Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 30, 2026

17,937 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $438.30/cwt +8.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,315/hd at 528 lb · 807 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $444.92/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,790/hd at 627 lb · 566 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $406.50/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,322/hd at 571 lb · 551 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	17,937	21,901	15,660
Feeder cattle	14,966	18,914	13,007
Slaughter cattle	1,910	1,956	1,822
Replacement cattle	1,061	1,031	831

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder and yearling steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder and yearling heifers were 2.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand for all feeders and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder and yearling heifers were 2.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand for all feeders and yearlings
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder and yearling steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with good demand for slaughter classes
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with good demand for slaughter classes
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with good demand for slaughter classes

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	705.00	$705.00	$952	—
165 fancy	165	1	850.00	$850.00	$1,402	+70.00
185–195	192	3	780.00–800.00	$793.22	$1,523	—
200–245 fancy	232	12	570.00–770.00	$658.14	$1,527	+6.83
215–245	232	7	500.00–730.00	$626.15	$1,453	-20.13
250–295	274	14	505.00–655.00	$623.66	$1,709	+4.33
250–295 fancy	277	21	570.00–730.00	$648.02	$1,795	-28.40
285 thin fleshed	285	3	720.00	$720.00	$2,052	+20.00
300–347 fancy	325	41	550.00–730.00	$654.65	$2,128	+34.56
300–347	330	59	490.00–650.00	$603.70	$1,992	+0.81
305–346 thin fleshed	330	33	647.50–750.00	$694.37	$2,291	-10.86
332 value added	332	5	600.00	$600.00	$1,992	-49.35
360 value added	360	2	675.00	$675.00	$2,430	+42.50
351–382 thin fleshed	362	12	680.00–710.00	$694.62	$2,515	+66.94
350–397 fancy	374	61	550.00–675.00	$625.10	$2,338	+27.19
350–398	374	88	487.50–665.00	$586.97	$2,195	+14.64
404–420 thin fleshed	412	17	600.00–660.00	$646.59	$2,664	+26.98
400–448	424	125	455.00–612.50	$550.73	$2,335	+17.90
400–448 fancy	426	121	500.00–637.00	$584.69	$2,491	+9.80
418–442 value added	430	18	585.00–635.00	$606.90	$2,610	+8.62
455–486 thin fleshed	461	17	575.00–583.00	$581.37	$2,680	+9.87
450–472 value added	463	22	500.00–597.50	$525.38	$2,433	—
450–497 fancy	471	130	502.50–577.50	$552.39	$2,602	+8.37
450–497	472	161	460.00–567.00	$518.42	$2,447	-3.28
500–545 value added	518	183	482.50–565.00	$528.75	$2,739	+13.37
500–548	523	241	385.00–530.00	$498.25	$2,606	+19.00
545	545	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,480	+52.50
550–571 fancy	564	31	525.00–528.00	$526.04	$2,967	—
550–598 value added	565	132	449.00–537.00	$501.56	$2,834	+15.43
550–598	578	250	410.00–575.00	$458.78	$2,652	-2.90
600–648	627	169	352.50–455.00	$417.47	$2,618	-4.55
600–641 value added	627	354	400.00–483.00	$455.83	$2,858	+6.96
601–634 fancy	627	39	465.00–470.50	$469.89	$2,946	+0.15
632	632	4	395.00	$395.00	$2,496	-27.02
650 fancy	650	10	459.00	$459.00	$2,984	—
650	650	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,145	-76.89
650–697 value added	672	155	394.50–457.50	$428.80	$2,882	-1.85
650–698	683	290	305.00–430.00	$405.92	$2,772	+65.92
700–745 value added	724	243	367.50–412.50	$398.47	$2,885	+9.12
700–747	725	115	356.00–400.00	$379.41	$2,751	+5.96
757–797 value added	776	157	357.00–389.50	$377.27	$2,928	+7.97
750–796	778	121	330.00–382.00	$361.63	$2,813	+9.27
801–845 value added	817	136	347.00–370.00	$357.09	$2,917	+5.56
800–845	819	75	310.00–370.00	$352.39	$2,886	+11.94
853–899 value added	869	446	347.25–356.00	$350.27	$3,044	+8.57
850–895	871	51	310.00–344.00	$328.88	$2,865	-0.35
900–945	924	48	300.00–337.00	$316.84	$2,928	-3.02
904–948 value added	925	197	331.00–348.50	$342.41	$3,167	+11.77
958–990	966	8	295.00–320.00	$307.80	$2,973	-0.96
962–994 value added	974	175	322.00–331.25	$328.27	$3,197	—
1007–1033	1014	15	287.50–304.00	$299.82	$3,040	-4.15
1032 value added	1032	56	321.50	$321.50	$3,318	+3.60
1060–1095	1080	3	257.00–315.00	$281.33	$3,038	-8.67
1130	1130	2	281.00	$281.00	$3,175	+1.00
1165–1187	1183	22	268.00–272.50	$268.34	$3,174	-0.56
1201	1201	7	241.00	$241.00	$2,894	—
1295	1295	1	240.00	$240.00	$3,108	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,200	-100.00
255–295	277	3	450.00–550.00	$506.02	$1,402	—
300–340	325	8	415.00–555.00	$500.42	$1,626	+60.76
350–395	378	20	400.00–590.00	$520.28	$1,967	+63.45
405–449	430	39	385.00–565.00	$487.21	$2,095	-7.23
455–495	479	45	350.00–517.00	$478.79	$2,293	+11.72
500–545	529	65	315.00–492.00	$441.95	$2,338	+14.71
555–595	572	35	340.00–462.00	$429.91	$2,459	+2.11
600–645	626	13	350.00–405.00	$378.29	$2,368	-4.75
655–695	671	15	325.00–382.00	$360.61	$2,420	-8.57
720–740	734	11	210.00–355.00	$326.33	$2,395	-18.76
750–790	768	12	280.00–355.00	$321.07	$2,466	-16.11
827	827	2	327.50	$327.50	$2,708	+9.30
875	875	1	316.00	$316.00	$2,765	+5.55
915–945	930	2	275.00–287.00	$280.90	$2,612	-6.40
1020–1025	1023	2	220.00–270.00	$244.94	$2,506	-35.06
1060	1060	1	290.00	$290.00	$3,074	+22.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	232	3	550.00–560.00	$554.86	$1,287	—
273–275	274	4	555.00–565.00	$562.49	$1,541	+47.13
300–345	324	4	562.50–620.00	$600.84	$1,947	+58.96
350–395	375	19	475.00–585.00	$543.46	$2,038	+17.50
403–448	432	23	445.00–577.00	$518.60	$2,240	+16.75
450–497	472	36	440.00–535.00	$501.67	$2,368	+7.15
511–545	530	32	442.50–497.50	$471.93	$2,501	+18.87
550–597	577	44	400.00–472.50	$446.83	$2,578	-1.41
600–640	616	7	362.50–400.00	$389.10	$2,397	-2.77
650–696	676	21	337.50–400.00	$382.53	$2,586	-2.47
704–746	721	28	325.00–382.00	$354.81	$2,558	-24.02
755–785	765	4	337.00–353.00	$344.93	$2,639	-15.07
830	830	1	311.00	$311.00	$2,581	-10.21
860	860	1	312.50	$312.50	$2,688	+13.81
1050	1050	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,625	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	4	487.50–490.00	$488.74	$2,067	—
485–495	490	3	315.00–467.50	$391.98	$1,921	—
521–527	522	23	365.00–454.00	$446.08	$2,329	—
550–595	572	9	350.00–442.50	$386.28	$2,210	-43.94
605	605	1	402.50	$402.50	$2,435	+13.12
745	745	1	352.50	$352.50	$2,626	-7.50
1170	1170	10	244.00	$244.00	$2,855	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1865	1368	6	210.00–247.50	$224.76	$3,075	—
1317–1515	1389	4	205.00–209.00	$207.15	$2,877	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	3	595.00	$595.00	$1,624	+115.00
390–395	393	2	450.00–540.00	$495.29	$1,946	—
690	690	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,484	—
740	740	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,072	—
860	860	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,236	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,458	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	730.00	$730.00	$1,022	—
185–195	190	2	500.00–600.00	$548.68	$1,042	-29.59
192 thin fleshed	192	2	635.00	$635.00	$1,219	—
192 fancy	192	2	645.00	$645.00	$1,238	-132.00
200–240 thin fleshed	220	2	690.00–695.00	$692.27	$1,523	—
200–248	228	28	405.00–650.00	$574.58	$1,310	+24.87
215–247 fancy	233	12	530.00–662.00	$601.57	$1,402	-0.06
255	255	1	447.50	$447.50	$1,141	-92.47
250–297	273	42	420.00–660.00	$539.89	$1,474	-0.08
250–295 fancy	281	43	500.00–670.00	$578.77	$1,626	-17.41
260–290 thin fleshed	282	6	650.00–665.00	$654.01	$1,844	+73.06
311 value added	311	3	640.00	$640.00	$1,990	—
300–347 fancy	319	70	500.00–650.00	$552.25	$1,762	+0.89
320	320	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,408	-85.33
300–347	328	122	450.00–580.00	$526.48	$1,727	+1.15
315–342 thin fleshed	332	5	590.00–630.00	$601.84	$1,998	+10.63
350–396	372	218	410.00–547.00	$503.68	$1,874	-1.82
350–397 fancy	373	90	460.00–600.00	$541.29	$2,019	+4.46
355–392 thin fleshed	377	18	557.50–590.00	$574.23	$2,165	+10.50
406–424 thin fleshed	413	39	527.50–542.00	$536.46	$2,216	+2.23
400–440 value added	414	13	515.00–552.50	$532.24	$2,203	+18.23
400–447 fancy	420	166	467.50–545.00	$501.15	$2,105	-0.73
400–449	425	275	427.50–535.00	$481.17	$2,045	+9.41
452–460 thin fleshed	457	6	517.50–522.50	$519.15	$2,373	+21.65
455–475 value added	459	27	480.00–525.00	$518.14	$2,378	+36.03
450–497 fancy	466	102	467.50–515.00	$490.15	$2,284	+16.64
470	470	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,504	-72.62
450–499	472	325	400.00–517.50	$457.42	$2,159	+2.39
515 fancy	515	1	495.00	$495.00	$2,549	+28.76
500–548	523	336	355.00–462.00	$421.18	$2,203	+8.65
500–549 value added	532	469	392.50–500.00	$450.56	$2,397	+17.84
535	535	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,060	-27.53
555	555	11	441.00	$441.00	$2,448	+47.67
550–595 value added	567	181	392.50–453.00	$425.69	$2,414	+2.55
550–598	574	359	351.00–430.00	$395.77	$2,272	+2.44
600–648 value added	625	316	351.00–420.50	$402.53	$2,516	+10.14
600–649	627	167	327.00–400.00	$373.86	$2,344	+10.66
650–699	681	195	322.50–399.00	$352.22	$2,399	+5.51
652–692 value added	681	168	355.00–402.00	$377.11	$2,568	+4.28
700–724 value added	711	72	351.00–375.00	$357.90	$2,545	+9.20
700–747	723	85	305.00–370.00	$331.76	$2,399	+4.56
723	723	6	393.75	$393.75	$2,847	+66.55
750	750	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,550	-44.00
750–795	783	112	307.50–363.00	$328.12	$2,569	-19.98
757–790 value added	784	119	336.00–365.00	$339.66	$2,663	-5.88
791	791	6	382.00	$382.00	$3,022	+33.90
800–845	815	57	295.00–339.00	$320.80	$2,615	+15.60
821–826 value added	821	77	335.00–348.00	$335.85	$2,757	-0.77
838	838	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,849	+34.80
850–882	867	30	275.00–333.00	$317.79	$2,755	-32.21
852–890 value added	871	121	320.00–332.00	$325.92	$2,839	+11.92
913–940	926	6	270.00–286.00	$279.43	$2,588	+1.85
953–995	967	6	235.00–277.00	$263.83	$2,551	+0.63
1005–1048	1039	9	220.00–303.00	$272.65	$2,833	+14.05
1107	1107	2	212.00	$212.00	$2,347	-33.00
1118 value added	1118	46	265.00	$265.00	$2,963	—
1205	1205	1	237.50	$237.50	$2,862	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	226	13	365.00–570.00	$482.63	$1,091	+35.96
255–296	282	18	300.00–530.00	$477.89	$1,348	-31.90
300–343	328	35	365.00–515.00	$475.10	$1,558	+5.43
350–397	374	64	300.00–525.00	$458.89	$1,716	+0.56
400–445	424	97	300.00–490.00	$444.28	$1,884	+8.17
450–498	475	91	302.00–482.00	$419.31	$1,992	-1.80
500–545	525	62	327.00–435.00	$388.08	$2,037	+23.66
550–590	572	40	305.00–390.00	$351.43	$2,010	-7.84
600–640	616	31	230.00–367.50	$323.53	$1,993	+1.60
656–695	673	33	225.00–340.00	$317.44	$2,136	-2.50
700–745	719	41	262.50–335.00	$311.78	$2,242	+11.79
755–795	775	10	270.00–325.00	$292.92	$2,270	+27.52
810–845	824	5	280.00–303.00	$288.93	$2,381	+8.37
855–885	877	9	270.00–312.50	$283.96	$2,490	+31.78
905–945	932	3	271.00–290.00	$277.91	$2,590	+8.84
985–990	986	4	217.00–268.00	$254.70	$2,511	-10.73
1025	1025	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,665	-10.00
1220	1220	1	260.00	$260.00	$3,172	+28.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	450.00–525.00	$488.71	$1,139	-31.29
257–295	273	9	330.00–535.00	$473.12	$1,292	-22.75
310–348	339	17	450.00–525.00	$503.67	$1,707	+17.76
350–398	373	22	360.00–515.00	$473.82	$1,767	+3.42
400–445	422	16	385.00–490.00	$450.97	$1,903	+5.47
450–497	471	29	372.50–465.00	$426.70	$2,010	-12.47
500–545	527	23	350.00–415.00	$393.33	$2,073	-1.35
552–598	582	28	350.00–391.00	$370.83	$2,158	-9.11
610–645	622	25	325.00–350.00	$335.86	$2,089	-3.50
660–693	681	12	314.00–337.50	$328.22	$2,235	+4.67
705–742	727	4	280.00–300.00	$287.37	$2,089	-9.82
755–790	770	3	250.00–302.50	$277.09	$2,134	—
800	800	1	252.50	$252.50	$2,020	—
865–895	878	4	245.00–310.00	$280.36	$2,462	—
975–995	985	2	189.00–230.00	$209.29	$2,062	-30.71

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,300	—
440	440	3	357.50–482.50	$399.17	$1,756	-39.21
505–541	532	7	325.00–397.50	$345.89	$1,840	-27.78
550–575	563	2	337.50–360.00	$348.50	$1,962	-19.56
658–670	663	5	322.50–342.50	$330.59	$2,192	-9.41
725–745	735	2	300.00–305.00	$302.47	$2,223	-2.87
870	870	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,501	—
970	970	1	272.50	$272.50	$2,643	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1565	1189	7	196.00–260.00	$220.59	$2,623	+31.59
1138–1331	1290	14	215.00–224.00	$222.30	$2,868	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,395	-70.00
475	475	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,568	-50.00
520–545	540	5	370.00–430.00	$418.44	$2,260	+38.44
648	648	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,879	-10.00
705	705	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,833	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	2	412.50	$412.50	$1,700	—
495	495	1	387.50	$387.50	$1,918	-7.26
595	595	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,082	+10.00
830	830	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,909	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
698	698	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,920	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,282	-60.00
510	510	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,275	—

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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
170 fancy	170	—	—	1	725.00	$725.00	$1,232	-149.72
170–191	184	—	—	7	520.00–680.00	$619.72	$1,140	-24.07
220	220	—	—	1	425.00	$425.00	$935	-186.79
200–245	222	—	—	17	475.00–750.00	$616.28	$1,368	+4.49
220–245 fancy	234	—	—	14	510.00–737.00	$642.14	$1,503	-3.26
270 thin fleshed	270	—	—	1	790.00	$790.00	$2,133	+95.57
250–295 fancy	277	—	—	18	570.00–770.00	$666.62	$1,847	-26.76
250–298	279	—	—	40	482.50–680.00	$595.50	$1,661	-13.73
300–345 fancy	320	—	—	52	535.00–725.00	$634.85	$2,032	+15.22
300–349	328	—	—	104	500.00–655.00	$597.18	$1,959	+2.29
315–336 thin fleshed	332	—	—	10	710.00–785.00	$724.24	$2,404	+16.07
355–365 thin fleshed	358	—	—	3	660.00–697.50	$672.73	$2,408	+71.62
350–398 fancy	366	—	—	100	530.00–670.00	$610.94	$2,236	+26.38
350–396	378	—	—	126	480.00–627.50	$559.51	$2,115	-5.53
407–435 thin fleshed	416	—	—	7	612.50–650.00	$624.39	$2,597	+28.51
400–448 fancy	422	—	—	127	500.00–640.00	$568.20	$2,398	+19.52
400–448	425	—	—	172	450.00–580.00	$516.26	$2,194	+1.55
455	455	—	—	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,070	+55.00
450–499 fancy	473	—	—	102	490.00–600.00	$540.87	$2,558	+5.56
450–497	475	—	—	243	440.00–582.50	$505.02	$2,399	+15.16
475 value added	475	—	—	2	532.50	$532.50	$2,529	—
502 value added	502	—	—	16	465.00	$465.00	$2,334	—
500–545	520	—	—	168	405.00–507.50	$464.47	$2,415	+10.95
500–543 fancy	522	—	—	94	450.00–542.50	$498.01	$2,600	+5.89
555 thin fleshed	555	—	—	1	482.50	$482.50	$2,678	—
550–588 fancy	567	—	—	36	420.00–520.00	$466.54	$2,645	-11.33
550–595	569	—	—	170	370.00–487.00	$442.52	$2,518	+5.52
600–645	620	—	—	108	330.00–443.00	$408.18	$2,531	+18.41
620	620	—	—	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,876	-87.27
600–647 fancy	621	—	—	53	367.50–445.00	$414.62	$2,575	-0.26
650–695	667	—	—	59	332.50–415.00	$375.96	$2,508	-1.30
650–687 fancy	674	—	—	22	360.00–410.00	$387.33	$2,611	-7.11
700–722 fancy	710	—	—	12	352.50–385.00	$362.03	$2,570	-15.20
700–745	715	—	—	39	300.00–385.00	$356.21	$2,547	+12.12
750–795	768	—	—	42	310.00–365.00	$331.03	$2,542	+2.51
800–845	825	—	—	21	287.50–340.00	$314.88	$2,598	-3.18
850–895	881	—	—	12	267.50–330.00	$295.71	$2,605	-2.08
900–906	904	—	—	7	245.00–320.00	$293.55	$2,654	+17.05
960–975	970	—	—	3	275.00–285.00	$281.32	$2,729	+8.82
1005–1040	1022	—	—	15	230.00–283.00	$261.90	$2,677	-25.60
1055–1095	1070	—	—	3	229.00–250.00	$243.07	$2,601	-4.72
1110	1110	—	—	1	227.50	$227.50	$2,525	-62.50
1170–1175	1172	—	—	3	215.00–229.00	$224.32	$2,629	—
2000	2000	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	196.00	$196.00	$3,920	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	280	10	400.00–630.00	$531.79	$1,489	+31.49
300–345	323	27	400.00–655.00	$526.40	$1,700	+39.50
350–395	369	31	350.00–630.00	$489.70	$1,807	-6.59
400–449	429	58	330.00–575.00	$461.42	$1,979	-21.74
450–496	479	67	300.00–515.00	$455.14	$2,180	+7.33
500–542	524	52	320.00–495.00	$430.51	$2,256	-0.26
550–595	580	59	300.00–457.50	$408.43	$2,369	+3.04
600–645	626	23	317.50–402.50	$365.66	$2,289	-2.24
650–695	673	6	295.00–375.00	$339.40	$2,284	+0.65
717–748	737	18	295.00–337.00	$318.73	$2,349	+5.50
790	790	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,094	-50.00
810–840	820	9	292.00–350.00	$303.12	$2,486	+14.69
850–890	868	5	221.00–300.00	$252.81	$2,194	-22.67
900–935	913	3	197.50–282.00	$250.04	$2,283	-34.96
975–990	983	3	214.00–275.00	$242.32	$2,382	+2.46
1035	1035	1	279.00	$279.00	$2,888	—
1050–1070	1060	2	237.50–243.00	$240.22	$2,546	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	286	10	435.00–550.00	$514.82	$1,472	-11.62
300–335	316	7	450.00–585.00	$537.44	$1,698	+42.38
350–395	378	28	445.00–575.00	$521.53	$1,971	+12.72
400–445	420	19	450.00–522.50	$495.20	$2,080	+24.04
450–493	479	38	425.00–540.00	$478.80	$2,293	+20.58
500–547	520	12	400.00–485.00	$434.05	$2,257	+2.07
570–595	578	17	402.00–437.50	$414.94	$2,398	-1.93
620–635	628	2	407.00–415.00	$411.05	$2,581	+53.68
665–695	676	4	305.00–365.00	$348.58	$2,356	-8.10
710–735	728	9	310.00–362.50	$329.79	$2,401	+32.29
755–792	785	7	240.00–305.00	$280.18	$2,199	-33.49
845	845	1	288.00	$288.00	$2,434	—
930	930	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,232	-20.00
970	970	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,425	—
1015	1015	1	202.50	$202.50	$2,055	+15.00
1075	1075	1	219.00	$219.00	$2,354	+24.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095–1100	1100	(<2 yrs)	N/A	13	5,000.00–7,000.00	$5,969.39	—
890–1820	1351	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	17	2,150.00–3,950.00	$3,306.07	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	530.00	$530.00	$2,067	+5.00
405	405	2	472.50–480.00	$476.25	$1,929	-3.75
570	570	1	472.50	$472.50	$2,693	+70.88
775	775	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,383	—
810	810	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,349	—
960–990	975	2	260.00–270.00	$265.08	$2,585	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,988	+50.00
905	905	2	230.00	$230.00	$2,082	—
990	990	1	227.50	$227.50	$2,252	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	535.00	$535.00	$2,060	—
400–415	408	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,836	+70.00
520	520	1	415.00	$415.00	$2,158	+35.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,481	—
410	410	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,435	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	80-85%	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,640	—
1055–1440	1187	80-85%	6	122.50–159.00	$145.72	$1,730	-6.85
1125–1325	1210	80-85%	4	177.50–195.00	$185.52	$2,245	+13.02
920–1625	1213	80-85%	63	130.00–170.00	$156.67	$1,900	+11.46
180–1670	1241	80-85%	295	139.00–187.00	$168.77	$2,094	+23.56
900–1640	1269	80-85%	308	161.00–220.00	$184.19	$2,337	+1.91

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–1525	922	85-90%	36	72.50–148.00	$121.42	$1,119	-5.21
605–1280	963	85-90%	84	105.00–159.00	$139.52	$1,344	+4.21
600–1490	1034	85-90%	232	126.00–172.00	$154.88	$1,601	+4.74
785–1470	1065	85-90%	149	154.00–190.00	$168.98	$1,800	+1.24
1140	1140	85-90%	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,767	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	75-80%	1	177.50	$177.50	$2,396	—
1070–2120	1495	75-80%	138	164.00–217.00	$183.54	$2,744	-1.13
1130–2165	1540	75-80%	79	141.00–185.00	$171.26	$2,637	+3.30
1420–1910	1596	75-80%	5	181.00–196.00	$188.79	$3,013	+27.22
1310–2210	1710	75-80%	10	150.00–170.00	$156.71	$2,680	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1970	1406	40	157.00–201.00	$183.33	$2,578	+6.50
1480	1480	1	195.00	$195.00	$2,886	—
1065–2365	1608	100	180.00–218.00	$200.48	$3,224	+0.26
1000–2350	1798	122	200.00–249.00	$221.48	$3,982	+2.13
1995–2385	2190	2	215.00–230.00	$221.83	$4,858	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1725–2140	1970	4	227.00–250.00	$235.04	$4,630	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–1305	954	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	53	195.00–320.00	$235.27	$2,244
725–1185	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	169.00–280.00	$214.09	$2,201
1040	1040	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,392
1065–1175	1120	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	165.00–172.50	$169.84	$1,902

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
853	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,950.00	$1,950.00
763–1385	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	2,000.00–3,100.00	$2,538.49
1005–1080	1043	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00–2,450.00	$2,372.30
835–1360	1186	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,650.00–2,725.00	$2,312.42

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
635–1070	892	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,475.00–2,430.00	$2,058.97

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
740–900	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,625.00–1,875.00	$1,791.82
930–965	948	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–1330	967	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	2,475.00–3,600.00	$3,160.15
1005	1005	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
900–1230	1062	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	2,150.00–3,600.00	$3,127.70
930–1355	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	2,000.00–3,900.00	$3,059.31
995–1180	1118	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,500.00	$2,007.60
915–1375	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	2,125.00–3,200.00	$2,584.50
970–1197	1142	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,900.00–3,700.00	$3,295.62
775–1425	1149	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	1,575.00–3,950.00	$2,976.82
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1005–1415	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	1,800.00–3,075.00	$2,499.24
985–1295	1177	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,800.00–3,050.00	$2,589.79
988–1340	1177	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,900.00–2,950.00	$2,344.31
1020–1325	1190	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,050.00–3,450.00	$2,913.31
925–1705	1196	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	2,600.00–4,000.00	$3,450.07
1207	1207	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1210 thin fleshed	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1110–1465	1237	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	2,100.00–3,150.00	$2,909.12
965–1585	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	2,350.00–3,500.00	$2,991.76
965–1520	1259	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	2,100.00–3,675.00	$3,018.64

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
730	730	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
705–775	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,700.00–2,550.00	$2,145.10
820–895	858	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,750.00–2,100.00	$1,917.35
880–960	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,050.00–2,900.00	$2,456.52
960–970	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,825.00–1,975.00	$1,899.61

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
890–980	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,525.00–2,050.00	$1,774.87
1005	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
935–1145	1072	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,912.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1025	999	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,225.00–2,725.00	$2,548.69
1001	1001	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1550	1550	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–910	822	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,600.00–2,900.00	$2,663.08
650–975	834	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,700.00–3,350.00	$2,802.44
785–910	848	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	2,750.00–3,600.00	$3,206.34
650–1165	855	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,700.00–3,500.00	$2,549.14
811–950	863	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,752.60
850–1010	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,350.00	$2,335.81
830–1200	999	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,850.00–3,500.00	$2,632.63
1300 fancy	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	4,200.00	$4,200.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00
760–840	792	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,250.00–2,450.00	$2,332.95
830	830	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,736	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,644	—

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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
598	598	5	350.00	$350.00	$2,093	—
635	635	1	292.00	$292.00	$1,854	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,054	—
665	665	1	309.00	$309.00	$2,055	-26.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	502.50	$502.50	$1,834	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,003	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,054	+49.00

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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
855–1170	1034	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,500.00–5,175.00	$4,250.62	—
950–1135	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,950.00–4,975.00	$4,381.43	—
1050–1180	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00–3,250.00	$3,132.29	-1,173.28
1140 thin fleshed	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	-1,050.00
995–1260	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,700.00–3,450.00	$3,011.20	-574.37
830–1625	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	1,225.00–5,250.00	$4,133.46	+547.89
955–1400	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	2,700.00–3,700.00	$3,065.60	-787.37
955–1445	1218	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	2,800.00–3,725.00	$3,243.54	-609.43
1200–1250	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,325.00–3,900.00	$3,606.63	-443.37
1100–1425	1242	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,900.00–4,400.00	$3,803.77	-246.23
965–1495	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	2,850.00–4,050.00	$3,600.69	-438.86
1165–1470	1317	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	3,350.00–4,350.00	$3,856.42	+34.89
1325–1410	1380	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,500.00–3,650.00	$3,130.31	-1,055.62
1350–1590	1488	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	4,500.00–5,450.00	$4,889.70	+1,201.47
1490–1527	1515	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	4,450.00	$4,450.00	±0.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	-385.98
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—
995–1065	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,150.00–4,500.00	$3,847.94	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715–855	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00–3,225.00	$2,689.89	+1,039.89
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1165	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1175	1175	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,154	-6.00
750–790	770	2	242.50–245.00	$243.78	$1,877	—
815	815	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,793	+13.66
945	945	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,914	+19.06
1045	1045	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,672	-40.61

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1455	1303	4	185.00–215.00	$202.80	$2,642	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	192.00	$192.00	$893	—
770	770	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,286	—
820	820	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,394	-4.01

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,001	-35.00
525	525	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,365	—
705	705	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,040	-77.50
755–770	763	2	237.00–250.00	$243.56	$1,858	—
860–880	870	2	160.00–226.00	$192.62	$1,676	-1.38

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	260.00	$260.00	$832	—
600	600	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,200	—

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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	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	5,500.00	$5,500.00	—
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—
1007–1437	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	4,650.00–5,900.00	$5,323.34	—
1150	1150	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	4,325.00	$4,325.00	—
1405	1405	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	6,050.00	$6,050.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

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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.