Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

12,906 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.35/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 521 lb · 642 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.90/cwt -1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 626 lb · 548 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.39/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $993/hd at 579 lb · 533 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	12,906	19,994	12,232
Feeder cattle	11,030	17,492	10,573
Slaughter cattle	1,339	1,627	1,238
Replacement cattle	537	875	421

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher with good to very good demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher with moderate to good demand and slaughter bulls mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher with good to very good demand. Winter weather struck the region late in the week closing some markets and severely restricting cattle movement.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	4	170.00–190.00	$182.19	$410	-0.46
265 value added	265	1	185.00	$185.00	$490	—
252–295	276	20	173.00–202.00	$190.35	$525	+7.69
300–345	322	23	167.50–205.00	$186.02	$599	+4.53
310–336 fancy	330	4	199.00–205.00	$200.41	$661	+0.41
370 value added	370	3	199.00	$199.00	$736	+0.87
350–395	374	57	168.00–210.00	$188.75	$706	+0.26
355–395 fancy	375	11	185.00–210.00	$198.33	$744	-1.71
400–448	426	87	159.00–201.00	$184.48	$786	+2.39
400–446 value added	427	34	164.00–190.00	$177.87	$760	-10.57
423–436 fancy	431	13	194.00–205.00	$199.50	$860	+0.71
452 fancy	452	5	200.50	$200.50	$906	+12.21
450–498	476	129	150.00–200.00	$175.54	$836	-3.07
450–495 value added	480	87	153.00–200.00	$185.38	$890	+1.08
500–548 value added	519	139	155.00–186.00	$173.25	$899	-6.06
500–547	521	195	145.00–180.00	$167.04	$870	-1.36
550–592 value added	576	259	161.00–184.00	$177.90	$1,025	+5.63
550–598	582	274	145.00–177.00	$165.24	$962	-1.24
600–648 value added	615	148	145.00–175.00	$160.91	$990	-0.07
600–648	625	213	135.00–174.00	$157.37	$984	+1.18
650–696 value added	668	235	142.00–164.75	$159.31	$1,064	+4.99
650–698	674	169	131.00–161.00	$149.64	$1,009	-1.97
702–745 value added	719	179	130.00–159.00	$152.66	$1,098	-0.36
700–748	728	208	126.00–154.50	$146.64	$1,068	-0.56
750–796 value added	764	207	140.50–162.25	$155.07	$1,185	+2.68
754–798	770	154	127.00–154.50	$143.15	$1,102	-1.29
800–827 value added	817	21	136.00–154.00	$148.66	$1,215	-1.56
800–845	824	84	124.00–147.75	$142.22	$1,172	+1.07
850–895	864	63	120.00–147.50	$138.08	$1,193	-0.46
903 value added	903	56	147.75	$147.75	$1,334	+2.88
904 fancy	904	68	150.00	$150.00	$1,356	+0.10
901–945	916	24	126.00–144.25	$139.78	$1,280	+8.76
950–990	957	25	125.00–132.50	$131.03	$1,254	+4.77
1005–1042	1023	14	105.00–129.00	$123.70	$1,265	-3.08
1070	1070	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,466	+16.19
1105	1105	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,381	-2.01
1139 value added	1139	46	129.85	$129.85	$1,479	—
1275	1275	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,415	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	230	4	160.00–180.00	$167.99	$386	-7.01
290	290	1	175.00	$175.00	$508	+9.48
320–325	323	2	142.50–157.50	$149.94	$484	+1.36
360–385	375	4	140.00–179.00	$163.46	$613	+4.59
400–445	429	17	138.00–177.50	$160.65	$689	-6.34
450–495	480	23	134.00–170.00	$153.92	$739	-1.13
500–540	519	9	133.00–152.00	$141.99	$737	-5.57
560–595	577	35	107.00–160.00	$145.45	$839	-2.82
605–647	619	37	125.00–146.00	$140.60	$870	-1.33
655–695	667	6	127.00–144.00	$137.64	$918	-2.96
710–740	725	3	127.00–133.00	$130.02	$943	+8.05
755–795	778	10	100.00–136.00	$123.79	$963	+0.61
810–815	813	2	85.00–132.00	$108.43	$882	-10.57
850–870	860	2	126.00–133.00	$129.46	$1,113	+23.52
900	900	1	95.00	$95.00	$855	-11.00
975	975	4	91.00–118.50	$111.63	$1,088	-10.37

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	276	4	160.00–180.00	$165.07	$456	—
375	375	1	172.50	$172.50	$647	—
420–427	425	3	161.00–164.00	$161.99	$688	—
455–490	477	5	150.00–175.00	$159.96	$763	+15.96
505–518	516	8	147.00–170.00	$164.82	$850	—
597	597	9	154.00	$154.00	$919	—
609–625	614	12	143.00–152.00	$149.81	$920	—
815–845	830	2	115.00–116.00	$115.49	$959	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531 value added	531	3	154.00	$154.00	$818	—
571 value added	571	5	155.00	$155.00	$885	—
645	645	1	135.00	$135.00	$871	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	167.00	$167.00	$626	—
535	535	2	161.00	$161.00	$861	—
730	730	1	134.00	$134.00	$978	—
795	795	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,081	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1185	1180	2	126.00–136.00	$131.02	$1,546	+47.02

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	125.00	$125.00	$662	—
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	-2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	2	172.50	$172.50	$345	—
200–245	228	13	135.00–165.00	$158.24	$361	+2.33
277 fancy	277	2	175.00	$175.00	$485	—
250–297	283	41	137.50–172.00	$153.78	$435	-3.74
300–349	327	86	130.00–170.00	$155.11	$507	+0.32
330–347 value added	340	5	146.00–159.00	$149.51	$508	-3.00
350–397	374	213	126.00–170.00	$150.55	$563	-3.01
350–384 fancy	382	16	150.00–151.00	$150.06	$573	-28.94
370–395 value added	390	18	150.00–162.00	$156.86	$612	+7.06
400–428 fancy	413	17	160.00–165.00	$162.63	$672	+6.63
400–448 value added	422	37	145.00–166.00	$156.58	$661	+4.04
400–447	429	250	130.00–163.00	$149.55	$642	-0.97
457–461 fancy	460	10	161.00–163.00	$162.30	$747	—
450–495 value added	466	56	140.00–157.00	$150.30	$700	-2.20
450–498	477	345	130.00–157.00	$146.07	$697	-3.23
502 fancy	502	6	156.00	$156.00	$783	+4.00
500–542 value added	516	179	138.00–158.50	$152.84	$789	+2.82
500–549	523	457	125.00–156.00	$143.68	$751	+0.93
550–599	576	341	124.00–151.00	$139.03	$801	-2.49
551–591 value added	579	107	139.00–153.00	$147.73	$855	-1.74
600–649	623	322	121.00–148.00	$135.54	$844	-3.15
600–647 value added	631	226	130.00–155.10	$148.53	$937	+3.71
650–691 value added	670	303	129.00–158.50	$148.41	$994	+6.16
650–697	673	193	117.00–146.00	$134.86	$908	±0.00
700–740 value added	723	150	124.00–152.00	$144.82	$1,047	+1.16
700–747	726	124	110.00–139.50	$129.91	$943	-0.53
733	733	23	150.00	$150.00	$1,100	+19.56
757–782 value added	765	34	127.00–138.50	$133.28	$1,020	-4.18
750–796	775	61	109.00–143.00	$132.79	$1,029	+5.12
805	805	1	120.00	$120.00	$966	+0.53
800–833 value added	811	18	129.50–130.00	$129.67	$1,052	-10.37
800–840	821	21	100.00–134.00	$123.71	$1,016	+4.24
844	844	7	141.00	$141.00	$1,190	+32.91
852 value added	852	34	144.00	$144.00	$1,227	+7.61
855–888	875	10	111.00–135.00	$127.08	$1,112	+11.82
875	875	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,102	+10.74
900–935	912	12	80.00–129.00	$119.06	$1,086	+13.76
967–990	977	6	88.00–128.00	$106.26	$1,038	-9.38
1050–1085	1068	3	105.00–116.00	$110.61	$1,181	+12.61

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	161.00	$161.00	$314	—
200–245	226	11	120.00–155.00	$138.27	$312	+13.51
255–295	274	8	110.00–150.00	$132.44	$363	-7.21
300–348	331	41	110.00–159.00	$138.93	$460	+1.80
350–395	377	30	104.00–158.00	$139.96	$528	+0.14
400–445	425	41	108.00–149.00	$137.03	$582	+1.30
450–497	473	31	100.00–148.00	$129.87	$614	-3.00
500–547	526	56	100.00–136.00	$128.47	$676	+0.40
550–595	576	64	110.00–138.00	$125.88	$725	-1.79
600–645	617	45	90.00–132.00	$118.16	$729	-3.22
650–695	668	41	92.00–128.00	$113.49	$758	-4.50
700–745	724	16	81.00–121.00	$106.10	$768	-6.76
750–795	774	15	80.00–116.50	$105.28	$815	-5.18
800–845	818	15	82.00–117.50	$101.69	$832	-5.03
860–893	883	6	79.00–113.00	$103.87	$917	-2.76
935	935	1	78.00	$78.00	$729	-33.53
980	980	2	95.00	$95.00	$931	—
1095	1095	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,007	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	132.50	$132.50	$311	—
293	293	3	135.00	$135.00	$396	—
320–330	325	2	119.00–130.00	$124.58	$405	—
370–375	373	3	129.00–130.00	$129.67	$484	+3.67
400–430	418	3	129.00–130.00	$129.34	$541	+10.34
459–495	468	7	121.00–127.00	$123.99	$580	—
530–540	535	2	126.00–129.00	$127.51	$682	—
550–595	578	6	117.00–128.00	$122.11	$706	+14.61
600–646	624	8	120.00–125.00	$120.98	$755	—
678	678	5	121.00	$121.00	$820	—
855	855	1	108.00	$108.00	$923	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	135.00	$135.00	$520	—
445	445	1	135.00	$135.00	$601	—
470	470	1	121.00	$121.00	$569	-9.00
750–790	770	5	101.00–116.00	$109.33	$842	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	107.50	$107.50	$441	—
498	498	2	105.00	$105.00	$523	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	146.00	$146.00	$526	+2.93
530	530	1	131.00	$131.00	$694	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	123.00	$123.00	$701	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,255	-4.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	101.00	$101.00	$646	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	150.00	$150.00	$360	-11.73
255–295	285	15	150.00–199.00	$181.88	$518	-1.92
300–348	324	54	144.00–201.00	$176.07	$570	+5.41
315–345 fancy	330	2	190.00–192.50	$191.19	$631	+8.19
370 value added	370	1	183.00	$183.00	$677	—
350–397	372	175	160.00–197.00	$177.78	$661	+0.28
360–380 fancy	372	6	194.00–208.00	$200.53	$746	+3.46
410–430 fancy	422	13	190.00–206.00	$200.35	$845	+14.17
400–448	430	148	148.00–208.00	$172.20	$740	+1.27
425–438 value added	435	5	164.00–165.00	$164.80	$717	-0.32
460 value added	460	2	168.00–170.00	$169.00	$777	+0.12
450–495	470	145	145.00–183.00	$163.38	$768	+0.31
506–517 fancy	510	17	171.00–184.00	$179.20	$914	+8.54
500–548	520	162	119.00–171.00	$153.28	$797	-2.85
508–545 value added	521	15	150.00–174.00	$161.52	$842	+2.91
553–585 value added	558	15	152.00–165.00	$156.63	$874	-4.71
555–568 fancy	564	12	154.50–170.00	$167.12	$943	—
550–596	572	153	130.00–167.00	$149.31	$854	-1.01
602 fancy	602	12	142.00	$142.00	$855	-4.58
605–645 value added	615	42	134.50–153.00	$146.49	$901	+8.65
600–645	624	132	127.00–157.00	$140.25	$875	-1.47
650–698	673	95	124.50–152.00	$134.95	$908	+1.15
662–688 value added	675	17	142.00–146.00	$143.75	$970	+3.39
715 fancy	715	1	130.00	$130.00	$930	—
700–747	724	98	113.00–135.00	$126.68	$917	-2.57
750–795	765	57	111.00–135.00	$122.78	$939	+1.55
775 fancy	775	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,015	—
800–845	822	23	91.00–137.00	$113.01	$929	-5.63
860–897	879	12	100.00–120.00	$110.64	$973	-0.69
900–940	919	8	88.00–111.00	$99.00	$910	-1.20
985	985	1	95.00	$95.00	$936	-5.71
1005–1045	1028	13	78.00–108.00	$95.85	$985	+17.85
1085	1085	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,031	+13.00
1115–1135	1125	2	78.00–82.00	$80.02	$900	—
1165	1165	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,282	+21.00
1285	1285	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,311	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	171.00	$171.00	$316	—
240	240	1	170.00	$170.00	$408	+22.00
265–290	277	13	130.00–171.00	$147.73	$409	-11.01
320–345	336	11	130.00–180.00	$151.70	$510	+0.21
350–395	370	40	115.00–179.00	$147.91	$547	-3.85
400–445	427	28	120.00–177.00	$149.62	$639	+3.78
450–495	469	74	104.00–168.00	$146.37	$686	-2.14
500–548	522	60	100.00–152.00	$136.37	$712	-2.42
555–595	581	27	101.00–150.00	$131.13	$762	-5.20
605–647	627	17	105.00–140.00	$122.52	$768	-4.13
660–695	679	17	112.00–129.00	$126.27	$857	+4.73
710–745	728	2	110.00–117.00	$113.58	$827	+2.80
760–785	772	10	101.00–120.00	$113.38	$875	+1.09
810–848	841	10	92.00–120.00	$107.80	$907	-3.50
860–885	868	3	90.00–99.00	$95.94	$833	+2.23
905–932	924	4	91.00–107.00	$97.21	$898	+6.54
965–995	978	5	85.00–89.00	$87.80	$859	—
1030	1030	1	87.00	$87.00	$896	—
1075	1075	1	85.00	$85.00	$914	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	135.00	$135.00	$378	—
335–340	338	3	135.00–155.00	$141.60	$479	—
531	531	8	131.50	$131.50	$698	—
615–640	628	2	118.00–120.00	$118.98	$747	—
715–745	725	3	116.00	$116.00	$841	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	—	—	5	150.00	$150.00	$747	—
580–585	583	—	—	2	138.00–151.00	$144.47	$842	—
1510	1510	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,555	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	122.00	$122.00	$256	—
340	340	1	102.00	$102.00	$347	—
450–475	463	2	120.00–123.00	$121.54	$563	—
560–575	568	2	114.00	$114.00	$648	—
645	645	1	110.00	$110.00	$710	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	2	141.00	$141.00	$708	-5.24
525 value added	525	1	164.00	$164.00	$861	—
660	660	1	117.00	$117.00	$772	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965–1310	1140	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,161.29	—
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	120.00	$120.00	$726	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	100.00	$100.00	$440	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1285	1106	80-85%	5	39.00–50.00	$46.46	$514	—
985–1365	1164	80-85%	48	47.00–67.50	$61.16	$712	+2.04
795–1650	1243	80-85%	269	54.00–84.00	$70.26	$873	+2.92
930–1815	1294	80-85%	142	62.00–99.50	$78.70	$1,018	+2.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–2045	1468	75-80%	103	62.50–83.00	$72.33	$1,062	+3.56
1255–1980	1500	75-80%	8	57.00–72.50	$63.85	$958	—
1205–1930	1536	75-80%	118	67.00–103.00	$80.79	$1,241	+3.31

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1030	909	85-90%	9	24.00–47.00	$36.10	$328	—
790–1320	1001	85-90%	67	40.00–64.00	$53.72	$538	+3.94
815–1365	1060	85-90%	33	60.50–78.50	$70.31	$745	—
735–1497	1065	85-90%	101	46.00–75.50	$60.97	$649	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1810	1366	36	65.00–96.00	$84.05	$1,148	—
1100–2225	1709	60	83.00–110.00	$98.74	$1,687	+4.65
1215–2330	1783	67	74.00–121.00	$109.95	$1,960	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–1100	914	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	69.00–106.00	$91.56	$837
900–1310	1114	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	75.00–88.00	$80.43	$896

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	435.00	$435.00
835–985	910	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,025.00	$967.65
755–1300	997	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	550.00–1,010.00	$765.74
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
650–675	663	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	103.00–110.00	$106.43	$706

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	370.00	$370.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1075	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	600.00–810.00	$717.89
1000	1000	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
840–1200	1008	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	650.00–1,000.00	$849.47
845–1225	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	550.00–1,250.00	$871.19
805–1300	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	600.00–1,000.00	$816.65
860–1730	1162	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	525.00–1,300.00	$963.68
820–1400	1169	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	675.00–1,175.00	$902.54
800–1495	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	525.00–1,450.00	$1,032.62
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00
925–1465	1186	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	585.00–1,375.00	$892.54
1080–1400	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	705.00–925.00	$818.29
1155–1240	1198	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	810.00–935.00	$874.72
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00
1010–1450	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–920.00	$850.20
1075–1545	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	985.00–1,575.00	$1,266.03
945–1585	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	33	750.00–1,275.00	$1,121.65
1295	1295	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00
1315	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1085–1525	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	650.00–1,375.00	$1,124.27
1180–1510	1343	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	735.00–1,115.00	$922.27
1385	1385	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	930.00	$930.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
735–945	823	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	775.00–960.00	$851.26
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1070–1115	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00–750.00	$721.11

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–915	908	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–800.00	$711.78
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	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 $
905	905	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
900–1000	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	910.00–1,020.00	$967.89
965	965	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00
890–1095	1005	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,000.00	$936.32
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–850	822	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	710.00–805.00	$765.95

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
830	830	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00	$775.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580–685	633	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	530.00–610.00	$573.32
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00

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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
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
1030	1030	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	735.00	$735.00	—
1125–1185	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,375.86	+152.94
1100–1280	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	790.00–1,000.00	$902.94	-319.98
815–1555	1217	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	560.00–1,300.00	$1,165.01	+181.02
1130–1535	1301	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	810.00–1,300.00	$1,059.59	-226.58
1330	1330	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00	-202.49
1010–1730	1353	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,020.00–1,500.00	$1,252.83	—
1135–1670	1353	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,350.00	$1,210.28	—
1250–1575	1413	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	785.00–1,275.00	$1,058.19	—
1080–1660	1418	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	910.00–1,475.00	$1,291.66	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
595	595	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
610–905	758	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00–1,200.00	$1,069.14	—
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00	—
1470	1470	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Medium 1 ($/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	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212	212	2	88.00	$88.00	$187	+4.41
270	270	30	125.50	$125.50	$339	—
313–331	330	34	83.00–128.80	$125.47	$414	+52.93
357–385	366	3	72.00–118.00	$101.89	$373	+11.97
435–447	443	3	95.00–115.00	$108.45	$480	-25.55
450–456	455	6	75.00–102.00	$93.54	$426	—
525	525	1	110.00	$110.00	$578	-18.47
556–596	573	13	80.00–102.00	$85.66	$491	—
730	730	3	105.50	$105.50	$770	-5.50
757	757	4	101.00	$101.00	$765	-20.50
800	800	1	100.50	$100.50	$804	—
850	850	2	100.50	$100.50	$854	-12.50
912 value added	912	44	112.00	$112.00	$1,021	—
985	985	4	91.00	$91.00	$896	—
1275	1275	2	89.50	$89.50	$1,141	—

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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.