Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

26,383 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.54/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 726 lb · 1,407 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.35/cwt -3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,271/hd at 823 lb · 1,322 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.14/cwt +11.44 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 575 lb · 1,202 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	26,383	5,741	25,033
Feeder cattle	23,274	3,889	22,004
Slaughter cattle	2,515	1,250	2,346
Replacement cattle	594	602	683

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold mostly 4.00-7.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly 3.00-6.00 higher with instances sharply higher for all classes. Demand was moderate to good with good buyer participation showing best interest for weaned and preconditioned cattle. Yearlings sold sharply higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher 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
190	190	1	157.50	$157.50	$299	—
230	230	1	169.50	$169.50	$390	-1.50
282 fancy	282	4	195.00	$195.00	$550	—
265–298	288	19	140.00–190.00	$173.45	$500	+13.45
300–347	327	38	145.00–189.00	$169.91	$556	-10.59
305–337 fancy	332	11	179.00–205.00	$194.41	$645	—
350–396	375	75	142.50–198.00	$172.17	$646	+2.75
350–395 fancy	380	22	179.00–210.00	$192.22	$730	—
400–448	421	163	146.00–189.00	$164.47	$692	+8.05
400–445 fancy	425	17	172.00–207.50	$190.57	$810	+26.29
400–447 value added	426	55	157.00–189.00	$167.88	$715	+5.39
452 fancy	452	2	200.00	$200.00	$904	—
450–499	477	247	142.50–185.00	$162.31	$774	+7.19
450–492 value added	480	92	154.00–180.00	$169.17	$812	+1.04
500–525 fancy	511	10	164.00–170.00	$168.09	$859	—
500–546 value added	521	225	152.00–175.00	$165.36	$862	+2.89
500–549	526	370	137.00–168.00	$156.40	$823	+10.87
550–599 value added	573	224	152.00–173.00	$160.26	$918	+10.51
550–598	579	596	134.50–168.00	$153.90	$891	+8.50
600–649 value added	623	258	140.00–164.50	$153.46	$956	+0.06
600–649	632	522	125.00–159.50	$147.05	$929	+11.54
650–698 value added	674	460	141.00–162.25	$153.31	$1,033	-11.80
650–699	675	324	127.00–155.50	$143.70	$970	+5.94
650–693	690	14	122.50–132.00	$131.36	$906	-6.40
714 fancy	714	150	165.00	$165.00	$1,178	—
700–748 value added	718	473	142.00–159.00	$155.39	$1,116	-4.91
700–746	731	720	125.00–154.50	$147.60	$1,079	+24.60
747 thin fleshed	747	64	157.75	$157.75	$1,178	—
755–782 fancy	774	26	145.00–161.00	$157.76	$1,221	—
755–797	777	224	124.50–156.50	$142.83	$1,110	+8.99
750–799 value added	778	808	140.00–164.00	$157.55	$1,226	+4.25
786	786	11	142.00	$142.00	$1,116	+21.00
808–822 thin fleshed	810	164	157.75–158.30	$157.81	$1,278	—
800–848	823	406	115.00–157.70	$148.46	$1,222	+23.46
805–845 value added	826	572	135.50–162.95	$155.83	$1,287	-0.17
814–841 fancy	827	180	158.20–160.90	$159.81	$1,322	+0.01
861 fancy	861	13	151.50	$151.50	$1,304	-5.88
854–882 value added	867	327	142.50–158.30	$154.51	$1,340	-0.99
850–897	869	66	120.00–146.00	$135.35	$1,176	-10.65
901 thin fleshed	901	63	156.95	$156.95	$1,414	—
900–948	922	189	122.00–149.50	$141.73	$1,307	+13.15
900–948 value added	923	680	140.75–158.10	$154.43	$1,425	—
918–933 fancy	923	21	143.25–146.00	$144.18	$1,331	—
967 fancy	967	56	152.10	$152.10	$1,471	—
962–990	968	13	120.00–134.50	$130.35	$1,262	+5.29
960–996 value added	978	283	139.00–156.90	$153.33	$1,500	—
1000–1045	1020	19	102.00–133.00	$125.37	$1,279	-14.63
1050 value added	1050	49	143.00	$143.00	$1,502	—
1055–1082	1070	58	105.00–138.00	$129.70	$1,388	—
1100–1112	1108	7	121.00–124.00	$123.15	$1,365	—
1153–1185	1166	5	112.00–114.00	$113.19	$1,320	-12.81
1215–1232	1230	19	105.00–121.00	$118.06	$1,452	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	225	9	117.50–160.00	$145.72	$328	—
255–290	277	3	137.50–173.00	$158.14	$438	+30.64
320–340	331	10	117.50–160.00	$145.61	$482	+1.20
355–375	363	5	150.00–170.00	$159.92	$581	+2.55
400–445	424	37	130.00–171.00	$144.52	$613	-0.06
450–492	472	44	119.00–156.00	$144.22	$681	+10.78
505–545	527	38	118.00–148.00	$134.45	$709	+5.46
550–597	575	77	118.00–147.00	$139.76	$804	+12.15
600–649	634	61	120.00–140.00	$133.09	$844	+8.05
650–695	673	48	103.00–138.00	$123.32	$830	+5.35
700–743	728	48	120.00–140.00	$132.67	$966	+11.08
750–795	774	15	117.00–132.00	$125.34	$970	—
800–845	826	30	104.00–135.00	$127.93	$1,057	—
855	855	1	115.00	$115.00	$983	—
915–935	923	3	111.00–120.00	$115.32	$1,064	—
1055	1055	1	90.00	$90.00	$950	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
511	511	5	126.00	$126.00	$644	—
555	555	3	125.00	$125.00	$694	—
600–632	609	7	124.00–130.00	$125.78	$766	—
644 value added	644	5	140.00	$140.00	$902	—
675	675	1	126.00	$126.00	$850	—
700–735	715	7	117.00–125.00	$120.08	$859	—
782 value added	782	9	140.00	$140.00	$1,095	—
825–845	835	2	122.00–129.00	$125.46	$1,048	—
907 fancy	907	4	136.50	$136.50	$1,238	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	145.00	$145.00	$326	—
260–280	270	2	122.00–137.50	$129.46	$350	—
335	335	1	140.00	$140.00	$469	—
360	360	1	145.00	$145.00	$522	—
405–437	422	6	133.00–143.00	$135.08	$570	+7.58
455–495	473	6	125.00–142.50	$133.94	$634	+0.44
525–545	535	3	117.00–126.00	$122.29	$654	+0.29
570–595	583	2	117.00–120.00	$118.47	$691	+4.00
617	617	2	119.00	$119.00	$734	—
655–695	675	2	115.00–120.00	$117.57	$794	+0.31

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	135.00	$135.00	$540	—
465	465	1	130.00	$130.00	$604	—
520–545	535	3	138.00–150.00	$142.23	$761	—
552–555	554	4	131.00–139.00	$133.88	$742	—
606	606	3	136.00	$136.00	$824	—
695	695	2	135.00	$135.00	$938	—
710–745	731	5	134.00–140.00	$137.67	$1,006	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	110.00–137.50	$124.26	$336	—
465	465	1	110.00	$110.00	$512	—
540	540	1	124.00	$124.00	$670	+8.00
584–585	584	6	105.00–112.00	$110.83	$647	—
610–630	620	2	110.00	$110.00	$682	—
696	696	5	108.00	$108.00	$752	—
750	750	1	112.00	$112.00	$840	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1170	1125	3	119.00–133.00	$125.79	$1,415	—
1340–1360	1350	2	103.00–117.00	$110.05	$1,486	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	101.00	$101.00	$556	—
920	920	1	70.00	$70.00	$644	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–182	173	7	127.50–156.00	$140.95	$244	—
210–245	230	21	120.00–155.00	$136.29	$313	+1.29
260–295	284	55	120.00–156.00	$139.68	$397	+4.08
290 fancy	290	1	140.00	$140.00	$406	—
310–325 value added	315	5	141.00–148.00	$144.59	$455	—
315 fancy	315	1	152.00	$152.00	$479	+9.50
300–348	323	142	125.00–158.00	$139.81	$452	+3.49
350–398	374	302	122.00–156.00	$139.20	$521	+2.59
360–390 value added	374	9	140.00–163.00	$148.73	$556	+2.28
355–393 fancy	382	15	147.50–153.00	$150.27	$574	+12.27
400–448 value added	424	79	133.00–150.00	$140.59	$596	-9.74
400–449	427	400	122.00–155.00	$137.44	$587	+1.51
415–443 fancy	437	23	145.00–152.00	$148.28	$648	—
462–490 fancy	468	11	143.00–150.00	$147.22	$689	—
450–499	476	618	120.00–145.00	$133.42	$635	+2.18
450–498 value added	480	115	130.00–143.00	$136.33	$654	-3.90
500–546	522	573	116.50–146.00	$130.61	$682	+6.64
500–545 value added	527	280	126.00–159.00	$141.06	$743	+6.45
550–598 value added	573	413	126.00–154.75	$142.33	$816	+5.65
550–599	576	789	116.00–147.00	$131.38	$757	+9.23
600–648	627	752	111.00–142.00	$131.52	$825	+10.64
604–649 value added	630	370	123.00–152.85	$143.84	$906	+13.56
650–698	673	367	109.50–139.00	$127.09	$855	+10.05
655–699 value added	678	283	122.00–152.25	$144.65	$981	—
703 fancy	703	26	137.00	$137.00	$963	—
705	705	1	99.00	$99.00	$698	-17.27
700–748	722	284	102.00–135.50	$126.48	$913	+10.21
707–742 value added	723	107	120.00–144.00	$137.61	$995	+1.11
748	748	3	120.00	$120.00	$898	+3.73
752–799 value added	770	181	125.00–147.50	$140.78	$1,084	-7.22
777	777	2	123.00	$123.00	$956	+6.61
750–799	780	146	106.00–135.00	$121.77	$950	+5.38
811–829 value added	817	24	124.00–141.75	$135.75	$1,109	—
800–849	831	92	92.00–134.00	$123.81	$1,029	-9.19
820–843	832	6	118.50	$118.50	$986	-14.50
845	845	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,014	-13.00
862 value added	862	9	134.00	$134.00	$1,155	—
853–895	874	32	92.00–120.00	$112.02	$979	—
880	880	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,038	—
893	893	9	126.50	$126.50	$1,130	—
900–935	911	11	92.00–120.00	$108.85	$992	-5.15
905–933	912	12	119.25–123.00	$120.21	$1,096	+6.21
919 fancy	919	49	139.60	$139.60	$1,283	—
950	950	2	116.00	$116.00	$1,102	-3.50
965–999	991	9	105.00–127.00	$108.63	$1,077	-10.87
1011 fancy	1011	29	133.50	$133.50	$1,350	—
1005–1035	1018	4	86.00–120.00	$100.08	$1,019	—
1040 value added	1040	32	132.25	$132.25	$1,375	—
1060	1060	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,113	—
1055–1080	1064	5	93.00–119.00	$107.27	$1,141	—
1115	1115	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,171	+13.00
1125	1125	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,102	+6.00
1170	1170	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,123	—
1205	1205	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–246	231	15	102.50–130.00	$113.92	$263	—
250–295	276	21	110.00–137.50	$124.07	$342	+8.82
300–345	327	25	110.00–141.00	$126.51	$414	+3.14
350–395	369	30	110.00–148.00	$122.65	$453	+1.97
400–445	430	60	90.00–138.00	$124.28	$534	+8.30
450–495	473	77	101.00–134.00	$120.61	$570	+5.97
500–548	525	117	105.00–137.00	$118.77	$624	+10.45
550–598	574	99	103.00–129.00	$118.84	$682	+9.02
600–645	623	81	98.00–125.00	$112.88	$703	+9.84
650–695	665	91	91.00–136.00	$118.70	$789	+17.30
700–731	720	28	82.00–116.00	$99.08	$713	+11.37
750–795	775	27	83.00–132.00	$108.56	$841	+8.77
805–845	834	16	85.00–123.00	$107.34	$895	+5.34
850–895	867	18	83.00–119.00	$94.41	$819	+7.74
940	940	1	90.00	$90.00	$846	+11.40
950	950	1	70.00	$70.00	$665	—
1041	1041	3	91.00	$91.00	$947	—
1085	1085	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,042	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–310	305	4	120.00–129.00	$124.16	$379	+1.16
350–385	370	5	115.00–125.00	$120.02	$444	—
405–445	423	5	118.00–122.00	$120.16	$508	+4.51
482–490	486	4	117.00–121.00	$118.26	$575	—
507–537	530	10	111.00–119.00	$117.17	$621	+3.17
630–645	640	8	106.00–116.00	$110.61	$708	+2.61
655–670	663	2	102.00–110.00	$106.05	$703	+4.05

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	3	123.00	$123.00	$526	—
450	450	1	105.00	$105.00	$472	—
513–540	534	16	111.00–123.00	$119.05	$636	—
555–585	565	3	110.00–111.00	$110.35	$623	—
600–615	607	6	100.00–121.00	$109.54	$665	—
780	780	1	101.00	$101.00	$788	—
825	825	1	97.00	$97.00	$800	—
895	895	1	98.00	$98.00	$877	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
251	251	3	115.00	$115.00	$289	—
340	340	1	120.00	$120.00	$408	—
485–490	487	6	110.00–124.00	$121.68	$593	—
531–535	533	5	115.00–122.00	$117.81	$628	—
555	555	1	111.00	$111.00	$616	—
606–645	620	7	114.00–122.00	$117.16	$726	—
671	671	4	103.00	$103.00	$691	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	100.00	$100.00	$230	—
270	270	1	100.00	$100.00	$270	—
325	325	1	100.00	$100.00	$325	—
455–495	471	4	105.00–121.00	$112.51	$530	—
515–545	528	4	89.00–100.00	$97.32	$514	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1128	1128	4	90.00	$90.00	$1,015	—
1205–1380	1312	5	63.00–99.00	$74.51	$978	—

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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
210–240	219	—	—	4	160.00–170.00	$164.85	$361	+22.03
265 fancy	265	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	$477	—
250–299	277	—	—	31	147.50–183.00	$162.49	$450	+10.49
300–347	324	—	—	127	140.00–190.00	$170.43	$552	+8.98
315–337 fancy	325	—	—	11	170.00–191.00	$180.65	$587	—
352–386 value added	367	—	—	9	180.00–185.00	$182.34	$669	—
350–395	372	—	—	134	142.00–189.00	$166.94	$621	+13.06
370–397 fancy	388	—	—	14	169.00–192.00	$177.94	$690	—
400–447	429	—	—	211	138.00–176.00	$161.47	$693	+7.58
405–440 fancy	430	—	—	12	170.00–185.00	$175.38	$754	+21.12
467–485 fancy	472	—	—	4	157.00–169.00	$162.04	$765	+7.04
450–498	475	—	—	220	120.00–171.00	$155.98	$741	+8.23
475–480 value added	478	—	—	2	155.00–169.00	$161.96	$774	+0.96
500–525 fancy	505	—	—	31	154.00–170.00	$161.11	$814	—
500–548	524	—	—	293	126.00–165.00	$143.77	$753	+9.15
500–547 value added	529	—	—	62	140.00–166.00	$152.11	$805	—
550–575 value added	560	—	—	3	145.00–151.00	$148.04	$829	-4.96
550–595	568	—	—	291	121.00–150.00	$139.97	$795	+5.42
600–647 value added	615	—	—	19	133.00–139.50	$136.61	$840	—
615 fancy	615	—	—	4	138.00	$138.00	$849	—
600–645	618	—	—	208	116.00–140.00	$132.06	$816	+7.48
650–695	667	—	—	175	114.00–136.00	$125.76	$839	+3.43
655–677 value added	667	—	—	19	126.00–135.00	$131.46	$877	—
702–740 value added	712	—	—	5	125.00–127.00	$126.00	$897	—
700–746	717	—	—	127	104.00–130.00	$120.13	$861	+2.13
760 fancy	760	—	—	13	120.00	$120.00	$912	—
750–797	771	—	—	90	92.00–123.00	$113.32	$874	+4.44
805–822 fancy	817	—	—	6	117.00–119.00	$118.67	$970	—
800–845	823	—	—	52	93.00–127.00	$112.03	$922	+0.37
830	830	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	$664	-31.66
850–897	864	—	—	42	80.00–126.00	$110.55	$955	+2.88
910–945	925	—	—	7	84.00–116.00	$108.01	$999	+3.78
940 fancy	940	—	—	3	111.00	$111.00	$1,043	—
960–975	969	—	—	4	80.00–107.50	$96.83	$938	-13.65
1005–1035	1020	—	—	2	87.00–108.00	$97.65	$996	—
1020 fancy	1020	—	—	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,142	—
1052–1085	1063	—	—	3	90.00–100.00	$93.40	$993	—
1880	1880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,504	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	204	6	130.00–142.50	$137.92	$281	+3.96
255–297	274	14	130.00–150.00	$135.82	$372	-2.68
300–349	327	24	129.00–166.00	$141.46	$463	+7.29
350–395	377	46	130.00–168.00	$150.80	$569	+28.43
400–448	431	63	121.00–157.00	$139.60	$602	+1.99
450–498	474	75	112.50–156.00	$139.91	$663	+21.64
500–545	522	64	115.00–145.00	$128.53	$671	+8.04
550–598	574	54	110.00–138.00	$124.92	$717	+3.97
600–648	623	21	104.00–129.00	$120.96	$754	+11.35
645	645	1	92.50	$92.50	$597	-17.11
650–695	681	39	101.00–125.00	$116.31	$792	+7.38
700–745	729	16	97.00–115.00	$108.06	$788	+19.49
750–785	759	13	75.00–110.00	$98.54	$748	+13.55
810–846	827	25	88.00–109.00	$106.62	$882	+15.61
850–890	869	4	77.00–105.00	$92.65	$805	+9.03
910	910	1	90.00	$90.00	$819	+5.00
960–975	968	2	90.00–96.00	$93.02	$900	—
1007	1007	3	84.00	$84.00	$846	+4.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	7	130.00	$130.00	$556	—
552–588	563	10	127.00–132.50	$130.78	$736	—
600	600	4	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$726	—
651–687	665	10	120.00–126.50	$123.79	$823	+3.79
705–720	710	3	108.00–110.00	$109.34	$776	+4.34
780	780	1	109.00	$109.00	$850	—
840	840	3	107.00	$107.00	$899	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	120.00–124.00	$121.89	$278	—
340	340	1	110.00	$110.00	$374	—
402–435	419	13	102.00–120.00	$112.87	$473	—
455	455	1	115.00	$115.00	$523	—
500	500	4	120.00–121.00	$120.25	$601	—
555–575	562	9	104.00–119.00	$110.91	$623	+10.91

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	152.50	$152.50	$381	—
330	330	1	138.00	$138.00	$455	—
360–385	370	5	144.00–146.00	$144.83	$536	+5.83
420–449	445	8	140.00–144.00	$143.53	$639	+11.53
470–480	475	2	140.00–141.00	$140.49	$667	+13.99
520–530	525	3	115.00–128.00	$123.63	$649	+11.63
570–585	578	2	108.00–126.00	$117.12	$677	-1.88
695	695	1	110.00	$110.00	$764	+4.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1370	1370	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1250–1740	1408	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	1,030.00–1,550.00	$1,223.49	-215.83

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	3	165.00	$165.00	$734	—
635	635	1	119.00	$119.00	$756	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	111.00	$111.00	$616	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1755	1217	80-85%	104	38.00–52.00	$46.68	$568	—
1010–1475	1247	80-85%	13	37.00–46.00	$42.66	$532	—
930–1625	1248	80-85%	430	46.00–63.00	$54.18	$676	—
975–1865	1300	80-85%	160	56.00–70.00	$61.44	$799	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–2000	1457	75-80%	30	41.50–52.00	$48.95	$713	—
650–2150	1498	75-80%	249	48.00–64.00	$55.07	$825	—
1200–1970	1542	75-80%	123	56.00–68.00	$61.36	$946	+7.68

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1335	1020	85-90%	126	28.00–50.00	$42.24	$431	—
830–1250	1026	85-90%	46	48.00–68.00	$56.69	$582	—
750–1620	1109	85-90%	183	37.50–58.50	$50.35	$558	—
900–1810	1135	85-90%	11	20.00–37.50	$27.66	$314	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–2230	1524	66	63.00–85.50	$74.54	$1,136	+0.91
1080–2485	1776	134	73.00–94.00	$85.33	$1,515	—
1320–2430	1807	67	90.50–104.00	$96.36	$1,741	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–975	934	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	69.00–86.00	$75.89	$709
930–1065	958	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	71.00–92.00	$84.76	$812
780–1305	1056	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	63.50–76.00	$69.16	$730

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1200	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	500.00–1,010.00	$804.13
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
995–1150	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	700.00–900.00	$777.55
955–1310	1132	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	525.00–830.00	$619.23
1140–1250	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	560.00–670.00	$612.47
900–1440	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00–860.00	$820.27
1170–1250	1210	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	685.00–700.00	$692.75
1000–1500	1216	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	575.00–1,200.00	$883.06
625–1620	1229	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	58	400.00–1,050.00	$882.78
772–1675	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	400.00–1,125.00	$902.05
1125–1390	1260	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	585.00–875.00	$727.46
950–1840	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	610.00–1,125.00	$855.35
910–1850	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	400.00–910.00	$756.99
1010–1560	1306	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	680.00–960.00	$773.83
1135–1580	1341	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	580.00–910.00	$783.00
1385	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
910–1220	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	625.00–750.00	$686.57
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
1025–1275	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	675.00–810.00	$739.28

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
795–960	893	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	500.00–950.00	$654.98

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1010	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
780	780	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00
855	855	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
795–995	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	585.00–700.00	$673.88
915–1070	993	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–950.00	$880.86
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
910	910	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

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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
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	640.00	$640.00	-785.00
870–1300	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,075.00	$1,019.33	—
985–1540	1148	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	585.00–940.00	$766.73	—
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1180–1615	1369	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	875.00–1,475.00	$1,107.79	—
905–1665	1459	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	685.00–1,600.00	$1,136.37	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
1430	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	1	112.00	$112.00	$123	—
157	157	2	109.00	$109.00	$171	—
236	236	4	101.00	$101.00	$238	—
282–286	286	25	100.00–105.00	$104.61	$299	—
315–345	326	6	90.00–101.00	$97.27	$317	+3.11
350–392	372	8	78.00–89.00	$81.66	$304	-3.29
425–446	435	18	88.00–104.00	$95.57	$416	+0.57
455–490	478	9	83.00–101.00	$90.82	$434	-18.18
500–528	518	20	78.00–89.00	$81.21	$421	-13.79
563–595	567	9	81.00–98.00	$96.02	$544	-2.68
601–632	619	31	73.00–87.00	$82.71	$512	-11.29
651–672	667	30	94.00–112.50	$110.86	$739	+13.52
703	703	10	98.00	$98.00	$689	+35.60
769	769	7	94.50	$94.50	$727	—
807–830	819	80	95.00–114.50	$111.10	$910	+22.96
861–882	881	67	93.00–109.25	$107.69	$949	+27.69
893 thin fleshed	893	53	111.60	$111.60	$997	—
970	970	1	87.00	$87.00	$844	—
1033	1033	4	90.00	$90.00	$930	—

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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
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	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.