Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

20,901 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.02/cwt +4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 571 lb · 985 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.85/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 521 lb · 833 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.19/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 675 lb · 786 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	20,901	22,051	18,925
Feeder cattle	17,432	16,827	16,233
Slaughter cattle	2,705	3,655	1,881
Replacement cattle	764	1,569	811

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with some exceptions sharply higher. Yearlings had a limited comparison. There was moderate to good demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. The best demand was noted for long-weaned, preconditioned steers and heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to very good for all slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
217–232	225	4	185.00–190.00	$187.42	$422	-5.40
245 value added	245	1	190.00	$190.00	$466	—
270 fancy	270	1	202.50	$202.50	$547	-14.87
250–297	281	33	177.50–206.00	$200.07	$562	+2.87
305–343 fancy	328	20	200.00–220.00	$208.51	$684	+0.91
300–347	330	66	170.00–216.00	$192.72	$636	-5.20
340–345 value added	341	6	192.50–199.00	$193.60	$660	-8.40
350–397	380	113	170.00–215.00	$193.37	$735	+2.90
355–396 fancy	382	24	200.00–216.00	$207.98	$794	-3.96
385–395 value added	389	5	191.00–200.00	$195.22	$759	-17.17
402–448 fancy	425	73	190.00–221.00	$202.36	$860	+2.01
400–447	426	185	160.00–205.00	$188.70	$804	-0.45
400–447 value added	434	62	162.50–198.00	$184.60	$801	-10.26
450–498 value added	470	87	160.00–196.50	$184.25	$866	-9.22
450–499	478	287	152.00–202.00	$182.03	$870	-2.46
455–493 fancy	478	74	190.00–211.00	$197.04	$942	-1.25
518 fancy	518	3	193.00	$193.00	$1,000	+9.00
500–549 value added	520	204	168.00–203.00	$188.19	$979	-0.86
500–548	529	371	155.00–189.00	$175.55	$929	-1.90
550–598	574	349	151.00–188.00	$171.83	$986	+0.36
550–598 value added	576	151	165.00–196.00	$179.77	$1,035	-2.63
575–585 fancy	579	12	185.00–187.00	$185.51	$1,074	—
605 fancy	605	8	180.50	$180.50	$1,092	+6.50
600–647	623	285	135.00–174.00	$162.03	$1,009	+0.34
600–648 value added	624	377	149.00–180.00	$171.27	$1,069	+2.54
650–686 value added	665	371	154.00–176.90	$167.21	$1,112	+6.44
650–698	672	215	138.00–167.00	$155.46	$1,045	+2.44
695 unweaned	695	1	142.00	$142.00	$987	—
700–747	726	180	129.00–160.00	$143.29	$1,040	-0.44
700–748 value added	728	337	137.00–165.00	$158.17	$1,151	+3.03
750–796	773	110	129.00–150.00	$143.37	$1,108	+3.37
751–798 value added	776	325	144.00–154.10	$149.88	$1,163	-0.64
805–846 value added	817	213	137.00–152.10	$144.45	$1,180	-2.37
800–848	820	138	128.50–148.00	$139.12	$1,141	-0.89
862–894 value added	881	167	134.00–149.70	$142.01	$1,251	-3.73
850–898	883	99	120.00–140.00	$137.41	$1,213	+5.03
900–940	922	113	116.00–137.00	$132.68	$1,223	+5.36
904–926 value added	924	64	135.00–145.25	$144.15	$1,332	—
930	930	38	129.75	$129.75	$1,207	+2.43
955–995	968	32	116.00–135.00	$129.86	$1,257	+0.08
975 value added	975	14	138.50	$138.50	$1,350	—
1010–1045	1025	10	101.00–130.00	$122.99	$1,261	-1.58
1095–1096	1096	5	127.00	$127.00	$1,392	—
1133–1141	1138	7	110.00–120.00	$115.73	$1,317	-5.52

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	215	4	162.50–167.50	$166.08	$357	-12.82
265–285	276	10	147.00–186.00	$159.14	$439	-18.07
305–340	320	9	141.00–176.00	$163.91	$525	+1.57
355–395	378	13	152.00–188.00	$170.24	$644	+5.72
400–445	432	38	141.00–185.00	$170.96	$739	+19.81
453–496	479	39	145.00–180.00	$164.07	$786	-4.30
500–545	522	27	130.00–168.00	$151.50	$791	-2.88
550–597	578	46	140.00–164.00	$154.46	$893	+2.53
609–640	623	19	130.00–150.00	$142.37	$887	+6.88
650–670	661	5	125.00–147.00	$138.38	$915	-0.21
700–735	712	22	119.00–139.00	$127.88	$911	-2.82
755–780	767	7	121.00–135.00	$127.59	$979	+1.16
805–815	808	3	122.00–128.00	$125.00	$1,010	+0.45
860–880	870	2	110.00–129.00	$119.61	$1,041	-4.85
905–940	917	5	105.00–119.00	$111.24	$1,020	-9.76
960–970	965	2	120.00–125.00	$122.51	$1,182	+13.68
1074	1074	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,063	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	170.00	$170.00	$502	—
343	343	3	155.00	$155.00	$532	—
363	363	3	152.00	$152.00	$552	—
425	425	1	151.00	$151.00	$642	—
452	452	2	150.00	$150.00	$678	-0.50
618	618	23	143.00	$143.00	$884	—
650–690	670	3	130.00–141.00	$136.90	$917	—
725	725	1	129.00	$129.00	$935	-10.75
905	905	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,131	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	167.50	$167.50	$469	+12.50
315	315	1	150.00	$150.00	$472	—
530	530	5	154.00	$154.00	$816	—
615	615	1	151.00	$151.00	$929	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
688	688	3	141.00	$141.00	$970	+5.24

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1255	1198	2	103.00–111.00	$106.81	$1,280	—
1575	1575	1	128.00	$128.00	$2,016	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	224	12	155.00–187.50	$162.32	$364	-11.38
270–285 value added	275	8	162.50–172.50	$165.48	$455	+1.90
250–298	279	55	150.00–177.50	$162.53	$453	-2.63
285–293 fancy	291	5	182.00–182.50	$182.10	$530	+2.47
300–348	323	118	150.00–179.00	$166.07	$536	-0.98
300–343 value added	325	18	158.00–173.00	$166.10	$540	-6.13
305–348 fancy	334	30	170.00–199.00	$181.14	$605	+4.75
352–386 fancy	359	11	170.00–190.00	$181.96	$653	+1.08
350–395 value added	369	51	163.00–179.00	$167.87	$619	-7.58
350–398	374	325	146.00–180.00	$166.90	$624	+1.06
402–443 fancy	421	65	166.00–189.00	$176.61	$744	+5.27
400–448	427	509	139.00–177.00	$163.15	$697	-0.28
402–449 value added	431	56	150.00–172.50	$160.21	$691	-1.90
450–496 fancy	474	35	168.00–180.00	$170.85	$810	+7.95
450–499	474	597	140.00–173.00	$159.25	$755	+1.84
452–495 value added	478	90	148.00–166.25	$153.02	$731	-6.57
500–515 fancy	509	8	166.00–168.00	$167.26	$851	—
500–549 value added	520	308	147.00–170.00	$158.75	$826	-0.04
500–549	522	517	130.00–168.00	$152.33	$795	+1.51
551 fancy	551	9	160.00	$160.00	$882	—
550–598 value added	569	435	141.00–170.00	$157.13	$894	+4.24
550–597	572	539	128.00–159.00	$147.86	$846	+1.98
587	587	2	124.00	$124.00	$728	-21.88
600–640 value added	616	115	138.00–155.00	$145.18	$894	-6.62
600–648	623	272	123.00–151.75	$137.92	$859	+1.37
650–697	669	258	120.00–146.00	$134.90	$902	+1.51
650–694 value added	678	528	136.00–156.10	$150.22	$1,018	+3.38
704–737 value added	718	387	130.50–148.75	$143.75	$1,032	+5.52
700–748	723	195	116.00–137.00	$130.51	$944	+1.56
750–797	773	79	115.00–133.50	$125.03	$966	-1.44
751–798 value added	773	329	135.00–144.95	$137.78	$1,065	-3.28
800–845	820	49	114.00–137.00	$126.33	$1,036	+7.90
802–841 value added	829	169	126.00–142.75	$135.55	$1,124	+4.72
844	844	5	121.00	$121.00	$1,021	-12.90
853–867 value added	859	37	126.00–143.00	$135.45	$1,164	+19.45
875	875	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,138	+11.06
850–896	876	20	107.00–133.00	$120.17	$1,053	+1.23
902	902	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,082	+3.90
905–945	928	31	100.00–128.00	$121.52	$1,128	-4.49
957–985	962	13	102.00–118.00	$115.64	$1,112	-13.68
970	970	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,145	+7.49
1000	1000	1	97.00	$97.00	$970	—
1060–1070	1065	5	98.00–116.00	$106.40	$1,133	-7.60

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	224	9	130.00–164.00	$153.31	$343	-0.70
250–295	274	24	135.00–169.00	$152.05	$417	+0.43
300–345	319	22	120.00–164.00	$144.29	$460	-5.46
350–397	374	53	120.00–167.00	$150.70	$564	-0.92
400–448	427	59	115.00–165.50	$146.08	$624	+3.43
430 value added	430	1	130.00	$130.00	$559	—
450–498	475	62	110.00–159.00	$143.89	$683	-4.85
500–545	526	54	110.00–152.00	$137.19	$722	+4.24
550–598	580	42	114.00–144.00	$131.46	$762	+1.93
600–645	619	37	100.00–137.00	$121.46	$752	-3.57
650–693	668	33	100.00–130.00	$117.65	$786	-3.05
700–745	724	25	93.00–132.00	$112.64	$816	+3.37
750–790	768	16	101.00–120.00	$106.06	$815	+0.97
800–840	813	8	95.00–112.00	$104.53	$850	+3.02
855–875	864	4	90.00–113.00	$100.56	$869	—
975	975	1	82.00	$82.00	$800	-14.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	2	137.00	$137.00	$612	—
485	485	2	135.00	$135.00	$655	+1.00
515	515	1	141.00	$141.00	$726	+1.00
550–585	565	4	131.00–145.00	$139.60	$789	+8.60
600–645	621	6	124.00–131.00	$129.03	$801	+8.06
780–790	785	2	108.00–135.00	$121.59	$954	—
1136	1136	6	86.50	$86.50	$983	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366	366	14	156.50	$156.50	$573	+9.50
670	670	5	115.00	$115.00	$770	—
745	745	1	110.00	$110.00	$820	+6.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	4	133.00	$133.00	$519	+23.00
405	405	1	120.00	$120.00	$486	—
520	520	1	105.00	$105.00	$546	-30.00
555	555	1	110.00	$110.00	$610	-4.55
585	585	1	109.00	$109.00	$638	-5.55
610–615	613	3	100.00–101.00	$100.67	$617	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	3	130.00	$130.00	$462	—
410	410	3	128.00	$128.00	$525	—
515	515	3	137.00	$137.00	$706	-7.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,415	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	218	13	172.50–195.00	$180.42	$393	-6.73
235 fancy	235	2	220.00	$220.00	$517	—
255–295	283	32	150.00–210.00	$183.22	$519	+9.35
305–321 fancy	318	10	200.00–201.00	$200.90	$639	-0.48
300–346	324	82	160.00–217.00	$180.57	$585	+1.35
350–385 fancy	365	18	178.00–214.00	$194.70	$711	-6.66
350–399	373	185	157.50–216.00	$179.90	$671	-0.52
380 value added	380	5	187.00	$187.00	$711	+1.60
400–440 fancy	417	26	183.00–205.00	$194.93	$813	-4.66
415–440 value added	425	5	170.00–189.00	$179.44	$763	-1.40
400–448	426	178	155.00–202.00	$179.53	$765	-0.12
457–480 fancy	465	20	189.00–194.00	$192.16	$894	-3.96
450–498	472	248	148.00–196.00	$172.98	$816	+1.96
450–496 value added	483	33	161.00–188.00	$177.02	$855	+4.73
515–535 fancy	521	12	174.00–188.00	$180.59	$941	+12.96
500–548	523	258	146.00–185.00	$162.85	$852	+0.61
500–548 value added	523	30	155.00–186.00	$172.44	$902	+5.94
558 fancy	558	6	170.00	$170.00	$949	—
550–586 value added	566	24	155.00–173.00	$165.05	$934	+0.28
550–599	571	196	150.00–183.00	$160.82	$918	+3.38
600–648	623	131	135.00–190.00	$150.28	$936	+0.67
600–635 fancy	623	5	154.00–160.00	$156.19	$973	—
600–640 value added	624	15	140.00–156.00	$145.22	$906	-9.13
617–633 thin fleshed	624	9	153.00–160.00	$155.44	$970	—
655–665 fancy	660	2	154.00–157.00	$155.49	$1,026	+2.33
650–693	667	116	124.00–160.00	$141.86	$946	+1.92
660–680 value added	667	3	140.00–161.00	$153.73	$1,025	+6.57
700–745	716	50	117.00–150.00	$135.53	$970	+7.72
750–797	777	45	120.00–145.00	$129.75	$1,008	+4.10
805–840	823	22	110.00–128.00	$117.08	$964	-1.64
850–895	872	13	104.00–130.00	$112.22	$979	+1.92
915–940	925	9	90.00–116.00	$105.22	$973	+0.62
950–980	965	2	105.00–106.00	$105.49	$1,018	+10.93
1015–1045	1033	4	86.00–110.00	$102.08	$1,054	+2.70
1075	1075	2	95.00–103.00	$99.00	$1,064	-7.68

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	205.00	$205.00	$287	—
220–235	228	4	165.00–190.00	$178.60	$407	+10.82
260–295	279	6	132.00–167.00	$149.17	$416	-8.70
305–345	330	18	140.00–187.00	$160.59	$530	-1.38
350–397	372	35	146.00–181.00	$168.78	$628	+7.40
400–447	425	55	133.00–176.00	$158.08	$672	-0.69
450–495	480	50	130.00–174.00	$156.35	$750	+1.59
502–545	520	29	130.00–167.00	$146.74	$763	-0.04
550–598	576	37	112.00–160.00	$143.25	$825	+1.86
610–645	635	17	114.00–145.00	$130.27	$827	-4.85
655–695	676	15	115.00–134.00	$126.03	$852	+5.20
700–745	725	11	91.00–124.00	$114.47	$830	+5.25
755–795	786	6	105.00–124.00	$117.49	$923	-0.03
805–835	814	5	102.00–110.00	$107.15	$872	+5.52
895	895	2	101.00–109.00	$105.00	$940	—
905	905	2	100.00–104.00	$102.00	$923	+6.41
952–965	959	4	90.00–94.00	$91.99	$882	-1.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1265	1130	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	875.00–1,400.00	$1,223.24	—
985–1400	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	925.00–1,475.00	$1,259.10	—
1640	1640	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,820.00	$1,820.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	154.00	$154.00	$570	—
647	647	4	132.00	$132.00	$854	—
650–665	658	2	135.00–136.00	$135.51	$892	—
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	122.50	$122.50	$245	—
255	255	1	110.00	$110.00	$280	—
310	310	1	147.50	$147.50	$457	+27.50
380	380	1	137.50	$137.50	$522	-10.07
480	480	1	120.00	$120.00	$576	-22.95
480	480	2	125.00	$125.00	$600	-17.95
575	575	1	121.00	$121.00	$696	-14.38

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	167.50	$167.50	$469	—
345	345	1	147.50	$147.50	$509	+2.50
727	727	2	118.00	$118.00	$858	—
756	756	3	119.00	$119.00	$900	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	3	155.00	$155.00	$739	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	2	166.00	$166.00	$719	+17.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1025	1023	80-85%	2	53.50–55.00	$54.25	$555	+10.25
870–1677	1168	80-85%	65	55.00–93.00	$71.82	$839	+2.23
900–1725	1240	80-85%	394	61.00–95.00	$81.98	$1,017	—
910–1700	1315	80-85%	355	76.50–113.50	$91.37	$1,202	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1150	884	85-90%	26	34.00–59.00	$46.67	$413	-3.78
735–1325	988	85-90%	96	37.00–73.50	$62.56	$618	+1.51
795–1340	1038	85-90%	120	70.00–97.00	$81.99	$851	+12.08
730–1510	1039	85-90%	233	54.00–84.00	$71.17	$739	+1.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1970	1459	75-80%	19	65.00–87.50	$76.68	$1,119	+4.36
1050–1835	1463	75-80%	139	71.00–93.50	$83.30	$1,219	+10.98
1105–2035	1538	75-80%	210	78.00–108.50	$91.32	$1,405	-0.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–2100	1445	42	70.00–114.00	$96.41	$1,393	+3.01
1040–2355	1696	149	96.00–125.00	$111.85	$1,897	—
1195–2360	1821	130	108.00–141.00	$123.21	$2,244	+1.26

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655–675	665	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	375.00–550.00	$461.18
760–855	794	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	400.00–850.00	$628.90
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	560.00	$560.00
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00
800–1120	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	510.00–925.00	$780.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	94.00	$94.00	$766

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
885–960	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	650.00–775.00	$711.71
920–960	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	860.00–1,175.00	$1,041.36
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
950–1120	1064	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	925.00–1,275.00	$1,100.34
1055–1100	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,050.00	$976.57
1100–1140	1117	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	880.00–935.00	$908.00
1010–1200	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	750.00–1,250.00	$984.41
1000–1450	1129	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	710.00–1,075.00	$880.01
1185	1185	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00
900–1485	1192	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	800.00–1,360.00	$1,046.11
1017–1570	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	750.00–1,225.00	$1,020.81
875–1600	1226	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	18	750.00–1,325.00	$1,122.31
1020–1455	1226	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	700.00–1,300.00	$1,117.46
910–1507	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	700.00–1,400.00	$1,129.61
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
850–1875	1264	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	760.00–1,550.00	$1,195.61
965–1650	1278	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	870.00–1,275.00	$1,100.34
1331	1331	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
822	822	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	625.00	$625.00
760–905	833	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	525.00–875.00	$715.24

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
885–1070	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–775.00	$718.41

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
625–990	889	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	725.00–1,125.00	$1,029.95
765–1111	903	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	675.00–1,110.00	$902.32
892–945	917	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	800.00–985.00	$926.01
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00
950–1555	1168	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	790.00–1,450.00	$1,164.12

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00

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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
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,480.00	$1,480.00	—
800–1050	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	800.00–1,600.00	$1,191.02	—
950–1150	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	860.00–1,325.00	$1,192.26	—
950–1350	1142	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	775.00–1,275.00	$987.41	-20.30
1000–1455	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,090.00–1,460.00	$1,260.29	—
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,135.00	$1,135.00	-40.05
950–1445	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,375.00–1,550.00	$1,498.05	+134.27
1210	1210	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00	-203.78
1000–1447	1227	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	910.00–1,210.00	$1,098.92	-264.86
680–1605	1284	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	675.00–1,675.00	$1,335.93	-242.73
1010–1650	1288	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,000.00–1,625.00	$1,348.33	-230.33
990–1530	1324	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	885.00–1,775.00	$1,573.02	—
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	+325.00
1430	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,775.00	$1,775.00	+148.37

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065–1115	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,130.00	$1,063.51	—
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-14.47

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	-609.75

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
151–182	167	12	141.00–147.00	$144.28	$241	—
203–237	215	8	143.00–154.00	$152.25	$327	—
262–290	271	8	136.00–149.00	$144.94	$393	—
342	342	5	138.00	$138.00	$472	+36.57
355–393	375	21	99.00–143.00	$126.92	$476	+10.44
400–437	412	28	121.00–140.00	$134.06	$552	+3.06
475–488	485	18	125.00–141.00	$138.13	$670	+6.63
525–547	537	12	100.00–128.00	$122.89	$660	+1.21
575	575	8	125.00	$125.00	$719	-7.50
600–619	608	17	118.00–129.00	$126.38	$768	+18.67
713	713	3	117.00	$117.00	$834	-0.75
760	760	1	82.50	$82.50	$627	-31.88
865	865	1	101.00	$101.00	$874	-12.50
910 value added	910	56	119.20	$119.20	$1,085	—
915	915	9	107.50	$107.50	$984	—
1035	1035	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,076	+1.91
1095	1095	3	105.00	$105.00	$1,150	-15.00
1120	1120	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,176	—
1150	1150	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,162	-19.00

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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.