Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

16,740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.96/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 522 lb · 601 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.83/cwt +2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 571 lb · 600 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.00/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,524/hd at 913 lb · 520 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	16,740	20,772	17,961
Feeder cattle	14,476	17,788	15,751
Slaughter cattle	1,531	2,430	1,446
Replacement cattle	733	554	764

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower with light to moderate demand for all feeder cattle and good buyer activity. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower with light to moderate 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
230–245	239	4	185.00–213.00	$195.10	$466	+12.92
240 fancy	240	1	202.50	$202.50	$486	—
270 fancy	270	1	200.00	$200.00	$540	—
260–297	277	19	182.00–220.00	$198.43	$550	+3.23
300–345	325	38	162.00–206.00	$188.45	$612	-6.37
328–340 fancy	332	3	196.00–220.00	$204.19	$678	-31.81
350–385 value added	365	19	198.00–216.00	$212.84	$777	+0.58
350–397	375	102	160.00–211.00	$185.20	$694	-9.99
355–398 fancy	381	19	193.00–212.00	$206.94	$788	-5.05
400–447	425	161	165.00–210.00	$189.93	$807	+4.89
401–440 value added	427	66	191.00–219.00	$212.12	$906	+3.01
400–445 fancy	429	12	190.00–208.00	$199.17	$854	-13.67
450–495 value added	468	59	191.00–203.00	$199.16	$932	-3.13
450–498	473	220	162.00–199.50	$182.67	$864	-7.34
462–495 fancy	474	23	186.00–202.00	$196.39	$931	-6.67
518 fancy	518	20	191.25	$191.25	$991	-8.18
503–548 value added	520	92	177.50–205.00	$190.14	$989	-2.82
500–549	524	285	160.00–199.00	$173.52	$909	-5.29
550–597	573	290	145.00–188.00	$172.42	$988	-3.40
550–598 value added	579	56	175.00–193.50	$184.75	$1,070	-8.60
600–649	626	196	142.00–179.75	$165.86	$1,038	-4.81
600–644 value added	629	127	160.00–194.00	$176.49	$1,110	-0.35
637 thin fleshed	637	36	190.50	$190.50	$1,213	—
650–692 value added	656	130	160.00–188.25	$182.00	$1,194	-0.77
650–695	673	150	142.00–175.00	$163.93	$1,103	-6.50
700–749	722	143	135.00–173.00	$163.98	$1,184	-1.29
704–747 value added	730	132	159.00–178.00	$172.67	$1,260	-6.85
755	755	1	129.00	$129.00	$974	-33.09
750–795 value added	765	409	160.00–187.95	$179.19	$1,371	+7.51
750–797	766	66	148.00–173.00	$160.01	$1,226	-2.08
801–848 value added	812	273	164.75–179.75	$171.53	$1,393	+1.07
800–845	823	88	139.00–170.90	$164.76	$1,356	+11.02
850–896	863	159	136.00–163.60	$160.87	$1,388	-9.30
850–897 value added	864	302	164.00–172.75	$169.36	$1,463	+0.01
904–924 value added	911	445	163.50–172.50	$168.12	$1,532	+0.20
908–945	923	75	130.00–164.75	$160.32	$1,480	+12.50
964–980 value added	970	184	161.00–166.00	$164.21	$1,593	+2.72
970 fancy	970	57	166.00	$166.00	$1,610	—
962–993	979	20	130.00–153.00	$140.41	$1,375	+3.43
1015–1039	1027	18	135.00–141.00	$139.33	$1,431	-8.72
1046 value added	1046	51	148.75	$148.75	$1,556	—
1055–1080	1068	2	119.00–133.00	$125.92	$1,345	+0.92
1100–1105	1104	5	110.00–125.00	$112.99	$1,247	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	155.00–170.00	$162.18	$381	-2.74
250–295	279	7	151.00–185.00	$167.03	$466	+1.44
300–348	328	14	132.50–176.00	$160.41	$526	-5.35
350–395	373	17	145.00–180.00	$159.93	$597	+1.03
415–446	432	17	132.00–179.00	$153.81	$664	-11.19
450–495	468	44	137.00–179.00	$159.99	$749	-5.56
500–545	522	100	140.00–168.00	$156.11	$815	-6.77
550–595	575	55	131.00–170.00	$154.12	$886	-5.53
600–647	621	43	121.00–166.00	$147.30	$915	-6.93
650–695	681	33	112.00–164.00	$139.83	$952	-10.40
700–745	721	18	135.00–155.00	$145.70	$1,050	+8.06
750–798	777	7	131.00–149.00	$139.06	$1,080	-15.91
810–845	830	3	140.00–146.00	$142.01	$1,179	-4.68
885–895	892	3	120.00–148.00	$133.01	$1,186	-5.98
930	930	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,339	+25.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–430	416	5	168.00–187.00	$183.08	$762	+9.06
486	486	3	164.00	$164.00	$797	-18.00
540	540	1	161.00	$161.00	$869	-5.28
600 value added	600	2	156.00	$156.00	$936	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,171	—
1180	1180	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,581	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,037	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	126.00	$126.00	$775	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	107.00	$107.00	$567	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 fancy	225	1	197.50	$197.50	$444	—
210–240	226	11	142.50–183.00	$156.52	$354	-9.04
250–297	279	40	143.00–175.00	$159.17	$444	-2.46
300–346	319	135	130.00–175.00	$155.87	$497	-3.77
330 fancy	330	2	149.00	$149.00	$492	-33.10
334 value added	334	9	160.00	$160.00	$534	-23.00
368–383 fancy	373	18	152.00–175.00	$165.14	$616	-2.88
350–397	374	272	130.00–177.00	$159.66	$597	-2.94
385–395 value added	390	6	151.00–174.00	$158.19	$617	-17.30
400–447	430	407	130.00–173.00	$155.96	$671	-3.97
400–448 value added	432	55	153.00–162.00	$159.68	$690	-2.16
420–445 fancy	437	6	147.00–158.00	$150.53	$658	-37.51
450–499	476	425	135.00–172.00	$155.07	$738	-5.55
450–499 value added	481	75	153.00–164.50	$158.96	$765	-2.70
468–497 fancy	485	11	170.00–180.00	$176.24	$855	-4.66
505 fancy	505	1	165.00	$165.00	$833	—
500–548 value added	521	132	150.00–169.50	$159.57	$831	-4.48
500–548	522	468	130.00–171.00	$149.79	$782	-7.42
554 fancy	554	11	168.00	$168.00	$931	—
550–595 value added	570	234	153.00–177.00	$172.67	$984	+9.60
550–597	573	355	130.00–169.50	$149.42	$856	-4.20
600–646 value added	615	147	145.00–172.00	$159.72	$982	-5.04
600–647	624	254	130.00–168.00	$148.45	$926	-1.64
650–697	668	150	130.00–164.00	$145.47	$972	-2.58
660–694 value added	677	246	149.00–174.00	$169.48	$1,147	+4.00
700–745	718	113	110.00–159.00	$138.22	$992	-3.36
703–738 value added	722	66	144.00–161.50	$152.76	$1,103	-9.48
725	725	2	133.50	$133.50	$968	-8.08
752–786 value added	770	155	152.00–164.50	$156.61	$1,206	-4.75
750–798	771	78	110.00–154.50	$139.52	$1,076	-0.49
803–845	815	59	113.00–149.00	$135.32	$1,103	-3.66
840 value added	840	11	149.50	$149.50	$1,256	—
855–898	877	16	111.00–143.00	$123.78	$1,086	+3.16
866–883	877	8	121.00–136.50	$130.76	$1,147	+10.14
901–902	902	7	115.00–131.00	$122.71	$1,107	-10.17
910	910	5	132.00	$132.00	$1,201	-0.88
969 value added	969	19	139.70	$139.70	$1,354	—
952–995	976	27	112.00–132.00	$116.58	$1,138	-12.42
1002	1002	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,172	-17.52
1070–1080	1075	2	116.00–118.00	$117.00	$1,258	—
1100	1100	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,199	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
237–245	240	3	136.00–160.00	$151.82	$364	-4.57
255–298	277	31	112.50–186.00	$142.27	$394	-2.15
300–347	326	19	125.00–160.00	$140.23	$457	-7.76
350–399	374	94	117.50–161.00	$141.68	$530	-5.00
400–449	424	79	112.00–156.00	$140.35	$595	-2.73
450–495	472	127	120.00–156.00	$137.49	$649	-9.13
500–546	525	81	118.00–158.50	$134.37	$705	-7.24
550–595	575	76	112.00–154.00	$134.74	$775	-4.86
600–645	622	78	110.00–145.00	$129.37	$805	-6.20
650–698	672	46	107.50–141.00	$127.02	$854	-2.45
700–737	720	31	82.00–150.00	$126.36	$910	-2.44
761–790	772	9	115.00–138.00	$129.01	$996	+7.53
805–845	824	7	90.00–120.00	$109.47	$902	-10.02
855–890	865	6	85.00–122.00	$101.75	$880	-14.93
930	930	1	82.00	$82.00	$763	-26.00
950–997	977	4	108.00–118.00	$113.59	$1,110	-4.41
1047	1047	3	99.00	$99.00	$1,037	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	139.00	$139.00	$570	—
480	480	1	136.00	$136.00	$653	-8.45
540	540	1	139.00	$139.00	$751	—
587	587	4	135.00	$135.00	$792	—
655–680	670	3	130.00–136.00	$132.29	$886	—
700	700	1	129.00	$129.00	$903	+8.00
915	915	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,125	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	127.00–127.50	$127.23	$344	—
390	390	1	117.00	$117.00	$456	—
413	413	3	111.00	$111.00	$458	-8.60
490	490	3	115.00	$115.00	$564	+5.00
510–520	515	3	102.00–112.00	$107.97	$556	+0.97

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,361	—
1068–1160	1113	7	99.00–109.00	$102.21	$1,138	—
1135	1135	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,339	—
1230	1230	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,230	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
642	642	3	139.00	$139.00	$892	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	142.50	$142.50	$299	—

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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
225 fancy	225	—	—	1	202.00	$202.00	$454	+8.00
200–245	226	—	—	15	154.00–200.00	$182.05	$411	-8.94
250–296	283	—	—	33	140.00–190.50	$173.46	$491	-7.78
300–348	323	—	—	56	150.00–203.00	$174.54	$564	-11.06
320–345 fancy	333	—	—	4	200.00–220.00	$211.95	$706	-3.49
350–395	371	—	—	156	155.00–205.00	$183.11	$679	-2.47
350–395 fancy	378	—	—	14	175.00–220.00	$202.35	$765	-19.55
410–438 value added	425	—	—	10	174.00–186.00	$180.14	$766	-33.07
415–430 fancy	425	—	—	4	181.00–212.50	$194.00	$824	-6.19
400–448	429	—	—	197	155.00–199.00	$175.42	$753	-7.80
455–485 fancy	468	—	—	11	174.00–201.00	$188.02	$880	-6.98
450–499	476	—	—	265	148.00–194.00	$170.59	$812	-7.15
465–487 value added	478	—	—	7	173.00–190.00	$181.35	$867	-15.22
500–537 value added	518	—	—	21	160.00–173.50	$169.64	$879	-5.12
500–548	523	—	—	307	140.00–183.00	$161.37	$844	-9.20
500–545 fancy	527	—	—	28	161.00–190.00	$173.62	$915	—
553–568 fancy	556	—	—	21	168.00–175.00	$170.22	$946	+1.38
550–560 value added	558	—	—	4	155.00–165.00	$162.53	$907	-1.80
550–596	569	—	—	232	135.00–187.00	$156.63	$891	-4.60
620–645 value added	628	—	—	6	149.00–151.00	$150.16	$943	-8.34
600–648	631	—	—	164	135.00–180.00	$149.64	$944	-4.92
665 fancy	665	—	—	4	166.00	$166.00	$1,104	—
662–690 value added	673	—	—	7	148.00–152.00	$149.98	$1,009	-13.87
650–695	675	—	—	134	126.00–168.00	$141.12	$953	-7.79
700–747	722	—	—	82	118.00–164.00	$136.65	$987	-4.81
752–762 value added	757	—	—	4	144.00–148.00	$145.99	$1,105	-4.01
750–796	770	—	—	40	115.00–149.00	$134.26	$1,034	-1.34
805–845	821	—	—	39	109.00–147.00	$122.55	$1,006	-10.69
850–895	864	—	—	18	111.00–141.00	$123.05	$1,063	+2.96
915–940	928	—	—	10	99.00–133.00	$110.53	$1,026	-13.36
950–995	966	—	—	7	95.00–129.00	$113.57	$1,097	-24.78
1000–1005	1003	—	—	2	105.00–115.00	$109.99	$1,103	+6.49
1075–1085	1080	—	—	2	109.00–114.00	$111.51	$1,204	—
1205–1450	1328	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	96.00–114.00	$105.83	$1,405	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	4	107.50–150.00	$132.75	$303	-19.54
250–290	275	10	135.00–167.50	$154.21	$424	-4.73
305–345	327	20	127.50–175.00	$155.64	$509	-2.20
350–395	369	42	116.00–189.00	$151.83	$560	-0.67
400–448	425	59	110.00–178.00	$147.21	$626	-8.75
450–495	474	58	125.00–167.00	$145.14	$688	-11.30
500–547	528	111	120.00–167.00	$144.44	$763	-8.20
550–595	574	91	120.00–160.00	$143.56	$824	-2.26
600–645	621	59	120.00–156.00	$132.83	$825	-5.96
650–695	672	15	120.00–156.00	$130.63	$878	-2.45
700–740	716	11	108.00–161.00	$124.64	$892	-4.33
750–776	771	11	107.50–135.00	$124.14	$957	+0.20
800–835	818	4	90.00–100.00	$97.45	$797	-13.21
850–872	864	6	93.00–114.00	$102.29	$884	+17.29
905–945	925	3	83.00–110.00	$96.53	$893	+3.47
985	985	1	90.00	$90.00	$886	-14.58
1005	1005	1	86.00	$86.00	$864	—
1075	1075	1	88.50	$88.50	$951	—
1100	1100	1	74.00	$74.00	$814	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	126.00–130.00	$127.95	$368	—
335–342	340	3	102.50–132.00	$122.30	$416	—
385–393	391	4	133.00	$133.00	$520	+5.35
445	445	1	132.50	$132.50	$590	-16.50
470–485	480	3	113.00–140.00	$125.85	$604	-10.15
540	540	1	108.00	$108.00	$583	-22.02
592	592	2	110.00	$110.00	$651	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	148.00	$148.00	$740	-2.00
622–645	630	3	137.00	$137.00	$863	-11.92
653–685	661	4	131.00–137.00	$135.45	$895	—
790	790	2	118.00	$118.00	$932	—
925	925	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,018	-8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–1325	1086	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	900.00–1,750.00	$1,440.37	—
1105–1535	1248	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	1,100.00–1,700.00	$1,341.11	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	158.00	$158.00	$585	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1510	1185	80-85%	68	54.50–79.50	$71.49	$847	—
900–1745	1216	80-85%	429	66.50–89.00	$79.68	$969	+1.12
955–1640	1274	80-85%	110	78.00–105.00	$89.68	$1,143	+0.49

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1140	926	85-90%	25	30.00–63.00	$53.80	$498	-14.25
745–1415	1018	85-90%	73	70.00–84.00	$76.65	$780	-3.54
620–1500	1026	85-90%	83	42.00–72.50	$60.83	$624	-19.36
740–1565	1063	85-90%	144	51.50–81.00	$69.18	$735	-3.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–2005	1399	75-80%	27	61.00–79.50	$73.90	$1,034	—
960–1900	1469	75-80%	130	65.00–89.00	$81.20	$1,193	-1.00
1030–1805	1494	75-80%	61	84.00–103.00	$89.84	$1,342	+2.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–2310	1455	51	74.00–106.00	$93.78	$1,364	—
1045–2505	1708	118	90.50–124.00	$108.88	$1,860	+0.45
1505–2245	1801	52	108.00–135.00	$121.91	$2,196	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–1100	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	725.00–925.00	$817.60
945–1045	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–650.00	$638.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–965	903	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	86.00–92.00	$89.01	$804
850–1050	949	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	82.00–87.00	$84.39	$801

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1260	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	610.00–1,180.00	$986.38
900–1290	1057	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	775.00–1,200.00	$1,009.07
950–1400	1114	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,300.00	$1,137.43
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	795.00	$795.00
925–1300	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	700.00–985.00	$853.58
915–1550	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	810.00–1,375.00	$1,099.76
820–1407	1183	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	550.00–1,310.00	$1,134.55
1145–1204	1189	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	860.00–1,030.00	$988.50
970–1440	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	700.00–1,330.00	$1,043.54
965–1360	1226	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	900.00–1,450.00	$1,179.98
1050–1320	1231	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,085.00	$1,006.07
980–1750	1249	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	850.00–1,410.00	$1,179.76
1125–1675	1334	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	950.00–1,600.00	$1,344.37

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–875	863	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	570.00–650.00	$610.58
885–890	888	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00	$650.00
860–1035	948	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–650.00	$638.65

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	590.00	$590.00
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1175	1002	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00–875.00	$820.59
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1440	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,354

Small 1-2 ($/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	710.00	$710.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,070.00	$1,070.00
875–1057	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	770.00–1,100.00	$960.26
1070	1070	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1137	1137	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
940–1025	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	910.00–1,375.00	$1,024.79	-300.21
930–1050	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,700.00	$1,529.04	+204.04
972–1250	1099	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–925.00	$847.58	-285.96
925–1280	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00–1,425.00	$1,285.27	-27.47
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,495.00	$1,495.00	+332.92
970–1400	1286	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	1,050.00–1,650.00	$1,519.72	+135.23
1150–1440	1291	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	925.00–1,470.00	$1,281.65	-102.84
1235–1400	1346	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,350.00–1,660.00	$1,531.71	—
1105–1450	1359	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,025.00–1,650.00	$1,375.54	-6.70
1662	1662	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,510.00	$1,510.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1285	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	900.00–1,130.00	$1,030.40	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
942	942	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815–1045	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	785.00–825.00	$802.53	—
1040–1145	1093	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	760.00–810.00	$783.80	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	100.00	$100.00	$215	-3.00
356–398	370	27	141.50–170.00	$158.20	$585	+48.70
420–447	437	11	154.50–168.00	$159.22	$696	+33.04
453	453	4	149.00	$149.00	$675	+51.56
544	544	5	135.00	$135.00	$734	-1.33
570	570	1	114.00	$114.00	$650	-16.81
650–680	665	2	110.00–125.00	$117.33	$780	+0.84
743	743	5	119.00	$119.00	$884	+1.59
747 value added	747	40	134.85	$134.85	$1,007	—
780–790	783	3	102.00–120.00	$113.95	$892	—
825	825	9	122.50	$122.50	$1,011	+12.00
942	942	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,036	+10.66
953 value added	953	43	134.00	$134.00	$1,277	—
971	971	41	122.30	$122.30	$1,188	+27.30

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
181	181	7	90.00	$90.00	$163	—
225	225	3	82.50	$82.50	$186	—

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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.