	$815	—
901–918	917	64	75.50–97.10	$95.39	$875	—
953–976	965	9	76.00–89.00	$80.08	$773	+25.08
1023	1023	8	78.00	$78.00	$798	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	2	90.00	$90.00	$277	—
390–395	392	3	83.00–86.00	$84.99	$333	—
540	540	1	79.00	$79.00	$427	—

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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
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,325.00	$1,162.50	—

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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.