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Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

21,347 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.32/cwt +0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 623 lb · 681 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.38/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,318/hd at 778 lb · 679 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.39/cwt +3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 524 lb · 661 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 21,347 19,332 19,798
Feeder cattle 17,962 16,331 16,265
Slaughter cattle 2,521 2,387 2,263
Replacement cattle 864 614 1,270

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder Heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, and feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for all feeder classes. Yearling steers and heifers were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower with moderate to good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 3 170.00–185.00 $178.33 $241 —
155–160 158 2 175.00–180.00 $177.54 $281 —
205 fancy 205 1 205.00 $205.00 $420 —
200–245 value added 206 7 170.00–188.00 $173.05 $356 —
200–245 223 11 157.50–195.00 $181.96 $406 —
250–295 267 18 170.00–208.00 $194.82 $520 +16.21
295 fancy 295 1 192.50 $192.50 $568 -20.00
295 value added 295 1 197.50 $197.50 $583 —
305–340 value added 311 57 191.00–228.00 $222.49 $692 +32.49
313–325 fancy 316 4 199.00–202.50 $201.60 $637 -1.95
305–345 327 26 165.00–209.00 $187.24 $612 -0.68
350–397 fancy 381 13 180.00–205.00 $190.84 $727 -13.41
350–397 382 78 154.00–203.00 $181.09 $692 +1.04
358–397 value added 383 46 179.00–205.50 $199.18 $763 +6.44
400–447 425 127 142.00–197.50 $174.87 $743 -0.08
400–441 fancy 431 15 185.00–206.00 $196.01 $845 +0.73
415–448 value added 436 41 170.00–206.00 $181.75 $792 +5.26
450–497 value added 461 45 163.00–185.00 $177.99 $821 -7.14
460–495 fancy 473 44 177.00–193.00 $188.14 $890 +13.14
450–498 478 216 140.00–197.00 $172.80 $826 -2.30
508 fancy 508 5 191.00 $191.00 $970 —
500–545 523 284 140.00–187.00 $168.89 $883 +2.14
500–548 value added 527 119 160.00–196.00 $178.82 $942 -1.01
550–595 value added 572 105 160.00–199.95 $179.80 $1,028 +8.20
550–598 573 358 130.00–183.00 $162.44 $931 -0.63
579 fancy 579 13 183.00 $183.00 $1,060 —
600–647 619 337 137.00–175.00 $159.11 $985 +3.41
600–648 value added 628 232 155.00–191.00 $167.04 $1,049 -6.56
666 666 5 139.00 $139.00 $926 -18.85
650–695 672 231 138.00–171.00 $156.40 $1,051 -1.45
653–698 value added 677 199 155.00–186.00 $171.40 $1,160 +2.57
700–746 value added 721 209 152.00–176.75 $170.88 $1,232 -7.58
700–748 723 182 136.00–160.00 $149.67 $1,082 -1.00
751–797 769 82 140.00–168.00 $153.32 $1,179 -2.25
750–795 value added 779 533 150.00–179.00 $170.89 $1,331 +1.21
782 thin fleshed 782 64 177.40 $177.40 $1,387 +2.65
818–833 thin fleshed 821 140 165.00–177.10 $172.56 $1,417 +10.56
800–840 823 189 131.00–167.75 $161.87 $1,332 +5.60
810–841 value added 825 221 158.50–176.75 $171.50 $1,415 +6.06
817–839 fancy 836 88 170.00–176.00 $172.79 $1,445 +17.29
871–881 value added 876 121 169.50–175.00 $172.26 $1,509 +5.45
850–895 888 97 135.00–165.50 $159.40 $1,415 +2.22
898 thin fleshed 898 56 168.80 $168.80 $1,516 —
904–943 value added 922 454 159.85–170.90 $166.27 $1,533 +4.77
905–945 937 144 124.00–164.80 $155.83 $1,460 +5.05
958–963 value added 961 114 158.80–167.90 $163.26 $1,569 —
950–998 968 124 137.00–156.00 $150.77 $1,459 +10.30
1002 value added 1002 58 160.50 $160.50 $1,608 +3.79
1008–1045 1011 58 121.00–167.50 $158.19 $1,599 +19.87
1053–1080 1054 58 126.00–158.00 $156.99 $1,655 +30.42
1168 1168 12 130.50 $130.50 $1,524 —
1230 1230 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,451 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 150.00 $150.00 $262 —
235–245 240 2 154.00–160.00 $157.06 $377 +7.06
260–270 265 2 145.00–161.00 $152.85 $405 +6.20
320–343 337 11 141.00–164.00 $157.76 $532 +2.76
352–390 373 10 142.50–181.00 $158.67 $592 +7.37
400–445 431 24 141.00–177.00 $161.83 $697 +10.65
450–498 469 41 120.00–172.50 $152.86 $717 +7.41
500–548 520 55 110.00–161.00 $144.14 $750 -4.48
550–595 578 29 120.00–158.00 $142.22 $822 +2.78
600–645 621 36 110.00–155.00 $139.14 $864 +3.29
666–695 672 18 120.00–141.00 $132.68 $892 -5.40
705–745 729 12 105.00–143.00 $123.03 $897 -11.04
755–785 769 7 122.00–142.00 $129.77 $998 +8.98
800–840 816 4 121.00–138.00 $132.08 $1,078 -2.76
855–895 873 17 125.00–138.00 $130.57 $1,140 +8.15
915–935 925 2 113.00–120.00 $116.46 $1,077 -3.49
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,342 —
1250–1260 1255 2 100.00–110.00 $104.98 $1,317 —
1115–1630 1412 6 110.00–117.00 $114.01 $1,610 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688 688 4 148.50 $148.50 $1,022 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 120.00 $120.00 $324 -1.16
742 742 2 115.00 $115.00 $853 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 160.00 $160.00 $824 -1.00
610 610 1 151.00 $151.00 $921 +10.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 2 124.00 $124.00 $645 -17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 132.50 $132.50 $252 —
200–240 215 16 132.00–187.50 $145.68 $313 +0.65
230–246 fancy 242 4 160.00–186.00 $179.82 $435 —
250–298 279 67 128.00–172.50 $150.18 $419 +2.16
295 value added 295 1 155.00 $155.00 $457 —
300–347 326 116 128.00–170.00 $154.58 $504 +6.03
300–342 value added 329 26 146.00–178.00 $168.25 $554 +15.57
357–386 value added 370 31 152.00–174.00 $164.22 $608 +13.73
350–398 373 219 120.00–168.00 $151.65 $566 +1.22
400–447 fancy 424 17 160.00–169.00 $163.87 $695 +3.12
400–445 value added 430 54 147.00–172.00 $158.10 $680 +7.96
400–449 431 315 130.00–185.00 $150.45 $648 +5.57
452 452 2 155.00 $155.00 $701 +11.90
458–496 value added 471 52 148.00–166.00 $157.28 $741 +6.48
450–497 473 502 129.00–166.00 $149.09 $705 +5.99
450–490 fancy 476 24 162.00–167.50 $165.73 $789 +13.73
500–543 value added 521 140 144.00–165.00 $153.16 $798 +2.25
500–548 525 521 95.00–160.00 $144.57 $759 +3.60
550–598 572 490 105.00–157.50 $141.58 $810 -0.11
550–598 value added 573 83 142.00–163.00 $154.50 $885 -1.08
600–647 619 405 120.00–157.00 $140.21 $868 +2.31
600–646 value added 629 269 140.00–164.50 $158.29 $996 -3.08
605–649 636 7 136.00–138.00 $137.46 $874 -0.44
650–695 668 178 120.00–156.00 $135.47 $905 -0.73
651–695 value added 671 466 142.00–170.00 $163.68 $1,098 -2.61
701–742 value added 717 336 135.00–168.00 $159.75 $1,145 -1.04
700–745 721 177 110.00–149.50 $134.80 $972 +1.34
750–792 value added 769 192 140.00–161.25 $157.65 $1,212 -4.63
750–795 776 66 104.00–146.00 $135.00 $1,048 +0.71
800 800 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,056 +5.52
800–840 824 18 111.00–139.00 $125.68 $1,036 -0.80
871 fancy 871 65 155.00 $155.00 $1,350 —
879 879 31 126.50 $126.50 $1,112 +2.07
895 895 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,110 -0.43
903–940 905 19 130.00–135.00 $130.27 $1,179 +10.62
905–920 915 14 117.00–131.00 $127.52 $1,167 +7.87
923 value added 923 63 153.00 $153.00 $1,412 —
976–986 982 16 119.50–128.00 $123.20 $1,210 -5.80
970–993 990 11 117.00–125.00 $123.92 $1,227 -5.08
1030–1045 1044 10 109.00–124.00 $119.61 $1,249 +11.61
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 241 5 120.00–170.00 $138.60 $334 +12.60
250–295 278 15 117.50–143.00 $126.42 $351 -11.29
305–345 326 34 115.00–144.00 $130.82 $426 +6.33
350–395 372 50 100.00–159.00 $132.81 $494 +3.27
400–445 426 93 102.50–158.00 $138.25 $589 +9.82
455–498 476 69 110.00–146.00 $132.15 $629 +2.80
500–548 528 78 97.00–150.00 $130.57 $689 +7.24
550–596 573 65 110.00–148.00 $130.31 $747 +8.37
600–648 625 100 90.00–139.00 $123.01 $769 +5.55
655–695 678 38 100.00–138.00 $119.72 $812 -2.04
700–745 723 25 88.00–127.00 $109.77 $794 -1.57
755–795 777 21 80.00–127.00 $105.23 $818 -0.70
815–835 830 4 101.00–113.00 $110.05 $913 -27.12
855–880 868 2 96.00–104.00 $99.94 $867 -8.82
900–935 913 6 91.00–115.00 $105.81 $966 +24.49
950 950 1 98.00 $98.00 $931 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 125.00 $125.00 $388 —
355–362 360 3 90.00–102.50 $98.39 $354 —
400–405 401 4 100.00–113.00 $109.72 $440 +4.72
465–480 470 3 110.00–111.00 $110.66 $520 +0.66
470 470 3 110.00 $110.00 $517 ±0.00
500–530 515 2 100.00–110.00 $105.15 $542 —
557 557 2 107.00 $107.00 $596 —
630–645 640 3 84.00–112.00 $102.81 $658 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 132.50 $132.50 $417 —
470 470 3 120.00 $120.00 $564 —
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 —
654 654 5 125.00 $125.00 $818 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 139.00 $139.00 $598 +10.00
550 550 2 120.00 $120.00 $660 —
607 607 2 125.00 $125.00 $759 +17.74
865 865 1 100.00 $100.00 $865 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
656 656 6 114.00 $114.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 thin fleshed 402 5 112.50 $112.50 $452 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 475 2 117.00–121.00 $119.04 $565 +3.42
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,276 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
167 167 2 152.50 $152.50 $255 —
200–246 224 17 140.00–207.50 $172.47 $386 +16.80
225–235 fancy 230 2 180.00–189.00 $184.60 $425 —
250–272 fancy 265 3 195.00–197.50 $195.79 $519 —
250–295 284 19 148.00–210.00 $172.50 $490 +2.98
305 value added 305 2 173.00 $173.00 $528 +13.00
300–348 325 120 140.00–200.00 $172.31 $560 +5.28
320–348 fancy 327 13 175.00–213.00 $194.94 $637 +14.04
355–375 fancy 368 4 196.00–202.50 $198.34 $730 +18.98
350–397 374 136 137.50–195.00 $174.35 $652 +7.19
395 value added 395 1 186.00 $186.00 $735 +18.00
400–445 value added 410 28 165.00–195.00 $175.01 $718 +11.14
414 414 12 204.00 $204.00 $845 +39.88
410–441 fancy 419 12 185.00–197.50 $189.74 $795 +17.62
400–445 425 234 136.00–195.00 $168.37 $716 +4.25
450–498 473 353 105.00–185.00 $162.70 $770 +2.93
455–495 value added 476 15 158.00–170.00 $164.46 $783 +2.40
465–483 fancy 479 4 190.00–191.00 $190.76 $914 +19.98
515 fancy 515 1 169.00 $169.00 $870 -3.67
500–540 value added 517 11 155.00–190.00 $159.88 $827 -3.84
500–549 523 346 134.00–193.00 $157.61 $824 +7.19
563 fancy 563 4 159.00 $159.00 $895 —
550–598 569 394 115.00–170.00 $147.36 $838 +4.55
560–587 value added 578 18 153.00–157.00 $154.65 $894 +0.65
605–625 fancy 609 6 150.00–160.00 $154.19 $939 —
600–647 622 198 125.00–153.00 $140.13 $872 +4.71
600–641 value added 624 20 140.00–155.00 $146.78 $916 +8.52
650–697 667 222 117.00–150.00 $135.24 $902 +4.12
665–691 value added 675 21 141.00–147.00 $143.61 $969 +0.63
700–745 716 120 115.00–144.00 $127.59 $914 +0.59
750–797 771 87 108.00–147.00 $124.35 $959 +3.22
800–847 819 54 100.00–137.00 $120.25 $985 -5.34
852–890 872 20 102.00–130.00 $113.93 $993 +2.03
900–940 912 14 88.00–120.00 $107.25 $978 -7.74
950–985 972 6 86.00–115.00 $97.34 $946 -7.22
1005–1040 1028 8 90.00–110.00 $102.02 $1,049 -0.94
1085 1085 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,204 +11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 217 3 140.00–150.00 $143.49 $311 +7.00
255–290 275 9 130.00–175.00 $153.15 $421 +18.02
300–345 318 11 120.00–175.00 $146.28 $465 +6.10
350–395 370 31 130.00–175.00 $150.53 $557 +11.24
400–449 427 63 112.50–170.00 $145.88 $623 +7.18
450–497 471 79 120.00–165.00 $140.36 $661 +6.86
500–547 523 75 105.00–155.00 $134.49 $703 +4.76
550–597 572 81 120.00–150.00 $134.11 $767 +5.85
600–645 617 57 101.00–135.00 $123.84 $764 +1.42
650–697 676 35 100.00–134.00 $123.61 $836 +8.90
700–743 724 10 100.00–128.00 $113.86 $824 -0.25
754–795 769 16 87.50–123.00 $110.89 $853 -0.06
805–840 832 12 80.00–124.50 $112.55 $936 +3.36
850–895 875 11 80.00–115.00 $99.44 $870 +7.44
910–940 920 3 88.00–115.00 $105.80 $973 +12.79
975–995 987 3 70.00–80.00 $76.64 $756 -15.36
1085 1085 2 75.00 $75.00 $814 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 2 115.00–120.00 $117.50 $217 —
200 200 1 110.00 $110.00 $220 -21.00
280 280 1 111.00 $111.00 $311 —
340 340 1 119.00 $119.00 $405 —
395 395 1 130.00 $130.00 $514 +10.61
425–430 428 2 105.00–122.50 $113.80 $487 -2.91
450–490 465 4 115.00–120.00 $118.08 $549 —
555–580 568 2 121.00 $121.00 $687 +7.99
660 660 1 111.00 $111.00 $733 +27.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 140.00–142.50 $141.25 $452 —
375–395 388 3 140.00–142.50 $140.80 $546 —
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
465 465 1 149.00 $149.00 $693 +24.00
560 560 1 124.00 $124.00 $694 +4.00
616 616 3 124.00 $124.00 $764 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1065–1355 1177 (<2 yrs)N/A 7 925.00–1,350.00 $1,183.30 —
1430–1445 1438 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,400.00–1,435.00 $1,417.41 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 3 121.00 $121.00 $563 -9.00
680–690 685 2 130.00–138.00 $133.97 $918 —
905 905 1 110.00 $110.00 $996 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1525 1219 80-85% 164 43.00–69.50 $61.75 $753 -0.01
900–1690 1249 80-85% 563 52.00–80.00 $67.11 $838 -1.96
785–1650 1283 80-85% 119 68.00–103.50 $77.14 $990 -1.84
1110–1465 1286 80-85% 16 42.00–62.00 $54.59 $702 -24.39
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–2025 1479 75-80% 273 59.00–79.50 $68.38 $1,011 -1.28
1125–1860 1486 75-80% 34 51.00–69.00 $61.32 $911 -8.34
1045–2430 1521 75-80% 120 68.00–91.50 $74.09 $1,127 —
1520–1595 1558 75-80% 2 44.00–54.00 $48.88 $762 -26.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1375 982 85-90% 41 25.00–56.00 $44.97 $442 —
705–1430 1013 85-90% 112 41.00–61.00 $54.57 $553 -1.26
755–1335 1041 85-90% 157 48.00–76.50 $61.49 $640 -11.50
800–1300 1098 85-90% 41 65.00–89.00 $71.56 $786 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–2225 1340 64 71.00–100.00 $84.47 $1,132 —
1060–2575 1624 161 78.00–112.50 $96.92 $1,574 —
1350–2260 1834 61 90.00–120.00 $106.38 $1,951 -2.59
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1380 1298 2 76.00–84.00 $79.75 $1,035 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 82.00 $82.00 $959 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 84.00 $84.00 $773
870–1135 1029 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 81.00–104.00 $89.98 $926
1022–1110 1054 (<2 yrs)Open 9 74.00–113.00 $91.50 $964
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–1295 1001 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 500.00–850.00 $681.62
1110–1140 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 680.00–700.00 $690.13

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
946–1245 1018 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 725.00–1,000.00 $818.75
700–1415 1087 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 650.00–1,210.00 $932.54
920–1385 1089 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 725.00–1,175.00 $1,008.36
1120–1175 1143 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 650.00–835.00 $700.48
1160 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00
1065–1425 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 800.00–1,050.00 $920.79
910–1515 1203 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 20 700.00–1,250.00 $969.74
730–1505 1206 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 53 400.00–1,295.00 $964.72
965–1440 1207 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 675.00–920.00 $792.56
1070–1385 1216 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 650.00–925.00 $784.64
875–1343 1222 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 14 680.00–1,025.00 $921.08
825–1760 1291 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 73 725.00–1,225.00 $1,024.22
920–1585 1299 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 650.00–1,000.00 $854.08
1000–1605 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 670.00–1,275.00 $1,017.01
1070–1465 1304 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 18 700.00–1,010.00 $895.70
1240–1560 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 870.00–1,100.00 $998.14
1420 1420 Aged (>8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1070 1032 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 685.00–775.00 $740.57
945–1170 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 675.00–725.00 $701.09
1145 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 770.00 $770.00
925–985 955 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 825.00–875.00 $849.21
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755–850 803 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00–750.00 $736.76
795–950 848 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 825.00–1,075.00 $1,009.21
825–995 902 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 685.00–1,025.00 $819.37
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,125.00 $1,125.00
975 975 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075–1340 1178 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 825.00–1,335.00 $1,049.98 —
1000–1335 1182 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 910.00–1,100.00 $1,021.40 —
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 -232.13
1150–1665 1354 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 800.00–1,360.00 $1,150.02 -162.97
960–1570 1358 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 875.00–1,450.00 $1,258.59 -54.40
1130–1905 1405 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 55 600.00–1,635.00 $1,302.34 —
1480 1480 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 -357.32
1580–1650 1631 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,225.00–1,350.00 $1,320.80 —
1760 1760 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 -100.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1195–1585 1361 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 825.00–1,275.00 $1,082.42 —
1515 1515 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 935.00 $935.00 —
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 332 6 145.00–156.00 $152.69 $507 -23.65
351–363 361 16 144.50–155.00 $146.42 $529 -4.58
405 405 33 150.00 $150.00 $608 —
457 457 4 152.50 $152.50 $697 —
500–517 511 18 126.00–138.50 $135.76 $694 +16.92
560–585 571 6 96.00–130.00 $115.80 $661 -16.32
612–618 614 5 91.00–100.00 $96.38 $592 -17.11
675 675 1 65.00 $65.00 $439 —
707–715 710 11 99.00–122.00 $113.58 $806 +6.58
765–785 775 2 70.00–72.00 $70.99 $550 —
855–888 877 6 95.00–129.00 $117.95 $1,034 —
878 thin fleshed 878 36 131.25 $131.25 $1,152 —
918 918 2 77.00 $77.00 $707 —
1027 1027 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,089 —

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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.