Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 2, 2024

14,924 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.39/cwt +8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,930/hd at 777 lb · 1,067 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $241.57/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,989/hd at 823 lb · 619 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $236.79/cwt +15.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,595/hd at 674 lb · 564 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	14,924	10,382	15,222
Feeder cattle	12,997	7,783	13,096
Slaughter cattle	1,643	1,739	1,833
Replacement cattle	284	860	293

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers sales were mixed throughout the markets this week with trends ranging from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good with buyers showing preference to long-weaned preconditioned calf packages. Yearling steers and heifers were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower with moderate to good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	325.00	$325.00	$741	+52.12
258–295	271	8	265.00–325.00	$303.33	$822	+15.93
273–295 fancy	280	7	310.00–335.00	$320.30	$897	+2.80
310–330 fancy	319	9	307.50–325.00	$313.79	$1,001	—
310–342	331	14	250.00–315.00	$279.36	$925	-8.50
350–380 fancy	364	9	291.00–328.00	$304.67	$1,109	—
350–395	375	49	255.00–320.00	$289.03	$1,084	+1.94
400–433 fancy	420	19	295.00–320.00	$311.75	$1,309	+41.75
400–447	427	84	250.00–305.00	$281.18	$1,201	-1.10
430 value added	430	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,419	+47.50
450–498	471	141	245.00–307.00	$274.54	$1,293	-1.85
475 fancy	475	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,425	—
478 value added	478	3	322.50	$322.50	$1,542	—
500–547 value added	521	128	274.00–309.00	$294.01	$1,532	+9.48
500–547	528	170	237.50–289.00	$262.69	$1,387	-1.77
550–587 value added	561	64	260.00–312.50	$281.43	$1,579	+7.40
550–598	580	139	248.00–295.00	$273.10	$1,584	+6.18
600–649 value added	615	219	256.00–292.50	$276.90	$1,703	+11.62
600–646	624	133	229.00–290.00	$256.05	$1,598	+5.53
653–697 value added	664	367	250.00–288.00	$271.71	$1,804	+6.78
650–697	673	141	225.00–285.00	$251.77	$1,694	+5.96
700–745	724	124	212.00–247.50	$236.74	$1,714	+3.63
703–748 value added	729	387	239.50–269.00	$254.40	$1,855	-0.04
762–796 value added	776	883	237.50–260.00	$250.87	$1,947	-1.66
750–797	781	184	209.00–247.00	$236.46	$1,847	+3.36
804–839 value added	822	554	232.50–253.00	$242.81	$1,996	+2.08
802–846	834	65	205.00–239.00	$230.97	$1,926	+7.71
850–895	865	57	200.00–235.00	$225.74	$1,953	-6.08
861–888 value added	873	426	224.85–240.00	$236.64	$2,066	—
912–947 value added	930	287	223.25–236.60	$229.40	$2,133	+4.29
902–949	944	67	194.00–232.00	$227.32	$2,146	-1.09
955–981 value added	961	466	222.50–229.85	$226.50	$2,177	—
955–991	990	41	198.00–216.00	$199.34	$1,973	-7.52
1013–1020	1013	87	180.00–216.75	$215.90	$2,187	-4.73
1021–1043 value added	1031	98	216.80–219.25	$217.96	$2,247	-0.99
1107–1132	1120	4	180.00–194.00	$187.08	$2,095	—
1155–1190	1159	142	169.00–206.10	$205.77	$2,385	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	4	186.00–240.00	$219.66	$593	-60.34
305–340	327	6	189.00–261.00	$224.74	$735	-30.16
355–395	376	8	170.00–275.00	$235.42	$885	-1.98
400–440	421	9	185.00–275.00	$233.81	$984	-35.19
450–498	479	40	220.00–265.00	$243.00	$1,164	+1.95
500–548	532	31	185.00–257.50	$228.20	$1,214	-10.37
550–595	573	32	200.00–245.00	$231.05	$1,324	-0.42
600–647	632	22	205.00–233.00	$226.40	$1,431	+0.22
650–696	680	23	181.00–235.00	$217.27	$1,477	-11.12
700–745	717	23	200.00–230.00	$217.97	$1,563	+4.79
750–770	764	28	193.00–229.00	$224.98	$1,719	+8.06
800–845	818	3	189.00–210.00	$196.25	$1,605	—
884–887	885	11	205.00–217.00	$211.54	$1,872	+13.72
920–945	939	4	194.00–197.50	$194.86	$1,830	+0.19
952–970	958	3	164.00–180.00	$174.60	$1,673	+16.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	250.00	$250.00	$612	—
270–280	275	2	250.00–265.00	$257.36	$708	+37.36
330	330	1	230.00	$230.00	$759	-32.50
380–395	387	10	244.00–267.00	$255.60	$989	-5.79
405–445	422	14	246.00–272.50	$257.51	$1,087	+7.51
462–498	485	27	240.00–282.50	$257.92	$1,251	+3.94
500–547	529	19	230.00–270.00	$253.33	$1,340	+0.55
555–597	578	41	220.00–254.00	$242.86	$1,404	-4.42
615–645	631	7	210.00–231.00	$221.99	$1,401	-10.06
665–695	675	11	220.00–244.00	$235.19	$1,588	+6.86
718–720	719	4	192.50–220.00	$213.11	$1,532	-4.39
770–785	778	6	172.50–200.00	$195.37	$1,520	-23.19
810–844	837	9	190.00–200.00	$198.92	$1,665	+10.92
915	915	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,537	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	2	247.50	$247.50	$1,242	—
552–595	561	18	224.00–267.50	$251.93	$1,413	+5.69
621 value added	621	3	249.00	$249.00	$1,546	—
620–645	629	5	210.00–240.00	$230.61	$1,451	+0.61
680–697	691	3	230.00–237.50	$235.04	$1,624	—
705	705	8	220.00	$220.00	$1,551	-4.00
760–779	774	12	214.00–230.00	$225.87	$1,748	—
930	930	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,841	—
1060	1060	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,120	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1270	1268	2	150.00–162.00	$156.01	$1,978	-17.10
1325	1325	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,855	—
1265–1570	1418	2	148.00–152.00	$149.78	$2,124	—
1455	1455	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,935	-30.05

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	440	2	210.00–220.00	$214.94	$946	-13.20
620	620	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,240	—

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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	230	5	243.00–300.00	$265.86	$611	+2.03
250–295	274	27	247.50–305.00	$270.83	$742	+3.03
310–345 fancy	322	9	250.00–315.00	$299.07	$963	-5.93
305–345	324	28	231.00–297.50	$257.71	$835	-2.37
350–395	377	89	219.00–300.00	$255.67	$964	-4.71
355–387 fancy	377	8	307.50–312.50	$311.29	$1,174	+2.95
400–447	423	169	220.00–285.00	$253.40	$1,072	-2.45
406–438 fancy	425	30	254.00–284.50	$271.06	$1,152	-18.01
411–447 value added	433	14	247.00–254.00	$250.78	$1,086	-11.28
450–498 value added	476	41	244.00–277.50	$256.03	$1,219	-8.37
450–499	477	200	220.00–270.00	$244.94	$1,168	-4.96
455–480 fancy	477	28	244.00–263.00	$251.61	$1,200	-17.60
500–547	522	238	215.00–257.50	$240.10	$1,253	-3.08
500–548 value added	525	70	240.00–263.00	$251.51	$1,320	-7.48
550–598	571	259	215.00–257.00	$237.13	$1,354	+8.13
554–598 value added	584	124	242.00–260.00	$251.27	$1,467	-12.66
607–646 value added	617	302	240.00–260.50	$248.04	$1,530	+10.45
600–648	621	196	192.50–242.50	$230.47	$1,431	+4.79
650–696	669	231	200.00–237.00	$227.14	$1,520	+8.50
652–695 value added	677	333	223.00–252.00	$243.49	$1,648	+11.90
706	706	3	207.00	$207.00	$1,461	-4.81
700–745	724	81	169.00–220.00	$206.42	$1,494	-5.39
701–743 value added	733	251	222.00–240.00	$231.91	$1,700	+1.91
750–795	765	56	187.00–222.50	$211.57	$1,619	-0.57
755–799 value added	778	174	212.00–232.00	$222.94	$1,734	-1.06
804–844 value added	817	303	205.25–220.50	$215.44	$1,760	—
800–847	820	23	170.00–212.00	$201.80	$1,655	+10.15
851–885	867	21	182.50–211.00	$200.52	$1,739	-19.60
882 value added	882	61	217.00	$217.00	$1,914	—
922–940	929	9	180.00–202.00	$188.08	$1,747	-1.84
965	965	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,650	-20.00
1000–1020	1010	2	178.00–187.50	$182.80	$1,846	+15.40
1112	1112	4	165.00	$165.00	$1,835	-21.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	165.00–232.50	$202.16	$451	-26.96
260–295	280	8	190.00–250.00	$215.73	$604	-20.54
300–345	321	23	180.00–263.00	$230.28	$739	+1.34
350–395	374	39	155.00–275.00	$220.94	$826	-5.30
400–445	429	71	185.00–255.00	$224.18	$962	+0.83
450–497	473	55	200.00–242.50	$222.27	$1,051	+2.54
500–549	523	62	180.00–230.00	$214.13	$1,120	-1.34
550–597	578	35	160.00–231.00	$209.70	$1,212	-3.25
600–645	623	63	152.50–222.00	$201.14	$1,253	+3.52
625	625	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,106	-20.62
650–695	673	30	180.00–225.00	$201.07	$1,353	+14.45
700–745	717	25	162.50–205.00	$184.22	$1,321	-10.87
750–775	763	5	122.50–187.50	$161.63	$1,233	-15.21
800–848	830	12	155.00–198.00	$181.99	$1,511	+6.79
850–895	877	3	143.00–187.00	$164.27	$1,441	-2.95
925	925	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,397	—
955–980	968	2	140.00–165.00	$152.34	$1,475	-22.37
1005	1005	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,387	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	255.00	$255.00	$536	-10.00
270–285	280	3	245.00–260.00	$249.82	$699	+18.22
300–335	330	11	220.00–242.50	$232.93	$769	-0.01
360–395	378	9	227.50–250.00	$236.27	$893	+3.04
410–447	432	35	220.00–250.00	$236.57	$1,022	-2.90
450–490	469	44	225.00–248.00	$239.56	$1,124	+4.41
505–545	522	30	195.00–242.50	$224.16	$1,170	-2.32
550–595	572	14	202.50–230.00	$218.75	$1,251	+4.62
600–645	623	32	195.00–225.00	$213.31	$1,329	-0.87
625	625	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,203	-21.68
650–672	662	7	182.50–222.50	$211.84	$1,402	+9.30
725–745	738	3	170.00–180.00	$176.73	$1,304	-15.19
770–797	786	4	155.00–182.50	$175.07	$1,376	—
815	815	3	185.00–188.00	$187.00	$1,524	—
850–890	869	4	138.00–185.00	$155.17	$1,348	—
925	925	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,572	-0.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	220.00–242.50	$231.25	$890	-8.75
475	475	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,069	-13.75
505–540	524	4	192.50–220.00	$210.79	$1,105	-18.67
550–582	576	7	200.00–239.00	$223.00	$1,284	+1.02
605	605	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,331	+28.14
660	660	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,320	+19.86
712–735	715	9	200.00–203.00	$200.34	$1,432	+9.41

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	200.00	$200.00	$640	-0.61
390	390	1	200.00	$200.00	$780	-13.70
415–440	428	2	205.00	$205.00	$877	+7.28
545	545	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,144	+9.81
565–580	570	3	192.50–201.00	$195.38	$1,114	-3.42

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,792	+19.00
1115–1310	1245	3	143.00–169.00	$161.24	$2,007	-4.12

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	197.50	$197.50	$889	-7.50
662	662	2	212.50	$212.50	$1,407	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	2	202.00	$202.00	$751	—
630	630	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,014	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–242	231	4	280.00–300.00	$284.55	$657	-2.80
253–290	276	19	230.00–300.00	$276.50	$763	-19.40
290 fancy	290	1	305.00	$305.00	$884	—
310–330 fancy	320	4	300.00–320.00	$315.00	$1,008	+5.00
300–346	322	28	252.50–332.50	$279.76	$901	-7.68
370 fancy	370	2	302.50	$302.50	$1,119	-2.33
350–397	374	69	245.00–317.50	$276.68	$1,035	-12.76
400–415 fancy	404	9	291.00–315.00	$305.93	$1,236	—
400–448	430	114	245.00–297.50	$265.77	$1,143	-13.41
450–495	470	126	240.00–290.00	$260.61	$1,225	-6.63
487 value added	487	2	279.00	$279.00	$1,359	—
500–515 value added	508	2	264.00–275.00	$269.42	$1,369	+9.09
500–515 fancy	508	2	270.00–276.00	$272.96	$1,387	+2.88
500–547	521	107	221.00–277.50	$248.88	$1,297	-2.85
550–595	564	88	215.00–262.50	$238.52	$1,345	-2.81
605–615 fancy	612	6	235.00–255.00	$241.59	$1,479	+0.59
600–646	625	109	210.00–254.00	$225.82	$1,411	+1.44
650–696	676	63	199.00–237.50	$219.17	$1,482	+2.10
702–745	724	42	190.00–221.00	$201.81	$1,461	-1.01
750–795	772	13	180.00–225.00	$200.97	$1,551	+2.72
800–845	825	13	166.00–200.00	$181.38	$1,496	-10.64
826 fancy	826	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,817	—
865–895	878	8	172.50–215.00	$189.52	$1,664	+6.78
900–925	913	2	155.00–164.00	$159.44	$1,456	+11.21
965	965	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,158	-53.90

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	217	11	202.50–257.50	$245.99	$534	+1.59
280–290	283	3	227.50–245.00	$237.38	$672	+2.42
305–340	327	6	210.00–240.00	$229.41	$750	-18.98
350–390	374	17	210.00–277.50	$238.24	$891	-8.58
400–443	421	31	167.50–265.00	$231.14	$973	-5.83
453–495	473	33	185.00–245.00	$225.29	$1,066	+1.54
500–545	527	43	205.00–239.00	$228.64	$1,205	+3.35
550–597	571	43	185.00–247.00	$216.30	$1,235	+1.97
600–645	621	22	177.50–222.00	$205.71	$1,277	+8.86
655–685	672	11	170.00–213.00	$197.02	$1,324	-4.37
705–746	725	15	170.00–200.00	$188.36	$1,366	+3.42
750–795	771	13	160.00–193.00	$184.69	$1,424	+1.11
902–925	912	4	150.00–177.50	$161.91	$1,477	+14.02
950–985	972	3	165.00–167.00	$165.67	$1,610	+22.61
1055	1055	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,836	+29.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	245.00	$245.00	$600	—
260	260	1	255.00	$255.00	$663	-55.00
300–320	310	3	210.00–270.00	$243.55	$755	-4.74
365–395	382	14	220.00–295.00	$250.59	$957	-13.40
427–445	437	12	238.00–272.50	$253.02	$1,106	+14.91
450–498	469	32	231.00–270.00	$249.17	$1,169	+0.36
507–545	525	15	222.50–247.50	$233.05	$1,224	-5.21
550–597	576	16	192.50–232.50	$223.56	$1,288	-14.00
610–645	621	5	205.00–217.00	$210.74	$1,309	-3.75
650	650	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,300	-0.41
740	740	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,436	+2.74
787	787	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,338	-19.76
800–835	818	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,350	-9.31

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	210.00–220.00	$215.19	$695	+20.19
365	365	1	207.50	$207.50	$757	+2.50
417–420	419	4	200.00–225.00	$215.59	$903	—
460	460	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,012	—
500–528	521	5	190.00–200.00	$196.28	$1,023	-16.48
550–570	560	2	200.00–202.50	$201.23	$1,127	-3.56
600	600	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,080	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	252.50	$252.50	$922	+0.88
430	430	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,150	+29.33
460	460	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,104	-30.00
545	545	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,294	+27.50
562–590	580	6	207.00–227.50	$220.58	$1,279	—
620	620	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,348	+3.63
690	690	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,421	+3.39
805	805	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,441	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	180.00	$180.00	$711	—
645	645	1	150.00	$150.00	$968	—
660	660	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,129	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1600	1600	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1520	1037	85-90%	166	90.00–123.00	$112.74	$1,169	—
645–1460	1047	85-90%	58	59.00–109.00	$91.95	$963	—
805–1480	1064	85-90%	84	113.00–149.00	$129.29	$1,376	+5.87
685–1605	1070	85-90%	153	86.00–134.00	$121.21	$1,297	-2.21

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1705	1245	80-85%	97	80.00–131.00	$120.33	$1,498	-4.27
730–1610	1256	80-85%	104	130.00–159.00	$141.12	$1,772	-7.65
980–1810	1262	80-85%	215	120.00–144.00	$131.64	$1,661	-17.13
1180–1705	1395	80-85%	4	101.00–114.00	$106.45	$1,485	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1810	1462	75-80%	71	130.00–164.00	$143.94	$2,104	+14.45
1115–1905	1485	75-80%	139	120.00–142.00	$132.91	$1,974	+3.42
1240–1985	1539	75-80%	53	114.00–131.00	$123.10	$1,895	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–2290	1451	56	118.00–158.00	$141.81	$2,058	—
1015–2280	1706	106	143.00–177.00	$159.52	$2,721	—
1455–2290	1794	39	160.00–194.00	$171.89	$3,084	-4.33

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,275
775–1045	922	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	135.00–165.00	$149.33	$1,377
750–1240	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	146.00–172.00	$157.69	$1,545

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985–1210	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	128.00–140.00	$134.62	$1,478

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–1135	997	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,125.00–2,150.00	$1,812.14
855–1160	1008	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,900.00	$1,613.59
810–1255	1009	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,200.00–1,850.00	$1,540.84
815–1445	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	1,000.00–2,100.00	$1,450.75
1085	1085	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00
935–1310	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,550.88
1085–1190	1138	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,510.00	$1,433.69
1015–1430	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,220.00–2,175.00	$1,755.40
1040–1320	1162	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,250.00–2,000.00	$1,563.57
1170–1180 fancy	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,250.00–2,300.00	$2,283.24
1210–1285	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,577.25
1010–1765	1251	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	1,650.00–2,400.00	$2,100.46
1077–1615	1273	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,450.00–2,210.00	$1,789.04
1030–1675	1278	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	1,550.00–2,800.00	$2,341.88
1060–1600	1289	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,400.00–2,050.00	$1,751.33
1565	1565	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00
925–1020	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,100.00–2,050.00	$1,819.80
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1010 thin fleshed	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–910	833	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,022.67
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1250–1270	1258	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,550.00–2,650.00	$2,609.62

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,230	—
695	695	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,091	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,024	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	176.00	$176.00	$616	—

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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
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
845–1225	1009	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,725.00–2,400.00	$2,057.71	—
1100–1165	1133	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,950.00–2,300.00	$2,130.02	—
1137–1465	1203	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,120.00–2,275.00	$2,157.76	-142.63
1265	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	-47.97
1275–1355	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,248.48	+54.35
1300–1350	1330	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,460.00–2,550.00	$2,495.19	+295.19
1400–1535	1468	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,150.00–2,300.00	$2,239.78	-35.22

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	129.00	$129.00	$548	+9.00
490	490	1	107.00	$107.00	$524	-32.00
520 value added	520	1	165.00	$165.00	$858	—
590	590	1	142.50	$142.50	$841	+8.50
705	705	1	89.00	$89.00	$627	—
760	760	1	114.00	$114.00	$866	—
875	875	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,172	-20.00
1000	1000	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,380	-15.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	96.00	$96.00	$293	-11.43
385	385	1	87.50	$87.50	$337	—
560	560	1	78.00	$78.00	$437	+7.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	215.00	$215.00	$452	+44.00
265–280	273	2	161.00–179.00	$169.75	$463	+15.75
315–348	340	4	204.00–207.50	$204.81	$696	—
370 fancy	370	1	217.00	$217.00	$803	—
372	372	2	165.00	$165.00	$614	-5.00
400–445	409	6	170.00–192.00	$179.25	$733	+29.25
460–488	481	5	175.00–200.00	$187.11	$900	-9.33
520 value added	520	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,030	—
520–535	528	2	164.00–220.00	$192.40	$1,016	+24.66
560–584	580	6	132.50–220.00	$205.92	$1,194	-13.00
615 value added	615	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,144	—
640	640	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,024	-9.00
672–690	680	5	160.00–211.00	$185.94	$1,264	+14.71
705	705	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,075	-7.50
765–785	775	2	183.00–184.00	$183.49	$1,422	+32.85
1020	1020	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,479	+20.00
1035 value added	1035	50	183.50	$183.50	$1,899	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	140.00	$140.00	$490	—
510	510	1	138.00	$138.00	$704	+15.41
665	665	1	122.00	$122.00	$811	-8.00
720	720	1	136.00	$136.00	$979	—
825	825	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,122	—

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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
1030–1110	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–2,400.00	$2,088.79	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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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.