Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

18,046 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.83/cwt +0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 671 lb · 801 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.84/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 624 lb · 793 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.60/cwt -4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 824 lb · 743 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	18,046	19,558	16,334
Feeder cattle	15,438	16,702	14,171
Slaughter cattle	1,950	2,063	1,384
Replacement cattle	658	793	779

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady with moderate demand. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220 fancy	210	2	187.50–205.00	$196.67	$413	—
210–235	221	4	165.00–180.00	$174.77	$386	-2.22
273 fancy	273	4	183.50	$183.50	$501	—
250–294	284	17	150.00–178.00	$163.65	$465	+0.19
305–345	327	32	152.50–185.00	$172.70	$565	+2.60
360 value added	360	1	180.00	$180.00	$648	-4.04
350–397	375	43	145.00–180.00	$168.94	$634	-3.08
365–378 fancy	376	7	167.00–174.00	$172.31	$648	-6.29
400–447	423	78	145.00–176.00	$167.02	$706	+4.88
430 fancy	430	2	170.00	$170.00	$731	+0.70
400–449 value added	436	13	157.00–178.00	$170.04	$741	+1.76
452–495 value added	473	19	156.00–180.00	$166.43	$787	-2.51
450–498	474	142	140.00–175.00	$161.32	$765	-2.01
480 fancy	480	1	180.00	$180.00	$864	+12.61
500–536 value added	520	40	154.00–174.00	$166.75	$867	-1.83
500–547	524	190	135.00–169.50	$156.37	$819	-1.49
553–582 value added	566	80	160.00–167.00	$162.56	$920	-3.62
550–599	573	360	135.00–170.00	$156.41	$896	+0.41
605 fancy	605	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,010	—
600–648 value added	625	117	146.00–169.50	$158.37	$990	-6.31
600–647	625	343	126.00–164.00	$152.63	$954	+4.95
651–695 value added	667	128	145.00–156.50	$152.58	$1,018	-0.58
650–698	671	375	125.00–163.00	$148.30	$995	+4.10
700–749	726	325	115.00–150.00	$141.16	$1,025	-0.96
700–747 value added	735	150	136.00–150.50	$146.52	$1,077	-4.22
750–795	773	173	119.00–145.00	$138.00	$1,067	-3.18
760–797 value added	776	173	135.00–149.00	$146.74	$1,139	-1.85
800–847 value added	823	454	136.00–155.00	$146.59	$1,206	+0.77
800–847	826	289	110.00–145.40	$136.34	$1,126	+0.35
851–890	867	120	114.00–143.80	$138.50	$1,201	+0.16
871–895 value added	881	248	134.50–145.10	$143.15	$1,261	-0.06
900–936 value added	912	500	133.10–143.00	$137.71	$1,256	-1.02
900–937	918	35	111.00–130.00	$126.43	$1,161	-6.64
917–946 fancy	935	168	140.90–143.90	$141.97	$1,327	+0.22
953–993	970	72	108.00–133.75	$127.20	$1,234	-12.82
977–994 value added	985	251	124.85–138.70	$136.88	$1,348	-2.78
1021 fancy	1021	52	135.80	$135.80	$1,387	-1.20
1000–1046	1031	9	106.50–120.50	$111.88	$1,153	-4.77
1029–1044 value added	1036	104	129.60–132.60	$131.18	$1,359	-3.76
1062 value added	1062	56	131.00	$131.00	$1,391	+1.50
1090–1095	1093	2	106.00–118.50	$112.24	$1,227	-0.32
1100	1100	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,265	+7.98
1103–1130 value added	1110	76	119.75–126.20	$124.39	$1,381	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	145.00	$145.00	$210	—
295	295	1	155.00	$155.00	$457	—
318–335	329	11	130.00–168.00	$146.39	$482	—
355–385	375	3	150.00–161.00	$157.53	$591	-1.47
410–445	432	25	122.50–165.00	$151.91	$656	+1.93
450–495	469	22	124.00–159.00	$145.25	$681	+1.55
515–545	538	81	128.00–151.00	$140.17	$754	-3.06
550–595	582	29	129.50–148.00	$140.35	$817	-0.94
600–645	622	35	111.00–147.00	$132.96	$827	-4.94
650–695	673	32	110.00–147.50	$134.49	$905	-3.42
700–748	732	21	100.00–136.00	$129.32	$947	-1.53
755–770	761	13	115.00–134.00	$127.18	$968	+4.66
805–845	824	4	110.00–123.00	$115.63	$953	-14.37
858–880	864	6	105.00–119.00	$113.83	$983	-4.96
904–925	909	8	105.00–109.00	$106.02	$964	-4.98
975	975	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,034	-9.00
1055	1055	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,097	—
1175	1175	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	181.00	$181.00	$534	+21.00
320–340	327	6	180.00–185.00	$182.14	$596	—
350	350	1	185.00	$185.00	$648	—
428	428	3	180.00	$180.00	$770	-1.00
501	501	9	171.00	$171.00	$857	—
551	551	4	163.00	$163.00	$898	+2.50
600	600	1	155.00	$155.00	$930	+0.97

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	160.00	$160.00	$344	—
235 fancy	235	1	191.50	$191.50	$450	—
415–440	428	2	162.00–170.00	$165.88	$710	—
470	470	4	155.00–156.00	$155.25	$730	—
500	500	1	151.00	$151.00	$755	+8.66
622	622	3	142.00	$142.00	$883	-2.49
668	668	4	142.00	$142.00	$949	+6.00
722–740	732	7	122.00–133.00	$126.65	$927	-6.35

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	3	146.00–152.00	$149.67	$584	-1.33
420–425	423	2	136.00–143.00	$139.52	$590	-2.76
455–487	472	9	132.50–150.00	$140.87	$665	-4.82
525–535	530	2	119.00–130.00	$124.45	$660	—
560–575	568	3	115.00–129.00	$122.97	$698	-11.51
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	-5.00
670	670	1	120.00	$120.00	$804	—
707	707	2	116.00	$116.00	$820	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	166.00	$166.00	$647	—
486	486	3	151.00	$151.00	$734	—
560–590	575	2	142.00–145.00	$143.54	$825	—
700–748	732	7	125.00–133.00	$127.07	$930	+0.06
965	965	1	121.50	$121.50	$1,172	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	141.00	$141.00	$670	—
490	490	1	110.00	$110.00	$539	—
590	590	1	120.00	$120.00	$708	—
595	595	1	116.00	$116.00	$690	—
615	615	1	115.00	$115.00	$707	—
655–682	675	4	100.00–120.00	$104.85	$708	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	164.00	$164.00	$517	+9.00
380	380	1	163.00	$163.00	$619	—
475–495	482	3	147.00–148.00	$147.66	$712	-1.45
515	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	-20.00
585	585	1	140.00	$140.00	$819	+1.00
670	670	1	131.00	$131.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	572	3	111.00–135.00	$126.90	$726	+15.90
830	830	1	81.00	$81.00	$672	—
920	920	1	96.00	$96.00	$883	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1300	1270	2	82.00–111.50	$96.40	$1,224	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223–245	231	9	145.00–177.00	$161.71	$374	-4.48
250–297	282	35	131.00–165.50	$154.49	$436	+6.45
300–347	328	69	129.00–162.00	$145.14	$476	-4.08
330 value added	330	1	162.50	$162.50	$536	+3.14
350–376 fancy	355	19	159.50–169.00	$166.88	$592	+13.18
375 value added	375	1	162.50	$162.50	$609	+10.74
350–395	376	151	130.00–163.00	$146.14	$549	-2.06
400–448	424	250	124.00–158.50	$144.88	$614	-0.76
412–440 fancy	425	18	150.00–154.00	$153.66	$653	-3.95
400–449 value added	437	34	143.00–160.00	$148.64	$650	-1.64
450–499	475	306	130.00–157.50	$145.05	$689	-0.42
450–497 value added	480	41	144.00–155.00	$149.35	$717	-7.13
455–495 fancy	485	13	153.00–155.00	$153.85	$746	-1.38
502–545 value added	524	167	139.00–160.00	$154.62	$810	+4.67
500–548	527	468	126.00–156.50	$142.47	$751	+0.71
550–598	573	420	123.00–154.00	$139.62	$800	+0.72
550–598 value added	585	247	139.00–160.25	$150.81	$882	-3.23
600–640 value added	623	367	132.00–151.20	$146.31	$912	-2.02
600–648	624	426	121.00–150.00	$134.26	$838	+0.14
650–695 value added	671	539	130.00–155.00	$147.56	$990	+2.94
650–699	672	262	113.00–152.00	$133.10	$894	+1.96
700–745	717	271	106.00–148.00	$129.91	$931	+5.39
702–740 value added	725	333	124.00–146.00	$142.60	$1,034	+5.03
753–782 value added	757	83	120.00–137.00	$134.15	$1,016	-8.50
750–795	769	102	110.00–133.50	$127.34	$979	-1.21
808–823 value added	811	194	120.00–138.30	$136.96	$1,111	+1.91
819 fancy	819	65	133.60	$133.60	$1,094	+1.10
800–846	826	104	100.00–128.00	$119.65	$988	-3.10
856–864 value added	857	59	117.00–127.30	$126.42	$1,083	-8.58
850–890	871	44	104.00–119.00	$114.31	$996	-14.19
880	880	1	109.00	$109.00	$959	-19.50
905–935	924	11	101.00–114.00	$110.11	$1,017	+10.48
938 fancy	938	25	126.85	$126.85	$1,190	—
968 value added	968	56	123.50	$123.50	$1,195	—
955–995	976	6	78.00–108.00	$94.94	$927	-10.29
997	997	2	111.00	$111.00	$1,107	—
1077–1085	1080	5	87.00–101.00	$96.80	$1,045	—
1170	1170	3	100.00	$100.00	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	229	7	130.00–151.00	$138.68	$318	-12.32
265	265	3	128.00–140.00	$135.17	$358	+3.75
300–340	322	14	114.00–141.00	$126.53	$407	-15.00
350–395	377	42	115.00–152.00	$135.26	$510	-3.71
405–445	432	31	113.00–139.00	$130.63	$564	-4.82
455–498	473	50	115.00–140.00	$131.69	$623	-1.03
505–545	522	37	115.00–139.00	$129.54	$676	-0.44
550–597	580	44	110.00–135.00	$124.94	$725	-2.21
600–645	625	42	103.00–132.00	$123.03	$769	+1.05
650–695	680	25	92.50–130.00	$117.56	$799	-4.79
702–740	721	21	105.00–128.00	$114.27	$824	+1.61
750–795	772	10	92.00–112.00	$99.47	$768	-12.51
805–845	822	6	88.00–120.00	$103.39	$850	-1.50
850–890	875	4	93.00–108.00	$98.80	$864	-6.21
938	938	2	81.00	$81.00	$760	-8.00
978–990	982	3	93.00–96.00	$94.01	$923	—
1075	1075	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,021	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	135.00	$135.00	$324	—
265–275	272	3	126.00–138.00	$131.74	$358	-10.76
340	340	1	133.00	$133.00	$452	-2.00
365–390	379	5	130.00–134.00	$131.80	$500	+3.15
400–445	419	4	124.00–135.00	$130.44	$547	-3.07
460–490	473	3	130.00–134.00	$131.32	$621	+7.42
510–546	536	23	114.00–126.00	$122.43	$656	+1.89
550–596	587	5	115.00–121.50	$120.28	$706	+1.29
650–690	675	4	110.00–120.00	$112.56	$760	-7.78
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	—
775	775	2	95.00	$95.00	$736	-14.00
810	810	1	103.00	$103.00	$834	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	147.50–157.50	$152.46	$431	+14.96
407–422	413	6	136.00–143.00	$140.48	$580	+4.58
476–495	481	10	127.00–140.00	$136.66	$657	-1.34
508	508	2	136.00	$136.00	$691	+1.84
580	580	1	135.00	$135.00	$783	+6.42
600–603	602	4	126.00–131.00	$128.49	$774	+5.55
658–680	667	6	106.00–125.00	$114.83	$766	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–557	555	3	131.00–140.00	$137.03	$761	+0.68
642	642	2	129.00	$129.00	$828	—
650–685	668	2	119.00–122.00	$120.46	$805	-4.55
700	700	1	114.00	$114.00	$798	-6.00
785	785	7	118.00	$118.00	$926	+1.72
850	850	1	103.00	$103.00	$876	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–733	718	12	110.00–125.00	$123.18	$884	+24.18

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1315	1183	3	85.00–102.00	$92.07	$1,089	+6.87
1478–1765	1523	9	83.00–90.00	$87.91	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–366	364	5	160.00–163.00	$162.41	$591	+3.41
428	428	2	161.00	$161.00	$689	+7.97
525	525	2	154.00	$154.00	$808	+5.75
565	565	1	150.00	$150.00	$848	+8.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	97.50	$97.50	$385	—
402	402	2	105.00	$105.00	$422	—
482	482	2	115.00	$115.00	$554	-1.00
665	665	1	101.00	$101.00	$672	—
760	760	1	110.00	$110.00	$836	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
734	734	1	80.00	$80.00	$587	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	200.00	$200.00	$340	—
230–235	233	2	174.00–175.00	$174.49	$407	+6.93
250–255 fancy	253	2	175.00–180.00	$177.52	$449	—
250–299	277	35	162.00–190.00	$172.44	$478	+5.17
305–337 fancy	326	7	171.00–175.00	$173.91	$567	—
310–345	327	46	142.00–176.00	$158.58	$519	-6.83
350–398	374	98	146.00–178.00	$164.37	$615	+2.11
376–395 fancy	380	6	166.00–171.00	$168.15	$639	-13.85
400–445	429	157	134.00–175.00	$154.93	$665	-0.58
430 fancy	430	1	169.00	$169.00	$727	—
450–499	474	143	136.00–170.00	$152.82	$724	+0.62
488 fancy	488	4	165.00	$165.00	$805	-2.00
500–548	521	215	135.00–163.50	$149.29	$778	+3.34
560 fancy	560	1	158.00	$158.00	$885	—
550–598	570	181	128.00–164.00	$142.04	$810	-0.98
601 fancy	601	3	150.00	$150.00	$902	+0.78
600–625 value added	617	11	142.00–156.50	$150.92	$931	+7.44
600–649	621	164	122.00–154.00	$135.08	$839	-4.03
651 value added	651	3	147.00	$147.00	$957	-0.97
650–699	674	101	121.00–149.00	$132.47	$893	-2.13
700–745	718	88	112.00–139.00	$125.12	$898	+1.21
750–790	765	37	108.00–127.50	$119.52	$914	-3.84
800–835	817	16	106.00–116.00	$111.73	$913	-1.04
850–890	873	9	100.00–121.00	$112.07	$978	+4.12
905–930	918	10	94.00–111.00	$101.74	$934	-4.45
975–980	978	3	90.00–104.00	$95.32	$932	-9.79
1020–1045	1033	2	80.00–100.00	$90.12	$931	-12.45

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	150.00	$150.00	$285	—
263–290	277	4	132.50–146.00	$141.15	$391	-8.85
305–335	318	6	102.50–137.50	$129.76	$413	-5.68
350–390	368	15	120.00–167.00	$144.27	$531	-3.78
405–445	429	31	130.00–158.00	$142.86	$613	-1.99
450–497	471	18	126.00–151.00	$137.94	$650	+1.45
500–547	532	66	104.00–149.00	$136.07	$724	+3.78
550–595	573	22	110.00–137.00	$127.85	$733	-6.32
600–645	618	15	114.00–134.00	$125.59	$776	-0.83
655–696	676	37	100.00–137.00	$119.23	$806	-1.81
710–745	733	8	93.00–116.00	$110.97	$813	+1.20
760–790	783	8	113.00–119.00	$115.61	$905	+10.25
800–840	820	17	86.00–111.50	$104.25	$855	+0.29
870–875	874	4	87.00–91.00	$89.00	$778	-6.83
920	920	1	100.00	$100.00	$920	+12.18
1000	1000	1	85.00	$85.00	$850	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	130.00	$130.00	$344	—
335	335	1	152.00	$152.00	$509	—
359–390	374	13	137.50–148.00	$143.03	$535	-6.61
415	415	2	131.00–142.00	$136.50	$566	-6.00
470–480	475	2	137.00–140.00	$138.52	$658	+0.82
537–545	538	6	127.00–129.00	$127.34	$685	—
600–620	612	3	116.00–120.00	$118.69	$726	+8.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	—
320	320	1	148.00	$148.00	$474	-7.03
435–441	440	5	141.00–142.00	$141.80	$624	-8.10
492	492	3	139.00	$139.00	$684	+0.62
575–590	583	2	126.00–136.00	$130.94	$763	+0.94
700	700	2	113.00	$113.00	$791	—
778	778	1	110.00	$110.00	$856	-4.00
825	825	2	108.00	$108.00	$891	+22.94

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	383	3	110.00–131.00	$120.43	$461	-3.57
430	430	1	120.00	$120.00	$516	-10.00
470	470	1	130.00	$130.00	$611	—
455–487	476	3	114.00–116.00	$115.36	$549	—
500–520	505	4	120.00–130.00	$122.57	$619	+14.79
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	+5.75

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	145.00	$145.00	$478	-5.00
412–447	439	9	130.00–145.00	$141.87	$623	—
635	635	2	125.00	$125.00	$794	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880–1075	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	850.00–1,200.00	$1,045.01	—
810–1280	1026	(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	850.00–1,250.00	$1,043.37	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	135.00	$135.00	$709	+5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	155.00	$155.00	$473	-18.24

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1475	1183	80-85%	68	47.00–64.00	$57.58	$681	-3.22
900–1620	1232	80-85%	380	46.50–79.00	$65.93	$812	-2.18
900–1515	1235	80-85%	121	58.50–81.00	$72.66	$897	+4.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–985	887	85-90%	5	20.00–55.00	$41.31	$366	—
705–1230	950	85-90%	72	30.00–59.00	$50.41	$479	—
735–1425	995	85-90%	145	49.00–69.50	$58.41	$581	—
685–1250	1015	85-90%	75	57.50–74.50	$67.02	$680	+7.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1785	1343	75-80%	15	54.00–64.00	$61.25	$823	—
910–1840	1475	75-80%	146	59.00–76.00	$67.28	$992	-7.63
950–1885	1530	75-80%	112	64.00–82.00	$72.74	$1,113	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–2540	1403	39	78.00–92.00	$84.60	$1,187	—
1135–2380	1680	87	85.00–104.00	$96.52	$1,622	+0.03
1155–2200	1790	92	97.00–117.00	$106.78	$1,911	-0.82

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770	770	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	76.00	$76.00	$585
800–1105	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	80.00–85.00	$83.39	$781
905–1150	1039	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	61.00–84.00	$73.05	$759
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	77.00	$77.00	$959

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	960.00	$960.00
1135–1220	1168	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–875.00	$796.79

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1355	1036	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	54	640.00–1,080.00	$901.63
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
785–1470	1069	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	650.00–1,060.00	$842.55
925–1360	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	635.00–850.00	$713.63
1000–1136	1091	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	675.00–925.00	$744.11
1020–1245	1123	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	850.00–1,475.00	$1,115.28
910–1300	1129	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–880.00	$852.35
925–1435	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	775.00–1,210.00	$982.39
830–1560	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	780.00–1,225.00	$988.44
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
930–1470	1196	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	725.00–1,475.00	$1,055.15
940–1450	1227	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	640.00–1,475.00	$977.64
1138–1480	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	975.00–1,750.00	$1,327.72
1025–1695	1304	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	820.00–1,275.00	$1,141.18

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
747	747	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	765.00	$765.00
740–960	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	450.00–960.00	$678.72
910	910	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
920–975	948	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	480.00–490.00	$484.85
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	835.00	$835.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1050	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00–775.00	$703.34
945–990	968	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–635.00	$617.09
955–1050	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–800.00	$695.15
895–1270	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–810.00	$722.77

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1330	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1340–1660	1468	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,340.00	$1,210.37

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	930.00	$930.00
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00
930	930	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
980–1075	1042	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00–1,100.00	$985.20

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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
960–1025	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	785.00–970.00	$880.53	-260.40
875–1295	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	760.00–1,125.00	$930.33	-162.76
1055–1365	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	850.00–1,260.00	$1,047.29	-12.22
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
1044–1475	1204	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	960.00–1,300.00	$1,158.63	-82.49
875–1935	1292	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	660.00–1,600.00	$1,246.77	-67.75
1000–1727	1381	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,000.00–1,650.00	$1,338.65	-84.22
1565 fancy	1565	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1505–1935	1725	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,425.00–1,775.00	$1,637.66	—
1910	1910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1310–1455	1373	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,140.00–1,670.00	$1,416.24	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1070–1180	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–840.00	$819.02	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600	600	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	+140.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–298	275	22	92.00–140.00	$125.15	$344	-0.21
334–349	337	157	94.00–131.00	$124.22	$419	-1.35
360–385	366	12	114.00–137.00	$131.07	$480	+6.74
420–435	430	3	116.00–130.00	$120.56	$518	-9.87
451–490	480	67	96.00–132.00	$130.76	$628	+11.47
510	510	2	123.00	$123.00	$627	+18.05
560–590	577	21	83.00–115.00	$108.16	$624	-7.54
612–648	628	42	86.00–113.00	$105.72	$664	+4.61
665	665	2	81.00	$81.00	$539	-27.75
725	725	1	105.00	$105.00	$761	+11.32
775–777	777	19	90.00–108.25	$107.29	$834	+1.29
850–895	869	8	81.00–102.00	$86.33	$750	-17.76
910	910	1	70.00	$70.00	$637	—

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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.