Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

16,277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $187.78/cwt +7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 527 lb · 789 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $171.28/cwt +6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,158/hd at 676 lb · 714 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $182.88/cwt +10.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 570 lb · 653 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	16,277	18,599	17,682
Feeder cattle	13,897	15,322	15,462
Slaughter cattle	1,733	2,052	1,547
Replacement cattle	647	1,225	673

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls sold mostly 8.00 to 12.00 higher with some instances to sharply higher. Feeder heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 higher with instances to sharply higher. Demand was good to very good for all feeder classes throughout the week. Slaughter cows were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls mostly steady to 4.00 higher with good to very 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
180	180	1	232.00	$232.00	$418	+32.00
200–235	208	5	202.50–252.50	$224.87	$468	+7.14
205–230 fancy	218	2	210.00–222.50	$215.89	$471	-23.87
260–295	280	10	187.50–255.00	$225.32	$631	+17.61
275–298 fancy	293	10	215.00–310.00	$271.04	$794	+41.61
300–343	326	44	190.00–260.00	$244.32	$796	+33.52
305–345 fancy	326	37	202.50–300.00	$237.71	$775	-0.25
332–337 value added	335	5	214.00–230.00	$217.60	$729	-8.55
351–385 value added	364	12	214.00–220.00	$217.41	$791	-8.89
350–392	373	105	177.50–273.00	$237.70	$887	+23.46
350–398 fancy	373	67	207.50–310.00	$250.64	$935	+14.97
400–447	423	122	180.00–262.50	$230.26	$974	+18.04
400–448 fancy	427	146	206.00–285.00	$245.26	$1,047	+14.30
420–445 value added	434	31	219.00–249.00	$237.06	$1,029	+12.38
450–496	473	157	176.00–237.00	$219.84	$1,040	+12.81
450–498 fancy	473	117	200.00–254.00	$233.51	$1,105	+6.87
450–498 value added	476	66	207.00–246.00	$236.11	$1,124	+23.51
500–548	523	141	179.00–229.00	$213.75	$1,118	+12.36
500–549 value added	525	320	191.00–244.00	$223.87	$1,175	+9.48
507–531 fancy	527	27	217.00–240.00	$221.98	$1,170	+11.98
550–598 value added	579	290	191.00–229.00	$216.55	$1,254	+8.21
550–596	582	184	169.00–220.00	$204.03	$1,187	+8.77
600–648 value added	617	271	168.00–221.00	$204.64	$1,263	+10.23
620 fancy	620	20	211.50	$211.50	$1,311	+18.50
600–649	629	188	148.00–206.00	$191.91	$1,207	+9.73
650–698 value added	673	284	166.00–210.50	$193.04	$1,299	+5.27
650–699	675	135	157.50–199.00	$184.90	$1,248	+3.86
700–748	724	220	135.00–195.00	$177.69	$1,286	+5.30
700–746 value added	727	271	165.00–199.00	$183.00	$1,330	+0.79
750–798 value added	773	343	160.00–193.70	$184.48	$1,426	+4.39
750–798	780	137	147.50–188.00	$175.62	$1,370	+6.14
822 fancy	822	62	186.75	$186.75	$1,535	—
800–845	824	175	150.00–178.00	$171.62	$1,414	+4.32
822–845 value added	829	124	155.00–184.00	$180.93	$1,500	+6.51
850–893	868	64	151.00–178.00	$164.97	$1,432	+5.12
855–899 value added	870	307	174.00–184.00	$179.48	$1,561	+2.45
900–938	917	94	142.00–171.00	$166.10	$1,523	+13.94
932–944 value added	938	111	175.00–176.75	$175.83	$1,649	+3.54
959–976 value added	967	114	165.75–176.80	$171.42	$1,658	+10.82
965–970	968	2	141.00–149.00	$145.01	$1,404	-1.61
1005–1045	1018	9	136.00–149.00	$144.78	$1,474	+7.77
1050	1050	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,491	+6.66
1135	1135	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,351	-26.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
237	237	2	175.00	$175.00	$415	+8.72
270	270	1	232.50	$232.50	$628	+48.30
330–345	336	4	148.00–190.00	$169.51	$570	-17.78
350–395	371	14	137.50–240.00	$200.16	$743	+23.96
400–445	430	15	150.00–233.00	$213.29	$917	+39.04
450–499	483	26	140.00–212.50	$188.22	$909	+3.29
500–545	526	29	142.50–206.00	$166.08	$874	-11.14
550–580	570	21	165.00–203.00	$192.94	$1,100	+15.89
600–645	625	20	159.00–188.00	$177.64	$1,110	+18.45
650–695	675	18	142.00–178.00	$163.65	$1,105	+1.86
709–745	719	16	145.00–173.50	$163.52	$1,176	+10.02
755–785	763	6	142.00–151.00	$147.50	$1,125	-1.21
800–845	823	2	148.00–150.00	$149.03	$1,227	+16.77
870–895	889	4	141.00–156.00	$152.33	$1,354	+13.33
940	940	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,090	-20.75

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471–475	472	5	171.00–178.00	$176.59	$834	—
500–535	523	3	170.00	$170.00	$889	—
525 value added	525	1	187.00	$187.00	$982	—
560	560	1	170.00	$170.00	$952	-3.00
561 value added	561	3	183.00	$183.00	$1,027	-7.00
605	605	1	162.00	$162.00	$980	—
655–685	670	2	163.00–175.00	$169.13	$1,133	—
700–730	715	2	145.00–159.00	$151.85	$1,086	—
770	770	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,155	—
915	915	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,290	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	190.00	$190.00	$884	—
505–530	513	3	185.00–190.00	$188.28	$966	—
620	620	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,141	—
664	664	6	182.00	$182.00	$1,208	—
715	715	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,180	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	192.50	$192.50	$635	—
405	405	1	200.00	$200.00	$810	—
475	475	1	174.00	$174.00	$826	+2.79
520	520	1	184.00	$184.00	$957	-0.80
732	732	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,186	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1136	1136	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,522	+10.94
1585	1585	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,664	+9.50
1828	1828	2	118.00	$118.00	$2,157	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	197.00	$197.00	$778	+27.00
420	420	1	182.50	$182.50	$766	—
505–540	523	2	162.00–175.00	$168.28	$880	+5.72
615	615	1	145.00	$145.00	$892	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	140.00	$140.00	$364	—
300	300	1	137.50	$137.50	$412	—
440	440	1	145.00	$145.00	$638	—
595	595	1	130.00	$130.00	$774	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225 fancy	217	8	220.00–235.00	$224.80	$488	+14.79
217 value added	217	2	215.00	$215.00	$467	—
205–245	227	20	167.50–230.00	$191.39	$434	+9.99
255–290 fancy	273	13	197.50–247.50	$220.41	$602	+7.00
250–295	275	68	162.50–232.50	$189.64	$522	+9.85
300–345 fancy	321	56	185.00–242.50	$220.00	$706	+14.62
300–347	327	72	170.00–222.50	$191.48	$626	+9.10
300–345 value added	333	27	180.00–251.00	$204.56	$681	+4.83
350–398 fancy	370	127	185.00–245.00	$220.23	$815	+11.61
350–398	373	189	162.50–225.00	$197.41	$736	+15.40
355–398 value added	381	36	180.00–206.00	$199.47	$760	+14.38
400–445 value added	412	109	178.00–240.00	$218.57	$901	+26.91
400–445 fancy	418	200	180.00–236.00	$211.70	$885	+10.77
400–448	429	220	162.00–215.00	$191.56	$822	+11.84
450–498	473	346	157.50–215.00	$188.88	$893	+10.23
450–495 value added	474	97	175.00–217.00	$198.21	$940	+15.15
450–498 fancy	475	133	180.00–217.00	$202.53	$962	+5.54
500–515 fancy	510	23	190.00–193.00	$190.89	$974	—
500–548	525	245	155.00–199.00	$178.48	$937	+4.41
500–549 value added	529	521	169.00–212.00	$192.01	$1,016	+4.15
550–599 value added	567	311	168.50–207.00	$187.37	$1,062	+8.84
550–598	573	342	154.00–192.00	$178.80	$1,025	+10.21
600–649 value added	622	239	158.00–189.00	$177.33	$1,103	-1.90
622 thin fleshed	622	76	167.60	$167.60	$1,042	—
600–649	626	201	139.00–189.50	$169.72	$1,062	+7.56
640	640	2	155.00	$155.00	$992	-7.16
650–697 value added	675	501	150.00–184.10	$174.72	$1,179	+3.50
650–699	679	213	140.00–180.00	$163.20	$1,108	+3.20
700–747	718	89	138.00–166.50	$154.44	$1,109	+0.76
700–744 value added	732	217	146.00–177.00	$166.62	$1,220	+3.29
754–770 value added	762	110	147.00–165.60	$163.96	$1,249	+0.85
752–795	770	48	126.00–159.00	$141.56	$1,090	-4.03
800–844	819	37	115.00–154.00	$139.94	$1,146	-0.38
835 value added	835	5	139.00–145.00	$143.80	$1,201	-8.07
860–890	875	22	110.00–142.00	$130.25	$1,140	-4.05
900–945	925	12	109.00–152.50	$129.93	$1,202	-1.36
925	925	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,193	-2.29
955–985	964	5	115.00–137.00	$126.55	$1,220	-5.05
1000–1040	1021	4	122.00–132.00	$129.03	$1,317	+0.70

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	229	7	132.50–200.00	$166.18	$381	+5.51
250–295	272	10	130.00–210.00	$162.27	$441	+6.72
300–345	323	26	137.50–202.50	$165.97	$536	+4.73
350–397	374	38	140.00–201.00	$173.66	$649	+15.52
405–445	430	35	130.00–193.00	$161.10	$693	+4.29
450–496	473	57	128.00–192.50	$169.89	$804	+13.56
500–545	525	47	104.00–176.00	$154.62	$812	+0.45
550–595	575	42	125.00–170.00	$153.63	$883	+4.77
600–645	624	25	101.00–168.00	$145.92	$911	+6.25
650–695	673	18	114.00–154.00	$139.57	$939	+0.15
700–745	720	20	106.00–144.00	$125.48	$903	-2.16
759–793	780	12	117.50–155.00	$139.18	$1,086	+13.02
800–835	816	5	90.00–116.00	$107.60	$878	-3.02
850–880	860	3	97.00–126.00	$115.78	$996	+0.84
900–915	908	2	113.00–115.00	$114.01	$1,035	+15.01
950–995	988	6	114.00–119.00	$118.20	$1,168	+5.24
1000	1000	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,030	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	170.00	$170.00	$493	—
425–440	433	2	162.00–187.50	$174.53	$756	+13.53
455–496	481	8	160.00–175.00	$169.18	$814	—
505	505	1	164.00	$164.00	$828	—
550–595	573	10	147.00–167.00	$157.05	$900	+17.05
600	600	1	147.00	$147.00	$882	—
675	675	1	135.00	$135.00	$911	—
795	795	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,073	—
835	835	2	118.00	$118.00	$985	+15.00
930	930	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,256	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	150.00	$150.00	$525	—
445	445	5	160.00–174.00	$162.80	$724	—
488	488	2	177.00	$177.00	$864	+17.26
505–540	523	2	160.00–164.00	$162.07	$848	+14.07
550–565	556	4	145.00–157.00	$152.22	$846	—
615–625	618	3	143.00–148.00	$144.68	$894	—
662	662	2	153.00	$153.00	$1,013	—
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	—
805	805	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,030	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	195.00	$195.00	$673	—
415	415	1	160.00	$160.00	$664	-29.00
450	450	1	160.00	$160.00	$720	—
500–525	511	4	162.00–175.00	$170.75	$873	—
550–560	555	3	167.00–176.00	$171.69	$953	—
776	776	3	136.50	$136.50	$1,059	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	175.00–177.50	$176.25	$511	—
380–397	390	4	155.00–167.50	$164.20	$640	—
405–425	415	2	170.00–177.50	$173.66	$721	+13.66
505	505	1	147.00	$147.00	$742	—
570	570	1	130.00	$130.00	$741	—
605	605	1	139.00	$139.00	$841	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,138	—
1155–1305	1230	2	120.00–122.50	$121.17	$1,490	—
1200–1320	1245	3	122.00–130.00	$126.02	$1,569	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	137.50	$137.50	$399	-20.00
340	340	1	132.00	$132.00	$449	—
455–485	470	2	125.00–135.00	$129.84	$610	+9.84
550	550	2	122.50–123.00	$122.75	$675	-2.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	127.50	$127.50	$567	—
450	450	1	121.00	$121.00	$544	—
562	562	1	112.00	$112.00	$629	—
645	645	1	120.00	$120.00	$774	—
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	228.00	$228.00	$365	—
205 fancy	205	1	202.50	$202.50	$415	-37.50
200–245	224	14	180.00–235.00	$202.16	$453	-3.17
250–295 value added	277	3	227.50–234.00	$231.51	$641	+10.51
257–295 fancy	277	12	207.50–255.00	$231.78	$642	+5.77
250–295	278	19	192.50–250.00	$221.41	$616	+12.59
302–345	326	63	177.50–260.00	$225.95	$737	+15.28
303–347 fancy	328	41	210.00–300.00	$244.75	$803	+9.98
330–345 value added	340	3	205.00–230.00	$221.91	$754	+5.75
350–398 fancy	370	101	210.00–268.00	$236.32	$874	+8.66
350–385 value added	370	19	213.00–277.00	$231.86	$858	+9.51
350–398	374	81	172.50–247.50	$217.32	$813	+6.45
400–440 value added	421	26	200.00–239.00	$219.95	$926	+9.34
402–440 fancy	425	78	201.00–257.50	$228.57	$971	+7.85
400–448	428	119	170.00–247.50	$212.11	$908	+8.02
455–465 value added	460	2	205.00–212.50	$208.79	$960	+7.02
450–496 fancy	472	55	200.00–241.00	$220.28	$1,040	+10.13
450–498	473	128	169.00–232.50	$201.09	$951	+4.91
505–540 value added	514	28	175.00–234.00	$205.71	$1,057	+12.25
500–545 fancy	523	30	197.00–229.00	$222.99	$1,166	+10.72
500–549	523	174	170.00–219.00	$194.09	$1,015	+4.76
550–578 fancy	564	15	196.00–215.00	$201.54	$1,137	+0.25
550–595	570	142	164.00–200.00	$184.78	$1,053	+5.55
550–595 value added	576	11	172.00–200.00	$186.39	$1,074	+1.26
605–625 fancy	620	6	172.00–191.00	$181.51	$1,125	-6.61
605–645 value added	622	7	169.00–190.00	$180.88	$1,125	+11.32
600–647	625	76	151.00–190.00	$175.82	$1,099	+7.99
660–685 fancy	669	9	177.00–197.00	$184.43	$1,234	—
655–692 value added	673	7	160.00–174.00	$166.97	$1,124	+2.00
650–699	678	72	145.00–188.00	$170.16	$1,154	+8.20
700–745	717	44	135.00–184.00	$158.53	$1,137	+3.51
700–735 fancy	718	2	170.00–199.00	$184.85	$1,327	—
710–745 value added	724	7	144.00–156.00	$151.36	$1,096	—
750–795	765	45	135.00–173.00	$156.65	$1,198	+11.35
780 fancy	780	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,388	—
800–845	821	21	110.00–165.00	$135.53	$1,113	-0.68
850–890	868	13	123.00–148.00	$136.32	$1,183	+10.25
900–945	923	10	100.00–150.00	$123.52	$1,140	-7.03
950–995	981	11	92.00–138.00	$120.18	$1,179	-5.50
1010	1010	2	96.00	$96.00	$970	-12.90
1080	1080	2	98.00	$98.00	$1,058	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	237	3	165.00–190.00	$181.55	$430	+5.30
250–290	281	5	147.50–201.00	$178.48	$502	+10.98
305–345	322	13	150.00–216.00	$182.69	$588	+7.58
350–395	380	16	150.00–211.00	$184.70	$702	+15.39
400–445	430	21	142.50–220.00	$202.76	$872	+34.49
455–495	477	37	127.50–200.00	$175.94	$839	+7.38
500–545	521	21	141.00–194.00	$167.61	$873	+3.50
550–595	570	25	128.00–180.00	$161.73	$922	-2.09
600–645	623	14	140.00–167.00	$155.23	$967	+5.75
650–695	674	13	125.00–165.00	$149.23	$1,006	-1.85
710–745	726	4	130.00–164.00	$147.90	$1,074	+19.69
760–790	772	5	110.00–140.00	$126.30	$975	-1.06
810	810	1	107.00	$107.00	$867	—
870	870	1	106.00	$106.00	$922	+7.05
935	935	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,019	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	476	9	178.00–188.00	$183.45	$873	+8.79
505–530	520	4	147.50–197.00	$169.03	$879	-0.97
577–585	580	3	150.00–160.00	$156.64	$909	—
600	600	1	161.00	$161.00	$966	—
690	690	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,070	+15.87
720	720	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,008	—
780–792	788	3	121.00–130.00	$127.03	$1,001	—
885	885	1	110.00	$110.00	$974	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	180.00	$180.00	$477	—
345	345	5	182.00	$182.00	$628	—
351	351	3	199.00	$199.00	$698	—
415	415	1	194.00	$194.00	$805	—
450–477	460	6	160.00–200.00	$189.05	$870	—
500–505	503	2	150.00	$150.00	$754	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1270	1126	(<2 yrs)	N/A	9	1,425.00–2,375.00	$2,015.65	—
1070–1515	1281	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	1,190.00–1,900.00	$1,493.87	—
1960	1960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	3,725.00	$3,725.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	147.50	$147.50	$361	—
375	375	1	140.00	$140.00	$525	—
405–445	416	4	125.00–145.00	$132.81	$552	+6.39
475–495	483	3	135.00–141.00	$138.69	$670	—
510	510	1	128.00	$128.00	$653	—
565–570	568	2	125.00–135.00	$130.02	$739	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	165.00	$165.00	$380	—
255	255	1	170.00	$170.00	$434	—
340	340	1	172.00	$172.00	$585	—
365	365	1	185.00	$185.00	$675	—
470–480	475	2	160.00–170.00	$164.95	$784	—
502–545	516	3	162.50–185.00	$177.08	$914	—
585	585	1	162.50	$162.50	$951	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	176.00	$176.00	$915	—
737–745	739	4	140.00–146.00	$144.49	$1,068	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	1	91.00	$91.00	$714	—
875	875	1	85.00	$85.00	$744	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080	1080	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1465	1157	80-85%	71	59.00–92.00	$77.20	$893	—
895–1610	1215	80-85%	277	64.00–101.50	$83.69	$1,017	+10.96
935–1655	1244	80-85%	206	80.50–117.00	$94.98	$1,182	+10.23
1565	1565	80-85%	1	48.00	$48.00	$751	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1130	903	85-90%	26	40.00–65.00	$49.85	$450	—
685–1310	972	85-90%	88	50.00–80.50	$63.17	$614	+1.47
735–1285	987	85-90%	98	72.00–105.00	$83.99	$829	+32.34
720–1210	993	85-90%	140	56.00–89.50	$73.49	$730	+1.84

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–2015	1506	75-80%	95	67.50–102.50	$87.43	$1,317	—
1135–2055	1511	75-80%	130	80.00–119.00	$94.92	$1,434	—
1120–1715	1526	75-80%	11	70.00–93.00	$81.09	$1,237	—
1870	1870	75-80%	1	40.00	$40.00	$748	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390	1390	65-75%	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,293	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1940	1472	32	80.00–120.50	$100.73	$1,483	—
1005–2305	1551	104	90.00–129.00	$109.69	$1,701	—
1100–2480	1801	90	108.00–151.50	$125.93	$2,268	+3.38

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1005	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	90.00–112.00	$98.56	$924
730–1108	963	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	99.00–142.50	$111.15	$1,070
910–1140	1027	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	92.00–104.00	$99.67	$1,024
1280	1280	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,088

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	92.50	$92.50	$671

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1180	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	850.00–1,210.00	$999.79
755–1215	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	925.00–1,425.00	$1,231.04
1016	1016	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,175.00	$1,175.00
940–1385	1109	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	925.00–1,600.00	$1,233.13
765–1680	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	67	730.00–1,600.00	$1,114.60
895–1430	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	29	660.00–1,375.00	$1,159.01
1045–1250	1148	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	860.00–985.00	$928.08
1020–1345	1157	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	725.00–1,300.00	$1,011.56
875–1380	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	850.00–1,335.00	$1,042.53
990–1255	1163	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	835.00–1,030.00	$973.85
890–1620	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	750.00–1,500.00	$1,116.45
1025–1300	1191	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	925.00–1,100.00	$1,036.67
890–1785	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	750.00–1,625.00	$1,175.40
1010–1490	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,125.03
1375	1375	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–975	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–950.00	$926.42
930–1045	972	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–775.00	$734.86
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
985	985	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
990–995	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–1,110.00	$942.08
1060 thin fleshed	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00
985–1215	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–1,010.00	$956.85

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
830–990	892	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	775.00–1,100.00	$938.43
790–1020	915	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	810.00–1,100.00	$974.64
975	975	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
965–1175	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	860.00–1,175.00	$994.42

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–890	843	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–875.00	$721.05
800–915	858	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–975.00	$894.97
800–925	870	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	750.00–925.00	$803.52

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–710	695	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$851.08

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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
1020 thin fleshed	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1000–1050 thin fleshed	1044	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,283.24	—
845–1260	1069	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,200.00	$1,086.69	-78.10
1105	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-504.25
990–1302	1117	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	1,000.00–1,875.00	$1,588.93	+59.68
1100–1200	1142	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,285.00–1,525.00	$1,386.61	-64.69
1120–1295	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,375.00	$1,253.71	—
852–1555	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	830.00–1,760.00	$1,318.34	—
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1115–1420	1261	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,250.00–1,475.00	$1,387.00	+297.80
1256–1295	1266	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00–1,575.00	$1,351.73	-141.26
1475	1475	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1510	1510	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	-517.36
1525	1525	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00	-117.36

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720–900	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	920.00–1,150.00	$1,047.78	—
890	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00	-150.00
1000–1050	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00–1,185.00	$1,033.78	-59.51

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
885–1390	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,102.54	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	$140	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100	100	3	150.00–200.00	$183.33	$183	—
285	285	1	132.50	$132.50	$378	-17.95
398	398	2	154.00	$154.00	$613	+8.79
400	400	3	130.00	$130.00	$520	-8.41
470–495	483	2	111.00–112.00	$111.51	$539	-5.97
500–545	523	14	100.00–134.50	$115.71	$605	-13.47
590	590	2	134.50	$134.50	$794	—
635	635	1	95.00	$95.00	$603	-42.08
690	690	2	132.50	$132.50	$914	—
720	720	1	104.00	$104.00	$749	+10.05
775	775	1	95.00	$95.00	$736	-25.00
825 fancy	825	12	137.50	$137.50	$1,134	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1411	1411	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,707	—

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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
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
800–1100	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,010.00–2,050.00	$1,612.11	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.