Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

22,753 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.85/cwt +10.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 523 lb · 991 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $230.47/cwt +10.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,672/hd at 726 lb · 946 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $229.48/cwt +9.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,313/hd at 572 lb · 932 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	22,753	20,658	10,722
Feeder cattle	20,212	17,373	8,670
Slaughter cattle	1,983	2,240	1,720
Replacement cattle	558	1,045	332

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances sharply higher. Yearling steers and heifers mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good with best interest for weaned, pre-conditioned packages. Slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady, ranging from 3.00 lower to 3.00 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	265.00	$265.00	$477	—
215–220	217	6	256.00–297.50	$286.40	$621	+11.40
225–243 fancy	237	6	262.50–320.00	$300.07	$711	—
250–265	257	6	225.00–280.00	$264.42	$680	-6.50
260–291 fancy	272	25	270.00–380.00	$308.07	$838	+4.89
310 value added	310	1	290.00	$290.00	$899	-30.00
300–345	326	31	241.00–319.00	$274.68	$895	+6.51
312–345 fancy	335	52	270.00–336.00	$322.78	$1,081	+19.25
350–397	368	49	250.00–312.50	$280.49	$1,032	+3.76
350–390 fancy	373	62	284.00–335.00	$311.33	$1,161	+9.26
361–390 value added	382	14	290.00–317.00	$301.53	$1,152	+11.53
400–445 value added	425	76	260.00–325.00	$297.78	$1,266	+15.74
400–449 fancy	426	139	272.50–323.00	$307.89	$1,312	+11.50
400–448	428	82	225.00–317.50	$289.73	$1,240	+19.63
450–495 value added	471	90	260.00–314.00	$292.98	$1,380	+12.29
450–497	474	122	221.00–302.00	$277.95	$1,317	+13.12
450–498 fancy	475	177	250.00–310.00	$290.26	$1,379	+3.97
500–547	525	235	234.00–292.50	$266.02	$1,397	+12.57
500–548 value added	527	353	254.00–310.00	$280.14	$1,476	+6.62
537 fancy	537	2	293.00	$293.00	$1,573	+17.00
550–599 value added	569	380	250.00–292.50	$275.87	$1,570	+11.68
550–598	577	285	205.00–275.00	$256.55	$1,480	+12.24
606 fancy	606	31	275.00	$275.00	$1,666	—
600–646 value added	622	481	235.00–275.00	$257.24	$1,600	+5.53
600–648	627	286	210.00–264.00	$242.10	$1,518	+7.49
665	665	10	221.00	$221.00	$1,470	-6.86
650–695	672	434	211.00–248.00	$234.19	$1,574	+6.33
650–697 value added	683	450	234.00–257.25	$244.95	$1,673	+1.58
700–749	725	340	201.00–234.00	$221.00	$1,602	+5.45
700–747 value added	726	606	221.00–246.50	$235.79	$1,712	+9.65
750–799	776	405	200.00–241.50	$216.62	$1,681	+3.71
753–789 value added	777	350	216.00–233.50	$229.84	$1,786	+7.12
806 fancy	806	65	233.75	$233.75	$1,884	+8.50
810	810	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,296	-45.74
809–818 thin fleshed	813	123	228.90–233.90	$231.53	$1,882	—
800–849	825	225	176.00–227.00	$209.08	$1,725	+3.34
807–847 value added	830	323	207.00–235.25	$229.47	$1,905	+14.80
850–895	865	156	173.00–213.00	$205.52	$1,778	+5.13
851–887 value added	870	379	208.50–228.50	$221.83	$1,930	+5.82
915	915	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,647	-9.65
901–939 value added	926	333	204.50–221.90	$212.84	$1,971	+2.51
900–946	928	139	165.00–210.00	$197.08	$1,829	+7.43
950–996	976	66	185.00–201.00	$195.47	$1,908	+7.96
983 value added	983	52	212.00	$212.00	$2,084	+5.76
1004–1048	1022	19	170.00–185.00	$179.09	$1,830	-18.83
1056–1080	1065	7	180.00–196.00	$191.37	$2,038	+8.42
1069 value added	1069	10	188.50	$188.50	$2,015	-1.55
1087 fancy	1087	47	198.00	$198.00	$2,152	—
1101–1135	1107	8	144.00–160.50	$158.36	$1,753	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	240.00	$240.00	$588	—
265	265	1	250.00	$250.00	$662	+30.00
305–335	320	2	265.00–280.00	$272.85	$873	+38.66
355–385	369	12	250.00–280.00	$268.38	$990	+29.27
400–448	424	23	217.00–267.50	$248.03	$1,052	-2.29
430	430	1	217.00	$217.00	$933	-33.32
450–499	475	42	211.00–274.00	$257.52	$1,223	+5.41
500–546	523	53	215.00–271.00	$252.24	$1,319	+14.75
550–597	578	49	205.00–250.00	$237.44	$1,372	+13.53
600–645	628	91	196.00–238.00	$228.36	$1,434	+15.69
660–695	674	28	192.00–222.00	$214.22	$1,444	+6.00
700–735	715	25	186.00–210.00	$195.30	$1,396	-6.71
750–790	776	9	187.50–208.00	$193.91	$1,505	-3.59
815–830	821	4	181.00–197.00	$187.63	$1,540	+0.63
885	885	2	193.00	$193.00	$1,708	+13.00
915	915	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,647	+11.00
1040	1040	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,726	—
1075	1075	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,720	+14.69

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	200.00–202.50	$201.25	$443	-8.75
250	250	2	232.00	$232.00	$580	+17.00
310–340	330	4	192.00–259.00	$221.42	$731	+5.78
350–398	375	8	180.00–250.00	$217.18	$814	+21.10
400–445	428	11	171.00–270.00	$234.95	$1,006	+23.89
455–495	477	14	162.00–270.00	$226.64	$1,081	-0.20
500–541	526	26	182.50–256.00	$229.56	$1,207	+19.72
552–595	577	57	160.00–251.00	$217.46	$1,255	-4.17
600–645	626	51	180.00–230.00	$214.32	$1,342	+15.02
650–695	682	25	170.00–226.00	$210.34	$1,435	+5.36
700–745	722	15	160.00–210.00	$193.43	$1,397	+5.40
758–795	778	27	160.00–212.00	$197.93	$1,540	+17.82
800–835	815	33	115.00–191.00	$173.60	$1,415	-4.11
850–895	880	10	130.00–195.00	$172.00	$1,514	+1.48
945	945	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,134	-44.32
950–982	973	6	145.00–190.00	$166.15	$1,617	+8.97
1090–1095	1093	2	139.00–150.00	$144.51	$1,579	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	2	260.00	$260.00	$902	—
400–415	409	4	240.00–270.00	$257.58	$1,054	—
545	545	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,254	—
550	550	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,320	+24.91
615–647	632	4	212.00–233.00	$224.71	$1,420	+11.73
672–675	672	11	210.00–222.50	$211.14	$1,419	-10.86
708–740	717	8	196.00–212.00	$204.49	$1,466	+1.92
767–785	774	4	200.00–208.00	$202.00	$1,563	-13.00
847	847	5	186.00	$186.00	$1,575	+3.69
850	850	2	192.00–200.00	$196.00	$1,666	-10.13
910–915	913	2	171.00–191.00	$181.03	$1,653	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180	1180	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,180	—
1210–1295	1253	2	140.00–157.00	$148.21	$1,857	-8.28
1275	1275	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,606	-30.49
1155–1780	1425	4	131.00–180.00	$157.40	$2,243	—
1530	1530	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,423	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	215.00	$215.00	$516	—
310	310	1	215.00	$215.00	$666	+15.00
465–490	478	2	218.00–220.00	$219.03	$1,047	+10.03
520	520	1	192.00	$192.00	$998	—
565	565	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,136	—
670	670	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,340	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,029	—
600–638	616	7	174.00–205.00	$187.75	$1,157	+11.75

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	3	222.50	$222.50	$897	—
750–752	751	4	165.00–170.00	$167.50	$1,258	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	473	2	190.00–205.00	$197.14	$932	—
525–535	530	2	192.50–227.50	$209.83	$1,112	—
680	680	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,482	—
765	765	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,446	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–227 fancy	225	6	265.00–285.00	$281.81	$634	—
202–246	233	19	220.00–290.00	$263.77	$615	+33.61
250–296 fancy	273	18	232.00–310.00	$271.83	$742	+4.90
255–295	273	32	202.50–300.00	$248.76	$679	+14.28
300–347	320	98	205.00–290.00	$247.21	$791	+25.94
300–345 value added	326	13	205.00–245.00	$230.21	$750	+11.31
303–345 fancy	329	28	230.00–311.00	$271.12	$892	+13.98
350–395	369	147	200.00–296.00	$249.63	$921	+21.54
353–398 fancy	375	130	230.00–305.00	$271.40	$1,018	+22.99
351–395 value added	377	51	212.00–241.00	$231.26	$872	-21.12
401–447 value added	422	96	220.00–277.50	$251.13	$1,060	+8.93
400–447 fancy	426	169	230.00–295.00	$256.49	$1,093	+9.82
400–448	430	244	210.00–281.00	$248.75	$1,070	+24.06
450–495 value added	467	89	222.00–267.00	$242.74	$1,134	+4.13
450–497 fancy	473	166	229.00–275.00	$244.79	$1,158	+6.88
450–499	477	350	208.00–264.00	$241.90	$1,154	+19.29
500–548 value added	522	559	212.50–257.00	$238.96	$1,247	+6.21
500–549	524	430	197.00–248.00	$229.86	$1,204	+11.99
547	547	2	157.00	$157.00	$859	-60.87
550–595 value added	569	471	210.00–251.00	$234.20	$1,333	+8.55
550–599	575	461	195.00–240.00	$224.66	$1,292	+9.16
600–647	623	432	170.00–229.00	$212.43	$1,323	+8.15
600–649 value added	625	435	207.00–240.00	$224.53	$1,403	+5.05
600–642	629	26	195.00–215.00	$204.11	$1,284	-0.17
650–694 value added	665	266	211.00–234.00	$220.13	$1,464	+7.87
650–699	674	444	178.00–222.00	$209.11	$1,409	+7.39
692–693	692	35	199.00–206.00	$203.40	$1,408	+1.68
705–745	716	20	180.00–187.00	$182.44	$1,306	-12.56
717	717	5	176.00	$176.00	$1,262	-19.00
700–749	725	337	155.00–216.50	$200.60	$1,454	+5.60
700–745 value added	726	252	194.00–224.75	$213.56	$1,550	+2.70
752–787	762	12	182.00–189.00	$186.89	$1,424	-7.11
750–793 value added	769	416	200.00–209.00	$204.37	$1,572	-0.19
750–798	774	113	149.00–204.00	$186.91	$1,447	-7.09
800–835	810	7	166.00–174.00	$170.80	$1,383	-12.20
811–821 value added	819	142	203.50–205.50	$204.43	$1,674	+1.80
800–845	820	141	150.00–207.00	$186.76	$1,531	+3.76
872 value added	872	51	195.75	$195.75	$1,707	-1.41
850–898	882	65	154.00–194.00	$181.15	$1,598	+12.12
906–937	923	35	155.00–185.00	$178.21	$1,645	+8.53
925	925	35	184.00	$184.00	$1,702	+2.45
950–988	970	15	129.00–180.00	$157.63	$1,529	+1.25
1000–1035	1028	9	120.00–180.00	$153.32	$1,576	-21.52
1135	1135	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,634	+29.00
1280	1280	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,715	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	223	4	177.50–220.00	$199.84	$446	+4.26
250–290	269	7	160.00–240.00	$192.82	$519	+7.06
300–347	322	25	135.00–230.00	$198.26	$638	+10.75
355–395	376	21	130.00–235.00	$195.95	$737	+6.94
400–448	422	30	163.00–252.00	$197.27	$832	+7.06
450–495	478	33	160.00–234.00	$199.32	$953	+14.02
500–547	523	54	150.00–221.00	$192.37	$1,006	+5.84
550–595	572	53	132.50–221.00	$194.76	$1,114	+5.78
600–648	627	68	135.00–217.00	$182.18	$1,142	+3.04
650–697	674	91	145.00–212.00	$183.20	$1,235	+8.50
700–747	735	31	130.00–204.00	$179.60	$1,320	+8.64
755–795	774	31	97.00–190.00	$151.46	$1,172	-3.09
800–845	817	21	122.00–179.00	$154.95	$1,266	-5.56
850–898	869	33	120.00–169.00	$138.19	$1,201	-0.55
915–925	919	9	120.00–166.00	$129.31	$1,188	-13.70
970–995	978	3	130.00–160.00	$142.89	$1,397	-2.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	221	6	200.00–257.50	$230.08	$508	+15.53
265–298	287	12	215.00–260.00	$238.55	$685	+20.01
302–345	322	19	215.00–255.00	$234.55	$755	+13.60
350–390	369	13	200.00–247.50	$222.56	$821	+11.71
400–448	428	31	200.00–251.00	$224.61	$961	+5.73
455–495	474	49	205.00–240.00	$220.69	$1,046	+3.80
500–542	522	20	200.00–228.00	$207.66	$1,084	-1.21
555–595	573	41	190.00–220.00	$207.70	$1,190	-1.24
600–640	620	43	183.50–208.00	$192.89	$1,196	+8.42
650–695	676	28	175.00–207.00	$190.63	$1,289	+7.67
700–740	720	12	170.00–184.00	$178.56	$1,286	+15.63
750–785	767	14	172.00–193.00	$180.43	$1,384	+28.43
835–847	843	3	154.00–175.00	$168.07	$1,417	—
860	860	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,505	+27.00
935	935	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,356	—
980	980	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,372	—
1025	1025	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,512	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	220.00	$220.00	$671	—
382	382	2	185.00	$185.00	$707	—
400–425	413	2	203.00–235.00	$218.52	$902	—
500–540	521	12	185.00–215.00	$204.98	$1,068	+4.98
585–590	588	2	207.00–219.00	$213.03	$1,253	+22.20
605–647	632	7	190.00–215.00	$202.42	$1,279	+0.42
650	650	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,105	-26.99
882	882	2	138.00	$138.00	$1,217	-2.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,236	—
1105	1105	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,227	+1.00
1075–1280	1209	8	118.00–159.00	$129.74	$1,569	-8.66
1115–1420	1294	6	127.00–152.00	$141.62	$1,833	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	3	170.00	$170.00	$724	—
540	540	1	170.00	$170.00	$918	+22.00
605–620	613	2	160.00	$160.00	$981	—
697	697	2	168.00	$168.00	$1,171	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	197.50	$197.50	$711	—
490	490	1	200.00	$200.00	$980	+24.00
500	500	1	195.00	$195.00	$975	—
570	570	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,083	+10.00
635	635	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,219	+24.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,161	—
675	675	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,215	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	155.00	$155.00	$946	—
655	655	1	140.00	$140.00	$917	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	100.00	$100.00	$485	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–248	229	6	230.00–280.00	$261.05	$598	-0.11
240–245 fancy	243	2	305.00–315.00	$310.05	$753	—
260–295	280	26	192.50–332.50	$286.38	$802	+22.39
270–299 fancy	292	22	262.50–360.00	$323.53	$945	—
300–345	325	37	205.00–327.50	$273.16	$888	+12.71
300–345 fancy	329	11	280.00–320.00	$305.22	$1,004	-4.00
350–395 fancy	370	61	252.50–337.50	$302.52	$1,119	+14.88
350–397	379	88	220.00–314.00	$265.71	$1,007	+1.47
380 value added	380	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,197	—
405–425 value added	413	3	280.00–302.50	$292.61	$1,208	-2.39
400–449	429	79	220.00–297.50	$262.45	$1,126	+0.96
400–446 fancy	430	114	252.00–325.00	$291.36	$1,253	+8.23
456–467 value added	460	5	265.00–284.00	$276.29	$1,271	-1.29
450–497	472	130	219.00–300.00	$256.88	$1,212	+8.46
450–490 fancy	473	89	255.00–297.00	$275.27	$1,302	+6.65
500–548	523	140	220.00–263.00	$245.41	$1,283	+9.48
505–547 fancy	527	66	239.50–282.00	$251.68	$1,326	-2.41
503–545 value added	528	32	240.00–285.00	$264.13	$1,395	+12.50
550–595 fancy	563	53	235.00–275.00	$254.89	$1,435	+0.50
550–597	573	140	213.00–252.50	$237.90	$1,363	+7.19
587 value added	587	6	246.00	$246.00	$1,444	-11.00
600–640 fancy	623	14	230.00–238.00	$235.51	$1,467	+0.99
612–635 value added	624	6	230.00–239.00	$233.61	$1,458	—
600–648	626	151	198.00–250.00	$219.85	$1,376	+5.58
651–660 fancy	654	12	226.00–237.00	$229.70	$1,502	—
650–696	671	105	187.00–234.00	$211.60	$1,420	+8.75
701–715 fancy	705	4	218.00–219.00	$218.75	$1,542	—
700–745	722	64	165.00–211.00	$197.04	$1,423	+9.64
750–793	770	56	176.00–210.00	$193.41	$1,489	+8.61
800–845	818	42	157.50–210.00	$181.78	$1,487	+10.92
860–888	868	11	142.00–176.00	$167.31	$1,452	+12.70
902–935	917	5	135.00–178.00	$158.48	$1,453	—
955–990	972	8	110.00–160.00	$136.17	$1,324	-33.87
1012–1045	1023	3	136.00–163.00	$145.19	$1,485	+9.42
1080–1082	1081	3	105.00–135.00	$114.99	$1,243	+2.99
1120	1120	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,428	—
1280	1280	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,536	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	267.50	$267.50	$522	—
220–245	234	4	195.00–260.00	$213.90	$501	-17.10
250–295	269	9	175.00–255.00	$203.08	$546	-9.76
300–343	316	22	175.00–277.50	$236.37	$747	+26.05
360–390	376	19	195.00–290.00	$243.58	$916	+42.47
419 value added	419	5	220.00	$220.00	$922	—
400–445	429	17	135.00–257.00	$219.94	$944	+23.98
450–495	478	34	175.00–256.00	$225.08	$1,076	+21.24
500–540	523	29	122.50–240.00	$200.47	$1,048	+6.89
555–595	582	25	160.00–222.00	$203.72	$1,186	+2.41
600–648	628	35	163.00–221.00	$194.95	$1,224	+22.42
650–695	667	30	173.00–210.00	$190.18	$1,269	+9.38
700–740	721	13	150.00–202.00	$170.73	$1,231	-3.85
755–795	779	7	158.00–177.00	$165.73	$1,291	-6.11
805–840	826	7	130.00–172.00	$158.10	$1,306	+6.98
860–890	877	12	139.00–249.00	$164.60	$1,444	+22.37
900–945	928	3	131.00–147.00	$138.44	$1,285	+10.44
950–980	965	2	106.00–127.50	$116.58	$1,125	-9.87
1030	1030	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,112	-37.00
1085	1085	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,085	-7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	208	2	250.00–260.00	$254.94	$530	—
275–280	278	2	252.50–260.00	$256.28	$712	+22.43
300–330	317	5	220.00–250.00	$235.64	$747	+13.30
350–392	366	30	220.00–270.00	$245.47	$898	+6.85
405–430	420	8	220.00–267.50	$232.30	$976	+5.90
454–498	473	28	220.00–267.50	$238.79	$1,129	+33.81
500–545	522	25	203.00–242.50	$217.16	$1,134	+7.03
550–598	578	35	194.00–230.00	$218.10	$1,261	+8.79
602–640	621	11	190.00–210.00	$200.54	$1,245	+4.16
655–690	674	11	180.00–200.00	$189.55	$1,278	-2.06
705–747	723	8	172.50–190.00	$180.30	$1,304	-6.70
755–790	768	3	177.50–190.00	$182.45	$1,401	+18.68
825–832	830	3	182.00–184.00	$183.34	$1,522	—
860–890	875	2	161.00–168.00	$164.56	$1,440	—
962	962	2	137.00	$137.00	$1,318	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,012	—
410	410	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,086	—
540	540	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,215	—
550–580	559	4	212.00–230.00	$222.86	$1,246	-21.14
655–690	673	2	200.00–205.00	$202.57	$1,363	+11.91
745	745	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,438	+6.00
860	860	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,333	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920–1100	1021	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	1,185.00–1,400.00	$1,269.02	—
1085–1600	1339	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	1,500.00–2,600.00	$1,978.42	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,003	—
760–768	765	3	175.00–180.00	$178.34	$1,364	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	182.00	$182.00	$528	-7.55
345	345	1	175.00	$175.00	$604	-13.54
505–515	510	2	201.00–210.00	$205.46	$1,048	+2.96
580	580	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,218	±0.00

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	160.00	$160.00	$928	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	222.50	$222.50	$868	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1130	1105	80-85%	2	64.00–66.00	$64.98	$718	—
850–1530	1226	80-85%	59	70.00–104.00	$91.06	$1,116	-12.05
975–1570	1242	80-85%	29	90.00–98.00	$94.24	$1,170	-8.87
905–1850	1255	80-85%	276	82.00–119.00	$102.11	$1,281	-10.92
915–2115	1280	80-85%	133	95.00–130.00	$113.33	$1,451	+0.30
1095–1480	1304	80-85%	5	73.00–88.00	$83.00	$1,082	—
1020–1735	1341	80-85%	108	100.00–121.00	$110.22	$1,478	—
1225–1765	1442	80-85%	14	123.00–135.00	$125.50	$1,810	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1305	962	85-90%	38	50.00–80.00	$66.52	$640	-4.74
595–1490	997	85-90%	75	61.00–89.00	$80.54	$803	-2.72
705–1410	1033	85-90%	158	65.00–99.50	$91.45	$945	-0.84
700–1375	1049	85-90%	81	80.00–113.00	$102.77	$1,078	+10.48
810–1300	1069	85-90%	11	76.00–89.00	$82.91	$886	-19.01
835–1335	1093	85-90%	32	96.00–110.00	$102.03	$1,115	+0.11
875–1315	1113	85-90%	18	90.00–96.00	$93.33	$1,039	—
995–1315	1177	85-90%	7	111.00–116.00	$112.71	$1,327	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–2085	1442	75-80%	125	90.00–115.50	$105.27	$1,518	—
1500	1500	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,125	-32.63
1210–1995	1512	75-80%	32	81.00–107.00	$97.61	$1,476	-10.02
1115–2000	1513	75-80%	146	95.00–132.00	$114.05	$1,726	+6.42
1365–1910	1681	75-80%	21	108.00–118.00	$113.62	$1,910	—
1550–1850	1697	75-80%	9	119.00–126.00	$121.78	$2,067	—
1535–2270	1766	75-80%	4	98.00–105.00	$102.00	$1,801	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1055	1048	2	104.00–113.00	$108.50	$1,137	—
1000–1880	1395	38	89.00–118.50	$109.66	$1,530	—
590–2495	1590	95	105.00–129.00	$120.75	$1,920	—
1270–2115	1638	10	120.00–129.00	$124.60	$2,041	—
1475–2235	1804	12	130.00–159.00	$134.83	$2,432	—
920–2350	1838	66	124.00–140.00	$130.59	$2,400	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725	725	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,124
945–1070	1002	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	107.00–117.00	$112.76	$1,130

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
856–985	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	985.00–1,085.00	$1,057.28

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	985.00	$985.00
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00
790–1480	1074	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	950.00–1,825.00	$1,313.14
645–1220	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	800.00–1,385.00	$1,224.07
810–1300	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	785.00–1,585.00	$1,254.20
997–1330	1096	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	950.00–1,350.00	$1,129.37
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,185.00	$1,185.00
1145	1145	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,185.00	$1,185.00
900–1525	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	950.00–2,000.00	$1,249.82
1175–1183	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,225.00–1,310.00	$1,276.14
900–1460	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	1,000.00–2,000.00	$1,522.53
920–1695	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	1,125.00–2,100.00	$1,672.71
820–1455	1232	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	875.00–1,800.00	$1,378.49
1100–1540	1271	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	950.00–1,800.00	$1,459.70
985–1810	1284	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	950.00–2,075.00	$1,406.81
880–1645	1347	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	1,125.00–1,950.00	$1,532.82
1180–1605	1413	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,200.00–1,810.00	$1,514.28

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
785 thin fleshed	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
801–895	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,187.56
870 thin fleshed	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
900–915 thin fleshed	908	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–850.00	$812.19
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,285.00	$1,285.00
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,285.00	$1,285.00
945–1040	997	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,350.00	$1,248.29
1000–1090	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,196.77

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–905	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–1,000.00	$894.43

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–1060	830	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	800.00–1,325.00	$1,047.77
845–865	855	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	835.00–1,075.00	$953.60
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
860–1040	918	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,175.00–1,475.00	$1,297.68
805–1075	921	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,125.00–1,585.00	$1,303.57
812–1300	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	960.00–1,270.00	$1,097.82

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–685	683	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–910.00	$842.25
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–795	775	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,085.00–1,100.00	$1,092.69
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	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
1100 thin fleshed	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
935–1300	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–2,450.00	$1,968.90	-197.77
1030–1360	1177	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,100.00–2,325.00	$1,557.99	-36.85
1200 fancy	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1100–1550	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,125.00–2,500.00	$1,840.45	+490.45
1075–1875	1332	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,500.00–2,900.00	$1,941.86	—
1190–1545	1334	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,550.00–2,900.00	$2,109.61	—
1080–1615	1348	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,285.00–2,000.00	$1,713.47	—
1115–1575	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,125.00–3,000.00	$2,144.25	+62.45
1310–1475	1393	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,850.00	$1,567.77	-514.03
1385–1440	1413	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,675.00	$1,432.88	—
1355–1615	1485	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00–1,700.00	$1,618.43	—
1510	1510	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	+450.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
890–1000	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,217.59	—
900–1020	957	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00–1,550.00	$1,501.22	—
1030	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930–1275	1069	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,225.00–1,275.00	$1,264.12	—
1245–1310	1278	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00–1,475.00	$1,426.27	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	+225.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,460.00	$1,460.00	—
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,610.00	$1,610.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,485.00	$1,485.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	80.00	$80.00	$284	—
483	483	2	124.00	$124.00	$599	+2.00
630	630	1	85.00	$85.00	$536	—
680	680	2	131.00	$131.00	$891	—
700–701	701	7	118.00–130.00	$128.29	$899	—
915–935	925	2	105.00–108.00	$106.48	$985	+14.98
995	995	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,094	—
1000–1025	1012	3	110.00–120.00	$114.00	$1,154	—
1085	1085	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,259	+1.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	150.00	$150.00	$352	—
305–332	324	5	100.00–135.00	$114.62	$371	-79.00
355 fancy	355	1	161.00	$161.00	$572	—
350–363	358	10	97.50–210.00	$152.61	$546	-72.51
422	422	2	110.00	$110.00	$464	-64.33
440 fancy	440	1	159.00	$159.00	$700	—
490	490	1	85.00	$85.00	$416	-111.29
500–542	522	5	75.00–177.00	$129.86	$678	-49.08
558	558	2	130.00	$130.00	$725	-8.31
625	625	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,062	+6.84
655	655	1	139.00	$139.00	$910	-38.03
700–712	708	3	132.50–150.00	$144.23	$1,021	+19.23
820	820	1	107.50	$107.50	$882	-49.00
825 value added	825	7	152.00	$152.00	$1,254	—
870–875	873	2	129.00–150.00	$139.47	$1,218	-6.11
935	935	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,402	-19.50

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	5	115.00	$115.00	$527	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,506	—
1345	1345	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,870	—

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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
600	600	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.