Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

17,088 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.11/cwt +6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 778 lb · 773 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.36/cwt +8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 621 lb · 667 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.37/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 522 lb · 639 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	17,088	20,374	23,896
Feeder cattle	14,405	17,200	20,683
Slaughter cattle	1,816	2,234	2,307
Replacement cattle	867	940	906

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher with some exceptions 2.00 to 3.00 lower early in the week. Demand was moderate to good for all feeder and yearling classes with moderate to good supply. Buyer activity was good this week showing most interest in weaned and preconditioned steers and heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady with trends ranging from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher throughout the week. There was 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
205–242	224	8	172.50–200.00	$191.29	$428	+10.12
250 value added	250	3	207.00	$207.00	$518	+16.00
250–290	269	10	170.00–205.00	$191.32	$515	-1.52
255–290 fancy	275	4	200.00–227.00	$209.14	$575	—
302–340	317	25	173.00–200.00	$191.97	$609	+3.08
315–345 value added	329	9	180.00–200.00	$190.60	$627	-1.90
305–345 fancy	331	12	200.00–220.00	$205.91	$682	-0.78
355–388 fancy	370	31	200.00–226.00	$217.79	$806	+7.96
350–395	373	60	174.00–210.00	$188.89	$705	-1.36
370–390 value added	377	3	190.00	$190.00	$716	-2.57
400–440 value added	416	38	169.00–196.00	$180.82	$752	-7.83
400–448	424	144	160.00–210.00	$186.73	$792	+1.81
408–448 fancy	434	96	189.00–214.00	$203.70	$884	-4.11
450–495 value added	473	53	169.00–189.00	$180.79	$855	-7.44
450–496 fancy	477	37	187.00–204.00	$193.94	$925	-5.73
450–498	479	211	161.00–197.00	$183.18	$877	+2.40
500–546	523	185	151.50–191.00	$174.87	$915	-0.07
502–547 value added	523	111	166.00–205.00	$187.24	$979	-1.08
516–547 fancy	524	19	185.00–193.00	$191.69	$1,004	—
559 fancy	559	5	189.50	$189.50	$1,059	—
550–597 value added	565	147	165.00–203.00	$183.52	$1,037	+4.70
550–598	575	354	155.00–186.00	$170.54	$981	-2.07
610 fancy	610	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,068	-2.00
600–645 value added	620	236	151.00–185.00	$171.50	$1,063	+2.48
600–647	624	230	140.00–175.00	$161.78	$1,010	+1.17
650–675 value added	662	68	159.00–174.50	$168.09	$1,113	+5.81
650–696	673	202	136.00–169.00	$157.32	$1,059	+3.10
675 fancy	675	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,073	-8.00
700–736 value added	721	201	149.00–166.00	$159.17	$1,148	+3.93
700–747	729	134	128.00–160.00	$148.00	$1,079	+2.70
765	765	1	126.00	$126.00	$964	-13.93
763–786 fancy	772	150	160.95–165.00	$163.34	$1,261	—
752–795	778	235	113.00–154.50	$147.77	$1,150	+7.84
765–793 value added	781	387	148.00–161.00	$158.45	$1,237	+6.20
810	810	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,085	-4.24
804–839 value added	817	309	140.00–155.00	$150.84	$1,232	+4.69
800–845	824	122	131.00–151.50	$146.35	$1,206	+8.11
853–873 value added	862	310	142.11–151.00	$146.90	$1,266	+3.59
866 fancy	866	154	152.00	$152.00	$1,316	—
850–893	868	76	127.00–147.75	$137.64	$1,195	+0.77
902 thin fleshed	902	66	143.85	$143.85	$1,298	—
900–943	915	23	120.00–134.00	$128.50	$1,176	+0.33
925 value added	925	58	146.60	$146.60	$1,356	+9.63
952 value added	952	54	134.85	$134.85	$1,284	-1.10
950–961	959	28	122.00–138.00	$128.90	$1,236	+4.86
1025–1030	1027	7	117.00–127.00	$122.07	$1,254	-1.28
1055	1055	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,055	-15.42
1065 fancy	1065	8	125.00	$125.00	$1,331	—
1126–1145	1136	6	119.00–127.50	$123.21	$1,400	-5.19

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	233	3	170.00–180.00	$173.29	$404	-9.21
300–345	318	8	150.00–178.00	$159.75	$508	-9.84
360–385	377	6	165.00–170.00	$167.14	$630	-0.74
405–445	424	14	150.00–171.00	$163.37	$693	-10.66
450–497	478	37	141.00–178.00	$164.29	$785	-0.70
505–547	526	26	130.00–168.00	$150.16	$790	-4.95
550–597	570	41	129.00–161.00	$152.28	$868	-1.53
600–640	615	15	110.00–151.00	$134.87	$829	-3.00
652–680	670	25	130.00–149.00	$141.35	$947	±0.00
700–745	721	10	114.00–139.00	$131.31	$947	+6.31
775–785	782	3	125.00–137.00	$130.69	$1,022	+0.03
805–841	824	11	120.00–139.50	$131.64	$1,085	+13.79
850–880	856	5	120.00–138.00	$134.30	$1,150	+25.90
938	938	4	122.00	$122.00	$1,144	+2.80

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	154.00	$154.00	$678	-1.12
480	480	1	164.00	$164.00	$787	+14.68
520	520	2	154.00	$154.00	$801	-2.00
590–591	591	5	143.00–149.00	$145.40	$859	+5.40
667	667	2	138.50	$138.50	$924	—
780	780	1	125.00	$125.00	$975	—
900	900	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,008	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	2	174.00	$174.00	$656	—
528	528	4	156.00	$156.00	$824	—
600	600	1	143.00	$143.00	$858	—
955	955	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,232	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1287	1232	4	118.00–126.00	$121.98	$1,503	—
1260	1260	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,512	—
1650	1650	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,980	—
1745	1745	1	116.00	$116.00	$2,024	—

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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	228	17	157.00–185.00	$176.74	$403	+11.00
235 value added	235	1	167.50	$167.50	$394	—
245 fancy	245	1	181.00	$181.00	$443	—
265–285 value added	272	3	170.00–183.00	$178.45	$485	-2.47
250–295	273	38	142.50–185.00	$169.71	$463	+9.01
300–349	322	110	146.00–182.00	$163.25	$526	-3.50
310–347 value added	331	21	166.00–185.00	$173.06	$573	+3.75
345 fancy	345	1	185.00	$185.00	$638	—
350–399 fancy	370	74	158.00–191.00	$176.72	$654	+2.95
350–395 value added	372	37	160.00–177.00	$168.11	$625	+3.01
350–396	372	154	140.00–180.00	$164.72	$613	-1.05
403–448 fancy	425	79	164.00–187.50	$174.01	$740	+4.60
400–446 value added	426	95	150.00–172.00	$162.57	$693	+3.02
400–447	427	248	140.00–177.00	$159.57	$681	-0.79
450–485 fancy	468	21	164.00–181.00	$171.95	$805	+5.80
450–493 value added	470	59	150.00–158.00	$154.16	$725	-4.04
450–498	471	377	139.00–172.00	$157.21	$740	+1.32
511–531 fancy	520	8	166.00–170.00	$168.35	$875	+4.00
500–545 value added	522	255	147.00–171.00	$158.11	$825	+4.84
500–549	522	376	131.00–164.00	$149.84	$782	+0.96
564 fancy	564	15	169.00	$169.00	$953	—
552–585 value added	567	48	148.00–153.50	$150.89	$856	-5.11
550–597	570	434	130.00–163.50	$146.68	$836	+0.62
614 thin fleshed	614	79	157.75	$157.75	$969	—
600–648 value added	620	317	135.00–164.00	$155.74	$966	+11.26
600–648	624	271	120.00–148.00	$137.00	$855	-0.30
651–681 value added	665	353	135.00–154.80	$146.71	$976	+4.31
650–699	674	206	120.00–148.00	$136.23	$918	+0.71
655–697	683	3	111.00–113.00	$111.64	$763	-23.88
700–745	718	146	110.00–139.00	$129.06	$927	-0.07
703–749 value added	731	301	130.00–144.50	$141.42	$1,034	-4.31
758–797 value added	767	456	127.00–144.00	$139.12	$1,067	+0.93
750–798	768	83	109.00–137.75	$126.22	$969	-1.89
800 value added	800	67	134.95	$134.95	$1,080	+4.30
800–820	803	8	121.00–124.00	$123.62	$993	-17.38
800–835	817	58	109.00–130.00	$125.81	$1,028	+2.12
821 thin fleshed	821	61	139.00	$139.00	$1,141	—
853–896	874	23	110.00–120.00	$116.97	$1,022	-2.38
890 value added	890	62	131.90	$131.90	$1,174	-2.00
890	890	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,068	+0.65
915	915	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,144	+9.75
905–945	917	12	105.00–115.50	$111.69	$1,024	-3.56
960–980	966	7	100.00–119.00	$114.26	$1,104	+3.24
1000	1000	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,050	-5.57

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	127.50–142.50	$135.08	$321	-29.68
250–297	276	14	122.50–161.00	$142.65	$394	-10.33
300–347	323	32	125.00–164.00	$147.65	$477	-3.86
350–395	381	32	132.00–156.00	$145.96	$556	-6.80
400–448	429	80	128.00–165.00	$148.39	$637	+0.89
452–497	474	37	120.00–154.00	$140.18	$664	-3.11
500–545	513	33	109.00–147.00	$133.80	$686	-1.41
550–598	570	61	113.00–144.00	$130.58	$744	+1.72
600–647	625	36	94.00–136.00	$122.54	$766	-0.96
650–695	668	35	100.00–131.00	$117.65	$786	-1.79
700–748	728	13	100.00–125.00	$115.72	$842	-0.79
750–793	772	15	89.00–133.00	$111.71	$862	-1.85
805–835	817	3	102.00–110.00	$105.63	$863	+3.96
885	885	1	103.00	$103.00	$912	+5.62
880–898	890	9	96.00–114.00	$102.76	$915	+5.38
920	920	1	95.00	$95.00	$874	+0.49
973–990	980	5	92.00–116.00	$101.70	$997	-10.30
1005	1005	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,005	±0.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	125.00	$125.00	$544	—
460–490	469	4	122.50–145.00	$136.81	$642	+3.29
505–546	523	16	119.00–140.00	$130.83	$684	-8.67
570	570	3	124.00	$124.00	$707	—
652–685	662	8	117.00–122.50	$118.58	$785	—
715	715	1	100.00	$100.00	$715	-18.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	157.00	$157.00	$573	—
410	410	1	141.00	$141.00	$578	—
540	540	1	139.00	$139.00	$751	—
625	625	1	130.00	$130.00	$812	—
710	710	1	120.00	$120.00	$852	—
900	900	1	91.00	$91.00	$819	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	145.00	$145.00	$682	-1.99
642	642	2	130.00	$130.00	$835	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,520	+7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	208.00	$208.00	$354	—
210–235 fancy	223	2	197.50–202.50	$200.14	$446	—
200–240	227	8	177.50–207.00	$186.52	$423	+0.61
250–255 fancy	253	2	210.00–217.00	$213.47	$540	—
250–296	284	20	150.00–186.00	$177.10	$503	-2.27
300–347	318	73	160.00–200.00	$183.20	$583	-1.96
305–330 value added	320	4	186.00–195.00	$188.64	$604	-2.36
335–340 fancy	338	3	191.00–198.00	$193.65	$655	-2.35
350 value added	350	1	190.00	$190.00	$665	+3.34
350–385 fancy	369	9	191.00–210.00	$205.87	$760	+13.92
350–395	372	122	150.00–195.00	$176.52	$657	-2.54
400–440 value added	421	30	167.00–187.00	$175.51	$739	+0.29
410–430 fancy	421	6	199.00–205.00	$203.15	$855	+13.15
400–448	428	138	151.00–200.00	$177.58	$760	+2.08
450–495 value added	470	23	166.00–184.00	$172.15	$809	-8.16
450–498	471	185	150.00–187.00	$170.07	$801	+2.13
457–487 fancy	472	4	189.00–199.00	$193.84	$915	+11.62
505–511 fancy	510	7	170.00–181.00	$171.56	$875	-12.44
500–548	521	220	146.00–179.00	$162.15	$845	-2.31
500–545 value added	526	21	162.00–177.00	$170.60	$897	-6.67
555–562 value added	559	9	165.00–173.00	$168.12	$940	-1.18
555–565 fancy	561	4	170.00–176.50	$173.51	$973	—
550–598	571	185	143.00–180.00	$155.20	$886	-2.37
600–640 fancy	608	22	154.00–165.00	$161.38	$981	-2.02
600–647	622	122	130.00–163.00	$146.17	$909	-2.39
620–645 value added	630	4	145.00–154.00	$151.20	$953	+0.84
650 value added	650	1	153.00	$153.00	$994	+7.00
660 fancy	660	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,023	—
650–695	671	75	126.00–159.00	$141.32	$948	+4.70
700–745	722	68	115.00–145.00	$133.92	$967	+2.21
750–795	773	29	111.00–143.00	$128.35	$992	+7.13
810–825	818	4	110.00–131.00	$119.82	$980	+0.17
850–890	866	19	95.00–125.00	$117.03	$1,013	-2.06
920–945	930	6	101.00–124.00	$113.88	$1,059	-1.15

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	212	3	100.00–155.00	$135.94	$288	-28.95
265–295	279	5	141.00–165.00	$156.70	$437	-4.24
300–345	333	15	140.00–171.00	$163.29	$544	-3.92
350–395	380	16	140.00–170.00	$155.18	$590	+0.94
400–448	431	34	125.00–175.00	$157.10	$677	+10.86
450–492	475	32	114.00–162.00	$149.87	$712	-2.55
500–545	524	42	117.00–160.00	$141.93	$744	-3.16
550–585	571	22	111.00–151.00	$138.60	$791	-3.37
600–629	621	10	123.00–138.00	$134.84	$837	+2.17
650–695	677	10	119.00–135.00	$130.14	$881	+4.66
735–742	740	3	121.00–124.00	$123.01	$910	+0.67
767–790	776	4	118.00–124.00	$122.24	$949	+12.49
800	800	1	100.00	$100.00	$800	+5.00
880	880	1	108.00	$108.00	$950	+9.38
905	905	2	90.00–115.00	$102.50	$928	-0.50

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	2	177.00	$177.00	$625	+24.57
438–449	447	14	152.00–169.00	$155.23	$694	+7.73
528	528	3	143.00	$143.00	$755	—
593	593	2	140.00	$140.00	$830	±0.00
660–690	675	2	124.00–126.00	$124.98	$844	-2.52
870	870	1	107.50	$107.50	$935	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1335	1185	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	1,035.00–1,700.00	$1,405.27	—
1290–1510	1420	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	1,460.00–1,650.00	$1,566.25	+406.25

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	137.50	$137.50	$543	-8.78
448	448	3	130.00	$130.00	$582	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	153.00	$153.00	$880	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1405	1158	80-85%	67	55.00–76.50	$69.43	$804	+0.28
910–1791	1207	80-85%	375	68.50–89.50	$79.90	$964	+0.51
775–1840	1283	80-85%	182	74.00–104.00	$87.78	$1,126	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1195	940	85-90%	17	35.00–53.00	$44.96	$423	—
755–1275	988	85-90%	64	37.50–69.00	$56.86	$562	-7.42
615–1350	1015	85-90%	187	54.00–82.00	$69.01	$700	-8.73
670–1445	1052	85-90%	93	65.00–96.00	$76.78	$808	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	75-80%	1	46.00	$46.00	$646	—
1030–1800	1436	75-80%	158	74.00–89.50	$80.47	$1,156	—
1080–1900	1491	75-80%	100	75.00–99.00	$86.27	$1,286	+5.31
1310–2100	1501	75-80%	20	68.00–78.00	$72.99	$1,096	-12.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–2505	1451	43	75.00–105.00	$94.83	$1,376	—
1065–2585	1717	122	92.00–117.00	$107.45	$1,845	-2.00
1215–2645	1821	95	107.00–134.00	$119.59	$2,178	+0.54

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–955	836	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	475.00–760.00	$657.66
849–1030	885	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	900.00–1,080.00	$1,038.11
965	965	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	660.00	$660.00
855–1210	984	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–1,050.00	$815.28
980–1210	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	915.00–975.00	$948.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
818–1010	874	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	89.00–129.75	$120.02	$1,049
890–1170	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	78.00–96.00	$88.70	$905

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–715	672	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	400.00–560.00	$464.22
600–860	787	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	425.00–750.00	$614.29
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	560.00	$560.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	510.00	$510.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1020	977	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	975.00–1,000.00	$992.24
985–1185	1065	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	650.00–975.00	$840.79
785–1400	1089	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	775.00–1,550.00	$1,192.60
900–1380	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	610.00–1,050.00	$856.75
960–1215	1092	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	760.00–950.00	$824.97
960–1205	1096	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	650.00–1,150.00	$1,052.24
910–1300	1104	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	610.00–1,050.00	$858.12
920–1290	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	675.00–1,325.00	$1,180.37
917–1515	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	910.00–1,425.00	$1,185.07
905–1360	1124	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	20	675.00–1,285.00	$952.86
1075–1185	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00–1,350.00	$1,124.06
825–1450	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	680.00–1,190.00	$1,019.10
925–1365	1141	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	735.00–1,300.00	$1,058.39
1030–1305	1144	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	735.00–1,000.00	$864.99
1150	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	985.00	$985.00
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,050.00	$1,037.50
1065–1295	1171	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	685.00–1,035.00	$920.95
895–1500	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	585.00–1,225.00	$949.68
945–1525	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	775.00–1,090.00	$911.87
1105–1325	1217	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	820.00–1,075.00	$946.30
715–1800	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	64	400.00–1,475.00	$1,185.77
910–1400	1236	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	660.00–1,060.00	$924.83
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00
1155–1430	1272	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	985.00–1,260.00	$1,057.37
1115–1500	1316	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	925.00–1,360.00	$1,193.06

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–940	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	675.00–1,200.00	$1,087.39
865–975	936	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,136.11
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	835.00	$835.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
685	685	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
780–940	849	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	675.00–1,550.00	$1,270.69
870	870	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1075	992	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	710.00–975.00	$837.07
1270	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–880	789	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	685.00–975.00	$835.82
705–985	815	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	710.00–1,450.00	$1,267.39
565–955	822	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	500.00–1,425.00	$1,354.38
740–921	885	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	660.00–1,035.00	$972.27
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–700	673	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	550.00–625.00	$586.43
675	675	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
720	720	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	660.00	$660.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–905	865	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–750.00	$690.39

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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
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	-50.00
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	+275.00
1150–1200	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,525.00	$1,414.89	+168.81
931–1640	1197	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	133	1,000.00–1,825.00	$1,529.01	+282.93
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	+326.06
1070–1440	1203	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	850.00–1,225.00	$1,075.06	-273.88
900–1520	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	27	775.00–1,475.00	$1,074.44	-274.50
950–1350	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	875.00–1,650.00	$1,383.00	+123.71
1200–1250	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,500.00–1,550.00	$1,529.51	+270.22
965–1710	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	1,075.00–1,950.00	$1,444.74	-30.26
1150–1500	1307	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00–1,475.00	$1,330.56	-169.44
1170–1490	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,500.00–1,725.00	$1,607.99	+107.99
1322	1322	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	-200.00
1370	1370	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1030–1540	1397	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,231.70	—
1418	1418	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00	-45.47
1570	1570	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	610.00	$610.00	-315.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	2	81.00	$81.00	$347	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	282	5	152.00–153.00	$152.81	$431	+6.70
320–343	333	5	104.00–143.00	$131.75	$439	-16.22
362–390	370	6	120.00–137.00	$130.77	$484	-13.88
401–447	418	29	137.00–157.50	$152.32	$637	+14.94
452–481	472	10	100.00–139.00	$133.41	$630	-10.70
515–547	533	7	109.00–135.50	$124.53	$664	-9.17
553–588	577	33	133.00–138.00	$134.45	$776	+5.96
605–645	624	16	94.00–129.00	$124.74	$778	-5.77
680–690	683	3	90.00–101.00	$97.30	$665	-21.04
703–737	714	7	84.00–120.00	$109.10	$779	-20.88
787–795	789	4	108.50–117.00	$110.64	$873	—
797 value added	797	72	127.00	$127.00	$1,012	—
815–819	819	65	107.00–128.60	$127.61	$1,045	—
900–945	936	13	65.00–115.00	$100.61	$942	-20.30

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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
1010	1010	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00–1,675.00	$1,606.25	—

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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.