Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

18,167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.14/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,224/hd at 826 lb · 730 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.46/cwt -3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 524 lb · 663 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.28/cwt -2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 573 lb · 628 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	18,167	14,044	17,963
Feeder cattle	15,518	12,187	14,475
Slaughter cattle	1,779	1,413	2,878
Replacement cattle	870	444	610

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower, heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower with exceptions mid week to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower with moderate to 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
155	155	1	192.00	$192.00	$298	—
220–248	234	9	170.00–190.00	$177.26	$415	-4.31
250–295	270	30	155.00–182.00	$169.86	$459	-2.35
305–317 value added	313	9	185.00–200.00	$189.87	$594	-3.64
300–345	324	41	140.00–185.00	$170.60	$553	-0.60
360–371 fancy	368	4	176.00–186.00	$183.56	$676	—
363–385 value added	369	4	188.00–193.00	$189.31	$699	-3.19
355–398	377	81	143.00–184.00	$169.00	$637	-0.99
400–448	424	181	142.00–180.00	$164.41	$697	+0.76
400–448 value added	425	43	158.50–191.00	$168.68	$717	-8.82
457 fancy	457	7	176.00	$176.00	$804	—
450–497	471	200	137.00–176.00	$160.54	$756	-1.03
455–495 value added	477	87	156.75–175.00	$165.41	$789	-2.93
500–547 value added	523	78	154.00–173.00	$164.65	$861	+5.99
500–549	525	397	135.00–169.00	$155.84	$818	+0.89
550–599	573	302	132.00–166.00	$152.40	$873	+1.05
550–595 value added	577	176	154.00–174.00	$164.44	$949	+0.44
600–648 value added	622	117	141.00–167.00	$154.35	$960	-2.98
600–647	624	377	129.00–164.00	$148.39	$926	+1.55
650–690 value added	669	100	140.00–157.00	$151.29	$1,012	-1.43
650–699	677	198	128.00–156.00	$144.93	$981	-1.31
677 unweaned	677	2	137.50	$137.50	$931	—
700–747	722	155	125.00–151.50	$140.44	$1,014	+0.41
705–740 value added	726	76	138.00–154.00	$143.47	$1,042	-13.45
750–792	764	131	126.00–146.75	$138.67	$1,059	-5.02
760–795 value added	783	327	136.00–156.95	$150.14	$1,176	-9.60
802–837 value added	825	498	137.00–154.50	$150.88	$1,245	-1.27
800–845	829	232	120.00–150.95	$142.27	$1,179	+2.09
850–895	876	75	118.00–140.00	$133.78	$1,172	+1.80
876 thin fleshed	876	60	152.25	$152.25	$1,334	+10.50
870–897 value added	882	278	134.50–152.00	$147.65	$1,302	+1.29
904–949 value added	924	481	135.40–147.50	$143.27	$1,324	-5.73
900–947	927	113	118.00–147.00	$138.46	$1,284	+6.28
951–985	962	23	120.00–126.75	$125.13	$1,204	-1.37
969 value added	969	109	146.50	$146.50	$1,420	-0.51
1001 value added	1001	55	137.70	$137.70	$1,378	-0.79
1010–1045	1031	26	122.50–129.00	$128.00	$1,320	+8.00
1065	1065	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,193	-5.67
1067 value added	1067	52	138.00	$138.00	$1,472	+1.75
1103	1103	11	115.00	$115.00	$1,268	—
1165	1165	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,363	—
1215	1215	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,312	-5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	117.00	$117.00	$269	—
255–298	284	3	140.00–158.00	$152.61	$433	+16.76
310–340	325	3	132.50–152.50	$139.95	$455	-3.60
355–390	373	11	131.00–165.00	$143.72	$536	-10.13
400–447	427	33	140.00–157.00	$146.07	$624	+5.46
450–495	476	35	136.00–165.00	$148.01	$705	+3.19
500–548	522	45	123.00–151.50	$140.86	$735	+0.35
550–596	570	43	113.00–147.00	$137.15	$782	-2.75
600–648	626	41	125.00–149.50	$134.76	$844	+2.78
650–695	679	31	101.00–140.00	$131.11	$890	-0.10
700–745	718	18	121.00–129.00	$126.72	$910	+2.01
760–798	772	14	116.00–126.00	$122.45	$945	+1.33
800–840	823	3	110.00–118.00	$114.97	$946	—
880–897	891	5	101.00–125.00	$118.02	$1,052	-9.99
915	915	1	82.00	$82.00	$750	-30.24
985	985	1	97.00	$97.00	$955	—
1025	1025	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,148	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	319	6	180.00–183.00	$181.59	$579	—
440	440	7	177.00	$177.00	$779	—
510	510	11	171.00	$171.00	$872	—
558–593	583	11	157.00–158.00	$157.26	$917	—
605–624	615	27	150.00–155.00	$153.09	$942	—
654	654	21	152.00	$152.00	$994	—
710–713	711	10	140.00–145.00	$142.80	$1,015	—
758–784	779	11	138.00	$138.00	$1,075	—
846–848	847	17	136.00–138.00	$136.59	$1,157	—
872	872	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,134	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	140.00	$140.00	$441	—
355–385	370	2	150.00	$150.00	$555	—
440	440	1	135.00	$135.00	$594	+5.00
460–475	466	4	131.00–140.00	$134.88	$629	+1.02
500–540	522	3	117.00–131.00	$124.07	$648	—
620–635	628	2	114.00–121.00	$117.46	$738	—
660	660	1	125.00	$125.00	$825	—
710	710	1	116.00	$116.00	$824	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	465	2	140.00–146.00	$143.06	$665	—
535	535	2	138.00	$138.00	$738	—
584–585	584	10	140.00–143.50	$143.15	$836	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1307	1307	5	104.00	$104.00	$1,359	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
757	757	2	128.00	$128.00	$969	—
925	925	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,175	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–560	558	3	112.00–118.00	$116.01	$647	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	110.00	$110.00	$368	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	171.00	$171.00	$316	-5.82
210–240 fancy	222	3	166.00–185.00	$173.80	$386	—
200–245	223	32	140.00–167.00	$152.22	$339	+0.44
280 value added	280	1	171.00	$171.00	$479	+4.00
260–297	284	43	130.00–155.00	$147.64	$419	-3.36
315 fancy	315	1	145.00	$145.00	$457	—
300–348	327	105	129.00–160.00	$144.37	$472	-2.01
350–396	375	206	126.00–160.00	$144.03	$540	+0.30
356–393 value added	378	10	153.00–162.00	$156.39	$591	+7.24
360–394 fancy	381	14	148.00–154.50	$152.47	$581	—
400–445 value added	423	48	142.00–163.00	$150.87	$638	+3.50
400–448	427	396	130.00–155.00	$142.07	$607	-2.33
450–498	473	385	131.00–152.00	$140.71	$666	-2.32
450–492 value added	474	86	141.00–166.00	$149.47	$708	+1.79
500–548	521	544	124.00–148.00	$136.20	$710	-2.47
500–549 value added	535	119	136.50–150.00	$143.21	$766	-4.07
550–598	570	449	121.00–148.00	$136.58	$779	-0.68
550–595 value added	581	179	137.00–152.60	$149.55	$869	-1.33
600–647	622	346	117.00–145.00	$132.08	$822	-1.63
605–649 value added	632	240	132.50–155.00	$149.84	$947	+1.43
600–647	637	15	130.00–134.00	$131.33	$837	-3.10
670 fancy	670	5	144.00	$144.00	$965	—
652–688 value added	673	427	134.00–152.00	$145.85	$982	-7.08
650–697	678	189	116.50–145.00	$132.31	$897	+1.75
700–746 value added	716	250	122.00–146.80	$138.82	$994	-3.16
700–745	722	128	111.00–135.50	$124.79	$901	-1.52
752–799 value added	760	53	126.00–142.00	$138.60	$1,053	-1.11
750–790	767	60	105.00–134.50	$122.90	$943	-4.64
800–845	813	76	100.00–132.50	$122.00	$992	+30.00
818 value added	818	4	132.50	$132.50	$1,084	-2.24
805–825	820	15	113.00–124.00	$121.11	$993	+29.11
855	855	19	113.50	$113.50	$970	-6.53
850–885	870	19	100.00–118.00	$111.07	$966	-8.96
873–880 value added	876	10	117.00–124.00	$119.81	$1,050	-16.09
905–938	929	15	108.00–125.00	$114.25	$1,061	+1.97
933	933	6	111.00	$111.00	$1,036	-1.28
955–980	969	4	104.00–110.00	$105.97	$1,027	-23.93
985–997	988	8	93.00–100.00	$94.77	$936	-35.13
998 fancy	998	105	126.95	$126.95	$1,267	—
1085	1085	1	82.00	$82.00	$890	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	220	4	130.00–139.00	$134.67	$296	-2.25
260–297	280	10	121.00–144.00	$135.87	$380	+6.82
305–345	331	27	120.00–141.00	$133.72	$443	+6.33
350–395	367	24	110.00–143.00	$130.18	$478	-1.58
400–445	422	43	120.00–140.00	$130.97	$553	-2.59
450–497	477	52	115.00–136.00	$125.54	$599	-4.83
504–547	524	62	108.00–135.00	$126.00	$660	-2.91
550–595	579	37	110.00–131.00	$124.68	$722	+0.35
600–645	622	33	101.00–126.00	$119.16	$741	+0.97
655–695	679	31	100.00–126.00	$117.18	$796	+3.59
700–748	726	23	92.00–117.00	$109.49	$795	-4.64
755–785	764	6	90.00–111.00	$103.61	$792	-4.51
800–830	813	6	87.00–111.00	$103.87	$844	+8.59
875–890	882	3	85.00–103.00	$96.02	$847	-4.98
915	915	1	90.00	$90.00	$824	-8.31
950	950	1	105.00	$105.00	$998	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	150.00	$150.00	$495	—
418–439	436	14	152.00–153.00	$152.78	$666	—
450–498	488	14	151.00–154.00	$152.56	$744	—
505–525	523	12	143.00–150.00	$143.56	$751	—
550–583	571	31	141.00–144.00	$142.51	$814	—
605–615	611	23	141.00–145.00	$143.34	$876	—
663–699	681	91	134.00–140.00	$139.06	$947	—
761–788	776	48	131.00–133.00	$132.10	$1,025	—
825–838	829	26	125.00–127.00	$126.50	$1,049	—
1245	1245	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,245	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	122.00	$122.00	$311	-13.00
305–325	313	5	127.50–136.00	$133.95	$419	-1.55
350–390	369	22	124.00–138.00	$132.91	$490	+1.48
408–435	419	4	115.00–122.00	$117.07	$491	—
453–495	459	22	112.50–129.00	$124.87	$573	-0.17
510–535	518	6	105.00–120.00	$114.00	$591	-5.99
580	580	2	115.00–118.00	$116.50	$676	—
625–635	630	2	112.50–119.00	$115.72	$729	—
655–695	675	5	107.00–116.00	$110.89	$749	-3.11

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	3	129.00	$129.00	$593	—
517	517	3	105.00	$105.00	$543	—
590	590	3	135.00	$135.00	$796	+25.00
610–640	621	8	114.00–115.00	$114.25	$709	+4.25
695	695	1	121.00	$121.00	$841	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	2	125.00	$125.00	$416	+3.00
410	410	1	128.00	$128.00	$525	—
450–465	458	6	102.00–135.00	$118.23	$541	+0.73
570	570	3	110.00	$110.00	$627	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506–527	514	5	130.00–131.00	$130.59	$671	—
725	725	1	107.00	$107.00	$776	-6.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1425	1378	2	65.00–70.00	$67.59	$931	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	152.50	$152.50	$778	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	200.00	$200.00	$260	—
195	195	1	190.00	$190.00	$370	—
215 fancy	215	1	204.50	$204.50	$440	—
205–230	220	4	150.00–179.00	$168.91	$372	+10.95
255–295	274	59	142.50–175.00	$155.73	$427	-6.09
300–348	316	52	146.00–177.00	$159.80	$505	-1.45
328–342 fancy	334	5	180.00–188.00	$183.28	$612	—
345 value added	345	1	180.00	$180.00	$621	—
350–395	373	139	145.00–188.00	$164.66	$614	+1.27
355–395 fancy	373	4	165.00–184.00	$177.77	$663	—
410–425 fancy	418	2	157.00	$157.00	$656	-4.49
400–448	427	199	140.00–176.00	$156.79	$669	-2.98
415–445 value added	429	8	172.00–185.00	$177.16	$760	+0.48
450–475 fancy	463	2	153.00–162.00	$157.62	$730	-1.75
450–498	475	267	133.00–171.00	$152.31	$723	-0.85
510–520 value added	515	5	157.00–165.00	$161.38	$831	+3.17
500–549	521	333	130.00–165.00	$145.39	$757	+2.27
505–545 fancy	535	5	151.00–152.00	$151.19	$809	-6.81
550–595	572	267	130.00–153.00	$140.72	$805	-3.63
605–640 fancy	616	12	134.00–139.00	$137.50	$847	+2.00
600–647	627	236	124.00–150.00	$135.19	$848	-2.88
650–677 fancy	674	8	136.00–138.00	$137.76	$929	—
650–697	674	119	119.00–140.00	$127.43	$859	-3.28
700–745	721	106	104.00–133.00	$117.34	$846	-9.27
750–798	770	27	104.00–120.00	$113.75	$876	-8.71
801–845	826	33	95.00–119.00	$107.75	$890	-1.82
850–896	877	20	98.00–117.00	$107.73	$945	+0.12
900–930	920	5	95.00–108.00	$101.83	$937	+9.73
955–970	966	5	99.00–109.00	$104.00	$1,005	+3.57
1010–1020	1013	6	90.00–99.00	$94.01	$952	-7.99

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	130.00	$130.00	$221	—
205–245	225	2	150.00–155.00	$152.72	$344	-0.33
260–275	268	3	120.00–139.00	$132.36	$355	-9.55
305–345	323	16	130.00–160.00	$145.39	$470	-2.57
355–390	369	24	128.00–158.00	$148.32	$547	+2.51
400–445	426	38	119.00–157.00	$140.53	$599	-2.73
450–495	477	45	111.00–150.00	$139.15	$664	-4.50
500–546	523	51	110.00–148.00	$128.90	$674	-2.63
550–595	573	35	120.00–139.00	$128.21	$735	-4.18
600–645	621	20	102.00–128.00	$119.15	$740	-0.02
650–695	672	17	105.00–124.00	$115.23	$774	-3.74
700–745	726	16	100.50–119.00	$107.23	$778	+2.99
750–795	777	10	89.00–110.00	$104.48	$812	-4.28
800–835	817	7	80.00–112.00	$92.67	$757	-13.72
860–890	869	6	86.00–93.00	$91.17	$792	-3.97
905–918	915	5	82.00–95.00	$84.57	$774	+0.56
950–990	979	4	84.00–91.00	$87.23	$854	+4.24

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	142.50	$142.50	$406	—
350–392	379	12	127.50–148.00	$141.86	$538	—
400–425	413	2	132.00–137.50	$134.67	$556	+1.13
455–495	478	6	126.00–142.00	$136.71	$653	+0.71
515–522	521	11	125.00–128.00	$127.73	$665	—
555–585	573	7	115.00–129.00	$123.06	$705	+3.06
610–645	641	9	119.00–123.50	$122.94	$788	+12.94
660–685	674	5	104.00–116.00	$110.00	$741	-10.00
730	730	1	100.00	$100.00	$730	—
775–785	782	3	108.00	$108.00	$845	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020–1195	1080	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	935.00–1,210.00	$1,076.10	—
1100–1670	1272	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	960.00–1,525.00	$1,206.77	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	115.00	$115.00	$500	-7.50
490	490	1	123.00	$123.00	$603	-3.00
527	527	2	129.00	$129.00	$680	+18.87
550–570	560	2	115.00–122.00	$118.44	$663	—
601	601	5	139.00	$139.00	$835	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580–598	591	5	130.00–134.50	$131.77	$779	—
618–625	620	3	128.00	$128.00	$794	-1.00
690	690	1	121.00	$121.00	$835	—
745	745	1	107.00	$107.00	$797	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	136.00	$136.00	$660	-1.00
902	902	2	94.00	$94.00	$848	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1410	1186	80-85%	58	44.00–62.00	$53.81	$638	—
920–1910	1223	80-85%	365	50.00–74.00	$62.39	$763	+7.72
940–1595	1275	80-85%	133	62.00–79.50	$69.83	$890	-1.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1870	1455	75-80%	14	50.50–64.00	$57.51	$837	-8.07
1075–1870	1456	75-80%	150	50.00–70.00	$63.69	$927	-1.89
1110–2050	1563	75-80%	105	58.00–81.00	$70.59	$1,103	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1210	958	85-90%	40	34.00–61.00	$47.05	$451	—
940–1025	991	85-90%	4	33.00–37.00	$35.09	$348	—
630–1510	1059	85-90%	144	40.50–67.00	$55.55	$588	—
650–1320	1062	85-90%	55	50.00–66.00	$60.71	$645	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–2005	1484	49	73.50–92.00	$83.52	$1,239	—
1165–2310	1714	145	81.00–100.00	$92.96	$1,593	—
1305–2195	1791	86	95.00–114.00	$103.48	$1,853	+9.88

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00
885–1260	1121	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	750.00–800.00	$783.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–905	873	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	80.00–83.00	$81.70	$713
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	81.00	$81.00	$749
1125–1295	1210	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	65.00–81.00	$72.44	$877

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1130	974	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	590.00–1,000.00	$859.74
810–1330	1038	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	550.00–825.00	$727.07
852–1335	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	760.00–1,000.00	$872.41
850–1340	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	710.00–870.00	$780.87
850–1400	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	700.00–1,225.00	$999.39
810–1725	1106	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	600.00–1,085.00	$735.96
895–1500	1187	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	88	700.00–1,110.00	$910.40
925–1420	1209	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	675.00–1,100.00	$949.16
1095–1450	1232	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	655.00–980.00	$820.84
1235	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,085.00	$1,085.00
1018–1500	1254	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	940.00–1,200.00	$1,037.52
870–1500	1266	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	800.00–1,290.00	$1,136.82
1215–1350	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	780.00–1,080.00	$937.89
1120–1475	1298	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	775.00–1,110.00	$965.41
1365–1450	1408	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	860.00–1,125.00	$988.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1060	999	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	690.00–800.00	$738.17
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	540.00	$540.00
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
912	912	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	75.00	$75.00	$915

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	480.00	$480.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–970	938	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–975.00	$878.47
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
875–1185	996	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	875.00–1,025.00	$948.26

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–885	868	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–690.00	$645.91

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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
850–1165	1042	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	760.00–960.00	$868.45	—
800–1390	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	1,025.00–1,400.00	$1,222.35	—
1132–1400	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	900.00–1,010.00	$963.10	—
1155–1265	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,425.00	$1,385.80	—
1150–1330	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	850.00–1,450.00	$1,263.01	—
1000–1350	1234	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,075.00–1,375.00	$1,223.99	—
785–1705	1327	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	52	875.00–1,725.00	$1,357.68	+88.01
1250–1510	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,166.69	-189.39
1402	1402	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1485–1730	1555	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,950.00–1,975.00	$1,967.84	—
1608–1860	1671	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,525.00–1,900.00	$1,795.65	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1290	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–990.00	$891.55	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212	212	5	90.00	$90.00	$191	—
289	289	12	114.00	$114.00	$329	+18.02
337–346	339	29	114.00–116.00	$114.49	$388	+14.15
352–376	374	43	113.50–120.00	$113.94	$426	+8.94
422–423	422	16	120.00–121.00	$120.25	$507	+9.06
450–495	479	13	90.00–118.00	$107.64	$516	-0.13
500–525	514	20	93.00–112.50	$98.34	$505	+0.64
555–590	563	14	95.00–114.00	$109.73	$618	+0.79
602–633	621	5	100.00–112.00	$104.66	$650	+1.47
652–696	690	55	87.00–112.50	$111.26	$768	—
705–742	733	17	93.00–107.00	$105.52	$773	—
783	783	3	93.00	$93.00	$728	+7.00
813–833	823	6	86.00–91.00	$88.47	$728	-5.53
872	872	9	100.50	$100.50	$876	-3.23
970–971	971	14	88.50–97.00	$92.14	$895	-2.01

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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.