Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

26,721 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.41/cwt +6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 625 lb · 1,480 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.79/cwt +1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 621 lb · 1,138 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.25/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 526 lb · 1,113 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	26,721	26,220	28,986
Feeder cattle	23,564	22,979	25,471
Slaughter cattle	2,381	2,745	2,506
Replacement cattle	776	496	1,009

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with moderate to good demand for all feeder classes. Yearlings were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand 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
230	230	1	180.00	$180.00	$414	—
265–290	281	11	165.00–190.00	$179.38	$504	-6.20
297 value added	297	2	194.00	$194.00	$576	—
300 value added	300	1	196.00	$196.00	$588	—
300–345	320	37	160.00–197.50	$180.74	$578	-12.08
300–345 fancy	327	12	200.00–215.00	$208.06	$680	-1.49
357–397 fancy	377	4	200.00	$200.00	$754	-7.49
350–398	379	142	140.00–209.00	$185.52	$703	-7.53
400–440 fancy	420	20	195.00–222.50	$202.77	$852	+0.23
400–448	428	185	157.00–212.00	$185.50	$794	+0.48
400–447 value added	430	49	170.00–192.00	$180.44	$776	-17.98
450–487 value added	465	67	170.00–204.00	$187.76	$873	+1.13
450–498	472	322	151.00–197.00	$181.23	$855	+1.42
467–481 fancy	474	32	191.00–200.00	$197.29	$935	-1.55
500–505 fancy	503	2	191.00–202.00	$196.53	$989	—
500–548 value added	522	241	164.00–197.00	$182.25	$951	-0.80
500–549	528	577	151.00–193.00	$176.39	$931	+3.46
550–599	576	530	140.00–186.50	$168.91	$973	-2.64
550–593 value added	579	371	163.00–188.00	$183.32	$1,061	+4.93
600–647 value added	615	403	154.50–180.00	$168.42	$1,036	-3.77
600–649	625	735	138.00–187.00	$167.44	$1,046	+7.60
651–694 value added	673	238	156.00–178.00	$168.87	$1,136	-2.51
650–698	678	537	140.00–178.00	$165.99	$1,125	+0.88
700–745 value added	718	478	151.00–179.50	$170.53	$1,224	-1.82
700–748	727	376	130.00–170.75	$158.34	$1,151	-0.61
750–798 value added	772	739	151.00–182.00	$171.74	$1,326	-0.71
750–795	777	278	135.00–169.50	$159.07	$1,236	-2.65
809 fancy	809	60	171.25	$171.25	$1,385	—
820	820	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,189	-12.83
803–848 value added	821	666	152.00–179.50	$173.30	$1,423	-1.52
800–847	826	81	107.50–166.00	$151.23	$1,249	-6.60
856 fancy	856	18	169.50	$169.50	$1,451	—
851–897	875	187	117.50–171.75	$161.32	$1,412	+1.36
858–899 value added	875	576	155.00–175.60	$171.63	$1,502	-0.09
900–945	922	50	134.00–161.00	$150.42	$1,387	-9.28
915–940 value added	928	116	167.50–168.75	$168.10	$1,560	-7.27
960 value added	960	46	164.70	$164.70	$1,581	-2.52
950–987	972	19	120.00–158.00	$145.35	$1,413	-2.07
1016 value added	1016	50	160.50	$160.50	$1,631	+29.50
1005–1048	1025	20	123.00–155.00	$146.18	$1,498	+3.85
1059–1095	1072	9	130.00–135.00	$133.76	$1,434	+1.17
1102–1140	1109	6	120.00–139.00	$133.92	$1,485	—
1175–1180	1178	2	112.00–130.00	$120.98	$1,425	+9.98

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	150.00	$150.00	$278	—
235–240	238	2	142.50–170.00	$156.11	$372	-4.17
265–295	281	9	120.00–176.00	$152.29	$428	-4.98
305–340	324	4	135.00–175.00	$149.05	$483	-19.68
350–397	372	30	120.00–179.00	$160.00	$595	-0.21
405–446	424	39	124.00–175.00	$157.22	$667	-5.87
450–497	471	69	119.00–178.00	$153.03	$721	-9.24
500–547	527	80	107.00–167.00	$150.30	$792	+0.28
550–595	576	48	116.00–162.00	$146.72	$845	-3.26
600–645	623	41	110.00–158.00	$138.37	$862	-6.63
650–695	674	56	112.50–169.00	$147.71	$996	-3.95
700–746	725	22	102.50–158.00	$133.36	$967	-1.54
755–795	776	9	116.00–147.00	$136.48	$1,059	-3.54
800	800	2	130.00–137.00	$133.50	$1,068	-5.58
855–895	872	9	116.00–147.00	$127.03	$1,108	—
912	912	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,195	+3.31
1065	1065	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,331	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1195	1000	2	122.00–127.00	$124.99	$1,250	—
1165–1280	1212	29	120.00–138.00	$121.58	$1,474	+9.58
1413	1413	5	114.00	$114.00	$1,611	+14.00
1570	1570	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,727	-15.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	4	162.00	$162.00	$771	+17.00
580–595	588	2	154.00–155.00	$154.49	$908	-0.51
615–630	619	4	131.00–146.00	$141.93	$879	+0.69
650–680	671	12	125.00–150.00	$142.63	$957	+17.93
715–730	723	4	135.00–140.00	$137.47	$994	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	147.50	$147.50	$487	—
490	490	1	140.00	$140.00	$686	—
520–530	526	5	140.00–149.00	$145.21	$764	—
577	577	2	147.00	$147.00	$848	—
640	640	1	126.00	$126.00	$806	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	127.50	$127.50	$427	—
445	445	1	122.50	$122.50	$545	-7.50
515	515	1	115.00	$115.00	$592	-2.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	155.00	$155.00	$868	+8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210 value added	210	2	152.50–157.50	$155.00	$326	-9.68
205–245	223	22	120.00–176.00	$157.62	$351	-8.68
250–298	276	52	127.50–174.00	$151.28	$418	-5.85
307 value added	307	2	152.50	$152.50	$468	-17.25
315–337 fancy	329	5	163.00–177.00	$173.51	$571	+0.60
300–348	332	160	122.00–175.00	$150.91	$501	-2.11
350 fancy	350	2	170.00	$170.00	$595	-2.14
350–398	374	387	121.00–178.00	$152.55	$571	+0.13
385–393 value added	392	7	148.00–161.00	$153.26	$601	-3.81
400–448	427	451	130.00–174.00	$149.24	$637	-3.56
400–448 value added	431	65	149.00–157.00	$153.47	$661	-3.23
415–437 fancy	432	8	162.00–173.00	$164.64	$711	+2.79
450–497	473	734	124.00–168.50	$149.97	$709	-0.93
450–496 value added	479	144	147.00–170.00	$158.25	$758	+3.70
480 unweaned	480	1	159.00	$159.00	$763	—
522 fancy	522	12	144.00	$144.00	$752	—
500–545 value added	524	253	146.00–166.00	$153.74	$806	-3.02
500–548	526	848	114.00–181.00	$146.67	$771	+0.42
550–597	570	862	119.00–166.00	$148.78	$848	+1.28
550–595 value added	577	250	147.00–171.75	$163.93	$946	-0.27
600–639 value added	623	659	140.00–169.00	$161.10	$1,004	+10.07
600–648	626	821	121.00–163.75	$147.24	$922	+1.11
651–682 value added	668	191	140.00–163.00	$156.17	$1,043	-0.20
650–695	669	348	115.00–157.00	$139.35	$932	+2.46
705–732	718	5	130.00–135.00	$132.96	$955	-4.18
700–743 value added	719	398	140.00–166.25	$157.15	$1,130	-7.66
700–745	723	174	120.00–156.00	$137.13	$991	-0.01
750–795	768	112	107.00–145.50	$132.52	$1,018	-11.68
770	770	1	128.00	$128.00	$986	-16.20
750–787 value added	776	111	141.00–161.00	$155.47	$1,206	+18.11
800–825 value added	810	124	130.00–163.00	$162.24	$1,314	+10.56
800–842	820	56	100.00–150.00	$131.66	$1,080	-4.53
810–847	828	15	111.00–134.00	$126.82	$1,050	-9.37
855	855	4	119.00–121.00	$119.50	$1,022	-12.34
855–894	873	26	115.00–135.00	$125.98	$1,100	-5.86
905–945	929	9	109.00–133.00	$119.79	$1,113	-6.11
930	930	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,023	-15.90
950–980	961	4	111.00–121.00	$116.20	$1,117	-9.06
1002–1040	1010	16	89.00–118.00	$114.14	$1,153	+5.12
1082	1082	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,591	+31.96

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	164.00	$164.00	$303	-3.50
230–235	233	5	126.00–151.00	$133.32	$311	-4.30
250–295	264	13	107.50–148.00	$132.20	$349	-0.56
300–345	329	21	110.00–146.00	$127.78	$420	-7.10
353–397	377	67	110.00–151.00	$134.08	$505	-2.55
400–445	425	105	105.00–154.00	$130.89	$556	-0.99
450–497	472	141	102.00–153.50	$131.53	$621	-1.45
500–549	527	117	92.00–153.00	$130.56	$688	+4.33
550–598	578	135	91.00–144.00	$121.83	$704	-8.11
600–648	620	101	90.00–150.00	$126.47	$784	+0.92
650–695	670	57	95.00–145.00	$118.91	$797	-5.18
700–745	727	41	80.00–146.00	$114.79	$835	-4.59
750–790	771	32	93.00–145.00	$114.11	$880	-0.59
800–841	815	26	81.00–113.00	$103.64	$845	-19.43
850–890	869	15	81.00–122.00	$109.87	$955	-4.97
900–920	910	4	74.00–94.00	$86.28	$785	-10.84
955	955	1	95.00	$95.00	$907	—
1023	1023	2	103.00	$103.00	$1,054	—
1060	1060	3	94.00	$94.00	$996	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–496	494	9	132.00–134.00	$132.22	$653	-0.02
503–517	509	5	128.00–134.00	$131.56	$670	-2.44
575–581	580	4	130.00–132.00	$130.50	$757	-1.53
606–630	612	4	133.00	$133.00	$814	+8.66
710	710	1	121.00	$121.00	$859	+3.00
755	755	1	116.00	$116.00	$876	-7.95

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1355	1203	6	85.00–106.00	$94.16	$1,133	—
1320	1320	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,386	—
1115–1363	1338	10	109.00–131.00	$129.17	$1,728	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	423	3	97.00–120.00	$105.96	$448	-0.91
515–546	538	4	91.00–104.00	$94.11	$506	-7.29
540	540	3	116.00	$116.00	$626	+14.60
585	585	3	120.00	$120.00	$702	+13.50
697	697	5	90.00	$90.00	$627	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	110.00	$110.00	$407	—
440	440	1	121.00	$121.00	$532	—
452	452	2	116.00	$116.00	$524	-4.00
595	595	1	126.00	$126.00	$750	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	170.00	$170.00	$289	-15.00
200 fancy	200	1	200.00	$200.00	$400	-10.00
200–247	229	14	162.50–195.50	$185.51	$425	+9.27
250–257 fancy	255	3	200.00–221.00	$214.13	$546	+10.84
255–298	281	56	150.00–196.00	$175.27	$493	+5.64
301–349	324	61	142.50–197.50	$170.97	$554	-2.08
325 fancy	325	2	178.00	$178.00	$578	-27.51
350–395 fancy	365	25	170.00–200.00	$193.68	$707	-12.35
350–399	371	145	127.50–195.00	$170.58	$633	-3.52
403–415 fancy	407	17	168.00–200.00	$179.41	$730	-25.16
400–445 value added	420	16	155.00–190.00	$166.65	$700	-8.24
400–449	433	218	128.00–198.00	$168.22	$728	-1.26
451–483 fancy	456	10	184.00–186.00	$185.10	$844	+2.88
450–492 value added	467	15	155.00–176.00	$166.05	$775	-7.86
450–499	476	215	142.00–195.00	$163.94	$780	-0.59
500–542 value added	521	14	147.50–162.00	$155.95	$812	-12.31
500–547	523	274	130.00–177.00	$154.67	$809	-0.55
545 fancy	545	4	162.00	$162.00	$883	-3.54
555–585 fancy	558	10	157.50–162.00	$157.97	$881	-8.06
550–574 value added	569	13	155.00–160.00	$156.39	$890	-3.83
550–599	575	356	131.00–173.00	$147.05	$846	-3.94
600–641 value added	609	19	141.00–149.00	$145.67	$887	+2.77
600–648	620	285	120.00–160.00	$141.65	$878	-1.74
610–640 fancy	626	13	158.00–164.00	$161.13	$1,009	+0.24
650–695	672	206	125.00–159.00	$138.07	$928	+0.55
663–695 value added	673	8	140.00–147.00	$143.05	$963	—
702–710 fancy	706	8	144.00–148.50	$146.26	$1,033	-8.74
700–748	719	166	113.00–148.00	$128.56	$924	-4.42
730 value added	730	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	—
750–795	765	46	120.00–154.00	$131.28	$1,004	+4.69
800–845	815	35	100.00–142.00	$124.76	$1,017	+2.46
833	833	5	113.00	$113.00	$941	-9.30
850–890	872	27	102.50–132.00	$122.23	$1,066	+5.29
905–940	921	13	105.00–135.00	$111.18	$1,024	-5.53
950–975	958	3	100.00–120.00	$113.22	$1,085	+4.89
1015 value added	1015	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,218	—
1006–1045	1016	4	111.00–115.00	$112.03	$1,138	+12.03
1063	1063	3	106.00	$106.00	$1,127	-2.94
1195	1195	2	88.00	$88.00	$1,052	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	151.00	$151.00	$196	—
205–245	230	9	130.00–187.50	$152.57	$351	+0.52
265–295	284	14	125.00–171.00	$151.42	$430	+2.44
300–340	325	22	127.50–170.00	$153.33	$498	+3.30
350–394	375	31	115.00–181.00	$157.38	$590	+4.93
400–446	427	62	115.00–168.00	$141.83	$606	-7.74
450–495	477	89	110.00–167.50	$143.80	$686	+2.07
500–545	521	78	102.50–150.00	$135.59	$706	-4.15
550–599	570	90	115.00–150.00	$131.59	$750	-5.57
600–645	620	64	105.00–150.00	$127.26	$789	+0.27
625	625	1	112.00	$112.00	$700	-14.99
650–698	681	45	108.00–130.00	$122.41	$834	-1.84
700–745	712	12	101.00–135.00	$120.60	$859	+3.70
750–790	770	11	81.00–121.00	$106.73	$822	-2.50
800–838	824	9	95.00–108.00	$99.45	$819	-3.45
850–895	874	8	91.00–112.00	$103.67	$906	+3.57
905–945	929	9	87.00–108.00	$95.61	$888	-0.39
955–980	968	3	90.00–94.00	$91.99	$890	+2.99
1045	1045	1	102.50	$102.50	$1,071	—
1055	1055	1	81.00	$81.00	$855	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980–1280	1124	(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	1,065.00–1,225.00	$1,147.31	—
1130–1730	1386	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	11	940.00–2,465.00	$1,439.06	-31.80

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	120.00	$120.00	$462	+12.50
405–430	420	3	121.00–125.00	$123.71	$520	+4.05
455–475	465	2	110.00–122.00	$116.13	$540	-0.39
500–535	517	5	97.50–120.00	$106.48	$551	-9.41
625–645	633	3	102.00–106.00	$104.33	$660	+2.80
675	675	1	100.00	$100.00	$675	-11.24

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	2	145.00	$145.00	$489	—
550	550	1	141.00	$141.00	$776	—
625	625	1	122.00	$122.00	$762	-9.00
665–686	681	4	120.00	$120.00	$817	-7.71

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	140.00	$140.00	$427	—
365	365	1	140.00	$140.00	$511	—
475–480	478	2	139.00–140.00	$139.50	$667	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1550	1192	80-85%	150	40.00–65.50	$56.33	$671	—
915–2055	1256	80-85%	493	50.00–75.00	$65.97	$829	+19.86
1215–1420	1273	80-85%	6	40.00–51.00	$45.81	$583	-0.30
980–1640	1306	80-85%	111	61.50–86.00	$75.11	$981	-0.77

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630–1345	990	85-90%	53	29.00–54.50	$42.80	$424	-1.32
720–1340	1006	85-90%	107	30.00–62.50	$52.64	$530	+0.17
640–1245	1010	85-90%	143	45.00–69.50	$59.48	$601	+7.01
775–1355	1029	85-90%	42	56.00–78.00	$66.35	$683	+5.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1970	1496	75-80%	216	50.00–74.00	$66.04	$988	+6.77
1215–1935	1503	75-80%	21	49.00–65.00	$57.99	$872	-9.31
1160–2015	1521	75-80%	90	62.00–85.00	$73.27	$1,114	+5.97

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	65-75%	1	70.00	$70.00	$822	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–2020	1469	75	60.00–96.50	$83.57	$1,228	—
1090–2160	1735	113	82.00–109.00	$96.68	$1,677	+0.63
1080–2245	1879	59	92.00–116.00	$105.85	$1,989	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	92.00	$92.00	$782
940–980	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	64.00–90.00	$76.73	$737
1025–1210	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	89.00–102.00	$93.24	$1,063

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–820	810	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	660.00–675.00	$667.41
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00
1000–1310	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	620.00–1,010.00	$841.17

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
778–1285	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	675.00–1,335.00	$984.78
945–1225	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	725.00–850.00	$781.00
980–1262	1103	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	950.00–1,400.00	$1,227.49
1005–1365	1122	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,060.00–1,350.00	$1,257.05
857–1355	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	775.00–995.00	$872.16
885–1415	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	18	650.00–1,150.00	$1,030.42
800–1635	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	550.00–1,360.00	$999.69
850–1610	1204	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	600.00–1,190.00	$877.19
1060–1355	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	875.00–1,075.00	$987.22
900–1550	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	750.00–1,355.00	$1,078.34
1220	1220	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
1180–1275	1227	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	600.00–850.00	$749.46
1140–1315	1242	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	585.00–910.00	$731.49
1020–1515	1246	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	660.00–950.00	$826.34
725–1610	1269	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	710.00–1,125.00	$924.07
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
1150–1450	1318	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	785.00–975.00	$907.28
1235–1505	1323	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	830.00–985.00	$925.56
1150–1510	1354	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	700.00–1,000.00	$890.28

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1180	1036	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	600.00–775.00	$702.84
1035–1040	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	635.00–660.00	$647.47
945–1210	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–800.00	$757.89

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–925	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
766–795	770	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	650.00–725.00	$713.94
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00
790–935	863	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	560.00–850.00	$717.19
870–945	908	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$752.07
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
900–1210	973	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	875.00–925.00	$918.78
800–1180	981	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	650.00–1,350.00	$1,138.82
1035–1110	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–900.00	$835.31
1125	1125	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–770	760	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	720.00–835.00	$789.23
890–950	920	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	810.00–830.00	$819.67

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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
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,020.00	$1,020.00	—
930	930	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
775–1295	944	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,150.00	$1,094.57	—
685–1385	1132	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	750.00–1,380.00	$1,025.45	+50.45
980–1435	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	860.00–975.00	$928.33	—
985–1360	1213	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,227.27	—
1230	1230	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00	—
1130–1380	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,207.47	+174.88
1000–1675	1326	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	950.00–1,420.00	$1,192.84	+319.52
1045–1745	1458	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	650.00–1,555.00	$1,332.27	+147.83
900–1728	1486	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	940.00–1,375.00	$1,260.75	+76.31
1560	1560	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1690–1990	1827	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,525.00–1,675.00	$1,607.17	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1360	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	850.00–950.00	$898.34	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	685.00	$685.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	3	127.00	$127.00	$222	—
205	205	1	100.00	$100.00	$205	—
350–390	375	5	103.00–125.00	$117.20	$440	-15.06
435	435	1	126.00	$126.00	$548	-21.50
466–490	475	12	92.00–147.00	$121.78	$578	-17.74
553–587	571	10	90.00–129.00	$113.01	$645	-9.03
602–645	638	46	82.00–134.50	$127.57	$814	+16.46
716–734	727	140	110.00–140.00	$138.69	$1,008	+20.34
777	777	11	129.50	$129.50	$1,006	+16.15
810–826	826	37	90.00–131.00	$129.91	$1,073	—
860 value added	860	60	141.50	$141.50	$1,217	—
1106	1106	50	123.50	$123.50	$1,366	—

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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.