Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

14,368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.69/cwt +4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,243/hd at 724 lb · 809 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.66/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 573 lb · 566 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.68/cwt +0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 623 lb · 549 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	14,368	19,625	19,994
Feeder cattle	11,658	16,778	17,492
Slaughter cattle	1,687	2,310	1,627
Replacement cattle	1,023	537	875

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers below 550 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher with exceptions sharply higher. Steers and heifers above 550 lbs were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for all feeder classes. Yearlings sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test this week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher and bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
201–240	210	8	160.00–201.00	$190.31	$400	—
255–295	273	11	157.50–202.50	$190.53	$520	+2.68
285–290 value added	288	2	200.00–204.00	$202.02	$582	—
290 fancy	290	1	205.00	$205.00	$594	±0.00
300–335	321	29	170.00–213.00	$193.48	$621	-2.02
308–335 fancy	322	2	200.00–215.00	$207.81	$669	-8.15
328–348 value added	337	11	209.00–212.00	$210.59	$710	+5.59
350–395	380	55	175.00–220.00	$197.28	$750	+1.67
351–397 fancy	380	40	200.00–228.00	$216.82	$824	+0.54
375–395 value added	390	7	200.00–212.00	$204.62	$798	-11.63
400–446 fancy	425	59	200.00–221.00	$210.92	$896	-4.15
400–447	426	75	150.00–215.00	$189.05	$805	-4.59
400–447 value added	428	39	200.00–219.00	$214.26	$917	+9.37
450–497	471	125	169.00–215.00	$188.41	$887	-1.75
450–498 value added	472	51	193.00–214.00	$200.84	$948	+5.38
450–492 fancy	473	39	199.00–217.00	$207.17	$980	-0.45
500–545 value added	520	157	184.00–210.50	$197.04	$1,025	+4.61
500–549	525	275	161.00–195.00	$180.80	$949	-0.66
551–598 value added	573	249	179.50–204.25	$192.33	$1,102	+6.37
550–599	578	255	151.00–190.00	$178.95	$1,034	+0.68
600	600	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	-33.42
616 thin fleshed	616	3	181.00	$181.00	$1,115	—
601–645 value added	617	105	161.00–191.00	$180.85	$1,116	+5.74
603–649	628	329	150.00–184.00	$170.96	$1,074	-2.46
652–696 value added	671	182	158.00–186.80	$177.55	$1,191	+6.20
650–695	673	351	147.00–177.00	$167.13	$1,125	+1.00
700–746 value added	722	544	155.00–183.80	$174.97	$1,263	+4.90
700–748	728	265	152.00–175.00	$164.96	$1,201	-0.07
750–799	769	164	149.00–170.00	$160.90	$1,237	-3.02
761–798 value added	770	268	160.00–178.25	$172.71	$1,330	+9.08
816 fancy	816	61	176.75	$176.75	$1,442	—
800–845	828	182	139.00–169.00	$158.06	$1,309	+1.97
820–847 value added	845	208	158.00–178.00	$174.24	$1,472	+7.81
850–890	866	56	139.00–167.50	$157.49	$1,364	-5.67
899 value added	899	55	169.00	$169.00	$1,519	+3.75
902–946	923	26	130.00–160.00	$147.93	$1,365	-3.48
950–999	979	45	130.00–150.00	$146.27	$1,432	+2.53
984 value added	984	58	167.60	$167.60	$1,649	+9.61
1006 value added	1006	55	164.80	$164.80	$1,658	+9.30
1020–1040	1030	3	125.00–150.00	$133.59	$1,376	-2.32
1055–1095	1089	16	129.00–151.00	$144.68	$1,576	+3.64
1092 value added	1092	51	160.00	$160.00	$1,747	+1.79
1130–1135	1133	2	127.00–139.00	$132.99	$1,507	+5.33
1155–1160	1157	3	130.00–152.00	$138.32	$1,600	-10.08
1212	1212	2	116.00	$116.00	$1,406	—
1250–1275	1263	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–297	288	6	147.50–175.00	$156.90	$452	+9.96
300–345	314	10	145.00–185.00	$166.12	$522	-3.92
352–390	372	15	140.00–190.00	$166.62	$620	-1.13
400–445	426	21	130.00–185.00	$160.42	$683	-2.61
457–495	474	24	141.00–181.00	$167.72	$795	-1.22
505–547	526	39	138.00–185.00	$160.94	$847	+0.32
550–595	581	20	140.00–172.00	$154.56	$898	-5.33
600–645	622	20	121.00–170.00	$150.99	$939	+1.99
650–695	679	22	120.00–162.00	$145.71	$989	+4.12
710–745	734	27	133.00–149.00	$139.08	$1,021	-0.71
750–785	764	7	120.00–156.00	$135.43	$1,035	-5.78
802	802	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,123	+7.50
809–820	811	7	138.00–153.00	$140.31	$1,138	+7.81
850–885	872	3	129.00–144.00	$136.08	$1,187	-13.36
960	960	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,152	—
1075–1095	1085	2	104.00–114.00	$108.95	$1,182	—
1300	1300	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,365	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	403	5	160.00–165.00	$161.03	$649	—
460	460	1	159.00	$159.00	$731	+29.00
660	660	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,089	—
760	760	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,140	—
962	962	2	158.50	$158.50	$1,525	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	3	171.00–180.00	$174.00	$835	—
517	517	2	180.00	$180.00	$931	+40.00
635	635	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,022	—
880	880	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,338	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278–290	284	2	174.00–177.50	$175.79	$499	—
630	630	2	121.00	$121.00	$762	—
830	830	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,112	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	124.50	$124.50	$448	-17.93
450–485	468	2	130.00–135.00	$132.59	$621	-7.41
630	630	1	120.00	$120.00	$756	+5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–247	227	14	147.50–179.00	$168.73	$383	+9.47
260 value added	260	2	180.00	$180.00	$468	+6.95
255–295	280	31	147.50–179.00	$162.34	$455	-2.09
295 fancy	295	1	180.00	$180.00	$531	+2.24
300–340 fancy	318	26	172.50–192.50	$185.93	$591	+5.91
300–348	326	105	143.00–180.00	$164.12	$535	-1.74
325–340 value added	336	4	159.00–178.00	$163.59	$550	-12.95
370	370	1	144.00	$144.00	$533	-22.47
350–396	374	197	140.00–185.00	$167.39	$626	+0.92
355–397 fancy	377	39	164.00–194.00	$182.99	$690	+3.53
365–392 value added	378	9	165.00–175.00	$169.68	$641	-2.90
400–443 fancy	421	60	166.00–186.00	$175.66	$740	-5.07
400–446 value added	423	75	159.00–189.00	$172.82	$731	-0.06
400–445	427	233	145.00–184.00	$164.58	$703	+0.96
450–497 value added	470	59	156.00–175.50	$164.25	$772	-5.15
450–499	471	338	139.00–183.00	$162.90	$767	+0.95
452–498 fancy	481	54	172.00–183.00	$178.18	$857	+7.90
500–548 value added	523	112	156.00–173.00	$164.10	$858	-0.14
500–547	524	407	135.00–170.00	$158.75	$832	+1.00
550–596 value added	569	84	150.00–169.00	$161.97	$922	±0.00
550–599	574	482	138.00–177.00	$155.73	$894	+0.35
605	605	1	125.00	$125.00	$756	-23.51
612–619 fancy	613	43	155.00–160.00	$159.18	$976	—
601–649 value added	621	87	140.00–160.00	$154.66	$960	-2.11
600–649	625	418	130.00–162.50	$151.66	$948	+3.15
650–698 value added	665	99	140.00–160.00	$152.49	$1,014	-8.34
650–695	670	272	126.50–159.00	$146.99	$985	-2.56
700–749	723	163	121.00–155.00	$140.18	$1,014	-4.39
700–739 value added	723	373	136.00–163.75	$158.16	$1,143	-2.47
758–791 value added	772	222	139.00–164.50	$159.53	$1,232	+3.61
750–798	775	105	125.00–150.00	$138.72	$1,075	-4.99
800	800	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,088	+3.54
800–847	826	51	100.00–142.00	$132.58	$1,095	+0.12
855–859	859	14	127.00–129.50	$129.32	$1,111	-1.95
855–895	882	44	105.00–140.50	$135.02	$1,191	+14.25
908–935	928	11	114.00–127.50	$125.44	$1,164	+5.08
953–992	971	14	98.00–129.50	$119.21	$1,158	+12.21
1055–1097	1074	5	103.00–123.00	$117.67	$1,264	—
1120–1145	1133	2	111.00–118.00	$114.46	$1,297	+0.46
1190	1190	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,297	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	221	6	130.00–156.00	$142.40	$315	+6.08
250–297	278	10	115.00–160.00	$136.24	$379	-5.32
300–347	323	26	120.00–162.50	$143.00	$462	-5.22
350–395	371	26	130.00–160.00	$146.63	$544	+5.25
400–446	428	61	110.00–180.00	$147.82	$633	+5.38
450–495	472	73	110.00–175.00	$142.88	$674	+2.05
500–545	522	35	115.00–152.00	$141.45	$738	+5.06
550–592	578	50	106.00–153.00	$137.64	$796	+0.34
601–647	621	44	95.00–147.00	$131.48	$816	+1.80
651–695	678	33	100.00–139.00	$123.89	$840	-5.90
705–745	719	15	91.00–137.50	$117.49	$845	+2.53
750–790	765	16	92.00–130.00	$117.66	$900	+2.97
800–845	825	11	101.00–122.00	$109.31	$902	-4.83
855–895	877	3	102.00–134.00	$116.75	$1,024	+12.70
910–940	925	3	79.00–105.00	$94.88	$878	-23.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–490	478	2	126.00–136.00	$130.87	$626	—
610–622	619	4	117.00–119.00	$117.49	$727	—
650–665	658	2	113.00–114.00	$113.49	$747	—
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	136.00	$136.00	$469	—
505–535	530	6	120.00–135.00	$132.62	$703	—
575	575	1	135.00	$135.00	$776	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	110.00	$110.00	$292	-17.74
335	335	1	130.00	$130.00	$436	+6.76
425–430	428	2	120.00–130.00	$124.97	$535	+5.07
455	455	1	120.00	$120.00	$546	-10.00
510	510	1	117.50	$117.50	$599	+4.08
590	590	1	112.00	$112.00	$661	—
645	645	1	105.00	$105.00	$677	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1310	1202	3	99.00–130.00	$111.23	$1,337	—
1260	1260	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,638	—
1325–1425	1363	3	97.00–129.00	$114.10	$1,555	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	134.00	$134.00	$844	—
700	700	3	125.00	$125.00	$875	+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
205–245	224	6	182.50–205.00	$188.93	$423	+2.18
225 fancy	225	1	200.00	$200.00	$450	-4.50
273 fancy	273	8	209.00	$209.00	$571	-11.00
250–295	282	19	160.00–213.00	$180.06	$508	-10.97
326–345 fancy	330	5	207.00–210.00	$209.37	$691	-0.93
300–347	331	45	173.00–213.00	$193.37	$640	+7.64
332 value added	332	2	197.50	$197.50	$656	-12.46
360–391 fancy	370	20	194.00–203.00	$200.23	$741	-10.61
350–395	373	97	163.00–219.00	$189.36	$706	-0.33
390 value added	390	1	199.00	$199.00	$776	+0.14
400–445	427	107	162.50–216.00	$185.67	$793	+1.92
405–440 fancy	427	43	193.00–216.00	$204.26	$872	-4.55
400–445 value added	428	5	180.00–225.00	$198.29	$849	-0.91
454–495 fancy	468	16	185.00–204.00	$195.57	$915	-6.14
450–485 value added	474	6	188.00–199.00	$194.11	$920	+6.79
450–498	477	125	169.00–199.00	$182.84	$872	+2.25
501–541 fancy	518	22	181.00–192.50	$185.84	$963	-3.29
515–525 value added	519	6	170.00–198.00	$178.96	$929	+0.15
500–545	522	162	137.00–186.00	$168.83	$881	+0.73
550–585 value added	558	31	170.00–190.00	$182.10	$1,016	+10.92
564–568 fancy	565	9	189.00–190.00	$189.67	$1,072	+2.67
550–597	574	124	150.00–182.50	$164.35	$943	-0.75
595	595	1	130.00	$130.00	$774	-35.10
600–625 value added	616	7	156.00–166.00	$162.76	$1,003	+4.81
610–627 fancy	621	3	164.00–170.00	$165.96	$1,031	-4.59
600–646	626	91	136.00–171.00	$156.07	$977	+2.53
650–695	681	88	132.00–164.00	$147.97	$1,008	+1.53
675–696 value added	685	11	152.00–158.50	$156.21	$1,070	+4.74
700–747	725	56	124.00–150.00	$139.05	$1,008	+2.21
740 value added	740	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,036	+1.16
752 value added	752	4	138.50	$138.50	$1,042	-0.50
750–798	767	34	122.00–142.00	$134.50	$1,032	-0.15
803–845	815	17	118.00–157.00	$129.44	$1,055	-3.45
850–895	870	13	100.00–140.00	$116.95	$1,017	-7.84
905–935	919	11	105.00–130.00	$121.04	$1,112	+2.68
960–990	977	5	104.00–118.00	$108.62	$1,061	-20.17
1045	1045	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,076	-4.00
1050–1051	1051	4	103.00–108.00	$106.75	$1,122	-0.25

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	214	5	162.50–209.00	$184.62	$395	+27.64
250–297	280	8	140.00–185.00	$159.96	$448	+7.67
300–345	325	15	135.00–180.00	$157.89	$513	-3.05
350–385	366	29	145.00–182.00	$163.53	$599	-3.63
400–445	419	16	110.00–179.00	$156.24	$655	+1.34
455–495	469	48	132.00–175.00	$151.12	$709	-3.04
502–545	521	34	120.00–168.00	$149.64	$780	-3.49
550–595	572	21	128.00–164.00	$144.61	$827	+4.20
605–640	624	7	120.00–149.00	$133.74	$835	+1.91
655–695	683	7	116.00–144.00	$127.17	$869	-7.58
715–745	732	13	110.00–140.00	$127.59	$934	+10.45
750–780	765	5	110.00–124.00	$119.22	$912	+4.74
820–841	834	8	97.00–139.00	$117.07	$976	+5.27
850	850	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,020	+15.00
925	925	1	89.00	$89.00	$823	-5.00
965	965	1	102.00	$102.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895–1290	1049	(<2 yrs)	N/A	14	1,100.00–1,825.00	$1,443.92	—
1265 fancy	1265	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1100–1495	1311	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,451.46	—
1370	1370	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	122.50	$122.50	$355	-52.50
330	330	2	135.00–155.00	$145.00	$478	+30.00
355	355	1	135.00	$135.00	$479	+1.79
360	360	2	115.00	$115.00	$414	-18.21
405–435	420	2	133.00–137.50	$135.33	$568	-19.03
480	480	1	118.00	$118.00	$566	-12.00
520	520	1	121.00	$121.00	$629	+8.49

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	164.00	$164.00	$615	+14.00
685	685	1	130.00	$130.00	$890	—
765	765	1	123.00	$123.00	$941	—
885	885	1	112.00	$112.00	$991	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	168.00	$168.00	$580	—
465	465	1	141.00	$141.00	$656	+18.00
650	650	1	138.00	$138.00	$897	—
730	730	1	129.00	$129.00	$942	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	126.00	$126.00	$769	—
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1145	1143	80-85%	2	45.00–56.00	$50.49	$577	—
995–1285	1164	80-85%	11	51.00–63.00	$56.64	$659	+8.08
920–1545	1174	80-85%	62	53.50–72.00	$64.07	$752	+15.51
715–1645	1223	80-85%	212	60.00–81.00	$73.06	$894	+10.74
850–1690	1264	80-85%	154	71.00–101.50	$82.85	$1,047	+3.13
990–1570	1270	80-85%	23	80.00–95.00	$83.70	$1,063	+12.26
980–1610	1295	80-85%	83	64.00–79.00	$71.94	$932	+0.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1170	930	85-90%	19	30.00–54.00	$43.20	$402	—
810–1175	985	85-90%	5	40.00–55.00	$50.20	$494	+6.62
760–1230	1000	85-90%	41	64.00–80.00	$72.25	$722	-1.17
795–1270	1014	85-90%	71	44.00–66.00	$55.29	$561	-18.13
810–1335	1038	85-90%	110	53.00–72.00	$63.91	$663	+8.80
850–1185	1046	85-90%	7	72.00–77.00	$74.14	$776	+19.03
915–1265	1118	85-90%	11	61.00–71.00	$65.36	$731	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1645	1393	75-80%	12	54.00–71.00	$63.43	$884	—
1425–1620	1500	75-80%	5	84.00–100.00	$89.00	$1,335	+16.55
1175–1975	1507	75-80%	83	62.00–80.50	$73.65	$1,110	+1.20
1250–2065	1570	75-80%	125	68.00–96.50	$82.50	$1,295	+2.98
1465–1660	1570	75-80%	5	64.00–67.00	$65.60	$1,030	-13.92
1420–1930	1630	75-80%	19	70.00–80.00	$75.89	$1,237	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1645	1425	3	85.00–87.00	$86.00	$1,226	+1.31
1105–2335	1500	30	75.00–96.00	$87.76	$1,316	—
1200–1780	1586	5	91.00–105.00	$101.00	$1,602	—
1110–2445	1668	62	90.00–114.00	$100.98	$1,684	-1.11
1425–2090	1689	14	108.00–120.00	$112.86	$1,906	+10.77
1295–2265	1778	54	100.00–123.50	$110.31	$1,961	—

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,069	—
1480–1775	1628	2	106.00	$106.00	$1,726	—
1510–2180	1765	3	98.00–100.00	$99.00	$1,747	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	$756
790–1285	1056	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	82.00–113.00	$90.88	$960
975–1230	1103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	86.00–89.00	$87.67	$967

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–1110	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–810.00	$802.15
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	960.00	$960.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1225	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	69.50–83.00	$75.69	$706

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1310	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	760.00–1,375.00	$990.51
845–1360	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	675.00–1,000.00	$911.84
800–1255	1036	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	500.00–1,275.00	$876.77
1005–1140	1088	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00–800.00	$739.23
950–1490	1111	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	600.00–1,410.00	$1,120.81
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00
930–1385	1189	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	750.00–1,375.00	$1,035.04
1170–1270	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–975.00	$939.04
830–1840	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	74	550.00–1,650.00	$1,148.81
955–1650	1257	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	700.00–1,270.00	$972.86
1052–1665	1284	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	725.00–1,400.00	$1,065.42
900–1840	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	83	650.00–2,050.00	$1,248.09
1290–1310 thin fleshed	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	685.00–790.00	$764.05
1200–1525	1363	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	860.00–1,130.00	$1,011.10
1401 thin fleshed	1401	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00	$800.00
1130–1640	1447	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	860.00–1,220.00	$1,050.34

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1300	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	850.00–1,075.00	$995.66
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
815–1485	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	825.00–1,075.00	$1,015.51

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
915	915	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1010	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1020	1020	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1068	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00	$925.00
1160–1555	1358	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,153.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–1525	1003	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	635.00–2,000.00	$1,199.21
895–1192	1064	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	800.00–1,625.00	$1,418.37
835–1210	1084	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	47	825.00–2,100.00	$1,816.97
1000–1181	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,025.00–1,500.00	$1,435.43

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
848–1015	902	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	850.00–1,100.00	$931.11
875–1025	950	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–925.00	$844.41

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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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
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
937–1185	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	950.00–1,350.00	$1,178.98	—
900–1255	1049	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	825.00–1,175.00	$997.13	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,020.00	$1,020.00	—
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
880–1440	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,500.00	$1,291.38	-286.97
900–1540	1194	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	980.00–1,675.00	$1,316.05	-419.59
1076–1320	1227	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,060.00–1,630.00	$1,269.65	+87.09
1070–1430	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00–1,525.00	$1,385.02	+202.46
1055–2090	1357	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	600.00–1,875.00	$1,425.26	-0.06
1350–1580	1422	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,425.00–1,675.00	$1,526.72	+79.20
1480	1480	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,240.00	$1,240.00	—
1530	1530	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,230.00	$1,230.00	—
1992	1992	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810–1130	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,104.12	—
1160	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
975–1390	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,193.12	+32.19

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
888	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915–1045	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–875.00	$863.33	-261.67

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	860.00	$860.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373 fancy	373	2	129.00	$129.00	$481	—
665	665	5	80.00	$80.00	$532	—
818	818	2	96.00	$96.00	$785	+34.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	4	97.00	$97.00	$338	-42.06
360–381	376	4	102.50–150.00	$138.62	$521	-10.38
377 value added	377	2	126.00	$126.00	$475	—
393 fancy	393	13	141.00	$141.00	$554	—
435–443	441	4	107.00–140.00	$131.86	$582	-25.56
460 value added	460	2	125.00	$125.00	$575	—
452–488	470	16	120.00–148.50	$129.92	$611	+19.92
527–548	541	16	145.00	$145.00	$784	+13.24
565	565	3	130.00	$130.00	$734	—
585 fancy	585	1	127.00	$127.00	$743	—
610	610	1	161.00	$161.00	$982	+41.00
658–693	664	33	134.50–135.75	$135.48	$900	-2.02
740–745	743	2	92.50–101.00	$96.74	$719	—
785	785	2	45.00–91.00	$68.00	$534	-49.26
809–848	826	16	123.00–125.00	$123.90	$1,023	+8.90
865 value added	865	60	138.75	$138.75	$1,200	—
930	930	1	84.00	$84.00	$781	—
1075	1075	1	81.00	$81.00	$871	—

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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.