Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

21,177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.79/cwt +10.46 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 626 lb · 1,007 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.85/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 571 lb · 808 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.07/cwt +4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 526 lb · 792 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	21,177	21,347	23,979
Feeder cattle	17,657	17,962	21,081
Slaughter cattle	2,957	2,521	2,213
Replacement cattle	563	864	685

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	282	8	162.00–202.00	$182.61	$515	-12.21
295 fancy	295	1	202.50	$202.50	$597	+10.00
301–320 value added	305	11	197.00–199.00	$197.47	$602	-25.02
305–347	322	25	163.00–197.50	$185.91	$599	-1.33
305–340 fancy	323	18	200.00–210.00	$202.49	$654	+0.89
350–396	371	74	136.00–195.00	$179.11	$664	-1.98
350–393 fancy	373	26	185.00–222.00	$203.17	$758	+12.33
380–395 value added	388	2	192.00–205.00	$198.37	$770	-0.81
400–445 fancy	424	70	182.00–210.00	$197.62	$838	+1.61
400–449	426	142	155.00–203.00	$184.39	$786	+9.52
400–448 value added	427	54	177.00–205.00	$189.96	$811	+8.21
452–495 value added	472	49	173.00–197.50	$186.22	$879	+8.23
450–497 fancy	474	50	180.00–208.00	$193.15	$916	+5.01
450–499	475	217	153.00–211.00	$175.99	$836	+3.19
500–549 value added	525	142	164.00–200.00	$180.69	$949	+1.87
500–548	526	335	140.00–189.00	$173.76	$914	+4.87
550–597 value added	569	143	155.00–190.00	$178.36	$1,015	-1.44
550–596	575	378	140.00–189.00	$167.32	$962	+4.88
600–640 fancy	615	77	180.00–186.50	$184.20	$1,133	—
600–649 value added	625	213	154.00–185.00	$171.84	$1,074	+4.80
600–645	626	273	133.00–175.00	$161.22	$1,009	+2.11
660	660	4	152.00	$152.00	$1,003	+13.00
650–698	678	226	137.50–172.00	$157.33	$1,067	+0.93
651–697 value added	678	230	141.00–182.50	$169.89	$1,152	-1.51
705–726 value added	720	189	151.00–177.25	$171.75	$1,237	+0.87
700–745	722	107	135.00–168.00	$152.01	$1,098	+2.34
750–795	770	83	132.00–166.00	$152.40	$1,173	-0.92
757–796 value added	781	391	158.00–175.00	$171.39	$1,339	+0.50
810 fancy	810	50	170.00	$170.00	$1,377	-2.79
800–845	824	357	139.00–173.00	$166.11	$1,369	+4.24
800–845 value added	828	192	153.00–176.00	$170.73	$1,414	-0.77
834 thin fleshed	834	182	174.50	$174.50	$1,455	+1.94
854–899 value added	875	385	153.50–172.50	$168.95	$1,478	-3.31
850–895	884	211	132.00–168.25	$164.03	$1,450	+4.63
906 fancy	906	105	170.00	$170.00	$1,540	—
910	910	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,192	-24.83
910	910	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,228	-20.83
900–940	919	16	126.00–160.00	$144.40	$1,327	-11.43
901–948 value added	920	255	136.00–167.90	$163.17	$1,501	-3.10
950–978 value added	969	111	158.75–164.40	$161.65	$1,566	-1.61
978 thin fleshed	978	52	165.00	$165.00	$1,614	—
970–995	979	13	128.00–150.00	$137.12	$1,342	-13.65
1000–1040	1022	6	114.00–133.00	$121.07	$1,237	-37.12
1070 value added	1070	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,177	—
1060–1090	1078	7	121.00–135.00	$124.01	$1,337	-32.98
1160	1160	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,473	-3.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	3	170.00	$170.00	$408	+12.94
266	266	3	132.50	$132.50	$352	-20.35
305–335	320	5	133.00–155.00	$148.64	$476	-9.12
351–395	375	13	120.00–175.00	$161.22	$605	+2.55
410–442	438	30	140.00–167.00	$163.88	$718	+2.05
450–495	471	18	140.00–165.00	$155.82	$734	+2.96
500–547	527	49	131.00–167.00	$151.55	$799	+7.41
555–595	574	79	127.00–168.00	$151.92	$872	+9.70
605–640	622	20	120.00–152.00	$140.47	$874	+1.33
655–689	676	30	120.00–150.00	$144.41	$976	+11.73
705–740	719	7	127.00–141.00	$133.82	$962	+10.79
750–795	765	8	128.00–131.00	$130.11	$995	+0.34
805–825	817	6	121.00–139.00	$129.63	$1,059	-2.45
900–945	930	4	120.00–135.00	$126.06	$1,172	+9.60

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	5	155.00	$155.00	$666	—
656	656	6	145.00	$145.00	$951	-3.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1112–1410	1211	3	108.00–115.00	$112.28	$1,360	—
1235	1235	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,321	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	110.00	$110.00	$473	—
485	485	1	124.00	$124.00	$601	—
595	595	1	97.50	$97.50	$580	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	1	127.00	$127.00	$946	—

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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	223	23	130.00–187.50	$156.47	$349	+10.79
230 value added	230	1	162.50	$162.50	$374	—
250–295	274	48	130.00–181.00	$155.90	$427	+5.72
302 fancy	302	2	164.00	$164.00	$495	—
300–349	326	103	100.00–177.50	$153.36	$500	-1.22
335 value added	335	1	157.00	$157.00	$526	-11.25
359–377 fancy	373	32	161.00–173.50	$171.46	$640	—
350–398	374	225	120.00–171.00	$148.91	$557	-2.74
385–395 value added	390	8	157.00–161.00	$159.48	$622	-4.74
401–437 value added	418	27	146.00–162.00	$155.80	$651	-2.30
400–448	427	332	129.00–169.00	$151.53	$647	+1.08
401–448 fancy	427	27	151.00–168.00	$160.02	$683	-3.85
450–492 value added	469	34	147.00–163.00	$152.16	$714	-5.12
450–497	475	464	122.00–167.00	$150.26	$714	+1.17
459–495 fancy	485	44	151.00–163.00	$156.28	$758	-9.45
500–547	524	483	119.00–163.00	$145.44	$762	+0.87
500–545 value added	528	309	145.00–173.00	$159.87	$844	+6.71
550–599 value added	565	249	142.00–170.25	$160.45	$907	+5.95
550–597	573	559	115.00–165.00	$142.24	$815	+0.66
608 fancy	608	86	171.85	$171.85	$1,045	—
600–647	621	317	115.00–157.00	$137.69	$855	-2.52
600–649 value added	631	604	142.00–170.80	$166.33	$1,050	+8.04
650–698	671	299	120.00–154.00	$140.59	$943	+5.12
652–688 value added	673	203	143.00–166.90	$163.12	$1,098	-0.56
692	692	2	119.00	$119.00	$823	-16.47
700–748	719	145	116.00–148.00	$135.32	$973	+0.52
700–749 value added	720	516	141.00–168.25	$162.47	$1,170	+2.72
750–798	768	54	115.00–145.50	$135.21	$1,038	+0.21
752–797 value added	782	141	142.50–166.00	$159.23	$1,245	+1.58
800–847	825	22	96.00–130.00	$118.37	$977	-7.31
806–835 value added	830	76	130.00–156.90	$154.19	$1,280	—
850–897	865	23	120.00–131.00	$125.51	$1,086	-0.99
865–890 value added	882	3	140.00–149.00	$142.94	$1,261	—
888 fancy	888	62	157.75	$157.75	$1,401	+2.75
916 value added	916	60	156.90	$156.90	$1,437	+3.90
910–942	928	26	108.00–127.00	$122.06	$1,133	-5.46
970	970	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,086	-11.20
1002–1040	1016	18	89.00–127.50	$120.80	$1,227	+1.19
1070	1070	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,284	—
1108–1124	1112	20	81.00–127.00	$115.38	$1,283	—
1325	1325	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,338	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
136	136	1	136.00	$136.00	$185	—
215–245	233	6	120.00–145.00	$128.65	$300	-9.95
257–295	281	26	112.00–152.50	$131.80	$370	+5.38
305–345	329	32	115.00–150.00	$131.57	$433	+0.75
350–395	369	27	110.00–155.00	$131.06	$484	-1.75
400–445	423	44	110.00–155.00	$138.06	$584	-0.19
450–495	474	76	112.50–157.00	$136.93	$649	+4.78
500–545	524	88	110.00–143.00	$129.88	$681	-0.69
550–597	579	91	110.00–140.00	$130.43	$755	+0.12
600–645	628	46	100.00–139.00	$121.45	$763	-1.56
655–695	673	26	101.00–133.00	$121.20	$816	+1.48
700–746	733	22	102.00–122.00	$115.41	$846	+5.64
752–795	771	14	86.00–120.00	$108.80	$839	+3.57
800–830	819	13	97.00–114.00	$109.39	$896	-0.66
850–885	867	7	90.00–118.00	$100.88	$875	+0.94
905–924	922	10	82.00–102.00	$97.61	$900	-8.20
975	975	1	85.00	$85.00	$829	-13.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,296	—
1170–1248	1202	8	92.00–112.00	$98.99	$1,190	—
1085–1380	1227	3	96.00–105.00	$100.15	$1,229	—
1115–1380	1251	4	101.00–108.00	$104.92	$1,313	—
1255	1255	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,280	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–530	513	3	131.00–139.00	$133.75	$686	—
682	682	2	127.00	$127.00	$866	—
720	720	2	124.00	$124.00	$893	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
628	628	3	125.00	$125.00	$785	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	110.00	$110.00	$468	+0.28

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	220	27	145.00–205.00	$174.90	$385	+2.43
265 fancy	265	2	197.00	$197.00	$522	+1.21
250–295	274	43	151.00–195.00	$174.00	$477	+1.50
305–342 fancy	322	16	186.00–218.00	$200.86	$647	+5.92
300–348	327	62	150.00–225.00	$179.84	$588	+7.53
350–395 fancy	373	21	182.00–214.00	$194.05	$724	-4.29
368–395 value added	375	4	180.00–193.00	$183.43	$688	-2.57
350–395	378	126	151.00–218.00	$173.06	$654	-1.29
400–448	426	181	149.00–195.00	$169.20	$721	+0.83
415–435 fancy	429	28	179.00–202.00	$186.29	$799	-3.45
430–445 value added	437	8	172.00–188.00	$177.82	$777	+2.81
453–465 fancy	455	16	180.00–198.00	$190.19	$865	-0.57
450–472 value added	461	8	159.00–177.00	$166.61	$768	+2.15
450–498	476	250	142.00–190.00	$167.38	$797	+4.68
500–530 value added	511	11	152.00–164.00	$160.44	$820	+0.56
500–527 fancy	514	9	170.00–190.00	$183.28	$942	+14.28
500–548	527	273	130.00–182.00	$156.32	$824	-1.29
550–597	572	245	128.00–175.00	$151.30	$865	+3.94
600–645 value added	617	15	141.00–150.00	$145.22	$896	-1.56
600–648	621	254	125.00–158.00	$144.54	$898	+4.41
610–625 fancy	621	4	156.00–157.00	$156.75	$973	+2.56
657 fancy	657	4	150.00–156.00	$153.00	$1,005	—
650–697	668	172	120.00–151.00	$137.02	$915	+1.78
665–697 value added	687	6	140.00–150.00	$144.96	$996	+1.35
700–747	718	115	115.00–147.00	$131.23	$942	+3.64
755–757 fancy	757	6	142.00–156.00	$144.33	$1,093	—
750–795	766	55	110.00–143.00	$127.38	$976	+3.03
800–845	832	47	104.00–136.00	$121.21	$1,008	+0.96
832 fancy	832	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,215	—
850–895	869	18	102.00–125.00	$118.04	$1,026	+4.11
890 fancy	890	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,246	—
905–940	924	8	99.00–134.00	$118.21	$1,092	+10.96
953–970	959	3	110.00–117.00	$112.36	$1,078	+15.02
1015–1040	1033	4	90.00–120.00	$102.43	$1,058	+0.41
1055	1055	5	135.00	$135.00	$1,424	+24.00
1100	1100	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,100	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–247	232	4	137.50–172.50	$155.28	$360	+11.79
265–285	277	6	133.00–152.50	$138.04	$382	-15.11
300–348	326	14	130.00–167.00	$145.36	$474	-0.92
350–395	374	13	124.00–174.00	$145.08	$543	-5.45
415–448	438	31	130.00–176.00	$145.73	$638	-0.15
455–498	477	61	125.00–167.00	$143.67	$685	+3.31
500–546	518	82	110.00–158.00	$139.05	$720	+4.56
550–597	574	51	110.00–149.00	$135.30	$777	+1.19
605–645	622	48	110.00–145.00	$126.39	$786	+2.55
650–695	674	35	106.00–150.00	$125.13	$843	+1.52
715–745	723	19	100.00–116.00	$108.68	$786	-5.18
765–795	777	8	92.00–110.00	$103.95	$808	-6.94
805–820	813	10	93.00–108.00	$104.49	$850	-8.06
870–885	878	2	114.00–117.00	$115.49	$1,014	+16.05
900–932	924	7	83.00–105.00	$89.52	$827	-16.28
980	980	1	86.00	$86.00	$843	+9.36

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	126.00	$126.00	$498	-4.00
455	455	5	120.00	$120.00	$546	+1.92
480	480	2	110.00–122.00	$116.00	$557	-2.08
517–547	528	9	113.00–118.00	$115.49	$610	—
565–585	576	6	111.00–122.00	$119.48	$688	-1.52
605	605	1	92.00	$92.00	$557	—
690	690	1	106.00	$106.00	$731	-5.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	5	141.50	$141.50	$492	+0.25
510–545	533	3	125.00–138.00	$129.14	$688	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	177.50	$177.50	$524	—
635	635	5	120.00	$120.00	$762	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	4	124.00	$124.00	$831	-9.97
785	785	1	115.00	$115.00	$903	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1280–1450	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,135.00–1,850.00	$1,514.76	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	121.00	$121.00	$647	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1345	1172	80-85%	13	40.00–59.00	$53.54	$627	—
840–1405	1193	80-85%	39	60.00–69.00	$65.13	$777	—
905–1650	1214	80-85%	107	45.50–69.50	$57.99	$704	-3.76
1120–1430	1247	80-85%	12	38.00–50.00	$45.88	$572	-21.23
925–1740	1252	80-85%	506	56.00–76.00	$67.52	$845	-9.62
900–1705	1285	80-85%	176	66.50–91.00	$74.93	$963	+20.34
1075–1395	1295	80-85%	16	83.00–90.00	$85.19	$1,103	+30.60
1000–1555	1305	80-85%	80	70.00–82.00	$75.76	$989	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1505	1427	75-80%	3	58.00–59.00	$58.33	$832	—
1415–1460	1429	75-80%	6	85.00–93.00	$88.83	$1,269	—
1130–1830	1432	75-80%	54	50.00–69.00	$60.58	$868	—
1420–1560	1474	75-80%	9	66.00–70.00	$68.33	$1,007	-0.05
1070–2055	1494	75-80%	189	60.00–79.00	$68.04	$1,017	+6.72
1385–2000	1513	75-80%	17	71.00–82.00	$75.24	$1,138	+1.15
1025–1995	1532	75-80%	135	68.00–89.00	$74.87	$1,147	+0.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1025	912	85-90%	3	44.00–46.00	$45.00	$410	—
825–1270	981	85-90%	9	51.00–56.00	$53.89	$529	+8.92
775–1295	993	85-90%	16	60.00–74.00	$65.31	$649	+20.34
670–1240	996	85-90%	59	25.00–54.00	$42.69	$425	-2.28
755–1495	1024	85-90%	167	46.00–71.00	$60.94	$624	+6.37
735–1310	1039	85-90%	82	40.00–61.00	$52.64	$547	-8.85
840–1400	1052	85-90%	45	62.50–75.00	$68.54	$721	—
1075–1215	1145	85-90%	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	$945	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2650	1539	66	70.00–97.50	$85.57	$1,317	—
1285–2270	1618	8	70.00–87.00	$82.25	$1,331	-14.67
1275–2100	1656	17	91.00–109.00	$102.82	$1,703	—
1095–2200	1683	51	100.00–118.00	$109.24	$1,839	—
1200–2460	1734	117	82.00–109.50	$97.86	$1,697	—
1720–2225	1893	5	112.00–120.00	$116.60	$2,207	—

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	1	66.00	$66.00	$673	—
1720	1720	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,617	—
1690–2050	1870	2	112.00–113.00	$112.50	$2,104	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1245	989	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	77.00–96.00	$81.16	$803
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	83.00	$83.00	$909
1120–1320	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	81.00–83.00	$82.08	$1,001

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00
1110–1275	1193	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,055.00–1,275.00	$1,172.61
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	660.00	$660.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	$716

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	925.00	$925.00
905–1195	1011	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	550.00–700.00	$603.25
770–1290	1017	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	690.00–1,050.00	$839.38
821–1280	1066	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	775.00–960.00	$837.56
810–1282	1112	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	635.00–1,025.00	$834.07
980–1455	1126	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	650.00–920.00	$758.87
970–1395	1164	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	585.00–925.00	$746.88
945–1675	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	460.00–1,300.00	$921.79
920–1670	1216	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	670.00–1,310.00	$887.08
955–1450	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	885.00–1,210.00	$992.91
945–1590	1244	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	750.00–1,250.00	$1,026.66
1045–1515	1281	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	650.00–1,310.00	$936.74
1135–1485	1333	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	975.00–1,450.00	$1,247.85

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1170	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	685.00–750.00	$719.97
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1015–1350	1227	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–800.00	$770.19

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
913	913	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00	$650.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
830–1160	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	590.00–600.00	$595.83

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
885–1010	948	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	830.00–900.00	$862.69
905–1000	950	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00–1,000.00	$879.17
930–1005	968	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00–950.00	$937.02

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
990	990	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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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
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
985–1435	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	675.00–1,325.00	$1,149.18	+99.20
1060–1370	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	885.00–1,250.00	$1,123.24	+73.26
1047–1435	1178	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,085.00–1,625.00	$1,243.68	+193.70
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	-396.40
1030–1460	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–1,035.00	$924.57	—
1230	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1235	1235	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1144–1355	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	920.00–1,000.00	$976.25	+26.25
1000–1490	1304	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–1,500.00	$1,177.42	—
835–1650	1338	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	925.00–1,450.00	$1,288.28	—
1340–1550	1455	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,125.00–1,675.00	$1,472.37	+422.37

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
1270–1275	1273	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–900.00	$875.05	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	3	52.00	$52.00	$283	—
650–665	655	3	60.00–80.00	$73.23	$480	—
740	740	1	74.00	$74.00	$548	—
750–756	755	4	70.00–73.00	$70.75	$534	—
810	810	1	75.00	$75.00	$608	—
870	870	1	78.00	$78.00	$679	—
910	910	1	73.00	$73.00	$664	—
1170–1185	1174	4	75.00–90.00	$86.21	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	1	75.00	$75.00	$780	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223	223	3	139.00	$139.00	$310	—
320–335	327	3	68.00–125.00	$98.33	$322	-54.36
364–386	370	16	75.00–153.00	$126.98	$470	-19.44
410–440	416	16	71.00–149.00	$106.93	$445	-43.07
450–475	457	19	90.00–152.00	$139.27	$636	-13.23
505–545	538	20	60.00–140.00	$96.59	$520	-39.17
555–578	570	4	89.00–107.50	$95.75	$546	-20.05
593 fancy	593	5	126.00	$126.00	$747	—
600–648	633	7	85.00–121.00	$109.28	$692	+12.90
661–688	680	19	85.00–139.50	$122.58	$834	+57.58
715–737	730	13	77.00–118.00	$105.89	$773	-7.69
765–790	778	7	75.00–117.00	$96.52	$751	+25.53
820–835	830	3	72.00–108.00	$92.57	$768	—
869–885	871	9	91.00–122.50	$116.10	$1,011	-1.85
915	915	1	65.00	$65.00	$595	-12.00
966–990	975	61	117.50–128.00	$127.39	$1,242	—
1043	1043	16	120.00	$120.00	$1,252	+14.00
1170	1170	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,112	—

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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.