Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 13, 2022

11,122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.66/cwt +6.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 731 lb · 453 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.15/cwt -6.76 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 522 lb · 375 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.17/cwt -6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 574 lb · 364 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,122	19,843	15,897
Feeder cattle	8,660	16,662	13,632
Slaughter cattle	2,028	2,402	1,685
Replacement cattle	434	779	580

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower with exceptions to 3.00 higher. Yearlings were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good for all yearling and feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower with moderate to good demand. Extreme high temperatures throughout the region affected both cattle movement and buyer activity this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	160.00–180.00	$170.10	$413	-57.40
253–295	270	7	180.00–196.00	$187.15	$505	-6.99
300–345	317	36	126.00–199.00	$180.85	$573	-4.80
346 fancy	346	3	181.00	$181.00	$626	-19.00
352–390	368	35	146.00–190.00	$175.51	$646	-10.77
402–417 fancy	413	7	180.00–195.00	$184.17	$761	-13.29
400–449	424	108	150.00–195.00	$178.37	$756	-1.87
415–440 value added	424	13	171.00–192.00	$186.39	$790	+9.27
451–481 fancy	466	10	174.00–187.00	$183.58	$855	-14.32
455–480 value added	466	30	170.00–198.00	$183.54	$855	-13.26
450–499	479	102	147.00–193.00	$174.72	$837	-6.43
505–543 value added	519	32	165.00–193.50	$175.80	$912	-10.42
500–548	520	169	143.00–183.50	$166.96	$868	-7.54
551–597 value added	572	99	161.00–188.00	$175.17	$1,002	-10.26
550–598	573	153	133.00–179.00	$161.09	$923	-9.81
600–647 value added	622	183	149.00–180.80	$169.96	$1,057	-3.28
600–648	623	159	134.00–169.00	$157.44	$981	-3.73
635 fancy	635	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,080	—
650–699	672	142	124.00–164.00	$151.44	$1,018	-6.79
651–698 value added	687	145	145.00–168.00	$158.74	$1,091	-8.82
700–745	725	104	125.00–155.25	$144.59	$1,048	-6.35
708–748 value added	737	39	148.75–157.00	$151.30	$1,115	-7.46
750–795	777	19	125.00–150.00	$140.99	$1,095	-3.89
759–792 value added	782	122	142.00–164.00	$157.38	$1,231	-1.96
800–845	820	22	120.00–153.00	$137.82	$1,130	-6.36
800–848 value added	833	190	144.00–161.00	$157.22	$1,310	+0.41
850–876	874	72	128.00–148.00	$145.58	$1,272	+2.02
867–882 value added	877	86	154.00–154.90	$154.61	$1,356	+1.89
900–922	909	29	121.00–140.00	$134.25	$1,220	-4.72
924–939 value added	931	113	152.75–155.80	$154.19	$1,436	+0.09
943 fancy	943	58	142.00	$142.00	$1,339	-12.87
953	953	3	130.50	$130.50	$1,244	-12.49
1070	1070	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,402	+5.53
1205	1205	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,169	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	150.00	$150.00	$262	—
235–245	240	2	91.00–171.00	$131.83	$316	-55.17
310–348	336	7	150.00–175.00	$162.88	$547	-3.52
350–390	374	13	103.00–175.00	$151.63	$567	-14.52
400–445	425	24	123.00–187.00	$160.39	$682	-3.87
450–495	474	26	81.00–171.00	$149.54	$709	-16.39
500–547	528	32	95.00–164.00	$148.90	$786	-4.40
550–595	575	28	128.00–160.00	$143.99	$828	-12.69
600–640	625	15	122.00–140.00	$132.63	$829	-9.10
655–690	668	20	130.00–143.00	$139.15	$930	-2.79
700–710	704	4	120.00–135.00	$128.74	$906	-1.34
750–775	760	3	129.00–132.00	$130.35	$991	-4.54
806–818	809	12	125.00–131.00	$129.48	$1,047	+6.07
875–880	877	3	123.00–126.00	$125.00	$1,096	-5.21
900–915	908	2	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$1,140	-4.50
970	970	1	96.00	$96.00	$931	-18.79

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
632	632	9	122.00	$122.00	$771	-24.00
673–685	675	5	138.00–141.00	$140.39	$948	—
715	715	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,001	-9.00
1060	1060	5	115.00	$115.00	$1,219	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195	1195	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,279	—
1195–1375	1262	3	112.00–120.00	$117.43	$1,482	-2.57

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	120.00	$120.00	$390	—
430–435	433	2	122.50–131.00	$126.77	$549	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	195.00	$195.00	$380	-25.00
213–240	223	7	140.00–191.00	$161.49	$360	-12.40
280 value added	280	1	162.50	$162.50	$455	—
252–296	281	43	130.00–180.00	$159.62	$449	-5.62
305 value added	305	1	165.00	$165.00	$503	-8.50
300–347	326	68	141.00–176.00	$159.04	$518	-7.50
350–398	374	121	137.50–178.00	$161.74	$605	-4.54
377 fancy	377	2	158.00	$158.00	$596	-19.75
403–435 fancy	416	33	152.50–182.00	$171.57	$714	+0.07
400–449	425	224	120.00–172.00	$153.08	$651	-8.56
421–441 value added	431	29	148.00–174.00	$166.43	$717	+1.26
450–499	469	313	103.00–169.50	$152.42	$715	-6.87
487 fancy	487	2	157.00	$157.00	$765	-8.73
485–495 value added	493	25	152.00–179.00	$157.31	$776	-8.32
500–548	521	326	124.00–164.00	$148.86	$776	-5.41
502–549 value added	525	49	145.00–159.00	$151.09	$793	-8.41
559–595 value added	567	9	144.00–159.50	$152.61	$865	-4.56
550–597	574	355	128.00–156.50	$144.98	$832	-4.55
600–648	624	187	123.00–153.00	$139.51	$871	-4.30
600–645 value added	634	112	139.00–154.50	$147.92	$938	-8.75
650–695	672	159	120.00–145.00	$133.06	$894	-6.72
659–692 value added	673	183	136.75–153.70	$148.20	$997	-0.79
700–747	724	66	112.00–137.00	$126.60	$917	+15.27
703–743 value added	732	387	140.75–148.90	$146.57	$1,073	+4.44
750–790	768	45	116.00–145.00	$130.26	$1,000	-4.38
773 value added	773	60	147.85	$147.85	$1,143	+4.79
809–821 value added	815	121	143.90–149.00	$146.45	$1,194	+4.88
805–832	827	9	108.00–127.00	$120.05	$993	-5.46
839	839	15	119.50	$119.50	$1,003	-6.01
850–892	878	6	100.00–123.00	$113.04	$992	-9.00
900–920	913	6	106.00–123.50	$117.75	$1,075	+2.70
960–975	970	9	99.00–117.00	$111.06	$1,077	+1.14
1025–1035	1026	9	100.00–117.00	$111.33	$1,142	+11.06
1060	1060	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,102	—
1114	1114	4	104.50	$104.50	$1,164	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
207–245	220	3	143.00–145.00	$143.74	$316	-14.85
258–290	276	15	118.00–175.00	$142.87	$394	-0.80
300–345	333	23	120.00–158.00	$138.97	$463	-5.97
350–397	379	27	124.00–158.00	$143.19	$543	-8.85
400–447	422	31	110.00–157.50	$135.29	$571	-11.83
450–495	467	87	115.00–150.00	$136.65	$638	-6.94
502–545	523	54	115.00–150.00	$132.96	$695	-5.89
550–598	569	57	110.00–144.00	$128.66	$732	-2.07
600–647	630	26	107.00–134.00	$121.85	$768	-8.76
650–695	675	21	107.00–127.00	$120.68	$815	-4.98
700–735	713	13	98.00–128.50	$117.37	$837	+2.53
750–795	785	12	103.00–117.00	$110.12	$864	-10.67
810–830	814	5	91.00–99.00	$92.63	$754	-23.32
872–895	875	17	90.00–123.00	$118.01	$1,033	+8.88
900–930	913	4	109.00–117.00	$112.02	$1,023	+5.33
995	995	1	85.00	$85.00	$846	-7.59

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	130.00	$130.00	$598	+3.00
570	570	2	126.00	$126.00	$718	-17.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437–440	438	3	103.00–119.00	$113.64	$498	-26.36
530	530	1	110.00	$110.00	$583	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315	1315	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,512	—
1360	1360	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,374	—
1640	1640	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,656	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	138.00	$138.00	$821	+1.00
640	640	1	125.00	$125.00	$800	-4.50

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	85.00	$85.00	$480	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	135.00	$135.00	$580	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	—	—	1	172.50	$172.50	$224	—
175	175	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	$306	-17.50
200–245	224	—	—	11	161.00–192.50	$174.55	$391	-15.46
260–299	278	—	—	27	157.50–187.00	$175.46	$488	-1.17
300–345	320	—	—	66	150.00–187.00	$173.21	$554	-11.14
323 fancy	323	—	—	10	192.00–205.00	$199.80	$645	-0.19
350–396	374	—	—	77	131.00–185.00	$166.04	$621	-11.70
395 fancy	395	—	—	1	192.00	$192.00	$758	+2.00
410–420 value added	415	—	—	2	154.00–161.00	$157.46	$653	-30.08
400–447	426	—	—	146	140.00–184.00	$164.73	$702	-11.45
444 fancy	444	—	—	5	177.00	$177.00	$786	-14.24
450–494	472	—	—	121	132.50–174.00	$156.66	$739	-12.25
480 value added	480	—	—	2	164.00	$164.00	$787	-9.96
490 fancy	490	—	—	3	165.00	$165.00	$808	-32.00
500–547	522	—	—	197	118.00–161.00	$150.88	$788	-11.66
540 value added	540	—	—	1	157.00	$157.00	$848	-1.09
567 fancy	567	—	—	2	151.00	$151.00	$856	-17.72
550–595	569	—	—	111	127.00–164.00	$149.55	$851	-5.52
585 value added	585	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	$907	+0.40
615–625	620	—	—	2	110.00–125.00	$117.44	$728	-31.80
605–645 value added	623	—	—	9	138.00–152.50	$146.90	$915	-1.46
600–648	626	—	—	88	130.00–153.00	$141.96	$889	-7.28
650–695	669	—	—	89	120.00–146.00	$137.52	$920	-2.26
700–746	724	—	—	94	110.00–144.00	$131.23	$950	-0.25
750–795	766	—	—	18	102.00–137.00	$126.09	$966	-4.26
805–845	828	—	—	23	109.50–132.00	$117.81	$975	-8.67
860–895	882	—	—	6	106.00–115.00	$112.47	$992	-9.84
900–910	905	—	—	3	90.00–126.00	$102.00	$923	-3.35
950–975	966	—	—	7	82.00–105.00	$89.39	$864	-20.66
1045	1045	—	—	2	106.00	$106.00	$1,108	—
1075	1075	—	—	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,172	-7.00
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,122	—
1105	1105	—	—	2	98.00	$98.00	$1,083	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	169.00	$169.00	$389	+1.50
255–285	270	4	130.00–157.00	$143.49	$387	-14.95
300–347	323	8	124.00–160.00	$140.97	$455	-19.60
355–390	380	16	114.00–150.00	$140.41	$534	-22.98
400–448	437	23	125.00–160.00	$141.21	$617	-16.50
450–490	468	40	93.00–150.00	$133.04	$623	-16.09
500–545	521	33	105.00–145.00	$131.38	$684	-11.82
550–595	571	40	115.00–142.00	$132.35	$756	-7.04
600–647	626	13	95.00–144.00	$124.48	$779	-8.33
650–683	666	13	109.00–128.00	$118.46	$789	-6.55
720–735	731	4	115.00–127.00	$120.97	$884	+5.65
750–775	760	3	77.50–114.00	$99.94	$760	-30.99
800	800	1	120.00	$120.00	$960	+9.63
875–886	882	4	95.00–116.00	$103.27	$911	—
911–925	919	9	95.00–105.00	$100.59	$924	-3.41
960	960	1	85.00	$85.00	$816	-17.55
1000	1000	1	79.00	$79.00	$790	—
1172	1172	2	100.50	$100.50	$1,178	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	125.00	$125.00	$325	—
340	340	1	127.50	$127.50	$434	—
370	370	1	121.00	$121.00	$448	-9.00
440	440	2	131.00–140.00	$135.50	$596	+25.50
537	537	2	102.00	$102.00	$548	—
685	685	1	110.00	$110.00	$754	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
547	547	2	147.00	$147.00	$804	—
680	680	1	135.00	$135.00	$918	—
975	975	1	94.00	$94.00	$916	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	—	—	1	135.00	$135.00	$790	-11.00
705	705	—	—	1	111.00	$111.00	$783	—
1780	1780	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	134.00	$134.00	$2,385	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140–1455	1257	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,125.00–1,700.00	$1,491.84	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1450	1167	80-85%	65	50.00–95.00	$73.50	$858	+10.28
975–1295	1172	80-85%	3	37.00–56.00	$46.22	$542	-17.00
870–1685	1203	80-85%	359	70.00–107.50	$85.47	$1,028	+11.66
990–1775	1280	80-85%	193	64.00–117.50	$97.50	$1,248	+3.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–1100	901	85-90%	12	27.00–68.00	$57.21	$515	—
700–1235	935	85-90%	61	40.00–75.00	$61.82	$578	—
740–1244	1011	85-90%	138	58.00–87.00	$74.17	$750	+9.68
775–1330	1031	85-90%	95	73.00–98.00	$84.95	$876	+20.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1785	1452	75-80%	174	75.00–106.00	$88.21	$1,281	+2.71
1040–2175	1468	75-80%	22	56.00–84.00	$76.25	$1,119	-9.25
1205–2115	1494	75-80%	108	84.00–116.50	$96.21	$1,437	+10.71
1845	1845	75-80%	1	47.00	$47.00	$867	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–2105	1420	27	80.00–113.00	$96.74	$1,374	—
885–2480	1466	7	74.00–97.00	$89.43	$1,311	—
1200–2025	1493	24	100.00–118.00	$111.79	$1,669	—
1420–2010	1618	18	120.00–130.00	$123.78	$2,003	—
1295–2260	1717	66	113.00–137.00	$126.50	$2,172	+14.48
1105–2305	1720	82	97.00–126.00	$113.84	$1,958	+1.82

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–1160	909	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	500.00–1,160.00	$750.83

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
658	658	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	710.00	$710.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	98.00	$98.00	$1,078

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00	$700.00
870–1375	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	625.00–1,180.00	$854.25
930–1265	1044	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	640.00–850.00	$777.63
965–1170	1052	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00–885.00	$823.44
960–1200	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	640.00–950.00	$859.59
995–1250	1092	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	830.00–1,085.00	$943.81
920–1497	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	625.00–1,400.00	$1,079.26
955–1515	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	750.00–1,250.00	$995.43
1035–1335	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	800.00–1,085.00	$920.13
950–1445	1211	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	750.00–1,320.00	$1,151.69
1070–1465	1272	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	925.00–1,430.00	$1,190.13

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1330	1330	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,210

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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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
841–1165	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,075.00–1,275.00	$1,130.76	—
900–1160	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,010.00–1,400.00	$1,180.39	—
965–1200	1043	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	875.00–1,000.00	$934.08	—
1170	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	+596.71
1050–1310	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,260.00–1,450.00	$1,330.81	-119.77
950–1376	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,275.00–1,775.00	$1,640.73	+312.58
1200–1260	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–1,075.00	$965.24	-442.68
1155–1420	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,085.00–1,375.00	$1,195.40	-212.52
1250–1345	1298	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,351.80	-128.02
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	-388.22
1000–1850	1322	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	25	1,000.00–1,700.00	$1,358.51	-229.71
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	-250.00
900–1990	1377	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	1,110.00–1,800.00	$1,456.20	-25.01
1515	1515	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,480.00	$1,480.00	-416.08

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070–1280	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	875.00–1,225.00	$1,027.88	—
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	730.00	$730.00	—
745–1005	882	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	825.00–910.00	$869.62	-280.38

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	-135.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	3	82.00	$82.00	$384	—
705–730	724	4	70.00–73.00	$70.73	$512	+1.59
813	813	2	72.00	$72.00	$585	-3.25
855	855	1	70.00	$70.00	$598	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	81.00	$81.00	$235	-4.00
325–343	330	7	87.00–117.00	$108.09	$357	+13.10
358–387	377	16	76.00–119.00	$105.86	$399	-24.56
423–433	428	7	100.00–120.00	$107.20	$459	-33.11
459–499	485	22	89.00–147.50	$121.19	$588	+1.07
486 fancy	486	4	120.00	$120.00	$583	—
520–540	524	5	130.00–135.00	$131.03	$687	+8.50
550–598	578	12	82.00–131.50	$113.92	$658	+13.92
633	633	3	83.00	$83.00	$525	-20.43
672–682	678	8	81.00–127.00	$93.32	$633	-24.23
723–735	731	6	82.00–117.00	$99.93	$730	—
755–788	779	11	88.00–119.50	$111.34	$867	+34.34
815	815	1	88.00	$88.00	$717	-12.20
870–880	875	2	86.00–90.00	$88.01	$770	-2.19
910–928	916	6	88.00–92.00	$89.35	$818	+1.35
1070	1070	2	84.00	$84.00	$899	-1.55

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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.