Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

10,722 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.49/cwt +11.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 626 lb · 469 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.66/cwt +5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 727 lb · 443 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.88/cwt +10.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 671 lb · 438 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,722	14,368	12,906
Feeder cattle	8,670	11,658	11,030
Slaughter cattle	1,720	1,687	1,339
Replacement cattle	332	1,023	537

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher with instances sharply higher and feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher with instances sharply higher. Demand was good to very good for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for 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
200 fancy	200	1	202.50	$202.50	$405	—
250–295	275	9	182.50–222.50	$200.17	$550	+9.64
285–295 fancy	290	2	230.00–232.50	$231.23	$671	+26.23
305–335 value added	315	6	206.00–223.00	$215.87	$680	+5.28
300–348	330	22	180.00–232.50	$207.47	$685	+13.99
300–346 fancy	331	12	208.00–246.00	$222.10	$735	+14.29
350–395	372	26	172.50–223.00	$200.28	$745	+3.00
350–395 fancy	372	12	210.00–232.50	$221.56	$824	+4.74
355–395 value added	379	15	211.00–217.00	$211.61	$802	+6.99
400–447 value added	423	16	193.00–219.00	$211.44	$894	-2.82
400–448	427	72	179.00–227.00	$200.03	$854	+10.98
400–446 fancy	428	38	202.00–244.00	$221.55	$948	+10.63
455–482 fancy	469	33	199.50–226.00	$212.30	$996	+5.13
450–498	478	148	165.00–215.00	$197.16	$942	+8.75
455–485 value added	483	46	193.00–215.50	$212.99	$1,029	+12.15
500–549	524	109	165.00–204.00	$186.47	$977	+5.67
500–548 value added	526	132	183.00–226.75	$209.34	$1,101	+12.30
550–595 value added	576	113	177.00–208.00	$195.95	$1,129	+3.62
550–597	577	184	166.00–200.00	$185.53	$1,071	+6.58
600–645 value added	614	134	162.50–195.00	$185.31	$1,138	+4.46
601–649	627	154	154.00–188.00	$175.34	$1,099	+4.38
652–693 value added	668	258	162.00–189.00	$181.11	$1,210	+3.56
650–697	671	142	155.00–184.00	$168.93	$1,134	+1.80
700–746	721	179	145.00–171.00	$164.42	$1,185	-0.54
700–749 value added	732	250	154.50–185.90	$178.48	$1,306	+3.51
750–798	768	100	141.00–174.00	$165.84	$1,274	+4.94
753–799 value added	780	258	164.50–175.80	$170.85	$1,333	-1.86
807–847	820	57	135.00–165.00	$157.51	$1,292	-0.55
809–834 value added	827	118	165.30–175.25	$168.07	$1,390	-6.17
855–895	870	48	140.00–158.25	$153.01	$1,331	-4.48
858–899 fancy	879	122	176.10–180.90	$178.44	$1,568	—
860–894 value added	882	182	166.00–174.50	$169.51	$1,495	+0.51
906–915 value added	912	178	169.25–170.75	$169.79	$1,548	—
922–932	927	4	146.00–152.00	$149.02	$1,381	+1.09
964 value added	964	56	163.50	$163.50	$1,576	-4.10
959–974	968	20	123.00–149.00	$143.00	$1,384	-3.27
1000–1025	1014	4	120.00–136.00	$130.80	$1,326	-2.79
1085	1085	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,519	-4.68

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232–235	233	3	162.50–180.00	$168.38	$392	—
250–285	268	2	164.00–170.00	$167.20	$448	+10.30
305–345	337	5	140.00–189.00	$160.52	$541	-5.60
350–395	378	9	158.00–181.00	$174.43	$659	+7.81
400–440	423	12	162.00–197.50	$176.18	$745	+15.76
453–495	479	25	107.50–187.00	$167.58	$803	-0.14
500–545	525	17	146.00–184.00	$163.43	$858	+2.49
563–595	582	14	144.00–172.00	$159.11	$926	+4.55
600–640	622	16	142.50–177.00	$155.98	$970	+4.99
665–695	676	27	130.00–167.00	$150.81	$1,019	+5.10
705–735	721	14	116.00–157.50	$145.38	$1,048	+6.30
770–790	783	11	125.00–159.00	$146.40	$1,146	+10.97
818	818	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,145	-0.31
850–895	883	5	114.00–146.00	$128.67	$1,136	-7.41
915–920	918	2	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$1,203	—
980	980	2	120.00–137.00	$128.50	$1,259	+8.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593	593	3	172.00	$172.00	$1,020	—
760	760	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,064	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285	1285	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,786	—
1470–1605	1538	2	111.00–114.00	$112.43	$1,729	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	185.00	$185.00	$777	—
570	570	1	164.00	$164.00	$935	—
635	635	1	152.00	$152.00	$965	-9.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	101.00	$101.00	$692	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	237	17	137.50–175.00	$163.66	$388	-5.07
260–295	276	23	135.00–186.00	$170.19	$470	+7.85
285–297 fancy	294	4	184.00–195.00	$186.67	$549	+6.67
315 value added	315	1	170.00	$170.00	$536	+6.41
300–347	329	59	133.00–187.00	$163.95	$539	-0.17
308–345 fancy	330	13	172.50–202.50	$187.63	$619	+1.70
350–398	375	120	135.00–195.00	$169.44	$635	+2.05
360–396 fancy	381	35	175.00–209.00	$189.32	$721	+6.33
350–396 value added	393	18	165.00–177.00	$172.49	$678	+2.81
400–445 value added	419	15	158.00–170.00	$164.40	$689	-8.42
400–449	426	106	139.00–188.00	$167.80	$715	+3.22
405–440 fancy	427	42	179.00–197.50	$187.68	$801	+12.02
450–498	467	181	142.50–185.00	$166.84	$779	+3.94
450–485 fancy	473	43	173.00–191.00	$178.15	$843	-0.03
462–490 value added	473	22	159.00–166.00	$162.48	$769	-1.77
500 fancy	500	1	171.00	$171.00	$855	—
500–543 value added	516	70	156.00–174.50	$169.40	$874	+5.30
500–548	525	277	140.00–179.00	$160.03	$840	+1.28
553–585 value added	568	33	155.00–170.00	$163.04	$926	+1.07
550–597	575	280	127.00–171.00	$157.31	$905	+1.58
602–648	621	196	131.00–168.00	$152.99	$950	+1.33
605–649 value added	629	273	150.50–177.50	$172.75	$1,087	+18.09
657–673 value added	670	256	157.50–172.70	$167.87	$1,125	+15.38
650–698	672	182	125.00–161.00	$146.24	$983	-0.75
705–737 value added	727	311	138.50–171.00	$163.34	$1,187	+5.18
700–748	728	132	114.00–165.00	$147.62	$1,075	+7.44
750–795	775	43	121.00–157.00	$142.50	$1,104	+3.78
815 value added	815	55	164.25	$164.25	$1,339	—
800–834	819	25	104.00–134.00	$124.10	$1,016	-8.48
845	845	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,082	-4.58
855–880	868	9	106.00–141.00	$126.94	$1,102	-2.38
894	894	7	130.00	$130.00	$1,162	-5.02
925	925	2	114.00	$114.00	$1,054	-11.44
920–931	928	5	116.00–130.50	$126.93	$1,178	+1.49
965	965	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,168	+1.79
967–995	979	9	110.00–124.00	$119.75	$1,172	+0.54
1050	1050	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,129	-10.17
1175	1175	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,292	+1.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	155.00	$155.00	$279	—
200–245	230	3	155.00	$155.00	$356	+12.60
255–297	283	10	132.50–157.00	$143.08	$405	+6.84
300–340	318	11	122.50–167.00	$147.55	$469	+4.55
350–390	372	30	121.00–178.00	$154.17	$574	+7.54
400–445	425	32	120.00–169.00	$146.29	$622	-1.53
450–495	474	57	114.00–168.00	$146.01	$692	+3.13
500–542	521	45	110.00–155.00	$139.68	$728	-1.77
550–597	574	49	116.00–152.00	$139.38	$800	+1.74
600–647	622	42	110.00–146.00	$131.11	$816	-0.37
650–692	670	29	105.00–140.00	$125.42	$840	+1.53
700–735	711	20	85.00–150.00	$116.68	$830	-0.81
750–793	773	8	100.00–141.00	$119.88	$927	+2.22
805–830	817	3	101.00–129.50	$113.41	$927	+4.10
855–860	858	2	120.00–123.00	$121.50	$1,042	+4.75
915	915	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,080	+23.12
950–990	973	4	89.00–124.00	$102.57	$998	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	107.50	$107.50	$236	—
250–290	268	4	102.50–152.50	$131.24	$352	+21.24
320–345	333	2	100.00–145.00	$123.35	$411	-6.65
355	355	2	109.00–132.50	$120.75	$429	—
405–410	408	2	120.00–150.00	$135.09	$551	+10.12
465	465	1	125.00	$125.00	$581	+5.00
540	540	1	127.00	$127.00	$686	+9.50
555–585	570	2	120.00	$120.00	$684	+8.00
655	655	1	97.00	$97.00	$635	—
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	—
750	750	1	94.00	$94.00	$705	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1350	1108	5	95.00–112.00	$105.17	$1,165	—
1155–1410	1252	5	111.00–119.00	$114.80	$1,437	-15.20
1380	1380	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,587	+0.90

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	140.00	$140.00	$581	—
480	480	2	130.00	$130.00	$624	—
645	645	1	130.00	$130.00	$838	-4.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	162.50	$162.50	$634	—
450–470	463	3	145.00–150.00	$148.38	$687	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	224.00	$224.00	$269	—
200–245	221	6	170.00–202.50	$186.01	$411	-2.92
240 fancy	240	3	206.00	$206.00	$494	+6.00
255–295 fancy	275	4	200.00–205.00	$202.59	$557	-6.41
258–298	285	20	162.50–224.00	$203.01	$579	+22.95
300–345	326	38	170.00–236.00	$197.47	$644	+4.10
327 fancy	327	2	200.00	$200.00	$654	-9.37
325–335 value added	330	3	212.00–216.00	$214.69	$708	+17.19
350–395	368	64	172.50–220.00	$199.09	$733	+9.73
360–395 fancy	376	15	200.00–240.00	$215.47	$810	+15.24
400–445	423	64	158.00–215.00	$187.67	$794	+2.00
405–438 fancy	424	16	201.00–227.50	$217.06	$920	+12.80
415–437 value added	426	4	185.00–190.00	$187.44	$798	-10.85
455–485 fancy	462	14	203.00–220.00	$208.35	$963	+12.78
450–498	476	52	160.00–200.00	$182.08	$867	-0.76
492 value added	492	4	185.00–189.00	$187.00	$920	-7.11
502 value added	502	6	188.00	$188.00	$944	+9.04
500–535 fancy	519	16	170.00–198.00	$188.74	$980	+2.90
500–545	523	88	151.00–194.00	$175.42	$917	+6.59
560 fancy	560	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,053	-1.67
550–595	571	70	145.00–184.00	$164.44	$939	+0.09
550–591 value added	575	8	169.00–175.00	$171.35	$985	-10.75
602–632 fancy	617	4	174.00–179.00	$176.56	$1,089	+10.60
600–647	618	64	130.00–169.00	$154.53	$955	-1.54
630–645 value added	638	7	155.00–178.00	$172.56	$1,101	+9.80
655 value added	655	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,055	+4.79
650–697	673	62	129.00–166.00	$146.98	$989	-0.99
700 fancy	700	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,260	—
700–748	719	40	120.00–154.50	$142.16	$1,022	+3.11
750 fancy	750	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,095	—
750–790	773	16	122.00–135.00	$131.77	$1,019	-2.73
800–845	822	18	111.00–147.00	$130.19	$1,070	+0.75
850–895	873	7	108.00–130.00	$118.89	$1,038	+1.94
933–945	935	5	109.00–130.00	$125.76	$1,176	+4.72
1038	1038	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,090	+2.00
1055–1080	1070	3	106.00–110.00	$108.65	$1,163	+1.90
1118	1118	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,230	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	216	4	147.50–187.50	$169.11	$365	-15.51
265–295	284	19	130.00–215.00	$171.12	$486	+11.16
320–345	333	5	141.00–169.00	$156.67	$522	-1.22
355–395	374	15	140.00–177.50	$162.57	$608	-0.96
400–445	426	10	135.00–176.00	$151.62	$646	-4.62
455–495	480	22	121.00–185.00	$155.04	$744	+3.92
500–540	512	27	134.00–182.00	$148.26	$759	-1.38
550–595	571	27	131.00–169.00	$144.25	$824	-0.36
610–645	624	8	107.00–136.00	$121.66	$759	-12.08
650–691	675	14	113.00–162.00	$140.13	$946	+12.96
700–745	726	7	105.00–141.00	$122.04	$886	-5.55
750–797	783	11	101.00–125.00	$113.52	$889	-5.70
800–840	820	2	89.00–120.00	$104.12	$854	-12.95
870–885	881	4	96.00–117.00	$110.00	$969	-10.00
905	905	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,005	+22.00
995	995	1	85.00	$85.00	$846	-17.00
1075–1080	1078	2	80.00–95.00	$87.52	$943	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	142.50	$142.50	$299	—
255–275	265	2	155.00–170.00	$162.78	$431	+40.28
300	300	1	160.00	$160.00	$480	+15.00
390	390	1	122.50	$122.50	$478	+7.50
410	410	1	160.00	$160.00	$656	+24.67
425	425	1	127.50	$127.50	$542	-7.83
520	520	1	121.00	$121.00	$629	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115–1805	1345	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	1,050.00–2,225.00	$1,417.70	-33.76

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	187.50	$187.50	$628	—
595	595	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,000	—
685	685	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,000	+16.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	177.50	$177.50	$870	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	142.50	$142.50	$378	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1650	1217	80-85%	72	60.00–89.00	$76.36	$929	+3.30
750–1895	1228	80-85%	322	66.00–109.00	$87.30	$1,072	+14.24
1035–1430	1229	80-85%	9	38.00–77.00	$63.85	$785	-9.21
830–1875	1255	80-85%	304	72.00–118.00	$97.86	$1,228	+15.01

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1240	931	85-90%	38	47.00–74.00	$60.77	$566	+17.57
695–1575	975	85-90%	9	32.00–51.00	$43.11	$420	-7.09
705–1295	989	85-90%	97	55.00–90.00	$73.38	$726	+23.18
695–1375	1013	85-90%	71	68.00–107.00	$83.74	$848	+28.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2065	1549	75-80%	124	74.00–120.00	$99.09	$1,535	—
1295–1825	1558	75-80%	15	50.00–106.00	$88.98	$1,386	+6.48
1225–1965	1575	75-80%	31	70.00–113.50	$90.07	$1,419	+7.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–2020	1392	14	62.00–106.00	$89.62	$1,248	—
562–2325	1641	84	89.00–125.00	$108.31	$1,777	—
1205–2310	1776	71	101.00–134.00	$117.88	$2,094	+7.57

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1670–1890	1780	2	101.00–108.00	$104.72	$1,864	+5.72

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	93.00	$93.00	$744
850–1000	926	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	72.00–138.00	$97.01	$898
905–1325	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	84.00–97.00	$92.30	$1,034

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
690–1165	899	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	72.00–84.00	$77.85	$700

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900	900	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	92.00	$92.00	$828

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1095	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	850.00–1,010.00	$894.24
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
995–1175	1085	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–810.00	$777.51
985–1300	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	875.00–1,235.00	$1,054.42
800–1570	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	690.00–1,650.00	$1,016.21
975–1350	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	750.00–1,400.00	$1,143.69
940–1390	1193	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	925.00–1,500.00	$1,234.32
1100–1375	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,030.00–1,160.00	$1,074.08
1025–1335	1211	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	800.00–1,210.00	$1,006.81
1025–1342	1214	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	640.00–1,035.00	$944.05
1075–1600	1286	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	825.00–1,350.00	$1,110.24
1090–1537	1344	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	825.00–1,210.00	$1,055.19

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1122	1122	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	975.00	$975.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035–1240	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	55.00–76.00	$69.44	$810

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	60.00	$60.00	$531

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
822	822	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00
850–945	869	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,066.31
855–955	905	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,023.62
750–1055	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	760.00–1,200.00	$984.07
897–1220	1057	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	800.00–1,350.00	$1,129.06

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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
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	910.00	$910.00	—
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
890–1100	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	950.00–1,300.00	$1,149.69	+249.69
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-20.00
1150–1200	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00–1,425.00	$1,322.87	+31.49
1170–1320	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	975.00–1,350.00	$1,212.13	-172.89
1320	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,235.00	$1,235.00	—
1365	1365	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-400.26
1650	1650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1335	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,135.00	$1,135.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	269	5	121.00–130.00	$122.91	$331	—
331	331	8	150.50	$150.50	$498	+53.50
392	392	2	142.00	$142.00	$557	+3.38
416–445	421	6	153.00–164.00	$154.94	$652	+23.08
506–537	511	13	80.00–148.00	$91.00	$465	-54.00
565	565	2	170.00	$170.00	$960	+40.00
611	611	5	125.00	$125.00	$764	-36.00
718	718	4	115.50	$115.50	$829	+18.76
760	760	1	113.00	$113.00	$859	+45.00
800	800	4	121.50	$121.50	$972	-2.40
851–856	854	27	127.50–131.50	$129.88	$1,109	—
978–992	987	3	95.00–110.00	$105.05	$1,037	—
1166	1166	3	132.00	$132.00	$1,539	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	2	120.00	$120.00	$750	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915–945	930	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,038.10	—

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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.