Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 23, 2026

20,554 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $408.99/cwt +1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,762/hd at 675 lb · 805 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $380.11/cwt -1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,364/hd at 622 lb · 742 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $368.54/cwt -4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,858/hd at 775 lb · 742 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	20,554	20,663	21,262
Feeder cattle	17,226	18,154	17,820
Slaughter cattle	1,801	1,777	2,556
Replacement cattle	1,527	732	886

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mixed throughout the week with reported trends ranging from 5.00 to 10.00 lower up to 5.00 to 10.00 higher with a few reporting a steady market for lighter steers. Heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher with a few exceptions reporting lower prices. Yearling were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was good to very good for all feeders and yearlings with buyers showing best interest for long weaned and preconditioned offerings. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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
200–240	214	4	600.00–700.00	$638.13	$1,366	+49.95
212–245 fancy	233	11	600.00–750.00	$680.12	$1,585	+0.18
250–298 fancy	278	25	525.00–750.00	$642.63	$1,787	+45.07
260–295	284	8	605.00–705.00	$637.45	$1,810	+57.31
290 thin fleshed	290	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,885	—
316 thin fleshed	316	6	655.00	$655.00	$2,070	+28.70
300–345 fancy	323	49	535.00–700.00	$613.53	$1,982	+11.54
305–346	328	30	400.00–675.00	$564.54	$1,852	-20.38
350–398 fancy	372	57	500.00–620.00	$583.62	$2,171	+11.76
350–395	377	66	445.00–620.00	$558.30	$2,105	-4.64
400–425 thin fleshed	413	2	590.00–597.50	$593.86	$2,453	+9.59
400–447 fancy	419	112	485.00–600.00	$550.31	$2,306	+2.90
402–448	428	103	407.50–585.00	$516.71	$2,212	-9.72
452 thin fleshed	452	7	562.50	$562.50	$2,542	—
450–460 value added	455	8	540.00–555.00	$545.35	$2,481	+3.67
450–498	474	180	430.00–545.00	$502.30	$2,381	-0.47
450–497 fancy	474	178	462.50–565.00	$524.89	$2,488	+2.90
500–534 thin fleshed	517	45	500.00–522.50	$514.69	$2,661	+0.72
500–536 fancy	521	17	490.00–525.00	$513.14	$2,673	-13.74
500–548 value added	521	211	425.00–545.00	$502.65	$2,619	+8.05
500–548	524	171	395.00–537.00	$481.52	$2,523	+12.14
565 thin fleshed	565	4	500.00	$500.00	$2,825	-9.00
550–597 value added	572	268	415.00–510.00	$466.61	$2,669	-5.75
550–599	580	349	365.00–504.00	$452.02	$2,622	+5.23
595	595	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,202	-76.79
607 fancy	607	4	467.00	$467.00	$2,835	+2.41
600–645 value added	621	337	395.00–475.00	$438.78	$2,725	-6.42
600–648	628	258	365.00–448.00	$420.15	$2,639	-3.78
650–695 value added	672	505	388.00–435.00	$415.16	$2,790	-0.31
650–699	681	300	362.50–446.00	$398.61	$2,715	+2.05
700–748	724	191	324.00–401.00	$375.08	$2,716	+4.24
700–749 value added	725	525	360.00–405.75	$388.36	$2,816	-7.22
750–798 value added	774	532	352.50–385.20	$374.26	$2,897	-4.73
750–799	779	210	330.00–377.00	$354.04	$2,758	-7.17
800–840	818	126	320.00–354.50	$344.26	$2,816	-3.01
801–849 value added	825	427	341.00–370.20	$356.32	$2,940	-6.06
852–895	872	147	321.00–350.00	$339.78	$2,963	+6.50
852–887 value added	872	341	326.50–355.00	$340.10	$2,966	-9.28
900–942	915	92	292.00–333.00	$322.57	$2,952	-11.60
905–939 value added	917	196	330.50–340.00	$337.32	$3,093	-2.63
950–988 value added	968	112	329.95–333.50	$331.82	$3,212	+6.37
952–997	979	37	287.50–325.00	$309.70	$3,032	-1.36
1000–1047	1015	49	291.00–304.00	$300.06	$3,046	+1.86
1012–1031 value added	1022	117	314.75–325.00	$319.52	$3,265	—
1059–1067	1062	6	280.00–298.00	$286.03	$3,038	+0.30
1110	1110	1	280.00	$280.00	$3,108	+6.62
1113 value added	1113	48	275.00	$275.00	$3,061	—
1285	1285	1	219.00	$219.00	$2,814	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	3	550.00–560.00	$556.50	$1,825	+38.73
350–395	374	10	492.50–555.00	$532.91	$1,993	+24.48
402 fancy	402	4	455.00	$455.00	$1,829	—
400–445	429	17	437.50–545.00	$488.23	$2,095	+14.90
455–496	479	33	435.00–502.50	$469.53	$2,249	+17.18
500–545	536	35	420.00–477.50	$458.34	$2,457	+18.04
550–597	576	60	382.00–460.00	$426.61	$2,457	+11.92
600–645	622	22	350.00–416.00	$397.77	$2,474	-0.22
670–695	689	7	327.50–372.00	$361.14	$2,488	-15.05
735–745	737	17	313.00–352.50	$344.19	$2,537	-15.11
775–790	783	2	300.00–335.00	$317.33	$2,485	-24.34
822–845	832	4	305.00–315.00	$308.51	$2,567	-1.49
855–891	885	6	310.00–321.50	$319.65	$2,829	+14.65
920	920	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,760	—
995	995	1	267.50	$267.50	$2,662	—
1035	1035	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,588	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	400.00	$400.00	$780	—
200	200	1	360.00	$360.00	$720	—
255–290	273	2	490.00–550.00	$521.93	$1,425	+92.28
330–340	333	6	390.00–485.00	$448.08	$1,492	-78.64
352–395	370	11	400.00–550.00	$509.31	$1,884	+57.50
405–440	426	9	385.00–472.50	$428.05	$1,823	-60.53
450–495	474	28	400.00–510.00	$456.73	$2,165	-21.30
500–545	530	16	250.00–465.00	$420.22	$2,227	+1.53
560–595	582	23	335.00–477.50	$402.08	$2,340	-15.23
600–645	620	13	320.00–425.00	$382.90	$2,374	-9.68
650–695	674	31	342.50–410.00	$371.94	$2,507	-5.20
700–740	722	10	260.00–358.00	$325.98	$2,354	-20.41
760–799	784	12	315.00–353.00	$337.43	$2,645	-3.02
805–830	818	3	300.00–336.00	$312.64	$2,557	+8.78
865–892	883	3	315.00–320.00	$318.37	$2,811	+16.90
917	917	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,292	-50.07
975	975	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,632	+16.33

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	435.00	$435.00	$2,066	+5.79
520	520	1	445.00	$445.00	$2,314	+49.68
582–590	586	4	412.50–427.50	$421.84	$2,472	+11.38
600–642	635	7	350.00–393.00	$361.55	$2,296	-43.45
655–657	656	3	397.50–407.50	$404.17	$2,651	+19.17
760–761	761	6	320.00–341.00	$330.33	$2,514	+22.83

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055	1055	1	228.00	$228.00	$2,405	—
1145–1740	1314	4	206.00–285.00	$253.20	$3,327	—
1550	1550	1	255.00	$255.00	$3,952	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,205	+17.50
662	662	2	352.50	$352.50	$2,334	+12.50

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,833	+70.00
600	600	1	352.00	$352.00	$2,112	—
705	705	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,186	+10.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,370	—
650	650	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,048	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105	105	1	507.50	$507.50	$533	—
160–190	175	2	545.00	$545.00	$954	-11.63
200–245	224	15	460.00–630.00	$526.42	$1,179	-3.40
200–248 fancy	232	18	495.00–670.00	$621.40	$1,442	+45.56
250–297 fancy	275	40	462.50–660.00	$575.52	$1,583	-0.64
250–298	284	53	450.00–600.00	$523.07	$1,486	-2.12
300–347 fancy	325	93	470.00–582.50	$541.63	$1,760	+12.98
302–348	328	77	415.00–590.00	$510.07	$1,673	+6.91
315–346 thin fleshed	342	9	565.00–600.00	$575.65	$1,969	+24.84
352–385 thin fleshed	370	5	555.00–557.50	$556.04	$2,057	-28.96
350–397 fancy	371	148	452.50–557.50	$511.20	$1,897	+1.54
350–398	374	146	400.00–545.00	$499.02	$1,866	-3.93
407–410 value added	409	5	482.50–512.50	$496.53	$2,031	-10.95
400–445 fancy	419	184	445.00–530.00	$495.48	$2,076	-1.47
400–448	425	220	375.00–517.50	$470.17	$1,998	+4.38
460–477 value added	465	7	490.00–522.50	$504.50	$2,346	+50.54
450–499	473	333	365.00–500.00	$450.72	$2,132	+1.02
450–497 fancy	479	149	435.00–535.00	$463.91	$2,222	-4.53
502–515 fancy	505	33	441.00–457.50	$447.52	$2,260	+4.43
517 thin fleshed	517	2	462.50	$462.50	$2,391	+5.50
500–549	524	255	350.00–470.00	$413.16	$2,165	-4.96
500–548 value added	528	389	390.00–469.00	$430.35	$2,272	-6.66
550–596 value added	569	286	400.00–433.00	$412.34	$2,346	-6.40
550–598	571	294	350.00–440.00	$393.95	$2,249	+1.41
562–575	571	26	390.00–407.00	$397.03	$2,267	+4.49
600–645	615	40	387.00–406.00	$396.98	$2,441	+13.89
600–648 value added	619	407	348.00–435.00	$390.76	$2,419	-4.61
600–648	627	295	310.00–395.00	$363.14	$2,277	-1.89
653–687	672	113	357.50–375.00	$360.27	$2,421	+47.77
650–685 value added	673	234	345.00–387.50	$364.35	$2,452	-12.60
650–698	676	342	310.00–367.50	$347.11	$2,346	-2.61
705–715	710	2	300.00–302.50	$301.24	$2,139	-32.43
706–732	717	19	339.00–352.00	$345.01	$2,474	+11.34
701–742 value added	720	103	341.00–370.00	$353.21	$2,543	+9.07
700–748	726	140	299.00–350.00	$324.30	$2,354	-9.37
753–791	763	29	332.00–341.00	$337.22	$2,573	-12.28
752–780 value added	773	196	332.00–374.00	$345.53	$2,671	-3.08
750–798	776	135	300.00–342.50	$325.02	$2,522	-1.57
800–820 value added	801	25	336.00–349.00	$340.94	$2,731	+5.77
800–848	825	84	290.00–335.00	$316.87	$2,614	-0.71
858–866 value added	862	96	316.75–320.25	$318.67	$2,747	+4.44
873	873	18	309.50	$309.50	$2,702	-1.20
850–895	878	36	250.00–333.00	$312.35	$2,742	-19.32
880	880	1	291.00	$291.00	$2,561	-40.67
902–947	914	19	275.00–307.50	$295.99	$2,705	+9.93
903–935 value added	927	80	289.50–325.00	$298.49	$2,767	-10.01
950–995	969	17	252.50–312.00	$286.49	$2,776	+4.19
1005–1020	1013	2	281.00–295.00	$288.05	$2,918	+25.75
1155	1155	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,772	+22.50
1220	1220	3	226.00	$226.00	$2,757	-1.95
1435	1435	1	188.00	$188.00	$2,698	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	430.00	$430.00	$774	—
235–240	238	2	370.00–515.00	$443.26	$1,055	-59.90
255–295	279	7	350.00–530.00	$448.58	$1,252	-14.21
300–340	316	18	380.00–525.00	$468.61	$1,481	+36.12
350–395	377	42	332.50–485.00	$425.88	$1,606	-13.09
400–445	422	34	342.50–472.50	$417.79	$1,763	-12.20
450–498	472	82	300.00–450.00	$405.43	$1,914	-10.57
500–545	525	30	300.00–402.50	$364.66	$1,914	-10.56
550–596	575	66	305.00–395.00	$358.47	$2,061	-11.08
600–645	621	47	267.50–362.00	$335.59	$2,084	+1.54
655–695	673	17	260.00–345.00	$318.11	$2,141	-14.41
705–748	730	14	267.50–320.00	$300.60	$2,194	-8.21
750–795	767	12	240.00–325.00	$288.38	$2,212	-6.49
810–835	820	3	230.00–305.00	$269.97	$2,214	-18.26
850–895	874	9	272.50–297.50	$285.12	$2,492	-1.59
930–945	938	2	260.00–263.00	$261.51	$2,453	-11.01
955–995	978	4	210.00–252.50	$235.79	$2,306	-8.84
1005–1010	1008	2	249.00–252.50	$250.75	$2,528	+30.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	480.00	$480.00	$792	—
235	235	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,116	+22.23
262	262	2	497.50	$497.50	$1,303	+10.71
335–345	337	6	441.00–480.00	$465.04	$1,567	-18.83
350–395	377	23	400.00–505.00	$477.71	$1,801	+38.56
425–445	437	18	420.00–465.00	$438.29	$1,915	+19.65
450–497	479	51	360.00–457.50	$427.48	$2,048	+2.84
500–545	521	45	357.50–435.00	$395.23	$2,059	+2.74
555–597	577	33	340.00–392.50	$370.72	$2,139	+7.94
605–610	608	3	317.50–331.00	$321.98	$1,958	-19.19
650–690	671	9	317.50–327.50	$323.04	$2,168	-0.60
725–735	731	4	280.00–302.50	$296.30	$2,166	-14.30
765	765	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,142	-50.00
805–845	811	8	279.00–290.00	$285.46	$2,315	+43.46
852–880	861	4	230.00–275.00	$258.55	$2,226	-19.57
905	905	3	237.50–252.50	$242.50	$2,195	-28.92
965–980	973	2	242.50–260.00	$251.18	$2,444	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	410.00–412.50	$411.23	$1,151	—
311	311	3	480.00	$480.00	$1,493	—
390	390	1	487.50	$487.50	$1,901	+101.10
400	400	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,660	-20.36
455–490	473	4	370.00–412.50	$386.79	$1,830	-3.24
535	535	1	363.00	$363.00	$1,942	-34.74
562–597	579	11	365.00–400.00	$381.58	$2,209	+15.30
605–635	620	2	322.50–350.00	$335.92	$2,083	+5.92
650–667	661	3	330.00–350.00	$336.55	$2,225	+9.10
1045	1045	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,717	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1112	1112	2	235.00	$235.00	$2,613	—
1040–1270	1141	4	187.50–240.00	$213.24	$2,433	—
1423–1490	1455	5	224.00–237.00	$231.71	$3,371	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	240.00	$240.00	$780	-225.00
400	400	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,240	—
470–495	483	2	360.00–380.00	$370.26	$1,788	-44.74
500	500	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,450	-70.00
590–595	593	2	330.00–350.00	$339.96	$2,016	+19.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,923	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,834	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,610	-67.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–185 fancy	168	—	—	4	797.00–840.00	$813.94	$1,367	+87.99
150–190	170	—	—	3	590.00–670.00	$629.90	$1,071	-25.25
200–245 fancy	225	—	—	3	535.00–800.00	$686.78	$1,545	+50.51
207–245	228	—	—	11	470.00–790.00	$576.54	$1,315	-61.11
255–295	276	—	—	33	500.00–670.00	$581.90	$1,606	-24.84
255–296 fancy	291	—	—	42	580.00–707.50	$651.82	$1,897	+8.62
301–345 fancy	327	—	—	53	500.00–675.00	$618.29	$2,022	+19.16
300–347	329	—	—	63	490.00–637.00	$552.89	$1,819	-19.50
350–388 fancy	367	—	—	94	500.00–635.00	$572.79	$2,102	-1.31
350–397	373	—	—	131	430.00–620.00	$548.47	$2,046	-3.67
400–446 fancy	426	—	—	115	480.00–580.00	$529.63	$2,256	+2.41
400–449	427	—	—	145	415.00–560.00	$502.37	$2,145	-9.42
450–496 fancy	469	—	—	60	455.00–567.50	$510.05	$2,392	+14.69
450–499	470	—	—	169	417.50–532.50	$484.75	$2,278	-7.93
481 thin fleshed	481	—	—	13	542.50	$542.50	$2,609	—
498 value added	498	—	—	8	479.00	$479.00	$2,385	—
500–545 fancy	521	—	—	117	422.50–525.00	$478.49	$2,493	+2.23
500–548	525	—	—	122	365.00–527.50	$448.77	$2,356	-2.98
541 value added	541	—	—	3	441.00	$441.00	$2,386	—
550–598 fancy	566	—	—	89	409.00–465.00	$440.95	$2,496	-16.99
550–597	573	—	—	148	380.00–475.00	$424.36	$2,432	-2.14
577 value added	577	—	—	2	435.00	$435.00	$2,510	—
600–640 fancy	616	—	—	59	370.00–435.00	$412.96	$2,544	+3.77
600–648	622	—	—	99	345.00–425.00	$393.91	$2,450	+5.07
650–697	668	—	—	76	330.00–394.00	$367.10	$2,452	-3.45
650–692 fancy	675	—	—	19	360.00–402.50	$387.42	$2,615	-3.35
705–730 fancy	722	—	—	9	350.00–375.00	$364.69	$2,633	-5.18
702–747	724	—	—	81	320.00–385.00	$340.91	$2,468	-3.93
750–797	780	—	—	57	250.00–356.50	$327.74	$2,556	-2.13
800–845	831	—	—	15	290.00–337.50	$316.10	$2,627	+15.97
856–895	873	—	—	18	222.50–310.00	$281.52	$2,458	-10.00
910–940	928	—	—	7	200.00–327.50	$289.32	$2,685	+13.53
950–965	961	—	—	4	277.00–327.50	$290.23	$2,789	+11.47
1000–1045	1022	—	—	11	217.50–269.00	$241.25	$2,466	-16.59
1090–1095	1093	—	—	2	195.00–238.00	$216.45	$2,366	-31.81
1105–1135	1120	—	—	2	215.00–220.00	$217.53	$2,436	+7.53
1170	1170	—	—	1	201.00	$201.00	$2,352	—
1210–1225	1215	—	—	3	200.00–260.00	$225.80	$2,743	+4.80
1215	1215	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	257.50	$257.50	$3,129	+36.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–248	224	4	520.00–590.00	$551.25	$1,235	+81.25
260–295	283	15	300.00–605.00	$504.56	$1,428	-58.76
320–346	338	16	402.50–585.00	$484.02	$1,636	-10.86
350–395	369	18	405.00–547.00	$482.44	$1,780	+0.33
400–435	420	41	370.00–515.00	$467.73	$1,964	+18.23
450–495	472	47	335.00–495.00	$447.33	$2,111	-0.37
503–545	530	26	347.00–490.00	$408.14	$2,163	+11.84
550–595	580	36	307.50–420.00	$369.97	$2,146	-12.74
600–635	607	8	311.00–380.00	$342.38	$2,078	-26.55
655–695	672	9	306.00–355.00	$333.05	$2,238	+3.67
700–740	726	8	291.00–342.50	$310.84	$2,257	-16.50
755–773	767	3	302.50–312.50	$309.22	$2,372	+27.14
825	825	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,372	-10.93
900	900	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,520	+30.00
965	965	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,364	-25.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	400.00	$400.00	$820	-190.00
277	277	2	560.00	$560.00	$1,551	+54.10
325–340	333	2	445.00–510.00	$478.23	$1,593	-16.66
350–395	382	18	455.00–522.50	$489.67	$1,871	-7.89
415–440	428	3	450.00–475.00	$465.78	$1,994	-8.00
465–490	480	9	400.00–507.50	$464.56	$2,230	-5.28
515–535	522	3	385.00–400.00	$394.87	$2,061	-20.74
565–595	573	6	347.50–395.00	$377.81	$2,165	-35.93
601–640	618	9	310.00–367.50	$339.71	$2,099	+5.81
690	690	2	332.00–342.50	$337.25	$2,327	+23.24
750–790	765	3	260.00–302.00	$285.00	$2,180	—
815	815	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,241	+10.00
897	897	2	267.50	$267.50	$2,399	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1137	1046	(<2 yrs)	N/A	11	4,300.00–6,100.00	$5,266.02	—
1107	1107	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—
1010–1630	1274	(<2 yrs)	N/A	12	1,700.00–3,675.00	$3,011.75	-1,249.24
1185–2250	1512	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	21	2,350.00–4,800.00	$3,465.52	—
1710	1710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	3,275.00	$3,275.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	3	500.00–510.00	$506.70	$1,662	—
358–360	359	4	390.00–487.50	$438.89	$1,576	—
467–490	475	3	400.00–432.50	$411.18	$1,953	—
530	530	2	465.00	$465.00	$2,464	—
575–592	582	7	350.00–460.00	$432.78	$2,519	-9.72
655–675	665	2	340.00–375.00	$357.24	$2,376	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,150	—
355	355	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,349	—
685	685	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,986	-44.85

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	555.00	$555.00	$1,526	—
295	295	1	535.00	$535.00	$1,578	—
300	300	1	590.00	$590.00	$1,770	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,300	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,950	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1525	1259	80-85%	179	157.00–221.00	$176.47	$2,222	+28.01
1100–1600	1264	80-85%	18	92.50–144.00	$129.39	$1,635	-19.07
890–1655	1295	80-85%	102	105.00–165.00	$147.91	$1,915	-32.76
870–1860	1297	80-85%	265	137.00–189.00	$162.07	$2,102	-18.60

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1420	997	85-90%	54	73.00–135.00	$115.65	$1,153	—
640–1380	1007	85-90%	90	100.00–164.00	$132.43	$1,334	+3.06
700–1675	1065	85-90%	189	108.00–185.00	$145.57	$1,550	+1.29
715–1685	1100	85-90%	143	142.50–192.00	$161.22	$1,773	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1650	1470	75-80%	4	135.00–152.00	$143.24	$2,106	—
1215–2095	1537	75-80%	67	160.00–201.00	$174.21	$2,678	-4.53
1190–2050	1567	75-80%	120	140.00–189.00	$164.34	$2,575	-1.17
1160–1925	1580	75-80%	11	141.00–162.00	$153.37	$2,423	+5.07

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1715	1715	65-75%	1	205.00	$205.00	$3,516	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2405	1592	44	147.00–186.00	$174.25	$2,774	—
1140–2460	1697	100	174.00–208.00	$192.05	$3,259	—
1305–2400	1919	51	200.00–228.00	$208.51	$4,001	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1690–2055	1909	4	223.00–228.00	$224.99	$4,295	-10.01

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985	985	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,561
795–1315	1034	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	183.00–265.00	$210.77	$2,179
700–1320	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	189.00–282.50	$220.14	$2,278
1065 fancy	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,982

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–1375	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,450.00–3,000.00	$2,117.35
825–1460	1056	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	2,250.00–2,550.00	$2,457.97
760–1575	1117	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	2,000.00–2,975.00	$2,554.41
1100–1245	1172	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,875.00–2,700.00	$2,340.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1220	1074	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	170.00–196.00	$185.83	$1,996

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
882–970	909	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,200.00–2,800.00	$2,367.91
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–880	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,897.67
1072	1072	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00
995–1160	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–1,885.00	$1,776.50

Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
890–1365	1116	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,900.00–3,300.00	$2,805.82
1128 fancy	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	5,100.00	$5,100.00
995–1390	1177	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,600.00–3,000.00	$2,337.12
1185 fancy	1185	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00
1125–1465 fancy	1189	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	4,700.00–5,450.00	$5,199.36
1015–1525	1208	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,050.00–3,300.00	$2,662.83
760–1625	1229	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	2,200.00–3,950.00	$3,149.14
905–1495	1236	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	2,000.00–3,950.00	$3,168.69
945–1745	1242	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	1,600.00–3,800.00	$2,717.74
1247	1247	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00
985–1535	1252	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	2,800.00–5,600.00	$4,265.96
1050–1675	1254	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	2,000.00–3,600.00	$2,603.29
335–1930	1316	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	101	1,750.00–3,900.00	$3,013.45
855–1598	1365	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	62	2,400.00–5,300.00	$3,838.49
1295–1570	1429	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	3,075.00–3,550.00	$3,347.88

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
896–958	927	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	3,400.00–3,900.00	$3,658.36
930 fancy	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	5,650.00	$5,650.00
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00
955–1035	982	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,700.00–4,600.00	$3,575.55
995	995	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
805–1095	1009	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,950.00–4,050.00	$3,133.05
986–1031 fancy	1009	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	5,050.00–5,400.00	$5,228.90
970–1062	1031	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,000.00–4,100.00	$3,755.14
1015–1050	1033	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,450.00	$2,221.19
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–900	863	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,350.00	$1,290.22
870–900	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,600.00–2,750.00	$2,676.27
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,450.00	$2,450.00
880–1065	973	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,200.00–3,100.00	$2,607.20
910–1055	981	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,350.00–3,050.00	$2,819.87
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1100–1115	1108	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,050.00–2,100.00	$2,074.83
1110	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1050	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–970	899	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,675.00–2,800.00	$2,708.73
795–1100	976	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	2,025.00–4,100.00	$3,210.37
907–1320	997	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	2,800.00–4,400.00	$3,949.12
650–1211	1054	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	54	1,650.00–5,500.00	$3,896.13
920–1360	1222	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	3,825.00–4,100.00	$3,963.73
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
810	810	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,400.00	$4,400.00
915	915	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00	$3,000

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,000	—

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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
565	565	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,062	—
621	621	3	357.00	$357.00	$2,217	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,894	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,766	—

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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
1320	1320	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	4,050.00	$4,050.00	+1,019.59
1015–1540	1324	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,400.00–4,800.00	$4,061.17	+1,030.76
1160–1560	1329	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	53	3,200.00–6,200.00	$5,692.31	+2,661.90
1150–1610	1353	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	4,050.00–4,650.00	$4,252.22	—
1015–1555	1375	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	3,400.00–4,700.00	$4,319.19	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,150.00	$4,150.00	+313.74
1210–1670	1414	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	3,150.00–4,500.00	$3,430.79	-405.47
1100–1810	1467	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	48	2,450.00–6,300.00	$5,198.58	+2,190.36
1170–1627	1475	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	5,000.00–6,050.00	$5,772.31	+2,764.09
1505	1505	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,500.00	$3,500.00	-279.67
1010–1985	1519	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	41	3,200.00–6,000.00	$4,279.69	+500.02
1075–1800	1652	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	3,950.00–6,150.00	$5,306.26	—
1657	1657	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	5,300.00	$5,300.00	—
1563–1788	1675	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	4,250.00–5,950.00	$5,376.13	—
1770	1770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	4,900.00	$4,900.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1005 fancy	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	5,900.00	$5,900.00	—
1040 fancy	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	6,050.00	$6,050.00	—
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1000–1220	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,550.00–4,100.00	$3,797.75	—
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
935–990	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00–2,475.00	$2,385.00	—
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1540	1251	85-90%	4	153.00–172.00	$164.79	$2,062	+20.79
1740	1740	80-85%	1	128.00	$128.00	$2,227	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	195.00	$195.00	$994	-50.12
665	665	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,446	—
807–825	814	5	205.00–214.00	$210.13	$1,710	—
880	880	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,804	+10.00
900–940	920	2	190.00–212.00	$200.76	$1,847	+20.76
970	970	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,037	+12.60
1025	1025	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,886	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1268	1268	3	202.00	$202.00	$2,561	—
1335–1565	1450	2	184.00–188.00	$186.16	$2,699	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
948	948	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,754	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	4	215.00–280.00	$243.07	$785	-31.93
425	425	2	402.50	$402.50	$1,711	—
493	493	8	408.00	$408.00	$2,011	+53.00
535–540	536	4	297.50–375.00	$355.49	$1,905	-9.51
560–582	566	8	370.00–383.00	$379.66	$2,149	+59.66
625–641	639	18	250.00–338.00	$326.44	$2,086	—
650	650	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,560	—
700–733	716	147	305.00–326.00	$317.60	$2,274	—
755	755	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,227	—
767 value added	767	65	321.50	$321.50	$2,466	—
810–830	820	2	212.50–279.00	$246.16	$2,019	+83.16
863–880	870	5	235.00–268.00	$248.35	$2,161	—
900 value added	900	57	274.00	$274.00	$2,466	—
930	930	1	217.50	$217.50	$2,023	-2.50
1029 value added	1029	51	257.90	$257.90	$2,654	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1060	1036	4	164.00–175.00	$170.19	$1,763	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,222	—
905	905	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,720	—

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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
805–965	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	3,850.00–4,900.00	$4,473.93	—
1090–1240	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	4,675.00–4,725.00	$4,701.61	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1000	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00–3,550.00	$3,260.53	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,985.00	$1,985.00	—

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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.