Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

26,220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.42/cwt +13.51 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 574 lb · 1,253 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.49/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 521 lb · 1,000 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.17/cwt +9.15 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 577 lb · 989 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	26,220	6,312	26,383
Feeder cattle	22,979	4,560	23,274
Slaughter cattle	2,745	1,343	2,515
Replacement cattle	496	409	594

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons are available this week in light of last weeks very limited test due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267–295	279	17	175.00–213.00	$185.58	$518	+17.58
290–295 fancy	293	2	200.00–202.50	$201.24	$590	—
300–339 fancy	324	37	200.00–215.00	$209.55	$679	—
305–348	338	50	161.00–216.00	$192.82	$652	+12.34
346 value added	346	4	193.00	$193.00	$668	—
360–390 value added	378	21	172.50–220.00	$204.02	$771	+4.69
354–397 fancy	380	47	197.00–215.00	$207.49	$788	—
350–398	381	102	162.00–225.00	$193.05	$736	+12.34
402–447 fancy	418	74	177.50–220.00	$202.54	$847	+21.12
400–445 value added	421	101	177.50–210.00	$198.42	$835	+9.33
400–447	425	217	155.00–220.00	$185.02	$786	+6.02
454–492 fancy	468	48	188.50–203.50	$198.84	$931	—
450–497 value added	470	100	166.00–198.00	$186.63	$877	+3.48
450–499	475	272	162.00–198.00	$179.81	$854	-1.62
500–548	522	457	154.00–192.00	$172.93	$903	+8.23
500–547 value added	525	240	166.00–200.00	$183.05	$961	+10.10
550–598 value added	574	234	162.00–190.00	$178.39	$1,024	+0.78
550–599	578	755	140.00–186.00	$171.55	$992	+14.56
600–649 value added	619	389	155.00–184.00	$172.19	$1,066	-9.71
600–647	624	405	136.00–186.00	$159.84	$997	+0.94
652–698 value added	676	411	152.00–180.75	$171.38	$1,159	+0.06
650–699	678	556	135.00–175.00	$165.11	$1,119	+16.52
700–748 value added	724	542	154.50–183.60	$172.35	$1,248	+3.57
700–747	738	405	130.00–172.00	$158.95	$1,173	+14.91
750–789	775	216	126.00–185.00	$161.72	$1,253	+21.86
750–795 value added	777	345	139.00–187.00	$172.45	$1,340	-3.67
804–845 value added	822	590	142.00–180.00	$174.82	$1,437	—
800–848	832	254	135.00–169.00	$157.83	$1,313	-14.73
855–899 value added	877	585	165.00–175.75	$171.72	$1,506	+1.97
850–899	878	154	130.00–171.95	$159.96	$1,404	-8.50
901–930	910	100	117.00–171.25	$159.70	$1,453	-7.08
911 fancy	911	126	179.50	$179.50	$1,635	—
904–930 value added	913	271	174.40–177.00	$175.37	$1,601	+19.87
955–993	977	30	135.00–151.00	$147.42	$1,440	+5.02
961–994 value added	977	273	160.00–171.70	$167.22	$1,634	—
1006 value added	1006	7	131.00	$131.00	$1,318	—
1010–1035	1016	33	105.00–150.50	$142.33	$1,446	—
1055–1070	1066	7	120.00–135.00	$132.59	$1,413	+9.39
1078 value added	1078	57	156.00	$156.00	$1,682	—
1190	1190	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,321	-15.72
1250	1250	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,688	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–231	227	5	157.50–172.50	$160.28	$364	—
250–290	266	8	125.00–178.00	$157.27	$418	-1.73
305–340	322	16	140.00–185.00	$168.73	$543	+7.73
367–398	383	16	142.00–175.00	$160.21	$614	+17.92
405–445	429	20	127.00–180.00	$163.09	$700	-4.77
450–495	472	44	142.00–178.00	$162.27	$766	+2.69
502–545	520	89	133.00–168.00	$150.02	$780	+8.60
551–597	569	64	128.00–169.00	$149.98	$853	+6.38
600–646	626	60	114.00–155.00	$145.00	$908	+13.69
650–690	672	40	123.00–161.00	$151.66	$1,019	+18.09
710–731	721	17	124.00–148.00	$134.90	$973	+4.90
750–775	763	12	110.00–155.00	$140.02	$1,068	-3.46
800–845	819	21	121.00–145.00	$139.08	$1,139	+32.35
900–930	919	5	112.50–134.00	$127.69	$1,173	+32.69
1014	1014	5	125.00	$125.00	$1,268	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	164.00	$164.00	$623	—
494	494	7	145.00	$145.00	$716	—
500–530	516	6	112.50–151.00	$141.19	$729	-9.81
565	565	2	155.00	$155.00	$876	—
605–643	625	18	112.50–147.00	$141.24	$883	+18.24
655–685	675	3	115.00–145.00	$124.70	$842	-13.30
780	780	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,131	—
925	925	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,202	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	2	155.00	$155.00	$961	—
683	683	11	161.00	$161.00	$1,100	—
761	761	7	155.00	$155.00	$1,180	—
841	841	7	152.00	$152.00	$1,278	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,350	—
1205–1270	1238	2	125.00–145.00	$135.26	$1,675	—
1270	1270	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,168	—
1370	1370	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,603	—
1345–1485	1415	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,415	—
1235–1830	1533	2	112.00–115.00	$113.21	$1,736	—
1580	1580	1	125.50	$125.50	$1,983	+3.50
1610–1680	1635	5	90.00	$90.00	$1,472	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	2	167.00	$167.00	$788	—
562	562	2	147.00	$147.00	$826	—
656–670	661	6	133.00–135.00	$134.32	$888	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	130.00	$130.00	$566	—
500	500	1	117.50	$117.50	$588	+2.50
555	555	1	111.00	$111.00	$616	—
660	660	1	114.00	$114.00	$752	—
773	773	5	134.00	$134.00	$1,036	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519	519	5	125.00	$125.00	$649	+25.45

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–190	185	2	163.00–167.50	$165.31	$306	—
200–245 value added	220	4	160.00–169.00	$164.68	$362	-0.32
224 fancy	224	5	181.00	$181.00	$405	—
210–245	228	11	147.50–177.50	$166.30	$379	+39.90
265 fancy	265	1	162.50	$162.50	$431	—
250–295	274	74	130.00–174.00	$157.13	$431	+9.16
275 value added	275	1	155.00	$155.00	$426	—
300–348	324	131	130.00–172.00	$153.02	$496	+19.70
325–337 value added	330	8	159.00–179.00	$169.75	$560	+13.75
310–337 fancy	331	23	166.00–176.00	$172.91	$572	—
359–379 fancy	373	45	159.00–180.00	$172.14	$642	—
350–397	376	329	127.50–176.50	$152.42	$573	+7.78
351–398 value added	376	19	150.00–170.00	$157.07	$591	+1.90
408–447 value added	420	36	150.00–163.00	$156.70	$658	+4.36
400–448	426	581	133.00–173.00	$152.80	$651	+7.01
412–447 fancy	432	41	159.00–170.00	$161.85	$699	-11.15
451–498 fancy	472	84	153.00–174.00	$165.82	$783	-2.76
450–497 value added	474	79	151.00–160.00	$154.55	$733	+1.32
450–499	474	607	129.00–166.00	$150.90	$715	+9.29
509	509	17	167.00	$167.00	$850	+24.08
500–546 value added	520	275	147.00–167.50	$156.76	$815	-0.21
500–549	522	708	129.00–160.00	$146.25	$763	+3.33
550–599	572	734	101.00–166.00	$147.50	$844	+9.59
552–599 value added	577	519	146.00–174.75	$164.20	$947	+9.50
600–649 value added	623	203	140.00–168.50	$151.03	$941	-4.04
600–647	627	598	126.00–158.00	$146.13	$916	-17.87
650–693 value added	674	243	126.00–167.00	$156.37	$1,054	+4.32
650–695	677	276	120.00–159.00	$136.89	$927	-4.56
700–748	721	245	114.00–159.00	$137.14	$989	+6.93
701–739 value added	724	334	141.00–169.00	$164.81	$1,193	—
750–795	762	218	110.00–152.00	$144.20	$1,099	+24.32
768 thin fleshed	768	65	159.00	$159.00	$1,221	—
776–790 value added	781	6	135.00–142.00	$137.36	$1,073	—
797	797	7	164.00	$164.00	$1,307	+44.12
800–840	821	96	110.00–143.00	$136.19	$1,118	+9.68
807–846 value added	829	46	146.25–158.50	$151.68	$1,257	-5.82
850–898	867	58	110.00–181.00	$131.84	$1,143	—
867–897 value added	895	80	131.50–160.00	$152.49	$1,365	—
915–930	919	11	112.00–137.00	$125.90	$1,157	+16.90
910–943 value added	940	33	132.00–143.00	$135.90	$1,277	—
958–985	967	41	92.00–130.00	$125.26	$1,211	—
1030–1040	1035	2	105.00–113.00	$109.02	$1,128	+4.55
1060–1085	1069	7	104.00–130.00	$115.04	$1,230	+10.04
1115	1115	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,104	-5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	167.50	$167.50	$327	—
205–240	224	12	116.00–165.00	$137.62	$308	+15.12
270–298	289	10	115.00–140.00	$132.76	$384	+17.15
300–345	320	45	120.00–150.00	$134.88	$432	+8.55
350–395	371	51	105.00–145.00	$136.63	$507	+4.77
400–447	426	69	118.00–146.00	$131.88	$562	+5.23
450–495	472	108	115.00–146.00	$132.98	$628	+12.32
500–548	523	81	102.00–142.00	$126.23	$660	+0.92
550–597	578	71	103.00–148.00	$129.94	$751	+7.99
600–647	626	58	109.00–148.00	$125.55	$786	+2.95
650–695	670	58	90.00–140.00	$124.09	$831	+5.42
700–745	724	33	90.00–144.00	$119.38	$864	+16.31
750–797	778	12	105.00–123.00	$114.70	$892	+13.90
805–847	823	15	107.00–137.00	$123.07	$1,013	+13.07
856–880	865	13	93.00–124.00	$114.84	$993	+32.57
913–945	934	9	75.00–110.00	$97.12	$907	+2.55

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366	366	3	131.00	$131.00	$479	—
400	400	1	135.00	$135.00	$540	—
475–486	482	7	128.00–138.00	$132.24	$637	—
505–507	506	3	133.00–136.00	$134.00	$678	—
551–594	580	16	129.00–140.00	$132.03	$766	—
630–632	631	3	121.00–126.00	$124.34	$785	—
700	700	3	110.00–122.00	$118.00	$826	—
752–765	756	3	116.00–128.00	$123.95	$937	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	2	148.00	$148.00	$844	—
628	628	7	148.00	$148.00	$929	—
721	721	4	144.00	$144.00	$1,038	—
813	813	6	137.00	$137.00	$1,114	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	108.00	$108.00	$400	-7.24
405–420	413	2	100.00–114.00	$106.87	$441	-16.13
507–535	512	6	92.00–110.00	$101.40	$519	-8.60
585	585	2	105.00–108.00	$106.50	$623	—
655	655	3	112.00	$112.00	$734	—
725	725	1	90.00	$90.00	$652	—
728	728	4	110.00	$110.00	$801	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	2	156.00	$156.00	$803	—
555	555	1	149.00	$149.00	$827	—
665	665	3	137.00	$137.00	$911	—
840	840	1	112.00	$112.00	$941	—
870–885	878	2	88.00–92.00	$90.02	$790	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	131.00	$131.00	$465	—
593	593	2	110.00	$110.00	$652	—
620	620	1	121.00	$121.00	$750	—
830	830	1	110.00	$110.00	$913	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	120.00	$120.00	$546	—
500	500	1	100.00	$100.00	$500	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525	1525	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,418	-17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125	125	1	195.00	$195.00	$244	—
185	185	1	185.00	$185.00	$342	—
205 fancy	205	1	210.00	$210.00	$430	—
200–240	223	13	162.50–182.50	$176.24	$393	+0.13
251–295 fancy	269	5	200.00–207.50	$203.29	$547	—
250–297	278	43	142.50–192.10	$169.63	$472	+4.67
300–346	323	83	152.00–195.00	$173.05	$559	+11.98
305–349 fancy	324	18	184.00–219.00	$205.51	$666	+3.01
351–395 fancy	364	23	200.00–211.00	$206.03	$750	+4.21
350–397	372	200	145.00–200.00	$174.10	$648	+7.65
360–390 value added	380	3	180.00–207.50	$198.82	$756	—
400–442 value added	416	18	162.50–190.00	$174.89	$728	+7.89
400–435 fancy	423	14	195.00–220.00	$204.57	$865	—
400–445	430	266	144.00–200.00	$169.48	$729	+10.28
450–497	470	257	126.00–190.00	$164.53	$773	-0.73
450–487 value added	474	13	170.00–176.00	$173.91	$824	-1.80
460–487 fancy	478	3	175.00–197.50	$182.22	$871	-5.38
502–540 value added	517	33	161.00–172.00	$168.26	$870	—
500–548	522	271	140.00–190.00	$155.22	$810	+5.39
533–545 fancy	536	4	163.00–173.00	$165.54	$887	-9.46
552–572 fancy	557	9	164.50–170.00	$166.03	$925	—
550–599	572	320	130.00–180.00	$150.99	$864	+3.44
555–589 value added	580	26	156.00–163.00	$160.22	$929	—
600–635 value added	617	13	140.00–152.00	$142.90	$882	—
600–648	623	277	125.00–158.00	$143.39	$893	-1.04
615–640 fancy	627	11	151.00–168.00	$160.89	$1,009	+10.39
665 fancy	665	5	158.00	$158.00	$1,051	—
650–697	673	225	124.00–158.00	$137.52	$926	-3.98
706 fancy	706	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,094	—
700–745	727	83	102.00–152.00	$132.98	$967	+2.66
750–791	765	79	113.00–145.00	$126.59	$968	+3.60
803–845	830	53	104.00–140.00	$122.30	$1,015	+4.01
855–895	867	11	115.00–124.00	$116.94	$1,014	-4.20
910–946	928	20	100.00–134.00	$116.71	$1,083	+11.39
960	960	3	105.00–115.00	$108.33	$1,040	-5.16
1006	1006	4	100.00	$100.00	$1,006	—
1055–1095	1075	2	106.00–112.00	$108.94	$1,171	—
1115	1115	1	74.00	$74.00	$825	—
1150	1150	3	87.00	$87.00	$1,000	-8.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	231	11	140.00–177.50	$152.05	$351	+6.56
255–295	277	14	134.00–170.00	$148.98	$413	+14.13
305–345	326	22	137.00–170.00	$150.03	$489	+16.81
350–393	370	41	132.50–169.00	$152.45	$564	+12.11
400–448	429	50	125.00–167.00	$149.57	$642	+10.38
450–496	476	68	130.00–160.00	$141.73	$675	+5.03
500–545	523	99	120.00–149.00	$139.74	$731	+8.35
550–595	569	65	120.00–149.00	$137.16	$780	+9.50
600–647	617	41	110.00–138.00	$126.99	$784	-2.90
650–695	671	35	90.00–139.00	$124.25	$834	+1.87
705–742	729	8	111.00–128.00	$116.90	$852	-4.48
750–795	771	13	100.00–121.00	$109.23	$842	-3.05
833–840	838	14	85.00–110.00	$102.90	$862	+3.49
855–888	877	14	91.00–114.00	$100.10	$878	-5.40
910	910	1	96.00	$96.00	$874	-3.94
965	965	1	89.00	$89.00	$859	+8.34

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	3	145.00	$145.00	$638	—
596	596	6	139.00	$139.00	$828	—
607–647	627	4	131.00	$131.00	$821	-3.00
670–695	682	3	122.00–131.00	$127.71	$871	—
775	775	1	108.00	$108.00	$837	—
865–875	868	4	114.00–118.00	$116.99	$1,015	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	132.50	$132.50	$391	—
320–345	333	2	126.00–140.00	$132.74	$442	—
350	350	1	107.50	$107.50	$376	—
415–425	420	2	112.50–127.00	$119.66	$503	-5.34
450–487	475	3	109.00–120.00	$116.52	$553	+0.57
500–545	516	7	108.00–123.00	$115.89	$598	+4.54
620–645	633	2	100.00–103.00	$101.53	$643	—
660–670	665	2	110.00–112.50	$111.24	$740	-3.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1355	1355	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1150–1510	1385	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	1,410.00–1,600.00	$1,470.86	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	102.00	$102.00	$515	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	130.00	$130.00	$741	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1505	1214	80-85%	141	46.00–67.00	$58.80	$714	-4.70
928–2150	1247	80-85%	470	59.50–79.00	$67.48	$841	—
1085–1500	1259	80-85%	11	35.00–53.00	$46.11	$581	-25.80
885–1830	1306	80-85%	164	67.00–92.00	$75.88	$991	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1500	982	85-90%	95	30.00–54.00	$44.12	$433	-11.76
715–1395	1002	85-90%	169	33.00–60.00	$52.47	$526	-11.86
740–1365	1041	85-90%	199	50.00–69.00	$60.65	$631	+11.72
805–1270	1077	85-90%	91	56.00–82.00	$67.07	$722	-5.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1895	1469	75-80%	52	50.00–67.50	$59.27	$871	-13.17
1175–1990	1510	75-80%	249	60.00–75.00	$67.30	$1,016	-12.94
1250–2005	1554	75-80%	123	69.00–86.00	$74.92	$1,164	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	65-75%	1	55.00	$55.00	$627	—
1175–1530	1353	65-75%	2	70.00–72.00	$70.87	$959	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–2495	1513	68	64.00–98.00	$84.25	$1,275	—
1130–2490	1729	134	84.00–109.00	$96.05	$1,661	—
1015–2265	1798	56	92.00–125.00	$108.34	$1,948	-5.84

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1185	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	75.00–93.00	$82.92	$861
1070–1085	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	84.00	$84.00	$906

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
782	782	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	66.00	$66.00	$660

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1110 thin fleshed	882	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	725.00–960.00	$865.00
888 thin fleshed	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00
830–1020	931	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	575.00–825.00	$680.37
840–1125	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	625.00–850.00	$753.82
895–1185	1003	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	910.00–1,025.00	$943.98
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	375.00	$375.00
855–1345	1039	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	690.00–1,275.00	$989.88
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	680.00	$680.00
870–1450	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	510.00–1,160.00	$763.83
1130–1200	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	670.00–810.00	$740.90
920–1620	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	700.00–1,350.00	$979.60
995–1435	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	700.00–1,325.00	$991.43
995–1515	1206	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	650.00–1,075.00	$899.88
1130–1375	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	850.00–975.00	$884.67
1125–1275	1222	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,025.00	$907.91
942–1665	1239	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	600.00–1,175.00	$909.19
1165–1315	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–1,425.00	$1,131.40
1321	1321	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1240–1500	1370	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	650.00–875.00	$773.18
1380	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1075	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	625.00–825.00	$699.31
720–1360	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	675.00–750.00	$706.92
960–1205	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	660.00–825.00	$764.24

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770 thin fleshed	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	780.00	$780.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–795	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	525.00–625.00	$582.58

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–1045	903	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	710.00–785.00	$754.66
690–1190	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	550.00–1,100.00	$859.98
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1230	1230	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

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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
656–1655	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	720.00–1,250.00	$917.60	-540.46
1115	1115	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
1165–1495	1276	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	785.00–1,150.00	$1,032.59	-393.80
1160–1410	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–1,325.00	$1,099.32	-327.07
1180–1545	1322	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	680.00–1,140.00	$873.32	—
1345–1360	1353	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00–1,500.00	$1,474.86	+183.84
945–1935	1373	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	950.00–1,750.00	$1,383.55	-67.17
1275–1700	1406	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,190.00–1,410.00	$1,292.13	+142.13
1430	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	+225.00
1300–1545	1464	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,085.00–1,275.00	$1,184.44	—
1530	1530	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–383	363	11	123.00–136.00	$132.26	$480	+51.44
437	437	10	147.50	$147.50	$645	+49.57
450–480	461	8	108.00–153.00	$139.52	$643	+33.62
513–536	533	24	136.00–149.50	$147.88	$788	+62.02
567–595	572	6	121.00–127.00	$122.04	$698	+38.27
617–637	624	8	102.00–121.00	$111.11	$693	+1.11
664–691	671	11	105.00–124.00	$110.33	$740	+46.33
705–727	715	25	105.00–120.00	$118.35	$846	+37.35
755–797	781	11	112.00–116.00	$113.35	$885	—
853–890	868	31	85.00–119.50	$116.48	$1,011	—

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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.