Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

18,599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $172.64/cwt +8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 629 lb · 863 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $180.65/cwt +6.41 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 524 lb · 817 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $172.44/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 576 lb · 687 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	18,599	19,412	17,115
Feeder cattle	15,322	16,993	14,817
Slaughter cattle	2,052	1,642	1,417
Replacement cattle	1,225	777	881

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher with instances sharply higher. Demand was good to very good for all feeder classes. Yearlings sold steady to 5.00 higher with good to very good demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher with good to very 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
120 fancy	120	1	282.50	$282.50	$339	—
170	170	1	200.00	$200.00	$340	—
200–225 fancy	213	2	220.00–262.00	$239.76	$511	+21.05
205–240	231	9	182.50–230.00	$217.73	$503	+10.42
257–290	269	8	180.00–227.50	$207.71	$559	-4.87
265–285 fancy	275	2	210.00–247.50	$229.43	$631	+1.42
277 value added	277	2	240.00	$240.00	$665	—
302–345	321	37	175.00–240.00	$210.80	$677	-0.78
305–345 value added	322	7	212.50–235.00	$226.15	$728	+9.48
302–348 fancy	326	22	222.50–251.00	$237.96	$776	+6.39
350–390 value added	370	17	210.00–238.00	$226.30	$837	+4.64
350–395 fancy	372	77	217.00–257.50	$235.67	$877	+5.20
350–397	376	51	191.00–232.00	$214.24	$806	-2.61
400–440 value added	421	31	210.00–238.00	$224.68	$946	-5.98
400–445	424	123	187.00–230.00	$212.22	$900	-2.63
400–448 fancy	431	96	200.00–255.00	$230.96	$995	+2.65
450–495	471	150	175.00–226.00	$207.03	$975	-3.89
450–498 fancy	477	191	200.00–248.00	$226.64	$1,081	+2.66
451–498 value added	477	92	192.50–224.00	$212.60	$1,014	-10.18
500–548 value added	527	277	190.00–231.00	$214.39	$1,130	-1.95
500–548	529	202	160.00–217.50	$201.39	$1,065	-1.98
547 fancy	547	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,149	—
551–596 value added	568	314	188.50–228.00	$208.34	$1,183	+5.02
550–595	574	243	159.00–211.00	$195.26	$1,121	-0.52
600–649	625	235	161.00–200.00	$182.18	$1,139	-3.71
600–649 value added	632	414	164.00–210.50	$194.41	$1,229	+0.88
635 fancy	635	2	193.00	$193.00	$1,226	-6.00
650–696 value added	666	311	165.00–215.00	$187.77	$1,251	+3.36
650–699	681	258	140.00–192.00	$181.04	$1,233	+2.22
700–747 value added	724	401	165.00–187.70	$182.21	$1,319	+8.33
700–748	724	236	145.00–182.00	$172.39	$1,248	+4.28
765 fancy	765	69	182.75	$182.75	$1,398	—
750–794	771	136	157.00–182.00	$169.48	$1,307	+1.67
752–799 value added	774	296	165.00–184.10	$180.09	$1,394	+8.53
800–839 value added	820	167	164.00–181.50	$174.42	$1,430	+4.91
800–848	824	113	140.00–173.00	$167.30	$1,379	+3.44
854–888 value added	868	160	171.00–180.70	$177.03	$1,537	+7.44
855–895	873	24	144.00–171.00	$159.85	$1,395	-5.91
904–912 value added	908	110	169.50–174.90	$172.29	$1,564	+6.54
905–947	920	12	141.00–166.00	$152.16	$1,400	+2.87
956–995 value added	960	41	157.75–170.00	$160.60	$1,542	—
950–995	972	21	140.00–153.00	$146.62	$1,425	+1.89
1005–1042	1030	4	134.00–142.00	$137.01	$1,411	-3.47
1055–1090	1071	4	132.50–142.00	$135.34	$1,449	+2.05
1140	1140	6	145.00	$145.00	$1,653	—
1175–1189	1187	6	106.00–123.00	$120.19	$1,427	-18.15

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	165.00–167.50	$166.28	$399	-5.72
250–295	280	3	170.00–200.00	$184.20	$516	+6.21
305–345	330	8	140.00–209.00	$187.29	$618	+14.50
355–390	375	13	135.00–190.00	$176.20	$661	-5.24
400–447	413	38	160.00–206.00	$174.25	$720	-5.64
455–497	477	30	166.00–200.00	$184.93	$882	-4.39
491 value added	491	88	186.00	$186.00	$913	—
500–546	529	38	121.00–193.00	$177.22	$937	-5.40
550–595	571	35	150.00–188.00	$177.05	$1,011	+2.61
605–645	624	16	135.00–173.50	$159.19	$993	-5.59
650–690	673	22	130.00–171.00	$161.79	$1,089	+6.65
700–745	726	7	148.00–162.00	$153.50	$1,114	+4.99
760–790	783	4	140.00–151.50	$148.71	$1,164	+8.71
805–835	825	5	120.00–154.00	$132.26	$1,091	-6.81
880	880	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,223	-4.88
905–945	925	2	125.00–148.00	$136.75	$1,265	+28.49
960–970	965	2	122.00–145.00	$133.44	$1,288	+26.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	180.00	$180.00	$477	—
350–370	356	5	170.00–185.00	$181.00	$644	-15.00
445	445	1	176.00	$176.00	$783	—
485–490	488	2	162.50–180.00	$171.21	$836	—
500–525	510	3	181.50–191.00	$184.80	$942	-1.66
580–598	592	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,030	—
645	645	1	174.40	$174.40	$1,125	+1.93
652–666	660	13	165.00	$165.00	$1,089	-10.00
765	765	16	160.00	$160.00	$1,224	—
838	838	2	149.00	$149.00	$1,249	-11.00
882	882	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,297	—
945	945	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,205	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
562 value added	562	11	190.00	$190.00	$1,068	—
580	580	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,003	+18.00
685 value added	685	9	178.50	$178.50	$1,223	—
835	835	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,336	+12.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	170.00	$170.00	$638	—
470	470	1	182.50	$182.50	$858	—
500–525	513	2	160.00–165.00	$162.56	$834	—
555–585	570	2	150.00–160.00	$154.87	$883	+26.84

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1195	1122	3	111.00–137.00	$123.06	$1,381	-6.94
1165–1240	1203	2	132.50	$132.50	$1,594	—
1555	1555	1	95.50	$95.50	$1,485	-33.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	170.00	$170.00	$586	—
375	375	1	137.50	$137.50	$516	—
390	390	1	125.00	$125.00	$488	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115 fancy	115	1	285.00	$285.00	$328	+60.00
170 fancy	170	1	275.00	$275.00	$468	—
180	180	3	192.00	$192.00	$346	+12.00
202–240	220	15	157.50–200.00	$181.40	$399	-0.28
215–240 fancy	225	11	193.00–220.00	$210.01	$473	+15.91
252–287 fancy	271	21	197.00–227.00	$213.41	$578	+8.86
250–295	277	50	151.00–215.00	$179.79	$498	-5.39
250–295 value added	280	3	183.00–207.50	$200.21	$561	—
300–345 fancy	320	44	180.00–225.00	$205.38	$657	+5.69
300–349	327	101	160.00–209.00	$182.38	$596	+0.04
300–348 value added	336	23	189.00–210.00	$199.73	$671	+14.35
350–395 fancy	374	114	182.50–226.00	$208.62	$780	+11.95
350–399	377	179	150.00–209.00	$182.01	$686	+3.11
355–398 value added	382	19	175.50–194.00	$185.09	$707	-4.58
403–447 value added	417	124	175.00–202.00	$191.66	$799	+4.50
400–445 fancy	419	168	179.00–211.50	$200.93	$842	+9.33
400–448	427	224	160.00–195.00	$179.72	$767	+2.27
451–496 fancy	469	113	181.00–206.00	$196.99	$924	+10.06
452–499 value added	472	67	175.00–194.00	$183.06	$864	-0.28
450–498	476	390	150.00–196.00	$178.65	$850	+3.52
500–549	521	427	150.00–186.00	$174.07	$907	+3.83
500–547 value added	528	390	165.00–199.00	$187.86	$992	+8.40
550–599	576	421	149.00–180.00	$168.59	$971	+2.40
550–596 value added	577	266	164.00–192.00	$178.53	$1,030	-0.52
600–645 value added	628	530	144.00–192.00	$179.23	$1,126	+13.31
600–649	630	333	138.00–179.00	$162.16	$1,022	+1.92
650–695 value added	670	227	145.00–182.75	$171.22	$1,147	+12.06
650–697	675	324	131.00–170.00	$160.00	$1,080	+4.93
700–747 value added	719	156	145.00–169.00	$163.33	$1,174	+4.13
700–748	723	154	125.00–166.25	$153.68	$1,111	+3.05
752–795 value added	769	116	144.00–167.60	$163.11	$1,254	+8.49
750–795	771	64	125.00–159.00	$145.59	$1,122	-4.39
800–813 value added	808	35	149.50–154.00	$151.87	$1,227	+4.04
815	815	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,043	-4.69
800–845	819	55	110.00–151.50	$140.32	$1,149	+7.63
855 value added	855	19	151.50	$151.50	$1,295	-10.00
855–887	871	15	111.00–144.00	$134.30	$1,170	+0.68
900–945	920	11	120.00–139.00	$131.29	$1,208	-1.56
970–995	987	22	109.00–137.00	$131.60	$1,299	-2.40
1010–1020	1012	9	118.00–134.00	$128.33	$1,299	+5.33
1095	1095	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,139	—
1160–1195	1178	2	102.00–117.50	$109.87	$1,294	—
1290	1290	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,535	+4.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	151.00–172.00	$160.67	$358	-1.18
250–290	271	9	132.50–175.00	$155.55	$422	-5.17
300–345	321	21	127.50–185.00	$161.24	$518	+3.98
371 value added	371	14	151.00	$151.00	$560	—
355–395	373	22	124.00–185.00	$158.14	$590	+5.23
400–448	427	46	110.00–181.00	$156.81	$670	+1.84
450–495	474	81	115.00–177.00	$156.33	$741	+4.57
477 value added	477	97	169.50	$169.50	$809	—
500–547	523	63	130.00–169.00	$154.17	$806	+7.52
550–596	572	45	110.00–175.00	$148.86	$851	+5.30
600–645	630	28	120.00–155.00	$139.67	$880	+2.19
655–692	669	27	100.00–158.00	$139.42	$933	+5.77
700–745	721	22	99.00–146.00	$127.64	$920	+1.77
750–796	785	16	103.00–139.00	$126.16	$990	+4.41
800–825	811	13	100.00–121.00	$110.62	$897	-9.38
855–885	873	6	90.00–130.00	$114.94	$1,003	+12.18
940	940	1	99.00	$99.00	$931	-10.76
960–988	982	12	111.00–116.00	$112.96	$1,109	-0.48

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	157.50	$157.50	$441	—
385–390	388	2	120.00–130.00	$125.03	$485	+4.76
435–445	438	3	117.50–132.50	$125.85	$551	—
475	475	1	120.00	$120.00	$570	±0.00
475–485	480	2	126.00–130.00	$127.98	$614	+7.98
510	510	2	115.00–122.50	$118.75	$606	-6.23
555–560	557	3	113.00–135.00	$125.01	$696	—
680	680	2	102.00–120.00	$111.00	$755	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1580	1259	5	100.00–123.00	$113.64	$1,431	—
1307	1307	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,555	-2.00
1360	1360	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,659	—
1475	1475	6	100.50	$100.50	$1,482	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	328	3	162.50–174.00	$170.09	$558	—
400	400	1	162.00	$162.00	$648	-8.00
455–490	464	4	152.50–165.00	$159.74	$741	—
545	545	1	148.00	$148.00	$807	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	184.00	$184.00	$681	+34.52
421	421	3	189.00	$189.00	$796	+55.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	161.00	$161.00	$684	—
590	590	1	140.00	$140.00	$826	-15.01
840	840	1	103.00	$103.00	$865	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	152.50	$152.50	$473	—
405	405	1	160.00	$160.00	$648	—
475	475	1	150.00	$150.00	$712	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	1	100.00	$100.00	$875	—
995	995	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,124	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	112.50	$112.50	$416	—

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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	223	9	190.00–225.00	$205.33	$458	+0.91
230 fancy	230	2	240.00	$240.00	$552	+22.19
250–295	277	41	180.00–255.00	$208.82	$578	+5.44
265–298 fancy	288	16	202.50–237.50	$226.01	$651	+10.46
295 value added	295	1	221.00	$221.00	$652	-4.00
300–345	317	64	182.50–240.00	$210.67	$668	+9.10
300–340 fancy	324	43	217.50–260.00	$234.77	$761	+19.16
325–345 value added	337	3	215.00–217.50	$216.16	$728	+3.16
350–375 value added	363	15	207.50–232.00	$222.35	$807	-0.78
352–390 fancy	374	66	205.00–249.00	$227.66	$851	+4.06
350–398	376	89	185.00–236.00	$210.87	$793	+2.67
420	420	1	185.00	$185.00	$777	-15.59
400–445 fancy	421	107	201.00–237.50	$220.72	$929	+4.78
400–446	425	123	167.50–235.00	$204.09	$867	+3.50
405–445 value added	431	18	200.00–227.50	$210.61	$908	-4.88
450–498	472	155	180.00–217.50	$196.18	$926	+3.80
450–495 fancy	484	56	195.00–227.00	$210.15	$1,017	-1.58
450–495 value added	486	16	196.00–207.00	$201.77	$981	-2.42
510–515 value added	515	15	190.00–211.00	$193.46	$996	-3.26
500–548 fancy	518	126	195.00–227.00	$212.27	$1,100	+13.67
520	520	1	180.00	$180.00	$936	-5.49
500–545	524	154	162.00–205.00	$189.33	$992	+3.84
550–565 fancy	563	11	192.00–209.00	$201.29	$1,133	+8.49
550–595	573	135	164.00–197.00	$179.23	$1,027	+0.54
550–596 value added	589	7	185.00–186.00	$185.13	$1,090	+2.78
605–642 value added	619	16	162.00–177.00	$169.56	$1,050	+1.66
600–648	626	150	150.00–182.00	$167.83	$1,051	+1.34
610–645 fancy	632	35	177.00–194.00	$188.12	$1,189	+5.86
652–682 value added	667	10	161.00–172.00	$164.97	$1,100	+2.72
650–696	669	70	140.00–178.00	$161.96	$1,084	+3.94
700–745	716	53	135.00–165.50	$155.02	$1,110	+4.72
750–795	777	32	124.00–164.00	$145.30	$1,129	+3.59
800–845	818	25	112.00–150.00	$136.21	$1,114	+7.15
850–890	874	12	118.00–144.00	$126.07	$1,102	+1.86
905–935	920	6	125.00–140.00	$130.55	$1,201	+17.35
955–995	974	6	120.00–130.00	$125.68	$1,224	+11.97
1010–1042	1031	3	104.00–119.00	$108.90	$1,123	-2.49
1175	1175	5	135.00	$135.00	$1,586	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	230	5	160.00–188.00	$176.25	$405	+17.04
265	265	2	162.50–172.50	$167.50	$444	+7.84
310–345	330	3	165.00–181.00	$175.11	$578	+5.51
350–385	369	9	128.00–203.00	$169.31	$625	-4.09
400–448	437	31	146.00–190.00	$168.27	$735	-0.81
450–495	476	23	140.00–195.00	$168.56	$802	-2.76
500–549	534	25	119.00–185.00	$164.11	$876	+2.37
550–593	570	33	140.00–178.00	$163.82	$934	+10.00
620–645	630	6	136.00–164.00	$149.48	$942	+6.05
652–690	667	14	115.00–160.00	$151.08	$1,008	+10.08
700–735	720	6	110.00–142.00	$128.21	$923	+3.16
755–795	779	6	110.00–136.00	$127.36	$992	+9.78
855–865	860	2	90.00–108.00	$98.95	$851	+5.95
990	990	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,178	+16.48

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	170.00	$170.00	$476	-2.50
330	330	1	200.00	$200.00	$660	+19.00
352–360	355	3	175.00–190.00	$184.92	$656	+9.92
445	445	1	181.00	$181.00	$805	—
455–470	466	4	170.00–178.00	$174.66	$814	-5.34
520	520	1	170.00	$170.00	$884	+11.00
665–690	678	2	132.50–146.00	$139.13	$943	-8.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195–2050	1545	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	1,175.00–2,750.00	$2,113.38	—
1290–2130	1726	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	6	1,500.00–2,500.00	$2,012.83	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	412	3	122.00–175.00	$157.62	$649	-12.38
575	575	1	162.50	$162.50	$934	+4.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	165.00	$165.00	$412	—
335	335	1	162.50	$162.50	$544	+32.50
400–410	405	2	112.50–140.00	$126.42	$512	-8.49

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	3	115.00	$115.00	$325	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	160.00	$160.00	$912	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	173.00	$173.00	$830	+2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	80-85%	1	60.00	$60.00	$726	-20.18
955–1530	1213	80-85%	79	51.00–86.50	$72.73	$882	-7.45
860–1790	1228	80-85%	352	70.00–98.00	$84.75	$1,041	+4.57
835–1815	1280	80-85%	273	75.00–116.00	$94.99	$1,216	+40.32

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1270	960	85-90%	79	34.00–71.00	$61.70	$592	+11.99
685–1365	990	85-90%	30	40.00–60.00	$51.65	$511	-9.03
685–1285	992	85-90%	143	52.00–82.00	$71.65	$711	+10.97
775–1295	1031	85-90%	96	71.00–97.00	$82.49	$850	+11.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1605	1461	75-80%	7	71.00–89.00	$80.42	$1,175	+10.03
1080–2050	1491	75-80%	95	71.00–99.00	$87.02	$1,297	+16.63
1195–1915	1498	75-80%	124	80.00–120.00	$96.09	$1,439	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1690	1322	27	75.00–105.00	$93.01	$1,230	—
1100–2190	1668	95	93.00–135.00	$111.02	$1,852	—
1135–2395	1802	86	108.00–144.00	$122.55	$2,208	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–1080	966	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	87.00–112.00	$98.36	$950
915–1175	1045	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	101.00–112.00	$107.18	$1,120
940–1495	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	89.00–113.00	$99.83	$1,096

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$728

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
899	899	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	1,160.00	$1,160.00
941	941	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,125.00	$1,125.00
825–1220	947	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	810.00–1,225.00	$1,015.92
992	992	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,260.00	$1,260.00
850–1555	1069	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	935.00–1,500.00	$1,210.39
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00
1110	1110	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1035–1172	1112	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	875.00–1,060.00	$932.16
915–1465	1138	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,110.00–1,625.00	$1,378.61
1040–1203	1156	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	675.00–1,175.00	$1,038.33
550–1675	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	750.00–1,585.00	$1,249.54
1155–1295	1202	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,210.00	$1,171.55
905–1530	1246	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	60	780.00–1,550.00	$1,258.35
1050–1550	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	950.00–1,400.00	$1,183.16
895–1490	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	675.00–1,300.00	$1,146.52
965–1585	1306	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	45	710.00–1,600.00	$1,337.96
1265–1480	1328	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	950.00–1,600.00	$1,144.60
1175–1417	1336	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,035.00–1,250.00	$1,186.99
665–1775	1352	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	143	675.00–1,675.00	$1,409.19
1181–1812 fancy	1379	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	1,800.00–2,400.00	$2,022.76

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–1235	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	800.00–1,175.00	$1,079.77
1080–1120	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,075.00	$989.09
875–1316	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	775.00–1,175.00	$1,064.14

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
800–960	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,125.00	$1,043.18
975	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
900–1075	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	875.00–1,075.00	$1,004.88
975–1085	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–1,075.00	$1,015.84
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00	$650.00
845–995	927	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00	$700.00
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	685.00	$685.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	685.00	$685.00
925–1015	970	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,026.16
875–1470	1044	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	835.00–1,650.00	$1,362.08
910–1257	1048	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	650.00–1,425.00	$1,165.46
910–1291	1057	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,050.00–1,575.00	$1,256.40
1103–1570 fancy	1172	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,801.97

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
820–980	884	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	725.00–1,000.00	$883.85
760–970	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	750.00–1,075.00	$1,009.79
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–920	850	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	875.00–975.00	$902.84
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	950.00	$950.00

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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
815–940	878	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,187.46	—
840–1220	1027	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	860.00–1,700.00	$1,317.06	+502.71
1000–1165	1082	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,350.00	$1,164.79	-158.26
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1065–1190	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,775.00	$1,529.25	+556.60
1050–1325	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,030.00–1,725.00	$1,451.30	+478.65
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	-337.68
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	-62.68
1100–1400	1250	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	840.00–1,285.00	$1,089.20	-198.24
1050–1575	1281	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	900.00–1,775.00	$1,492.99	+205.55
1040–1680	1366	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	850.00–1,875.00	$1,616.66	—
1395	1395	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,440.00	$1,440.00	—
1280–1852	1517	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,950.00–2,275.00	$2,092.36	—
1140–1795	1558	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–2,300.00	$2,093.42	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1350	1159	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	975.00–1,225.00	$1,133.18	+183.18
960–1470	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,135.00–1,400.00	$1,299.43	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	860.00	$860.00	—
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00	—
945–975	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,025.00	$914.26	—
975–1050	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,125.00	$1,093.29	+293.29

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	327	3	100.00–105.00	$101.63	$332	—
425	425	1	94.00	$94.00	$400	—
470	470	1	85.00	$85.00	$400	—
550	550	1	120.00	$120.00	$660	—
640	640	1	75.00	$75.00	$480	—
700	700	1	85.00	$85.00	$595	—
755–780	768	2	70.00–78.00	$73.93	$568	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223–248	237	10	145.00–152.00	$148.66	$352	—
263–287	283	11	133.00–154.00	$150.45	$426	+7.45
317 value added	317	16	161.00	$161.00	$510	—
340–345	343	6	142.50–143.00	$142.75	$490	+2.75
365–375	370	11	119.00–149.00	$145.21	$537	+25.21
381 value added	381	47	178.25	$178.25	$679	—
403–425	408	20	131.00–146.00	$138.41	$565	+44.50
458–499	480	14	88.00–158.00	$117.48	$564	-16.52
510–545	521	16	90.00–135.00	$129.18	$673	-4.04
550	550	3	139.00	$139.00	$764	+24.00
610–620	615	11	136.00–138.00	$137.08	$843	+30.08
705–735	714	5	90.00–110.00	$93.95	$671	-2.05
770	770	2	120.00	$120.00	$924	—
812–835	826	5	90.00–122.00	$110.30	$911	—
868–886 value added	877	119	143.50–144.00	$143.75	$1,261	—
855–895	880	4	80.00–90.00	$83.95	$739	—
970–992	985	3	81.00–121.00	$94.13	$927	—
1018	1018	3	117.50	$117.50	$1,196	—
1021 value added	1021	51	141.75	$141.75	$1,447	—

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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
925	925	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.