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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

16,080 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.05/cwt +2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 524 lb · 759 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.41/cwt +1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 683 lb · 652 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.44/cwt -4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 571 lb · 628 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 16,080 18,599 11,545
Feeder cattle 13,459 15,596 9,450
Slaughter cattle 2,126 2,408 1,367
Replacement cattle 495 595 728

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady to 4.00 higher with exceptions to 8.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for an average to good quality offering. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good to very 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
195 195 1 260.00 $260.00 $507 +40.00
200–245 228 12 165.00–207.00 $188.29 $429 -8.77
250–295 270 23 167.50–227.50 $199.70 $539 +4.59
300–345 fancy 329 5 200.00–224.00 $213.20 $701 -4.30
300–346 330 34 165.00–212.50 $191.60 $632 -2.86
340–349 value added 346 6 212.00–214.00 $212.66 $736 +17.66
373 value added 373 5 210.00 $210.00 $783 +6.39
350–397 378 75 170.00–214.00 $190.93 $722 +2.47
383–392 fancy 389 6 201.00–204.00 $203.02 $790 -1.13
405–445 value added 419 10 183.00–203.00 $189.38 $794 -10.64
400–449 424 163 160.00–205.00 $188.89 $801 -1.55
408–445 fancy 425 11 188.00–199.00 $194.79 $828 -13.00
450–477 fancy 466 19 194.00–204.00 $199.81 $931 +1.58
450–493 value added 474 56 184.00–209.00 $195.32 $926 -3.97
450–497 478 218 160.00–204.00 $182.67 $873 -1.79
500–548 524 290 160.00–187.00 $174.15 $913 -2.61
500–547 value added 530 168 176.00–203.00 $193.25 $1,024 +1.13
550–596 value added 566 129 174.00–190.00 $183.63 $1,039 -0.72
550–598 573 283 143.00–183.00 $171.22 $981 -0.39
572–599 587 9 163.00–166.00 $164.70 $967 -6.91
602 fancy 602 13 177.50 $177.50 $1,069 -4.50
600–635 value added 617 174 153.50–183.00 $166.86 $1,030 -4.78
600–648 622 367 140.00–179.00 $161.95 $1,007 -2.56
650–699 value added 665 262 147.00–173.50 $165.57 $1,101 -0.71
650–698 672 242 139.00–178.00 $155.98 $1,048 -1.28
700–748 722 175 138.00–159.50 $147.25 $1,063 -1.77
700–745 value added 724 225 149.00–160.00 $157.23 $1,138 -3.24
751–777 value added 773 118 147.00–159.10 $156.83 $1,212 +11.28
750–798 774 120 133.50–156.00 $146.55 $1,134 +1.52
800–845 821 124 128.00–151.75 $146.70 $1,204 +4.30
818–837 value added 827 286 146.10–157.00 $154.41 $1,277 +2.03
852 value added 852 12 156.00 $156.00 $1,329 +12.00
850–897 870 60 124.00–143.00 $138.47 $1,205 -2.98
900 fancy 900 59 148.00 $148.00 $1,332 —
916 value added 916 60 146.95 $146.95 $1,346 —
905–948 922 34 116.00–135.00 $127.34 $1,174 -2.59
963–978 value added 970 108 137.10–141.75 $139.27 $1,351 —
960–990 978 6 120.00–135.00 $128.02 $1,252 -4.78
1005–1041 1033 39 113.00–130.00 $121.36 $1,254 -1.87
1065–1068 1067 6 104.00–117.00 $108.16 $1,154 -13.77
1187 1187 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 185.00 $185.00 $361 —
200–245 223 2 185.00–190.00 $187.25 $418 +40.25
255–290 264 9 165.00–192.00 $180.32 $476 +23.48
305–345 329 6 152.00–181.00 $170.40 $561 -2.78
350–395 383 16 140.00–187.00 $161.16 $617 -5.37
400–445 428 24 139.00–181.00 $172.82 $740 +12.17
450–498 482 46 125.00–179.00 $163.09 $786 +1.75
503–547 522 50 131.00–166.00 $156.40 $816 -2.61
550–597 577 58 120.00–164.00 $151.27 $873 -5.52
605–645 630 37 130.00–162.00 $145.08 $914 -6.21
660–685 672 27 130.00–154.00 $140.34 $943 -2.74
705–745 728 21 121.00–140.50 $135.86 $989 +4.61
755–775 763 3 124.00–137.00 $130.29 $994 +1.39
800–846 833 6 110.00–130.00 $125.50 $1,045 -0.49
870–895 881 4 114.00–135.00 $122.78 $1,082 +2.68
910 910 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,156 +14.66
1064 1064 44 122.75 $122.75 $1,306 +15.75
1188 1188 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,378 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,172 —
1125–1185 1170 4 110.00–111.00 $110.76 $1,296 —
1200 1200 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,380 -5.00
1205–1545 1355 4 104.00–116.00 $107.65 $1,459 —
1400–1440 1420 2 93.00–102.00 $97.44 $1,384 -12.56
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 value added 415 1 182.00 $182.00 $755 —
425 425 1 167.00 $167.00 $710 —
515 515 1 152.00 $152.00 $783 -13.00
570 570 1 154.00 $154.00 $878 -7.00
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 -10.00
820 820 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,058 -9.50
990 990 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,188 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 173.00 $173.00 $753 ±0.00
610 610 1 146.00 $146.00 $891 —
650 650 1 144.00 $144.00 $936 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–505 503 2 131.00–141.00 $136.02 $684 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 240.00 $240.00 $324 —
190–195 191 9 201.00–216.00 $214.29 $409 +5.94
201 fancy 201 8 215.00 $215.00 $432 +19.33
215–245 227 10 164.50–200.00 $178.24 $405 +1.04
210–245 value added 228 2 175.00–181.00 $177.77 $405 -5.23
257–272 fancy 265 8 172.50–191.00 $182.01 $482 +1.83
260–285 value added 273 2 165.00–177.50 $171.54 $468 +5.49
255–295 275 34 145.00–185.00 $166.23 $457 -2.77
305–340 value added 321 15 160.00–180.00 $169.46 $544 -1.15
320–330 fancy 323 3 170.00–174.00 $171.98 $555 -1.26
300–348 324 73 150.00–180.00 $166.56 $540 -1.97
350–396 374 246 140.00–180.00 $164.98 $617 -3.03
350–395 value added 378 25 160.00–175.00 $169.52 $641 +1.73
365–393 fancy 387 7 180.00–192.50 $183.40 $710 +7.25
400–443 fancy 424 16 158.00–180.00 $167.22 $709 -1.00
400–448 427 296 142.00–175.00 $162.30 $693 -2.47
400–448 value added 432 80 155.00–170.00 $164.37 $710 +3.05
450–496 value added 468 70 154.00–169.00 $161.93 $758 +1.14
450–497 473 349 145.00–171.50 $159.82 $756 -1.07
500–548 522 497 132.00–165.00 $154.36 $806 +0.27
500–549 value added 528 262 149.00–177.00 $162.14 $856 +5.83
550–597 569 481 132.00–158.00 $147.88 $841 -0.37
550–592 value added 579 147 146.00–164.50 $154.56 $895 -5.60
600–643 value added 620 118 137.00–163.00 $150.21 $931 -2.54
600–649 626 327 119.00–150.00 $141.27 $884 +0.23
650–698 672 222 120.00–149.00 $138.16 $928 +2.95
652–697 value added 688 430 134.00–155.00 $152.19 $1,047 +2.45
700–747 722 138 113.00–140.00 $131.84 $952 -0.15
700–747 value added 730 221 130.00–156.00 $148.16 $1,082 -0.71
755–787 value added 756 74 140.00–153.90 $153.51 $1,161 +5.37
750–795 770 96 112.00–138.00 $126.48 $974 -2.45
803–830 813 21 130.00–138.50 $136.77 $1,112 +14.45
800–845 822 43 109.00–132.50 $123.20 $1,013 +10.38
850–890 862 21 110.00–125.00 $121.59 $1,048 +1.20
878 value added 878 62 136.75 $136.75 $1,201 +4.25
882 882 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,147 +26.00
915–935 924 4 115.00–126.00 $118.72 $1,097 +6.88
985–995 990 2 111.00–118.00 $114.48 $1,133 +12.31
1020 1020 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,193 +26.00
1065–1085 1075 2 100.50–105.00 $102.77 $1,105 —
1142 1142 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,051 —
1148 1148 3 102.00 $102.00 $1,171 —
1225 1225 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–243 231 6 132.50–171.00 $150.23 $347 -7.08
250–292 271 10 132.50–160.00 $151.44 $410 +8.34
300–345 326 21 120.00–170.00 $142.92 $466 -7.52
350–397 378 45 130.00–166.00 $149.79 $566 -0.01
400–448 428 70 125.00–159.00 $145.84 $624 -0.63
450–496 475 86 120.00–158.00 $145.05 $689 +7.31
500–548 516 68 111.00–151.00 $141.50 $730 +4.82
550–595 574 68 102.00–148.00 $131.76 $756 -5.52
600–645 624 39 117.50–138.00 $129.78 $810 +0.72
650–693 667 36 110.00–132.00 $123.48 $824 -1.66
700–740 723 22 90.00–125.00 $114.80 $830 +2.63
750–785 772 10 96.00–118.00 $108.96 $841 -9.11
802–835 812 7 83.00–123.00 $103.42 $840 -19.50
860–885 877 3 84.00–117.00 $100.15 $878 +4.89
900–920 915 5 88.00–106.00 $94.34 $863 -3.69
980 980 2 90.00 $90.00 $882 -6.13
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 129.00 $129.00 $510 -31.00
480–490 485 2 146.00–158.00 $152.06 $737 —
540 540 1 149.00 $149.00 $805 —
570–597 584 4 130.00–140.50 $135.37 $791 -2.63
747 747 4 110.00 $110.00 $822 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 2 123.00 $123.00 $636 -16.77
625 625 3 134.00 $134.00 $838 —
650 650 1 136.00 $136.00 $884 +19.50
810 810 1 102.00 $102.00 $826 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 -7.50
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 +4.00
600 600 2 115.00 $115.00 $690 +2.00
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 -3.00
660 660 2 103.00 $103.00 $680 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 119.00 $119.00 $452 —
457 457 2 118.00 $118.00 $539 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1275 1195 2 102.00–103.00 $102.47 $1,225 -25.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 —— 1 207.50 $207.50 $301 —
170–195 190 —— 9 162.50–205.00 $189.33 $360 -30.67
202–245 216 —— 14 171.00–204.00 $193.75 $418 +4.35
215–230 fancy 223 —— 2 210.00–211.00 $210.48 $469 +9.48
265–270 fancy 267 —— 3 195.00–208.00 $199.39 $532 +2.00
250–295 284 —— 36 160.00–202.50 $179.62 $510 -5.64
318 value added 318 —— 4 187.50 $187.50 $596 -1.50
325 fancy 325 —— 3 190.00–203.00 $198.67 $646 +7.63
300–348 329 —— 63 155.00–208.00 $184.87 $608 -3.02
360–373 value added 371 —— 8 190.00–201.00 $197.39 $732 +3.82
350–398 374 —— 112 166.00–212.00 $186.84 $699 +1.49
350–396 fancy 379 —— 11 185.00–195.00 $191.35 $725 -2.82
403–440 fancy 414 —— 10 173.00–195.00 $185.13 $766 -9.43
400–447 426 —— 179 155.00–195.00 $177.73 $757 -0.63
406–445 value added 429 —— 31 178.00–193.00 $184.49 $791 -15.27
455–460 fancy 458 —— 2 175.00–179.00 $176.99 $811 -16.04
450–498 472 —— 217 156.00–197.00 $173.89 $821 -0.66
450–490 value added 473 —— 19 177.00–198.00 $189.05 $894 +2.24
505–540 fancy 513 —— 16 176.00–194.00 $189.43 $972 +1.72
500–548 524 —— 230 142.00–181.00 $164.24 $861 +0.39
505–546 value added 530 —— 16 154.00–186.00 $166.26 $881 -11.84
550 fancy 550 —— 2 178.00 $178.00 $979 +1.00
551–585 value added 564 —— 28 163.00–174.00 $169.62 $957 +1.78
550–595 573 —— 181 138.00–170.00 $154.37 $885 -3.60
600 fancy 600 —— 1 159.00 $159.00 $954 —
600–645 619 —— 140 130.00–158.00 $143.34 $887 -3.48
625–635 value added 628 —— 13 146.00–152.00 $149.52 $939 -2.71
652 value added 652 —— 4 152.00 $152.00 $991 +4.69
650–698 676 —— 108 120.00–154.00 $136.55 $923 -4.70
672–682 fancy 677 —— 4 151.00–152.00 $151.50 $1,026 +1.13
700–745 716 —— 81 120.00–147.00 $134.10 $960 ±0.00
705–742 value added 729 —— 8 130.00–134.50 $131.47 $958 -1.94
750–796 770 —— 38 110.00–136.00 $124.58 $959 -5.15
800–840 826 —— 26 110.00–134.00 $120.05 $992 +5.26
861 861 —— 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,119 +17.87
850–890 881 —— 19 100.00–127.00 $113.62 $1,001 +1.49
885 fancy 885 —— 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,062 —
910–945 927 —— 9 96.00–127.00 $112.46 $1,043 +7.19
965–990 978 —— 5 87.50–114.00 $101.70 $995 -0.33
1000–1026 1012 —— 16 81.00–120.00 $101.35 $1,026 +6.35
1055–1069 1065 —— 9 97.00–109.00 $106.45 $1,134 —
1160 1160 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 213 2 175.00–184.00 $179.66 $383 +23.41
250–265 258 6 160.00–171.00 $166.82 $430 +3.15
300–345 327 17 148.00–187.00 $168.84 $552 +3.06
350–395 369 27 138.00–190.00 $163.58 $604 +0.56
400–445 427 28 132.50–175.00 $152.82 $653 -7.41
450–495 477 47 130.00–170.00 $155.33 $741 -2.06
500–546 528 54 120.00–158.00 $142.75 $754 -3.37
550–597 581 35 122.50–153.00 $142.04 $825 +0.72
600–640 614 30 114.00–141.00 $132.14 $811 +0.42
650–697 677 20 112.00–140.00 $125.87 $852 -2.31
710–745 724 9 110.00–130.00 $114.85 $832 -3.66
785 785 1 111.00 $111.00 $871 -2.41
800–848 826 11 106.00–118.00 $110.19 $910 -11.78
875 875 2 110.00 $110.00 $962 +10.00
905 905 2 90.00 $90.00 $814 -7.89
955 955 1 100.00 $100.00 $955 +1.72
1080 1080 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,026 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 148.00 $148.00 $659 +16.00
457 457 2 131.00 $131.00 $599 —
517 517 2 131.00 $131.00 $677 +11.00
550–570 560 2 124.00–128.00 $125.96 $705 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 175.00 $175.00 $805 —
500 500 1 151.00 $151.00 $755 -10.00
555 555 1 150.00 $150.00 $832 -10.32
725 725 1 122.00 $122.00 $884 —
757 757 2 118.00 $118.00 $893 —
850 850 1 110.00 $110.00 $935 —
965 965 1 90.00 $90.00 $868 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 156.00 $156.00 $796 —
570 570 1 123.00 $123.00 $701 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00 —
1440 1440 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1425 1191 80-85% 50 60.00–97.00 $82.59 $984 +7.92
865–1630 1241 80-85% 336 70.00–109.00 $87.87 $1,090 +1.67
965–1730 1298 80-85% 255 83.00–120.00 $97.54 $1,266 -0.47
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–2165 1493 75-80% 215 72.00–106.50 $89.17 $1,331 -7.28
1155–2100 1540 75-80% 199 84.00–117.50 $95.26 $1,467 —
1111–1975 1617 75-80% 23 62.00–96.50 $87.71 $1,418 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1188 927 85-90% 13 44.00–63.00 $56.72 $526 —
760–1500 1014 85-90% 64 49.00–78.00 $66.46 $674 -7.71
750–1375 1052 85-90% 114 67.00–104.00 $83.40 $877 —
735–1540 1099 85-90% 171 58.00–89.50 $76.15 $837 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1990 1459 23 75.00–124.00 $101.48 $1,481 —
1060–2360 1599 104 90.00–127.00 $113.67 $1,818 —
1190–2380 1806 121 113.00–144.50 $129.21 $2,334 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–1165 959 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 710.00–1,185.00 $882.35
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 840.00 $840.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–1040 911 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 78.00–91.00 $84.70 $772
825–1105 1002 (<2 yrs)Open 5 99.00–120.00 $104.41 $1,046

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
805–1215 1008 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 550.00–985.00 $845.13
895–1265 1057 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 960.00–1,050.00 $998.15
1010–1250 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 785.00–950.00 $876.26
855–1480 1134 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 34 750.00–1,350.00 $1,056.90
900–1395 1138 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 720.00–1,260.00 $954.46
915–1565 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 630.00–1,160.00 $950.06
1000–1285 1156 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 850.00–1,175.00 $1,025.90
815–1600 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 52 560.00–1,360.00 $1,056.25
965–1285 1172 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,060.00–1,375.00 $1,193.00
890–1725 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 790.00–1,425.00 $1,047.00
975–1645 1214 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 860.00–1,475.00 $1,135.90
970–1520 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 950.00–1,310.00 $1,128.02
1280 1280 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,085.00 $1,085.00
970–1805 1347 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 700.00–1,420.00 $1,075.07
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–860 858 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–800.00 $774.93
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695–810 765 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 740.00–870.00 $827.19
790–1050 863 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 810.00–1,375.00 $1,000.17
880–1265 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 830.00–1,050.00 $954.87
1100–1200 1150 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,375.00 $1,363.04
1335 1335 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00 $800.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 710.00 $710.00

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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
865–1215 989 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,200.00–1,950.00 $1,528.09 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1095–1125 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,650.00–1,900.00 $1,773.31 +570.02
1100–1300 1194 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 900.00–1,475.00 $1,163.30 -630.52
1100–1445 1251 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,010.00–1,325.00 $1,213.21 —
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00 —
1030–1700 1279 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 20 1,125.00–1,850.00 $1,563.62 —
1100–1515 1293 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 13 925.00–1,675.00 $1,459.07 —
775–1610 1323 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 21 900.00–1,625.00 $1,404.04 —
1425 1425 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,635.00 $1,635.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
710 710 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 660.00 $660.00 —
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 +210.00
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
950–1020 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 980.00–990.00 $985.18 -39.82
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–970 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00–1,050.00 $985.16 —
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 -111.95
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1515 1515 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 84.00 $84.00 $357 -48.25
658 658 16 126.00 $126.00 $829 +3.10
702–735 711 4 100.00–124.00 $117.53 $836 +27.53
807 807 3 100.00 $100.00 $807 -14.00
871–895 883 120 119.75–124.90 $122.36 $1,080 +29.20
960 value added 960 50 120.90 $120.90 $1,161 —
960 960 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,152 +3.46
1118–1135 1118 54 91.00–116.40 $115.92 $1,296 +29.92
1171 1171 48 115.85 $115.85 $1,357 +4.35

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
770–980 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,375.00 $1,276.00 +316.00

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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.