Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

21,404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.11/cwt -1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 526 lb · 843 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.41/cwt +2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 477 lb · 665 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.46/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 622 lb · 653 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	21,404	20,981	16,198
Feeder cattle	17,926	17,641	13,596
Slaughter cattle	2,849	2,575	1,754
Replacement cattle	629	765	848

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	219	12	160.00–200.00	$184.33	$404	+12.05
260 value added	260	1	212.50	$212.50	$552	—
250–295	283	31	135.00–207.50	$186.11	$527	+1.20
300–347	327	97	150.00–205.00	$178.64	$584	-9.30
307–338 fancy	332	19	207.50–224.00	$216.60	$719	—
375–377 fancy	376	8	181.00–184.00	$182.50	$686	-19.41
350–396	382	101	140.00–203.00	$175.19	$669	-12.51
420–445 fancy	421	48	179.00–213.00	$208.21	$877	+1.77
402–433 value added	423	31	175.00–201.00	$189.60	$802	-3.96
400–447	425	98	148.00–195.00	$173.07	$736	-4.71
458–481 fancy	471	12	180.00–188.00	$183.41	$864	-6.42
450–496	475	247	148.00–188.00	$170.73	$811	-7.08
450–496 value added	486	38	174.00–194.00	$181.02	$880	-11.36
500–541 value added	521	103	164.00–191.00	$179.17	$933	-3.19
500–549	527	316	141.00–191.00	$165.41	$872	-8.42
527 fancy	527	101	194.35	$194.35	$1,024	-2.65
550–598	575	348	137.00–188.00	$164.29	$945	-6.67
575	575	2	158.00	$158.00	$908	-12.96
550–599 value added	579	134	160.00–187.00	$176.10	$1,020	-6.45
579 fancy	579	93	185.25	$185.25	$1,073	-4.75
613 fancy	613	81	189.75	$189.75	$1,163	—
600–647	625	278	139.00–175.00	$163.26	$1,020	+1.49
600–645 value added	626	280	156.00–190.00	$182.47	$1,142	+2.09
650–698	674	204	135.00–172.00	$155.54	$1,048	-5.81
658–698 value added	680	131	161.00–190.00	$174.34	$1,186	-5.63
686	686	3	145.00	$145.00	$995	-16.35
700–742 value added	711	479	159.00–187.00	$178.21	$1,267	-0.35
700–748	726	117	135.00–169.00	$153.27	$1,113	-3.04
741	741	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,045	-15.31
750–790 value added	773	411	153.00–178.00	$174.04	$1,345	-0.72
750–790	774	55	130.00–167.00	$154.30	$1,194	-0.64
795	795	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,113	-14.94
802–845 value added	818	283	152.00–175.00	$169.47	$1,386	-0.75
800–849	831	171	127.00–174.00	$165.68	$1,377	+5.41
860–899 value added	873	259	154.50–171.75	$168.63	$1,472	-2.18
852–899	893	170	133.00–165.00	$154.01	$1,375	+0.97
905 thin fleshed	905	55	167.25	$167.25	$1,514	—
916 fancy	916	13	163.00	$163.00	$1,493	—
900–945	918	26	115.00–159.00	$143.55	$1,318	-4.79
913–923 value added	920	223	159.00–167.40	$165.04	$1,518	+5.43
950–965 fancy	961	44	163.00–164.00	$163.29	$1,569	—
967–975 value added	972	175	162.10–165.90	$164.66	$1,600	+2.74
960–995	981	8	127.00–141.00	$138.54	$1,359	-20.27
1016 value added	1016	107	163.00	$163.00	$1,656	+3.11
1010–1045	1022	10	121.00–141.00	$129.45	$1,323	-2.79
1056 value added	1056	99	158.20	$158.20	$1,671	—
1060	1060	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,378	+0.04
1135	1135	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,283	-16.33
1163	1163	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,454	-1.00
1204	1204	29	138.00	$138.00	$1,662	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	224	5	115.00–150.00	$139.66	$313	-19.34
275–298	286	8	120.00–160.00	$143.69	$411	-9.40
315–337	326	12	140.00–176.00	$150.95	$492	-3.30
350–395	376	19	130.00–178.00	$150.82	$567	+6.73
405–447	429	31	120.00–172.00	$139.75	$600	-14.19
450–498	474	60	110.00–166.00	$147.48	$699	-13.35
500–548	524	58	116.00–163.00	$146.32	$767	-1.40
550–598	575	51	121.00–163.00	$143.56	$825	-6.71
600–647	621	34	122.00–157.00	$139.84	$868	-4.02
650–692	671	24	110.00–142.00	$133.52	$896	-4.25
705–746	727	16	125.00–145.00	$134.72	$979	+3.01
750–795	778	4	117.50–140.00	$133.05	$1,035	+4.21
810–840	823	6	107.50–135.00	$124.13	$1,022	+2.53
893	893	3	128.00	$128.00	$1,143	+1.78
900–945	927	6	89.00–132.00	$118.50	$1,098	-6.25
1050	1050	1	92.00	$92.00	$966	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	168.00–170.00	$168.95	$634	—
500	500	1	159.00	$159.00	$795	—
585	585	1	150.00	$150.00	$878	-12.00
620	620	7	141.00	$141.00	$874	—
650	650	1	149.00	$149.00	$968	—
880–895	888	2	131.00–135.00	$133.02	$1,181	—
1010	1010	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,212	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1330	1132	6	116.00–123.00	$120.27	$1,361	—
1465	1465	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,245	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	100.00	$100.00	$400	-40.00
485	485	2	113.00	$113.00	$548	-17.00
655	655	2	100.00	$100.00	$655	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	2	130.00	$130.00	$630	—
635–640	638	2	125.00	$125.00	$798	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	150.00	$150.00	$450	—
550	550	1	121.00	$121.00	$666	—

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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 fancy	150	1	222.50	$222.50	$334	—
205–245	221	28	127.50–163.50	$154.56	$342	-4.59
250–298	279	89	122.50–172.00	$147.57	$412	-5.12
300–347	324	125	125.00–173.00	$147.56	$478	-6.71
330–349 fancy	345	20	159.00–178.00	$167.85	$579	—
350–398	375	241	120.00–170.00	$149.19	$559	-4.32
380 fancy	380	1	168.00	$168.00	$638	—
405–445 value added	428	18	143.00–160.00	$149.77	$641	-9.35
400–449	429	455	120.00–168.00	$148.33	$636	-5.14
425–440 fancy	430	10	152.50–161.00	$155.11	$667	—
460–487 value added	471	41	147.00–153.00	$151.01	$711	-6.99
450–498	476	508	120.00–168.00	$147.59	$703	-3.80
452–490 fancy	486	116	159.00–186.50	$185.48	$901	+28.65
500–548	525	627	120.00–163.00	$143.81	$755	-6.00
500–541 value added	527	216	139.00–179.75	$164.50	$867	+5.76
550–598 value added	557	157	135.00–173.85	$164.65	$917	+3.16
550–599	573	494	115.00–160.00	$142.34	$816	-4.88
600–647	622	319	113.00–157.25	$138.54	$862	-5.80
600–647 value added	622	334	142.00–173.00	$165.76	$1,031	+4.50
650–695	671	153	117.00–157.00	$139.19	$934	-4.03
650–699 value added	681	370	144.00–170.95	$162.62	$1,107	-1.56
700–747	727	157	110.00–148.50	$134.14	$975	-2.81
710–742 value added	736	80	143.00–162.00	$160.02	$1,178	+0.02
764 value added	764	13	147.00	$147.00	$1,123	-18.51
755–797	778	69	107.00–147.00	$129.79	$1,010	-6.37
805–847	831	44	105.00–139.00	$124.74	$1,037	-7.29
863–890	866	56	104.00–132.00	$117.17	$1,015	-17.75
910–935	916	6	103.00–121.00	$115.52	$1,058	-9.24
919 value added	919	22	140.00	$140.00	$1,287	—
932	932	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,193	+3.24
950	950	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,007	-15.30
958–995	963	10	86.00–134.00	$124.41	$1,198	+3.11
1000–1040	1008	10	90.00–113.00	$107.20	$1,081	-35.30
1060	1060	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,113	-14.00
1155	1155	1	82.00	$82.00	$947	—
1435	1435	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,478	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	228	11	112.00–131.00	$122.06	$278	-5.87
250–292	270	25	120.00–160.00	$133.38	$360	-2.74
300–347	324	41	111.00–157.50	$126.67	$410	-3.74
350–397	372	56	104.00–158.00	$130.24	$484	-2.65
400–445	425	64	100.00–157.00	$130.86	$556	-7.47
450–495	472	99	110.00–157.50	$131.33	$620	-2.57
500–545	523	72	101.00–148.00	$130.75	$684	-1.90
550–599	575	84	100.00–147.50	$124.34	$715	-3.19
600–645	626	48	115.00–141.00	$124.30	$778	+1.02
650–695	670	52	95.00–136.00	$119.04	$798	-7.50
700–745	721	28	100.00–126.00	$113.69	$820	-4.22
750–792	767	16	100.00–129.00	$113.35	$869	+13.70
800–845	827	6	100.00–115.00	$105.01	$868	-1.33
850	850	2	105.00	$105.00	$892	+2.79
905–945	925	2	91.00–92.50	$91.77	$849	—
980–995	987	3	84.50–117.00	$103.41	$1,021	—
1065	1065	1	78.00	$78.00	$831	-28.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	112.50	$112.50	$281	—
340–345	342	3	108.00–115.00	$110.36	$377	—
400–445	421	12	105.00–113.00	$109.87	$463	—
460–485	475	3	109.00–110.00	$109.68	$521	—
505–547	528	6	101.00–117.00	$113.31	$598	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	115.00	$115.00	$368	—
375–380	378	3	111.00–140.00	$120.58	$456	—
425–435	428	3	121.00–130.00	$124.05	$531	+16.55
450–485	473	4	100.00–125.00	$115.46	$546	+9.46
545	545	1	117.00	$117.00	$638	+26.00
600–635	617	3	91.00–110.00	$99.14	$612	—
690	690	1	91.00	$91.00	$628	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
544	544	5	138.50	$138.50	$753	—
562	562	7	139.00	$139.00	$781	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002–1010	1005	3	104.00–114.00	$110.65	$1,112	—
1116	1116	3	108.00	$108.00	$1,205	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	2	135.00	$135.00	$776	—
735	735	2	118.00	$118.00	$867	—

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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
200–245	228	—	—	15	147.50–197.00	$177.22	$404	+22.34
255–295	279	—	—	21	141.00–192.50	$160.81	$449	-20.15
308–345 fancy	315	—	—	5	192.50–207.00	$203.83	$642	+2.14
300–348	324	—	—	77	140.00–189.00	$166.08	$538	-13.06
350–398	369	—	—	182	131.00–200.00	$165.58	$611	-12.43
365–370 fancy	369	—	—	4	187.50–202.50	$198.04	$731	+15.10
410–427 fancy	418	—	—	15	161.00–190.00	$176.71	$739	-14.40
400–448	425	—	—	237	130.00–188.00	$161.09	$685	-5.71
400–445 value added	427	—	—	9	165.00–174.00	$171.12	$731	-10.43
450–455 fancy	453	—	—	11	168.00–191.00	$174.07	$789	—
450–497	475	—	—	234	133.00–180.00	$158.69	$754	-6.21
455–490 value added	482	—	—	6	161.00–176.00	$169.11	$815	-6.66
510–525 value added	520	—	—	3	162.00–163.00	$162.67	$846	+1.18
500–547	522	—	—	299	120.00–175.00	$151.91	$793	-4.14
502–536 fancy	528	—	—	34	154.50–185.00	$160.72	$849	-35.53
550–599	573	—	—	368	122.00–163.00	$147.88	$847	-1.31
610–612 fancy	611	—	—	3	160.00–170.00	$163.33	$998	-5.67
606–641 value added	621	—	—	7	145.00–150.00	$147.21	$914	-2.79
600–647	622	—	—	256	121.00–156.00	$139.06	$865	-3.65
650–699	668	—	—	175	123.00–153.00	$136.24	$910	-2.24
680 value added	680	—	—	1	146.00	$146.00	$993	—
700–745	716	—	—	111	110.00–141.00	$127.06	$910	-4.19
750–788	768	—	—	39	110.00–135.00	$120.19	$923	-2.08
805–840	815	—	—	39	93.00–130.00	$114.89	$936	-10.67
855–895	877	—	—	27	92.00–134.00	$111.15	$975	-11.31
900–945	918	—	—	15	100.00–130.00	$115.18	$1,057	-3.01
980	980	—	—	1	96.00	$96.00	$941	-1.61
1155	1155	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,242	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	228	4	134.00–147.50	$139.59	$318	-24.78
250–295	280	16	122.00–152.50	$142.48	$399	-16.20
300–345	324	16	112.50–175.00	$147.72	$479	-2.05
350–395	374	44	115.00–171.00	$147.63	$552	-7.67
400–445	424	41	120.00–160.00	$139.96	$593	-1.30
450–496	479	84	110.00–160.00	$139.28	$667	-6.57
500–548	523	68	122.00–152.00	$135.05	$706	+2.87
555–595	574	90	107.50–149.00	$133.75	$768	+0.48
600–645	622	61	104.00–139.00	$124.35	$773	-0.39
650–685	670	37	109.00–135.00	$121.83	$816	-1.32
700–745	722	13	94.00–119.00	$106.79	$771	-15.22
750–795	771	21	90.00–132.00	$108.68	$838	-2.95
800–840	811	9	94.00–118.00	$108.75	$882	+9.10
897	897	2	84.00	$84.00	$753	-13.57
905–925	912	3	95.00–117.00	$104.76	$955	-5.24
965	965	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,110	+26.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	120.00	$120.00	$372	—
407–440	423	9	127.00–146.00	$141.17	$597	—
460–490	467	10	106.00–139.00	$134.16	$627	-5.84
515–535	527	3	117.00–127.50	$122.80	$647	—
557–590	571	7	112.00–121.00	$115.65	$660	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190	1190	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,135.00	$1,135.00	—
1000–1665	1217	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	14	1,060.00–1,800.00	$1,365.20	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–475	470	2	116.00–148.00	$131.83	$620	+15.54
505–540	524	6	86.00–111.00	$100.20	$525	-19.80
590	590	1	137.00	$137.00	$808	+17.50
660	660	1	129.00	$129.00	$851	—
700	700	2	70.00	$70.00	$490	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	140.00	$140.00	$819	—
650	650	1	125.00	$125.00	$812	—
735	735	1	115.00	$115.00	$845	-7.00
850	850	1	107.00	$107.00	$910	+22.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1370	1370	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	133.00	$133.00	$512	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1510	1208	80-85%	117	57.50–79.50	$68.57	$828	-10.39
1045–1720	1279	80-85%	6	50.00–63.00	$57.34	$733	-32.11
940–1850	1281	80-85%	622	64.00–89.00	$76.22	$976	-13.23
1005–1640	1302	80-85%	150	76.00–112.00	$85.99	$1,120	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1115	944	85-90%	43	32.00–61.00	$47.59	$449	-1.02
715–1315	1010	85-90%	121	45.00–70.00	$59.27	$599	-10.80
710–1375	1022	85-90%	54	58.00–101.00	$74.11	$757	+4.04
720–1585	1032	85-90%	255	44.50–77.00	$65.92	$680	-4.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1815	1419	75-80%	37	55.00–78.00	$71.39	$1,013	—
1000–1880	1465	75-80%	234	66.00–85.00	$76.52	$1,121	+4.47
1080–2030	1551	75-80%	81	74.00–103.00	$85.27	$1,323	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–2160	1417	71	66.50–103.00	$91.62	$1,298	-1.45
1070–2235	1719	172	88.00–118.00	$106.10	$1,824	-1.97
1365–2195	1817	55	106.50–129.50	$117.11	$2,128	-3.98

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	102.50	$102.50	$1,040
885–1220	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	83.00–101.00	$95.12	$992
1155	1155	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	82.00	$82.00	$947

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–905	895	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,060.00–1,250.00	$1,153.94
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	685.00	$685.00
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	730.00	$730.00
1075–1130	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	850.00–1,135.00	$978.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1180	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	710.00–935.00	$854.59
725–1400	1027	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	76	525.00–1,285.00	$1,006.97
1040–1160	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–900.00	$888.18
800–1415	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	640.00–1,170.00	$917.12
900–1460	1114	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	685.00–1,050.00	$866.95
758–1530	1124	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	730.00–1,475.00	$1,097.02
970–1285	1124	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–1,085.00	$915.93
900–1350	1152	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	550.00–795.00	$718.97
925–1665	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	700.00–1,335.00	$1,001.37
1020–1475	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	635.00–1,050.00	$841.78
1020–1405	1236	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	750.00–1,025.00	$891.72
950–1630	1242	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	700.00–1,175.00	$961.72
1020–1535	1332	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	710.00–1,250.00	$1,017.66

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–970	842	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	660.00–785.00	$719.55
887	887	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	760.00	$760.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–980	794	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	850.00–1,050.00	$899.17
800–965	841	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	640.00–810.00	$762.45
725–950	843	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–870.00	$729.30
855–900	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	730.00–900.00	$812.82
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
712–755	727	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	700.00–775.00	$747.52

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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
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	860.00	$860.00	—
1000–1025	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,074.69	-234.99
963–1166	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	900.00–1,475.00	$1,315.94	+265.94
940–1420	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	750.00–1,700.00	$1,231.10	-323.86
1035–1285	1206	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	750.00–1,300.00	$1,106.36	-448.60
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-125.00
930–1640	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	650.00–1,550.00	$1,229.84	+104.84
1096–1445	1303	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	970.00–1,550.00	$1,300.31	—
1290–1405	1348	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,450.00–1,500.00	$1,476.07	—
1105–1475	1355	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	875.00–1,300.00	$1,127.12	-47.88
1155–1605	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00–1,450.00	$1,435.46	+260.46
1305–1500	1403	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,176.74	—
1477	1477	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,260.00	$1,260.00	—
1382–1632	1507	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,575.00–1,960.00	$1,783.47	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
858–1110	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	800.00–1,025.00	$933.37	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	-262.15

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	660.00	$660.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	61.00	$61.00	$308	—
940	940	1	64.00	$64.00	$602	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	2	104.00	$104.00	$309	—
313–341	316	30	148.00–168.50	$166.29	$525	+43.25
350–380	375	14	118.00–148.00	$131.97	$495	+27.34
402–445	428	5	141.00–147.00	$143.26	$613	+30.68
458–497	480	16	102.00–147.00	$126.73	$608	-8.27
500–527	522	6	120.00–135.00	$125.99	$658	+3.95
580	580	2	135.00	$135.00	$783	+24.36
600–610	604	8	131.00–140.00	$137.76	$832	-0.24
656–682	672	10	86.00–138.00	$127.04	$854	+1.02
720–743	738	16	102.00–134.00	$106.04	$783	—
750–795	774	18	91.00–131.50	$126.18	$977	+2.09
805–825	818	5	62.00–120.00	$104.18	$852	-14.82
875	875	1	67.00	$67.00	$586	-52.75

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	90.00	$90.00	$508	—
725	725	3	95.00	$95.00	$689	—
875	875	1	100.00	$100.00	$875	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	3	125.00	$125.00	$558	—

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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.