Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

20,295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.21/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,508/hd at 924 lb · 907 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.66/cwt -1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 570 lb · 722 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.95/cwt -4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 626 lb · 622 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	20,295	21,404	17,795
Feeder cattle	16,860	17,926	14,416
Slaughter cattle	2,727	2,849	2,634
Replacement cattle	708	629	745

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder cattle sold mixed this week selling mostly steady to 4.00 lower with instances scattered throughout the week to 4.00 higher. Yearlings sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was mostly light to moderate with buyers showing the most interest in weaned cattle as the fall temperature swings are now prevalent across the state and health concerns become more of a focus. Dry conditions also continue to affect demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower and bulls steady to 4.00 lower with light to moderate damand for all 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
215 fancy	215	1	200.00	$200.00	$430	—
222–247	239	8	185.00–192.00	$189.82	$454	+5.49
267 value added	267	2	204.00	$204.00	$545	-8.50
255–295	270	21	145.00–196.00	$177.06	$478	-9.05
285–295 fancy	290	2	200.00–215.00	$207.63	$602	—
300–345	319	55	149.00–204.00	$183.87	$587	+5.23
325–332 fancy	328	5	205.00–207.00	$205.79	$675	-10.81
350–385 fancy	363	7	184.00–199.00	$193.90	$704	+11.40
350–398	374	126	135.00–205.00	$177.77	$665	+2.58
410 fancy	410	5	189.00–200.00	$195.60	$802	-12.61
400–448	422	197	94.00–190.00	$174.36	$736	+1.29
410–445 value added	434	13	167.00–179.00	$170.74	$741	-18.86
451–476 fancy	462	7	184.00–193.00	$189.02	$873	+5.61
452–495 value added	463	30	159.00–176.00	$164.28	$761	-16.74
450–498	473	211	150.00–183.00	$168.91	$799	-1.82
500–549 value added	521	151	153.00–189.00	$179.14	$933	-0.03
500–547	526	345	89.00–180.00	$162.77	$856	-2.64
555	555	3	140.00	$140.00	$777	-24.29
550–597	574	395	140.00–182.00	$160.86	$923	-3.43
570–586 unweaned	578	10	144.00–148.00	$145.61	$842	—
553–592 value added	580	108	151.00–185.00	$175.32	$1,017	-0.78
600–649	619	295	131.00–172.00	$150.59	$932	-12.67
605–647 value added	625	164	148.00–183.00	$174.17	$1,089	-8.30
651–693 value added	668	179	155.00–177.00	$171.96	$1,149	-2.38
672	672	2	113.00	$113.00	$759	-42.54
650–699	676	226	120.00–172.00	$150.84	$1,020	-4.70
708–730 value added	721	182	156.00–178.80	$173.22	$1,249	-4.99
700–747	722	160	115.00–167.00	$150.90	$1,089	-2.37
750–795	772	76	138.00–163.50	$152.91	$1,180	-1.39
750–798 value added	777	152	151.00–171.00	$165.34	$1,285	-8.70
811–842 value added	823	194	166.00–173.00	$170.00	$1,399	+0.53
800–848	829	66	127.00–169.00	$150.06	$1,244	-15.62
852–856 fancy	855	79	167.25–170.35	$169.76	$1,451	—
850–898	879	236	126.00–165.00	$158.62	$1,394	+4.61
879–889 value added	885	306	160.60–167.60	$164.60	$1,457	-4.03
902–909 fancy	904	179	167.10–167.25	$167.20	$1,511	+4.20
900–945	921	68	121.00–158.00	$144.12	$1,327	+0.57
908–944 value added	930	660	156.90–165.00	$164.09	$1,526	-0.95
956 fancy	956	56	163.75	$163.75	$1,565	+0.46
965–972 value added	969	116	156.40–158.10	$157.30	$1,524	-7.36
960–995	985	11	119.00–149.00	$136.99	$1,349	-1.55
1005–1030	1016	9	105.00–133.00	$125.53	$1,275	-3.92
1011–1036 value added	1025	98	152.00–158.90	$155.77	$1,597	-7.23
1052–1084	1067	16	129.00–141.00	$134.92	$1,440	+4.92
1078 value added	1078	56	146.00	$146.00	$1,574	-12.20

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	137.50	$137.50	$282	-2.16
255–287	277	8	107.50–165.00	$151.40	$419	+7.71
300–320	313	7	137.50–171.00	$146.00	$457	-4.95
355–385	371	10	122.50–170.00	$144.86	$537	-5.96
400–448	431	44	120.00–174.00	$150.94	$651	+11.19
450–495	476	48	118.00–167.50	$151.05	$719	+3.57
500–545	523	65	125.00–169.00	$144.16	$754	-2.16
550–594	571	50	106.00–168.00	$142.92	$816	-0.64
605–648	628	38	116.00–149.00	$130.97	$822	-8.87
650–690	665	19	95.00–141.00	$112.24	$746	-21.28
702–740	716	28	115.00–153.00	$136.67	$979	+1.95
750–792	769	7	110.00–146.00	$123.67	$951	-9.38
800–830	809	5	115.00–148.00	$135.70	$1,098	+11.57
860–883	877	6	122.00–125.00	$123.16	$1,080	-4.84
900–945	913	6	120.00–141.00	$131.81	$1,203	+13.31
957–980	969	4	115.00–127.00	$120.93	$1,172	—
1100	1100	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,309	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	139.00	$139.00	$959	—
965	965	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,254	—
1192	1192	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,430	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	146.00	$146.00	$664	—
540–545	543	3	137.50–140.00	$138.33	$751	—
565–570	568	3	130.00–137.00	$132.67	$754	+11.67

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,264	—
1260	1260	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,562	—
1280	1280	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,229	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	229	14	136.00–187.50	$157.15	$360	+2.59
230 value added	230	1	153.00	$153.00	$352	—
277 value added	277	2	155.00	$155.00	$429	—
260–298	284	30	132.00–168.00	$147.63	$419	+0.06
305 fancy	305	1	162.00	$162.00	$494	—
300–346	328	121	120.00–172.50	$147.58	$484	+0.02
350–399	372	216	118.00–170.00	$148.29	$552	-0.90
423–440 value added	427	10	149.00–157.00	$153.42	$655	+3.65
400–448	428	466	120.00–165.00	$145.58	$623	-2.75
450–499	474	533	120.00–168.00	$147.07	$697	-0.52
462–496 value added	475	36	147.00–158.00	$153.13	$727	+2.12
499 fancy	499	7	161.00	$161.00	$803	-24.48
500–548	520	546	120.00–161.00	$141.49	$736	-2.32
500–542 value added	521	61	143.00–167.50	$155.84	$812	-8.66
551–598 value added	569	201	143.00–172.30	$161.34	$918	-3.31
550–597	570	521	118.00–167.00	$141.00	$804	-1.34
600–648	623	358	114.00–159.00	$133.61	$832	-4.93
600–644 value added	629	264	140.00–174.10	$167.39	$1,053	+1.63
657–696 value added	669	290	141.00–167.20	$160.96	$1,077	-1.66
650–698	671	229	110.00–161.00	$139.01	$933	-0.18
700	700	2	140.00	$140.00	$980	+5.86
701–746 value added	720	326	129.00–167.75	$159.55	$1,149	-0.47
700–747	721	112	108.00–146.00	$125.74	$907	-8.40
756–794 value added	761	118	130.00–160.00	$151.26	$1,151	+4.26
750–796	775	54	101.00–145.50	$128.55	$996	-1.24
800	800	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,032	+4.26
807–819 value added	812	18	139.00–140.50	$139.91	$1,136	—
800–835	819	45	105.00–136.00	$123.28	$1,010	-1.46
862 value added	862	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,069	—
865	865	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,055	+4.83
850–897	867	31	104.00–130.00	$116.75	$1,012	-0.42
900–945	916	40	96.00–136.00	$122.31	$1,120	+6.79
938	938	6	120.00	$120.00	$1,126	-8.00
960–985	981	14	119.50–131.50	$129.82	$1,274	+5.41
1035	1035	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,159	+4.80
1055–1092	1086	6	94.00–117.50	$113.69	$1,235	+8.69

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	231	7	130.00–155.00	$146.56	$339	+24.50
250–291	270	17	110.00–150.00	$133.71	$361	+0.33
305–340	324	23	110.00–164.00	$127.19	$412	+0.52
350–398	373	70	110.00–157.00	$134.76	$503	+4.52
400–447	426	61	111.00–150.00	$130.54	$556	-0.32
450–498	471	117	95.00–154.00	$132.05	$622	+0.72
500–547	526	82	100.00–146.00	$126.69	$666	-4.06
550–597	576	81	101.00–143.00	$126.62	$729	+2.28
600–647	629	43	90.00–138.00	$119.28	$750	-5.02
650–695	671	30	90.00–136.00	$115.45	$775	-3.59
700–749	725	39	87.00–135.00	$111.51	$808	-2.18
755–797	776	11	92.00–127.00	$108.81	$844	-4.54
805–845	823	10	90.00–127.00	$103.60	$853	-1.41
850–890	868	12	86.00–120.00	$104.23	$905	-0.77
910–945	923	3	73.00–101.00	$87.81	$810	-3.96
950–989	978	11	94.00–124.00	$119.59	$1,170	+16.18

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	436	4	110.00–115.00	$111.26	$485	—
502	502	2	125.50	$125.50	$630	—
575	575	3	114.00	$114.00	$656	-25.00
627	627	2	120.00	$120.00	$752	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	2	107.00	$107.00	$516	—
580–585	582	3	107.00–113.00	$110.99	$646	-24.01
680	680	2	110.00	$110.00	$748	—
760	760	2	110.00	$110.00	$836	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1068	1065	4	110.00–113.00	$112.26	$1,196	—
1215–1415	1315	2	96.00–117.00	$107.30	$1,411	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	115.00–122.50	$118.75	$428	—
475–490	482	3	111.00–119.00	$113.66	$548	+3.98

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	110.00	$110.00	$253	—
440	440	1	72.50	$72.50	$319	-51.55
515	515	2	80.00	$80.00	$412	-37.00
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	212	5	130.00–172.50	$148.07	$314	-29.15
265 fancy	265	1	205.00	$205.00	$543	—
250–295	283	47	145.00–197.50	$164.96	$467	+4.15
300–322 fancy	319	7	208.00–209.00	$208.13	$664	+4.30
300–347	330	72	132.50–207.50	$166.13	$548	+0.05
350–397	374	170	120.00–201.00	$165.26	$618	-0.32
365–385 fancy	374	7	159.00–200.00	$179.24	$670	-18.80
408–435 fancy	420	11	159.00–190.00	$177.43	$745	+0.72
428–435 value added	429	11	161.00–192.00	$180.70	$775	+9.58
400–449	431	213	126.00–188.00	$163.07	$703	+1.98
468 fancy	468	2	182.50	$182.50	$854	+8.43
450–498	475	303	132.50–179.00	$158.21	$751	-0.48
473–492 value added	478	11	161.00–178.00	$171.05	$818	+1.94
502–538 fancy	513	12	171.00–181.00	$173.80	$892	+13.08
500–547	522	311	104.00–170.00	$149.22	$779	-2.69
550–598	565	375	120.00–166.00	$144.03	$814	-3.85
560–587 fancy	575	14	164.00–179.00	$168.46	$969	—
600–647	622	282	118.00–151.00	$131.99	$821	-7.07
650–697	668	174	110.00–153.00	$130.28	$870	-5.96
690 fancy	690	7	132.00	$132.00	$911	—
700–745	715	126	103.00–135.00	$121.48	$869	-5.58
750–795	764	74	100.00–139.00	$117.06	$894	-3.13
800–845	821	45	100.00–132.00	$114.26	$938	-0.63
855–895	875	13	90.00–125.00	$110.05	$963	-1.10
900–925	912	5	90.00–118.00	$104.67	$955	-10.51
997	997	2	91.00	$91.00	$907	-5.00
1015–1030	1022	7	84.00–92.00	$88.02	$900	—
1062	1062	2	86.00	$86.00	$913	—
1105	1105	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,061	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	157.50	$157.50	$339	+17.91
250–290	266	20	115.00–162.50	$144.36	$384	+1.88
300–347	325	26	130.00–169.00	$145.87	$474	-1.85
351–395	373	40	120.00–170.00	$142.96	$533	-4.67
400–448	429	51	110.00–160.00	$138.57	$594	-1.39
450–498	472	112	103.00–158.00	$133.91	$632	-5.37
500–545	527	73	113.00–150.00	$130.98	$690	-4.07
550–597	573	94	110.00–158.00	$131.60	$754	-2.15
600–645	627	70	94.00–139.00	$117.39	$736	-6.96
660	660	1	106.00	$106.00	$700	-15.83
651–695	673	50	96.00–129.00	$116.10	$781	-5.73
700–740	715	13	91.00–120.00	$110.53	$790	+3.74
750–785	766	22	92.00–129.00	$108.22	$829	-0.46
805–840	822	12	87.50–115.00	$102.14	$840	-6.61
850–895	882	5	72.00–120.00	$105.89	$934	+21.89
900–930	911	4	83.00–129.00	$102.09	$930	-2.67
950	950	1	105.00	$105.00	$998	-10.00
965–990	979	4	84.00–87.00	$85.50	$837	-29.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	105.00	$105.00	$394	—
417	417	2	120.00	$120.00	$500	—
450–480	468	3	100.00–122.50	$110.59	$518	-21.24
505–545	527	10	85.00–116.00	$105.88	$558	+5.68
565–580	574	4	106.00–124.00	$111.44	$640	-25.56
600–645	630	3	100.00–116.00	$110.92	$699	—
655	655	1	108.00	$108.00	$707	-21.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	165.00	$165.00	$558	—
395	395	1	136.00	$136.00	$537	—
475	475	1	133.00	$133.00	$632	—
593	593	2	120.00	$120.00	$712	—
678–682	680	5	116.50	$116.50	$792	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	150.00	$150.00	$412	—
445	445	1	130.00	$130.00	$578	—
615–640	623	3	118.00–125.00	$122.60	$764	—
700–745	715	4	107.00–115.00	$111.20	$795	-3.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880–1480	1180	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,035.00–1,510.00	$1,332.88	+197.88
1100–1495	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	1,075.00–1,420.00	$1,263.14	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	110.00	$110.00	$434	—
475	475	1	124.00	$124.00	$589	-10.16
542	542	2	110.00	$110.00	$596	-12.80
575–585	580	2	117.00–119.00	$118.01	$684	+2.36

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1395	1172	80-85%	10	88.00–109.00	$96.70	$1,133	—
940–1360	1172	80-85%	15	42.00–60.00	$54.73	$641	—
870–1620	1183	80-85%	139	45.00–77.50	$64.27	$760	—
890–1720	1224	80-85%	372	59.00–84.50	$70.39	$862	+1.82
855–1490	1269	80-85%	18	50.00–62.00	$57.94	$735	+0.60
915–1570	1285	80-85%	100	64.00–86.00	$72.38	$930	-3.84
1025–1715	1301	80-85%	104	70.00–107.00	$82.80	$1,077	-3.19

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1820	1492	75-80%	45	50.00–78.50	$65.26	$974	-11.26
1065–1960	1493	75-80%	268	54.50–86.50	$72.10	$1,076	-4.42
1350–1725	1493	75-80%	13	75.00–80.00	$76.54	$1,143	+0.02
1435–1550	1499	75-80%	6	66.00–69.00	$67.43	$1,011	-9.09
1425–1625	1510	75-80%	6	60.00–65.00	$63.17	$954	—
1040–2040	1520	75-80%	85	68.00–92.50	$80.09	$1,217	—
1350–1850	1525	75-80%	22	66.00–74.00	$70.86	$1,081	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1190	1003	85-90%	6	57.00–64.00	$60.33	$605	+1.06
755–1785	1017	85-90%	45	30.00–59.00	$48.12	$489	-25.99
740–1375	1018	85-90%	29	60.00–79.00	$71.63	$729	-2.48
880–1165	1025	85-90%	5	45.00–56.00	$51.00	$523	-23.11
750–1530	1028	85-90%	134	30.00–69.00	$56.36	$579	-9.56
710–1410	1071	85-90%	204	45.00–75.00	$63.12	$676	—
1040–1155	1098	85-90%	6	68.00–73.00	$69.50	$763	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1715	1359	4	81.00–90.00	$87.25	$1,186	—
1095–2350	1477	56	69.00–107.00	$87.53	$1,293	—
1475–1965	1666	6	107.00–119.00	$110.83	$1,846	—
1210–2290	1704	133	81.00–116.50	$101.93	$1,737	-4.17
1420–2210	1789	10	95.00–105.00	$101.20	$1,810	—
1165–2210	1871	77	100.00–129.00	$112.01	$2,096	—

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	1	68.00	$68.00	$639	—
1365–1655	1535	3	86.00–94.00	$89.33	$1,371	—
1230–2100	1665	2	111.00–113.00	$112.00	$1,865	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590	1590	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,670	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1050	997	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	85.00–103.00	$96.21	$959
870–1125	998	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	70.00–91.00	$79.16	$790
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	86.00	$86.00	$924

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	540.00	$540.00
815–1070	917	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	740.00–860.00	$804.17

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
935	935	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00
860–1280	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	625.00–900.00	$777.87
925–1220	1057	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	560.00–1,025.00	$739.72
850–1150	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	670.00–1,155.00	$1,005.19
865–1280	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	500.00–700.00	$642.79
1105–1125	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–800.00	$787.39
1055–1200	1128	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$776.61
870–1390	1134	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	760.00–1,275.00	$1,031.59
990–1530	1173	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	580.00–950.00	$741.49
845–1430	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	585.00–1,250.00	$939.11
990–1435	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	650.00–1,325.00	$1,006.25
910–1550	1244	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	700.00–1,385.00	$1,018.70
1170–1445	1283	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	650.00–985.00	$858.86
980–1735	1286	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	640.00–1,380.00	$963.52

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
750	750	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	440.00	$440.00
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–930	815	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	685.00–825.00	$764.88
850–1150	937	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	750.00–1,000.00	$822.47
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
900–1252	1194	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	610.00–1,220.00	$1,137.13

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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
870–900	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,138.56	—
900–1300	1129	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	885.00–1,275.00	$1,128.79	—
1150–1180	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–960.00	$904.29	—
895–1485	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–1,350.00	$994.17	—
1000–1470	1242	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,025.00–1,500.00	$1,135.32	—
1255	1255	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	740.00	$740.00	-260.00
1315	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	-375.31
916–1925	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	750.00–1,620.00	$1,319.13	+18.82
1200–1575	1392	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,218.32	-217.14
1305–1520	1397	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,125.00	$1,046.78	-388.68
935–1805	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	43	600.00–1,525.00	$1,312.74	+136.00
1435	1435	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,385.00	$1,385.00	+208.26
1485	1485	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	+115.00
1500	1500	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	-108.47

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880–895	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	860.00–875.00	$867.44	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1720	1720	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,190.00	$1,190.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	64.00	$64.00	$202	—
490	490	1	84.00	$84.00	$412	—
532	532	3	56.00	$56.00	$298	-5.00
560	560	1	54.00	$54.00	$302	—
625	625	2	77.00	$77.00	$481	—
675	675	1	65.00	$65.00	$439	—
790	790	1	89.00	$89.00	$703	—
815–835	825	2	80.00–82.00	$80.99	$668	—
870–890	879	4	70.00–80.00	$75.74	$666	—
910–945	927	3	62.00–88.00	$74.83	$694	+10.83
950	950	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,007	—
1004	1004	5	85.00	$85.00	$853	—
1051–1060	1053	8	100.00–101.00	$100.75	$1,061	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
281–294	291	12	140.00–146.00	$144.55	$421	+40.55
351–397	373	10	80.00–138.00	$123.48	$461	-8.49
447	447	6	144.00	$144.00	$644	+0.74
476–485	478	5	101.00–139.00	$131.29	$628	+4.56
547	547	6	131.00	$131.00	$717	+5.01
600–643	627	22	88.00–139.00	$135.46	$849	-2.30
651–683	662	34	137.00–142.00	$140.91	$933	+13.87
755–777	761	16	119.50–139.00	$134.02	$1,020	+7.84
845	845	1	76.00	$76.00	$642	-28.18
849 value added	849	61	137.00	$137.00	$1,163	—
994	994	5	114.00	$114.00	$1,133	—
1317	1317	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,541	—

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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
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—

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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.