Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

15,404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.19/cwt +1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 632 lb · 799 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.07/cwt +2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 722 lb · 739 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.01/cwt +5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 682 lb · 665 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	15,404	15,897	18,861
Feeder cattle	12,866	13,632	15,856
Slaughter cattle	1,837	1,685	2,253
Replacement cattle	701	580	752

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with mostly good demand. Buyers are showing the most interest in investing in long-weaned (45+ days), preconditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 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
158	158	4	225.00	$225.00	$356	—
220 fancy	220	1	201.00	$201.00	$442	+21.00
210–245	232	14	163.00–202.00	$181.43	$421	+21.27
252–295	277	38	151.00–195.00	$171.54	$475	+12.92
305–345	319	11	165.00–175.00	$170.99	$545	+6.49
347 fancy	347	2	190.00	$190.00	$659	+7.00
360–385 value added	370	5	172.50–184.00	$179.21	$663	+7.37
350–399	376	62	150.00–183.00	$164.47	$618	+1.04
400–446	422	59	149.00–174.00	$160.47	$677	+0.80
405–442 value added	426	14	162.00–177.50	$170.46	$726	+0.46
430 fancy	430	14	178.50	$178.50	$768	+8.50
455 fancy	455	3	169.00–170.00	$169.33	$770	—
450–497	474	161	144.00–173.50	$159.52	$756	-1.43
456–486 value added	474	32	156.00–175.00	$165.84	$786	-6.18
505–521 fancy	517	4	168.00–171.00	$168.73	$872	+3.79
500–547	525	227	133.00–166.00	$156.10	$820	+0.72
500–547 value added	530	38	151.00–169.00	$163.74	$868	+0.39
550–585 fancy	566	15	160.00–169.00	$164.21	$929	-1.29
555–585 value added	570	27	155.00–165.00	$161.98	$923	+3.00
550–598	575	206	126.00–167.00	$152.51	$877	+1.06
605 fancy	605	13	165.00	$165.00	$998	+15.00
600–646 value added	620	45	144.00–159.00	$150.39	$932	-2.89
600–649	627	309	125.00–160.00	$146.63	$919	+1.38
650–697 value added	665	99	139.25–151.90	$146.59	$975	-1.95
650–699	672	282	125.00–155.00	$140.78	$946	+1.26
700–745	718	135	115.00–144.50	$133.11	$956	-1.72
705–749 value added	733	60	133.00–140.00	$136.98	$1,004	-3.38
752–795	767	114	115.00–139.50	$132.08	$1,013	-0.12
755–796 value added	777	235	133.00–143.70	$142.00	$1,103	+1.72
801–846 value added	823	181	130.50–143.10	$137.37	$1,131	+0.57
800–847	828	186	117.00–135.35	$132.43	$1,097	+4.56
828	828	41	142.00	$142.00	$1,176	+14.13
842 fancy	842	59	139.85	$139.85	$1,178	+1.85
851–897 value added	863	353	122.00–140.30	$136.56	$1,179	+4.02
850–885	870	35	114.00–131.00	$125.89	$1,095	-1.36
900–940 value added	916	179	129.00–135.90	$134.29	$1,230	+6.08
903–940	922	27	101.00–134.00	$119.10	$1,098	-0.67
937–942 fancy	939	115	133.00–133.75	$133.39	$1,253	+1.97
954–979 fancy	967	300	128.90–132.00	$130.43	$1,261	+5.53
952–995	977	55	110.00–131.00	$124.72	$1,219	+7.38
986–999 value added	993	109	129.50–130.00	$129.75	$1,288	+0.44
1006–1030	1013	83	98.00–124.30	$123.77	$1,254	+6.80
1027–1042 fancy	1030	220	125.00–129.00	$126.18	$1,300	—
1090	1090	2	92.00–108.00	$100.00	$1,090	-13.72
1160	1160	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,206	-1.97
1398	1398	3	105.50	$105.50	$1,475	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–237	230	5	151.00–172.50	$162.67	$374	+17.67
258–272	263	8	129.00–160.00	$147.79	$389	-5.86
317–330	321	6	139.00–166.00	$143.99	$462	-5.39
355–395	380	12	125.00–160.00	$142.95	$543	+2.95
400–445	427	11	118.00–163.00	$135.52	$579	-10.32
450–495	470	20	130.00–148.00	$139.76	$657	+2.05
500–545	519	23	126.00–152.00	$142.00	$737	+6.25
555–585	570	25	120.00–145.00	$137.43	$783	+1.28
600–645	622	38	99.00–139.00	$129.30	$804	-0.63
650–693	673	26	99.00–131.50	$122.08	$822	-6.32
705–728	719	13	100.00–125.00	$112.13	$806	-8.24
765–785	776	4	116.00–120.00	$118.24	$918	+6.52
800–835	818	6	92.00–124.50	$115.22	$942	+12.54
850–875	858	6	89.00–116.00	$101.50	$871	-20.01
910–925	915	3	90.00–114.00	$98.09	$898	-1.41
1080	1080	1	92.00	$92.00	$994	—
1105	1105	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,028	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1195	1086	5	100.00–115.00	$109.75	$1,192	—
1045–1280	1169	7	101.00–116.00	$109.23	$1,277	—
1055–1310	1171	10	109.00–118.00	$114.54	$1,341	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	125.00	$125.00	$375	—
360	360	1	145.00	$145.00	$522	—
592	592	4	144.50	$144.50	$855	—
600	600	1	139.00	$139.00	$834	+5.00
651–690	661	4	141.00	$141.00	$932	+9.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	2	153.00	$153.00	$600	—
525	525	1	122.00	$122.00	$640	+17.00
615	615	1	130.00	$130.00	$800	+21.00
617	617	2	121.00	$121.00	$747	+12.00
715	715	1	123.00	$123.00	$879	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	2	140.00	$140.00	$714	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175–180	178	2	147.50–160.00	$153.84	$274	—
200–245	222	15	120.00–202.00	$162.76	$361	+20.33
250–295	280	41	132.00–167.00	$150.63	$422	+2.33
290 fancy	290	2	168.00	$168.00	$487	—
300–345	323	65	130.00–163.00	$145.02	$468	+1.03
325 value added	325	1	147.50	$147.50	$479	+2.22
346 fancy	346	3	165.00	$165.00	$571	+10.00
362 fancy	362	2	159.00	$159.00	$576	+4.00
353–390 value added	366	13	140.00–161.50	$151.66	$555	-3.67
350–399	371	146	130.00–163.00	$143.91	$534	-4.49
400–436 value added	426	13	145.00–152.00	$148.53	$633	-0.11
400–448	429	222	125.00–156.00	$144.21	$619	+2.51
470	470	4	130.00	$130.00	$611	-10.92
450–497 value added	472	33	139.00–150.00	$146.28	$690	-0.44
450–498	474	325	128.00–152.50	$142.92	$677	+2.00
470–498 fancy	486	32	145.00–149.00	$146.74	$713	-2.93
500–540 value added	524	88	133.00–150.00	$144.47	$757	+0.71
500–549	528	325	122.00–146.00	$136.62	$721	-0.61
520–535 fancy	532	5	146.00	$146.00	$777	—
550–597	571	397	119.00–143.00	$134.67	$769	+2.84
551–597 value added	573	230	134.00–151.50	$145.75	$835	+5.32
600–648	622	340	107.50–142.00	$128.16	$797	+1.02
600–649 value added	640	459	123.50–145.00	$140.40	$899	+2.88
671	671	6	124.00	$124.00	$832	+0.58
650–698	677	220	111.00–140.50	$127.26	$862	+3.84
655–698 value added	685	439	132.50–144.40	$140.56	$963	+3.96
700–748 value added	721	618	117.00–140.80	$137.66	$993	+1.58
700–747	726	119	95.00–133.00	$121.58	$883	+0.25
735	735	2	138.25	$138.25	$1,016	+16.92
750–795	773	64	107.00–125.00	$119.30	$922	-0.63
753–796 value added	780	368	125.50–138.80	$135.36	$1,056	+3.01
801 fancy	801	64	137.00	$137.00	$1,097	—
810	810	28	132.00	$132.00	$1,069	+14.63
800–845	816	26	102.00–120.00	$113.39	$925	-3.98
850–895	884	58	92.00–120.00	$114.41	$1,011	+0.97
919–930	921	8	97.00–110.00	$105.86	$975	+6.23
950–995	966	5	89.00–105.00	$98.74	$954	-10.17
1000–1045	1020	17	87.50–100.00	$95.23	$971	-5.10

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222–240	228	3	117.50–165.00	$134.17	$306	+2.98
260–277	269	6	137.50–150.00	$146.44	$394	+17.72
305–345	329	13	121.00–147.00	$138.20	$455	+10.68
350–391	375	24	106.00–152.50	$127.41	$478	-5.87
400–445	425	44	110.00–144.00	$133.45	$567	+5.06
450–495	477	28	115.00–137.00	$124.47	$594	-0.37
500–545	521	46	110.00–133.00	$127.01	$662	+9.00
550–595	571	20	109.00–127.00	$118.06	$674	-0.29
605–640	621	17	96.00–121.00	$111.11	$690	-2.83
650–695	676	25	93.00–123.00	$110.39	$746	-1.26
700–745	719	10	94.00–117.00	$108.09	$777	+0.71
775–788	783	4	104.00–114.00	$110.53	$865	+5.42
825–840	835	5	91.00–111.00	$100.96	$843	-2.04
870–885	880	3	94.00–101.00	$97.01	$854	+1.61
1010	1010	1	86.00	$86.00	$869	+0.50
1075	1075	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	4	115.00	$115.00	$373	—
355	355	1	125.00	$125.00	$444	—
470	470	1	136.00	$136.00	$639	—
562–595	578	6	125.00–136.00	$129.82	$750	+9.82
630	630	1	126.00	$126.00	$794	—
770	770	1	100.00	$100.00	$770	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	119.00	$119.00	$571	—
580	580	1	126.00	$126.00	$731	—
615–638	632	4	122.00–125.00	$122.73	$776	+12.73
655	655	1	122.00	$122.00	$799	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	139.00	$139.00	$493	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,134	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	107.00	$107.00	$503	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	188.00	$188.00	$357	—
200–240	221	10	160.00–182.00	$171.91	$380	+9.96
250–296	288	29	150.00–190.00	$163.94	$472	+2.57
290 fancy	290	1	175.00	$175.00	$508	—
315–320 fancy	316	8	175.00–195.00	$180.06	$569	—
300–348	327	29	135.00–182.00	$162.37	$531	+1.42
350 fancy	350	2	171.00	$171.00	$598	—
350–398	369	98	142.00–183.00	$162.82	$601	+3.95
365–390 value added	376	7	167.50–172.50	$170.39	$641	—
400–435 fancy	423	3	164.00–171.00	$168.80	$714	+2.96
400–447	426	113	137.50–174.00	$157.50	$671	+2.59
410–440 value added	430	3	160.00	$160.00	$688	—
450–498	473	156	133.00–163.00	$151.05	$714	-0.11
475 fancy	475	1	154.00	$154.00	$732	—
482 value added	482	2	167.50	$167.50	$807	+9.41
507–525 fancy	518	5	163.00–164.50	$163.91	$849	+7.61
500–549	526	238	122.00–160.00	$144.66	$761	-0.37
550–597	573	146	129.00–157.00	$139.88	$802	-0.96
608–620 value added	612	8	131.00–139.00	$135.51	$829	-3.84
600–647	622	119	120.00–142.00	$131.57	$818	+1.04
648 fancy	648	5	140.50	$140.50	$910	—
650–698	670	121	99.00–138.00	$125.62	$842	-3.54
657–695 value added	670	6	129.00–136.50	$133.91	$897	+5.91
700–748	721	55	99.50–130.00	$118.73	$856	+0.99
720–730 value added	723	3	124.00–126.00	$124.67	$901	—
750–791	774	51	104.00–127.00	$118.84	$920	+3.11
785 value added	785	1	124.00	$124.00	$973	—
800–840	812	25	83.00–112.00	$102.28	$831	-6.59
830 fancy	830	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,021	—
850–895	877	7	95.00–113.00	$102.60	$900	+0.54
900–944	937	17	100.00–118.00	$115.19	$1,079	+16.22
970	970	1	91.00	$91.00	$883	-1.69
1005–1045	1015	6	86.00–103.00	$95.16	$966	+3.84
1050	1050	2	94.00	$94.00	$987	—
1100	1100	1	80.00	$80.00	$880	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	213	3	140.00–152.50	$148.01	$315	-0.79
255–270	263	2	142.50–155.00	$148.57	$391	+2.58
300–340	329	14	139.00–170.00	$151.59	$499	+12.40
355–398	373	28	132.00–165.00	$145.54	$543	+3.51
405–445	433	22	129.00–156.00	$144.11	$624	+8.94
450–495	472	26	119.00–146.00	$135.17	$638	+1.01
500–546	520	26	101.00–143.00	$123.87	$644	-4.62
552–595	565	16	107.00–140.00	$121.03	$684	-6.29
600–645	627	11	110.00–129.00	$120.72	$757	+1.27
650–695	677	10	100.00–125.00	$114.11	$773	+1.46
745	745	2	95.00–110.00	$102.50	$764	-6.40
770–790	783	4	100.00–108.00	$104.50	$818	+3.43
810–835	819	9	90.00–100.00	$93.11	$763	+2.93
890	890	1	84.50	$84.50	$752	-10.01
924–948	936	4	85.00	$85.00	$796	+0.08
985	985	1	87.00	$87.00	$857	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1450	1215	(<2 yrs)	N/A	9	1,000.00–1,885.00	$1,369.65	—
1380–1770	1492	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	1,100.00–1,775.00	$1,492.00	—
2200	2200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,610.00	$1,610.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	145.00	$145.00	$370	—
565–570	568	2	127.00–130.00	$128.51	$730	—
695	695	1	118.00	$118.00	$820	+17.00
700	700	2	118.00	$118.00	$826	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	132.00	$132.00	$587	—
505	505	3	129.00	$129.00	$651	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	115.00	$115.00	$310	—
365	365	1	125.00	$125.00	$456	—
565	565	1	110.00	$110.00	$622	-3.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	2	140.50	$140.50	$700	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	132.00	$132.00	$805	—
695	695	1	120.00	$120.00	$834	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1490	1210	80-85%	53	48.00–66.00	$58.48	$708	-10.98
860–1605	1229	80-85%	310	40.00–76.00	$67.14	$825	-2.32
910–1670	1276	80-85%	182	54.50–86.00	$74.54	$951	-1.77

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–885	858	85-90%	2	6.00–15.00	$10.36	$89	—
720–1215	930	85-90%	46	40.00–63.00	$50.92	$474	—
740–1500	1023	85-90%	80	54.50–77.00	$67.48	$690	+4.39
640–1560	1047	85-90%	183	35.00–70.00	$60.14	$630	-2.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1720	1400	75-80%	17	55.00–66.00	$62.55	$876	—
1055–1920	1449	75-80%	143	65.00–84.00	$74.51	$1,080	—
1015–1875	1462	75-80%	122	60.00–76.50	$69.23	$1,012	-1.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–2065	1421	29	72.50–93.00	$85.70	$1,218	—
1040–2470	1701	119	83.00–113.00	$97.89	$1,665	—
1320–2525	1798	125	94.50–124.00	$107.32	$1,930	-1.80

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–940	828	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	75.00–98.00	$83.98	$695
970–1105	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	72.00–81.00	$75.56	$773
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	83.00–86.00	$84.50	$959
970–1505	1238	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	50.50–65.00	$59.32	$734

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1040	988	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–785.00	$720.23
1072–1235	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	785.00–935.00	$893.70

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	460.00	$460.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	$435

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
792–1295	977	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	700.00–935.00	$823.38
850–1190	1009	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	640.00–1,175.00	$908.71
920–1165	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00–785.00	$708.54
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
900–1375	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	750.00–1,070.00	$837.74
985–1355	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	735.00–900.00	$817.89
900–1350	1164	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	750.00–1,275.00	$1,010.87
855–1770	1194	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	650.00–1,100.00	$809.71
920–1680	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	875.00–1,275.00	$1,035.78
1005–1560	1271	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	760.00–1,350.00	$1,089.20
1010–1805	1316	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	800.00–1,200.00	$936.99
955–1845	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	63	755.00–1,400.00	$1,064.98
1320	1320	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1305–1426 fancy	1368	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,325.00–1,475.00	$1,402.52
900–1685	1372	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	800.00–1,300.00	$1,047.61
1280–1540 fancy	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,350.00	$1,338.65
1495	1495	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	930.00	$930.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
810–1295	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–850.00	$753.02
965–1040	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00–800.00	$763.90
945–1140	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$777.34

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1520	1520	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1540	1540	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
865–1000	955	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–1,275.00	$1,154.23
1005 fancy	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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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
785–1100	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,600.00	$1,391.78	—
845–1265	964	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	860.00–1,325.00	$1,194.68	—
930–1085	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,000.00	$959.62	-425.38
925–1210	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	825.00–1,025.00	$933.59	-166.41
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+79.95
1140–1195	1158	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,017.19	-180.90
1000–1510	1227	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	950.00–1,690.00	$1,398.46	+371.74
1095–1525	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,525.00	$1,320.27	—
985–1935	1412	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	1,000.00–1,600.00	$1,308.10	+59.66
1430–1615	1538	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,325.00–1,425.00	$1,376.52	—
1710	1710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
1953 fancy	1953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
2077 fancy	2077	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350–1445	1396	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,210.00–1,375.00	$1,295.23	—
1525	1525	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	-8.76
1590–1610	1600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00–1,290.00	$1,257.70	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
920–1370	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–1,075.00	$993.75	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600	600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	700.00	$700.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-100.00
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,135.00	$1,135.00	+100.20

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710	710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	282	5	83.00–130.00	$104.32	$294	-6.68
315	315	1	129.00	$129.00	$406	+26.13
379–391	383	10	89.00–114.00	$96.66	$370	-37.34
405–441	429	16	88.00–125.00	$113.72	$488	+1.54
460–490	471	20	70.00–126.00	$118.00	$556	+17.00
530–532	531	4	90.00–115.00	$102.52	$544	+3.38
561–594	578	17	95.00–111.00	$105.13	$608	+2.42
603–630	619	26	88.00–110.00	$108.46	$671	+17.11
705–745	711	11	64.00–95.00	$89.51	$636	—
895	895	1	72.50	$72.50	$649	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	2	77.00	$77.00	$383	—

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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.