Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

16,696 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.14/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 677 lb · 873 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.18/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 624 lb · 860 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.13/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 774 lb · 699 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	16,696	22,973	18,046
Feeder cattle	14,013	19,215	15,438
Slaughter cattle	2,157	2,985	1,950
Replacement cattle	526	773	658

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher with moderate to good demand. Yearlings were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good to very good demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower with instances sharply lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 lower with weak to moderate demand for 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
160 fancy	160	1	215.00	$215.00	$344	—
210 fancy	210	1	201.00	$201.00	$422	—
250–288	277	8	165.00–190.00	$182.71	$506	+10.00
282 fancy	282	2	200.00	$200.00	$564	—
310 fancy	310	2	182.50	$182.50	$566	-11.37
300–335 value added	324	5	185.00–191.00	$189.15	$613	—
300–347	324	22	113.00–192.00	$173.50	$562	-4.71
365–366 fancy	366	4	188.00–200.00	$197.01	$721	+6.01
350–397	375	45	160.00–205.00	$174.95	$656	+1.98
400–447	424	111	107.00–194.00	$172.29	$731	-0.99
400–447 value added	430	23	165.00–195.00	$185.85	$799	+13.35
430 fancy	430	1	171.00	$171.00	$735	-20.89
450–495	475	138	151.00–198.00	$177.08	$841	+2.12
450–490 value added	476	35	169.00–200.00	$187.36	$892	+9.86
522 fancy	522	4	198.00	$198.00	$1,034	—
500–548	528	168	130.00–189.00	$168.34	$889	-2.70
503–548 value added	535	155	165.00–204.00	$185.58	$993	+11.13
560	560	2	133.00	$133.00	$745	-34.85
552–595 value added	568	81	164.00–196.00	$181.59	$1,031	+5.47
550–597	573	252	155.00–180.00	$168.36	$965	+0.51
600–647 value added	622	135	155.00–184.00	$169.42	$1,054	-7.44
600–647	626	174	140.00–178.00	$163.30	$1,022	+0.51
650–690 value added	667	104	153.00–179.00	$170.73	$1,139	-2.37
650–695	671	105	130.00–173.00	$155.54	$1,044	-4.54
700–748	721	173	140.00–165.50	$156.29	$1,127	+2.69
708–742 value added	727	216	147.00–180.00	$173.28	$1,260	+1.50
728 thin fleshed	728	77	181.25	$181.25	$1,320	+6.41
750–791 value added	766	406	147.00–177.10	$170.85	$1,309	+1.67
750–798	769	89	140.00–170.00	$157.92	$1,214	-0.70
807–845 value added	812	194	154.00–165.50	$161.95	$1,315	-6.32
814–841 thin fleshed	820	248	166.00–173.25	$170.74	$1,400	+7.99
805–842	826	56	125.00–161.50	$151.72	$1,253	+0.21
830	830	3	120.00–141.00	$133.67	$1,109	-17.84
850–895	865	24	127.00–157.00	$142.10	$1,229	-9.04
864–887 value added	873	496	163.70–169.75	$167.32	$1,461	+1.39
900 fancy	900	10	167.00	$167.00	$1,503	—
902–915 thin fleshed	908	108	166.75–166.90	$166.83	$1,515	+6.83
900–935	911	11	126.00–156.00	$146.82	$1,338	+5.84
934–947 value added	941	116	165.50–169.70	$167.59	$1,577	+5.33
950–995	959	30	124.00–150.75	$146.22	$1,402	+4.04
961–998 value added	980	115	161.50–167.75	$164.54	$1,612	+0.71
1009 value added	1009	53	160.00	$160.00	$1,614	+9.88
1025–1041 fancy	1038	6	140.00–145.00	$140.82	$1,462	—
1000–1043	1040	44	121.00–146.75	$145.38	$1,512	+15.40
1053–1070	1055	16	103.00–130.00	$127.35	$1,344	-3.97
1145	1145	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,603	—
1150–1170	1160	2	83.00–133.00	$108.22	$1,255	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	150.00–152.50	$151.21	$345	—
255–275	268	3	135.00–162.50	$152.08	$408	-12.08
312–315	313	3	137.50–161.00	$145.38	$455	+2.61
365–395	384	12	140.00–167.00	$155.67	$598	+1.63
415 value added	415	1	157.50	$157.50	$654	—
400–447	428	23	120.00–168.00	$152.03	$651	-1.88
450–492	466	25	91.00–165.00	$150.48	$701	-1.92
500–547	524	29	140.00–166.00	$151.94	$796	+1.54
551–595	573	46	120.00–157.00	$151.21	$866	+0.09
600–645	612	29	84.00–154.00	$141.74	$867	-1.62
650–690	670	11	118.00–150.00	$136.38	$914	-4.35
700–740	713	12	122.00–152.00	$140.26	$1,000	+6.03
765–795	784	14	110.00–144.00	$137.45	$1,078	-1.17
800–805	803	2	135.00–140.00	$137.49	$1,104	—
895–898	897	5	126.50–138.00	$128.79	$1,155	+12.79
912–945	923	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,015	-13.00
1060	1060	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,166	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	157.00	$157.00	$730	—
525	525	3	164.00	$164.00	$861	+10.00
586	586	3	142.00	$142.00	$832	-10.00
616	616	4	146.00	$146.00	$899	-1.20
655–688	679	6	144.50–150.00	$146.28	$993	—
745	745	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,043	—
762	762	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,021	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	155.00	$155.00	$829	+6.00
572–580	575	3	145.00–158.00	$153.63	$883	-1.37
605	605	1	140.00	$140.00	$847	—
660	660	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,003	—
743	743	7	145.50	$145.50	$1,081	—
840	840	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,218	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1395	1345	4	119.00–131.00	$124.87	$1,680	—
1355	1355	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,287	—
1298–1490	1362	3	105.00–131.00	$114.48	$1,559	—
1990–2405	2198	2	80.00–96.00	$88.76	$1,951	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	238	12	131.00–172.50	$152.28	$362	-14.30
255–295	283	47	137.00–180.00	$154.97	$439	-0.66
283 fancy	283	5	182.00	$182.00	$515	-8.00
300–348	327	51	125.00–176.00	$158.14	$517	-0.73
302–348 value added	333	19	166.00–178.00	$171.67	$572	—
340 fancy	340	2	162.00	$162.00	$551	-14.75
350–395	370	117	108.00–177.00	$159.73	$591	+1.04
355–385 value added	375	16	160.00–185.00	$170.62	$640	-0.38
400–445 value added	414	53	153.00–180.00	$162.08	$671	+0.77
400–449	427	213	116.00–175.00	$156.69	$669	-2.68
405–431 fancy	427	26	160.00–173.00	$164.79	$704	-10.95
452–495 value added	471	47	153.00–180.00	$172.01	$810	+11.45
450–498	473	291	136.00–177.00	$155.52	$736	-0.79
457–495 fancy	476	65	155.50–187.00	$168.72	$803	+0.64
500–540 thin fleshed	508	191	186.60–189.75	$188.98	$960	—
500–548	522	383	117.00–171.00	$153.16	$799	+0.23
500–549 value added	525	117	148.00–184.00	$163.79	$860	+1.28
550–591 value added	564	194	147.00–190.00	$165.39	$933	-3.77
550–598	575	323	130.00–174.00	$149.78	$861	-1.21
595 thin fleshed	595	90	175.75	$175.75	$1,046	—
617–618 thin fleshed	618	62	167.50–167.75	$167.72	$1,037	—
600–645	623	230	126.00–156.00	$144.24	$899	-0.01
600–648 value added	625	568	143.00–182.10	$171.87	$1,074	+6.31
650–695	666	146	120.00–158.75	$141.94	$945	-1.63
650–698 value added	678	651	144.00–169.95	$160.59	$1,089	-2.50
685 fancy	685	76	168.25	$168.25	$1,153	—
712 thin fleshed	712	71	169.00	$169.00	$1,203	—
700–747	722	123	96.00–147.00	$133.37	$963	+0.67
704–748 value added	726	237	134.00–166.50	$158.13	$1,148	-3.40
736–745 fancy	741	134	162.75–162.90	$162.83	$1,207	+17.83
750–792	769	60	124.00–142.00	$134.74	$1,036	-3.80
752–794 value added	773	314	145.00–165.90	$161.40	$1,248	+5.20
766–793 fancy	775	196	159.35–162.00	$161.07	$1,248	+0.07
779 thin fleshed	779	129	162.00	$162.00	$1,262	—
805–824 value added	821	76	124.50–162.60	$156.70	$1,287	+5.36
800–848	827	34	117.00–136.00	$125.41	$1,037	-11.09
865	865	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,107	+1.91
850–880	866	16	115.00–136.00	$127.85	$1,107	+1.76
900–925	916	28	118.50–129.00	$124.93	$1,144	+1.19
969 value added	969	35	141.50	$141.50	$1,371	—
950–985	974	5	95.00–122.00	$113.73	$1,108	-4.49
1083	1083	4	118.00	$118.00	$1,278	+0.01
1130	1130	2	121.00	$121.00	$1,367	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–247	232	7	125.00–145.00	$139.50	$324	-1.98
255–285	272	8	120.00–145.00	$137.62	$374	-0.32
300–345	320	20	76.00–152.50	$132.72	$425	-9.31
350–398	378	30	62.00–151.00	$133.64	$505	-8.32
410–445	429	13	130.00–155.00	$141.18	$606	+0.32
450–495	470	41	120.00–159.00	$140.67	$661	+4.36
500–548	525	61	111.00–150.00	$139.74	$734	+1.69
550–596	578	41	109.00–149.00	$132.94	$768	+4.66
600–645	628	45	95.00–140.00	$126.16	$792	-0.34
650–690	670	35	70.00–139.00	$128.06	$858	+1.99
700–749	726	16	100.00–127.00	$119.67	$869	+5.21
750–790	771	10	102.00–122.00	$115.99	$894	-0.31
820–847	840	10	102.00–115.00	$109.24	$918	-2.88
865–886	877	9	101.00–123.00	$110.09	$965	-0.77
910	910	2	99.00	$99.00	$901	-15.67

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	3	128.00	$128.00	$689	—
592	592	2	133.00	$133.00	$787	±0.00
635	635	1	126.00	$126.00	$800	—
675–690	679	4	115.00–132.00	$119.32	$810	-16.68
825	825	1	110.00	$110.00	$908	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	3	147.00	$147.00	$548	—
442	442	3	145.00	$145.00	$641	—
530	530	3	144.50	$144.50	$766	+2.28

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,619	—
1630	1630	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,581	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	95.00	$95.00	$556	-26.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	167.50	$167.50	$251	—
205–244 fancy	236	5	165.00–181.00	$178.22	$421	—
225–248	239	4	150.00–169.00	$154.67	$370	-13.27
270–295	283	40	152.00–196.00	$169.42	$479	-0.97
294 fancy	294	6	191.00	$191.00	$562	-16.07
301–347	326	44	150.00–197.50	$171.26	$558	+2.18
355 fancy	355	1	190.00	$190.00	$674	±0.00
370–377 value added	374	4	180.00	$180.00	$673	—
350–399	375	149	123.00–200.00	$171.64	$644	+0.43
407–409 fancy	409	8	175.00–202.00	$181.73	$743	+5.24
400–440 value added	422	15	169.00–177.00	$173.48	$732	+10.48
400–447	424	157	147.50–188.00	$162.72	$690	-5.67
450–497	476	179	134.00–174.00	$158.78	$756	-2.82
470–485 value added	476	5	168.00–170.00	$168.82	$804	+2.02
505 fancy	505	1	161.00	$161.00	$813	+9.50
515 value added	515	1	170.00	$170.00	$876	+16.69
500–549	521	238	135.00–175.00	$153.20	$798	-1.20
560–570 fancy	565	6	175.00–179.50	$177.23	$1,001	+19.23
550–597	573	193	128.00–170.00	$149.81	$858	-1.10
580 value added	580	8	157.00	$157.00	$911	-8.33
600–645 value added	614	18	147.00–156.00	$152.61	$937	+1.26
600–647	622	151	121.00–161.00	$143.57	$893	-2.62
656–660 value added	658	7	153.00–155.00	$154.14	$1,014	+7.37
650–695	666	86	124.00–152.00	$137.98	$919	-2.77
700–745	728	69	120.00–144.00	$132.71	$966	+0.31
720–735 value added	730	4	140.00–144.00	$141.01	$1,029	-7.99
750–790	771	12	118.00–161.00	$135.34	$1,043	+7.03
795 value added	795	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,169	—
800–817 fancy	811	3	140.00–142.00	$141.34	$1,146	—
800–840	819	21	100.00–138.00	$122.66	$1,005	+0.89
850–892	862	9	110.00–129.00	$116.46	$1,004	-9.53
900–945	931	6	98.00–125.00	$107.67	$1,002	-12.25
977–992	984	7	111.00–125.00	$118.15	$1,163	-1.63
1007–1035	1016	3	93.00–94.00	$93.66	$952	-8.59
1070–1075	1072	3	87.00–100.00	$91.35	$979	-16.88
1138	1138	2	86.50	$86.50	$984	—
1155	1155	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,155	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	3	140.00–157.00	$145.58	$317	+0.58
250–270	263	6	74.00–168.00	$130.98	$344	-29.95
305–340	324	7	87.00–165.00	$136.90	$444	-14.86
350–395	371	17	130.00–166.00	$150.32	$558	-1.60
400–445	427	22	78.00–160.00	$138.94	$593	-6.57
435 thin fleshed	435	1	60.00	$60.00	$261	—
450–496	476	42	90.00–157.00	$139.67	$665	-1.20
500–545	527	46	84.00–151.00	$135.47	$714	-2.51
550–595	570	35	105.00–157.00	$136.79	$780	+2.71
600–645	626	12	71.00–140.00	$126.50	$792	-4.48
650–690	670	10	117.00–135.00	$127.84	$857	+1.31
710–745	726	13	90.00–134.00	$118.48	$860	-2.77
760–798	780	7	90.00–130.00	$111.07	$866	-0.30
802	802	2	90.00	$90.00	$722	—
855–870	862	3	91.00–117.00	$102.63	$885	-11.37
905–925	917	3	100.00–106.00	$102.02	$936	+4.07
960–990	970	3	90.00–95.00	$91.70	$889	-5.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880	880	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1060–2100	1426	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	1,000.00–1,950.00	$1,556.91	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	112.50	$112.50	$321	—
380	380	1	117.50	$117.50	$446	-25.50
540	540	1	123.00	$123.00	$664	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	148.00	$148.00	$599	—
550	550	1	147.00	$147.00	$808	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	120.00	$120.00	$564	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1345	1131	80-85%	7	35.00–49.00	$40.29	$456	—
1105–1395	1190	80-85%	16	91.00–113.00	$96.13	$1,144	—
1200 value added	1200	80-85%	1	73.00	$73.00	$876	—
725–1525	1207	80-85%	43	50.00–69.00	$63.23	$763	-11.85
860–1515	1219	80-85%	382	60.00–89.50	$73.12	$891	-1.96
935–1690	1222	80-85%	75	50.00–79.50	$64.98	$794	-10.10
1000–1585	1253	80-85%	130	71.50–101.00	$82.38	$1,032	—
1075–1455	1258	80-85%	4	52.00–65.00	$58.51	$736	-34.93
990–1655	1262	80-85%	78	70.00–86.00	$76.53	$966	-16.91

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–975	850	85-90%	10	50.00–58.00	$55.20	$469	—
740–1135	882	85-90%	10	34.00–47.00	$38.50	$340	—
715–1110	930	85-90%	24	60.00–68.00	$62.54	$582	—
765–1155	975	85-90%	10	70.00–77.00	$73.20	$714	+13.56
710–1230	988	85-90%	93	43.00–70.00	$58.34	$576	-1.30
645–1310	995	85-90%	40	40.00–62.00	$54.53	$543	-5.11
800–1310	1014	85-90%	56	65.00–80.00	$73.35	$744	+9.33
800–1395	1024	85-90%	151	56.50–76.50	$65.67	$672	+1.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1945	1411	75-80%	32	56.50–77.00	$66.78	$942	-10.75
1405–1435	1420	75-80%	2	115.00–118.00	$116.50	$1,654	+38.97
1075–2075	1462	75-80%	181	61.00–89.00	$76.13	$1,113	-16.81
1435–1485	1467	75-80%	3	63.00–67.00	$65.33	$958	-27.61
1360–2005	1495	75-80%	65	70.00–87.00	$76.92	$1,150	—
1545	1545	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$912	—
1175–2145	1560	75-80%	79	72.00–99.00	$83.46	$1,302	—
1595	1595	75-80%	1	32.00	$32.00	$510	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1845	1311	11	77.00–98.00	$89.27	$1,170	—
1150–2125	1506	31	80.00–110.00	$96.77	$1,457	—
1150–2530	1663	95	87.00–121.00	$107.43	$1,787	—
1260–2145	1719	17	103.00–116.00	$110.24	$1,895	-14.16
1345–2040	1741	12	118.00–127.00	$120.58	$2,099	-3.82
1285–2300	1814	49	99.00–138.00	$119.48	$2,167	—

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1730	1632	7	104.00–109.00	$106.43	$1,737	—
1245–2520	1663	4	85.00–97.00	$90.75	$1,509	—
1615–2005	1787	5	110.00–113.00	$111.80	$1,998	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1010	858	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	86.00–105.00	$95.01	$815
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,008

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–1100	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	625.00–825.00	$734.97

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–840	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	500.00–800.00	$653.66
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,185.00	$1,185.00
815–1150	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	725.00–1,175.00	$984.17
870–1165	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–1,050.00	$921.74
740–1215	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	585.00–925.00	$730.90
900–1150	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	630.00–900.00	$815.64
970–1455	1064	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	700.00–1,125.00	$956.28
1055–1095	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	950.00–975.00	$962.73
955–1300	1082	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	550.00–980.00	$759.05
800–1315	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	825.00–875.00	$845.11
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	925.00	$925.00
965–1225	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	610.00–925.00	$798.05
985–1380	1116	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	750.00–1,225.00	$1,028.34
910–1375	1117	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	650.00–1,150.00	$880.95
900–1670	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	600.00–1,150.00	$922.91
835–1350	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	600.00–1,150.00	$954.73
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1045–1400	1223	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	700.00–975.00	$857.46

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
830–1090	937	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	685.00–785.00	$740.04

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	410.00	$410.00
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	585.00	$585.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–902	816	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	710.00–810.00	$783.66
810–860	830	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	825.00–960.00	$873.25
833	833	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	950.00	$950.00
870–885	878	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–785.00	$780.04
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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
700–1060	931	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	875.00–1,440.00	$1,234.58	—
776–1124	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	970.00–1,475.00	$1,320.57	—
830–1505	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	760.00–1,400.00	$1,104.28	-270.72
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	+75.00
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	-150.00
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	+117.49
1050–1340	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	910.00–1,425.00	$1,124.87	-132.64
1045–1290	1199	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	750.00–1,035.00	$866.77	—
800–1590	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	710.00–1,450.00	$1,202.94	+76.86
1055–1435	1231	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	800.00–1,100.00	$959.86	-440.17
1225–1265	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,455.00	$1,403.34	+3.31
1320–1390	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,240.00–1,400.00	$1,322.07	-54.96
1115–1750	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	925.00–1,580.00	$1,223.15	-1.85
1170–1803	1439	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,385.00–1,780.00	$1,567.55	+342.55
1585	1585	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1680	1680	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,560.00	$1,560.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1385	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	940.00–1,175.00	$1,059.90	+74.69
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	785.00	$785.00	—
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,120.00	$1,120.00	—
1230–1425	1352	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	985.00–1,110.00	$1,045.61	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720–905	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,167.82	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1545	1545	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,420.00	$1,420.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	77.00	$77.00	$354	—
620–625	623	3	79.00–84.00	$82.01	$511	—
850	850	1	62.00	$62.00	$527	—
970	970	1	83.00	$83.00	$805	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	290	40	79.00–125.00	$118.80	$345	—
328 fancy	328	3	122.00	$122.00	$400	—
344–345	344	57	85.00–159.00	$157.70	$542	—
350–366	358	69	148.00–155.00	$149.09	$534	+38.81
402 fancy	402	3	108.00	$108.00	$434	—
403–445	427	34	64.00–153.00	$135.81	$580	-1.95
450–495	472	13	71.00–126.00	$102.89	$486	-26.92
518–541	529	11	75.00–140.00	$112.41	$595	-10.16
577–597	587	4	132.00–135.50	$133.78	$785	—
612–641	632	9	85.00–133.00	$120.34	$761	-2.21
695	695	1	89.00	$89.00	$619	—
705–730	725	8	87.00–105.00	$102.44	$743	-19.07
733 value added	733	5	124.00	$124.00	$909	—
776 value added	776	19	132.50	$132.50	$1,028	—
765–795	794	63	74.00–128.50	$123.35	$979	—
810–846	838	12	92.00–125.50	$117.83	$987	—
853	853	7	102.00	$102.00	$870	-15.05
880 value added	880	60	136.20	$136.20	$1,199	—
935	935	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,066	-14.75
1046	1046	9	115.50	$115.50	$1,208	+20.50

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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.