Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

16,125 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.48/cwt +9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 623 lb · 903 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.11/cwt +24.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 731 lb · 719 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.25/cwt +11.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 725 lb · 673 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	16,125	3,065	23,848
Feeder cattle	13,717	2,562	21,101
Slaughter cattle	1,892	405	2,279
Replacement cattle	516	98	468

Market comments — USDA reporter

There are no trends available due to holiday closures.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205 value added	205	1	201.00	$201.00	$412	—
205–245	231	8	174.00–200.00	$192.89	$446	—
252–293	276	16	155.00–214.00	$198.43	$548	+38.43
310–340 fancy	320	4	182.50–195.00	$191.68	$613	-30.10
305–345	329	21	160.00–196.00	$180.38	$593	+5.54
350–396	374	54	151.00–190.00	$177.91	$665	-7.38
368–385 value added	380	16	182.50–194.00	$186.83	$710	—
365–395 fancy	388	4	170.00–202.50	$191.27	$742	-14.48
402–438 fancy	426	24	180.00–208.00	$197.91	$843	+11.50
400–449	428	85	150.00–194.00	$172.68	$739	-7.55
405–449 value added	431	22	161.00–196.00	$180.54	$778	+7.96
450–498	474	205	149.00–186.00	$171.38	$812	+2.40
450–495 value added	480	60	167.00–190.00	$178.86	$859	-1.14
500–547 value added	518	182	154.00–186.00	$171.29	$887	+9.07
500–548	526	158	146.50–178.00	$159.00	$836	-5.12
550–596 value added	571	244	156.00–180.25	$167.60	$957	-0.35
550–599	576	304	140.00–173.50	$159.69	$920	+7.39
600–647 value added	612	357	143.00–175.00	$163.58	$1,001	+6.42
600–647	624	214	137.00–161.00	$151.35	$944	+3.57
650–699	671	243	134.00–161.00	$146.45	$983	+0.04
650–698 value added	675	182	141.00–158.50	$152.91	$1,032	+9.96
700–749 value added	724	424	140.00–163.80	$155.82	$1,128	+11.82
700–749	728	249	130.00–153.50	$143.48	$1,045	+4.78
750–799	767	209	118.00–151.00	$142.27	$1,091	+16.56
754–792 value added	771	148	143.00–158.00	$153.69	$1,185	-3.31
800–844 value added	821	409	140.00–159.00	$154.74	$1,270	-2.35
800–849	826	165	124.00–152.00	$142.60	$1,178	+5.26
860	860	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,152	-2.76
857–873 value added	866	302	154.80–157.00	$155.55	$1,347	—
850–897	868	66	124.00–144.00	$139.05	$1,207	+2.29
867–882 fancy	873	102	157.00–159.70	$158.63	$1,385	—
900–918 value added	912	244	150.00–162.00	$157.67	$1,438	—
901–945	914	21	121.00–150.50	$139.79	$1,278	+22.15
953–979	957	33	115.00–137.75	$134.88	$1,291	+13.88
951–964 value added	963	62	130.00–157.00	$155.28	$1,495	—
1003–1029	1012	14	125.00–130.00	$126.82	$1,283	—
1060	1060	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,166	—
1125	1125	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,238	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	227	3	157.50–158.00	$157.84	$358	+25.69
250–295	273	2	143.00–157.00	$149.42	$408	+11.24
300–345	322	7	122.50–162.50	$142.50	$459	-11.50
350–390	376	8	121.00–162.00	$146.44	$551	+8.34
400–445	431	18	110.00–174.00	$147.15	$634	+4.16
450–496	480	12	124.00–168.00	$142.55	$684	+0.23
500–545	521	49	137.00–160.50	$145.81	$760	+11.27
550–585	565	43	120.00–157.00	$139.39	$788	+3.25
600–647	624	36	115.00–144.00	$138.49	$864	+6.81
650–691	679	18	105.00–134.00	$127.89	$868	—
725–745	734	12	100.00–132.00	$125.36	$920	+5.80
750–795	776	8	115.00–135.00	$124.81	$969	-0.19
800	800	1	110.00	$110.00	$880	+14.75
860–899	896	44	109.00–141.99	$140.05	$1,255	—
910–918	916	5	111.00–138.00	$132.64	$1,215	—
1035	1035	1	85.00	$85.00	$880	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	1	75.00	$75.00	$982	—
1025–1525	1313	6	80.00–127.00	$100.29	$1,317	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407	407	2	144.00	$144.00	$586	±0.00
540	540	1	142.00	$142.00	$767	+2.00
780	780	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,037	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	137.00	$137.00	$884	—
730	730	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,000	+6.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	468	2	118.00–130.00	$123.84	$580	-0.57

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	142.00	$142.00	$802	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	92.00	$92.00	$607	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	233	8	134.00–165.00	$145.21	$338	+9.61
245 fancy	245	1	162.00	$162.00	$397	—
250–295	277	69	130.00–174.00	$151.41	$419	-2.21
297 value added	297	3	170.00	$170.00	$505	—
312 fancy	312	2	160.00	$160.00	$499	—
300–349	322	111	128.00–165.00	$145.41	$468	+4.51
344 value added	344	15	160.00	$160.00	$550	—
350–397	376	153	128.00–165.00	$144.34	$543	+5.49
360–395 value added	377	30	140.00–171.00	$153.40	$578	+12.40
421 fancy	421	11	157.00	$157.00	$661	+7.72
400–445 value added	423	95	142.00–159.00	$149.89	$634	+7.90
400–449	425	191	125.00–155.00	$141.87	$603	+4.81
450–487 value added	464	94	142.00–158.75	$150.57	$699	+3.21
450–499	475	405	120.00–156.00	$139.71	$664	+4.00
466–498 fancy	494	114	151.00–165.00	$163.38	$807	+16.50
500–549	520	434	120.00–155.00	$140.96	$733	-0.87
500–548 value added	527	219	138.00–155.50	$147.84	$779	+3.79
550–597	571	410	110.00–156.00	$137.11	$783	-1.83
555–592 value added	576	164	137.50–155.00	$146.93	$846	+10.66
610–616	614	5	133.00–133.50	$133.30	$818	+5.23
600–647	622	401	115.00–148.00	$134.61	$837	+6.54
602–646 value added	624	497	130.00–152.50	$143.48	$895	+8.80
650–698	673	153	117.00–141.00	$130.02	$875	+2.51
653–698 value added	688	149	132.00–154.00	$144.68	$995	—
700–748	718	203	111.00–139.00	$131.69	$946	+17.25
711–740	724	6	124.00–129.00	$128.15	$928	+13.71
712–749 value added	736	510	128.00–148.95	$142.19	$1,047	—
770	770	2	123.00–128.00	$125.50	$966	+9.00
750–795	775	81	109.00–137.00	$128.81	$998	+12.31
759–783 value added	775	249	139.25–150.40	$146.27	$1,134	—
806–826 value added	816	103	123.00–145.90	$138.97	$1,134	-4.36
805–845	826	23	101.00–133.00	$116.37	$961	-4.63
870–890	877	3	114.00–120.00	$116.69	$1,023	—
855–888	878	13	109.00–123.00	$117.75	$1,034	—
905–935	915	3	117.00–127.00	$123.59	$1,131	+31.59
951–995	958	14	108.00–122.00	$113.22	$1,085	—
1020	1020	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,096	—
1085	1085	3	119.00	$119.00	$1,291	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	117.50	$117.50	$258	+1.23
255–295	273	16	120.00–144.00	$129.35	$353	+11.86
300–345	318	13	110.00–141.00	$128.00	$407	+11.44
350–395	380	20	110.00–150.00	$134.52	$511	+14.78
400–440	422	38	110.00–140.00	$129.21	$545	+10.53
450–495	474	22	115.00–136.00	$126.38	$599	+4.29
505–545	519	41	101.00–140.00	$124.16	$644	+9.89
550–595	577	22	100.00–137.00	$121.13	$699	+6.33
600–641	625	27	96.00–132.00	$119.20	$745	+10.71
652–690	670	32	97.00–132.50	$115.31	$773	+8.24
700–746	727	19	86.00–130.00	$109.65	$797	+16.14
750–788	769	21	89.00–126.50	$107.71	$828	+10.12
805–845	829	7	75.00–105.00	$90.87	$753	-1.02
850–855	852	3	82.00–102.00	$88.65	$755	-12.35
905–915	910	4	61.00–120.50	$97.71	$889	+19.30
955	955	1	91.00	$91.00	$869	+17.00
1085	1085	1	90.00	$90.00	$976	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	130.00	$130.00	$474	±0.00
425–440	433	2	115.00–130.00	$122.37	$530	+1.07
470	470	1	125.00	$125.00	$588	—
550–580	565	2	110.00–115.00	$112.57	$636	—
862	862	2	92.00	$92.00	$793	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	140.00	$140.00	$392	—
345	345	1	105.00	$105.00	$362	—
415	415	1	105.00	$105.00	$436	—
475	475	1	128.00	$128.00	$608	+37.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	135.00	$135.00	$594	—
525–535	528	4	122.00–125.00	$122.76	$648	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	5	147.00	$147.00	$544	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	2	95.00	$95.00	$464	—
705	705	1	70.00	$70.00	$494	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
907	907	2	105.00	$105.00	$952	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	172.00–176.00	$173.91	$409	+22.34
250–295	280	16	150.00–180.00	$171.83	$481	-1.64
295 fancy	295	1	200.00	$200.00	$590	—
300–345	323	40	145.00–196.00	$168.53	$544	+4.20
352–380 fancy	358	5	169.00–184.00	$180.81	$647	-24.19
350–395	370	74	145.00–191.00	$162.72	$602	+0.91
403–440 value added	415	9	160.00–191.00	$179.21	$744	—
415 thin fleshed	415	3	185.00	$185.00	$768	—
400–430 fancy	418	5	180.00–190.00	$186.23	$778	+4.64
400–448	429	101	135.00–182.00	$157.24	$675	-5.51
469 fancy	469	5	175.00	$175.00	$821	—
450–498	470	110	135.00–177.50	$158.20	$744	-1.95
517 value added	517	2	168.00	$168.00	$869	+5.00
500–535 fancy	521	7	162.00–168.00	$163.98	$854	+2.14
500–545	523	101	137.00–164.00	$148.67	$778	+8.79
555–566 fancy	563	4	152.50–158.00	$153.85	$866	—
565–585 value added	569	9	155.00	$155.00	$882	—
550–599	571	156	129.00–160.50	$148.11	$846	+8.70
600–649	627	101	120.00–150.00	$135.86	$852	+6.32
640 fancy	640	2	137.00	$137.00	$877	—
650–695	665	82	121.00–145.00	$132.59	$882	+6.04
700–747	722	71	115.00–142.00	$123.34	$891	+4.46
753–795	776	28	106.00–129.00	$121.39	$942	+0.86
830–835	833	3	100.00–110.00	$106.35	$886	+1.21
855–895	871	6	100.00–111.00	$106.48	$927	+4.00
915–925	918	6	95.00–108.00	$101.66	$933	—
955–995	967	6	80.00–125.00	$99.53	$962	+5.52
1125	1125	1	94.50	$94.50	$1,063	—
1205	1205	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,036	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	120.00–139.00	$129.60	$302	-10.40
265–295	285	6	135.00–150.00	$141.17	$402	-0.90
300–345	324	18	138.00–171.00	$150.78	$489	-2.86
355–395	376	31	120.00–160.00	$148.95	$560	+0.74
405–445	425	21	120.00–150.00	$137.81	$586	+0.48
460–495	481	26	110.00–168.00	$139.16	$669	+11.00
505–547	529	28	122.00–149.00	$135.79	$718	+14.60
555–595	572	25	121.00–145.00	$131.26	$751	+2.47
610–649	628	26	117.50–132.00	$123.37	$775	+13.19
655–695	679	5	110.00–125.00	$117.58	$798	+3.82
710	710	4	106.00–115.00	$112.75	$801	+3.08
750–790	772	5	90.00–114.00	$101.83	$786	+21.83
825–835	832	3	90.00–96.00	$92.01	$766	-0.49
860–880	873	3	89.00–90.00	$89.67	$783	-3.33
930	930	1	87.00	$87.00	$809	-9.00
950–990	973	4	80.00–85.00	$83.78	$815	+3.78
1095	1095	1	80.00	$80.00	$876	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	125.00	$125.00	$306	+12.00
320–345	333	2	107.50–113.00	$110.15	$367	—
350–355	353	2	116.00–119.00	$117.49	$415	—
457	457	2	125.00	$125.00	$571	—
545	545	1	100.00	$100.00	$545	—
561–580	565	5	102.00	$102.00	$576	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–1005	870	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	800.00–1,085.00	$957.87	—
1060–1585	1326	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	975.00–1,500.00	$1,284.12	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	150.00	$150.00	$532	+4.07
515	515	2	133.00	$133.00	$685	—
586	586	3	130.00	$130.00	$762	—
695	695	1	122.00	$122.00	$848	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	128.00	$128.00	$845	—
750–790	770	3	112.00–116.00	$114.30	$880	—
895	895	1	100.00	$100.00	$895	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
944–1785	1229	80-85%	64	30.00–59.00	$47.12	$579	-1.32
905–1780	1270	80-85%	285	47.50–64.50	$56.17	$713	+1.47
935–1580	1300	80-85%	191	54.00–77.50	$64.84	$843	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1039–1895	1483	75-80%	133	49.00–68.50	$58.72	$871	—
1205–2020	1528	75-80%	137	57.00–85.00	$66.37	$1,014	+9.19
1495–1815	1656	75-80%	9	40.00–55.00	$49.68	$823	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1350	1009	85-90%	60	29.00–52.00	$42.24	$426	—
810–1355	1089	85-90%	66	45.00–64.00	$57.92	$631	+7.07
800–1410	1101	85-90%	137	30.00–62.00	$50.99	$561	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–2105	1384	40	60.00–87.00	$77.03	$1,066	—
1050–2500	1669	102	80.00–98.00	$89.48	$1,493	—
1240–2455	1775	67	92.00–108.00	$100.07	$1,776	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1250	1008	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	76.00–81.00	$79.60	$802
835–1305	1036	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	55.00–96.00	$73.51	$762

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1375	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	500.00–900.00	$743.90
1150–1610	1380	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–1,000.00	$875.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1065	1028	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	595.00–700.00	$639.05
700–1565	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	300.00–950.00	$711.79
1045–1135	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	700.00–950.00	$830.16
955–1355	1122	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	425.00–875.00	$731.02
740–1585	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	390.00–1,100.00	$921.59
710–1585	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	410.00–1,085.00	$847.94
1180	1180	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
970–1335	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	600.00–985.00	$791.14
915–1495	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	725.00–985.00	$846.88
900–1600	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	585.00–1,050.00	$882.91
1010–1405	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	660.00–935.00	$819.99
1076–1500	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	735.00–880.00	$820.12
855–1625	1277	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	525.00–1,200.00	$957.50
1255–1320	1277	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	910.00–950.00	$923.79
1275–1293	1284	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	585.00–910.00	$746.36
1000–1675	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	690.00–970.00	$815.33
1205–1460	1310	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	725.00–925.00	$850.80
1200–1405	1315	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	875.00–950.00	$902.23
1250–1525	1388	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	850.00–885.00	$865.77
1245–1765	1404	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,075.00–1,600.00	$1,441.19

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	470.00	$470.00
970–1235	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–750.00	$663.04
1315	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	695.00	$695.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00
785–980	867	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	635.00–860.00	$713.02
885–1065	939	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	700.00–960.00	$836.61
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
850	850	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00

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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
1000–1090	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,159.81	—
830–1400	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	800.00–1,450.00	$1,073.95	—
970–1330	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–1,200.00	$988.56	—
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	790.00	$790.00	-310.00
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	+375.00
1265–1320	1293	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,010.00–1,085.00	$1,048.30	-51.70
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	935.00	$935.00	—
1405	1405	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—
1335	1335	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	960.00	$960.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	990.00	$990.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	87.00	$87.00	$448	+12.00
628	628	1	80.00	$80.00	$502	+18.00
735–745	740	2	82.00–85.00	$83.51	$618	-21.49
765–791	788	10	58.00–100.50	$93.59	$737	-4.50
810	810	1	65.00	$65.00	$526	—
860 value added	860	60	113.75	$113.75	$978	—
903	903	2	70.00	$70.00	$632	—

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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.