Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

20,845 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.75/cwt +3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 572 lb · 958 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.86/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,210/hd at 781 lb · 868 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.45/cwt +5.58 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 666 lb · 818 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	20,845	28,986	20,444
Feeder cattle	18,079	25,471	16,672
Slaughter cattle	2,120	2,506	2,479
Replacement cattle	646	1,009	1,293

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher with exceptions to 10.00 higher. Yearlings sold mostly steady. Demand was good to very good for all feeder classes with moderate to heavy offerings and good buyer activity. Buyers showed most interest for weaned and preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady 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
235–248	244	3	160.00–167.50	$165.09	$403	-23.26
253–290 fancy	269	5	216.00–220.00	$218.15	$587	+16.07
255–295	270	7	150.00–180.00	$162.81	$440	-19.11
300–348	331	47	143.00–189.00	$173.22	$573	-2.00
330–335 value added	332	6	198.00–225.00	$211.40	$702	+22.24
310–346 fancy	337	6	190.00–205.00	$201.36	$679	+12.18
355–385 fancy	363	6	184.00–192.00	$190.62	$692	+0.96
350–398	374	57	161.00–203.00	$176.29	$659	+2.80
350–398 value added	377	28	177.50–224.00	$196.33	$740	+8.40
405–440 fancy	418	13	182.00–205.00	$192.96	$807	-0.83
400–447	422	132	153.00–195.00	$173.87	$734	+6.28
400–447 value added	426	81	168.00–202.00	$187.56	$799	+13.86
450–492 value added	469	66	166.00–208.00	$182.07	$854	+5.83
450–498	470	170	142.00–184.00	$166.94	$785	-0.10
450–496 fancy	476	17	182.00–195.00	$188.69	$898	+7.72
500–548 value added	519	199	158.00–187.00	$171.94	$892	+4.30
500–549	528	258	140.00–175.00	$162.55	$858	+5.23
522–534 fancy	532	62	181.25–182.50	$181.43	$965	+8.20
550–598	577	291	133.00–174.00	$158.00	$912	+4.20
550–596 value added	581	286	150.00–178.00	$162.89	$946	-0.58
600–648 value added	625	256	139.00–167.00	$152.65	$954	-4.68
600–648	625	303	130.00–160.50	$150.13	$938	-0.43
650–699	678	200	131.00–157.50	$147.28	$999	-2.13
650–695 value added	684	488	140.00–165.00	$158.74	$1,086	+2.67
700–745 value added	721	334	138.50–158.00	$151.74	$1,094	-4.11
700–749	722	169	120.00–149.50	$137.43	$992	-9.55
750–795	775	164	122.00–154.00	$140.90	$1,092	-5.09
750–798 value added	783	704	139.00–163.95	$158.11	$1,238	-1.01
800–848	816	117	124.00–152.75	$142.10	$1,160	-1.03
815–820	820	18	138.00–139.00	$138.94	$1,139	-4.19
800–845 value added	825	465	134.00–162.00	$154.58	$1,275	-4.64
825 fancy	825	12	152.50	$152.50	$1,258	-9.64
850–864 value added	857	192	150.00–155.10	$154.62	$1,325	-3.85
850–897	878	66	120.00–146.00	$136.57	$1,199	+8.57
920 fancy	920	56	156.30	$156.30	$1,438	—
900–943	922	24	114.00–135.00	$124.52	$1,148	-9.36
908–946 value added	929	238	148.50–154.95	$152.05	$1,413	+0.63
954 value added	954	6	135.00	$135.00	$1,288	-15.29
950–996	970	33	117.00–140.00	$133.53	$1,295	-1.53
1010–1035	1026	6	100.00–124.00	$109.99	$1,128	-16.13
1035 fancy	1035	50	142.25	$142.25	$1,472	—
1080–1085	1083	2	112.00–124.00	$118.01	$1,278	-3.29
1113–1138	1129	22	119.50–128.50	$125.27	$1,414	+14.25
1217	1217	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,460	+15.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	267	10	140.00–164.00	$152.31	$407	+4.85
300–345	328	8	115.00–165.00	$150.04	$492	-0.99
355–395	371	10	124.00–158.00	$145.78	$541	-10.62
400–445	430	26	101.00–171.00	$142.26	$612	-5.17
450–498	470	38	123.00–163.00	$145.71	$685	-1.10
500–547	527	26	123.00–162.00	$142.69	$752	+6.55
550–597	575	34	130.00–148.00	$139.33	$801	+2.07
600–647	629	51	117.00–145.00	$131.79	$829	+0.21
652–695	664	31	111.00–142.00	$127.84	$849	-1.54
703–749	730	27	109.00–134.00	$123.00	$898	-6.96
760–797	779	9	129.00–137.00	$134.81	$1,050	+10.68
805–830	821	5	115.00–135.00	$124.02	$1,018	+4.63
853–895	863	7	102.00–120.00	$107.16	$925	-18.04
900–942	929	4	100.00–115.00	$104.89	$974	+22.89
990–993	992	4	92.00–120.00	$98.98	$982	-20.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	393	8	190.00–191.00	$190.88	$750	—
410–445	437	7	176.00–178.00	$177.30	$775	—
485–492	488	5	176.00–178.00	$177.19	$865	—
502–509	508	37	174.00–180.00	$179.36	$911	—
555–584	571	14	161.00–164.00	$162.32	$927	—
605–643	623	42	154.00–157.00	$155.19	$967	—
651–696	679	22	147.00–148.00	$147.77	$1,003	—
715–737	725	13	145.00–146.00	$145.47	$1,055	—
750–753	751	20	141.00–146.00	$144.75	$1,087	—
831	831	19	143.00	$143.00	$1,188	—
915	915	2	133.00	$133.00	$1,217	—
962	962	5	127.00	$127.00	$1,222	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	—
282	282	2	141.00	$141.00	$398	—
310	310	1	155.00	$155.00	$480	±0.00
355	355	2	139.00	$139.00	$493	—
425–440	435	6	120.00–140.00	$134.24	$584	-4.28
465–495	482	5	130.00–142.00	$136.35	$657	-4.40
565–590	583	4	126.00–130.00	$127.73	$745	+8.71
610–635	623	2	124.00–125.00	$124.49	$776	+10.99
670–697	688	3	111.00–120.00	$113.92	$784	+0.92
725	725	1	107.50	$107.50	$779	—
755–780	768	2	116.00–119.00	$117.48	$902	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	7	167.25	$167.25	$831	—
520–525	523	2	135.00	$135.00	$706	—
562	562	2	130.00	$130.00	$731	—
655–670	665	3	137.00–145.00	$139.63	$929	+9.71
865	865	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,159	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	149.00	$149.00	$767	—
580–585	584	6	139.00–140.00	$139.17	$813	+2.88
700	700	2	123.00	$123.00	$861	+3.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1220	1087	3	102.00–116.00	$110.76	$1,204	—
1125–1295	1210	2	110.00–115.00	$112.32	$1,359	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	2	112.00	$112.00	$461	—
450	450	1	107.00	$107.00	$482	-9.28
510	510	1	100.00	$100.00	$510	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222 fancy	222	4	162.50	$162.50	$361	—
200–245	228	19	124.00–161.00	$144.32	$329	-2.98
250–295	273	33	122.50–161.00	$146.58	$400	+6.40
292 fancy	292	2	141.00	$141.00	$412	—
300–346	324	80	125.00–162.00	$142.70	$462	+5.41
300–345 fancy	330	12	140.00–145.00	$141.20	$466	-1.55
350–397	373	242	126.00–159.00	$142.48	$531	+2.33
350–397 fancy	377	23	140.00–162.50	$146.96	$554	+1.16
360–398 value added	377	24	139.00–160.00	$150.01	$566	+3.35
410–445 fancy	427	17	141.00–151.00	$148.27	$633	+0.88
400–448	428	343	123.00–159.00	$139.88	$599	-0.35
400–445 value added	428	84	138.00–153.00	$146.64	$628	-3.32
459 fancy	459	7	153.00	$153.00	$702	+4.05
450–498	476	471	120.00–156.00	$138.19	$658	+0.10
450–494 value added	482	126	137.00–156.50	$150.01	$723	+10.64
500–547 value added	521	205	135.00–150.00	$141.86	$739	+1.34
500–548	524	559	118.00–157.00	$134.47	$705	-0.11
551–599 value added	571	350	135.00–154.25	$143.60	$820	+1.94
550–598	573	608	120.00–147.00	$134.38	$770	+2.67
600–649	624	420	110.00–141.00	$128.54	$802	-2.06
600–648 value added	624	298	127.00–150.00	$140.06	$874	-2.60
650–695	665	208	110.00–141.50	$128.70	$856	-0.18
650–692 value added	667	610	127.00–149.00	$144.45	$963	-1.70
700–748	721	116	102.00–130.00	$119.73	$863	-7.68
700–732	721	3	100.00–109.00	$102.91	$742	-24.50
701–749 value added	722	302	120.00–147.50	$142.17	$1,026	-0.03
725	725	1	118.00	$118.00	$856	-9.41
755	755	1	123.00	$123.00	$929	+3.00
751–788 value added	762	229	123.00–150.90	$144.61	$1,102	-1.10
750–791	766	73	104.00–130.00	$119.15	$913	-0.85
800–847	823	41	94.00–119.00	$105.84	$871	-14.09
802–835 value added	832	57	122.50–142.50	$140.81	$1,172	-0.78
834	834	8	130.00	$130.00	$1,084	+12.00
850–895	873	8	100.00–120.00	$112.90	$986	-3.95
905–940	918	17	90.00–120.00	$108.16	$993	-0.43
930–936	932	11	103.00–120.00	$113.79	$1,061	+5.20
965–978	974	11	91.00–119.00	$108.84	$1,060	-2.16
1005–1040	1027	3	98.00–105.00	$100.96	$1,037	-22.04
1080–1092	1084	9	92.00–105.00	$96.37	$1,045	-4.63
1144 value added	1144	47	124.75	$124.75	$1,427	—
1184	1184	5	90.00	$90.00	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	120.00–140.00	$130.00	$266	+10.47
255–290	270	7	120.00–139.00	$127.58	$344	+2.17
302–345	325	36	110.00–145.00	$130.75	$425	+6.32
350–395	382	49	100.00–149.00	$126.09	$482	-3.19
400–445	427	48	108.00–137.50	$128.42	$548	+4.17
450–495	472	64	90.00–134.50	$115.58	$546	-5.90
500–545	522	34	90.00–127.00	$117.41	$613	-2.15
550–595	574	45	100.00–135.00	$115.80	$665	-3.79
600–645	625	47	91.00–123.00	$109.49	$684	-3.93
655–698	680	52	91.00–128.00	$110.95	$754	-4.02
700–747	721	31	89.00–116.00	$101.26	$730	+0.32
750–787	770	17	87.50–106.00	$102.77	$791	-4.93
800–845	830	12	78.00–112.00	$91.12	$756	-11.33
850–885	868	2	97.00–110.00	$103.63	$900	+12.90
915–945	930	2	81.00–101.00	$90.84	$845	+8.41
955–965	960	2	87.00–90.00	$88.51	$850	+0.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	9	173.00	$173.00	$559	—
352	352	2	169.00	$169.00	$595	—
400–437	424	21	160.00–164.00	$162.21	$688	—
453–490	483	50	158.00–160.00	$159.68	$771	—
507–508	507	24	159.00–163.00	$162.00	$821	—
567–584	579	19	148.00–151.00	$150.69	$872	—
602–628	616	15	143.00–145.00	$144.21	$888	—
670–676	675	8	134.00–138.00	$137.50	$928	—
717	717	5	132.00	$132.00	$946	—
781–793	788	22	135.00–136.00	$135.45	$1,067	—
822	822	67	139.00	$139.00	$1,143	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	2	140.00	$140.00	$301	+14.63
280–290	285	2	137.50–142.50	$140.04	$399	+17.54
330	330	1	122.50	$122.50	$404	+0.50
440	440	1	127.00	$127.00	$559	+9.30
450–490	467	7	110.00–125.00	$117.65	$549	-2.65
500–530	523	4	108.00–122.00	$114.93	$601	+1.60
570–590	581	4	108.00–120.00	$116.73	$678	+2.06
605–645	633	6	108.00–119.00	$112.66	$713	+0.11
665–695	677	3	103.00–113.00	$108.59	$735	-3.36
715	715	2	97.00–100.00	$98.50	$704	+8.50
750–755	753	2	91.00–97.00	$94.01	$708	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	110.00	$110.00	$434	-15.00
435–437	437	10	130.00–131.00	$130.20	$569	—
510	510	2	115.00	$115.00	$586	—
564–592	578	17	116.00–128.00	$125.63	$726	—
693	693	2	116.00	$116.00	$804	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	105.00	$105.00	$310	—
330	330	1	100.00	$100.00	$330	-4.00
355–392	380	3	100.00–105.00	$103.44	$393	-12.81
405–440	420	3	100.00–110.00	$104.69	$440	+24.69
475–495	483	3	100.00–110.00	$104.29	$504	—
505	505	3	120.00	$120.00	$606	+7.00
500–525	510	4	101.00–110.00	$104.31	$532	-8.69
570	570	1	100.00	$100.00	$570	-12.42
604	604	5	94.00	$94.00	$568	-3.89
650	650	1	82.00	$82.00	$533	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	125.00	$125.00	$600	—
565–569	568	6	115.00–128.00	$125.85	$715	—
645	645	1	105.00	$105.00	$677	+5.00
670	670	1	107.00	$107.00	$717	+7.00
755	755	1	100.00	$100.00	$755	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,248	—
1010–1155	1083	2	80.00–102.00	$91.74	$994	—
1115	1115	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,193	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
767	767	2	80.00	$80.00	$614	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	109.00	$109.00	$447	—

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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
212 fancy	212	—	—	2	212.50	$212.50	$450	—
200–241	227	—	—	7	140.00–167.50	$154.43	$351	-8.32
275–296	288	—	—	10	165.00–198.00	$178.99	$515	+10.98
316–345 value added	324	—	—	7	180.00–215.00	$207.40	$672	+27.40
301–348	326	—	—	81	150.00–187.50	$169.88	$554	-3.32
330 fancy	330	—	—	1	193.00	$193.00	$637	+1.52
350–393 value added	372	—	—	11	177.00–207.50	$192.45	$716	—
350–398	373	—	—	106	150.00–191.50	$172.10	$642	-1.03
365–390 fancy	382	—	—	11	179.00–199.00	$191.46	$731	-0.47
400–447 value added	423	—	—	25	164.00–200.00	$185.90	$786	+7.28
400–448	430	—	—	156	140.00–187.00	$161.20	$693	-3.69
400–445 fancy	435	—	—	25	176.00–209.00	$193.77	$843	+5.72
450–490 fancy	470	—	—	20	162.00–191.00	$176.53	$830	+7.14
450–486 value added	470	—	—	11	162.50–172.00	$167.22	$786	+1.29
450–495	474	—	—	191	130.00–182.00	$159.54	$756	+2.49
500–535 value added	516	—	—	23	157.00–179.00	$163.21	$842	-5.68
500–545 fancy	522	—	—	50	150.00–174.00	$165.13	$862	+5.89
500–549	527	—	—	303	121.00–170.00	$147.23	$776	+2.95
550–598	574	—	—	207	126.00–157.00	$140.72	$808	+0.24
550–587 value added	575	—	—	8	154.00–161.00	$155.93	$897	—
610–625 fancy	619	—	—	11	144.00–146.00	$145.27	$899	+10.77
600–647	621	—	—	210	110.00–149.50	$134.06	$833	+0.97
605–635 value added	628	—	—	30	131.00–146.00	$134.79	$846	-6.72
656–665 value added	661	—	—	8	130.00–136.00	$132.98	$879	—
650–698	674	—	—	134	109.00–145.00	$129.38	$872	+1.81
700–745	719	—	—	103	105.00–137.00	$121.79	$876	-0.43
750–792	768	—	—	44	101.00–130.00	$120.22	$923	+0.43
800–849	826	—	—	47	103.00–125.00	$113.99	$942	+2.80
850–895	868	—	—	15	100.00–124.00	$115.21	$1,000	+8.21
900–945	926	—	—	7	82.00–116.00	$103.10	$955	-3.12
965–988	984	—	—	17	70.00–120.00	$104.56	$1,029	-6.15
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,000	+4.82
1025	1025	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,128	+14.82
1067–1085	1073	—	—	3	90.00–92.00	$90.67	$973	—
1565	1565	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,236	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	280	9	130.00–172.50	$141.74	$397	-0.95
300–345	321	13	115.00–170.00	$149.56	$480	+8.45
350–398	375	34	116.00–174.00	$146.63	$550	+0.83
400–447	427	46	111.00–155.00	$138.38	$591	-2.44
450–497	474	56	130.00–160.00	$140.47	$666	+3.09
500–545	518	63	90.00–158.00	$129.38	$670	+1.33
550–598	577	60	108.00–151.00	$125.72	$725	-2.68
600–645	627	48	100.00–132.00	$114.62	$719	-1.85
650–693	675	35	93.00–125.00	$113.13	$764	-2.55
700–741	719	14	89.00–116.50	$106.59	$766	-0.48
760–794	784	10	91.00–107.00	$101.95	$799	-9.03
803–845	820	11	85.00–111.00	$98.85	$811	-6.34
850–885	866	9	74.00–102.00	$94.30	$817	-4.23
995	995	1	80.00	$80.00	$796	-12.57

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
217–245	225	4	147.00–156.00	$153.30	$345	+7.19
280–292	287	4	132.50–157.50	$149.47	$429	+7.46
300	300	1	142.50	$142.50	$428	—
370–385	377	9	130.00–152.50	$144.53	$545	—
430	430	1	143.00	$143.00	$615	+11.05
460–487	474	4	122.50–136.00	$131.26	$622	+1.36
505–530	519	6	106.00–124.00	$116.45	$604	+8.95
565–587	580	3	120.00–123.00	$122.03	$708	+4.57
630–640	635	3	109.00–115.00	$111.33	$707	-3.61
675–685	680	2	116.00–122.00	$119.02	$809	+8.45
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	—
765–795	780	2	103.00–104.00	$103.49	$807	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	4	150.00	$150.00	$600	+20.00
505–532	528	7	138.00–147.00	$145.77	$770	—
607–642	619	8	120.00–129.00	$125.18	$775	+1.48
650	650	1	121.00	$121.00	$786	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	122.00	$122.00	$293	—
270	270	1	110.00	$110.00	$297	-10.00
415–445	430	4	100.00–119.00	$108.00	$464	-4.22
460–485	473	3	102.50–114.00	$108.86	$515	-9.76
560–585	577	5	104.00–121.00	$112.96	$652	+5.54
625	625	3	106.00–110.00	$107.33	$671	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	150.00	$150.00	$465	—
350–370	360	2	150.00–170.00	$160.28	$577	—
400–442	428	3	145.00–149.00	$146.25	$626	—
450–495	459	6	129.00–147.50	$141.40	$649	—
685	685	1	114.00	$114.00	$781	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1210–1835	1584	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	1,300.00–1,700.00	$1,522.99	—
1775	1775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	148.00	$148.00	$548	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1470	1215	80-85%	69	35.00–56.00	$46.03	$559	+8.53
865–1765	1244	80-85%	353	46.00–65.00	$54.70	$680	+0.96
935–1705	1244	80-85%	161	56.00–77.00	$63.24	$787	+9.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1200	995	85-90%	55	46.00–70.00	$57.28	$570	—
960–1050	1003	85-90%	3	30.00–31.00	$30.32	$304	-24.99
665–1600	1036	85-90%	118	27.00–51.00	$41.90	$434	+1.86
720–1500	1084	85-90%	179	39.00–60.00	$50.55	$548	+2.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1860	1447	75-80%	27	39.00–53.50	$49.65	$718	—
1125–2180	1516	75-80%	167	49.00–64.50	$56.04	$850	+0.66
1207–1880	1560	75-80%	101	57.00–78.00	$64.16	$1,001	+1.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2295	1479	60	60.00–86.00	$75.08	$1,110	—
1000–2630	1713	110	79.00–106.00	$88.19	$1,511	+2.36
1320–2355	1872	50	90.00–109.50	$99.29	$1,859	+2.46

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
732	732	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	680.00	$680.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900	900	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	93.00	$93.00	$837
1050–1240	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	69.00–76.00	$71.47	$829
1055–1215	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	75.00–87.50	$81.92	$950

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1195	994	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	500.00–1,000.00	$824.86
973–1377	1114	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	850.00–1,110.00	$977.66
975–1435	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	675.00–890.00	$766.69
830–1550	1148	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	425.00–800.00	$624.46
875–1450	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	78	500.00–1,300.00	$963.37
870–1500	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–1,150.00	$984.81
1005–1785	1229	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	650.00–1,085.00	$853.48
975–1575	1232	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	670.00–1,275.00	$971.86
1000–1550	1252	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	625.00–1,250.00	$952.88
1155–1298	1278	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	600.00–675.00	$665.31
900–1600	1283	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	530.00–860.00	$741.73
1290	1290	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1150	1021	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	790.00–800.00	$793.57

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1115	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	630.00–725.00	$688.56
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
1180–1480	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	630.00–775.00	$710.68

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–850	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	620.00–1,030.00	$905.36
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	450.00	$450.00
755–1025	884	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	680.00–860.00	$725.00
900–1050	967	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–875.00	$796.12
850–1150	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	630.00–875.00	$770.88

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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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
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
1050–1150	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,120.00–1,125.00	$1,122.39	—
1040–1220	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	640.00–750.00	$683.27	—
1095–1185	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	700.00–890.00	$790.97	—
1000–1725	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	850.00–1,410.00	$1,133.98	—
1175–1300	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	710.00–1,160.00	$916.67	—
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
800–1635	1254	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,025.00–1,385.00	$1,177.06	—
965–2035	1279	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,104.34	—
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—
1395	1395	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	3	90.00	$90.00	$184	—
277	277	3	85.00	$85.00	$235	-15.00
350–360	358	4	85.00–106.00	$97.69	$350	+4.69
415–440	428	8	74.00–98.00	$83.03	$355	-20.47
459 value added	459	10	119.00	$119.00	$546	—
460–495	481	9	79.00–97.00	$85.23	$410	-27.28
522–545	531	8	85.00–100.00	$94.22	$500	-5.92
549 value added	549	22	116.00	$116.00	$637	—
551–556	554	33	97.50–101.00	$99.95	$554	-5.86
600–648	616	6	80.00–91.00	$83.86	$517	+1.28
670–695	685	4	86.00–89.50	$88.14	$604	+17.14
710	710	3	86.00–92.50	$90.33	$641	-5.17
803 fancy	803	125	116.00	$116.00	$931	—
875	875	1	74.00	$74.00	$648	+9.00

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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
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	830.00	$830.00	—

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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.