Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

21,229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.95/cwt -3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 777 lb · 844 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.91/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 477 lb · 781 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.78/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 523 lb · 764 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	21,229	17,088	19,613
Feeder cattle	18,106	14,405	16,437
Slaughter cattle	2,329	1,816	2,367
Replacement cattle	794	867	809

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher and feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Yearlings were steady to 1.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for all feeder and yearling classes with good offerings and active buyer participation. Buyers showed best interest in weaned and preconditioned packages. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady with instances of 1.00 to 2.00 lower to 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good 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
200–230	213	19	185.00–247.50	$213.52	$455	+22.23
250–295	276	23	180.00–218.00	$198.36	$547	+7.04
255–295 fancy	276	10	200.00–222.50	$215.18	$594	+6.04
308–340 value added	311	12	187.00–214.00	$211.54	$658	+20.94
300–348	326	51	172.50–219.00	$193.73	$632	+1.76
306–347 fancy	331	17	190.00–217.50	$212.92	$705	+7.01
350–399	381	134	175.00–215.00	$195.46	$745	+6.57
365–397 fancy	390	11	200.00–214.00	$205.16	$800	-12.63
380–395 value added	390	13	191.00–196.00	$194.61	$759	+4.61
400–448 value added	423	78	175.00–205.00	$190.45	$806	+9.63
402–443 fancy	427	31	189.00–220.00	$201.71	$861	-1.99
400–447	428	155	162.00–210.00	$187.69	$803	+0.96
450–485 fancy	463	25	187.00–210.00	$197.29	$913	+3.35
450–499	477	200	156.00–206.00	$179.72	$857	-3.46
455–498 value added	484	59	173.00–204.00	$190.17	$920	+9.38
500–548 value added	521	275	166.00–204.00	$186.60	$972	-0.64
500–548	523	324	160.00–189.00	$175.82	$920	+0.95
536 fancy	536	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,018	-1.69
560 fancy	560	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,042	-3.50
551–597 value added	571	129	167.00–195.00	$181.08	$1,034	-2.44
550–599	578	364	136.00–186.00	$172.16	$995	+1.62
600–649 value added	617	371	153.00–193.50	$176.61	$1,090	+5.11
600–648	624	253	140.00–174.75	$161.84	$1,010	+0.06
650–695 value added	669	119	157.00–170.00	$164.13	$1,098	-3.96
650–699	676	223	137.00–176.00	$155.62	$1,052	-1.70
700–749 value added	727	360	146.00–164.00	$159.07	$1,156	-0.10
700–747	731	222	130.00–156.00	$147.95	$1,082	-0.05
750–795	776	183	130.00–155.00	$147.22	$1,142	-0.55
753–799 value added	777	661	141.00–161.90	$154.54	$1,201	-3.91
806–841 value added	822	608	139.95–154.85	$148.48	$1,221	-2.36
800–845	825	136	120.00–145.00	$139.89	$1,154	-6.46
850–895	865	90	105.00–144.50	$137.94	$1,193	+0.30
858–893 value added	873	426	144.75–152.75	$149.63	$1,306	+2.73
913–939 value added	925	132	140.25–150.00	$144.89	$1,340	-1.71
900–946	939	74	122.00–145.00	$137.37	$1,290	+8.87
950–983	963	21	117.00–137.00	$132.32	$1,274	+3.42
960–986 value added	971	287	138.90–145.00	$141.92	$1,378	+7.07
977 fancy	977	48	137.75	$137.75	$1,346	—
1009 fancy	1009	50	135.10	$135.10	$1,363	—
1023	1023	11	120.00	$120.00	$1,228	-2.07
1050	1050	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,260	+20.00
1150 value added	1150	51	131.00	$131.00	$1,506	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	180.00	$180.00	$423	+6.71
255–272	266	3	171.00–197.00	$179.30	$477	—
320–335	328	2	150.00–172.00	$160.75	$527	+1.00
350–396	383	10	147.50–182.00	$172.58	$661	+5.44
410–445	430	25	130.00–185.00	$165.25	$711	+1.88
450–497	477	32	139.00–174.00	$158.70	$757	-5.59
500–545	516	23	120.00–163.00	$150.50	$777	+0.34
550–595	573	54	139.00–178.00	$150.13	$860	-2.15
606–645	625	31	131.00–160.00	$147.19	$920	+12.32
652–695	669	15	133.00–155.00	$143.15	$958	+1.80
700–740	721	13	110.00–137.00	$128.31	$925	-3.00
765–785	775	12	123.00–142.00	$131.99	$1,023	+1.30
805–820	811	4	120.00–132.00	$123.75	$1,004	-7.89
855	855	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,000	-17.30
900–940	917	3	115.00–126.00	$122.03	$1,119	+0.03
1015	1015	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,066	—
1095	1095	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,204	—
1165	1165	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,118	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	3	141.00	$141.00	$766	—
577	577	5	165.00	$165.00	$952	—
621–625	622	5	140.00–144.00	$140.80	$876	—
683	683	3	144.00	$144.00	$984	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	177.50	$177.50	$559	—
475	475	1	165.00	$165.00	$784	+1.00
500–530	520	6	160.00–163.00	$161.85	$842	+7.85
585	585	1	166.00	$166.00	$971	+20.60
645	645	1	140.00	$140.00	$903	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,450	—
1460	1460	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,956	—
1668	1668	3	78.50	$78.50	$1,309	-41.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	152.00	$152.00	$661	—
497	497	2	137.50	$137.50	$683	—
530	530	1	125.00	$125.00	$662	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	158.00	$158.00	$822	+2.00
565	565	1	158.00	$158.00	$893	—
715	715	1	138.00	$138.00	$987	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–185	182	3	203.00	$203.00	$369	—
210 value added	210	1	165.00	$165.00	$346	-2.50
200–240 fancy	221	4	178.00–200.00	$191.81	$424	+10.81
200–245	227	23	150.00–212.00	$184.36	$418	+7.62
265–280 value added	272	3	167.50–172.50	$170.36	$463	-8.09
250–296	275	60	150.00–173.00	$161.97	$445	-7.74
258–296 fancy	277	6	174.00–203.00	$187.51	$519	—
300–348	325	152	145.00–187.50	$164.35	$534	+1.10
300–345 value added	326	17	163.00–180.00	$170.10	$555	-2.96
330–345 fancy	340	3	168.00–175.00	$172.74	$587	-12.26
358–395 fancy	368	35	170.00–190.00	$177.71	$654	+0.99
350–398	374	258	150.00–186.00	$167.33	$626	+2.61
350–395 value added	378	28	164.00–178.00	$172.97	$654	+4.86
400–445 fancy	419	93	162.00–187.50	$175.00	$733	+0.99
400–449	429	437	143.00–184.00	$161.33	$692	+1.76
400–447 value added	431	60	150.00–174.00	$166.31	$717	+3.74
452–492 fancy	469	57	151.00–176.00	$168.54	$790	-3.41
450–498	477	548	141.00–177.00	$159.27	$760	+2.06
450–497 value added	481	176	150.00–178.30	$167.98	$808	+13.82
500–548 value added	519	217	147.00–177.50	$158.94	$825	+0.83
500–549	525	528	135.00–169.00	$153.12	$804	+3.28
502–529 fancy	526	19	147.00–165.00	$153.41	$807	-14.94
550–599	570	435	133.00–167.00	$149.03	$849	+2.35
550–599 value added	574	111	137.00–167.00	$155.32	$892	+4.43
600–648 value added	621	434	135.50–166.80	$154.09	$957	-1.65
600–645	621	271	122.00–152.50	$139.45	$866	+2.45
650–690 value added	670	453	134.75–156.60	$150.62	$1,009	+3.91
650–698	673	257	123.00–148.50	$136.82	$921	+0.59
700–720	710	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$926	+1.43
705–740 value added	716	565	124.00–153.00	$144.82	$1,037	+3.40
700–746	722	135	110.00–138.75	$130.29	$941	+1.23
745 fancy	745	17	140.00	$140.00	$1,043	—
750–795	768	90	116.50–137.00	$130.21	$1,000	+3.99
751–797 value added	779	378	136.00–148.00	$140.65	$1,096	+1.53
800–840	820	32	107.00–140.00	$123.84	$1,015	-1.97
800–847 value added	829	141	132.00–135.25	$134.13	$1,112	-0.82
825–840	829	4	123.00–132.00	$129.72	$1,075	+3.91
861–873	866	14	126.50–130.50	$128.92	$1,116	+11.95
858–895	872	14	106.00–137.50	$122.05	$1,064	+5.08
905–910	908	2	116.00–121.00	$118.51	$1,076	-6.49
908	908	30	129.25	$129.25	$1,174	+4.25
950–953	952	8	116.00–123.00	$121.38	$1,156	+7.12
1000–1047	1034	4	102.00–117.00	$112.02	$1,158	+7.02
1089	1089	4	116.00	$116.00	$1,263	—
1093	1093	5	97.50	$97.50	$1,066	—
1117	1117	7	111.00	$111.00	$1,240	—
1157	1157	2	106.00	$106.00	$1,226	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	226	5	145.00–160.00	$150.88	$341	+15.80
260–295	279	14	136.00–169.00	$155.49	$434	+12.84
300–345	328	17	127.50–169.00	$153.41	$503	+5.76
350–395	377	29	130.00–174.00	$148.35	$559	+2.39
400–447	426	28	138.00–169.00	$151.45	$645	+3.06
450–497	477	59	125.00–163.00	$145.61	$695	+5.43
500–546	528	45	125.00–158.00	$140.39	$741	+6.59
550–595	578	56	120.00–154.00	$135.44	$783	+4.86
600–649	628	61	110.00–137.50	$125.47	$788	+2.93
650–695	672	32	102.50–131.00	$118.39	$796	+0.74
700–748	720	28	104.00–124.00	$112.32	$809	-3.40
750–790	762	9	107.50–116.00	$111.94	$853	+0.23
800–840	820	12	97.00–131.00	$111.81	$917	+6.18
855–892	866	7	100.00–112.00	$104.16	$902	+1.16
943	943	2	87.50	$87.50	$825	-7.50
975	975	1	90.00	$90.00	$878	-11.70
1035	1035	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,128	+9.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	3	149.50	$149.50	$550	—
468–485	472	5	132.00–146.00	$143.21	$676	-1.79
576–585	579	6	136.00–143.50	$140.97	$816	—
608–642	621	10	130.00–133.00	$131.71	$818	+1.71
685	685	1	121.00	$121.00	$829	—
710–721	719	7	124.00–137.50	$135.60	$975	—
765	765	6	134.00	$134.00	$1,025	—
920	920	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,030	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	155.00	$155.00	$380	—
320–345	333	2	145.00–148.00	$146.56	$488	—
365	365	1	142.50	$142.50	$520	—
410–430	424	4	155.00–160.00	$157.46	$668	+32.46
460–490	479	6	145.00–150.00	$146.90	$704	+10.09
515–547	541	10	145.00–147.50	$146.15	$791	+15.32

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	125.00	$125.00	$425	—
415	415	1	122.00	$122.00	$506	—
725	725	5	121.00	$121.00	$877	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
696	696	8	128.50	$128.50	$894	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,138	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–195 fancy	188	3	205.00–222.00	$210.50	$396	—
200–247	224	11	162.50–211.00	$192.37	$431	+5.85
250–296	278	43	169.00–208.00	$189.16	$526	+12.06
305–320 value added	312	3	185.00–190.00	$186.71	$583	-1.93
300–345 fancy	322	13	190.00–210.00	$201.76	$650	+8.11
300–348	325	68	160.00–209.00	$184.76	$600	+1.56
350–395 fancy	373	11	190.00–210.00	$196.81	$734	-9.06
350–398	374	228	167.00–206.00	$187.18	$700	+10.66
385–392 value added	390	6	181.00–189.00	$184.98	$721	—
404–445 fancy	424	23	180.00–210.00	$196.35	$833	-6.80
400–448	430	218	155.00–205.00	$176.05	$757	-1.53
415–443 value added	439	17	174.00–187.50	$185.46	$814	+9.95
452–470 fancy	456	10	180.00–205.00	$197.26	$900	+3.42
451–486 value added	464	13	174.00–188.00	$181.48	$842	+9.33
450–497	474	237	154.00–203.00	$176.40	$836	+6.33
500–523 fancy	513	24	180.00–187.00	$184.89	$948	+13.33
500–548	524	232	145.00–181.00	$164.62	$863	+2.47
500–548 value added	528	12	167.00–185.00	$176.95	$934	+6.35
560 fancy	560	3	176.00	$176.00	$986	+2.49
563–565 value added	564	6	169.00–176.00	$171.34	$966	+3.22
550–597	571	287	139.00–182.00	$159.92	$913	+4.72
605–620 value added	613	18	154.00–179.00	$157.64	$966	+6.44
600–645	618	159	130.00–164.00	$147.25	$910	+1.08
655–660 value added	658	3	146.00–149.00	$148.01	$974	-4.99
650–695	671	95	124.00–160.00	$139.13	$934	-2.19
700–745	722	77	119.00–145.00	$131.37	$948	-2.55
737 value added	737	11	139.50	$139.50	$1,028	—
752 fancy	752	5	133.00	$133.00	$1,000	—
750–792	768	54	116.00–140.00	$128.24	$985	-0.11
800–845	821	22	115.00–130.00	$124.59	$1,023	+4.77
852–885	867	8	111.00–123.00	$120.08	$1,041	+3.05
905–940	925	8	105.00–121.00	$111.63	$1,033	-2.25
965–990	968	11	91.00–122.00	$116.53	$1,128	—
1015–1040	1028	3	84.00–100.00	$92.96	$956	—
1050–1056	1055	10	103.00–104.50	$104.35	$1,101	—
1190	1190	12	111.00	$111.00	$1,321	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	232	3	167.00–177.50	$172.99	$401	+37.05
255–290	271	7	143.00–183.00	$165.63	$449	+8.93
300–345	326	6	150.00–181.00	$165.42	$539	+2.13
350–390	371	26	137.00–196.00	$172.95	$642	+17.77
400–445	431	29	130.00–172.00	$154.87	$667	-2.23
450–491	472	43	139.00–176.00	$158.81	$750	+8.94
505–545	525	40	130.00–160.00	$143.62	$754	+1.69
555–595	576	28	111.00–157.00	$137.05	$789	-1.55
600–649	627	22	112.00–140.00	$127.46	$799	-7.38
655–680	667	12	120.00–144.00	$129.56	$864	-0.58
710–735	721	12	100.00–126.00	$116.62	$841	-6.39
730	730	2	110.00	$110.00	$803	-13.01
790–795	792	3	95.00–117.50	$106.81	$846	-15.43
805–845	822	6	90.00–100.00	$93.83	$771	-6.17
870–880	873	3	108.00–110.00	$108.67	$949	+0.67
935	935	1	100.00	$100.00	$935	-2.50
953–995	970	11	88.00–118.00	$98.58	$956	—
1030	1030	2	96.00	$96.00	$989	—
1075	1075	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,075	—
1140	1140	2	99.00	$99.00	$1,129	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	135.00	$135.00	$425	—
365	365	2	150.00	$150.00	$548	+12.50
410–425	416	8	140.00	$140.00	$582	+10.00
495–497	496	3	124.00–154.00	$144.03	$714	—
535	535	1	142.50	$142.50	$762	—
670	670	1	129.00	$129.00	$864	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–1660	1162	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	9	760.00–1,750.00	$1,308.77	-96.50

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	2	160.00	$160.00	$627	—
430–440	435	2	150.00–155.00	$152.47	$663	-2.76
475	475	1	145.00	$145.00	$689	—
565–595	583	3	141.00–146.00	$143.29	$835	+3.29

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–397	388	3	160.00–170.00	$166.82	$647	—
555	555	1	146.00	$146.00	$810	—
635	635	1	140.00	$140.00	$889	—
675	675	1	139.00	$139.00	$938	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	200.00	$200.00	$320	—
415	415	2	162.50	$162.50	$674	—
480	480	1	150.00	$150.00	$720	—
965	965	2	99.00	$99.00	$955	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1120	1073	80-85%	2	54.00–59.50	$56.87	$610	—
830–1895	1170	80-85%	75	60.00–78.50	$70.08	$820	+0.65
845–1945	1242	80-85%	314	66.00–90.00	$79.56	$988	-0.34
985–2060	1285	80-85%	231	69.00–106.00	$87.39	$1,123	-0.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1225	960	85-90%	21	34.00–60.00	$47.04	$452	-9.82
710–1320	973	85-90%	75	45.00–72.00	$60.80	$592	+3.94
670–1620	1070	85-90%	211	50.00–83.00	$69.04	$739	-7.74
825–1380	1079	85-90%	107	68.00–101.00	$77.56	$837	+0.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1800	1442	75-80%	25	59.00–78.00	$72.33	$1,043	-8.14
1070–1915	1470	75-80%	159	70.00–89.50	$80.50	$1,183	-5.77
1175–1940	1534	75-80%	151	78.00–122.00	$86.93	$1,334	+13.94

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520	1520	65-75%	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,383	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1900	1461	27	88.00–105.00	$97.78	$1,429	+2.95
1045–2440	1664	88	92.50–118.00	$107.92	$1,796	—
1225–2450	1838	73	105.00–131.00	$119.22	$2,191	-0.37

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
570–790	693	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	510.00–750.00	$617.76
790–810	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	535.00–635.00	$585.63
615–1185	872	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	525.00–945.00	$750.93
1390	1390	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
980	980	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	95.00	$95.00	$931
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	95.00	$95.00	$1,012
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	95.50	$95.50	$1,113

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1060	901	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	600.00–1,425.00	$1,039.25
755–1170	954	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	585.00–1,000.00	$848.42
800–1205	1039	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	535.00–900.00	$800.49
1000–1155	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	585.00–1,125.00	$849.71
975–1275	1082	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	710.00–950.00	$813.77
715–1315	1092	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	675.00–1,175.00	$991.09
925–1335	1097	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	560.00–1,070.00	$882.36
1010–1275	1141	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	645.00–930.00	$840.12
995–1290	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	600.00–900.00	$769.37
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00
965–1450	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	545.00–1,035.00	$836.50
850–1380	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	590.00–1,210.00	$1,071.26
815–1445	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	580.00–1,250.00	$918.66
900–1540	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	620.00–1,285.00	$994.51
950–1600	1184	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	580.00–1,225.00	$976.37
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1295	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00
1025–1600	1347	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	985.00–1,425.00	$1,150.61
1405	1405	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
790–880	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	600.00–875.00	$744.91
865–890	878	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–725.00	$663.39

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–920	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–790.00	$748.00
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	585.00	$585.00
700–1130	905	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	585.00–1,050.00	$863.95
865–957	919	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	825.00–1,200.00	$1,108.54
940–970	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	910.00–1,125.00	$1,019.19
830–1250	973	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	970.00–1,250.00	$1,120.07

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
715–782	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–660.00	$653.14
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00

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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
1020	1020	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
950–1395	1097	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	875.00–1,590.00	$1,395.29	—
900–1360	1107	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	30	725.00–1,150.00	$972.52	—
900–1420	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	875.00–1,435.00	$1,165.70	—
1000–1400	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1050–1350	1169	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	970.00–1,500.00	$1,378.53	-36.36
1000–1450	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	930.00–1,600.00	$1,318.06	-96.83
800–1435	1184	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	875.00–1,235.00	$1,057.73	-357.16
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	+25.00
1020–1635	1271	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	950.00–1,700.00	$1,421.56	—
1350–1785	1578	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,525.00–1,775.00	$1,653.04	+128.04

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
1155–1225	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,012.87	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–910	807	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,100.00	$1,004.79	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	94.00	$94.00	$559	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
181	181	3	105.00	$105.00	$190	—
230	230	2	115.00	$115.00	$264	—
268–270	269	4	97.50–115.00	$110.60	$298	-42.21
363–396	384	9	115.00–151.00	$131.50	$505	+0.73
435–439	438	6	107.50–140.00	$134.62	$590	-17.70
472	472	2	138.00	$138.00	$651	+4.59
530–545	538	2	85.00–140.00	$112.88	$607	-11.65
551–590	569	10	92.00–130.00	$104.85	$597	-29.60
627–633	628	25	124.50–130.50	$129.77	$815	+5.03
709–745	723	33	106.00–129.50	$125.28	$906	+16.18
765–787	780	3	108.50–112.00	$109.64	$855	-1.00
870	870	1	105.00	$105.00	$914	—
892 value added	892	60	132.10	$132.10	$1,178	—
911–948	940	53	121.00–123.00	$122.60	$1,152	+21.99
958–993	974	16	110.50–115.50	$112.65	$1,097	—

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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
850–950	910	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	830.00–1,000.00	$938.37	—
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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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.