Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 3, 2025

21,557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $273.50/cwt -6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,576/hd at 576 lb · 840 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $257.71/cwt -5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,737/hd at 674 lb · 824 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $298.06/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,857/hd at 623 lb · 815 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	21,557	28,208	34,000
Feeder cattle	18,537	25,067	29,548
Slaughter cattle	2,257	2,410	3,373
Replacement cattle	763	731	1,079

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate to good demand. Yearlings were mostly steady with good demand. Buyers were active showing best interest for long weaned preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady with 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
225 fancy	225	2	320.00–412.50	$366.25	$824	-87.00
215–240	227	4	340.00–390.00	$361.82	$821	+9.18
266–295 fancy	270	11	327.50–400.00	$389.31	$1,051	-15.72
250–295	278	10	335.00–395.00	$357.98	$995	-16.67
310–340 value added	320	8	340.00–410.00	$378.18	$1,210	+10.81
305–345 fancy	323	17	332.50–405.00	$385.33	$1,245	-7.69
305–345	326	33	320.00–390.00	$364.96	$1,190	+3.23
350–395	373	67	285.00–392.50	$363.37	$1,355	+1.21
355–390 value added	377	25	350.00–412.50	$384.91	$1,451	-13.72
350–395 fancy	380	51	340.00–415.00	$383.73	$1,458	-13.19
400–448 value added	423	61	330.00–410.00	$372.56	$1,576	-13.59
400–445	428	108	293.00–389.00	$338.39	$1,448	-21.13
401–445 fancy	428	77	330.00–413.00	$382.72	$1,638	+8.16
452–495 value added	467	32	325.00–385.00	$365.98	$1,709	-7.94
450–496 fancy	472	63	317.50–396.00	$368.76	$1,741	+0.53
450–491	472	186	280.00–379.00	$335.15	$1,582	-11.76
500–548	527	200	273.00–350.00	$314.94	$1,660	-12.68
503–540 fancy	529	61	370.00–377.50	$370.49	$1,960	-6.18
500–549 value added	530	259	300.00–359.00	$328.54	$1,741	-14.98
550–599 value added	570	189	289.00–355.00	$317.12	$1,808	-8.60
550–598	572	246	229.00–338.00	$303.11	$1,734	-7.81
575 fancy	575	91	349.75	$349.75	$2,011	—
600–647	621	267	239.00–309.00	$284.09	$1,764	-11.14
600–649 value added	623	465	256.00–328.00	$300.43	$1,872	-8.09
629 fancy	629	83	329.75	$329.75	$2,074	+14.01
663 fancy	663	20	296.00	$296.00	$1,962	—
650–695 value added	667	268	254.00–310.00	$286.83	$1,913	-8.65
650–697	675	317	245.00–299.00	$272.08	$1,837	-8.90
700–747 value added	710	413	250.00–281.00	$271.80	$1,930	-8.19
700–749	728	226	234.00–277.00	$261.71	$1,905	-6.86
761 fancy	761	10	262.00	$262.00	$1,994	—
751–796	769	170	239.00–270.00	$256.73	$1,974	-6.08
755–795 value added	772	323	250.00–279.80	$266.44	$2,057	-6.22
795	795	7	244.00	$244.00	$1,940	-18.81
800–838 value added	812	259	241.25–270.35	$259.43	$2,107	-3.64
800–848	820	231	209.00–257.50	$246.38	$2,020	-4.99
851–870 value added	860	175	247.50–257.00	$254.87	$2,192	-2.93
850–897	866	88	220.00–258.00	$241.42	$2,091	-11.43
903–917 value added	908	320	224.50–259.50	$251.90	$2,287	-1.18
900–945	917	51	210.00–248.00	$229.02	$2,100	-16.69
932 fancy	932	58	257.80	$257.80	$2,403	—
958 value added	958	112	237.50	$237.50	$2,275	-11.91
950–981	967	30	210.00–243.50	$230.37	$2,228	+4.55
1005–1035	1024	13	176.00–215.00	$205.73	$2,107	-3.49
1050–1096	1089	8	200.00–206.00	$201.50	$2,194	-18.15
1120	1120	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,352	+1.92
1201–1238	1215	8	200.00	$200.00	$2,430	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	268	3	262.50–330.00	$306.10	$820	-8.11
300–335	319	7	262.50–320.00	$295.72	$943	-12.13
350–394	373	18	260.00–330.00	$293.89	$1,096	-40.78
400–445	424	27	227.50–335.00	$299.80	$1,271	-21.60
450–499	481	43	235.00–328.00	$298.15	$1,434	-8.60
500–545	520	31	230.00–315.00	$285.04	$1,482	+1.48
550–597	577	74	220.00–307.00	$268.13	$1,547	-15.94
600–640	619	35	220.00–284.00	$252.02	$1,560	-2.60
650–698	673	63	210.00–271.00	$249.59	$1,680	-8.41
710–740	728	12	221.00–267.00	$235.58	$1,715	-5.21
755–790	769	8	216.00–247.00	$233.82	$1,798	-10.25
815–842	836	5	199.00–222.00	$208.44	$1,743	-21.51
850–875	863	4	202.00–230.00	$212.99	$1,838	-7.17
915–940	930	3	209.00–227.00	$219.30	$2,039	+16.32
950–985	965	7	200.00–205.00	$201.28	$1,942	-9.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	320.00	$320.00	$848	—
300–347	335	7	310.00–341.00	$333.52	$1,117	—
360–390	377	9	300.00–370.00	$335.63	$1,265	-21.16
400–440	424	16	290.00–351.00	$329.64	$1,398	-36.39
450–492	474	32	285.00–345.00	$314.09	$1,489	-20.11
500–548	528	45	257.50–328.00	$302.42	$1,597	-11.65
552–592	573	45	260.00–318.00	$295.36	$1,692	+7.48
605–647	625	32	235.00–282.00	$269.23	$1,683	-11.65
660–699	676	28	250.00–267.50	$261.56	$1,768	-4.71
700–740	726	7	230.00–251.00	$238.48	$1,731	-4.02
750–785	772	5	229.00–245.00	$235.17	$1,816	-9.56
830–842	838	3	230.00–237.00	$234.69	$1,967	+11.77
875	875	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,942	-3.79
960–990	975	2	185.00–206.00	$195.66	$1,908	-1.84

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	285.00	$285.00	$912	—
425	425	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,158	—
475–495	491	7	275.00–312.00	$302.87	$1,487	-4.98
525–535	530	4	266.00–300.00	$277.01	$1,468	-34.59
550–557	555	7	270.00–282.50	$271.77	$1,508	-24.65
605–645	628	6	260.00–272.00	$266.26	$1,672	-2.29
780–785	783	2	232.00–237.50	$234.74	$1,838	-16.75
810	810	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,863	-10.00
855–870	863	2	225.00–238.00	$231.44	$1,997	-2.56
900–941	935	7	207.00–236.00	$232.01	$2,169	+17.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1420	1207	10	155.00–202.00	$175.46	$2,118	—
1235	1235	1	189.00	$189.00	$2,334	—
1170–1620	1395	2	184.00–193.00	$187.77	$2,619	+24.22
1285–1585	1414	4	147.00–167.50	$158.97	$2,248	—
1690	1690	1	200.00	$200.00	$3,380	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	260.00–302.50	$281.25	$788	—
315–335	327	3	220.00–250.00	$238.29	$779	—
370	370	1	225.00	$225.00	$832	—
420–430	425	2	225.00–245.00	$234.88	$998	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	300.00	$300.00	$975	—
525	525	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,496	—
950	950	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,900	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,450	+8.00

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	200.00	$200.00	$920	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150 fancy	150	1	390.00	$390.00	$585	—
175	175	1	300.00	$300.00	$525	-33.76
200–240 fancy	223	3	322.50–352.50	$337.72	$753	+11.33
200–247	228	15	292.50–345.00	$322.68	$736	-12.49
250–298	281	46	259.00–365.00	$326.64	$918	-1.69
287–290 fancy	289	4	317.50–365.00	$330.68	$956	-2.88
300–345 value added	318	11	320.00–347.50	$332.93	$1,059	-24.62
300–347	320	107	230.00–375.00	$313.15	$1,002	-11.65
300–348 fancy	324	32	325.00–367.50	$339.25	$1,099	-23.43
350–392 value added	369	13	322.50–340.00	$333.33	$1,230	-28.00
350–398	375	201	272.50–351.00	$313.49	$1,176	-10.70
350–391 fancy	378	42	305.00–352.50	$323.32	$1,222	-12.71
400–448 value added	423	103	282.50–339.00	$314.43	$1,330	-16.46
400–448 fancy	425	209	292.50–342.50	$316.94	$1,347	-5.48
400–449	428	288	262.00–372.00	$306.22	$1,311	-6.90
450–487 value added	468	129	280.00–340.00	$303.77	$1,422	-14.62
450–488 fancy	473	76	290.00–332.00	$309.98	$1,466	-4.41
450–499	475	376	261.00–317.50	$291.13	$1,383	-9.80
500–547 value added	523	351	265.00–307.00	$290.73	$1,521	-8.71
500–548	525	441	235.00–299.00	$277.74	$1,458	-2.32
552–575	569	64	274.00–278.00	$275.52	$1,568	+0.63
550–599	576	473	190.00–287.50	$267.02	$1,538	-7.87
550–592 value added	578	303	260.00–296.00	$283.20	$1,637	-5.38
600–648 value added	620	317	235.00–279.00	$259.48	$1,609	-19.23
600–648	622	340	230.00–273.00	$253.29	$1,575	-7.92
615–628	623	43	267.00–270.00	$267.51	$1,667	+6.30
653–695 value added	672	444	235.00–290.00	$264.95	$1,780	-5.34
675	675	28	271.00	$271.00	$1,829	+16.29
650–698	676	352	220.00–263.00	$247.53	$1,673	-7.18
700–735 value added	719	273	240.00–263.50	$258.10	$1,856	-0.77
700–743	720	157	188.00–253.00	$233.95	$1,684	+1.90
710–742	725	28	235.00–254.00	$244.50	$1,773	+12.45
737	737	20	260.00	$260.00	$1,916	+27.95
750–790 value added	768	104	233.00–255.00	$242.22	$1,860	-8.94
750–797	772	124	212.00–239.00	$226.68	$1,750	-4.04
802–841 value added	808	82	229.00–241.00	$238.82	$1,930	-6.42
815 fancy	815	1	247.00	$247.00	$2,013	—
800–848	823	50	175.00–231.00	$214.73	$1,767	-11.99
800–835	825	4	219.00–225.00	$220.76	$1,821	-44.24
860–872 value added	866	24	220.00–228.00	$224.31	$1,943	-13.84
850–893	879	32	183.00–226.00	$212.99	$1,872	-8.49
871–890	879	7	224.00–226.00	$225.13	$1,979	+3.65
905–945	913	18	185.00–215.00	$211.71	$1,933	+0.36
935	935	1	217.00	$217.00	$2,029	+5.65
955–990	968	6	190.00–201.00	$194.38	$1,882	-0.10
979 value added	979	55	215.00	$215.00	$2,105	—
1010–1042	1021	8	164.00–210.00	$185.98	$1,899	-6.47
1075	1075	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,956	-18.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	221	9	237.50–348.00	$290.50	$642	+27.85
265–290	276	7	215.00–300.00	$260.30	$718	-8.38
300–345	322	24	199.00–301.00	$258.85	$833	-26.68
350–395	373	52	205.00–305.00	$264.04	$985	-14.65
400–445	418	62	215.00–285.00	$251.44	$1,051	-24.62
450–497	473	65	150.00–291.00	$254.58	$1,204	-23.71
500–547	523	73	215.00–290.00	$245.77	$1,285	-7.68
550–599	574	103	175.00–265.00	$236.69	$1,359	-11.79
600–648	630	56	190.00–252.00	$222.48	$1,402	-0.64
650–692	671	66	170.00–237.00	$218.78	$1,468	-4.23
700–747	723	21	181.00–225.00	$208.38	$1,507	-2.21
750–780	764	26	157.50–227.00	$197.60	$1,510	-8.91
805–845	825	4	150.00–192.50	$179.56	$1,481	-22.08
850–885	868	9	165.00–222.00	$189.89	$1,648	+1.17
901–935	914	5	182.00–195.00	$190.82	$1,744	+6.11
965–995	978	5	159.00–171.00	$163.98	$1,604	-34.95
1022	1022	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,645	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	292.50–305.00	$298.69	$726	+36.49
250–295	280	7	270.00–312.50	$295.22	$827	-11.66
300–340	317	11	280.00–315.00	$296.71	$941	-0.46
350–395	375	34	262.50–330.00	$294.81	$1,106	-7.78
400–445	421	29	250.00–302.50	$282.85	$1,191	-5.85
450–499	485	84	251.00–290.00	$277.87	$1,348	-10.63
500–548	533	28	235.00–269.00	$256.90	$1,369	-9.83
550–597	574	52	235.00–267.00	$249.42	$1,432	-6.70
600–647	624	31	220.00–251.00	$236.91	$1,478	-3.21
655–695	676	31	210.00–248.00	$234.45	$1,585	-2.82
700–745	728	9	190.00–235.00	$217.44	$1,583	+9.18
755–782	770	5	185.00–202.50	$194.79	$1,500	-12.56
890	890	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,646	+2.50
905	905	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,629	-6.26

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	280.00	$280.00	$966	-20.00
445	445	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,024	-39.56
460–492	476	4	240.00–282.50	$254.14	$1,210	-29.15
515–540	532	8	247.50–269.00	$259.63	$1,381	-7.75
570–597	592	16	220.00–252.50	$245.93	$1,456	-15.40
600–625	615	3	232.50–233.00	$232.67	$1,431	-18.53
700–745	721	4	200.00–217.00	$207.63	$1,497	-10.18
770	770	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,656	-3.14
800–805	803	2	200.00–265.00	$232.40	$1,866	+47.91
896	896	7	210.00	$210.00	$1,882	+20.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,944	—
1130–1165	1158	6	175.00–192.50	$178.59	$2,068	+7.89
1095–1300	1193	5	165.00–187.00	$175.99	$2,100	+5.29
835–1625	1219	20	147.00–180.00	$160.45	$1,956	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	240.00	$240.00	$552	—
300–307	305	3	240.00–241.00	$240.33	$733	—
410–432	420	6	222.50–232.50	$229.60	$964	+29.60
455–485	470	4	200.00–232.50	$209.02	$982	-23.48
500–515	508	2	200.00–225.00	$212.68	$1,080	-6.11
575–595	583	3	200.00–224.00	$208.16	$1,214	-4.84
611	611	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,222	+2.55
665–670	668	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,336	-1.84
690	690	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,173	-31.84

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	2	240.00	$240.00	$953	—
410	410	1	285.50	$285.50	$1,171	+58.00
450	450	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,046	—
567–595	573	5	188.00–240.00	$229.19	$1,313	+4.19
600	600	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,290	+17.51
695	695	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,446	—
725	725	8	191.00	$191.00	$1,385	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	280.00	$280.00	$826	—

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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 fancy	160	1	400.00	$400.00	$640	-37.94
180–185	183	2	330.00–355.00	$342.67	$627	-65.14
220–246	234	11	325.00–397.00	$357.12	$836	-2.85
225–245 fancy	235	2	352.50–357.00	$354.65	$833	-25.54
250–296	276	34	312.50–400.00	$353.27	$975	+1.21
255–290 fancy	277	6	337.00–400.00	$369.09	$1,022	-38.57
305–342 fancy	317	41	350.00–407.00	$390.32	$1,237	+14.02
300–348	333	78	290.00–395.00	$343.16	$1,143	-16.22
310–341 value added	337	7	345.00–350.00	$345.66	$1,165	-50.37
360–382 value added	371	4	340.00–375.00	$362.14	$1,344	-35.94
350–397 fancy	373	46	330.00–410.00	$372.23	$1,388	-7.40
350–395	373	146	300.00–395.00	$343.68	$1,282	-15.67
400–448	425	134	275.00–400.00	$323.11	$1,373	-13.71
400–446 fancy	426	42	317.50–408.00	$354.57	$1,510	-19.34
420–445 value added	426	18	327.00–382.00	$362.20	$1,543	-4.02
450–497	470	200	260.00–358.00	$315.59	$1,483	-13.45
450–495 fancy	475	107	305.00–370.00	$350.45	$1,665	+4.82
455–495 value added	475	24	285.00–380.00	$332.08	$1,577	-25.83
500–542 value added	514	19	282.50–333.00	$313.02	$1,609	-12.57
500–542 fancy	516	122	284.00–334.00	$306.97	$1,584	-12.92
500–549	523	200	254.00–330.00	$290.95	$1,522	-17.81
550–590 value added	568	14	287.00–310.00	$296.57	$1,685	-13.55
550–598	573	232	250.00–316.00	$277.62	$1,591	-13.61
550–595 fancy	573	52	290.00–315.00	$299.30	$1,715	-3.22
602–640 fancy	616	32	257.50–302.50	$276.71	$1,705	-9.34
600–649	630	182	220.00–286.00	$253.34	$1,596	-12.30
650–679 fancy	665	15	260.00–292.00	$272.55	$1,812	+7.95
650–695	671	146	227.50–283.00	$248.66	$1,669	-14.37
705 fancy	705	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,851	+1.48
700–745	724	86	215.00–251.00	$234.60	$1,699	-9.04
727 value added	727	7	244.00	$244.00	$1,774	—
751 value added	751	5	242.00	$242.00	$1,817	—
750–798	774	76	200.00–252.00	$223.09	$1,727	-12.31
800–840	816	68	191.00–245.00	$214.14	$1,747	-5.28
857–892	874	17	179.00–221.00	$204.94	$1,791	-13.96
902–945	920	12	191.00–213.00	$200.76	$1,847	-2.92
955–970	963	3	187.50–195.00	$189.98	$1,830	-14.68
1010	1010	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,970	+4.01
1205	1205	3	167.50	$167.50	$2,018	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	218	3	280.00–290.00	$286.56	$625	+5.85
250–295	279	7	289.00–345.00	$300.80	$839	-10.88
300–340	325	10	240.00–325.00	$290.47	$944	-9.70
350–387	369	25	215.00–387.00	$283.46	$1,046	-22.18
400–445	431	33	230.00–336.00	$283.39	$1,221	-18.99
450–495	475	49	230.00–330.00	$282.28	$1,341	-13.41
500–547	528	58	210.00–307.00	$258.95	$1,367	-2.95
555–597	582	68	140.00–277.00	$235.24	$1,369	-32.52
600–647	626	36	185.00–247.50	$229.39	$1,436	-10.60
655–698	681	12	190.00–242.50	$225.54	$1,536	-7.65
700–745	723	12	180.00–223.00	$206.03	$1,490	-11.15
757–797	777	11	180.00–210.00	$196.84	$1,529	-11.22
830	830	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,639	+15.05
850–895	871	14	162.50–196.00	$180.75	$1,574	+0.32
935	935	2	172.00–191.00	$181.50	$1,697	+4.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	320.00	$320.00	$768	—
265–285	275	2	300.00–330.00	$315.55	$868	-8.13
320–335	331	7	305.00–342.50	$333.03	$1,102	+1.83
350–395	378	21	300.00–358.00	$332.62	$1,257	-2.54
410–445	432	27	282.50–370.00	$315.47	$1,363	+0.24
455–495	475	24	272.50–310.00	$296.11	$1,407	-17.41
500–545	521	17	247.00–297.00	$271.94	$1,417	-15.06
558–595	579	13	230.00–286.00	$260.59	$1,509	-15.23
610–640	616	5	207.50–248.00	$227.11	$1,399	-20.52
665–690	676	5	217.50–232.00	$224.34	$1,517	-23.19
710–735	723	2	200.00–202.50	$201.23	$1,455	-28.17
835	835	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,607	—
900–905	903	3	162.50–205.00	$190.89	$1,724	+30.89

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	313	3	245.00–252.50	$247.47	$775	-45.03
355–392	376	5	200.00–230.00	$214.04	$805	—
410–445	426	6	200.00–240.00	$222.66	$949	—
455–490	467	3	200.00–230.00	$210.50	$983	-24.42
500–545	525	4	210.00–220.00	$216.27	$1,135	-13.69
552	552	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,352	+28.96
640	640	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,168	-27.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	321.00	$321.00	$1,059	-11.50
380	380	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,102	-50.00
450–495	470	5	245.00–297.00	$267.93	$1,259	-59.57
532–540	536	4	255.00–265.00	$259.28	$1,390	-5.92
555–585	570	4	252.00–279.00	$264.47	$1,507	-1.53
637	637	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,529	-8.98
655–680	666	4	233.00–255.00	$241.34	$1,607	-0.36
775–790	783	2	190.00–218.00	$204.13	$1,598	-5.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140–1350	1245	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
1140–1600	1321	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	1,685.00–3,325.00	$2,251.69	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,045	—
503–545	517	4	210.00–250.00	$237.39	$1,227	—
555	555	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,290	-34.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1455	1253	80-85%	5	89.00–117.00	$101.28	$1,269	-20.30
905–1700	1256	80-85%	142	93.00–133.00	$121.43	$1,525	-0.15
910–2115	1288	80-85%	362	116.50–145.50	$131.50	$1,694	-2.63
935–2030	1309	80-85%	208	130.00–160.00	$144.83	$1,896	-1.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–1330	976	85-90%	72	66.00–106.00	$89.99	$878	-1.58
575–1455	1008	85-90%	169	50.00–119.50	$109.53	$1,104	—
750–1520	1087	85-90%	91	112.00–150.00	$130.20	$1,415	+9.05
800–1500	1088	85-90%	162	102.00–135.00	$120.12	$1,307	-1.03

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1935	1498	75-80%	57	110.00–133.00	$126.08	$1,889	—
1140–2000	1507	75-80%	120	130.00–157.50	$142.88	$2,153	+19.23
950–1950	1532	75-80%	142	116.00–146.00	$132.92	$2,036	+9.27
1440–2035	1738	75-80%	2	100.00–111.00	$106.44	$1,850	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–2250	1520	59	100.00–158.00	$141.47	$2,150	—
1180–2520	1748	122	140.00–175.00	$157.40	$2,751	—
1190–2310	1828	65	160.00–192.00	$168.58	$3,082	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1230	991	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	136.00–197.50	$167.90	$1,664
975–1065	1015	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	148.00–197.50	$171.25	$1,738
910–1185	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	147.00–164.00	$154.38	$1,621

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–885	813	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,335.00–1,535.00	$1,426.08
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,160.00–1,685.00	$1,422.50
915–1255	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	1,225.00–1,850.00	$1,683.22

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970–1175	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	131.00–137.00	$133.78	$1,402

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–745	718	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–960.00	$912.68

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–975	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,675.00	$1,537.95
880–920 thin fleshed	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,188.33
780–1315	971	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,225.00–1,700.00	$1,490.89
975–1050 thin fleshed	1007	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,375.00	$1,286.05
1065 thin fleshed	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1065–1150	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,800.00	$1,490.34
845–1390	1149	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	1,475.00–2,650.00	$2,177.29
790–1435	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,285.00–2,800.00	$2,325.40
960–1265	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,350.00–1,950.00	$1,662.65
720–1455	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	1,010.00–2,700.00	$1,777.25
1180	1180	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1030–1420	1187	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,335.00–1,780.00	$1,564.13
875–1730	1212	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	1,050.00–2,475.00	$1,724.65
860–1645	1237	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	1,175.00–2,610.00	$1,957.87
775–1650	1244	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	1,060.00–2,200.00	$1,879.86
965–1560	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,300.00–2,500.00	$1,954.38
860–1695	1312	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	1,700.00–2,650.00	$2,154.55
1326	1326	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	2,375.00	$2,375.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
935–1102	1026	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,550.00–1,575.00	$1,557.66
955–1240	1059	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,525.00–1,675.00	$1,578.65

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
850–1015	933	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	935.00–1,925.00	$1,473.79
825–1090	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,700.00	$1,527.68
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
970	970	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
570–1025	763	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	800.00–1,975.00	$1,592.59
610–1100	823	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,225.00–2,350.00	$1,767.05
725–1205	916	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,000.00–2,600.00	$1,866.88
790–1410	917	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,100.00–2,525.00	$1,766.52
815–1070	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,050.00–2,200.00	$1,791.54
790–1210	1000	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,900.00	$1,702.50
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1000–1050	1009	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	2,400.00–3,300.00	$2,650.62

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–845	807	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,425.00–1,885.00	$1,687.00
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00
895	895	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	3	223.00	$223.00	$1,438	—
679	679	5	223.00	$223.00	$1,514	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	237.50	$237.50	$902	—
520	520	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,222	+35.00
730	730	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,329	—
868	868	3	192.50	$192.50	$1,671	-6.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	1	171.00	$171.00	$2,120	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1138	1138	5	193.00	$193.00	$2,196	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–595	578	2	235.00–250.00	$242.73	$1,403	+70.73
840	840	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,781	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,564	—

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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
805–1260	1029	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,700.00–2,450.00	$1,932.89	+132.89
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	+1,150.00
940–1495	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,700.00–2,950.00	$2,292.37	-57.63
1030–1350	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,625.00–2,075.00	$1,843.94	-506.06
957–1445	1201	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,225.00–2,375.00	$2,315.24	-284.76
1217	1217	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,025.00	$2,025.00	-575.00
1110–1400	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,475.00–3,075.00	$2,435.74	+302.02
1165–1570	1288	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,925.00–3,000.00	$2,433.11	+299.39
1295	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	+516.28
1165–1750	1362	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,185.00–3,125.00	$2,578.72	-331.20
1130–1620	1364	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,075.00–2,300.00	$2,176.76	-733.16
1350–1381	1375	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	2,225.00–2,350.00	$2,325.45	-584.47
1060–2720	1403	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	1,900.00–2,500.00	$2,304.16	-887.29
1410–1450	1430	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,125.00–3,100.00	$2,619.32	-572.13
1485	1485	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1460	1460	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1070	975	85-90%	4	95.00–100.00	$97.86	$954	+0.87

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	194.00	$194.00	$698	—
460	460	1	159.00	$159.00	$731	-31.00
530	530	1	161.00	$161.00	$853	-54.00
785	785	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,185	+7.00
805–845	830	3	147.00–175.00	$158.43	$1,315	+21.43
925–935	930	2	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$1,325	—
1045	1045	2	125.00–134.00	$129.50	$1,353	-6.50
1070–1075	1073	4	148.00–158.00	$154.00	$1,652	-8.06

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1415	1233	4	140.00–163.00	$149.69	$1,846	-3.97

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	134.00	$134.00	$476	—
755	755	1	108.00	$108.00	$815	—
840	840	1	101.00	$101.00	$848	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
201–215	204	5	188.00–300.00	$276.37	$564	—
275	275	1	176.00	$176.00	$484	-119.00
304–325	306	13	177.00–292.50	$278.52	$852	-1.95
356–390	367	52	237.50–277.50	$272.57	$1,000	-9.93
420–430	427	3	155.00–246.00	$216.14	$923	-24.64
460–480	470	3	167.50–240.00	$215.32	$1,012	-73.15
500–535	520	10	200.00–225.00	$210.75	$1,096	-15.53
602–635	612	4	185.00–220.00	$208.69	$1,277	-7.86
670–698	687	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,340	+3.38
705–709	708	8	181.00–203.00	$189.22	$1,340	-9.67
755–780	766	4	145.00–222.50	$194.63	$1,491	-5.37
855	855	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,359	+8.83
878 value added	878	44	215.75	$215.75	$1,894	—
957–980	965	3	168.00–181.00	$176.60	$1,704	+0.16
1008 value added	1008	48	205.50	$205.50	$2,071	—
1086	1086	19	200.50	$200.50	$2,177	+37.33
1160	1160	45	166.50	$166.50	$1,931	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	156.00	$156.00	$468	—
355–390	378	3	146.00–169.00	$158.59	$599	-34.52
430	430	1	167.00	$167.00	$718	—
725	725	1	115.00	$115.00	$834	—

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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.