Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

22,123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.13/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 576 lb · 1,039 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.25/cwt +3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 622 lb · 796 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.35/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,262/hd at 823 lb · 749 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	22,123	27,644	21,886
Feeder cattle	18,871	22,871	19,278
Slaughter cattle	1,900	3,794	2,050
Replacement cattle	1,352	979	558

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steer and heifer calves sold unevenly steady with trends ranging from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher throughout the week. Demand was moderate to good. Yearling steers and heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. The strongest interest was noted for weaned and preconditioned feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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
200–245	222	10	152.50–175.00	$166.60	$370	+2.61
255–290	270	6	140.00–189.00	$165.78	$448	+2.35
300–347	334	27	143.00–175.00	$160.86	$537	-4.11
340 value added	340	1	180.00	$180.00	$612	+1.00
350–398	379	92	140.00–186.00	$163.77	$621	+0.03
400–448	422	127	131.00–176.00	$157.14	$663	-4.14
402–442 value added	425	38	157.00–169.50	$164.90	$701	-0.83
433 fancy	433	3	180.00	$180.00	$779	+0.91
450–497	477	224	135.50–174.50	$155.81	$743	-0.59
455–494 value added	481	19	155.00–169.50	$163.08	$784	+0.39
458–497 fancy	488	9	169.95–170.00	$169.96	$829	—
501 fancy	501	4	158.00	$158.00	$792	—
500–549	524	400	128.00–162.00	$149.92	$786	+2.28
503–548 value added	526	103	155.00–170.50	$160.98	$847	+3.42
550 fancy	550	2	150.00	$150.00	$825	—
550–586 value added	560	204	145.00–179.75	$174.48	$977	+21.29
552–598	574	412	125.00–157.50	$143.97	$826	+0.48
600 fancy	600	31	176.00	$176.00	$1,056	—
600–649	624	411	123.00–150.00	$139.94	$873	+0.04
600–647 value added	624	265	138.00–159.75	$147.70	$922	+0.17
652–690 value added	665	120	138.75–152.95	$144.58	$961	-2.14
665 fancy	665	20	134.00	$134.00	$891	—
650–699	679	271	123.00–148.50	$138.20	$938	-0.33
700–745	718	220	119.00–146.00	$135.00	$969	-1.28
701–748 value added	720	223	133.00–160.50	$151.54	$1,091	+3.61
729 thin fleshed	729	71	161.80	$161.80	$1,180	—
755–793	774	141	120.00–143.50	$134.18	$1,039	+0.12
753–796 value added	775	323	138.00–160.00	$152.85	$1,185	-0.83
802–822 thin fleshed	810	253	155.60–156.50	$156.25	$1,266	—
800–845	824	70	115.00–145.00	$133.12	$1,097	-4.34
808–842 value added	830	426	137.50–159.95	$154.96	$1,286	+4.10
852–899 value added	869	347	148.00–157.50	$153.94	$1,338	+7.36
872 fancy	872	63	151.00	$151.00	$1,317	-2.60
850–893	887	82	115.00–150.80	$144.27	$1,280	+3.80
887–893 thin fleshed	889	176	154.75–156.00	$155.59	$1,383	—
903–920 value added	906	72	142.00–147.75	$146.78	$1,330	+5.83
910–935	919	11	102.00–135.00	$113.69	$1,045	-26.75
958–983 fancy	970	115	143.95–147.95	$146.01	$1,416	-1.59
955–995	977	59	113.00–129.50	$126.38	$1,235	-9.65
1015 value added	1015	57	147.80	$147.80	$1,500	—
1000–1030	1016	21	100.00–120.00	$113.61	$1,154	-7.74
1051–1064 value added	1058	101	142.30–144.80	$143.57	$1,519	+1.57
1080	1080	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,242	—
1100–1146	1130	6	110.00–114.00	$111.65	$1,262	-14.35
1160	1160	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,241	—
1240	1240	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,290	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	2	146.00	$146.00	$362	+9.76
312–340	327	10	110.00–151.00	$135.38	$443	-5.37
352–397	379	19	122.00–159.00	$142.59	$540	-8.92
400–447	425	36	128.00–147.00	$138.72	$590	-9.44
452–495	476	48	125.00–149.00	$141.41	$673	+6.54
505–548	524	57	117.00–150.00	$137.69	$721	+3.88
550–592	572	52	110.00–141.00	$132.13	$756	-0.67
600–648	622	45	110.00–131.00	$124.15	$772	-6.74
650–685	661	31	96.00–130.00	$120.46	$796	-0.02
700–745	731	19	108.00–130.00	$122.18	$893	+2.84
750–795	770	16	116.00–128.00	$124.67	$960	+6.13
800–845	822	14	90.00–137.00	$115.41	$949	+0.58
855–860	858	2	100.00–118.00	$109.03	$935	-10.97
925	925	3	112.00–115.00	$113.00	$1,045	-1.00
955	955	2	85.00–103.00	$94.00	$898	-13.73
1010–1021	1020	12	98.00–120.50	$118.64	$1,210	—
1080	1080	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,080	-15.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	181.00	$181.00	$606	—
355–371	369	14	184.00–186.00	$185.72	$685	—
438–444	443	23	170.00–173.00	$172.35	$764	—
450–495	480	7	165.00–171.00	$168.54	$809	—
503–530	513	46	163.00–171.00	$166.47	$854	—
565–595	581	27	155.00–157.00	$156.33	$908	—
602–645	621	83	150.00–154.00	$152.05	$944	—
650–698	660	31	147.00–151.00	$149.14	$984	—
708–725	716	27	143.00–147.00	$146.45	$1,049	—
750–768	760	37	141.00–145.00	$143.67	$1,092	—
805–843	834	26	138.00–141.00	$140.40	$1,171	—
852–865	857	16	139.00–142.00	$140.07	$1,200	—
915	915	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,162	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	2	135.00	$135.00	$783	-4.00
645	645	2	134.00	$134.00	$864	+5.00
710	710	4	120.00	$120.00	$852	-6.59
755	755	2	124.00	$124.00	$936	—
905	905	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,131	-1.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–448	445	5	130.00–135.00	$134.02	$596	+9.35
480	480	1	126.00	$126.00	$605	-7.00
585	585	1	113.00	$113.00	$661	-11.00
660	660	1	114.00	$114.00	$752	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	100.00	$100.00	$400	—
660	660	2	105.00	$105.00	$693	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	118.00	$118.00	$761	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	92.50	$92.50	$606	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215 fancy	215	1	175.00	$175.00	$376	—
215–245	230	17	120.00–152.00	$133.78	$308	-5.14
250–295	282	52	123.00–157.50	$137.19	$387	-0.23
300–348	327	140	120.00–157.00	$133.62	$437	+0.42
350–398	374	281	118.00–157.00	$134.91	$505	+1.52
375–379 value added	377	10	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$530	-9.50
392 fancy	392	2	151.00	$151.00	$592	+11.60
405 fancy	405	2	146.00	$146.00	$591	+10.00
400–449	426	417	118.00–150.00	$131.62	$561	+1.19
407–437 value added	430	18	134.00–140.50	$139.11	$598	+4.34
435	435	2	117.50	$117.50	$511	-12.93
452–488 value added	460	64	130.00–141.00	$137.01	$630	-0.42
450–499	476	640	115.00–148.00	$128.64	$612	-2.98
480 fancy	480	1	141.00	$141.00	$677	—
523	523	4	117.00	$117.00	$612	-11.36
500–549	525	675	109.00–148.00	$126.22	$663	-2.14
505–545 value added	530	25	124.00–140.50	$132.21	$701	-2.05
550–598	571	643	109.00–139.00	$125.50	$717	-1.34
551–596 value added	585	392	125.00–149.75	$143.16	$837	+1.01
580–595	588	4	117.00–118.00	$117.49	$691	-9.35
604	604	4	107.50	$107.50	$649	-15.76
605–649 value added	620	410	124.00–152.35	$147.45	$914	+4.66
620 thin fleshed	620	3	120.00	$120.00	$744	—
600–648	625	379	110.00–141.50	$122.47	$765	-1.62
650–699	667	241	105.00–133.00	$121.38	$810	-4.08
651–699 value added	673	428	129.00–148.90	$144.70	$974	-0.23
678	678	3	114.00	$114.00	$773	-8.94
700–745	717	16	118.00–127.00	$120.31	$863	+4.84
702–748	721	124	95.00–138.50	$121.77	$878	+2.66
707–739 value added	734	160	122.00–145.90	$143.13	$1,051	-0.35
752–781	765	12	123.00–124.00	$123.33	$943	+8.57
750–792	769	49	94.00–128.00	$115.20	$886	+0.44
782 value added	782	19	135.00	$135.00	$1,056	-5.81
801 value added	801	62	141.90	$141.90	$1,137	+2.34
813	813	2	100.00	$100.00	$813	-12.09
813	813	2	100.00	$100.00	$813	-12.09
810–830	815	4	106.00–116.00	$113.45	$925	+1.36
805–845	829	7	109.00–124.00	$117.50	$974	+5.41
862–889 value added	864	62	106.00–141.70	$138.74	$1,199	+21.24
852–885	866	21	93.00–127.00	$112.46	$974	+4.24
882–893	890	7	103.00–117.00	$106.96	$952	-10.72
930	930	6	91.00	$91.00	$846	-8.68
965–995	976	17	82.00–111.00	$105.14	$1,026	-3.35
1005–1045	1021	5	89.00–90.00	$89.41	$913	-5.59
1020–1040	1028	8	107.00–116.00	$112.75	$1,159	+17.75
1056	1056	4	100.00	$100.00	$1,056	+3.00
1141	1141	3	96.00	$96.00	$1,095	—
1185	1185	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,126	—
1250	1250	2	86.00	$86.00	$1,075	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
179–182	181	11	115.00–122.50	$118.38	$214	—
200–235	219	5	105.00–120.00	$115.46	$253	+0.06
255–295	278	37	98.00–138.00	$123.59	$344	+6.17
305–345	322	25	91.00–126.00	$113.90	$367	-6.23
350–395	370	76	88.00–133.00	$119.85	$443	-0.88
403–447	425	53	102.00–128.00	$116.97	$497	-2.95
450–496	473	78	104.00–134.00	$119.54	$565	+2.71
500–548	519	65	90.00–122.00	$114.34	$593	-3.20
550–598	579	67	91.00–124.00	$113.02	$654	-1.20
600–645	626	63	91.00–122.00	$111.73	$699	+1.34
650–690	670	34	85.00–118.00	$109.18	$732	-0.28
700–748	727	48	82.00–122.00	$104.50	$760	-6.81
750–793	776	20	80.00–114.00	$99.75	$774	+8.56
800–847	822	22	71.00–118.00	$99.28	$816	+3.55
860–883	871	9	92.00–118.00	$106.23	$925	+9.55
960–997	980	9	80.00–109.00	$98.76	$968	-5.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–376	375	10	159.00–163.00	$162.61	$610	—
402–433	410	21	155.00–158.00	$157.15	$644	—
455–497	469	35	150.00–156.50	$153.31	$719	—
502–539	525	38	149.00–153.00	$150.90	$792	—
550–595	572	51	140.00–146.00	$142.85	$817	—
605–645	628	39	135.00–140.00	$138.74	$871	—
650–695	676	23	134.00–137.00	$135.05	$913	—
715–716	716	33	134.00–141.00	$139.30	$997	—
752–767	759	11	132.00–134.00	$133.08	$1,010	—
805	805	12	132.00	$132.00	$1,063	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	6	102.00	$102.00	$377	-21.29
480–485	483	9	109.00–110.00	$109.33	$528	—
520	520	7	120.00	$120.00	$624	+7.64

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	12	113.50	$113.50	$622	+1.87
655	655	6	102.00	$102.00	$668	-5.84

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	101.00	$101.00	$384	+9.00
400	400	6	102.00	$102.00	$408	-22.20
420	420	2	70.00–115.00	$92.50	$388	-31.70
475	475	1	100.00	$100.00	$475	-19.87
570	570	1	95.00	$95.00	$542	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	118.00	$118.00	$649	+0.78
605–610	608	3	112.00–115.00	$114.01	$693	+5.99

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
144	144	4	105.00	$105.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	70.00	$70.00	$262	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
270	270	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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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
208–245	219	—	—	15	125.00–157.00	$141.62	$310	-10.57
260–297	280	—	—	29	130.00–180.00	$150.78	$422	-4.79
300–348	322	—	—	87	133.00–182.00	$156.11	$503	-4.46
320–345 fancy	327	—	—	10	157.00–190.00	$161.60	$528	-17.08
350–397	371	—	—	220	130.00–181.00	$153.86	$571	-1.93
397 fancy	397	—	—	2	187.00	$187.00	$742	+7.93
405–443 fancy	420	—	—	13	155.00–172.00	$167.09	$702	+2.96
400–447	428	—	—	291	125.00–176.00	$148.08	$634	-2.67
450–497	472	—	—	248	115.00–176.00	$144.43	$682	-3.50
465–473 fancy	472	—	—	11	155.00–156.00	$155.91	$736	-6.81
515 fancy	515	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	$772	-3.53
500–549	524	—	—	466	117.00–155.50	$135.86	$712	-1.15
520–540 value added	527	—	—	3	154.00–159.00	$157.29	$829	+20.79
550–595	569	—	—	280	114.00–149.00	$130.72	$744	-2.91
613 value added	613	—	—	3	134.00	$134.00	$821	—
600–648	619	—	—	273	111.00–135.00	$124.07	$768	-1.47
650–695	670	—	—	203	103.00–136.00	$122.41	$820	+2.02
700–747	718	—	—	146	95.00–130.00	$115.11	$826	+3.26
735 fancy	735	—	—	3	125.00	$125.00	$919	—
750–791	772	—	—	64	95.00–125.00	$108.22	$835	-3.91
800 fancy	800	—	—	1	116.00	$116.00	$928	—
800–847	823	—	—	43	97.00–125.00	$107.84	$888	+2.20
855–897	879	—	—	9	89.00–113.00	$106.02	$932	+2.54
910–940	931	—	—	19	96.00–109.00	$102.07	$950	+7.25
955–985	962	—	—	7	92.00–110.00	$101.45	$976	+5.04
1040	1040	—	—	1	88.00	$88.00	$915	—
1050–1085	1068	—	—	2	80.00–108.00	$93.77	$1,001	+13.77
1150	1150	—	—	1	85.00	$85.00	$978	—
1600	1600	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,472	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208–245	221	18	125.00–161.00	$133.53	$295	-8.46
250–290	272	33	110.00–157.00	$136.54	$371	+3.07
300–348	322	28	120.00–152.00	$134.39	$433	-5.45
350–398	383	35	100.00–147.00	$134.79	$516	-4.85
400–447	426	64	109.00–155.00	$130.72	$557	-6.84
450–497	479	59	97.00–142.00	$126.47	$606	-2.68
500–545	529	59	110.00–140.00	$124.31	$658	-0.28
550–599	574	52	91.00–133.00	$118.35	$679	-2.56
600–645	625	36	95.00–120.00	$110.26	$689	-1.25
650–695	665	49	83.00–118.00	$106.69	$709	-3.11
705–745	729	25	80.00–117.00	$104.34	$761	+7.28
750–795	767	16	90.00–113.00	$102.56	$787	+7.69
810–845	823	19	80.00–100.00	$95.11	$783	+4.08
850–890	866	7	81.00–98.00	$89.37	$774	—
920–940	929	6	71.00–100.00	$88.63	$823	+3.68
982	982	1	83.00	$83.00	$815	+3.84
1070	1070	1	88.00	$88.00	$942	+4.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	129.00	$129.00	$284	—
285	285	1	125.00	$125.00	$356	—
315	315	1	102.50	$102.50	$323	-17.50
350–363	360	4	122.00–127.00	$125.78	$453	+15.78
425	425	1	123.00	$123.00	$523	+3.00
460–472	467	6	102.00–125.00	$112.40	$525	-12.60
533	533	4	122.00	$122.00	$650	+6.88
557–580	563	6	100.00–118.00	$103.59	$583	-16.66

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	19	121.00	$121.00	$584	-6.76
517	517	2	117.00	$117.00	$605	+5.63
565	565	1	118.00	$118.00	$667	+1.98
605	605	1	112.00	$112.00	$678	-4.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	6	111.00	$111.00	$655	-17.04
780	780	3	90.00	$90.00	$702	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356	356	3	156.00	$156.00	$555	—
647	647	2	118.00	$118.00	$763	-3.00
662–675	669	4	111.00–118.00	$114.53	$766	+4.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	100.00	$100.00	$335	—
358	358	5	122.00	$122.00	$437	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1310–1520	1415	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,125.00–1,525.00	$1,339.84	—
1600	1600	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230–1435	1333	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,450.00–1,900.00	$1,692.31	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	115.00	$115.00	$610	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1540	1200	80-85%	81	35.00–52.50	$46.98	$564	+0.09
880–1805	1264	80-85%	396	42.00–63.00	$53.34	$674	-7.87
985–1635	1295	80-85%	72	52.00–71.00	$60.97	$790	-0.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1580	1374	75-80%	19	46.00–52.00	$49.35	$678	—
1135–1970	1522	75-80%	219	46.50–63.00	$54.65	$832	-6.56
1105–2005	1564	75-80%	80	55.50–75.00	$60.76	$950	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1270	1020	85-90%	29	42.00–67.00	$54.49	$556	+12.44
735–1500	1024	85-90%	81	22.00–51.00	$42.23	$432	+0.18
765–1525	1102	85-90%	152	30.00–58.00	$48.32	$532	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–2045	1516	68	61.00–83.00	$74.91	$1,136	+0.10
1140–2325	1695	111	66.00–95.00	$85.78	$1,454	-0.65
1345–2320	1834	39	90.00–107.00	$96.48	$1,769	-0.05

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585	1585	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,205	—
1695–2455	2070	5	81.50–89.00	$86.58	$1,792	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1125	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	64.00–80.00	$71.62	$733
1000–1160	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	72.00–75.00	$73.71	$789

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600	600	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00
625	625	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	275.00	$275.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	285.00	$285.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	770.00	$770.00
770–1240	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	425.00–975.00	$781.44
945–1050	1024	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	925.00–1,100.00	$1,059.62
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
875–1525	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	550.00–775.00	$677.03
790–1550	1161	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	500.00–975.00	$746.82
835–1560	1177	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	470.00–880.00	$661.93
1000–1440	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	550.00–825.00	$686.28
1050–1535	1234	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	500.00–885.00	$667.66
875–1510	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	48	500.00–1,360.00	$897.12
975–1480	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	108	550.00–1,275.00	$634.99
695–1795	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	108	450.00–1,375.00	$911.59
800–1800	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	66	550.00–1,250.00	$912.43
1050–1450	1302	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	550.00–1,175.00	$948.62

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	465.00	$465.00
960–1275	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	600.00–750.00	$671.93
922–1220	1121	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	625.00–825.00	$722.04
935–1365	1214	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	625.00–800.00	$733.49
1240	1240	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	651.00	$651.00
950–1090	997	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	530.00–580.00	$561.77
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600	600	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	345.00	$345.00
880–995	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00	$550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1022	961	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	635.00–975.00	$861.32
900–1125	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	720.00–1,075.00	$981.56
931–1240	1037	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	950.00–1,325.00	$1,122.65
1135	1135	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1080	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00	$700.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
791	791	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	525.00	$525.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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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
905–1050	997	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	500.00–1,380.00	$1,305.08	—
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00	—
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	720.00	$720.00	-118.26
1010–1300	1223	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	875.00–1,000.00	$950.78	+112.52
1050–1400	1261	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	975.00–1,250.00	$1,049.38	+177.27
1100–1350	1267	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	720.00–1,375.00	$1,185.39	+313.28
1127–1449	1357	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,251.27	—
1355–1425	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,289.70	—
1020–1865	1404	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	675.00–1,750.00	$1,244.60	—
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1255–1640	1437	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,000.00–1,550.00	$1,242.92	—
1405–1601 fancy	1506	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,825.00–2,025.00	$1,917.91	—
2280	2280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160–1400	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	775.00–900.00	$839.60	—
1192–1585	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	875.00–1,125.00	$1,032.38	—
1070–1820	1352	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	900.00–1,200.00	$1,011.95	+271.95
1382	1382	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+560.00
1405	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1430	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1440	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1305–1645	1465	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	900.00–1,225.00	$990.82	—
1470	1470	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1535	1535	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1552	1552	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1560	1560	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1580	1580	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1620	1620	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1500	1500	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–271	270	12	99.00–105.00	$103.53	$280	-7.90
305–330	322	3	90.00–95.00	$93.42	$301	+11.42
381–393	389	16	99.00–103.00	$100.47	$391	+5.80
455–471	469	14	94.00–98.00	$97.45	$457	+1.58
520	520	19	99.00	$99.00	$515	-0.94
555–565	559	5	85.00–99.00	$90.66	$507	-17.62
705–745	729	7	85.00–100.00	$87.07	$635	-6.69
764–790	768	12	61.00–99.00	$92.93	$714	-0.63
835	835	1	52.00	$52.00	$434	-33.92
890	890	1	52.00	$52.00	$463	-38.64
945	945	1	55.00	$55.00	$520	—

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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	975.00	$975.00	—

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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.