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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

14,044 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.11/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 628 lb · 869 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.85/cwt +4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 727 lb · 677 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.89/cwt -0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 766 lb · 536 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 14,044 11,350 10,371
Feeder cattle 12,187 9,366 8,535
Slaughter cattle 1,413 1,420 1,234
Replacement cattle 444 564 602

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week’s market: Feeder Cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Valued added groups sold 5.00-8.00 higher. There was less demand for fleshy non-preconditioned calves and a softer undertone was noted. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222–248 238 5 180.00–182.50 $181.57 $432 +0.48
250–290 280 23 150.00–182.00 $172.21 $482 +1.14
315–321 value added 320 4 192.00–194.00 $193.51 $619 +6.01
305–345 323 35 160.00–182.50 $171.20 $553 -5.10
355 value added 355 1 192.50 $192.50 $683 +14.86
353–396 375 42 152.50–181.00 $169.99 $637 -0.43
400–448 419 76 149.00–173.00 $163.65 $686 +1.03
402–442 value added 421 38 160.00–192.00 $177.50 $747 +7.21
450–496 467 207 148.00–173.00 $161.57 $755 -1.98
450–495 value added 468 31 156.00–175.00 $168.34 $788 +5.17
500–548 521 220 135.00–164.50 $154.95 $807 -2.61
500–545 value added 524 58 154.50–166.00 $158.66 $831 -4.98
550–597 571 213 137.00–166.00 $151.35 $864 -5.31
550–592 value added 573 47 149.00–169.50 $164.00 $940 -4.70
600–648 619 183 131.00–160.00 $146.84 $909 -6.13
600–646 value added 630 169 141.00–166.00 $157.33 $991 -5.08
655–690 value added 669 54 144.00–157.00 $152.72 $1,022 -8.35
650–697 672 199 130.00–162.00 $146.24 $983 -0.09
700–748 723 109 126.00–148.00 $140.03 $1,012 -1.66
700–742 value added 724 429 143.00–168.25 $156.92 $1,136 +2.01
739 thin fleshed 739 139 164.95 $164.95 $1,219 —
758–759 thin fleshed 758 225 158.00–164.00 $159.55 $1,209 —
750–796 768 226 118.00–149.50 $143.69 $1,104 -0.21
750–787 value added 783 85 140.00–163.90 $159.74 $1,251 +4.28
800–845 817 45 129.00–144.50 $140.18 $1,145 -14.07
805–840 value added 831 442 133.00–154.95 $152.15 $1,264 -5.78
850–898 value added 867 260 136.00–148.00 $146.36 $1,269 -1.44
855–890 873 39 127.00–138.00 $131.98 $1,152 -7.29
895 thin fleshed 895 41 141.75 $141.75 $1,269 —
900–948 916 27 128.00–138.50 $132.18 $1,211 +5.98
903–945 value added 927 300 147.10–150.70 $149.00 $1,381 +4.00
935 fancy 935 55 145.00 $145.00 $1,356 +5.00
967–981 value added 976 163 143.30–149.95 $147.01 $1,435 —
986 986 4 126.50 $126.50 $1,247 +3.68
1007–1042 value added 1031 202 135.70–140.00 $138.49 $1,428 —
1040 1040 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,248 +6.55
1050–1055 1053 3 114.00–119.50 $117.67 $1,239 —
1057 value added 1057 98 136.25 $136.25 $1,440 —
1240 1240 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,401 —
1260 1260 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,411 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 112.00–164.00 $135.85 $371 +16.24
305–325 315 2 137.50–150.00 $143.55 $452 -6.47
360–395 379 7 149.00–160.00 $153.85 $583 +4.09
400–445 422 9 134.00–150.00 $140.61 $593 +3.21
450–498 485 17 138.00–156.00 $144.82 $702 -3.25
502–540 514 13 130.00–147.00 $140.51 $722 -1.29
553–590 573 27 126.00–147.00 $139.90 $802 -1.58
600–645 630 20 120.00–148.00 $131.98 $831 +0.01
650–675 665 10 114.00–138.50 $131.21 $873 +0.55
715–748 740 8 121.00–134.00 $124.71 $923 -0.25
750–795 767 9 107.50–127.00 $121.12 $929 -8.53
860–870 865 2 126.00–130.00 $128.01 $1,107 +18.45
903–940 915 4 109.00–120.00 $112.24 $1,027 +9.26
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–515 512 3 132.00–135.00 $132.99 $681 —
610–643 635 4 135.00–140.00 $138.80 $881 —
725–738 735 4 130.00–131.00 $130.25 $957 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 140.00 $140.00 $350 —
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 —
475–495 487 5 120.00–141.00 $133.86 $652 -4.45
560–575 570 3 109.00–125.00 $119.76 $683 -4.24
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185–198 194 3 170.00–180.00 $176.82 $343 —
200–243 230 15 133.00–168.00 $151.78 $349 -5.13
261 value added 261 6 167.00 $167.00 $436 —
252–295 274 46 133.00–169.00 $151.00 $414 +2.60
300–347 329 76 129.00–161.00 $146.38 $482 +1.34
340 value added 340 3 168.00 $168.00 $571 +13.00
350–387 value added 371 10 146.00–153.00 $149.15 $553 -9.49
350–396 375 134 131.00–158.00 $143.73 $539 -4.13
400–448 428 241 130.00–158.00 $144.40 $618 +0.20
400–448 value added 431 55 140.00–157.50 $147.37 $635 +2.30
450–498 473 303 121.00–156.00 $143.03 $677 -1.96
450–493 value added 478 62 140.00–155.00 $147.68 $706 +0.63
500–538 value added 516 107 136.00–151.50 $147.28 $760 +3.60
500–549 526 376 122.00–152.00 $138.67 $729 -1.07
550–590 value added 561 204 139.00–154.75 $150.88 $846 -1.05
550–599 574 289 121.00–147.00 $137.26 $788 -0.42
600–645 624 11 130.00–135.00 $133.71 $834 +0.50
600–647 625 256 120.00–146.00 $134.43 $840 +1.22
600–648 value added 630 602 137.00–156.90 $148.41 $935 -3.55
655–670 661 7 129.00–130.00 $129.86 $858 -1.60
650–698 671 105 115.00–139.00 $130.56 $876 -0.90
661–676 value added 671 222 140.00–155.75 $152.93 $1,026 +0.24
700–743 714 83 107.00–133.00 $123.05 $879 -12.95
700–736 720 13 126.00–128.00 $126.31 $909 -2.68
700–733 value added 728 98 132.00–145.50 $141.98 $1,034 -8.40
765 765 1 121.00 $121.00 $926 -4.05
750–792 767 99 110.00–134.50 $127.54 $978 +2.49
760–795 value added 780 229 125.00–142.75 $139.71 $1,090 —
802 thin fleshed 802 60 141.90 $141.90 $1,138 —
820 820 1 92.00 $92.00 $754 -30.18
800–842 821 33 101.00–121.00 $111.23 $913 -10.95
810–830 825 4 112.00–123.00 $120.30 $992 -1.88
814–843 value added 833 106 122.00–137.50 $134.74 $1,122 —
856 value added 856 63 135.90 $135.90 $1,163 —
855–865 863 12 111.00–123.00 $120.03 $1,036 -0.03
886 886 6 115.00 $115.00 $1,019 +11.00
886 fancy 886 19 135.25 $135.25 $1,198 +1.25
902–936 930 9 111.00–112.50 $112.28 $1,044 -5.60
935–938 938 7 110.00–113.50 $113.00 $1,060 -4.88
963–980 975 145 127.75–130.70 $129.90 $1,267 +29.56
1030 1030 1 80.00 $80.00 $824 -28.00
1105 1105 1 90.00 $90.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 2 130.00–145.00 $136.92 $312 +0.97
265–295 282 6 115.00–144.00 $129.05 $364 +1.62
305–345 332 7 117.00–136.00 $127.39 $423 -3.66
351–395 374 15 111.00–150.00 $131.76 $493 +0.30
405–445 425 29 119.00–144.00 $133.56 $568 +0.70
450–495 472 60 110.00–146.00 $130.37 $615 +1.23
500–545 524 44 119.00–136.00 $128.91 $675 +0.53
552–595 568 28 100.00–133.00 $124.33 $706 -4.65
600–647 623 41 100.00–128.00 $118.19 $736 -4.09
650–687 671 11 102.50–120.00 $113.59 $762 -6.47
708–745 722 22 100.00–119.00 $114.13 $824 +9.39
755–790 776 11 99.00–121.00 $108.12 $839 +0.10
810–838 828 6 85.00–115.00 $95.28 $789 -6.48
870 870 1 101.00 $101.00 $879 +12.00
910–940 925 2 87.00–110.00 $98.31 $909 +16.79
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 130.00 $130.00 $429 —
412 412 2 138.00 $138.00 $569 —
477 477 2 131.00 $131.00 $625 —
566–570 567 4 122.00–131.00 $128.74 $730 +4.74
745 745 1 113.00 $113.00 $842 —
792 792 2 92.00 $92.00 $729 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 135.00 $135.00 $364 —
335–340 338 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $458 +6.21
365–395 386 4 129.00–135.00 $131.43 $507 -0.16
475–485 480 2 121.00–129.00 $125.04 $600 -0.42
515–525 520 2 119.00–121.00 $119.99 $624 —
685 685 1 114.00 $114.00 $781 +3.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 122.00 $122.00 $409 —
382 382 2 112.50 $112.50 $430 —
485 485 2 117.50 $117.50 $570 +8.90
490 490 3 129.00 $129.00 $632 +20.40
510 510 1 121.00 $121.00 $617 —
530 530 1 104.00 $104.00 $551 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 3 110.00 $110.00 $632 -19.00
637 637 2 110.00 $110.00 $701 —
755–790 767 3 113.00–117.00 $115.63 $887 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 135.00 $135.00 $763 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,125 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 235 15 140.00–165.00 $157.96 $371 -2.61
250–295 274 9 142.50–174.00 $161.82 $443 +1.50
300–345 322 29 142.50–174.00 $161.25 $519 -4.81
350–395 371 77 135.00–176.00 $163.39 $606 -2.25
402–416 fancy 408 9 152.00–176.00 $161.49 $659 +0.75
400–449 426 126 142.00–172.00 $159.77 $681 +1.51
400–441 value added 431 6 173.00–186.00 $176.68 $761 -10.32
452 value added 452 2 180.00 $180.00 $814 —
455–470 fancy 461 10 153.00–161.00 $159.37 $735 +5.69
453–495 471 156 138.00–168.00 $153.16 $721 -0.85
508–515 value added 509 5 157.50–161.00 $158.21 $805 —
517 fancy 517 4 158.00 $158.00 $817 +2.89
500–547 521 199 130.00–160.00 $143.12 $746 -2.54
550–595 571 194 128.00–157.00 $144.35 $824 +0.34
600–645 622 153 123.00–146.00 $138.07 $859 -0.47
615–635 value added 627 5 141.00–145.00 $144.19 $904 —
631 fancy 631 3 135.50 $135.50 $855 -0.50
650 value added 650 1 146.00 $146.00 $949 —
650–695 676 86 116.00–140.00 $130.71 $884 -0.95
700–740 712 65 109.00–137.00 $126.61 $901 -0.29
750–794 773 58 112.00–128.00 $122.46 $947 +4.47
805–842 820 24 98.00–119.00 $109.57 $898 -0.73
850–878 869 11 95.00–115.00 $107.61 $935 -8.59
900–945 922 7 81.00–104.00 $92.10 $849 -2.23
970–976 975 7 99.00–101.00 $100.43 $979 -17.47
1040 1040 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 140.00–167.00 $153.05 $349 +7.41
260–290 267 5 129.00–164.00 $141.91 $379 -10.54
305–345 326 13 130.00–162.00 $147.96 $482 +4.62
350–395 372 19 125.00–163.00 $145.81 $542 +5.82
400–445 417 26 120.00–151.00 $143.26 $597 +1.68
455–498 484 32 120.00–155.00 $143.65 $695 +3.46
500–545 523 34 110.00–140.00 $131.53 $688 -1.25
551–595 563 24 114.00–145.00 $132.39 $745 +1.26
605–645 627 11 89.00–139.00 $119.17 $747 -2.58
650–690 673 11 99.00–129.00 $118.97 $801 +3.07
702–745 715 6 100.00–110.00 $104.24 $745 +2.89
750–790 774 9 103.00–119.00 $108.76 $842 +8.78
810–835 823 2 99.00–114.00 $106.39 $876 +9.31
870 870 7 85.00–100.00 $95.14 $828 -5.86
920–945 933 2 83.00–85.00 $84.01 $784 —
970–985 979 5 76.00–93.00 $82.99 $812 +4.49
1005 1005 1 89.00 $89.00 $894 +11.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 142.50 $142.50 $542 —
465 465 1 137.00 $137.00 $637 —
555–577 566 4 129.00–130.00 $129.49 $733 —
707–730 715 3 114.00–117.00 $115.98 $829 —
760 760 1 119.00 $119.00 $904 —
877 877 2 99.00 $99.00 $868 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 123.00 $123.00 $400 -4.00
360 360 2 122.50 $122.50 $441 -14.50
440 440 1 122.50 $122.50 $539 +7.50
475 475 1 126.00 $126.00 $598 +6.96
515–540 530 4 100.00–121.00 $110.13 $584 -8.40
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 157.00 $157.00 $604 —
405–445 425 5 145.00–150.00 $146.62 $623 —
635 635 1 129.00 $129.00 $819 —
650 650 1 128.00 $128.00 $832 +18.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 2 132.00–135.00 $133.54 $554 -0.78
490 490 1 136.00 $136.00 $666 +0.07
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 -7.97
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 -7.23
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 -0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1620 1208 80-85% 50 44.00–62.00 $54.67 $660 —
905–1725 1249 80-85% 265 53.00–73.50 $63.92 $798 -2.21
1025–1520 1279 80-85% 85 66.00–78.00 $71.25 $911 -2.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640–1495 1028 85-90% 53 33.00–59.00 $51.45 $529 —
855–1225 1049 85-90% 28 50.00–69.00 $62.46 $655 —
790–1800 1122 85-90% 154 41.00–66.00 $59.13 $663 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1625 1376 75-80% 4 59.00–62.50 $60.51 $833 -0.36
965–2095 1489 75-80% 96 55.00–72.00 $65.58 $976 -2.43
1285–2090 1539 75-80% 71 67.00–88.00 $72.30 $1,113 -2.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–2405 1531 39 65.00–90.00 $84.14 $1,288 -0.05
1195–2205 1761 71 94.50–110.00 $102.59 $1,807 -2.24
1080–2495 1764 77 81.00–103.00 $93.60 $1,651 -11.23

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–975 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 75.00–78.00 $76.36 $680

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–910 865 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 725.00–730.00 $728.68
900–1100 986 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00–1,070.00 $875.60
900–1100 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
900–1400 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 27 695.00–985.00 $861.93
975–1250 1133 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 740.00–975.00 $833.36
1085–1190 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 940.00–1,250.00 $1,087.33
995–1300 1148 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–1,250.00 $1,054.90
880–1465 1172 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 52 740.00–1,200.00 $935.27
855–1550 1174 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 560.00–1,020.00 $760.76
1135–1285 1211 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 675.00–940.00 $840.53
1045–1365 1233 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 32 950.00–1,275.00 $1,113.78
985–1600 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 720.00–1,150.00 $908.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1260 1148 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00–750.00 $736.27
1095–1295 1218 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 675.00–810.00 $757.15

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
780–850 815 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 610.00–760.00 $688.22
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
910 910 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
950–1225 1088 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 975.00–1,125.00 $1,059.48

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1100 975 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 760.00–900.00 $838.97 +58.71
1000–1200 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,260.00–1,500.00 $1,390.91 -184.09
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 -150.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 -100.00
1145–1382 1277 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 985.00–1,080.00 $1,025.23 -67.87
1105–1541 1349 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 760.00–1,425.00 $1,269.67 —
1110–1602 1364 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,000.00–1,450.00 $1,356.08 —
935–1620 1449 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,500.00 $1,435.46 +18.93
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 760.00 $760.00 —
1250–1300 1268 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 880.00–1,050.00 $951.45 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 860.00 $860.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–298 289 4 80.00–111.00 $95.98 $277 +5.98
300–348 330 9 82.00–111.50 $100.34 $331 —
390 390 1 105.00 $105.00 $410 —
405–424 421 6 86.00–116.00 $111.19 $468 -2.04
480–485 484 4 101.00–110.00 $107.77 $522 -3.25
510–525 519 5 81.00–104.50 $97.70 $507 -19.44
572–590 575 16 75.00–113.50 $108.94 $626 +3.43
615–647 635 8 78.00–109.00 $103.19 $655 -2.70
653–655 653 11 81.00–114.00 $110.99 $725 —
780 780 2 86.00 $86.00 $671 -24.00
825 825 2 94.00 $94.00 $776 -2.00
860–865 865 11 101.00–104.00 $103.73 $897 —
965–997 973 8 93.00–97.50 $94.15 $916 -1.85

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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.