Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

17,252 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.75/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 630 lb · 891 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.56/cwt +1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 679 lb · 771 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.36/cwt +7.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,470/hd at 824 lb · 537 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	17,252	18,978	16,535
Feeder cattle	14,402	16,986	14,226
Slaughter cattle	2,289	1,512	1,644
Replacement cattle	561	480	665

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher with exceptions throughout the week to 12.00 higher. Yearlings sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good to very good with best interest on weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
186	186	4	191.00	$191.00	$355	—
215–237	224	19	195.00–223.00	$215.89	$484	+28.42
250–296	279	17	160.00–212.50	$198.74	$554	+12.14
265–291 fancy	281	5	207.50–227.50	$219.94	$618	—
300–345	322	37	190.00–207.00	$202.84	$653	+3.24
315–340 fancy	328	7	200.00–216.00	$213.22	$699	+0.72
330–339 value added	336	11	205.00–221.00	$215.43	$724	+6.28
350–395 fancy	376	15	197.00–235.00	$212.12	$798	+1.36
350–398 value added	379	7	199.00–205.00	$203.19	$770	—
350–398	381	74	182.50–221.00	$202.25	$771	+9.58
400–440 fancy	418	58	200.00–224.00	$211.66	$885	+5.58
400–448	430	97	167.50–211.00	$194.79	$838	+3.49
421–445 value added	431	7	200.00–207.00	$203.74	$878	+11.08
450–492 fancy	472	28	192.00–220.00	$205.82	$971	+10.85
455–495 value added	478	31	184.00–207.00	$198.65	$950	+4.68
450–497	479	156	126.00–205.00	$188.05	$901	-1.37
500–546 value added	525	155	186.00–212.00	$203.65	$1,069	+5.80
500–548	526	213	161.00–206.00	$190.20	$1,000	+6.22
550–598 value added	571	168	186.00–210.00	$200.59	$1,145	+8.23
550–598	571	226	140.00–200.00	$180.71	$1,032	-2.11
600 thin fleshed	600	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,170	+4.29
600–645 value added	612	277	159.00–217.50	$197.50	$1,209	+9.42
600–646	625	185	155.00–202.00	$178.05	$1,113	-0.68
651–695 value added	665	166	163.00–200.00	$187.37	$1,246	+2.75
651–674 fancy	672	42	194.00	$194.00	$1,304	—
650–698	673	193	145.00–193.00	$181.25	$1,220	+3.76
690	690	1	117.00	$117.00	$807	-60.49
700–745	721	82	151.00–183.00	$169.77	$1,224	+4.45
700–743 value added	723	355	160.00–196.75	$184.67	$1,335	+3.24
755–785 value added	760	167	166.00–177.00	$175.83	$1,336	-5.42
750–795	763	122	144.00–174.00	$166.76	$1,272	-5.19
777 fancy	777	48	178.35	$178.35	$1,386	-18.65
807 thin fleshed	807	63	190.95	$190.95	$1,541	—
801–840	820	91	152.00–174.00	$168.29	$1,380	+6.74
824–846 value added	828	378	167.00–186.95	$178.70	$1,480	+2.23
835–841 fancy	840	5	176.00–178.00	$177.60	$1,492	+0.10
855–890	860	85	153.50–175.00	$169.39	$1,457	+8.83
853–899 value added	873	162	163.00–178.10	$172.91	$1,510	-0.92
913–935 value added	922	191	154.50–181.95	$173.85	$1,603	+3.70
910–934 fancy	923	244	170.00–176.75	$174.12	$1,607	+0.78
905–945	927	21	125.00–165.00	$150.73	$1,397	+4.46
952 fancy	952	105	177.00	$177.00	$1,685	—
950–967	960	18	133.00–165.00	$146.08	$1,402	+8.17
952–999 value added	977	223	160.25–176.00	$168.10	$1,642	+10.50
1002–1045	1019	9	120.00–150.00	$135.43	$1,380	-3.79
1025–1041 value added	1028	251	166.00–171.95	$170.65	$1,754	+12.75
1050–1055	1050	13	129.00–143.00	$141.92	$1,490	+21.92
1063 value added	1063	49	159.75	$159.75	$1,698	+1.85
1100–1106 value added	1105	45	144.25	$144.25	$1,594	—
1201	1201	9	132.50	$132.50	$1,591	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	260	4	170.00–192.50	$179.57	$467	+13.57
310–345	323	3	132.00–157.50	$147.63	$477	-17.86
352–398	377	8	140.00–175.00	$156.95	$592	-8.00
410–445	431	10	139.00–178.00	$159.21	$686	+7.58
450–485	463	14	142.50–184.00	$166.01	$769	+5.10
500–547	530	29	138.00–180.00	$162.84	$863	-7.14
550–590	566	29	140.00–177.00	$162.17	$918	+7.21
600–645	620	27	130.00–169.00	$151.61	$940	-10.42
655–699	680	19	130.00–169.00	$163.78	$1,114	+12.07
700–725	711	8	130.00–164.00	$147.24	$1,047	-14.25
760–792	777	4	126.00–157.50	$140.88	$1,095	-10.10
800	800	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,168	—
855–890	873	2	111.00–137.50	$124.52	$1,087	+4.52
922–935	926	3	120.00–136.00	$125.38	$1,161	+14.38
990	990	1	94.00	$94.00	$931	—
1040	1040	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,258	+21.00
1055	1055	1	90.00	$90.00	$950	—
1100	1100	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,210	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	208.00	$208.00	$614	—
365	365	1	194.00	$194.00	$708	—
400–425	408	6	187.00–188.00	$187.65	$766	—
477–497	488	14	192.00–195.00	$192.93	$941	—
502	502	12	187.00	$187.00	$939	—
550–580	573	19	184.00–190.00	$187.90	$1,077	—
603–627	612	13	176.00–180.00	$177.77	$1,088	—
671–696	690	31	165.00–168.00	$166.22	$1,147	—
729	729	6	162.00	$162.00	$1,181	—
751–792	765	6	154.00–155.00	$154.65	$1,183	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	170.00	$170.00	$935	—
572 value added	572	7	179.00	$179.00	$1,024	—
609	609	6	140.00	$140.00	$853	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,270	—
1215–1730	1458	3	105.00–119.00	$109.58	$1,598	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	153.00	$153.00	$704	—
555	555	1	160.00	$160.00	$888	-10.00
645 value added	645	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,019	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	140.00	$140.00	$574	+14.00
545	545	1	129.00	$129.00	$703	—
570	570	1	140.00	$140.00	$798	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	130.00–134.00	$132.00	$323	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–170	160	2	177.50–182.50	$179.84	$288	—
200–240	226	11	154.00–192.50	$176.32	$398	+1.05
260–299	286	45	140.00–193.00	$174.78	$500	+8.95
300–348	327	64	140.00–194.00	$170.81	$559	+2.95
330–345 value added	337	8	172.50–192.50	$181.91	$613	+2.29
350–393 value added	377	18	171.00–194.00	$175.78	$663	+0.65
365–395 fancy	377	11	175.00–184.00	$180.30	$680	-4.21
350–399	379	205	149.00–195.00	$175.73	$666	+6.66
400–448	424	290	150.00–189.00	$170.43	$723	-1.43
400–447 fancy	427	34	175.00–190.00	$181.68	$776	+3.52
400–442 value added	429	26	169.00–180.00	$173.19	$743	+1.10
450–491 fancy	464	55	174.00–187.00	$178.92	$830	-5.51
450–497 value added	472	52	163.00–180.00	$170.71	$806	+1.37
450–497	477	299	150.00–185.50	$169.26	$807	-2.97
500–548	521	344	144.00–180.00	$167.43	$872	+1.62
500–545 value added	525	66	158.00–181.00	$174.97	$919	-0.33
550–595	570	333	141.00–175.00	$162.24	$925	-1.35
550–595 value added	572	115	154.00–178.00	$169.15	$968	-8.46
592 fancy	592	80	192.60	$192.60	$1,140	—
600–645	623	306	139.50–167.50	$155.43	$968	-6.94
600–635	625	22	161.00–164.00	$163.47	$1,022	+1.10
600–647 value added	634	563	148.00–194.70	$174.62	$1,107	-1.20
650–698	677	183	137.00–167.75	$153.15	$1,037	-7.39
650–699 value added	679	588	140.00–186.25	$172.04	$1,168	+0.79
702	702	14	156.00	$156.00	$1,095	+12.34
700–749 value added	719	253	140.00–181.25	$171.00	$1,229	+10.80
700–747	723	107	128.00–163.00	$142.82	$1,033	-0.84
744 fancy	744	70	167.95	$167.95	$1,250	—
750–795	772	36	120.00–156.00	$144.97	$1,119	-5.16
795 fancy	795	94	165.85	$165.85	$1,319	—
796 value added	796	67	157.75	$157.75	$1,256	—
805–842	831	7	135.00–139.50	$138.26	$1,149	+2.76
810–847	832	28	117.00–152.00	$132.86	$1,105	-2.64
820–844 value added	839	146	146.00–169.25	$163.36	$1,371	+31.36
855	855	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,154	+4.60
850–887	868	6	129.00–142.00	$138.01	$1,198	+7.61
921–945	927	12	120.00–133.00	$128.29	$1,189	+9.73
960–998	972	15	110.00–125.00	$123.80	$1,203	-3.67
1010–1045	1025	4	90.00–121.00	$107.72	$1,104	+2.37
1055	1055	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,266	+5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	153.00	$153.00	$375	—
250–292	265	10	137.50–168.00	$156.45	$415	+3.64
300–345	318	23	130.00–175.00	$156.81	$499	+8.50
350–397	380	24	132.50–175.00	$160.01	$608	+9.96
400–440	423	30	120.00–165.00	$151.70	$642	+2.38
450–497	478	38	120.00–166.00	$147.12	$703	+4.92
500–545	520	41	132.00–161.00	$148.28	$771	+5.89
550–597	572	60	115.00–158.00	$145.69	$833	+2.17
600–647	630	41	115.00–152.00	$132.59	$835	-1.93
650–695	670	23	120.00–146.00	$134.18	$899	+3.36
700–730	714	16	110.00–137.00	$125.98	$899	-6.13
750–798	783	15	110.00–129.50	$123.23	$965	+6.05
800–840	818	10	110.00–120.00	$114.61	$938	-2.99
850–875	864	4	112.00–117.00	$115.23	$996	-2.72
900–915	903	5	103.00–108.00	$106.99	$966	+6.96
975	975	2	112.00	$112.00	$1,092	—
1225	1225	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,372	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	9	187.00	$187.00	$727	—
448	448	4	184.00	$184.00	$824	—
452–482	472	12	179.00–184.00	$182.94	$863	—
513–526	520	16	178.00–181.00	$179.44	$933	—
553–587	565	35	173.00–177.00	$175.49	$992	—
601–610	606	8	170.00–174.00	$172.01	$1,042	—
653–682	677	44	159.00–164.00	$159.88	$1,082	—
701–747	716	6	140.00–142.00	$141.30	$1,012	—
780	780	11	150.00	$150.00	$1,170	—
805	805	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,103	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	159.00	$159.00	$612	—
550–560	555	2	130.00–144.00	$136.94	$760	—
645	645	1	137.00	$137.00	$884	+5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	122.50	$122.50	$380	+6.99
420–435	428	2	112.50–120.00	$116.18	$497	—
542	542	2	133.00	$133.00	$721	—
570	570	1	111.00	$111.00	$633	-14.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	2	140.00	$140.00	$605	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232–242 fancy	236	6	212.50–227.50	$219.93	$519	—
230–245	237	5	177.50–197.50	$187.00	$443	+11.74
272 value added	272	2	230.00	$230.00	$626	+40.00
250–296	274	37	159.00–222.50	$195.06	$534	+11.82
265–290 fancy	284	12	181.00–227.50	$209.88	$596	+16.82
300–335 fancy	323	7	191.00–217.00	$207.50	$670	+13.58
328 value added	328	3	214.00	$214.00	$702	—
302–345	330	32	172.50–211.00	$194.66	$642	+12.36
350–395 value added	370	9	199.00–206.00	$202.95	$751	—
350–397	371	172	169.50–220.00	$194.82	$723	+9.75
350–397 fancy	378	46	188.50–228.00	$203.42	$769	-7.81
403–440 value added	419	13	186.00–198.00	$190.60	$799	+6.93
400–445 fancy	424	60	191.00–227.50	$204.10	$865	+1.42
400–449	428	228	162.50–201.00	$185.97	$796	+6.76
450–475 value added	462	21	176.00–201.00	$192.78	$891	+10.58
450–495 fancy	471	24	183.00–209.00	$197.13	$928	-8.18
450–499	475	226	158.00–201.00	$182.09	$865	+6.84
500–535 fancy	519	17	185.00–196.00	$190.86	$991	+11.39
503–545 value added	519	18	182.00–193.00	$187.48	$973	+13.02
500–548	523	287	152.00–191.00	$174.15	$911	+5.51
550–590 value added	563	18	174.00–187.00	$182.46	$1,027	+9.55
550–598	573	236	149.00–196.00	$168.68	$967	+2.53
560–595 fancy	575	5	178.00–186.00	$179.56	$1,032	—
600–649	621	153	141.00–176.00	$161.58	$1,003	+3.05
600–645 value added	623	6	157.00–172.00	$165.32	$1,030	+15.32
637 fancy	637	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,191	+14.49
650 fancy	650	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,098	—
665–667 value added	666	3	159.00–169.00	$165.67	$1,103	+6.43
650–695	667	114	126.00–175.00	$151.60	$1,011	-3.96
705 fancy	705	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,128	—
700–740 value added	709	5	154.00–163.00	$160.33	$1,137	+13.11
700–748	720	91	110.00–165.00	$146.42	$1,054	+1.31
750–791	768	33	122.00–149.00	$141.42	$1,086	-2.03
750–795 value added	774	4	145.00–155.00	$152.33	$1,179	—
795 thin fleshed	795	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,177	—
800 fancy	800	3	156.00	$156.00	$1,248	—
800–848	816	24	114.00–146.00	$127.55	$1,041	+3.43
823 thin fleshed	823	3	154.00	$154.00	$1,267	—
850–895	875	19	100.00–141.00	$123.89	$1,084	+3.62
900–925	910	7	115.00–128.00	$122.61	$1,116	+1.92
955–975	966	5	84.00–138.00	$115.34	$1,114	-3.85
1040	1040	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,071	-0.49
1080	1080	1	97.50	$97.50	$1,053	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	2	160.00	$160.00	$272	—
250–275	263	5	162.50–190.00	$178.95	$471	+10.78
300–345	327	15	115.00–180.00	$153.55	$502	-2.17
365–395	383	18	150.00–170.00	$162.12	$621	+6.00
400–449	429	51	122.00–180.00	$151.43	$650	-2.68
450–498	476	37	125.00–182.00	$159.38	$759	+10.18
500–542	525	61	124.00–164.00	$151.18	$794	+2.78
550–595	572	58	90.00–164.00	$145.39	$832	+7.90
600–645	625	21	120.00–150.00	$142.26	$889	+4.18
650–699	681	30	130.00–149.00	$137.94	$939	+5.21
700–747	725	4	131.00–141.00	$136.88	$992	+20.95
760	760	3	122.00–130.00	$124.67	$947	+12.22
810–845	826	5	107.00–121.00	$114.99	$950	+5.70
860–880	870	2	100.00	$100.00	$870	-6.62
915–925	920	2	105.00–110.00	$107.51	$989	-12.49
965	965	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,090	—
1090	1090	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,166	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	100.00	$100.00	$475	-28.33
525–535	528	3	122.50–150.00	$140.72	$743	-5.28
580–595	588	2	97.50–110.00	$103.83	$611	-24.17
675	675	1	110.00	$110.00	$742	-10.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	175.00	$175.00	$788	—
500–505	502	3	162.50–168.00	$166.15	$834	—
735	735	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,073	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1480	1321	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	1,300.00–1,775.00	$1,607.76	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	2	169.00	$169.00	$537	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	84.00	$84.00	$533	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1270	1118	80-85%	12	56.00–79.00	$73.67	$824	—
830–1465	1175	80-85%	71	63.50–89.00	$77.55	$911	-7.27
880–1460	1193	80-85%	255	70.00–100.50	$87.30	$1,041	+10.37
875–1445	1236	80-85%	88	80.00–99.00	$90.13	$1,114	—
910–1670	1259	80-85%	269	84.00–116.00	$97.26	$1,225	+4.51
1110–1500	1304	80-85%	35	100.00–116.00	$104.29	$1,360	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1885	1434	75-80%	141	77.00–103.00	$89.53	$1,284	+4.32
1230–1695	1454	75-80%	10	66.00–88.50	$82.06	$1,193	-9.64
1105–2185	1509	75-80%	174	86.00–115.00	$96.40	$1,455	+11.25
1370–1710	1519	75-80%	21	90.00–99.00	$95.33	$1,448	+10.18
1375–1900	1549	75-80%	25	100.00–114.00	$104.28	$1,615	—
1410–1725	1554	75-80%	4	85.00–89.00	$87.50	$1,360	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1255	910	85-90%	23	32.50–69.00	$55.14	$502	+3.28
705–1240	938	85-90%	14	56.00–67.00	$63.00	$591	+1.57
750–1100	940	85-90%	22	70.00–85.00	$78.09	$734	+16.66
735–1465	960	85-90%	70	44.00–79.00	$65.43	$628	—
805–1175	1011	85-90%	8	86.00–95.00	$90.00	$910	+17.11
610–1565	1023	85-90%	124	61.00–89.00	$76.09	$778	-4.90
715–1300	1038	85-90%	94	73.50–98.00	$84.09	$873	+3.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1030	905	3	84.00–87.00	$85.00	$769	—
1040–2125	1412	45	80.00–115.50	$100.43	$1,418	—
1020–2100	1516	17	104.00–114.00	$109.12	$1,654	—
1050–2185	1575	97	94.00–128.00	$116.11	$1,829	—
1475–2545	1698	43	117.00–135.00	$126.51	$2,148	—
1095–2370	1769	104	112.00–138.50	$126.91	$2,245	+2.03

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1085	1014	4	79.00–90.00	$85.00	$862	—
1075–1430	1224	4	99.00–109.00	$102.50	$1,255	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
883–955	901	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	875.00–910.00	$884.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
945–1115	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	94.00–98.00	$96.17	$991

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1370	1031	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	740.00–1,125.00	$922.97
1005–1110	1058	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–860.00	$815.39
810–1455	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	750.00–1,375.00	$1,119.79
875–1400	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	700.00–1,080.00	$965.87
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00
890–1525	1166	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	875.00–1,300.00	$1,041.13
820–1655	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	67	790.00–1,400.00	$1,124.30
1010–1300	1184	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	800.00–1,450.00	$1,098.21
1005–1355	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	920.00–1,475.00	$1,225.18
900–1635	1201	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	830.00–1,490.00	$1,230.06
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1110–1301	1266	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	975.00–1,175.00	$1,131.61

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
760–1065	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–875.00	$846.04
885–1030	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$776.89

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00
830–1010	945	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,125.00	$1,034.07
795–1340	960	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	725.00–1,325.00	$980.43
935–1025	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,035.00	$1,029.77

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00

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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
885–920	903	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–935.00	$819.78	—
940–1285	1097	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	875.00–1,600.00	$1,322.73	-34.14
1020–1325	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	1,150.00–1,625.00	$1,445.17	+380.04
1045–1425	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	875.00–1,525.00	$1,267.66	+47.28
950–1350	1231	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,025.00–1,475.00	$1,335.59	+115.21
1156–1350	1252	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,175.00–1,425.00	$1,339.96	—
1155–1520	1276	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	1,460.00–1,810.00	$1,618.08	+94.22
900–1805	1364	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	675.00–1,875.00	$1,375.12	+121.93
1475	1475	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,235.00	$1,235.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995–1200	1072	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	985.00–1,135.00	$1,075.51	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–985	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	93.00	$93.00	$270	—
390	390	1	66.00	$66.00	$257	—
425	425	1	47.00	$47.00	$200	—
460	460	1	65.00	$65.00	$299	—
505	505	1	50.00	$50.00	$252	—
555	555	1	72.00	$72.00	$400	—
750 fancy	750	1	105.00	$105.00	$788	—
830	830	1	73.00	$73.00	$606	—
905–910	908	2	86.00–90.00	$88.01	$799	—
965	965	1	80.00	$80.00	$772	—
1080	1080	1	81.00	$81.00	$875	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260 fancy	260	1	140.00	$140.00	$364	—
305–320	312	3	81.00–94.00	$89.76	$280	—
368 fancy	368	3	110.00	$110.00	$405	—
380–390	383	3	131.00–158.00	$148.84	$570	+42.84
405–423	417	3	80.00–112.00	$101.64	$424	-8.36
452–471	467	13	104.00–149.00	$139.82	$653	+4.40
500–540	513	6	78.00–140.00	$105.71	$542	-46.54
550–579	575	9	100.00–138.50	$122.21	$703	-14.29
600–640	619	9	95.00–133.00	$121.76	$754	—
683–695 fancy	684	15	106.00–128.00	$126.51	$865	—
690	690	3	129.00	$129.00	$890	—
770–795	783	2	80.00–97.00	$88.64	$694	—
803–848	838	9	93.00–124.50	$117.79	$987	—
887 value added	887	57	136.40	$136.40	$1,210	—
903	903	3	100.00	$100.00	$903	+16.62
935 fancy	935	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,019	—
960–995	972	3	83.00–90.00	$87.61	$852	—
1000	1000	1	90.00	$90.00	$900	—
1155	1155	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,213	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	2	167.50	$167.50	$838	—

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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
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.