Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 7, 2022

24,387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.08/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 524 lb · 1,271 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.79/cwt -2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 573 lb · 940 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.63/cwt -4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 626 lb · 882 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	24,387	21,177	27,644
Feeder cattle	21,504	17,657	22,871
Slaughter cattle	2,301	2,957	3,794
Replacement cattle	582	563	979

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
214–220	216	7	181.00–206.00	$188.28	$407	—
250–295	274	18	167.50–211.00	$189.09	$518	+6.48
265–290 fancy	274	5	210.00–224.00	$216.31	$593	+13.81
285 value added	285	1	203.00	$203.00	$579	—
301–347 fancy	323	21	197.50–210.00	$206.37	$667	+3.88
300–345	326	30	160.00–215.00	$183.73	$599	-2.18
300–336 value added	330	8	190.00–191.00	$190.50	$629	-6.97
355–387 value added	367	18	185.00–202.00	$193.70	$711	-4.67
350–396	371	134	154.00–215.00	$190.71	$708	+11.60
350–396 fancy	375	34	188.00–214.00	$204.17	$766	+1.00
400–445 fancy	421	35	190.00–217.50	$199.49	$840	+1.87
400–445 value added	425	50	173.00–200.00	$191.80	$815	+1.84
400–448	427	127	157.50–200.00	$181.67	$776	-2.72
450–495 value added	470	74	170.00–190.00	$181.21	$852	-5.01
450–495 fancy	473	71	178.00–201.00	$191.43	$905	-1.72
450–499	474	241	146.00–195.00	$177.48	$841	+1.49
510 fancy	510	9	174.50	$174.50	$890	—
500–548 value added	523	282	160.00–196.00	$180.47	$944	-0.22
500–547	525	337	145.00–188.00	$172.09	$903	-1.67
538 unweaned	538	3	156.00	$156.00	$839	—
558–592 unweaned	567	23	156.00–159.00	$158.10	$896	—
567	567	2	153.00	$153.00	$868	-14.32
550–596 value added	574	112	162.00–191.00	$172.86	$992	-5.50
550–599	575	566	152.00–186.00	$167.57	$964	+0.25
600–648	626	507	137.00–174.00	$159.17	$996	-2.05
600–647 value added	627	375	156.00–183.00	$169.65	$1,064	-2.19
650–698	671	379	135.00–168.50	$156.82	$1,052	-0.51
650–697 value added	677	348	157.00–177.25	$169.37	$1,147	-0.52
700–748	720	240	133.00–165.00	$152.38	$1,097	+0.37
700–748 value added	720	518	154.00–178.75	$170.78	$1,230	-0.97
747	747	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,061	-10.01
750	750	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,050	-12.40
750–798	769	147	129.00–167.00	$152.26	$1,171	-0.14
750–794 value added	780	612	140.00–174.25	$167.92	$1,310	-3.47
800–845	822	242	122.00–174.00	$164.43	$1,352	-1.68
801–848 value added	829	393	143.00–173.85	$167.16	$1,386	-3.57
832 thin fleshed	832	59	176.10	$176.10	$1,465	+1.60
850–899	865	93	133.00–168.50	$160.40	$1,387	-3.63
867 fancy	867	61	168.40	$168.40	$1,460	—
851–893 value added	869	222	149.00–169.50	$166.10	$1,443	-2.85
882 thin fleshed	882	54	168.95	$168.95	$1,490	—
904 thin fleshed	904	56	169.10	$169.10	$1,529	—
910 fancy	910	55	168.00	$168.00	$1,529	-2.00
901–934 value added	921	330	164.25–169.90	$167.90	$1,546	+4.73
900–935	925	21	117.00–160.00	$141.43	$1,308	-2.97
950–996 value added	970	249	144.50–169.00	$165.41	$1,604	+3.76
955–995	983	32	125.00–151.00	$140.60	$1,382	+3.48
1000–1040	1017	9	122.50–145.00	$132.90	$1,352	+11.83
1040 value added	1040	49	164.00	$164.00	$1,706	—
1060 value added	1060	48	162.00	$162.00	$1,717	+52.00
1050–1084	1082	20	123.00–138.50	$137.22	$1,485	+13.21
1123 value added	1123	49	154.00	$154.00	$1,729	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	331	10	131.00–173.00	$156.99	$520	+8.35
356–395	374	11	130.00–180.00	$162.88	$609	+1.66
400–445	417	26	120.00–170.00	$148.66	$620	-15.22
452–495	475	41	130.00–176.00	$155.69	$740	-0.13
500–545	526	114	120.00–166.00	$152.89	$804	+1.34
550–598	577	92	129.00–157.00	$146.77	$847	-5.15
605–645	628	28	125.50–146.00	$139.78	$878	-0.69
650–697	682	47	110.00–155.00	$142.27	$970	-2.14
705–748	730	17	110.00–145.00	$131.83	$962	-1.99
750–790	761	9	110.00–147.00	$129.00	$982	-1.11
800–846	838	23	125.00–144.00	$141.25	$1,184	+11.62
850–892	883	23	119.00–145.00	$140.82	$1,243	—
904–915	906	13	117.00–149.00	$144.03	$1,305	+17.97
965–990	982	10	123.00–127.00	$123.70	$1,215	—
1030	1030	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,215	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578–588	583	7	150.00–162.00	$157.70	$919	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	138.00	$138.00	$497	—
520–540	528	3	102.50–122.50	$110.72	$585	—
555	555	1	106.00	$106.00	$588	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	152.50	$152.50	$503	—
445	445	2	160.50	$160.50	$714	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130	1130	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,243	—
1240	1240	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,364	+3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	2	163.00	$163.00	$318	—
200–245	223	12	130.00–170.00	$152.10	$339	-4.37
246 fancy	246	5	182.50	$182.50	$449	—
255–298	278	64	130.00–170.00	$151.19	$420	-4.71
276–297 fancy	284	5	167.50–170.00	$168.96	$480	—
300–345	328	99	130.00–163.00	$149.85	$492	-3.51
302–341 fancy	330	20	157.50–190.00	$181.30	$598	+17.30
325–347 value added	335	15	153.00–163.00	$156.95	$526	-0.05
365–380 value added	369	9	150.00–154.00	$152.01	$561	-7.47
350–398	374	291	130.00–190.00	$152.28	$570	+3.37
350–395 fancy	378	39	159.00–178.50	$169.91	$642	-1.55
400–445 fancy	422	64	154.00–174.00	$165.51	$698	+5.49
400–447	428	386	129.00–171.00	$149.66	$641	-1.87
412–446 value added	432	49	147.00–173.00	$159.33	$688	+3.53
455–497 value added	470	80	144.00–167.00	$156.59	$736	+4.43
452–487 fancy	474	41	154.00–160.00	$158.10	$749	+1.82
450–499	475	673	122.00–168.50	$149.82	$712	-0.44
500–549	523	899	129.00–160.00	$146.16	$764	+0.72
500–546 value added	525	372	145.50–185.00	$162.97	$856	+3.10
550–598	572	690	110.00–156.00	$142.81	$817	+0.57
551–597 value added	575	209	143.00–174.00	$157.08	$903	-3.37
574–591 unweaned	581	40	137.50–139.75	$138.95	$807	—
590	590	1	114.00	$114.00	$673	-28.24
600–643 value added	617	405	140.00–168.25	$158.35	$977	-7.98
600–649	627	446	112.50–157.00	$139.18	$873	+1.49
650–698 value added	671	303	141.00–169.00	$160.59	$1,078	-2.53
650–695	673	261	119.00–157.50	$138.43	$932	-2.16
700–749	723	135	112.00–148.00	$129.17	$934	-6.15
701–749 value added	734	375	134.50–170.00	$163.53	$1,200	+1.06
750–795	763	98	110.00–146.00	$131.38	$1,002	-3.83
753–798 value added	792	186	140.00–163.85	$157.31	$1,246	-1.92
800–826 value added	806	41	138.50–145.00	$141.22	$1,138	-12.97
800–843	813	56	102.00–145.75	$129.90	$1,056	+11.53
840 fancy	840	63	162.00	$162.00	$1,361	—
881 value added	881	13	145.25	$145.25	$1,280	+2.31
850–898	886	13	101.00–132.00	$125.00	$1,108	-0.51
910–948	928	16	94.00–123.00	$112.86	$1,047	-9.20
960	960	6	114.00	$114.00	$1,094	+2.00
950–975	962	14	105.00–128.00	$124.94	$1,202	+12.94
1002–1003	1003	13	114.00–128.50	$122.93	$1,233	+2.13
1070–1078	1075	3	110.00–124.00	$119.36	$1,283	-0.64
1116	1116	14	97.50	$97.50	$1,088	-17.88
1155	1155	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,259	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	229	5	135.00–159.00	$146.55	$336	+17.90
255–295	276	12	120.00–145.00	$132.90	$367	+1.10
300–345	325	53	117.50–146.00	$132.24	$430	+0.67
350–397	378	61	107.50–146.00	$135.07	$511	+4.01
400–445	427	95	110.00–145.00	$129.44	$553	-8.62
450–497	474	101	113.00–142.00	$130.71	$620	-6.22
500–547	522	101	100.00–139.50	$128.66	$672	-1.22
550–595	575	84	101.00–138.00	$129.92	$747	-0.51
600–645	623	82	100.00–148.50	$128.80	$802	+7.35
650–695	669	51	105.00–132.00	$120.84	$808	-0.36
700–735	718	47	93.00–126.00	$113.06	$812	-2.35
750–795	777	15	90.00–123.00	$110.24	$857	+1.44
807–845	821	6	95.00–117.00	$101.90	$837	-7.49
860–890	875	5	100.00–125.00	$111.92	$979	+11.04
900–920	910	2	90.00–100.00	$94.95	$864	-2.66
950–985	965	4	85.00–104.00	$96.17	$928	+11.17
1020	1020	1	80.00	$80.00	$816	—
1070–1080	1073	3	91.00–101.00	$94.35	$1,012	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	5	135.00	$135.00	$733	+1.25
570	570	6	129.00	$129.00	$735	—
637	637	2	124.00	$124.00	$790	—
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	-7.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–320	308	3	108.00–110.00	$108.69	$335	—
415	415	1	100.00	$100.00	$415	-10.00
460–470	464	4	105.00–110.00	$108.11	$502	—
515–530	523	2	105.00–110.00	$107.46	$562	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	125.00	$125.00	$469	—
400	400	1	122.50	$122.50	$490	—
485	485	1	115.00	$115.00	$558	—
510–525	518	2	116.00–120.00	$118.03	$611	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	4	88.00	$88.00	$1,012	—
1205	1205	1	117.50	$117.50	$1,416	+18.51

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	3	118.00	$118.00	$690	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190–195	193	2	205.00–207.00	$206.01	$398	—
205 fancy	205	1	195.00	$195.00	$400	—
210–240	223	7	155.00–200.00	$166.18	$371	-8.72
250–295	278	42	157.00–202.00	$177.10	$492	+3.10
295 fancy	295	1	202.50	$202.50	$597	+5.50
300–347	330	59	157.00–209.00	$174.88	$577	-4.96
345–346 fancy	346	7	174.00–199.00	$188.30	$652	-12.56
360–370 value added	363	3	185.00–191.00	$188.96	$686	+5.53
355–395 fancy	373	30	176.00–207.50	$194.66	$726	+0.61
350–396	375	137	147.50–200.00	$175.37	$658	+2.31
405–430 fancy	419	43	171.00–202.00	$186.42	$781	+0.13
400–448	427	162	137.50–198.00	$171.00	$730	+1.80
415–442 value added	438	11	167.50–186.00	$179.68	$787	+1.86
452–473 fancy	458	17	171.00–192.50	$179.00	$820	-11.19
450–498	472	308	145.00–182.00	$166.00	$784	-1.38
480–490 value added	488	4	164.00–174.00	$169.48	$827	+2.87
510 value added	510	3	174.00	$174.00	$887	+13.56
500–549	522	340	135.00–170.00	$154.44	$806	-1.88
500–549 fancy	547	22	170.00–172.50	$172.40	$943	-10.88
550–575 value added	564	10	155.00–160.00	$158.39	$893	—
550–598	576	323	130.00–165.00	$147.45	$849	-3.85
600–625 fancy	615	5	150.00–154.00	$151.40	$931	-5.35
610–635 value added	620	3	146.00–153.00	$149.63	$928	+4.41
600–646	621	231	123.00–159.00	$141.59	$879	-2.95
650–697	669	231	120.00–150.00	$136.39	$912	-0.63
700–747	721	134	105.00–140.00	$127.80	$921	-3.43
750–798	772	51	109.00–140.00	$126.19	$974	-1.19
805–845	825	42	108.00–136.00	$123.50	$1,019	+2.29
850–873	863	7	107.50–130.00	$126.41	$1,091	+8.37
900–945	913	6	101.00–115.00	$110.46	$1,008	-7.75
950–999	984	16	80.00–131.00	$110.34	$1,086	-2.02
1055	1055	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,044	-36.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–242	234	5	137.50–177.50	$169.77	$397	+14.49
250–290	263	6	140.00–162.00	$150.00	$394	+11.96
302–345	327	18	127.50–179.00	$146.29	$478	+0.93
350–395	373	33	125.00–179.00	$150.79	$562	+5.71
400–445	424	47	129.00–160.00	$144.03	$611	-1.70
450–495	472	88	120.00–160.00	$144.80	$683	+1.13
501–547	521	66	119.00–151.00	$137.81	$718	-1.24
550–595	578	65	110.00–145.00	$135.80	$785	+0.50
600–647	628	39	110.00–137.00	$127.72	$802	+1.33
655–695	680	29	111.00–140.00	$121.82	$828	-3.31
705–740	716	7	101.00–117.00	$109.55	$784	+0.87
755–790	769	16	107.00–121.00	$112.88	$868	+8.93
801–845	813	16	85.00–118.00	$104.69	$851	+0.20
875	875	1	90.00	$90.00	$788	-25.49
925–930	928	3	92.00–98.00	$94.00	$872	+4.48
958–960	959	3	88.00–95.00	$92.66	$889	+6.66
1040	1040	1	90.00	$90.00	$936	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	120.00–122.00	$120.97	$336	—
320	320	1	121.00	$121.00	$387	—
460–470	464	4	121.00–125.00	$122.98	$571	+2.98
500–545	521	4	95.00–120.00	$111.41	$580	-4.08
555–585	568	4	100.00–120.00	$111.46	$633	-8.02
610	610	3	132.00	$132.00	$805	+40.00
635	635	2	120.00	$120.00	$762	+28.00
745	745	1	65.00	$65.00	$484	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	145.00	$145.00	$776	—
590	590	1	140.00	$140.00	$826	—
610	610	1	127.00	$127.00	$775	—
685–695	690	2	121.00–131.00	$126.04	$870	+2.04
727	727	2	114.00	$114.00	$829	—
787	787	2	111.00	$111.00	$874	-4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1210	1055	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	900.00–1,225.00	$1,086.37	—
1170–1515	1373	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	975.00–1,660.00	$1,253.48	-261.28

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	145.00	$145.00	$471	+3.50
365	365	2	160.00	$160.00	$584	—
400	400	1	136.00	$136.00	$544	—
475–485	480	2	146.00–151.00	$148.47	$713	—
545	545	1	138.00	$138.00	$752	+8.86

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1745	1216	80-85%	100	42.00–64.50	$56.84	$691	-1.15
890–1745	1232	80-85%	453	50.00–74.00	$65.21	$803	+19.33
495–1725	1295	80-85%	177	62.50–94.00	$75.59	$979	-9.60
1300–1360	1330	80-85%	3	39.00–50.00	$43.86	$583	-31.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1325	990	85-90%	33	32.00–54.00	$44.94	$445	-20.37
665–1280	1003	85-90%	142	32.00–64.00	$52.90	$531	-8.04
690–1370	1033	85-90%	173	45.00–69.00	$59.53	$615	+6.89
795–1310	1033	85-90%	51	60.00–75.00	$67.70	$699	+15.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1795	1428	75-80%	25	52.00–67.50	$58.90	$841	+0.57
1170–1965	1499	75-80%	204	57.00–76.00	$66.44	$996	-1.60
1155–2125	1504	75-80%	120	62.50–90.00	$73.00	$1,098	-2.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1960	1417	41	72.00–94.00	$84.40	$1,196	—
1190–2200	1697	104	88.00–108.00	$97.46	$1,654	-11.78
1295–2420	1828	62	90.00–119.00	$106.99	$1,956	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–845	817	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	90.00–119.00	$113.29	$926
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	$801
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	64.00	$64.00	$682

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–750	745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	500.00–525.00	$512.42
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
1024	1024	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	700.00	$700.00
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
895–1105	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	750.00–1,250.00	$946.57
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
825–1310	1066	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	660.00–1,375.00	$949.50
805–1380	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	500.00–1,100.00	$792.38
1045–1100	1073	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	625.00–690.00	$658.33
1060–1135	1101	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	680.00–800.00	$763.06
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
660–1540	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	675.00–1,375.00	$916.31
895–1300	1148	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	585.00–870.00	$770.56
872–1525	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	600.00–1,275.00	$881.24
965–1435	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	500.00–850.00	$744.22
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1070–1425	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	675.00–1,375.00	$1,012.76
970–1780	1338	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	675.00–1,200.00	$955.67

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–955	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	625.00–700.00	$663.82
910–1090	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–775.00	$740.38

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
755–935	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	400.00–575.00	$524.67

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
797	797	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00	$925.00
710–915	799	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–810.00	$678.95
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
800–925	859	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	590.00–925.00	$839.76
870	870	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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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
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
655–1040	921	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,177.78	—
1085–1100	1093	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	680.00–740.00	$710.21	—
1000–1285	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–985.00	$902.41	—
1145–1205	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	835.00–950.00	$893.97	-229.27
1050–1400	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,060.00–1,400.00	$1,205.00	+280.43
1150–1330	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,300.00	$1,150.40	+174.15
1265	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	-76.25
1120–1340	1271	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	775.00–1,250.00	$1,053.63	+77.38
1090–1660	1381	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	875.00–1,400.00	$1,260.04	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1020–1215	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–1,000.00	$888.55	+188.55

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	110.00	$110.00	$330	+11.67
363–370	366	17	140.00–142.00	$141.00	$516	+14.02
414–446	424	10	144.50–152.50	$147.03	$623	+40.10
450–484	482	49	128.00–149.50	$148.33	$715	+9.06
520–543	533	39	137.00–149.25	$145.35	$775	+48.76
604–645	615	71	113.00–140.00	$136.05	$837	+26.77
652–696	693	31	123.00–136.00	$135.21	$937	+12.63
705	705	1	112.00	$112.00	$790	+6.11
763–792	775	34	110.00–137.25	$125.73	$974	+29.21
840	840	1	111.00	$111.00	$932	+18.43
856–871	862	14	123.00–130.25	$128.63	$1,109	+12.53
925	925	2	105.00	$105.00	$971	+40.00

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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.