Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

19,994 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.01/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 572 lb · 952 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.52/cwt +4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 627 lb · 928 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.83/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,161/hd at 775 lb · 925 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	19,994	10,132	14,876
Feeder cattle	17,492	9,009	12,703
Slaughter cattle	1,627	737	1,282
Replacement cattle	875	386	891

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher, when compared to last week’s limited test, with good to very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. There was good buyer participation showing most interest for weaned and preconditioned feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 4.00 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
225–235	228	3	170.00–197.50	$182.65	$416	-1.25
255–285	269	8	175.00–206.00	$182.66	$491	+0.01
300–305 fancy	303	2	200.00	$200.00	$606	-5.00
300–335 value added	318	5	195.00–231.00	$210.24	$669	+7.83
305–348	335	46	170.00–201.00	$181.49	$608	-9.33
355–395 value added	365	24	190.00–210.00	$198.13	$723	+2.00
350–396	375	95	162.50–207.00	$188.49	$707	+3.12
350–390 fancy	376	9	191.00–215.00	$200.04	$752	-7.40
402–448 fancy	424	70	190.00–216.00	$198.79	$843	+5.04
400–448	426	150	155.00–202.00	$182.09	$776	+1.09
400–446 value added	426	68	165.00–204.00	$188.44	$803	-3.65
450–495 fancy	470	28	167.00–203.00	$188.29	$885	-1.54
450–499	475	193	150.00–195.00	$178.61	$848	+4.58
450–498 value added	481	59	171.00–196.00	$184.30	$886	+2.94
500 fancy	500	30	170.00	$170.00	$850	—
500–548 value added	523	220	162.00–195.00	$179.31	$938	+5.27
500–548	523	240	145.00–189.00	$168.40	$881	+2.72
551–596 value added	580	303	162.00–187.00	$172.27	$999	+0.23
550–599	583	323	147.00–179.00	$166.48	$971	+7.73
600–649 value added	619	422	147.00–172.50	$160.98	$996	+2.70
600–648	624	322	137.00–168.50	$156.19	$975	+2.99
650–697 value added	670	145	146.00–167.75	$154.32	$1,034	+0.48
650–698	674	369	135.00–164.00	$151.61	$1,022	+5.66
688 fancy	688	21	150.00	$150.00	$1,032	—
700–749	719	340	132.00–155.50	$147.20	$1,058	+0.34
700–747 value added	724	279	140.00–157.50	$153.02	$1,108	+2.03
750–795	775	298	131.00–150.00	$144.44	$1,119	+0.51
752–795 value added	775	627	141.00–159.00	$152.39	$1,181	-0.60
810	810	5	149.00	$149.00	$1,207	-0.01
805–815 value added	812	146	149.00–152.75	$150.22	$1,220	+0.24
800–848	815	173	129.00–147.50	$141.15	$1,150	-7.86
823 fancy	823	21	146.00	$146.00	$1,202	-11.50
866 fancy	866	66	149.95	$149.95	$1,299	—
850–896	867	106	125.00–145.50	$138.54	$1,201	-4.77
855–895 value added	876	135	140.00–152.75	$147.65	$1,293	+0.31
887	887	7	137.00	$137.00	$1,215	-6.31
917 fancy	917	60	149.90	$149.90	$1,375	—
908–937 value added	923	124	143.00–147.10	$144.87	$1,337	—
900–942	926	43	128.00–134.00	$131.02	$1,213	-1.27
953–995	960	43	122.00–132.00	$126.26	$1,212	-7.04
968–994 value added	980	168	139.75–143.00	$141.52	$1,387	—
1005–1027	1019	8	121.00–133.50	$126.78	$1,292	+4.78
1022–1023 value added	1023	108	141.90–142.90	$142.40	$1,457	+13.40
1052 value added	1052	48	136.85	$136.85	$1,440	—
1050–1096	1077	17	117.00–127.00	$120.81	$1,301	—
1110–1135	1120	3	116.00–135.00	$127.01	$1,423	+5.09

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–248	245	4	156.00–181.00	$175.00	$429	+6.00
255–280	275	5	159.00–168.00	$165.52	$455	+8.56
300–340	315	5	140.00–161.00	$148.58	$468	-25.24
350–395	377	7	134.00–183.00	$158.87	$599	-4.47
410–445	430	10	138.00–184.00	$166.99	$718	+9.49
450–495	481	28	111.00–176.00	$155.05	$746	-3.97
500–548	521	39	123.00–169.00	$147.56	$769	+1.90
550–597	569	55	132.00–161.00	$148.27	$844	+4.14
575 value added	575	1	144.00	$144.00	$828	—
600–645	626	32	125.00–150.00	$141.93	$888	-2.35
650–695	672	42	130.00–146.00	$140.60	$945	+9.66
680	680	1	115.00	$115.00	$782	-15.94
705–740	718	11	103.00–135.00	$121.97	$876	-5.49
750–788	773	12	101.00–136.00	$123.18	$952	+2.79
810	810	1	119.00	$119.00	$964	-9.99
855–890	872	3	100.00–109.00	$105.94	$924	-9.61
920	920	1	106.00	$106.00	$975	+3.00
970	970	5	116.00–123.50	$122.00	$1,183	+18.55
1080	1080	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,177	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	525	2	142.00–143.00	$142.48	$748	—
658	658	3	144.00	$144.00	$948	—
950	950	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,045	—
1065	1065	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,225	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
499	499	5	144.00	$144.00	$719	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	1	84.00	$84.00	$974	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	122.00	$122.00	$830	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–197	185	3	172.00–179.00	$174.02	$322	—
215 value added	215	1	165.00	$165.00	$355	—
200–248	235	19	140.00–178.00	$155.91	$366	+18.78
255–296	278	58	130.00–176.00	$157.52	$438	+3.65
295–297 value added	296	3	147.50–148.00	$147.83	$438	—
311–315 fancy	311	11	164.00–190.00	$187.61	$583	—
300–349	322	101	132.00–171.00	$154.79	$498	-2.54
310–335 value added	328	9	140.00–158.50	$152.51	$500	-2.53
350–399	375	246	130.00–175.00	$153.56	$576	+2.95
350–395 value added	382	22	145.00–158.00	$149.80	$572	-8.91
395 fancy	395	4	179.00	$179.00	$707	—
422 fancy	422	6	156.00	$156.00	$658	-6.00
400–447 value added	426	80	140.00–161.00	$152.54	$650	+0.52
400–448	427	290	130.00–167.00	$150.52	$643	+1.67
450–498	473	481	130.00–169.00	$149.30	$706	+1.21
450–498 value added	477	75	142.00–163.00	$152.50	$727	-0.95
510 fancy	510	1	152.00	$152.00	$775	—
500–545 value added	516	140	142.00–164.00	$150.02	$774	-2.03
500–549	526	530	129.00–156.50	$142.75	$751	-3.43
550–598 value added	569	298	138.00–158.30	$149.47	$850	+4.67
550–599	573	654	127.00–155.50	$141.52	$811	+1.74
600–649	624	529	121.00–146.50	$138.69	$865	+2.08
608–649 value added	631	315	131.00–152.00	$144.82	$914	+4.60
635 fancy	635	84	158.00	$158.00	$1,003	—
650–697 value added	671	313	129.00–163.00	$142.25	$954	+1.67
650–697	672	349	118.00–148.00	$134.86	$906	+1.83
700–740 value added	721	327	127.50–149.00	$143.66	$1,036	+12.19
700–749	724	209	117.00–144.50	$130.44	$944	+2.03
751–792 value added	772	379	131.00–138.60	$137.46	$1,061	+5.50
752–795	776	67	115.00–143.50	$127.67	$991	-1.12
813–815 value added	814	82	133.75–142.80	$140.04	$1,140	+7.25
800–847	820	36	93.00–130.00	$119.47	$980	+6.47
800–845	828	8	106.00–115.00	$108.09	$895	-4.91
864–875 value added	866	36	125.00–138.25	$136.39	$1,181	+6.89
858–893	871	44	90.00–129.50	$115.26	$1,004	+2.26
900–937	917	12	86.00–115.00	$105.30	$966	+14.40
960	960	2	113.00	$113.00	$1,085	+3.03
975–990	980	5	110.00–129.00	$115.64	$1,133	+5.67
1010–1046	1024	8	111.00–116.00	$114.08	$1,168	+0.06
1072	1072	2	98.00	$98.00	$1,051	-10.45
1130	1130	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,028	-15.00
1167	1167	2	97.00	$97.00	$1,132	—
1225	1225	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,225	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	218	6	117.00–134.00	$124.76	$272	-15.09
255–295	275	17	110.00–154.00	$139.65	$384	+9.68
300–347	332	15	122.50–152.00	$137.13	$455	-0.12
354–397	375	32	130.00–154.00	$139.82	$524	+3.94
400–447	422	64	107.50–149.00	$135.73	$573	+7.44
450–496	473	39	110.00–147.00	$132.87	$628	+3.87
500–547	523	87	111.00–140.00	$128.07	$670	+2.22
550–595	575	68	111.00–146.00	$127.67	$734	±0.00
600–645	624	53	110.00–129.00	$121.38	$757	+0.02
650–698	671	42	100.00–134.00	$117.99	$792	+1.12
700–745	725	28	80.00–121.00	$112.86	$818	+7.35
750–795	772	15	100.00–119.50	$110.46	$853	+6.22
805–842	825	5	101.00–111.00	$106.72	$880	+4.65
850–894	882	15	104.00–122.00	$106.63	$940	+13.57
907–930	914	5	101.00–117.00	$111.53	$1,019	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	2	130.00	$130.00	$627	—
500–522	513	11	123.00–133.00	$129.92	$666	—
1085	1085	1	81.00	$81.00	$879	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–383	375	4	140.00–144.00	$143.07	$537	—
455	455	1	130.00	$130.00	$592	—
755	755	3	114.00	$114.00	$861	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1261	1261	3	104.00	$104.00	$1,311	—
1390	1390	1	85.50	$85.50	$1,188	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	110.00	$110.00	$336	—
515	515	1	119.00	$119.00	$613	+14.00
767	767	2	90.00	$90.00	$690	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	126.00	$126.00	$485	—
430	430	1	119.00	$119.00	$512	—
595	595	1	107.50	$107.50	$640	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	203.00	$203.00	$355	—
200–240	225	9	155.00–170.00	$161.73	$364	-22.15
260–295	276	24	159.00–201.00	$183.80	$507	+10.83
285 fancy	285	1	189.00	$189.00	$539	-6.00
317 fancy	317	7	183.00	$183.00	$580	—
300–345	321	63	150.00–194.00	$170.66	$548	-7.48
335–340 value added	338	4	181.00–200.00	$190.43	$644	—
350–395	375	145	148.00–210.00	$177.50	$666	+0.69
380–398 fancy	393	9	181.00–205.00	$197.07	$774	—
400–448	427	124	143.00–192.00	$170.93	$730	+2.53
400–442 fancy	430	16	180.00–200.00	$186.18	$801	-5.82
405–445 value added	435	44	161.00–179.00	$165.12	$718	-16.37
450–497	470	208	142.50–187.50	$163.07	$766	-2.77
455–487 fancy	475	13	162.50–191.00	$182.76	$868	+2.76
470–492 value added	485	9	160.00–172.50	$168.88	$819	-8.35
500–548	523	242	140.00–175.00	$156.13	$817	+2.57
510–541 fancy	533	16	164.50–189.00	$170.66	$910	—
520–548 value added	534	8	152.00–161.00	$158.61	$847	-4.97
550–575 value added	553	8	155.00–164.00	$161.34	$892	+8.33
550–599	577	253	134.00–165.00	$150.32	$867	+1.14
600–645	624	191	124.00–155.00	$141.72	$884	+2.92
601–642 value added	628	25	131.00–147.00	$137.84	$866	+7.84
622–640 fancy	636	8	144.50–153.00	$146.58	$932	—
650–665 value added	662	6	131.00–143.00	$140.36	$929	+4.57
650–695	670	155	118.00–145.00	$133.80	$896	-2.57
700–710 value added	704	4	124.00–130.00	$126.26	$889	-0.74
700–745	718	137	110.00–161.00	$129.25	$928	+5.25
750–795	772	53	111.00–137.00	$121.23	$936	-0.61
750–798 value added	782	6	123.00–128.00	$126.40	$988	—
800–847	823	20	104.00–126.00	$118.64	$976	+12.06
850–890	868	34	99.00–121.00	$111.33	$966	-2.23
900–935	910	14	87.00–135.00	$100.20	$912	+5.20
967–995	985	7	85.00–109.00	$100.71	$992	—
1010	1010	3	78.00	$78.00	$788	-6.00
1050	1050	1	82.00	$82.00	$861	-9.49
1170	1170	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,041	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	148.00	$148.00	$326	+8.00
250–292	283	11	145.00–176.00	$158.74	$449	+6.67
305–345	325	8	147.50–157.50	$151.49	$492	+14.22
350–397	374	25	127.00–173.00	$151.76	$568	-2.98
400–445	426	22	130.00–169.00	$145.84	$621	-10.18
450–498	482	40	127.50–165.00	$148.51	$716	+8.29
500–545	528	41	122.00–155.00	$138.79	$733	+5.01
550–591	574	32	121.00–152.00	$136.33	$783	+0.01
620–645	638	15	110.00–131.00	$126.65	$808	+9.15
660–697	682	12	110.00–129.00	$121.54	$829	+0.16
700–745	733	20	88.00–116.00	$110.78	$812	+2.42
750–785	763	9	100.00–120.00	$112.29	$857	+18.63
800–840	818	3	108.00–115.00	$111.30	$910	+20.30
850–895	864	8	72.00–114.00	$93.71	$810	—
900–920	913	3	90.00–92.00	$90.67	$828	+0.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935–1170	1041	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	875.00–1,325.00	$1,086.85	—
815–1660	1379	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	12	835.00–1,875.00	$1,506.67	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–515	507	9	140.00–148.00	$146.24	$741	—
617	617	4	122.00	$122.00	$753	-6.00
765	765	1	108.00	$108.00	$826	-2.98

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	127.50	$127.50	$382	—
410–420	417	3	129.00–130.00	$129.67	$541	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	150.00	$150.00	$810	—
673	673	2	130.00	$130.00	$875	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	127.50	$127.50	$669	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1440	1188	80-85%	42	50.00–68.00	$59.12	$702	+2.62
860–1635	1243	80-85%	254	53.00–79.50	$67.34	$837	+1.32
805–1805	1281	80-85%	169	61.50–93.00	$75.92	$973	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1990	1466	75-80%	122	54.00–81.00	$68.77	$1,008	+0.49
1120–1990	1536	75-80%	168	66.00–102.00	$77.48	$1,190	+3.50
1255–1875	1580	75-80%	7	57.50–68.00	$62.67	$990	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1220	971	85-90%	8	30.00–43.50	$37.48	$364	-2.75
780–1505	1036	85-90%	48	25.00–65.50	$49.78	$516	+2.75
800–1400	1102	85-90%	51	56.00–80.00	$68.88	$759	+11.61
755–1800	1126	85-90%	154	40.00–74.50	$61.09	$688	-3.34

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1465	1320	65-75%	3	91.00–106.00	$98.97	$1,306	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1900	1486	31	75.00–93.00	$82.94	$1,232	-0.07
1105–2695	1723	82	75.00–104.50	$94.09	$1,621	-0.67
1355–2355	1858	67	97.00–123.50	$108.22	$2,011	+2.06

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00
995	995	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00
966–1270	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	750.00–950.00	$843.11

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,064
925–1180	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	81.00–85.00	$83.11	$888
845–1225	1127	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	75.00–90.00	$81.61	$920

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
705–1330	999	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	550.00–1,225.00	$948.81
805–1140	1022	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	685.00–850.00	$799.36
1070	1070	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1005–1165	1072	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	725.00–965.00	$801.54
920–1360	1097	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	610.00–1,085.00	$753.48
1110	1110	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00
990–1370	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	800.00–1,050.00	$901.00
960–1475	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	610.00–1,150.00	$778.17
1115–1250	1183	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	745.00–930.00	$832.22
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
945–1505	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	16	750.00–1,225.00	$928.06
1020–1415	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	800.00–985.00	$907.51
810–1490	1221	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	57	800.00–1,250.00	$1,006.36
1100–1300	1231	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,030.00	$981.04
1020–1770	1271	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	117	775.00–1,625.00	$1,212.36
1010–1630	1274	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	700.00–1,300.00	$1,002.51
1050–1425	1286	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	850.00–1,250.00	$1,168.03
1045–1550	1291	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	730.00–1,225.00	$1,019.79
1145–1690	1347	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	825.00–960.00	$899.39
1035–1732	1348	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	640.00–1,350.00	$1,026.74
1370	1370	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1655	1655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1225	1047	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	700.00–825.00	$775.01
1051	1051	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00	$650.00
980–1255	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	625.00–825.00	$754.02
1010–1345	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	775.00–1,000.00	$898.52

Small 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	650.00	$650.00
890–1035	963	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–650.00	$626.88

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–855	819	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	750.00–1,000.00	$954.52
880	880	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
695–1050	922	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	650.00–1,200.00	$994.18
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
878–1106	992	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	880.00–1,200.00	$1,058.39
940–1337	1052	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	775.00–1,600.00	$1,403.92
950–1556	1230	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	825.00–1,550.00	$1,306.78

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–955	834	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	675.00–1,000.00	$848.49
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
892–902	895	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	850.00–925.00	$875.19
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–810	727	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	365.00–675.00	$567.25
730	730	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
815–905	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	625.00–885.00	$748.20

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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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
935–1015	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–1,325.00	$1,085.26	—
910–1200	983	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–935.00	$910.69	—
1060–1225	1134	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	880.00–1,235.00	$1,047.74	—
840–1300	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	575.00–1,325.00	$1,092.18	—
925–1410	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	875.00–1,675.00	$1,222.92	—
1150–1440	1224	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	770.00–1,170.00	$983.99	-141.01
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	-115.00
1200–1510	1314	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,175.00–1,400.00	$1,286.17	—
925–1800	1331	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	600.00–1,550.00	$1,237.49	—
1525	1525	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035–1455	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,175.00	$1,065.77	—

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	900.00	$900.00	-400.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
192	192	2	117.00	$117.00	$225	—
225–248	242	4	75.00–112.00	$83.59	$202	—
325–335	330	2	70.00–75.00	$72.54	$239	-17.46
350–390	366	7	71.00–102.00	$89.92	$329	—
418–437	428	13	134.00	$134.00	$574	—
510–535	520	33	56.00–133.00	$128.47	$668	+9.47
605–636	628	4	70.00–110.00	$100.37	$630	-16.11
655–694	691	13	105.00–115.25	$114.50	$791	-7.08
700	700	4	111.00	$111.00	$777	-3.00
765	765	12	121.50	$121.50	$929	—
840 value added	840	60	114.95	$114.95	$966	—
840	840	1	68.00	$68.00	$571	—
860	860	52	113.00	$113.00	$972	—
932	932	4	104.00	$104.00	$969	+11.14

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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
930	930	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.