Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

20,374 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.21/cwt -2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 572 lb · 969 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.32/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 574 lb · 719 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.38/cwt -2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 621 lb · 694 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	20,374	20,901	24,338
Feeder cattle	17,200	17,432	21,463
Slaughter cattle	2,234	2,705	1,922
Replacement cattle	940	764	953

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with a few exceptions 2.00 to 3.00 lower throughout the week. Yearlings were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for all feeder classes with active buyer participation. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower with moderate to good demand for all slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220 fancy	220	1	202.50	$202.50	$446	—
215–245	230	2	180.00–182.50	$181.17	$417	-6.25
250 value added	250	1	191.00	$191.00	$478	—
260–298	285	32	170.00–207.50	$192.84	$550	-7.23
320 value added	320	2	192.50	$192.50	$616	-1.10
306–345 fancy	321	7	199.00–215.00	$206.69	$663	-1.82
305–347	329	52	157.50–213.00	$188.89	$621	-3.83
350–395	368	105	170.00–204.00	$190.25	$700	-3.12
350–386 value added	371	16	187.50–216.00	$192.57	$714	-2.65
350–388 fancy	377	14	195.00–225.00	$209.83	$791	+1.85
405–420 fancy	416	4	201.00–210.00	$207.81	$864	+5.45
400–445	422	215	161.00–202.00	$184.92	$780	-3.78
400–447 value added	424	45	174.00–200.00	$188.65	$800	+4.05
450–499	471	297	159.00–197.00	$180.78	$851	-1.25
454–489 fancy	473	13	198.00–201.00	$199.67	$944	+2.63
450–499 value added	480	116	173.00–202.00	$188.23	$904	+3.98
500–547	521	282	155.00–191.00	$174.94	$911	-0.61
500–549 value added	527	279	175.00–197.00	$188.32	$992	+0.13
550–599	571	405	144.50–185.00	$172.61	$986	+0.78
550–599 value added	577	314	165.00–193.00	$178.82	$1,032	-0.95
610 fancy	610	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,080	-3.50
600–648	620	301	141.00–173.00	$160.61	$996	-1.42
600–647 value added	621	392	151.00–187.50	$169.02	$1,050	-2.25
665 fancy	665	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,111	—
650–692 value added	673	241	150.00–169.25	$162.28	$1,092	-4.93
650–698	677	248	131.00–165.50	$154.22	$1,044	-1.24
700–748 value added	725	350	145.00–159.90	$155.24	$1,125	-2.93
700–748	728	262	130.00–155.00	$145.30	$1,058	+2.01
750–795	769	112	130.00–150.00	$139.93	$1,076	-3.44
755–792 value added	771	421	141.00–159.00	$152.25	$1,174	+2.37
800–848	822	154	124.00–145.00	$138.24	$1,136	-0.88
812–849 value added	834	431	140.50–153.00	$146.15	$1,219	+1.70
852–888	871	68	123.00–145.00	$136.87	$1,192	-0.54
852–898 value added	877	346	136.40–149.50	$143.31	$1,257	+1.30
907–917 fancy	913	102	144.00–145.00	$144.56	$1,320	—
903–944 value added	923	124	134.00–142.00	$136.97	$1,264	-7.18
905–940	924	40	119.00–141.00	$128.17	$1,184	-4.51
955–995	968	18	104.00–136.00	$124.04	$1,201	-5.82
984 value added	984	102	135.95	$135.95	$1,338	-2.55
1030–1048	1042	3	120.00–125.00	$123.35	$1,285	+0.36
1070–1085	1078	2	104.00–127.00	$115.42	$1,244	-11.58
1105–1115	1107	5	128.00–128.50	$128.40	$1,421	+12.67
1155–1167	1164	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,397	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	152.00	$152.00	$289	—
205	205	1	182.50	$182.50	$374	+16.42
250–290	270	5	150.00–180.00	$170.06	$459	+10.92
300–345	332	14	142.50–180.00	$169.59	$563	+5.68
360–398	379	19	140.00–176.00	$167.88	$636	-2.36
400–448	435	32	152.00–184.00	$174.03	$757	+3.07
450–495	478	44	141.00–178.00	$164.99	$789	+0.92
500–546	519	76	130.00–167.00	$155.11	$805	+3.61
550–595	570	27	130.00–167.00	$153.81	$877	-0.65
600–645	622	35	121.00–150.00	$137.87	$858	-4.50
650–695	669	24	122.00–150.00	$141.35	$946	+2.97
715–745	733	5	116.00–142.00	$125.00	$916	-2.88
750–785	768	6	125.00–140.00	$130.66	$1,003	+3.07
805–830	808	22	114.00–133.00	$117.85	$952	-7.15
855–865	860	2	92.00–125.00	$108.40	$932	-11.21
906–925	909	6	117.00–130.00	$119.20	$1,084	+7.96
955	955	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,146	-2.51
1008	1008	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,210	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	310	2	160.00	$160.00	$496	+10.00
350–375	363	2	162.50–170.00	$166.12	$603	—
415–445	431	4	150.00–165.00	$155.12	$669	—
455–495	483	4	145.00–157.50	$149.32	$721	—
529–534	532	8	155.00–157.00	$156.00	$830	+2.00
570	570	1	140.00	$140.00	$798	—
600–625	613	2	130.00–132.00	$131.02	$803	-19.98

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	169.00	$169.00	$575	—
350–380	365	2	140.00–159.00	$149.11	$544	—
407	407	2	145.00	$145.00	$590	—
451	451	6	150.00	$150.00	$676	—
570–590	582	3	130.00–143.00	$137.62	$801	—
656–695	667	6	136.00–147.00	$140.92	$940	-0.08

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	169.00	$169.00	$972	—
872	872	4	137.00	$137.00	$1,195	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262–280	271	2	126.00–160.00	$142.44	$386	—
785	785	1	117.50	$117.50	$922	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315	1315	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,328	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	235	9	156.00–171.00	$165.74	$389	+3.42
250–295 value added	268	4	171.00–187.50	$180.92	$485	+15.44
250–298	285	48	147.50–176.00	$160.70	$458	-1.83
303–346	324	163	147.00–180.00	$166.75	$540	+0.68
300–347 value added	330	10	161.00–174.00	$169.31	$559	+3.21
361–371 fancy	367	9	166.00–187.00	$173.77	$638	-8.19
350–392 value added	376	17	161.00–171.00	$165.10	$621	-2.77
350–399	377	305	148.00–186.00	$165.77	$625	-1.13
400–449	427	481	140.00–177.00	$160.36	$685	-2.79
401–445 fancy	428	25	158.00–184.00	$169.41	$725	-7.20
400–445 value added	434	67	150.00–165.00	$159.55	$692	-0.66
450–491 value added	469	65	150.00–173.00	$158.20	$742	+5.18
453–485 fancy	471	28	156.00–170.00	$166.15	$783	-4.70
450–497	473	515	136.00–175.00	$155.89	$737	-3.36
510–520 fancy	517	3	161.00–166.00	$164.35	$850	-2.91
500–547	522	491	133.00–164.00	$148.88	$777	-3.45
500–547 value added	524	156	146.00–164.00	$153.27	$803	-5.48
550–599	572	662	130.00–155.00	$146.06	$835	-1.80
550–595 value added	572	307	145.00–163.60	$156.00	$892	-1.13
600–649 value added	623	201	138.00–150.00	$144.48	$900	-0.70
600–649	625	339	123.00–147.00	$137.30	$858	-0.62
652–697 value added	669	278	136.00–148.00	$142.40	$953	-7.82
650–699	672	297	122.00–145.00	$135.52	$911	+0.62
715 fancy	715	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,072	—
700–745	719	202	119.00–139.00	$129.13	$928	-1.38
707–741 value added	737	288	136.00–150.10	$145.73	$1,074	+1.98
754 fancy	754	12	132.00	$132.00	$995	—
751–795	767	115	115.00–138.00	$128.11	$983	+3.08
755–796 value added	768	258	134.00–141.25	$138.19	$1,061	+0.41
770	770	6	129.50	$129.50	$997	+4.47
805	805	5	141.00	$141.00	$1,135	+14.67
801–842 value added	821	146	129.50–135.75	$130.65	$1,073	-4.90
800–840	824	75	111.00–131.00	$123.69	$1,019	-2.64
830	830	1	118.00	$118.00	$979	-8.33
856 value added	856	60	133.90	$133.90	$1,146	-1.55
850–895	867	24	112.00–124.50	$119.35	$1,035	-10.65
900–910	903	4	115.00–116.00	$115.25	$1,041	-4.75
905–938	933	14	109.00–120.50	$117.23	$1,094	-4.29
968–985	973	5	107.00–118.00	$111.02	$1,080	-6.98
1000–1021	1016	4	97.00–115.00	$110.57	$1,123	+13.57
1143	1143	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,372	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	142.50–189.00	$164.76	$387	+11.45
250–297	279	15	145.00–162.00	$152.98	$427	+0.93
300–345	325	24	126.00–166.00	$151.51	$492	+7.22
350–395	375	59	120.00–172.00	$152.76	$573	+2.06
400–448	430	71	129.00–156.00	$147.50	$634	+1.42
450–493	473	83	110.00–159.00	$143.29	$678	-0.60
503–545	525	60	110.00–148.00	$135.21	$710	-1.98
555–597	577	59	116.00–139.00	$128.86	$744	-2.60
600–645	627	48	110.00–131.00	$123.50	$774	+2.04
650–697	675	72	102.00–128.50	$119.44	$806	+1.79
705–745	718	16	103.00–127.00	$116.51	$837	+3.87
750–795	778	25	101.00–125.50	$113.56	$883	+7.50
810–845	830	4	93.00–114.00	$101.67	$844	-2.86
855–890	874	7	85.00–111.00	$97.38	$851	-3.18
910–940	925	2	94.00–95.00	$94.51	$874	—
975–978	977	4	111.00–113.00	$112.00	$1,094	+30.00
1025	1025	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,025	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	140.00	$140.00	$466	—
464–470	466	6	145.00–148.00	$146.99	$685	—
511–540	517	7	130.00–141.00	$133.15	$688	-3.85
735–740	737	3	96.00–110.00	$102.68	$757	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	151.00	$151.00	$551	-5.50
475–494	491	6	131.00–134.00	$133.52	$656	—
506	506	6	139.50	$139.50	$706	—
630	630	3	129.50	$129.50	$816	—
730	730	1	118.00	$118.00	$861	+8.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	2	150.00	$150.00	$348	—
259–295	266	5	125.00–142.00	$138.23	$368	—
425	425	1	121.00	$121.00	$514	+1.00
465	465	2	134.00	$134.00	$623	—
470	470	3	129.00	$129.00	$606	—
573	573	3	127.00	$127.00	$728	+18.00
580	580	1	101.00	$101.00	$586	-8.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	3	135.00	$135.00	$807	-4.60
684–685	684	6	125.00–129.00	$128.33	$878	—
746	746	5	123.00	$123.00	$918	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1168	1168	3	107.00	$107.00	$1,250	—
1100–1445	1250	5	100.00–105.00	$102.08	$1,276	—
1345	1345	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,466	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	132.00	$132.00	$799	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	3	175.00–202.50	$185.91	$409	+5.49
250–292	276	30	149.00–205.00	$179.37	$495	-3.85
300–347	320	75	160.00–199.00	$185.16	$593	+4.59
341 value added	341	4	191.00	$191.00	$651	—
349 fancy	349	7	196.00	$196.00	$684	-4.90
370–372 value added	371	3	186.00–188.00	$186.66	$693	-0.34
350–396	372	207	150.00–203.00	$179.06	$666	-0.84
365–378 fancy	373	5	181.00–199.00	$191.95	$716	-2.75
402–437 value added	422	11	171.00–181.00	$175.22	$739	-4.22
430 fancy	430	5	180.00–192.50	$190.00	$817	-4.93
400–448	431	233	150.00–195.00	$175.50	$756	-4.03
450–497 fancy	472	18	177.00–187.00	$182.22	$860	-9.94
450–499	478	207	150.00–193.00	$167.94	$803	-5.04
451–497 value added	478	16	175.00–186.00	$180.31	$862	+3.29
505–520 fancy	512	6	180.00–187.00	$184.00	$942	+3.41
500–548	521	265	145.00–174.00	$164.46	$857	+1.61
515–537 value added	530	3	175.00–182.00	$177.27	$940	+4.83
545 thin fleshed	545	6	173.50	$173.50	$946	—
550–585 value added	568	8	157.00–176.00	$169.30	$962	+4.25
550–598	572	219	135.00–170.00	$157.57	$901	-3.25
600–637 fancy	616	5	156.00–169.00	$163.40	$1,007	+7.21
620 thin fleshed	620	3	164.00	$164.00	$1,017	+8.56
600–645	622	159	133.00–170.00	$148.56	$924	-1.72
610–645 value added	635	5	145.00–154.00	$150.36	$955	+5.14
657 thin fleshed	657	4	161.00	$161.00	$1,058	—
676 value added	676	4	146.00	$146.00	$987	-7.73
650–697	677	96	125.00–156.00	$136.62	$925	-5.24
705–745 value added	714	9	136.00–150.00	$144.42	$1,031	—
700–748	722	69	110.00–150.00	$131.71	$951	-3.82
705–742 fancy	728	5	130.00–134.00	$132.83	$967	—
750–797	769	36	108.00–135.00	$121.22	$932	-8.53
800–836	817	24	102.00–134.00	$119.65	$978	+2.57
850–895	873	13	111.00–135.00	$119.09	$1,040	+6.87
910–945	930	4	112.00–119.00	$115.03	$1,070	+9.81
950–985	960	16	90.00–112.00	$105.39	$1,012	-0.10
1010–1045	1033	9	83.00–105.00	$96.85	$1,000	-5.23
1090	1090	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,144	+6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	236	4	140.00–180.00	$164.89	$389	-13.71
250–295	275	12	149.00–177.50	$160.94	$443	+11.77
300–348	323	13	140.00–181.00	$167.21	$540	+6.62
350–395	375	29	140.00–169.00	$154.24	$578	-14.54
400–447	423	24	115.00–177.00	$146.24	$619	-11.84
450–495	471	51	132.00–170.00	$152.42	$718	-3.93
505–547	524	45	130.00–160.00	$145.09	$760	-1.65
555–597	581	27	110.00–154.00	$141.97	$825	-1.28
600–633	620	23	111.00–145.00	$132.67	$823	+2.40
650–697	680	19	108.00–140.00	$125.48	$853	-0.55
710	710	1	120.00	$120.00	$852	+5.53
700–722	715	4	111.00–129.00	$122.34	$875	+7.87
750–795	778	10	67.00–116.00	$109.75	$854	-7.74
810	810	1	95.00	$95.00	$770	-12.15
850–895	876	4	88.00–106.00	$98.62	$864	-6.38
900	900	1	103.00	$103.00	$927	+1.00
950–985	971	4	92.00–104.00	$97.42	$946	+5.43

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	167.50	$167.50	$402	—
255–280	268	2	160.00–167.50	$163.57	$438	-3.93
345	345	1	157.50	$157.50	$543	+10.00
350–380	369	5	145.00–160.00	$152.43	$562	—
420	420	1	147.50	$147.50	$620	—
473–480	474	5	147.50–149.00	$148.70	$705	—
595	595	5	140.00	$140.00	$833	—
668–675	672	4	127.00–128.00	$127.50	$857	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	140.00	$140.00	$959	+4.49
735	735	1	134.00	$134.00	$985	+9.00
935	935	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,131	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995	995	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	370	2	130.00–163.00	$146.28	$541	+8.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1515	1190	80-85%	83	54.00–79.50	$69.15	$823	-2.67
860–1655	1203	80-85%	480	63.00–94.00	$79.39	$955	—
905–1820	1230	80-85%	184	74.00–118.00	$87.21	$1,073	+5.23
1245	1245	80-85%	1	59.00	$59.00	$735	-22.98

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1260	950	85-90%	14	40.50–60.00	$51.55	$490	—
765–1315	989	85-90%	91	50.00–73.00	$64.28	$636	+1.72
490–1555	992	85-90%	170	42.00–84.00	$69.40	$688	+6.84
610–1300	1028	85-90%	85	66.00–101.00	$77.74	$799	-4.25

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1970	1490	75-80%	167	71.00–89.50	$80.96	$1,206	-2.34
1050–1830	1493	75-80%	34	60.00–79.00	$71.19	$1,063	-12.11
1160–1915	1504	75-80%	121	76.50–102.00	$85.89	$1,292	-5.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–2225	1418	46	77.00–110.00	$97.27	$1,379	+0.86
1035–2305	1713	140	83.00–120.00	$109.45	$1,875	—
1250–2409	1828	85	107.00–131.00	$119.05	$2,176	-4.16

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	94.00	$94.00	$747
850–1100	1040	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	72.00–112.00	$84.48	$879
1050–1255	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	96.00–100.00	$98.18	$1,132

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	860.00	$860.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–885	873	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	500.00–800.00	$652.15
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00
900–1185	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	870.00–1,210.00	$946.10
900–1320	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	700.00–1,200.00	$1,007.59
970–1800	1099	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	650.00–1,280.00	$945.63
810–1520	1126	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	585.00–1,210.00	$1,034.98
890–1665	1128	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	570.00–1,325.00	$889.88
955–1455	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	700.00–1,210.00	$847.39
875–1620	1147	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	62	775.00–1,375.00	$1,050.05
1050–1250	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	900.00–950.00	$923.62
900–1570	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	650.00–1,275.00	$992.84
900–1495	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	700.00–1,300.00	$1,047.15
1050–1340	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	750.00–1,100.00	$924.22
1000–1300	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	710.00–1,150.00	$889.76
1235	1235	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1150–1596	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,236.73

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–900	889	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	750.00–900.00	$791.75
921	921	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	740.00	$740.00
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1155	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00–775.00	$730.93

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
915	915	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–920	890	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	760.00–970.00	$789.52
750–1100	952	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	575.00–1,200.00	$947.81
930–1125	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	800.00–1,175.00	$911.18
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
942–1230	1086	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	760.00–1,080.00	$941.22

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	875.00	$875.00
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00	$625.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
786–860	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–750.00	$736.64

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	(<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
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,124.00	$1,124.00	-356.00
900–1060	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	850.00–1,250.00	$1,068.02	-123.00
905–1000	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
760–1600	1114	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	700.00–1,375.00	$981.27	-6.14
1000–1360	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	975.00–1,450.00	$1,246.08	+111.08
950–1495	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,050.00–1,750.00	$1,348.94	-149.11
1000–1500	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	975.00–1,400.00	$1,259.29	+99.29
1160–1305	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,475.00	$1,475.00	+376.08
1050–1450	1273	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	925.00–1,300.00	$1,160.98	-174.95
1185–1355	1274	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,325.00	$1,183.56	-152.37
900–1600	1281	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	59	800.00–1,525.00	$1,290.92	-45.01
1320	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	-73.02
1335–1350	1343	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00–1,375.00	$1,350.14	-222.88
1360–1535	1448	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,375.00–1,525.00	$1,445.47	-329.53
1620	1620	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980–1105	1043	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–1,150.00	$961.99	-413.01
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	+225.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
189	189	16	150.00	$150.00	$284	+5.72
222–237	228	23	138.00–151.00	$142.69	$325	-9.56
250–285	274	50	131.00–150.00	$146.11	$400	+1.17
316–330	322	13	146.00–151.00	$147.97	$476	+9.97
340 value added	340	76	152.50	$152.50	$518	—
350–397	365	41	133.00–151.00	$144.65	$528	+17.73
411 value added	411	50	144.25	$144.25	$593	—
401–448	415	37	103.00–144.00	$137.38	$570	+3.32
458–484	469	63	140.00–150.00	$144.11	$676	+5.98
500–544	530	24	99.00–141.00	$133.70	$709	+10.81
550–586	575	9	100.00–136.00	$128.49	$739	+3.49
617–648	632	83	118.00–134.25	$130.51	$825	+4.13
670–699	689	35	90.00–139.00	$118.34	$815	—
691 value added	691	66	138.85	$138.85	$959	—
705–735	710	15	116.00–135.00	$129.98	$923	+12.98
750–755	750	22	98.00–126.70	$125.39	$940	+42.89
755 value added	755	63	136.40	$136.40	$1,030	—
872	872	2	104.00	$104.00	$907	+3.00
905–927	916	20	102.00–123.00	$120.91	$1,108	+13.41
972–988	986	19	111.00–117.00	$112.10	$1,105	—
1015	1015	2	116.00	$116.00	$1,177	+12.00
1065	1065	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,278	+15.00

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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
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.