Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

11,350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.08/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 580 lb · 499 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.87/cwt +0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 631 lb · 480 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.08/cwt +5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 570 lb · 435 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,350	13,081	16,623
Feeder cattle	9,366	11,119	14,083
Slaughter cattle	1,420	1,465	1,927
Replacement cattle	564	497	613

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady early in the week but as temperatures cooled, markets trended up 2.00. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–227	215	5	175.00–185.00	$181.09	$389	+11.42
250–295	278	3	162.00–183.00	$171.07	$476	+1.47
300–347	319	14	161.00–189.00	$176.30	$562	+3.13
343 value added	343	3	187.50	$187.50	$643	-7.50
350–395	373	51	151.00–182.00	$170.42	$636	-1.61
375–388 value added	384	9	169.00–192.50	$177.64	$682	-18.64
390 fancy	390	2	180.00	$180.00	$702	—
402–445	430	80	129.00–180.00	$162.62	$699	±0.00
400–447 value added	436	22	160.00–184.00	$170.29	$742	-4.57
450 fancy	450	1	175.00	$175.00	$788	—
450–495 value added	464	20	160.00–175.00	$163.17	$757	-2.12
450–496	474	120	138.00–178.00	$163.55	$775	+2.81
500–547	522	162	131.00–175.50	$157.56	$822	+1.52
510–541 value added	525	62	156.00–179.00	$163.64	$859	-9.08
550–597	567	239	144.00–169.00	$156.66	$888	+3.04
550–597 value added	573	196	154.00–175.25	$168.70	$967	+5.76
600–648 value added	631	300	144.00–173.00	$162.41	$1,025	-2.25
600–648	632	180	129.00–168.00	$152.97	$967	+3.39
650–696	673	128	127.00–159.00	$146.33	$985	-2.78
658–687 value added	677	140	153.00–166.00	$161.07	$1,090	-0.24
700–745	721	90	131.00–155.00	$141.69	$1,022	-0.24
706–748 value added	735	230	137.00–158.00	$154.91	$1,139	-2.76
750–797	769	40	129.00–155.00	$143.90	$1,107	+4.05
750–787 value added	771	181	145.50–157.75	$155.46	$1,199	+2.05
809 thin fleshed	809	70	157.85	$157.85	$1,277	—
812	812	37	154.25	$154.25	$1,253	+21.40
800–848	825	76	121.00–144.00	$140.97	$1,163	+8.12
818–827 value added	826	67	148.00–158.55	$157.93	$1,305	+4.81
849 fancy	849	154	157.75	$157.75	$1,339	—
850–899	873	34	124.00–145.00	$139.27	$1,216	-13.32
856–883 fancy	875	14	142.75–150.00	$144.78	$1,267	-12.22
855–892 value added	883	128	135.00–149.10	$147.80	$1,305	-2.38
910 thin fleshed	910	53	149.80	$149.80	$1,363	+2.70
904–940	921	15	122.00–138.00	$126.20	$1,162	+3.70
943 value added	943	57	145.00	$145.00	$1,367	-1.04
945 fancy	945	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,323	-8.00
979–985	980	5	119.00–138.00	$122.82	$1,204	+4.16
991 fancy	991	11	141.00	$141.00	$1,397	—
1010–1035	1022	5	99.00–134.00	$113.45	$1,159	-4.30
1100 value added	1100	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,265	—
1120	1120	5	117.50	$117.50	$1,316	+0.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	144.00–152.00	$148.00	$318	—
263–275	265	5	99.00–125.00	$119.61	$317	-33.79
300–345	326	5	135.00–156.00	$150.02	$489	+5.02
373–395	380	12	135.00–170.00	$149.76	$569	+2.72
400–446	431	11	130.00–155.00	$137.40	$592	-5.41
450–495	476	17	130.00–158.00	$148.07	$705	+5.42
508–549	526	20	120.00–156.00	$141.80	$746	+2.74
550–585	574	23	130.00–147.00	$141.48	$812	+3.43
605–642	627	13	110.00–141.00	$131.97	$827	+1.94
650–655	652	3	130.00–131.00	$130.66	$852	-2.01
705–740	723	6	120.00–130.00	$124.96	$903	+2.69
760–798	785	3	129.00–131.00	$129.65	$1,018	+7.43
801–835	813	5	90.00–129.00	$112.21	$912	-7.23
850–890	877	7	101.50–125.00	$109.56	$961	-5.44
920–935	928	2	101.00–105.00	$102.98	$956	-7.02
1030	1030	1	70.00	$70.00	$721	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	136.00	$136.00	$490	—
405	405	1	139.00	$139.00	$563	—
460–485	475	4	134.00–143.00	$138.31	$657	+3.10
510–537	528	3	126.00–130.00	$127.29	$672	+2.29
585	585	1	124.00	$124.00	$725	-6.35
615–620	617	3	121.00–124.00	$122.01	$753	—
665–680	673	2	119.00–122.00	$120.48	$811	-4.04

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	148.00	$148.00	$725	-3.00
636 value added	636	3	144.00	$144.00	$916	—
825	825	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,147	+12.00
875	875	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,199	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
673	673	2	134.00	$134.00	$902	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1295	1275	2	81.00–91.00	$86.08	$1,098	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	220	16	145.00–172.50	$156.91	$345	+5.91
225 fancy	225	1	178.00	$178.00	$400	+5.00
250–295	270	21	130.00–160.00	$148.40	$401	-5.13
300–347	320	68	130.00–157.50	$145.04	$464	-2.63
317–340 fancy	327	5	147.00–173.00	$158.41	$518	—
340 value added	340	1	155.00	$155.00	$527	—
357 fancy	357	2	151.00	$151.00	$539	—
355–380 value added	364	7	154.00–161.00	$158.64	$577	+5.91
350–398	374	138	126.00–159.00	$147.86	$553	+3.18
415 fancy	415	3	152.00–162.00	$155.33	$645	—
400–447	426	197	130.00–154.00	$144.20	$614	+0.99
402–436 value added	426	16	140.00–152.00	$145.07	$618	-3.10
450–498	473	291	126.00–154.00	$144.99	$686	+3.61
460–498 value added	480	17	140.50–157.00	$147.05	$706	-0.85
487 fancy	487	6	152.50	$152.50	$743	—
500–548	522	282	125.00–150.00	$139.74	$729	+1.48
500–549 value added	523	53	136.00–155.00	$143.68	$751	-3.11
550–598	575	310	124.00–148.00	$137.68	$792	+1.20
550–598 value added	589	189	138.00–155.80	$151.93	$895	+6.48
601–635 value added	622	176	133.00–159.75	$151.96	$945	+0.43
600–648	626	171	120.00–143.50	$133.21	$834	+3.21
622–645	630	9	131.00–136.00	$133.77	$843	+3.77
630 fancy	630	1	142.00	$142.00	$895	—
650–687 value added	667	281	145.00–155.25	$152.69	$1,018	+1.18
650–698	668	91	119.00–148.00	$131.46	$878	+2.65
660–693	682	10	130.00–136.00	$134.59	$918	+5.78
710	710	1	136.00	$136.00	$966	+9.14
701–741 value added	715	166	130.00–154.75	$150.38	$1,075	+9.36
700–745	723	88	106.00–145.50	$128.99	$933	+2.25
750–795	777	46	107.00–133.00	$125.05	$972	+0.77
805	805	2	117.00–120.00	$118.50	$954	-12.11
800–846	828	12	100.00–129.00	$122.18	$1,012	+8.68
833	833	15	125.85	$125.85	$1,048	+12.35
843–849 fancy	848	72	133.00–139.70	$138.84	$1,177	—
854 fancy	854	5	134.00	$134.00	$1,144	—
855–885	880	10	110.00–122.00	$120.06	$1,057	+5.01
885	885	3	104.00	$104.00	$920	-11.05
908–941 fancy	910	46	126.00–135.50	$134.86	$1,227	—
900–915	912	7	97.00–109.00	$101.27	$924	-8.71
900–938	929	4	105.00–122.00	$117.88	$1,095	+6.88
963–965	964	3	98.00–105.00	$100.34	$967	-1.36
1036	1036	6	108.00	$108.00	$1,119	-5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	135.00–137.00	$135.95	$317	—
250–293	278	12	112.50–148.00	$127.43	$354	-2.20
300–340	315	12	117.50–141.00	$131.05	$413	+3.57
350–397	368	15	110.00–144.00	$131.46	$484	+0.70
400–445	427	27	115.00–140.00	$132.86	$567	+5.86
452–495	476	31	119.00–140.00	$129.14	$615	+1.10
490	490	6	125.00	$125.00	$612	-3.04
500–542	526	41	115.00–136.00	$128.38	$675	+0.08
550–595	575	36	110.00–137.00	$128.98	$742	+4.34
605–645	618	29	115.00–129.00	$122.28	$756	+1.02
655–696	686	32	111.00–124.50	$120.06	$824	+2.82
716–745	724	15	100.00–117.00	$104.74	$758	-7.94
750–785	764	5	90.00–115.00	$108.02	$825	+3.25
803–827	813	9	91.00–110.00	$101.76	$827	+7.47
870	870	1	89.00	$89.00	$774	-10.14
930–935	933	2	74.00–89.00	$81.52	$761	—
1185	1185	1	75.00	$75.00	$889	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	315	2	125.00–134.00	$129.29	$407	-1.00
365–375	370	2	125.00–138.00	$131.59	$487	-0.41
460–485	473	4	121.00–130.00	$125.46	$593	+3.12
555–585	575	3	107.50–120.00	$111.52	$641	-9.87
636	636	5	113.50	$113.50	$722	+0.97
670	670	1	111.00	$111.00	$744	-0.66

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	137.00	$137.00	$507	—
425	425	3	130.00	$130.00	$552	—
500–502	501	5	123.00–126.00	$124.20	$622	-6.80
565	565	3	129.00	$129.00	$729	-0.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	107.50	$107.50	$296	+2.50
425	425	1	102.00	$102.00	$434	—
450–472	465	4	102.00–112.50	$108.60	$505	-10.40
555	555	2	125.00	$125.00	$694	+14.00
590	590	1	108.00	$108.00	$637	-3.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–535	530	2	129.00–133.00	$130.98	$694	+4.48
590	590	1	124.00	$124.00	$732	-7.58
820	820	1	116.00	$116.00	$951	—
870	870	1	101.00	$101.00	$879	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	2	138.00	$138.00	$669	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	100.00	$100.00	$235	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	130.00	$130.00	$637	—

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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
165–170	168	—	—	2	170.00–180.00	$174.93	$294	+4.93
210 fancy	210	—	—	1	195.00	$195.00	$410	+4.00
210–245	233	—	—	8	150.00–169.00	$160.57	$374	-8.16
255 fancy	255	—	—	1	164.00	$164.00	$418	—
255–291	282	—	—	35	145.00–175.00	$160.32	$452	-7.17
301–348 fancy	320	—	—	6	179.00–184.00	$181.15	$580	—
305–345	326	—	—	43	150.00–180.00	$166.06	$541	+4.14
350 fancy	350	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	$612	+8.51
372 value added	372	—	—	2	186.00	$186.00	$692	—
350–397	373	—	—	84	150.00–183.00	$165.64	$618	+2.56
413 value added	413	—	—	6	187.00	$187.00	$772	—
400–447	433	—	—	113	136.00–175.00	$158.26	$685	+0.24
425–440 fancy	433	—	—	3	150.00–172.50	$160.74	$696	-3.67
450–498	473	—	—	142	131.00–177.00	$154.01	$728	+2.13
455–487 fancy	476	—	—	3	153.00–154.00	$153.68	$732	-17.73
500–547	520	—	—	222	130.00–159.00	$145.66	$757	+0.07
500–536 fancy	530	—	—	17	150.00–156.00	$155.11	$822	-2.47
550–597	572	—	—	207	129.00–155.00	$144.01	$824	+0.97
620–640 fancy	624	—	—	5	136.00	$136.00	$849	—
600–645	626	—	—	120	120.00–151.00	$138.54	$867	+1.58
650–697	671	—	—	73	120.00–141.00	$131.66	$883	+2.06
695 fancy	695	—	—	4	134.00	$134.00	$931	—
700–742	717	—	—	70	107.00–139.00	$126.90	$910	+2.76
760–798	780	—	—	23	110.00–124.00	$117.99	$920	-1.17
805–840	823	—	—	19	104.00–118.00	$110.30	$908	+2.61
860–866	865	—	—	5	113.00–117.00	$116.20	$1,005	+12.36
940	940	—	—	3	91.00–101.00	$94.33	$887	-12.86
952	952	—	—	2	87.00	$87.00	$828	—
930–1030	980	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	116.00–120.00	$117.90	$1,155	—
1163	1163	—	—	3	90.00	$90.00	$1,047	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	223	7	130.00–159.00	$145.64	$325	—
250–295	276	7	140.00–157.00	$152.45	$421	+3.92
300–327	317	9	138.00–149.00	$143.34	$454	-4.25
350–395	368	8	131.00–153.00	$139.99	$515	-4.61
400–442	418	25	118.00–155.00	$141.58	$592	-1.68
455–496	477	28	121.00–159.00	$140.19	$669	+1.68
500–548	530	32	110.00–146.00	$132.78	$704	-0.57
550–598	574	36	120.00–139.00	$131.13	$753	+3.30
600–645	623	10	115.00–130.00	$121.75	$759	+1.52
655–660	659	4	102.50–125.00	$115.90	$764	+5.33
725–745	738	6	86.00–112.00	$101.35	$748	-6.48
750–780	763	3	95.00–105.00	$99.98	$763	+5.25
800–823	812	8	85.00–107.00	$97.08	$788	+4.64
860	860	2	101.00	$101.00	$869	—
970	970	4	76.00–81.00	$78.50	$761	-7.45
1040	1040	1	78.00	$78.00	$811	—
1080	1080	8	77.50	$77.50	$837	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	260	3	147.50–150.00	$149.17	$388	—
363	363	3	141.00	$141.00	$512	-5.00
425–435	430	3	130.00–138.00	$134.32	$578	-4.64
455–495	463	9	122.50–140.00	$135.93	$629	+1.43
510–520	517	3	113.00–126.00	$117.28	$606	-6.76
565–590	571	4	125.00–129.00	$127.97	$731	+2.83
615–645	625	4	115.00–118.00	$117.23	$733	-3.77
654–695	659	13	115.00–122.00	$120.50	$794	+3.22
730	730	1	108.00	$108.00	$788	+1.00
765	765	1	109.00	$109.00	$834	+0.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	130.00	$130.00	$364	—
330	330	1	127.00	$127.00	$419	—
365	365	6	137.00	$137.00	$500	—
365–385	375	2	107.00–120.00	$113.67	$426	—
415	415	1	115.00	$115.00	$477	—
450–485	463	3	106.00–130.00	$119.04	$551	+9.04
510–520	515	2	115.00–122.00	$118.53	$610	-21.47
552–565	556	3	106.00–133.00	$115.14	$640	-6.86
615	615	1	104.00	$104.00	$640	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1240	1058	(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	900.00–1,300.00	$1,072.89	—
995–1470	1162	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	9	970.00–1,575.00	$1,216.24	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	2	130.00	$130.00	$628	—
513	513	2	139.00	$139.00	$713	-4.00
650	650	2	110.00	$110.00	$715	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1430	1171	80-85%	44	50.00–65.00	$58.20	$682	+1.07
1010–1610	1247	80-85%	217	59.00–75.00	$66.13	$825	-8.06
1035–1860	1273	80-85%	91	68.00–84.00	$73.51	$936	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–1455	922	85-90%	44	36.00–60.00	$49.22	$454	—
745–1265	995	85-90%	61	58.00–75.00	$67.03	$667	+16.28
730–1420	1059	85-90%	108	49.00–69.00	$59.47	$630	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1111–1570	1394	75-80%	12	55.00–64.00	$60.87	$849	-0.86
970–1880	1498	75-80%	114	58.00–74.50	$68.01	$1,019	—
1115–1965	1536	75-80%	83	70.00–85.00	$74.88	$1,150	+7.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–2490	1521	26	65.00–92.00	$84.19	$1,281	-1.45
1095–2455	1718	113	82.00–106.00	$94.66	$1,626	—
1265–2200	1775	63	95.00–116.50	$104.83	$1,861	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870	870	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	$652
800–945	877	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	76.00–90.00	$82.04	$719
1365	1365	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	73.00	$73.00	$996

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–1115	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	700.00–900.00	$814.20
1057	1057	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00	$725.00
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00
800–1435	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	725.00–1,100.00	$945.58
945–1290	1114	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	650.00–950.00	$793.42
965–1450	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	530.00–923.00	$759.56
880–1425	1144	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	740.00–1,125.00	$976.00
845–1545	1192	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	800.00–1,200.00	$1,005.23
865–1515	1214	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	55	690.00–1,100.00	$907.74
950–1510	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	650.00–1,050.00	$883.62
1200–1310	1247	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	925.00–1,025.00	$973.93
1150–1382	1266	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,225.00	$1,145.52
785–1560	1269	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	775.00–1,300.00	$1,059.86
1275	1275	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	910.00	$910.00
1050–1500	1296	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	710.00–1,450.00	$1,233.31

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1065	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	630.00–800.00	$719.41
1005–1160	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$726.79

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–875	865	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	475.00–485.00	$479.94

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00
725–948	867	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	735.00–985.00	$901.90

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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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
900–1195	991	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	570.00–875.00	$780.26	—
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00	-465.68
1000–1115	1058	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,375.00	$1,351.36	—
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	+384.17
950–1325	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	975.00–1,525.00	$1,295.56	+142.39
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,310.00	$1,310.00	+156.83
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00	-93.17
960–1325	1172	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,385.00	$1,232.73	+79.56
850–1385	1197	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	975.00–1,475.00	$1,295.94	+142.77
850–1570	1226	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	860.00–1,500.00	$1,062.48	+113.90
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
950–1520	1266	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	975.00–1,300.00	$1,093.10	—
1130–1585	1304	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,060.00–1,455.00	$1,219.81	-16.40
1350–1520	1418	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,360.00–1,460.00	$1,416.53	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–850	725	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	610.00	$610.00	—
730	730	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—
750	750	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	590.00	$590.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	740.00	$740.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	530.00	$530.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	81.00	$81.00	$158	—
205	205	1	82.00	$82.00	$168	—
285	285	2	90.00	$90.00	$256	-35.00
350–355	352	6	101.00–125.00	$116.96	$412	—
400–422	415	12	100.00–126.00	$113.23	$470	+16.84
452–496	484	64	100.00–123.00	$111.02	$537	+7.16
510–528	525	7	117.00–118.00	$117.14	$615	+15.96
565–580	573	2	105.00–106.00	$105.51	$605	+6.52
603–648	630	28	101.00–114.00	$105.89	$667	+2.58
777	777	7	110.00	$110.00	$855	—
825	825	1	96.00	$96.00	$792	—
863 value added	863	68	113.50	$113.50	$980	—
902 value added	902	58	116.00	$116.00	$1,046	—
983	983	3	96.00	$96.00	$944	—
1070	1070	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,177	—
1238	1238	2	69.00	$69.00	$854	—

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	690.00	$690.00	—

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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.