Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

11,545 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.07/cwt +2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 526 lb · 476 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.81/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 831 lb · 395 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.86/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 573 lb · 381 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,545	16,542	13,174
Feeder cattle	9,450	13,817	11,073
Slaughter cattle	1,367	1,971	1,214
Replacement cattle	728	754	887

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady with moderate demand, with long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle in very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Lighter offerings prevalent this week due to the Memorial Holiday weekend as well as hay cutting in full swing.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185 fancy	185	1	202.50	$202.50	$375	—
205–245 fancy	227	3	200.00–205.00	$201.51	$457	+1.51
215–245	232	5	167.00–188.00	$175.11	$406	+6.33
255–295	276	16	150.00–175.00	$166.96	$461	-7.50
300–345 value added	324	5	167.50–185.00	$173.40	$562	+13.24
325 fancy	325	1	173.00	$173.00	$562	-1.00
300–345	326	21	140.00–183.00	$161.78	$527	-0.29
350–399	371	29	155.00–179.00	$165.90	$615	+3.05
375 fancy	375	1	172.00	$172.00	$645	-8.32
370–395 value added	380	7	165.00–181.00	$168.05	$639	+3.24
407 fancy	407	2	170.00	$170.00	$692	-6.70
403–445 value added	426	29	157.00–185.00	$168.35	$717	+3.64
400–449	429	83	139.00–168.00	$158.85	$681	+0.14
450–471 fancy	460	13	165.00–167.00	$166.05	$764	+3.05
450–492 value added	476	20	155.00–171.00	$168.42	$802	+6.00
450–499	478	194	140.00–173.00	$156.13	$746	+0.33
500–547 value added	521	74	154.00–173.00	$166.22	$866	+5.54
500–545	528	191	130.00–165.00	$151.31	$799	-0.35
550–566 fancy	554	20	161.50–164.50	$163.44	$905	—
550–598	572	263	129.00–159.50	$148.00	$847	-0.14
550–587 value added	573	38	154.00–164.00	$156.53	$897	-1.98
600–631 fancy	611	17	145.50–162.50	$156.30	$955	-1.70
600–647	627	158	125.00–158.50	$140.74	$882	-0.39
600–649 value added	629	108	140.00–163.00	$148.45	$934	-1.61
650–697	675	247	118.00–149.00	$139.54	$942	+3.45
651–695 value added	675	119	138.00–156.00	$144.77	$977	-0.04
700–746 value added	714	226	128.00–144.25	$141.08	$1,007	-1.43
700–742	719	96	115.50–140.00	$128.37	$923	-0.28
750–795	772	92	115.00–132.00	$128.49	$992	+0.72
755–798 value added	796	149	127.00–139.95	$139.31	$1,109	+1.86
803–840	819	38	112.00–130.00	$122.49	$1,003	+1.09
800–847 value added	832	357	130.50–140.10	$135.01	$1,123	+4.57
858–896	873	24	106.00–123.00	$119.58	$1,044	+0.83
857–898 value added	885	301	125.75–134.00	$128.14	$1,134	-2.79
903–945	917	25	102.00–124.00	$113.06	$1,037	-2.96
915–932 value added	925	230	123.25–125.90	$125.02	$1,156	-2.42
958–985	966	18	100.00–119.50	$116.61	$1,126	+7.92
958–984 value added	971	106	120.80–122.10	$121.43	$1,179	-1.05
1010–1035	1021	10	90.00–110.00	$101.88	$1,040	-8.60
1022 value added	1022	106	118.05	$118.05	$1,206	-0.20
1050–1080	1070	5	95.00–110.00	$102.99	$1,102	-6.74

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	166.00	$166.00	$382	+26.00
260–285	273	2	145.00–160.00	$152.16	$415	+0.16
335–345	340	2	125.00–140.00	$132.39	$450	+8.02
375–395	384	4	141.00–149.00	$146.21	$561	+1.94
407–446	434	14	122.00–150.00	$143.08	$621	+0.57
455–480	471	9	139.00–145.00	$140.66	$663	+1.75
505–543	527	25	121.00–147.00	$139.59	$736	+2.37
550–596	573	30	114.00–144.00	$131.86	$756	-3.28
610–645	628	13	91.00–130.00	$121.95	$766	-3.18
650–693	670	17	108.00–128.00	$118.49	$794	-2.66
705–735	724	4	110.00–115.00	$112.54	$815	-0.47
780	780	1	85.00	$85.00	$663	-30.92
775–792	786	6	118.00–119.00	$118.33	$930	+2.41
820–848	837	5	110.00–118.00	$114.86	$961	+6.03
995	995	1	90.00	$90.00	$896	-3.00
1161	1161	46	102.75	$102.75	$1,193	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–545	540	3	135.00–141.00	$139.04	$751	—
602–642	629	6	127.00–133.00	$131.08	$824	—
670–675	673	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$872	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	150.00	$150.00	$615	—
455	455	1	121.00	$121.00	$551	—
510	510	2	120.00	$120.00	$612	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	127.00	$127.00	$819	-3.25
695	695	1	101.00	$101.00	$702	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	132.00	$132.00	$601	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390	1390	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,112	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	234	6	135.00–153.00	$147.21	$344	+1.17
250–297	283	27	130.00–220.00	$148.70	$421	+1.72
300–347	324	43	121.00–148.00	$138.51	$449	-6.99
342 value added	342	2	149.00	$149.00	$510	—
350–395	374	104	125.00–151.50	$141.13	$528	-0.87
415–440 value added	425	8	144.00–149.00	$146.49	$623	+7.13
400–449	427	183	124.00–151.00	$139.43	$595	-0.45
450–497	472	305	123.00–147.50	$139.55	$659	+1.91
450–498 value added	481	40	135.00–152.00	$144.95	$697	-8.56
500–542 value added	520	126	130.00–147.00	$141.28	$735	+2.49
500–548	528	350	121.00–144.00	$134.19	$709	+1.94
550–598	573	295	117.00–144.00	$129.77	$744	+0.39
555–583 value added	574	86	130.00–141.25	$139.02	$798	-1.58
603–645 value added	619	186	122.00–139.00	$135.58	$839	+2.59
600–645	620	193	110.00–135.50	$124.23	$770	+1.60
651–695 value added	659	122	123.50–139.00	$133.01	$877	-2.28
650–699	677	184	107.00–135.50	$121.14	$820	+1.53
700–737 value added	716	174	122.00–132.00	$127.44	$912	-1.20
700–745	722	85	100.00–122.00	$110.28	$796	-0.86
735	735	3	110.00	$110.00	$808	-1.14
755–794	776	29	100.00–123.00	$108.56	$842	-2.27
756–782 value added	776	97	119.00–122.95	$122.15	$948	+2.19
780–785	782	3	109.00–116.00	$112.01	$876	+1.18
812	812	2	106.00	$106.00	$861	-2.51
805–845	824	20	95.00–120.00	$106.37	$876	+1.33
827 value added	827	65	120.25	$120.25	$994	-0.74
830–843	839	18	121.50–122.25	$122.00	$1,024	+16.96
850–890	866	20	95.00–111.50	$104.78	$907	+1.86
890	890	1	106.00	$106.00	$943	-10.75
900–945	920	10	90.00–115.00	$106.05	$976	+3.04
940	940	2	92.00	$92.00	$865	-11.01
950	950	1	97.00	$97.00	$922	-3.00
955–985	970	4	89.00–101.00	$93.51	$907	-6.49
1015–1041	1027	3	82.00–97.50	$89.81	$922	-12.89

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	135.00	$135.00	$284	-0.75
250–295	274	9	112.00–147.00	$130.33	$357	-3.57
305–345	325	15	110.00–136.00	$122.75	$399	-7.24
350–395	376	17	109.00–134.00	$119.98	$451	-11.25
400–445	425	30	100.00–137.00	$121.72	$517	-3.31
450–490	472	22	90.00–131.00	$122.04	$576	+0.06
500–548	527	44	91.00–135.00	$120.38	$634	+1.46
550–595	571	35	93.00–127.00	$117.91	$673	+2.04
605–640	624	17	90.00–119.00	$112.22	$700	+1.32
650–695	670	22	92.50–116.00	$103.49	$693	-4.75
705–745	720	17	81.00–113.50	$100.64	$725	-1.83
765–780	770	7	80.00–110.00	$101.86	$784	+2.76
873–880	874	5	90.00–93.00	$92.40	$808	+5.90
900	900	1	80.00	$80.00	$720	-7.14
975	975	1	85.00	$85.00	$829	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	90.00	$90.00	$405	—
525	525	1	113.00	$113.00	$593	—
555	555	4	102.00–102.50	$102.13	$567	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	3	119.00	$119.00	$532	—
675	675	1	118.00	$118.00	$796	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527	527	2	126.00	$126.00	$664	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	127.00	$127.00	$597	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	1	91.50	$91.50	$1,157	—

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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
120–145	132	—	—	5	223.00–251.00	$238.53	$315	—
155–190	175	—	—	4	180.00–221.00	$198.01	$347	—
215 fancy	215	—	—	2	204.00	$204.00	$439	—
220–240	232	—	—	6	141.00–172.50	$153.41	$356	-11.04
250–295	278	—	—	16	145.00–170.00	$158.02	$439	-6.64
322 fancy	322	—	—	2	165.00	$165.00	$531	—
300–347	326	—	—	29	140.00–174.00	$159.67	$521	-1.71
350–395	368	—	—	73	136.00–175.00	$160.43	$590	+0.40
400–445	422	—	—	119	125.00–169.00	$155.26	$655	+3.10
400–448 value added	436	—	—	4	157.00–159.00	$157.46	$687	-0.96
471 value added	471	—	—	3	159.00	$159.00	$749	+2.13
450–497	475	—	—	163	133.00–164.00	$151.53	$720	+3.28
500–548	525	—	—	275	126.00–161.00	$143.22	$752	+2.67
532 fancy	532	—	—	2	157.00	$157.00	$835	—
550–595	569	—	—	153	121.00–156.00	$136.77	$778	+0.01
605–635 value added	623	—	—	19	129.00–134.50	$133.28	$830	-2.91
600–648	626	—	—	136	113.00–139.00	$127.60	$799	-0.14
631 fancy	631	—	—	4	144.00	$144.00	$909	—
655–670 value added	663	—	—	2	131.00–133.00	$131.99	$875	-0.01
650–695	671	—	—	111	111.00–140.00	$125.10	$839	+0.12
700–745	716	—	—	54	100.00–130.00	$116.94	$837	+0.57
750–785	768	—	—	50	100.00–127.00	$111.30	$855	+1.85
800–845	822	—	—	11	90.00–111.00	$100.51	$826	-0.12
835 fancy	835	—	—	1	118.00	$118.00	$985	—
850–885	869	—	—	7	94.00–115.00	$100.48	$873	-1.88
900–915	908	—	—	5	89.00–115.00	$99.02	$899	-2.91
955–995	980	—	—	5	88.00–105.00	$99.07	$971	+11.07
1065	1065	—	—	1	88.00	$88.00	$937	-42.00
1550	1550	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,333	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	2	180.00	$180.00	$351	—
240	240	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$348	—
255–280	269	4	139.00–150.00	$144.76	$389	-4.95
300–345	328	8	124.00–155.00	$140.46	$461	+1.72
355–390	371	16	121.00–154.00	$137.80	$511	-6.01
400–448	424	37	124.00–158.00	$139.18	$590	+0.54
450–495	465	34	120.00–153.00	$135.98	$632	+0.21
500–545	519	23	112.00–135.00	$125.93	$654	-2.97
550–595	568	32	111.00–136.00	$125.61	$713	+0.93
610–645	626	13	90.00–120.00	$109.42	$685	-6.69
658–695	674	11	104.00–113.00	$107.28	$723	-2.51
715–740	729	11	82.00–110.00	$100.46	$732	-1.23
730 value added	730	1	111.00	$111.00	$810	—
775–795	785	9	94.00–102.50	$99.47	$781	-0.56
810–840	825	2	82.00–98.00	$89.85	$741	-5.61
895	895	1	85.00	$85.00	$761	-5.19
915	915	1	81.00	$81.00	$741	+0.67
955–995	975	3	76.00–86.00	$81.40	$794	-4.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1345	1153	(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	1,000.00–1,600.00	$1,320.80	—
935–1725	1292	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	9	935.00–1,875.00	$1,475.45	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	125.00	$125.00	$488	—
485	485	1	111.00	$111.00	$538	—
500	500	1	120.00	$120.00	$600	-6.00
510–515	513	2	110.00–116.00	$113.01	$580	-12.99
560	560	1	110.00	$110.00	$616	—
590	590	1	120.00	$120.00	$708	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	139.00	$139.00	$605	—
565–585	575	2	104.00–126.00	$114.81	$660	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527	527	2	136.00	$136.00	$717	+7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1425	1191	80-85%	22	50.00–67.50	$58.58	$698	+3.33
700–1555	1224	80-85%	209	47.00–77.00	$67.97	$832	+2.80
980–1755	1280	80-85%	186	57.00–90.50	$76.38	$978	+2.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1700	1329	75-80%	10	57.00–69.50	$61.01	$811	—
955–2015	1482	75-80%	142	61.00–86.00	$76.51	$1,134	+20.21
1025–1955	1485	75-80%	75	60.00–79.50	$69.78	$1,036	+13.48

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1400	1008	85-90%	47	33.00–65.00	$53.29	$537	-12.83
810–1345	1054	85-90%	63	61.00–80.00	$70.05	$738	—
735–1390	1059	85-90%	113	46.00–70.00	$60.26	$638	—
1090	1090	85-90%	1	43.00	$43.00	$469	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–2660	1468	29	70.00–90.00	$82.33	$1,209	—
575–2605	1656	84	64.00–103.00	$94.39	$1,563	—
1120–2285	1792	115	90.00–120.00	$107.86	$1,933	+5.40

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970–1120	1042	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	65.00–81.00	$72.62	$757
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	$550
1010–1275	1125	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	70.00–90.00	$77.87	$876

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	795.00	$795.00
895–1230	1057	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	600.00–970.00	$721.70
865–1250	1131	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	900.00–1,375.00	$1,102.65
1070–1223	1172	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	870.00–1,000.00	$960.44
1095–1305	1201	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	820.00–1,175.00	$1,014.03
1100–1400	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	775.00–1,050.00	$861.23
1170–1450	1262	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	800.00–1,325.00	$1,026.28
1100–1615	1269	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	650.00–1,550.00	$1,121.94
870–1765	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	700.00–1,350.00	$1,039.41
1105–1480	1303	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	775.00–1,050.00	$918.67
925–1660	1356	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	108	850.00–1,275.00	$1,091.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1122	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	600.00–825.00	$734.36
855–1265	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	670.00–900.00	$763.63
995–1385	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	725.00–900.00	$836.84

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630–990	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–1,350.00	$1,019.44
840–990	915	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–880.00	$877.70
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
900–915	910	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	780.00–800.00	$786.70
985	985	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
965–1020	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00–950.00	$849.16

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	540.00	$540.00

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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
820–1050	884	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00–1,475.00	$1,315.78	—
850–1255	934	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	1,285.00–1,700.00	$1,528.72	+287.90
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1040–1310	1184	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,125.00–1,310.00	$1,214.13	+57.99
1170–1340	1256	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,110.00–1,275.00	$1,209.75	+259.75
1290	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	+450.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	-34.12
990–1835	1407	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	1,175.00–1,525.00	$1,331.26	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—
750–1380	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	850.00–1,175.00	$1,005.90	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
490	490	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	570.00	$570.00	—
800–875	838	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,104.48	—
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+525.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1455–1590	1523	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,435.84	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	72.50	$72.50	$156	—
351	351	4	83.00	$83.00	$291	-12.99
445	445	1	90.00	$90.00	$400	-12.52
498	498	7	109.00	$109.00	$543	+0.77
548	548	3	71.00	$71.00	$389	-32.50
619	619	7	96.00	$96.00	$594	+10.50
657	657	2	91.00	$91.00	$598	-1.00
700–730	720	3	83.00–89.00	$87.06	$627	+1.03

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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	1000	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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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.