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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

22,460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.00/cwt -2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 525 lb · 872 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.81/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 573 lb · 835 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.74/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 620 lb · 752 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 22,460 21,229 17,146
Feeder cattle 17,932 18,106 13,857
Slaughter cattle 2,997 2,329 2,062
Replacement cattle 1,531 794 1,227

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mixed trending mostly steady to 4.00 higher through midweek with trends shifting to 2.00 to 4.00 lower by week's end. Yearlings were unevenly steady. There was mostly moderate to good demand for all feeder and yearling classes except weaned and preconditioned packages which were very good. Slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady. Prices ranged from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher with moderate to good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 13 189.00–210.00 $199.22 $458 -14.30
225–245 fancy 238 4 217.50–230.00 $221.09 $526 —
265 fancy 265 1 197.50 $197.50 $523 -17.68
255–282 272 24 180.00–211.00 $199.31 $542 +0.95
303–347 327 45 170.00–211.00 $191.22 $625 -2.51
330–343 fancy 337 6 203.00–220.00 $211.34 $712 -1.58
325–346 value added 339 7 190.00–200.00 $194.80 $660 -16.74
350–397 372 79 171.00–207.50 $189.57 $705 -5.89
355–390 fancy 379 5 192.50–220.00 $205.06 $777 -0.10
360–393 value added 382 30 192.00–209.00 $197.34 $754 +2.73
400–445 value added 420 85 170.00–209.00 $193.21 $811 +2.76
403–433 fancy 421 45 190.00–212.50 $201.47 $848 -0.24
400–448 425 201 160.00–203.00 $185.14 $787 -2.55
451–477 fancy 458 41 194.00–207.00 $202.04 $925 +4.75
450–498 value added 471 115 170.00–198.00 $189.89 $894 -0.28
450–498 472 265 160.00–200.00 $180.00 $850 +0.28
500–548 523 307 146.00–189.00 $173.44 $907 -2.38
500–549 value added 526 306 171.00–201.00 $187.55 $987 +0.95
550–597 571 435 155.00–189.00 $173.92 $993 +1.76
550–597 value added 577 254 164.00–195.00 $186.07 $1,074 +4.99
590 unweaned 590 4 153.00 $153.00 $903 —
600–648 value added 618 142 158.00–191.00 $175.62 $1,085 -0.99
600–649 627 354 130.00–179.50 $160.78 $1,008 -1.06
658 thin fleshed 658 59 172.70 $172.70 $1,136 —
652–697 value added 666 103 158.50–179.50 $169.48 $1,129 +5.35
650–697 669 294 133.00–172.50 $156.76 $1,049 +1.14
700–747 720 169 130.00–159.50 $147.60 $1,063 -0.35
700–749 value added 732 256 149.50–165.00 $157.16 $1,150 -1.91
750–799 766 220 131.00–155.50 $145.87 $1,117 -1.35
755–799 value added 781 192 145.75–159.00 $154.48 $1,206 -0.06
810–845 value added 823 287 141.50–155.50 $148.77 $1,224 +0.29
800–849 828 128 123.00–148.50 $138.00 $1,143 -1.89
828 fancy 828 123 149.80 $149.80 $1,240 —
850–895 867 76 128.00–144.00 $138.66 $1,202 +0.72
862–887 value added 872 258 143.90–148.10 $145.68 $1,270 -3.95
902–931 value added 916 229 142.00–145.00 $143.90 $1,318 -0.99
905–945 917 20 116.00–136.50 $129.81 $1,190 -7.56
955 value added 955 58 143.00 $143.00 $1,366 +1.08
955–980 958 36 122.00–130.00 $126.20 $1,209 -6.12
1000 1000 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,230 +3.00
1039 value added 1039 54 134.50 $134.50 $1,397 —
1064–1095 1071 10 115.00–134.00 $128.64 $1,378 +8.64
1160–1175 1168 2 101.00–126.00 $113.42 $1,325 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 186.00 $186.00 $409 +6.00
275–295 283 6 160.00–190.00 $173.37 $491 -5.93
300–345 330 11 129.00–175.00 $157.45 $520 -3.30
355–395 373 12 157.50–183.00 $170.23 $635 -2.35
400–445 417 24 142.50–183.00 $169.08 $705 +3.83
450–498 474 48 153.00–177.00 $168.56 $799 +9.86
500–545 524 34 146.00–166.00 $156.52 $820 +6.02
550–597 574 39 140.00–168.00 $154.68 $888 +4.55
600–646 625 49 126.00–164.50 $144.82 $905 -2.37
655–695 674 29 129.00–159.00 $138.08 $931 -5.07
700–745 729 8 126.00–135.00 $133.28 $972 +4.97
765–780 775 4 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $1,004 -2.49
805–835 825 3 130.00–137.00 $134.72 $1,111 +10.97
855–877 869 4 121.00–134.00 $126.22 $1,097 +9.22
900–910 905 2 110.00–121.00 $115.53 $1,046 -6.50
995 995 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,174 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 154.00 $154.00 $739 —
555 555 3 162.00 $162.00 $899 -3.00
666 666 10 150.00 $150.00 $999 +6.00
766 766 12 140.00 $140.00 $1,072 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 131.00 $131.00 $347 —
310 310 1 140.00 $140.00 $434 —
725 725 1 111.00 $111.00 $805 —
815 815 1 108.00 $108.00 $880 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,077 —
970 970 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 2 102.00 $102.00 $857 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 fancy 212 6 191.00–215.00 $197.56 $419 +5.75
200–248 230 17 152.00–197.00 $180.88 $416 -3.48
260 fancy 260 4 200.00 $200.00 $520 +12.49
260–290 value added 277 11 170.00–178.00 $174.01 $482 +3.65
250–297 280 60 145.00–185.00 $168.09 $471 +6.12
301–317 fancy 311 16 173.00 $173.00 $538 +0.26
305–345 value added 322 13 163.00–181.00 $169.31 $545 -0.79
300–349 324 132 126.00–187.00 $166.62 $540 +2.27
350–398 377 280 144.00–185.00 $165.55 $624 -1.78
350–396 value added 383 75 162.00–185.00 $173.07 $663 +0.10
350–393 fancy 386 12 172.00–183.00 $173.44 $669 -4.27
400–447 value added 423 61 156.00–183.00 $165.59 $700 -0.72
401–446 fancy 423 66 163.00–180.00 $174.58 $738 -0.42
400–449 427 449 137.50–172.50 $160.77 $686 -0.56
460 thin fleshed 460 5 152.00 $152.00 $699 —
467 fancy 467 2 165.00 $165.00 $771 -3.54
450–495 value added 472 91 154.00–169.00 $159.45 $753 -8.53
450–499 475 503 141.00–174.00 $157.64 $749 -1.63
500–548 value added 519 256 147.00–166.00 $157.32 $816 -1.62
500–549 528 616 132.00–165.00 $149.79 $791 -3.33
550–599 572 658 131.00–161.00 $149.25 $854 +0.22
550–598 value added 579 176 147.00–178.00 $156.64 $907 +1.32
590 fancy 590 1 155.00 $155.00 $914 —
609–643 fancy 610 155 151.00–161.50 $160.95 $982 —
600–647 622 315 118.00–152.00 $137.77 $857 -1.68
600–646 value added 623 282 139.00–158.25 $151.61 $945 -2.48
650–691 value added 658 273 132.00–156.25 $150.62 $991 ±0.00
650–696 668 322 115.00–148.00 $138.90 $928 +2.08
701–749 value added 728 230 130.95–148.25 $143.95 $1,048 -0.87
700–749 731 268 116.00–140.50 $131.68 $963 +1.39
750–797 771 112 122.00–138.50 $129.93 $1,002 -0.28
762–798 value added 775 230 134.00–147.75 $142.87 $1,107 +2.22
781 781 8 133.50 $133.50 $1,043 +3.29
803–830 810 9 116.00–128.00 $122.05 $989 -1.79
800–825 value added 824 27 123.00–130.00 $129.75 $1,069 -4.38
800–843 828 55 107.00–136.00 $123.31 $1,021 -6.41
857 857 6 134.00 $134.00 $1,148 +5.08
852–898 867 25 107.00–127.00 $115.82 $1,004 -13.10
904–915 907 10 116.00–124.00 $121.58 $1,103 +3.07
954–987 961 47 109.00–123.50 $119.93 $1,153 -1.45
985 985 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,133 -6.38
1000–1025 1006 5 112.50–117.00 $115.49 $1,162 +3.47
1006–1010 1008 5 107.00–108.00 $107.40 $1,083 -4.62
1068 1068 7 109.00 $109.00 $1,164 -7.00
1066–1095 1075 8 103.00–119.00 $110.05 $1,183 -5.95
1128 1128 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,331 +7.00
1290 1290 2 98.00 $98.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 188.00 $188.00 $357 —
220–247 240 4 139.00–160.00 $151.99 $365 +1.11
250–290 271 10 140.00–162.00 $152.87 $414 -2.62
305–345 329 32 120.00–163.00 $146.49 $482 -6.92
350–395 372 34 131.00–171.00 $154.86 $576 +6.51
402–448 434 71 120.00–174.00 $149.43 $649 -2.02
450–497 472 87 120.00–159.00 $143.11 $675 -2.50
500–545 516 41 115.00–155.00 $132.44 $683 -7.95
550–595 575 68 110.00–145.00 $134.44 $773 -1.00
600–645 621 43 110.00–139.00 $125.29 $778 -0.18
650–695 670 30 115.00–133.00 $124.04 $831 +5.65
700–745 714 33 98.00–122.00 $113.82 $813 +1.50
755–795 769 12 110.00–121.00 $114.25 $879 +2.31
800–845 825 11 87.50–116.00 $105.07 $867 -6.74
856–895 866 4 90.00–111.00 $105.57 $914 +1.41
900–945 922 5 100.00–108.00 $105.57 $973 +18.07
955–980 968 2 83.00–104.00 $93.64 $906 +3.64
1035 1035 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,107 -2.00
1095 1095 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,051 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 370 3 146.00–160.00 $155.21 $574 +5.71
520 520 25 135.00–138.00 $137.76 $716 —
640 640 1 126.00 $126.00 $806 -5.71
770 770 5 121.00 $121.00 $932 -13.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 142.50 $142.50 $456 +17.50
358 358 3 137.50 $137.50 $492 —
390 390 1 139.00 $139.00 $542 —
440 440 1 125.00 $125.00 $550 +3.00
495 495 6 129.00–137.00 $133.00 $658 —
510 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 —
575 575 1 111.00 $111.00 $638 —
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 101.00 $101.00 $328 —
365 365 1 104.00 $104.00 $380 —
451 451 4 107.00 $107.00 $483 —
710 710 1 77.00 $77.00 $547 —
810 810 2 83.00 $83.00 $672 —
885 885 1 68.00 $68.00 $602 —
1030 1030 1 95.00 $95.00 $978 —
1085 1085 1 90.00 $90.00 $976 —
1105 1105 1 74.00 $74.00 $818 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 134.00 $134.00 $717 —
553 553 4 143.00 $143.00 $791 —
715 715 1 125.00 $125.00 $894 —
880 880 1 109.00 $109.00 $959 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1103 1094 6 115.00–118.00 $117.52 $1,286 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 152.00 $152.00 $722 —
668 668 3 129.00 $129.00 $862 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 166.00 $166.00 $681 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 220.00 $220.00 $418 —
200 fancy 200 2 235.00 $235.00 $470 —
200–245 227 31 153.00–215.00 $194.84 $442 +2.47
250–298 282 29 161.00–203.00 $188.91 $533 -0.25
307 fancy 307 13 202.00 $202.00 $620 +0.24
300–345 325 85 167.00–206.00 $183.66 $597 -1.10
350–395 value added 367 13 185.00–211.00 $197.55 $725 +12.57
350–397 376 188 161.00–210.00 $180.88 $680 -6.30
350–386 fancy 377 6 192.00–220.00 $200.63 $756 +3.82
403–419 fancy 415 14 170.00–204.00 $183.90 $763 -12.45
418 thin fleshed 418 5 188.00 $188.00 $786 —
400–448 430 223 151.00–191.00 $173.30 $745 -2.75
405–442 value added 433 21 175.00–194.50 $186.95 $809 +1.49
450–490 value added 465 17 174.00–190.00 $184.35 $857 +2.87
450–495 470 262 149.00–187.00 $169.60 $797 -6.80
460–495 fancy 475 10 168.00–198.00 $184.05 $874 -13.21
511 thin fleshed 511 13 181.00 $181.00 $925 —
502–530 fancy 516 25 163.00–186.00 $176.10 $909 -8.79
500–547 522 280 145.00–176.00 $161.24 $842 -3.38
500–545 value added 523 11 170.00–180.00 $174.95 $915 -2.00
550–585 fancy 571 15 167.00–179.00 $171.21 $978 -4.79
550–599 571 297 139.00–171.00 $156.60 $894 -3.32
553–597 value added 572 24 164.00–183.00 $178.12 $1,019 +6.78
605–620 fancy 613 2 155.00–159.00 $157.02 $963 —
600–638 value added 621 20 152.00–168.00 $156.95 $975 -0.69
600–645 623 178 128.00–174.00 $145.14 $904 -2.11
650–655 value added 653 2 149.00–153.00 $151.01 $986 +3.00
655 thin fleshed 655 7 152.00 $152.00 $996 —
650–698 668 124 125.00–163.00 $140.08 $936 +0.95
700–745 718 81 115.00–150.00 $130.75 $939 -0.62
750–797 774 59 113.00–149.00 $130.94 $1,013 +2.70
820 fancy 820 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,066 —
805–845 826 21 104.00–134.00 $118.64 $980 -5.95
855–895 871 20 95.00–132.00 $111.77 $974 -8.31
905–945 926 18 90.00–125.00 $105.22 $974 -6.41
970–985 977 3 82.00–101.00 $92.66 $905 -23.87
1105 1105 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 3 152.50–160.00 $156.82 $353 -16.17
250–290 271 10 153.00–175.00 $164.03 $445 -1.60
305–345 326 26 143.00–184.00 $164.15 $535 -1.27
350–398 375 35 140.00–188.00 $169.73 $636 -3.22
410–448 437 23 135.00–177.50 $163.18 $713 +8.31
450–499 473 44 125.00–168.00 $154.76 $732 -4.05
500–548 527 60 132.00–156.00 $143.06 $754 -0.56
550–595 575 30 135.00–147.00 $140.70 $809 +3.65
603–646 623 15 110.00–142.00 $129.66 $808 +2.20
650–692 678 13 110.00–137.00 $126.69 $859 -2.87
730–745 735 7 106.00–125.00 $119.12 $876 +9.12
750–795 774 4 100.00–117.00 $108.15 $837 +1.34
827–840 830 4 100.00–114.00 $103.54 $859 +9.71
863–880 868 6 100.00–110.00 $106.65 $926 -2.02
900–945 917 3 82.00–113.00 $94.61 $868 -5.39
955–980 968 2 84.00–109.00 $96.34 $933 -2.24
1050 1050 1 90.00 $90.00 $945 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060–1185 1105 (<2 yrs)N/A 4 1,035.00–1,375.00 $1,231.33 —
1235–1850 1452 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 15 1,300.00–2,275.00 $1,673.63 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 130.00 $130.00 $286 —
285 285 1 130.00 $130.00 $370 —
310–325 320 3 127.50–130.00 $129.19 $413 -5.81
405 405 3 135.00 $135.00 $547 -5.00
615 615 5 130.00 $130.00 $800 —
600–645 617 3 110.00–145.00 $123.79 $764 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–510 507 5 149.00–152.00 $150.21 $762 —
675 675 1 124.00 $124.00 $837 -15.00
882 882 2 112.00 $112.00 $988 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 151.00 $151.00 $695 +1.00
700 700 1 121.00 $121.00 $847 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1275 1140 80-85% 5 50.00–67.00 $60.01 $684 —
885–1480 1167 80-85% 75 60.00–77.00 $71.17 $831 +1.09
810–1645 1198 80-85% 422 60.00–89.00 $78.94 $946 +8.86
905–1735 1252 80-85% 295 76.00–105.00 $86.86 $1,087 -0.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–1225 924 85-90% 33 30.00–56.00 $47.63 $440 —
755–1410 978 85-90% 90 44.00–68.00 $59.39 $581 -1.41
740–1520 1039 85-90% 255 50.00–81.00 $69.36 $721 —
700–1345 1045 85-90% 154 60.00–95.00 $75.99 $794 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $884 —
1075–1797 1420 75-80% 219 67.50–89.00 $80.24 $1,139 +7.91
1090–1830 1424 75-80% 30 67.00–78.00 $73.60 $1,048 +1.27
1170–1915 1500 75-80% 201 76.00–99.50 $86.51 $1,298 -0.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–2195 1551 50 82.00–108.00 $96.81 $1,502 —
1140–2500 1699 146 88.00–122.00 $109.45 $1,860 +1.53
1190–2360 1830 106 110.00–144.00 $122.02 $2,233 +2.80

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)Open 1 945.00 $945.00
780–1255 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 620.00–1,150.00 $842.69
880–1305 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 620.00–1,085.00 $905.65
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–1333 913 (<2 yrs)Open 5 81.00–113.00 $93.00 $849
865–1070 997 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 85.00–108.00 $97.06 $968
930–1120 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 80.00–92.00 $86.10 $881

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1300 978 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 870.00–1,050.00 $960.65
748–1300 1042 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 30 825.00–1,475.00 $1,095.23
710–1400 1051 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 825.00–1,450.00 $1,150.13
910–1225 1061 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 700.00–875.00 $809.85
880–1355 1084 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 750.00–1,375.00 $1,032.21
795–1470 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 530.00–1,135.00 $849.19
860–1555 1146 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 113 730.00–1,425.00 $1,025.78
900–1575 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 750.00–1,425.00 $1,067.02
962–1635 1187 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 46 680.00–1,310.00 $1,036.69
1095–1285 1188 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,110.00 $1,050.04
1000–1515 1204 Aged (>8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 12 750.00–1,175.00 $1,057.15
1020–1410 1221 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 17 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,420.62
830–1717 1233 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 55 850.00–1,575.00 $1,121.03
880–1535 1233 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 760.00–1,225.00 $1,026.07
1025–1450 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 750.00–980.00 $859.29
945–1555 1251 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 11 850.00–1,400.00 $1,206.77
1140–1545 1254 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,060.00–1,210.00 $1,130.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1030 971 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 750.00–850.00 $793.72
840–1125 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 650.00–825.00 $739.97
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–920 873 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 760.00–900.00 $826.19
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
920–955 933 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 700.00–1,410.00 $1,106.45
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740 740 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
745–930 843 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 725.00–900.00 $807.34
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00
810–1050 930 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 740.00–1,175.00 $985.56
855–1085 970 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,075.00 $1,019.91
1075 fancy 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,525.00 $1,525.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00 —
1010–1210 1078 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00–1,275.00 $1,167.31 -227.98
850–1375 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 26 810.00–1,800.00 $1,339.74 -55.55
1156 fancy 1156 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
760–1532 1176 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 45 875.00–1,675.00 $1,271.02 -47.04
1050–1285 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 15 1,225.00–1,650.00 $1,502.53 +184.47
900–1517 1216 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 33 800.00–1,525.00 $1,235.55 -464.45
995–1427 1219 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 700.00–1,285.00 $1,100.76 -599.24
1125–1345 1222 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 18 985.00–1,300.00 $1,137.56 -562.44
840–1605 1284 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 120 960.00–1,775.00 $1,412.31 -9.25
942–1635 fancy 1326 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 27 1,800.00–2,250.00 $2,023.32 —
1366 fancy 1366 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
1320–1425 1373 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,310.00–1,500.00 $1,408.63 —
1455 1455 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
1420–1535 1478 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00–1,925.00 $1,696.74 —
1395–1700 1548 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,500.00 $1,364.78 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1085–1495 1264 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 900.00–1,300.00 $1,121.16 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
720–1215 891 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 760.00–925.00 $860.34 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105–1160 1133 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 940.00–1,300.00 $1,124.37 —
1116–1190 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00–1,200.00 $1,058.09 —
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,080.00 $1,080.00 —
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 870.00 $870.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
795–995 917 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 740.00–1,210.00 $983.36 —
960 960 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 140.00 $140.00 $336 +25.00
250 fancy 250 2 210.00 $210.00 $525 —
260–295 274 7 140.00–150.00 $146.37 $401 +35.77
305–342 333 5 105.00–106.00 $105.38 $351 —
340 fancy 340 4 129.00 $129.00 $439 —
352 value added 352 22 131.00 $131.00 $461 —
360–396 387 17 98.00–146.00 $134.02 $519 +2.52
400–440 427 18 83.00–140.00 $126.29 $539 -8.33
440 value added 440 13 139.00 $139.00 $612 —
460–495 478 24 83.00–136.00 $109.07 $521 -28.93
500–548 532 44 84.00–138.50 $120.89 $643 +8.01
550–595 576 11 87.00–135.00 $117.59 $677 +12.74
603–630 614 15 87.00–130.00 $118.40 $727 -11.37
624 fancy 624 7 119.00 $119.00 $743 —
654–693 678 22 89.00–124.00 $111.71 $757 —
735–745 738 4 77.00–84.00 $82.23 $607 -43.05
790 790 4 100.00 $100.00 $790 -9.64
820–845 838 11 67.00–90.00 $83.86 $703 —
860–865 863 2 103.00–112.00 $107.51 $928 +2.51
915–931 929 9 80.00–100.00 $97.81 $909 -24.79
952 952 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,000 -7.65
1070 1070 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,027 —
1127 1127 2 93.50 $93.50 $1,054 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 3 84.00–88.00 $86.37 $326 —
430 430 1 68.00 $68.00 $292 —
450–465 458 2 61.00–73.00 $67.10 $307 —
550 550 1 53.00 $53.00 $292 —
730 730 1 52.00 $52.00 $380 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 -475.00

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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.