Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

17,243 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.33/cwt +1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 573 lb · 726 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.89/cwt ±-0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 520 lb · 690 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.01/cwt -4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,267/hd at 868 lb · 655 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	17,243	17,790	15,507
Feeder cattle	14,261	14,698	11,872
Slaughter cattle	2,352	2,364	3,031
Replacement cattle	630	728	604

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold Steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-6.00 higher. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with exceptions to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	231	9	182.50–203.00	$193.05	$446	-8.40
242 value added	242	2	205.00	$205.00	$496	—
270 fancy	270	1	207.00	$207.00	$559	—
250–292	275	9	185.00–203.00	$193.56	$532	+1.52
299 value added	299	5	201.00	$201.00	$601	—
300–310 fancy	305	4	195.00–230.00	$204.88	$625	-17.57
300–347 value added	317	22	192.50–207.00	$201.23	$638	-9.00
310–349	335	43	175.00–220.00	$203.41	$681	+6.65
355–395 fancy	371	23	202.00–230.00	$210.93	$783	+4.95
352–397 value added	374	22	195.00–220.00	$209.85	$785	+6.62
352–399	378	65	175.00–215.00	$195.68	$740	+1.75
400–447	424	181	162.00–204.00	$188.44	$799	-1.20
400–448 value added	425	98	181.00–208.00	$201.31	$856	+5.49
415–440 fancy	428	11	189.00–208.00	$202.96	$869	-4.05
450–495 value added	466	98	182.00–204.00	$198.49	$925	+1.16
451–495 fancy	479	48	188.00–208.50	$204.87	$981	+3.57
450–498	482	296	161.00–205.00	$185.17	$893	-1.38
515 fancy	515	2	210.00–217.50	$213.75	$1,101	+23.75
500–546 value added	522	284	178.50–207.00	$193.17	$1,008	-0.14
500–548	526	226	156.00–192.00	$178.85	$941	+1.33
552	552	2	150.00	$150.00	$828	-24.87
550–595 value added	578	137	169.00–199.00	$185.06	$1,070	-9.62
550–599	581	312	150.50–192.00	$174.16	$1,012	-0.71
600–646 value added	620	245	161.00–193.50	$178.79	$1,108	+0.02
600–648	624	334	145.00–185.00	$162.80	$1,016	-0.48
652–695 value added	670	113	160.00–172.00	$167.16	$1,120	-1.80
650–698	683	291	139.00–178.00	$158.49	$1,082	+0.27
700–730 value added	718	293	147.00–166.60	$164.82	$1,183	+2.98
700–746	719	212	134.00–159.00	$148.14	$1,065	-0.94
750–795 value added	768	155	149.00–162.00	$158.27	$1,216	+8.80
750–799	781	139	130.00–161.50	$142.77	$1,115	-7.51
800–835 value added	810	286	144.00–155.40	$152.61	$1,236	+0.27
800–848	814	124	117.00–151.00	$143.88	$1,171	+13.88
850–893 value added	865	494	140.50–153.00	$146.30	$1,265	-5.06
850–899	876	161	127.00–150.00	$145.10	$1,271	+5.74
900–940	913	108	108.00–147.00	$138.58	$1,265	+9.67
906–935 value added	923	299	144.75–150.00	$147.72	$1,363	-1.23
930 fancy	930	63	150.35	$150.35	$1,398	—
953–957 value added	955	122	137.50–141.20	$139.26	$1,330	+11.26
950–996	976	9	118.00–136.00	$128.90	$1,258	-3.11
1015–1043	1032	6	124.00–130.00	$128.09	$1,322	+1.47
1075–1088	1084	7	124.50–129.00	$125.35	$1,359	-1.65
1365	1365	3	102.00	$102.00	$1,392	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	135.00	$135.00	$331	—
260–285	277	5	152.00–177.50	$164.75	$456	-15.55
300–338	324	11	142.50–197.50	$177.17	$574	+12.04
350–375	363	4	153.00–177.50	$165.94	$602	-3.70
400–435	419	10	157.00–177.00	$170.82	$716	+5.77
455–495	474	26	136.00–182.00	$164.48	$780	-6.57
500–548	522	30	133.00–169.00	$149.14	$779	-5.65
550–597	576	38	119.00–169.00	$155.00	$893	+1.73
600–645	629	23	129.00–156.00	$148.84	$936	+3.43
655–693	672	31	134.00–157.00	$145.52	$978	-1.04
705–745	716	15	105.00–140.00	$130.66	$936	-5.82
755–795	778	15	121.00–147.00	$133.81	$1,041	+2.34
802–820	808	3	90.00–125.00	$113.16	$914	-12.44
905–945	923	3	120.00–130.00	$125.59	$1,159	+8.87
965	965	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,148	±0.00
1015	1015	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,259	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	5	154.00	$154.00	$916	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	3	115.00	$115.00	$572	—
680	680	2	93.00	$93.00	$632	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	162.00	$162.00	$761	-14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	221	5	160.00–205.00	$174.97	$387	-0.18
210–235 fancy	227	3	190.00–195.00	$193.46	$439	-8.15
260–278 value added	274	4	166.00–192.50	$186.20	$510	+17.20
260–295 fancy	275	6	192.50–210.00	$199.90	$550	+11.83
255–297	281	67	150.00–187.50	$176.23	$495	+7.19
300–345 fancy	325	13	170.00–200.00	$189.39	$616	+6.36
300–345	327	60	152.50–188.00	$170.56	$558	+1.49
310–347 value added	332	29	170.00–185.00	$178.91	$594	+11.37
350–391 fancy	374	29	172.50–200.00	$183.87	$688	-0.62
350–399	378	243	147.00–186.00	$170.56	$645	+1.52
350–396 value added	379	21	163.00–180.00	$172.03	$652	+7.68
400–448	426	299	140.00–183.00	$165.37	$704	+1.12
410–447 value added	426	110	154.00–184.00	$174.08	$742	+13.08
410–444 fancy	430	31	166.00–190.00	$178.31	$767	+0.01
450–495 value added	471	97	154.00–184.00	$168.01	$791	+9.76
460–480 fancy	471	7	159.00–182.50	$164.42	$774	-13.69
450–498	475	529	139.00–180.00	$158.52	$753	-1.28
500–548	519	507	138.50–168.50	$154.16	$800	-1.48
500–549 value added	524	183	148.00–174.00	$160.69	$842	+3.89
550–596 value added	570	245	147.50–175.00	$161.70	$922	+6.76
550–597	575	481	125.00–169.00	$150.57	$866	-0.81
600–648	619	293	121.00–161.00	$140.73	$871	+0.13
600–644 value added	627	266	139.00–168.50	$154.64	$970	+0.90
653–696 value added	677	174	140.00–157.25	$152.24	$1,031	+2.54
650–698	684	321	122.00–151.00	$140.58	$962	+3.75
700–745	718	86	114.00–143.00	$128.25	$921	+15.22
701–732 value added	718	232	139.00–147.90	$144.95	$1,041	+2.09
759 value added	759	43	138.50	$138.50	$1,051	-4.09
750–795	776	91	114.00–141.00	$127.74	$991	+22.74
800–845	816	28	107.00–134.00	$125.48	$1,024	+1.16
850–890	869	12	107.00–135.00	$124.93	$1,086	+9.31
900–948	930	42	101.00–123.00	$118.18	$1,099	+9.18
951	951	3	118.00	$118.00	$1,122	-3.00
960	960	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,104	-6.00
1025–1045	1039	4	84.00–113.00	$105.10	$1,092	-11.56
1053	1053	9	109.00	$109.00	$1,148	-4.00
1081	1081	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,189	-3.00
1105	1105	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,160	-8.36

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	120.00–145.00	$131.97	$310	-24.35
280–295	289	5	132.50–174.00	$156.29	$452	+5.23
301–345	326	22	125.00–167.00	$153.56	$501	+10.04
350–397	374	32	132.00–168.00	$152.00	$568	+4.55
405–445	421	35	128.00–165.00	$144.03	$606	-4.51
450–497	478	121	118.00–160.00	$146.22	$699	+3.56
500–548	525	48	120.00–148.00	$134.89	$708	-2.85
555–595	578	42	115.00–147.00	$132.28	$765	-5.71
600–645	624	22	111.00–136.00	$125.55	$783	-3.79
650–695	678	49	115.00–131.00	$123.93	$840	-0.96
705–747	728	18	100.00–125.00	$111.29	$810	-5.90
765–790	780	10	105.00–127.00	$115.61	$902	+1.59
825–828	826	5	110.00–119.00	$113.61	$938	+2.02
850–872	861	10	87.00–110.50	$99.38	$856	-3.38
910–940	934	6	85.00–109.00	$103.09	$963	-6.97

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–505	504	5	130.00	$130.00	$655	—
632	632	16	129.00	$129.00	$815	-3.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	2	143.00	$143.00	$532	+20.00
405	405	1	111.00	$111.00	$450	—
515	515	1	127.00	$127.00	$654	—
525	525	2	105.00	$105.00	$551	—
570	570	6	121.00–126.00	$123.50	$704	—
715	715	8	115.00	$115.00	$822	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	5	142.50	$142.50	$594	—
455	455	5	128.00	$128.00	$582	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,522	—
1410	1410	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,678	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–247	234	6	171.00–195.50	$183.60	$430	-15.58
230–245 fancy	235	3	204.00–207.50	$206.28	$485	+0.19
255 fancy	255	1	206.00	$206.00	$525	—
255–295	278	27	160.00–215.00	$192.57	$535	-2.60
310–348	332	58	165.00–209.00	$184.13	$611	-3.65
325–346 value added	341	4	190.00–200.00	$192.38	$656	-16.74
345 fancy	345	1	206.00	$206.00	$711	+3.63
360 value added	360	1	196.00	$196.00	$706	+0.20
362–390 fancy	371	3	201.00–205.00	$203.60	$755	+4.33
350–398	377	145	153.00–216.00	$184.95	$697	+0.80
400–420 fancy	408	11	187.00–210.00	$197.13	$804	-5.63
410	410	2	156.00	$156.00	$640	-23.22
400–448	427	136	151.00–198.00	$178.87	$764	-0.35
425–448 value added	440	6	181.00–201.00	$191.68	$843	+5.74
450–465 fancy	458	3	200.00–205.00	$202.49	$927	+21.19
456–483 value added	465	21	180.00–201.00	$188.96	$879	+12.59
467	467	2	149.00	$149.00	$696	-20.67
450–497	469	207	147.50–195.00	$174.36	$818	+4.69
505–525 fancy	513	6	186.00–207.50	$198.00	$1,016	+11.34
500–528 value added	515	23	165.00–198.00	$175.45	$904	+0.73
500–548	524	259	140.00–190.00	$167.20	$876	-1.08
550–595	575	220	137.00–179.00	$157.88	$908	-2.67
570–590 value added	577	5	164.00–175.00	$172.21	$994	+1.57
600–646 value added	622	12	144.00–167.00	$152.85	$951	+2.02
600–649	623	160	127.00–163.00	$149.32	$930	-1.12
650–695	671	121	123.00–163.00	$145.32	$975	+3.80
655–683 value added	672	9	141.00–154.00	$143.41	$964	—
700–745	720	83	119.00–149.00	$133.17	$959	+3.27
750–795	773	48	109.00–146.00	$124.56	$963	-1.62
805–845	825	16	100.00–132.00	$120.28	$992	-0.63
850–890	875	7	90.00–135.00	$113.33	$992	+8.05
905–945	931	8	100.00–113.00	$107.62	$1,002	-4.84
950–980	960	6	100.00–110.00	$106.65	$1,024	-2.86

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	276	5	150.00–185.00	$163.69	$452	-0.80
300–340	321	6	155.00–175.00	$166.51	$534	+1.36
350–395	373	25	140.00–182.00	$160.34	$598	-0.25
400–447	424	50	120.00–171.00	$156.82	$665	-5.11
460–495	477	14	140.00–180.00	$162.02	$773	+9.58
500–548	525	50	130.00–168.00	$149.65	$786	+6.24
550–597	577	34	122.00–156.00	$142.31	$821	-4.20
600–645	621	20	124.00–146.00	$131.31	$815	-2.66
650–695	674	19	110.00–146.00	$128.75	$868	-1.49
700–745	734	10	115.00–126.00	$121.03	$888	-1.63
750–797	773	9	104.00–118.00	$111.38	$861	-13.32
820–845	832	5	97.00–115.00	$103.63	$862	+11.19
867–890	876	7	90.00–119.00	$94.73	$830	-0.27
910–940	921	4	90.00–123.00	$106.30	$979	+6.36
967–975	970	3	84.00–94.00	$90.65	$879	—
1005	1005	1	92.00	$92.00	$925	-8.00
1105	1105	1	85.00	$85.00	$939	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–1275	1114	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	935.00–1,400.00	$1,240.06	—
1080–1600	1289	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	1,050.00–1,700.00	$1,370.58	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	132.00	$132.00	$554	—
450–455	453	2	132.50	$132.50	$600	—
535	535	2	120.00	$120.00	$642	-21.10
580	580	1	131.00	$131.00	$760	—
685	685	1	110.00	$110.00	$754	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	106.00	$106.00	$509	—
517	517	2	161.00	$161.00	$832	—
560	560	2	104.50	$104.50	$585	—
845	845	1	96.00	$96.00	$811	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	156.00	$156.00	$780	-4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1435	1130	80-85%	44	55.00–80.00	$70.42	$796	—
905–1785	1259	80-85%	370	68.00–96.00	$82.62	$1,040	-6.87
955–1720	1280	80-85%	298	77.00–118.00	$92.45	$1,183	+2.96
1315	1315	80-85%	1	56.00	$56.00	$736	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1140	900	85-90%	14	40.50–60.00	$51.12	$460	—
710–1355	977	85-90%	63	37.00–70.00	$60.51	$591	+0.07
715–1435	1030	85-90%	175	53.00–83.50	$69.95	$720	+0.06
670–1375	1062	85-90%	100	67.50–93.00	$79.93	$849	+2.36

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–2030	1479	75-80%	18	61.00–80.00	$71.18	$1,053	-15.54
1130–2115	1496	75-80%	143	70.00–92.50	$83.26	$1,246	-3.46
1175–2055	1524	75-80%	181	80.00–115.00	$92.85	$1,415	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640	1640	65-75%	2	97.00	$97.00	$1,591	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–2225	1435	25	82.00–109.00	$96.35	$1,383	—
1028–2545	1634	96	97.00–125.00	$111.52	$1,822	+2.76
1160–2375	1750	82	110.00–139.50	$124.41	$2,177	+1.87

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–935	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–825.00	$785.38
820–1205	922	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	720.00–1,025.00	$805.38
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–995	908	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	93.00–120.00	$112.72	$1,023
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,081

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–995	969	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	700.00–825.00	$792.90
845–1560	1044	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	685.00–1,210.00	$928.61
835–1185	1054	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	685.00–925.00	$810.93
975–1165	1062	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	750.00–975.00	$839.57
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	945.00	$945.00
835–1360	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	775.00–1,375.00	$1,089.74
915–1285	1089	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	875.00–1,325.00	$1,082.63
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	860.00	$860.00
850–1430	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	620.00–1,250.00	$1,036.82
900–1350	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	610.00–1,200.00	$941.14
900–1630	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	600.00–1,425.00	$1,006.29
1035–1390	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	825.00–1,350.00	$1,084.78
1171	1171	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	760.00	$760.00
1050–1500	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	765.00–1,160.00	$918.77
800–1550	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	700.00–1,475.00	$1,064.46

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–740	723	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	610.00–710.00	$658.79
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–710.00	$705.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
770–1125	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–875.00	$763.26

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615–900	790	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	500.00–850.00	$723.10
555–1050	807	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	610.00–875.00	$800.08
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	790.00	$790.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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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
1035–1100	1068	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–850.00	$777.28	-472.72
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	+230.06
975–1240	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,385.00	$1,292.56	+197.62
1100–1200	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,240.00–1,510.00	$1,380.87	+376.30
950–1710	1192	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,040.00–1,560.00	$1,308.79	-501.40
785–1640	1193	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	925.00–1,650.00	$1,397.12	-413.07
1160–1320	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,109.38	-337.87
900–1380	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,130.00–1,625.00	$1,388.02	-59.23
1000–1635	1288	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	875.00–1,530.00	$1,375.07	+49.67
1100–1597	1297	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,010.00–1,670.00	$1,341.19	+15.79
1025–1600	1327	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	880.00–1,600.00	$1,356.23	-162.47
1435	1435	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,485.00	$1,485.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	830.00	$830.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271	271	4	137.00	$137.00	$371	—
320	320	1	99.00	$99.00	$317	-40.00
421–440	426	4	103.00–140.50	$130.81	$557	-7.19
467–495	475	11	90.00–139.00	$120.88	$574	-11.49
525–545	539	10	95.00–133.50	$124.97	$674	-3.69
550–587	560	15	84.00–138.00	$125.39	$702	+29.15
616–630	623	23	130.00–142.00	$137.23	$855	+17.44
651–660	652	18	110.00–132.50	$131.23	$856	+26.09
700–704	703	10	115.00–123.00	$117.39	$825	+1.85
750–791	779	7	70.00–118.00	$105.96	$825	+22.90
810–845	819	4	100.00–114.50	$110.76	$907	—
875	875	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,006	—
899 value added	899	61	126.25	$126.25	$1,135	—
900–940	909	6	109.00–125.00	$112.09	$1,019	—
960	960	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,142	—
1061–1062	1061	62	110.00–119.25	$117.76	$1,249	—
1170	1170	4	120.50	$120.50	$1,410	—

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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
800	800	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–875.00	$850.00	—
900	900	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-100.00
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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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.