Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

13,081 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.39/cwt +3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 874 lb · 666 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.19/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 625 lb · 548 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.16/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,256/hd at 825 lb · 442 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	13,081	16,535	16,460
Feeder cattle	11,119	14,226	13,902
Slaughter cattle	1,465	1,644	1,736
Replacement cattle	497	665	822

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with prices ranging from 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Extreme temperatures continued to have an impact across the state.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	11	152.00–190.00	$169.67	$382	-0.95
255–295	276	30	140.00–185.00	$169.60	$468	+0.45
300–347	322	48	160.00–185.00	$173.17	$558	+2.40
315–345 fancy	328	3	178.00–182.50	$180.12	$591	+4.12
330 value added	330	3	195.00	$195.00	$644	—
352–392 value added	368	11	185.00–201.00	$196.28	$722	—
350–398	382	88	142.00–182.00	$172.03	$657	+7.18
405 fancy	405	1	181.00	$181.00	$733	-2.00
400–445 value added	420	24	164.00–186.00	$174.86	$734	+4.47
400–448	425	85	144.00–176.00	$162.62	$691	-1.43
450–495 value added	469	49	159.50–180.00	$165.29	$775	-1.41
450–495	471	159	141.00–178.50	$160.74	$757	-0.48
500–549	525	193	137.00–176.00	$156.04	$819	-0.40
500–546 value added	532	127	155.00–180.25	$172.72	$919	+3.47
550–597	572	176	130.00–171.50	$153.62	$879	-1.98
573 fancy	573	8	171.50	$171.50	$983	+3.87
550–591 value added	579	63	151.50–178.00	$162.94	$943	-9.05
600–645	618	160	132.00–163.50	$149.58	$924	-1.22
600–648 value added	626	216	150.50–172.00	$164.66	$1,031	+2.41
648 fancy	648	7	167.00	$167.00	$1,082	—
651–698	671	178	130.00–161.00	$149.11	$1,001	+1.95
651–699 value added	675	184	144.00–170.60	$161.31	$1,089	+7.13
700–745	718	82	125.00–154.00	$141.93	$1,019	-1.33
700–743 value added	724	350	140.00–166.50	$157.67	$1,142	+0.13
750–795	770	66	120.00–153.00	$139.85	$1,077	-0.53
750–796 value added	778	283	142.00–158.30	$153.41	$1,194	+3.48
799 thin fleshed	799	65	156.00	$156.00	$1,246	—
801–849 value added	825	421	133.50–155.95	$153.12	$1,263	+1.01
800–840	830	21	110.00–144.00	$132.85	$1,103	-7.66
853–864 fancy	854	69	148.00–158.20	$157.00	$1,341	—
850–895	865	138	128.00–154.50	$152.59	$1,320	+15.13
860–898 value added	880	459	148.00–156.00	$150.18	$1,322	+3.65
912–948 value added	918	119	130.00–147.00	$146.04	$1,341	+0.95
905–945	921	11	105.00–130.00	$122.50	$1,128	-14.48
927 fancy	927	79	148.00	$148.00	$1,372	±0.00
931 thin fleshed	931	78	147.10	$147.10	$1,370	—
992–995	993	3	116.00–120.00	$118.66	$1,178	-5.16
1000–1045	1012	5	112.00–130.00	$117.75	$1,192	—
1050–1055	1054	4	107.00–116.00	$109.24	$1,151	—
1056 thin fleshed	1056	158	141.70	$141.70	$1,496	—
1125	1125	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,316	—
1162	1162	3	118.00	$118.00	$1,371	+12.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	150.00–157.00	$153.40	$411	+13.90
342	342	2	145.00	$145.00	$496	-5.39
350–375	367	5	135.00–151.00	$147.04	$540	+11.04
405–449	430	19	120.00–156.50	$142.81	$614	-5.35
450–495	477	18	132.00–154.00	$142.65	$680	+0.58
500–547	520	20	121.00–154.00	$139.06	$723	-1.22
550–595	575	42	110.00–155.00	$138.05	$794	-0.78
600–648	626	29	101.00–142.00	$130.03	$814	-5.24
655–698	682	26	104.00–148.00	$132.67	$905	-0.64
700–745	727	15	110.00–130.00	$122.27	$889	-0.77
750–795	780	6	111.00–132.00	$122.22	$953	+2.25
805–845	826	7	110.00–130.00	$119.44	$987	+10.70
865	865	1	115.00	$115.00	$995	±0.00
900–945	929	4	87.00–122.00	$110.00	$1,022	±0.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	151.00	$151.00	$642	—
472	472	2	151.00	$151.00	$713	—
500	500	3	141.00	$141.00	$705	—
571	571	3	143.00	$143.00	$817	—
800	800	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,016	-6.00
965–995	985	3	125.00–129.00	$127.69	$1,258	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	151.00	$151.00	$491	—
457–497	477	4	130.00–140.00	$135.21	$645	—
505	505	1	125.00	$125.00	$631	—
550–595	577	3	128.00–134.00	$130.35	$752	—
690–695	693	2	120.00–129.00	$124.52	$863	—
735	735	1	113.00	$113.00	$831	—
755	755	1	107.00	$107.00	$808	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1358	1358	10	110.00	$110.00	$1,494	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	3	152.00	$152.00	$623	—
480	480	2	136.00	$136.00	$653	—
552	552	3	135.00	$135.00	$745	-22.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	3	127.00	$127.00	$635	—
670	670	3	117.00	$117.00	$784	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	126.00	$126.00	$643	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
193	193	2	167.00	$167.00	$322	—
220 fancy	220	1	173.00	$173.00	$381	-2.00
208–245	225	18	137.00–159.00	$151.00	$340	-2.52
255–296	278	59	130.00–166.00	$153.53	$427	+5.93
300–349	330	104	133.00–160.00	$147.67	$487	-0.75
355–382 value added	373	3	150.00–154.00	$152.73	$570	-15.72
350–397	375	184	114.00–160.00	$144.68	$543	-2.07
400–445 value added	429	16	143.00–153.00	$148.17	$636	-1.59
400–448	431	250	127.00–154.00	$143.21	$617	-1.42
450–499	474	318	120.00–152.00	$141.38	$670	-0.45
460–497 value added	484	33	140.00–165.00	$147.90	$716	-2.25
500–540 value added	515	42	137.00–154.00	$146.79	$756	-1.09
500–548	524	313	120.00–150.00	$138.26	$724	-1.31
550–597	573	311	120.00–149.00	$136.48	$782	-0.71
550–597 value added	580	59	140.00–151.50	$145.45	$844	-0.15
600–645	621	250	116.00–146.50	$133.34	$828	+0.38
600–642 value added	629	297	130.00–159.75	$151.53	$953	+0.23
630	630	1	130.00	$130.00	$819	-1.50
650–687 value added	662	114	131.00–156.00	$151.51	$1,003	-0.39
650–698	671	149	120.00–145.50	$128.81	$864	+0.01
671	671	8	130.00	$130.00	$872	+1.20
705–735 value added	713	16	133.00–145.75	$141.02	$1,005	-8.79
707–730	714	8	124.00–129.00	$126.86	$906	+4.41
700–744	720	106	114.00–141.00	$126.74	$913	+4.29
753–780 value added	768	77	128.00–148.00	$144.80	$1,112	+2.38
750–795	770	48	110.00–132.00	$124.28	$957	+0.64
775–793	785	10	122.50–128.00	$126.20	$991	+2.53
800–845	811	52	101.00–138.85	$130.61	$1,059	+13.99
815–820	818	2	113.00–114.00	$113.50	$928	-3.12
820 value added	820	2	121.50	$121.50	$996	-14.01
854–879 value added	869	69	117.50–139.80	$136.97	$1,190	-1.37
855–895	887	12	97.00–120.00	$115.05	$1,020	-2.57
897	897	2	110.00	$110.00	$987	-7.62
900–925	910	9	95.00–120.00	$109.98	$1,001	+6.47
915	915	2	111.00	$111.00	$1,016	+7.49
965–995	975	6	95.00–117.00	$101.70	$992	-2.75
1005	1005	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,136	+18.00
1143	1143	4	90.00	$90.00	$1,029	±0.00
1170	1170	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,334	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	275	14	102.00–136.00	$129.63	$356	-0.16
300–318	313	5	118.00–137.00	$127.48	$399	-10.14
350–390	374	19	116.00–148.00	$130.76	$489	-1.05
400–445	420	34	110.00–133.00	$127.00	$533	-0.27
450–495	476	57	110.00–138.00	$128.04	$609	-2.16
505–545	528	67	110.00–138.00	$128.30	$677	+2.14
555–595	576	28	110.00–132.50	$124.64	$718	-1.07
600–630	610	28	105.00–129.00	$121.26	$740	+2.37
650–695	673	20	97.00–126.00	$117.24	$789	+0.97
710–745	734	15	102.00–123.00	$112.68	$827	+8.99
750–795	777	7	97.00–110.00	$104.77	$814	-4.27
805–845	823	10	87.00–103.00	$94.29	$776	-5.71
855–895	878	3	80.00–110.00	$99.14	$870	—
975–980	978	2	90.00	$90.00	$880	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	134.00	$134.00	$281	—
290	290	1	135.00	$135.00	$392	—
320–335	328	3	125.00–134.00	$130.29	$427	—
372	372	6	132.00	$132.00	$491	—
410–417	416	6	124.00–127.00	$124.49	$518	—
457–475	463	3	122.00–123.00	$122.34	$566	—
515–545	527	6	115.00–125.00	$116.72	$615	—
560–595	583	4	110.00–125.00	$121.39	$708	—
610–635	623	2	111.00–114.00	$112.53	$701	—
660–695	681	7	100.00–119.00	$111.66	$760	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	3	135.00	$135.00	$622	—
545	545	9	126.50	$126.50	$689	—
560–595	574	10	125.00–134.00	$131.58	$755	—
720	720	1	112.00	$112.00	$806	+2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	5	105.00	$105.00	$304	—
460	460	2	119.00	$119.00	$547	-13.00
520	520	2	112.00	$112.00	$582	+2.00
560	560	1	111.00	$111.00	$622	-4.07

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	3	122.00	$122.00	$372	-10.00
525	525	1	131.00	$131.00	$688	—
590	590	2	129.50	$129.50	$764	-14.39
620	620	3	103.00	$103.00	$639	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	3	125.00	$125.00	$694	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,084	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	170.00	$170.00	$306	-30.00
225 fancy	225	1	191.00	$191.00	$430	+8.50
222–245	230	3	165.00–175.50	$168.73	$388	+0.76
257–295	272	19	151.00–180.00	$167.49	$456	+5.60
300–340	319	54	135.00–177.00	$161.92	$517	+1.53
367–370 fancy	369	4	160.00–170.00	$166.49	$614	—
350–399	374	137	133.00–177.00	$163.08	$610	+0.12
400–447	422	179	127.00–179.00	$158.02	$667	-0.77
405–435 fancy	425	6	158.00–179.00	$164.41	$699	-7.72
450–472 fancy	465	8	164.50–176.00	$171.41	$797	+5.04
450–499	470	220	134.00–169.00	$151.88	$714	+1.31
500–531 fancy	520	8	153.00–159.50	$157.58	$819	-0.75
500–548	520	203	125.00–159.50	$145.59	$757	-1.35
550–597	569	198	129.00–157.00	$143.04	$814	+0.06
600–649	621	139	119.00–149.00	$136.96	$851	+0.43
658 fancy	658	10	151.50	$151.50	$997	+4.85
650–698	669	101	113.00–147.00	$129.60	$867	-0.90
700–748	718	45	112.00–143.00	$124.14	$891	+1.13
750–795	773	33	110.00–127.00	$119.16	$921	+2.23
800–848	825	30	92.00–113.00	$107.69	$888	-0.06
860–885	874	11	92.00–125.00	$103.84	$908	+3.77
905–940	922	5	105.00–114.00	$107.19	$988	+8.40
1030	1030	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,174	+4.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	5	144.00–155.00	$148.53	$391	+5.44
300–345	319	15	137.00–161.00	$147.59	$471	+4.25
350–395	378	22	130.00–155.00	$144.60	$547	+2.56
402–441	424	20	125.00–153.00	$143.26	$607	+1.31
450–498	477	26	126.00–149.00	$138.51	$661	-0.76
500–545	524	31	114.00–144.00	$133.35	$699	+2.95
550–597	577	30	105.00–140.00	$127.83	$738	-1.81
602–645	621	31	100.00–131.00	$120.23	$747	-0.84
650–690	674	14	91.00–123.00	$110.57	$745	-8.26
710–742	732	13	91.00–113.00	$107.83	$789	+5.96
752–795	770	7	92.00–100.00	$94.73	$729	-12.27
808–835	815	4	85.00–95.00	$92.44	$753	+1.66
910–945	926	4	85.00–90.00	$86.74	$803	+0.74
950–965	958	2	80.00–92.00	$85.95	$823	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	139.00–140.00	$139.51	$467	—
356	356	5	146.00	$146.00	$520	—
400–435	418	2	138.00–140.00	$138.96	$581	—
450–497	482	5	130.00–141.00	$134.50	$648	—
515–525	520	2	120.00–128.00	$124.04	$645	—
550–590	569	6	120.00–129.00	$125.14	$712	—
630	630	1	121.00	$121.00	$762	—
650–670	660	3	110.00–122.00	$117.28	$774	—
725	725	2	104.00–110.00	$107.00	$776	—
752–762	757	4	107.00–110.00	$108.49	$821	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	485	2	140.00–144.00	$141.96	$689	-0.04
515–535	529	4	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$712	—
575	575	1	125.00	$125.00	$719	—
620–645	633	2	111.00–123.00	$117.12	$741	-9.88
662	662	2	110.00	$110.00	$728	-10.80
810	810	2	104.00	$104.00	$842	+3.29
905	905	2	84.00	$84.00	$760	-4.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1470	1110	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	980.00–1,550.00	$1,226.50	—
1000–1500	1218	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	1,000.00–1,600.00	$1,302.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	110.00	$110.00	$495	-4.00
535	535	2	140.00	$140.00	$749	+31.62
550	550	2	122.00	$122.00	$671	+2.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	143.00	$143.00	$751	+13.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	108.00	$108.00	$475	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1540	1184	80-85%	61	48.00–65.00	$57.13	$676	—
900–1665	1231	80-85%	230	52.00–74.50	$67.07	$826	-0.24
975–1620	1247	80-85%	120	65.00–82.50	$74.19	$925	+6.88

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1455	987	85-90%	65	40.00–62.00	$50.75	$501	—
815–1400	1036	85-90%	37	61.00–74.00	$67.66	$701	+13.94
740–1355	1045	85-90%	134	44.00–68.00	$58.86	$615	—
1140–1360	1280	85-90%	3	40.00–49.50	$45.46	$582	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1535	1385	75-80%	14	57.50–65.00	$61.73	$855	—
1215–1855	1449	75-80%	79	67.00–83.00	$74.39	$1,078	—
965–1970	1519	75-80%	122	61.00–74.50	$67.80	$1,030	-6.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–2315	1500	38	62.00–95.50	$85.64	$1,285	—
1215–2205	1680	85	85.00–105.00	$96.91	$1,628	—
1340–2335	1850	70	100.00–113.00	$105.69	$1,955	-1.40

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	74.00	$74.00	$622
985–1325	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	63.00–107.00	$89.06	$987
1060–1180	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	78.00–81.00	$79.42	$890

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1230	1094	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	750.00–825.00	$789.72

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–1000	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	775.00–890.00	$826.54
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	580.00	$580.00
883–1470	1091	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	500.00–945.00	$695.15
1102	1102	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00
977–1450	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	675.00–1,100.00	$935.10
990–1310	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	765.00–1,010.00	$840.27
1030–1305	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	550.00–875.00	$702.63
1055–1235	1167	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	975.00–1,110.00	$1,051.66
940–1405	1191	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	850.00–1,325.00	$1,062.03
1000–1530	1192	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	670.00–1,010.00	$852.31
910–1450	1194	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	700.00–1,325.00	$895.61
1000–1635	1274	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	850.00–1,325.00	$1,088.03
1100–1727	1279	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	625.00–1,100.00	$1,008.79
1145–1350	1282	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	825.00–850.00	$842.56
1300 fancy	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1105–1525	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	935.00–1,125.00	$1,025.49
1395 fancy	1395	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
935–950	943	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00–700.00	$687.40
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
475	475	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	310.00	$310.00
650	650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	420.00	$420.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–1155	897	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	660.00–1,075.00	$856.53
730–970	909	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	400.00–1,000.00	$843.85
850–1130	993	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–1,235.00	$1,012.15
990–1065	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,010.00–1,125.00	$1,079.97
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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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
845–1300	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,175.00–1,535.00	$1,365.68	—
900–1460	1112	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	870.00–1,300.00	$1,123.96	+216.40
1075–1145	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,010.00–1,390.00	$1,190.83	+283.27
925–1255	1116	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	725.00–1,100.00	$939.91	+32.35
1000–1380	1169	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,010.00–1,350.00	$1,153.17	-130.30
1105–1350	1207	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,125.00–1,675.00	$1,391.16	—
980–1349	1227	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	23	800.00–1,200.00	$948.58	—
920–1615	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,075.00–1,350.00	$1,236.21	-148.79

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085–1435	1259	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	800.00–1,075.00	$971.21	-128.79

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
500	500	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	525.00–560.00	$546.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264	264	14	125.00	$125.00	$330	+5.73
415–440	428	11	88.50–108.00	$96.39	$413	-19.58
468–485	476	8	90.00–119.00	$103.86	$494	—
502–535	522	8	91.00–118.00	$101.18	$528	-15.62
585–586	586	4	95.00–111.00	$98.99	$580	—
603–625	616	14	92.00–111.50	$103.31	$636	-6.29
657	657	2	111.50	$111.50	$733	+0.50
707	707	6	106.50	$106.50	$753	-2.75
910	910	1	81.00	$81.00	$737	—

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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	960.00	$960.00	—

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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.