Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 27, 2026

16,981 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $424.29/cwt -9.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,227/hd at 525 lb · 716 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.88/cwt +12.66 vs last sale · ≈ $3,292/hd at 969 lb · 618 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $456.84/cwt -8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,163/hd at 474 lb · 590 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	16,981	17,860	18,065
Feeder cattle	14,129	14,508	14,894
Slaughter cattle	1,753	2,144	2,254
Replacement cattle	1,099	1,208	917

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the feeder market showed a mixed trend. Early in the week, most markets reported steer and heifer calves selling steady to 5.00 lower, with a good supply and moderate to good demand. Midweek, however, market conditions shifted, and all reporting locations noted calf prices moving 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers traded firm to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were mixed, with reported prices ranging from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher, depending on quality and market location.

▼ Feeder heifers: most markets reported steer and heifer calves selling steady to 5.00 lower
▲ Feeder steers: Yearling steers and heifers traded firm to 5.00 higher
↕ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls were mixed
↕ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls were mixed

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	830.00	$830.00	$1,494	—
200–245	226	8	590.00–760.00	$669.01	$1,512	+6.74
235 thin fleshed	235	1	700.00	$700.00	$1,645	—
240 fancy	240	1	680.00	$680.00	$1,632	-22.35
252–295 fancy	273	16	600.00–770.00	$670.33	$1,830	+14.07
255–292	281	17	550.00–700.00	$619.98	$1,742	-1.57
325 thin fleshed	325	2	650.00	$650.00	$2,112	—
305–345	328	32	540.00–685.00	$585.81	$1,921	-18.93
305–345 fancy	334	16	552.50–645.00	$604.38	$2,019	-3.41
370 value added	370	2	600.00	$600.00	$2,220	—
350–397	374	57	500.00–607.00	$564.75	$2,112	-9.84
370–380 thin fleshed	375	2	600.00–612.50	$606.17	$2,273	—
350–397 fancy	385	57	540.00–625.00	$594.05	$2,287	-18.28
400–441 fancy	423	97	500.00–605.00	$562.07	$2,378	-9.77
405–432 thin fleshed	423	7	580.00–605.00	$587.96	$2,487	-50.50
425 value added	425	4	560.00	$560.00	$2,380	-25.29
400–448	428	132	440.00–575.00	$518.87	$2,221	-10.94
470 value added	470	3	540.00	$540.00	$2,538	+3.33
450–492 fancy	471	86	500.00–561.00	$529.16	$2,492	-9.46
450–497	477	196	440.00–545.00	$510.72	$2,436	-4.20
480 thin fleshed	480	3	580.00	$580.00	$2,784	—
500–547 value added	520	195	470.00–539.00	$505.07	$2,626	-1.08
500–546	526	252	435.00–525.00	$479.39	$2,522	+2.09
530 fancy	530	21	519.00	$519.00	$2,751	+6.20
550–587 value added	574	212	450.00–508.00	$469.08	$2,693	+1.30
550–598	577	258	427.00–490.00	$460.11	$2,655	+6.20
600–606 fancy	605	9	462.50–480.00	$466.36	$2,821	—
600–648	622	142	370.00–462.50	$423.89	$2,637	+3.39
600–645 value added	623	208	400.00–477.50	$443.39	$2,762	-1.56
638	638	3	375.00	$375.00	$2,392	-45.50
650–695 value added	671	249	381.50–460.00	$423.27	$2,840	+3.55
650–698	673	205	365.00–435.00	$403.72	$2,717	+0.48
700–745	726	65	342.50–400.00	$372.96	$2,708	-6.36
705–745 value added	735	288	377.50–423.00	$403.15	$2,963	+10.65
735	735	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,572	-29.32
751–785 value added	765	138	364.25–392.25	$385.10	$2,946	+12.01
750–795	774	95	335.00–415.00	$364.20	$2,819	+6.39
800 fancy	800	3	390.00	$390.00	$3,120	—
800–827 value added	819	198	350.00–392.95	$376.50	$3,084	+12.53
800–842	822	71	333.00–369.00	$349.97	$2,877	+0.86
865–890	879	31	317.50–354.00	$341.11	$2,998	+11.00
859–897 value added	880	366	345.00–366.50	$361.13	$3,178	+8.41
900–940	920	19	313.00–345.00	$325.08	$2,991	-0.94
910–940 value added	928	378	326.00–359.25	$350.55	$3,253	+8.42
953–975	959	18	305.00–340.00	$321.78	$3,086	+18.96
952–991 value added	969	600	330.00–347.50	$340.42	$3,299	+11.73
1000–1016	1015	12	299.00–301.00	$299.16	$3,036	+9.16
1015–1021 value added	1018	111	321.25–329.60	$325.70	$3,316	—
1062 value added	1062	48	317.50	$317.50	$3,372	+19.00
1255	1255	1	240.00	$240.00	$3,012	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,053	—
225	225	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,012	—
275–292	286	3	470.00–650.00	$592.37	$1,694	+105.70
300–345	315	7	435.00–625.00	$502.18	$1,582	+21.93
360–395	379	8	450.00–535.00	$504.13	$1,911	+31.45
400–448	432	42	400.00–527.50	$471.75	$2,038	+2.26
450–495	478	46	362.50–495.00	$459.24	$2,195	-4.04
504–546	533	53	350.00–485.00	$444.70	$2,370	+11.46
550–596	582	43	320.00–465.00	$425.72	$2,478	+6.49
605–642	625	32	365.00–400.00	$389.97	$2,437	+8.73
651–684	661	38	330.00–390.00	$365.77	$2,418	+12.20
710–735	729	8	320.00–357.00	$339.30	$2,473	+18.03
758–795	773	10	320.00–352.00	$331.24	$2,560	+1.24
800–838	819	6	300.00–335.00	$315.26	$2,582	-21.74
905	905	1	297.00	$297.00	$2,688	+8.10
965–985	975	2	290.00–295.00	$292.53	$2,852	—
1050–1085	1070	5	275.00–278.00	$276.10	$2,954	+16.10
1125	1125	1	237.00	$237.00	$2,666	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	500.00–510.00	$504.62	$1,151	—
305–345	325	4	450.00–525.00	$488.06	$1,586	-51.86
365–390	377	12	452.50–555.00	$528.02	$1,991	+12.13
403–448	427	33	450.00–545.00	$509.32	$2,175	+15.09
458–497	481	38	430.00–516.00	$494.74	$2,380	-5.14
500–542	520	60	410.00–488.00	$460.69	$2,396	+17.51
550–598	570	47	422.50–455.00	$437.37	$2,493	+9.56
600–640	624	14	367.50–437.00	$409.27	$2,554	+32.51
650–698	680	10	367.50–407.00	$395.96	$2,693	+18.18
731–745	732	10	300.00–355.00	$305.59	$2,237	-47.41
793	793	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,577	-6.62
802	802	4	332.00	$332.00	$2,663	±0.00
870–895	883	2	300.00–317.50	$308.63	$2,725	—
902	902	2	293.00	$293.00	$2,643	—
1060	1060	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,862	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	415	2	500.00–520.00	$509.64	$2,115	+44.64
460–485	473	2	462.50–480.00	$471.02	$2,228	—
510–530	520	4	429.00–442.50	$435.62	$2,265	+18.56
645	645	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,419	-6.57
715	715	2	372.00	$372.00	$2,660	+9.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1560	1270	3	200.00–275.00	$222.30	$2,823	—
1960	1960	1	190.00	$190.00	$3,724	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,120	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,142	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–195	181	6	570.00–702.50	$632.02	$1,144	-12.98
195 fancy	195	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,268	-115.00
200–245	226	20	410.00–760.00	$571.00	$1,290	-11.67
200–248 fancy	231	12	570.00–680.00	$613.69	$1,418	+14.48
255–280 fancy	266	16	560.00–650.00	$610.52	$1,624	+21.23
253–295	274	41	500.00–685.00	$588.12	$1,611	+9.50
300–340 fancy	315	41	520.00–635.00	$571.25	$1,799	+0.89
300–348	330	73	460.00–610.00	$525.12	$1,733	-10.42
350–395	373	194	460.00–559.00	$506.54	$1,889	+21.54
350–397 fancy	375	63	490.00–570.00	$528.29	$1,981	-10.16
350–397 thin fleshed	375	9	575.00–605.00	$595.68	$2,234	+19.83
410 thin fleshed	410	1	535.00	$535.00	$2,194	+3.27
400–448 fancy	424	129	470.00–520.00	$496.44	$2,105	-3.34
400–449	426	253	377.50–510.00	$470.53	$2,004	-10.00
400–435 value added	430	22	482.50–510.00	$489.85	$2,106	-3.41
450–497 fancy	470	187	445.00–500.00	$468.67	$2,203	-12.38
450–498	475	382	355.00–485.00	$450.70	$2,141	-4.69
473–490 value added	479	21	461.00–467.00	$463.05	$2,218	-21.07
514 thin fleshed	514	10	475.00	$475.00	$2,442	—
500–547	525	447	360.00–450.00	$417.72	$2,193	-6.84
500–548 value added	525	259	395.00–455.00	$433.68	$2,277	-10.09
550–599	572	237	362.50–430.00	$399.79	$2,287	+39.79
550–598 value added	577	282	400.00–450.00	$426.53	$2,461	+7.08
607	607	2	395.00	$395.00	$2,398	-6.28
600–647	624	235	340.00–400.00	$373.69	$2,332	+4.23
626 fancy	626	82	413.75	$413.75	$2,590	—
600–643 value added	627	100	365.00–408.00	$382.56	$2,399	-4.09
650–656	655	6	372.50–375.00	$374.58	$2,453	+11.44
656–686 value added	660	73	361.00–388.00	$378.03	$2,495	+10.45
650–697	671	192	320.00–385.00	$361.29	$2,424	+10.05
710	710	14	377.50	$377.50	$2,680	+43.35
715–728 value added	719	9	349.00–357.00	$354.30	$2,547	-3.44
700–748	726	77	315.00–357.00	$337.55	$2,451	+3.40
752–795	765	58	310.00–350.00	$330.20	$2,526	+0.44
765	765	11	349.00	$349.00	$2,670	+19.24
768	768	6	369.00	$369.00	$2,834	+39.24
771–794 value added	783	316	339.00–355.75	$350.70	$2,746	-3.64
800–842	821	46	300.00–327.00	$317.95	$2,610	-3.01
821–822	821	30	343.00–352.50	$345.54	$2,837	+24.58
805–845 value added	823	132	320.00–337.00	$333.53	$2,745	—
852–895	865	24	270.00–340.00	$303.49	$2,625	-17.43
864–871 value added	868	139	321.85–349.25	$334.88	$2,907	+19.16
910–945	934	6	290.00–325.00	$309.85	$2,894	+11.60
950–990	974	8	267.50–315.00	$287.55	$2,801	+18.90
1040	1040	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,652	-3.91
1070–1090	1076	4	250.00–291.00	$271.45	$2,921	-6.32
1102 value added	1102	47	275.00	$275.00	$3,030	—
1130–1145	1139	8	220.00–242.50	$233.69	$2,662	+11.19
1215–1225	1220	2	225.00–236.00	$230.48	$2,812	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	226	5	400.00–630.00	$507.45	$1,147	+42.16
255–290	276	12	430.00–610.00	$501.55	$1,384	-10.07
300–347	331	32	330.00–550.00	$479.35	$1,587	+13.79
350–398	378	40	340.00–520.00	$443.70	$1,677	-7.09
400–448	424	70	365.00–455.00	$426.50	$1,808	-11.36
450–498	477	82	320.00–451.00	$423.45	$2,020	+11.11
500–545	516	57	300.00–421.00	$380.45	$1,963	-6.56
550–595	579	46	275.00–405.00	$359.74	$2,083	-4.76
605–649	628	31	280.00–380.00	$337.44	$2,119	-1.79
660–695	680	32	280.00–342.50	$318.94	$2,169	+6.72
700–748	731	13	250.00–327.00	$299.65	$2,190	+3.36
750–792	780	21	277.00–321.00	$299.59	$2,337	+29.68
805–843	830	10	247.00–295.00	$274.15	$2,275	+17.69
855–890	873	12	260.00–285.00	$281.90	$2,461	—
910–925	914	4	267.00–285.00	$272.05	$2,487	+52.05
960	960	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,688	+17.50
1028–1030	1029	4	250.00–278.00	$270.99	$2,788	+45.99
1070–1080	1075	2	240.00–265.00	$252.44	$2,714	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	520.00	$520.00	$936	+46.51
250–295	276	15	450.00–550.00	$505.46	$1,395	-21.37
300–345	324	17	465.00–580.00	$508.63	$1,648	+29.00
350–395	371	30	435.00–520.00	$473.63	$1,757	+1.31
400–445	424	48	405.00–465.00	$448.65	$1,902	+9.12
450–498	482	55	370.00–455.00	$429.71	$2,071	+1.91
500–545	522	46	345.00–423.00	$396.66	$2,071	-5.00
550–598	581	36	355.00–400.00	$383.12	$2,226	+5.95
600–645	618	21	320.00–370.00	$345.85	$2,137	+3.13
655	655	1	347.50	$347.50	$2,276	—
710–727	719	6	290.00–320.00	$301.43	$2,167	+28.70
755–775	765	2	287.50–315.00	$301.43	$2,306	+23.93
835	835	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,505	+23.66
895	895	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,752	+37.50
900	900	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,565	+35.00
1045	1045	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,560	—
1100	1100	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,310	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	485.00	$485.00	$1,794	+20.05
440	440	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,540	-60.00
460–475	465	4	320.00–450.00	$383.82	$1,785	-40.02
500–535	518	2	377.50–385.00	$381.12	$1,974	+6.34
555–560	558	2	360.00–405.00	$382.60	$2,135	+12.78
607–645	615	5	305.00–332.50	$310.77	$1,911	-36.73
770	770	3	260.00–312.50	$277.50	$2,137	—
885	885	1	257.50	$257.50	$2,279	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,776	—
1305–1440	1360	4	192.00–220.00	$207.01	$2,815	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,520	—

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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
152–185 fancy	167	—	—	6	722.50–945.00	$800.84	$1,337	—
168–190	178	—	—	6	660.00–910.00	$777.87	$1,385	+102.90
225 fancy	225	—	—	1	700.00	$700.00	$1,575	-15.00
200–245	230	—	—	11	560.00–790.00	$649.65	$1,494	+9.83
255–295 fancy	272	—	—	16	530.00–700.00	$662.49	$1,802	+10.46
250–298	277	—	—	37	365.00–680.00	$602.40	$1,669	-16.40
300–349 fancy	325	—	—	31	560.00–680.00	$607.64	$1,975	-5.44
300–349	328	—	—	67	365.00–650.00	$575.44	$1,887	-15.60
355–392 fancy	373	—	—	21	525.00–660.00	$591.37	$2,206	+1.03
350–398	374	—	—	155	462.50–610.00	$552.65	$2,067	-12.32
407–408 value added	407	—	—	7	550.00–570.00	$564.28	$2,297	—
421–440 thin fleshed	426	—	—	4	570.00–585.00	$581.12	$2,476	-47.13
400–440 fancy	427	—	—	29	502.50–602.50	$554.04	$2,366	-8.98
400–445	427	—	—	139	450.00–545.00	$505.04	$2,157	-11.49
450–495 fancy	459	—	—	15	500.00–580.00	$552.22	$2,535	+36.34
450–498	474	—	—	167	385.00–517.00	$485.94	$2,303	-9.74
500–535 fancy	517	—	—	39	440.00–532.50	$496.31	$2,566	-2.11
500–548	525	—	—	213	400.00–485.00	$453.71	$2,382	-6.81
550–597	572	—	—	158	350.00–470.00	$435.18	$2,489	+1.96
550–591 fancy	583	—	—	40	427.50–485.00	$443.57	$2,586	-19.94
600–645 fancy	623	—	—	47	380.00–450.00	$420.04	$2,617	+8.73
600–647	626	—	—	99	367.50–428.00	$405.31	$2,537	+2.87
626 value added	626	—	—	4	417.50	$417.50	$2,614	—
650–698	670	—	—	81	340.00–412.00	$386.53	$2,590	+11.72
657–697 fancy	670	—	—	10	383.00–392.50	$389.77	$2,611	-2.67
700–712 fancy	705	—	—	5	375.00–383.00	$379.77	$2,677	-0.14
700–746	723	—	—	68	300.00–385.00	$358.01	$2,588	+6.49
750–796	771	—	—	33	305.00–360.00	$344.88	$2,659	-2.84
785 fancy	785	—	—	1	372.00	$372.00	$2,920	—
802–845	817	—	—	10	280.00–330.00	$308.83	$2,523	-13.78
850–890	878	—	—	18	240.00–327.00	$301.58	$2,648	+1.51
905–940	922	—	—	6	227.00–287.50	$270.43	$2,493	-12.25
950–960	953	—	—	4	276.00–280.00	$277.01	$2,640	+0.34
1010–1040	1028	—	—	4	252.50–270.00	$260.59	$2,679	+4.68
1055–1060	1058	—	—	3	215.00–270.00	$233.28	$2,468	-20.99
1100–1135	1115	—	—	4	250.00–260.00	$256.22	$2,857	+28.72
1165	1165	—	—	1	214.00	$214.00	$2,493	-36.00
1195	1195	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	260.00	$260.00	$3,107	—
1255	1255	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,636	—
1340	1340	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	217.00	$217.00	$2,908	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–247	238	5	550.00–670.00	$615.67	$1,465	-31.79
260–298	289	12	400.00–625.00	$530.21	$1,532	+14.37
305–345	320	13	315.00–570.00	$476.67	$1,525	-29.27
355–395	374	36	400.00–615.00	$486.63	$1,820	-22.36
405–445	426	40	300.00–500.00	$432.06	$1,841	-22.26
450–495	476	37	352.50–485.00	$434.39	$2,068	-14.66
500–545	524	67	300.00–465.00	$409.97	$2,148	-7.66
550–595	570	27	320.00–432.50	$387.97	$2,211	-10.46
600–641	622	18	250.00–380.00	$349.63	$2,175	+6.37
660–680	670	6	285.00–371.00	$344.80	$2,310	-1.44
713–745	724	3	322.50–330.00	$325.07	$2,354	-2.42
750–775	760	8	300.00–355.00	$315.74	$2,400	+11.35
825–840	833	2	270.00–330.00	$299.73	$2,497	+33.40
871–896	890	15	200.00–286.00	$264.72	$2,356	-6.54
930	930	1	237.50	$237.50	$2,209	-9.41
952–960	955	3	220.00–270.00	$253.24	$2,418	+43.39
1030	1030	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,060	-25.00
1080	1080	1	231.00	$231.00	$2,495	-11.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	590.00	$590.00	$1,150	-90.00
207	207	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,035	-30.00
250–295	273	2	530.00–550.00	$540.83	$1,476	-27.98
315–341	333	8	470.00–550.00	$519.94	$1,731	-20.82
350–395	372	20	420.00–535.00	$494.64	$1,840	-22.89
400–447	426	25	450.00–515.00	$472.66	$2,014	-16.93
455–495	476	31	430.00–475.00	$454.20	$2,162	-16.59
510–545	529	14	395.00–440.00	$420.14	$2,223	-15.85
555–595	577	11	365.00–430.00	$399.82	$2,307	-0.84
620–645	632	3	375.00–395.00	$386.79	$2,445	+15.66
665–695	682	6	332.50–378.00	$362.10	$2,470	+0.53
865–895	875	3	215.00–302.50	$272.67	$2,386	—
1000–1035	1015	3	230.00–235.00	$231.70	$2,352	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040–1135	1088	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,575.00–3,000.00	$2,796.78	—
1000–1615	1386	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	14	2,850.00–4,275.00	$3,676.78	—
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,950.00	$3,950.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,869	-20.00
495	495	1	460.00	$460.00	$2,277	+20.00
550–595	580	3	250.00–435.00	$376.52	$2,184	-27.87
722	722	4	350.00	$350.00	$2,527	+2.50
780–792	788	3	335.00–337.50	$336.68	$2,653	—
1130	1130	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,882	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
604–643	619	8	335.00–340.00	$338.05	$2,093	—
650	650	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,950	-70.00

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,200	—
277	277	4	405.00	$405.00	$1,122	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	405.00	$405.00	$2,390	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,300	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1190	1145	80-85%	2	180.00–187.50	$183.60	$2,102	—
1060–1325	1194	80-85%	10	124.00–168.50	$150.82	$1,801	-19.15
885–1695	1260	80-85%	319	143.00–188.00	$170.58	$2,149	-18.30
900–1750	1295	80-85%	214	165.00–201.00	$183.85	$2,381	-8.65
1035–1730	1314	80-85%	69	130.00–178.00	$160.87	$2,114	+5.15

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	85-90%	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,382	—
730–1360	966	85-90%	25	87.50–156.00	$127.69	$1,233	—
535–1625	996	85-90%	79	90.00–165.00	$139.53	$1,390	—
590–1485	1036	85-90%	197	120.00–178.00	$154.02	$1,596	+1.24
625–1340	1064	85-90%	129	154.00–207.50	$170.94	$1,819	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1415	1309	75-80%	4	170.00–182.50	$177.41	$2,322	—
1210–1605	1401	75-80%	12	180.00–200.00	$187.97	$2,633	+0.40
1125–2075	1492	75-80%	104	168.00–200.00	$182.88	$2,729	+10.73
1095–2045	1530	75-80%	87	160.00–187.00	$173.86	$2,660	+13.26
1395–2045	1625	75-80%	14	150.00–178.00	$160.89	$2,614	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–2315	1417	33	168.00–205.00	$185.43	$2,628	+1.16
980–2340	1614	104	185.00–226.00	$207.46	$3,348	-7.54
980–2605	1821	97	207.50–243.00	$224.05	$4,080	—
1640–2405	2014	6	220.00–240.00	$231.22	$4,657	—
1960–2330	2112	3	210.00–217.50	$212.79	$4,494	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
615–1250	921	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	176.00–325.00	$219.36	$2,020
765–1355	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	187.00–315.00	$231.04	$2,352
780–1280	1078	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	182.50–210.00	$197.41	$2,128

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–690	683	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00–1,900.00	$1,875.27
785–1565	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	41	1,650.00–2,850.00	$2,342.97
930–1425	1097	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,650.00–2,500.00	$2,155.70
1325 fancy	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1035	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,070.00–2,250.00	$2,145.43
960–1050	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,920.00–2,360.00	$2,149.85

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,040.00	$2,040.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1040	934	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,875.00–3,200.00	$2,592.47
795–1405	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	2,100.00–3,700.00	$2,945.23
1070	1070	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
950–1430	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	2,150.00–3,250.00	$2,632.11
930–1535	1112	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	2,050.00–3,400.00	$2,613.88
910–1360	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,450.00–2,500.00	$2,083.14
1150 thin fleshed	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
730–1570	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,175.00–3,425.00	$2,737.09
1080–1490	1180	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,950.00–2,950.00	$2,590.10
850–1760	1194	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	2,200.00–3,800.00	$3,039.70
1000–1510	1196	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,000.00–3,300.00	$2,589.42
790–1670	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,800.00–3,900.00	$3,359.59
910–1635	1213	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	2,190.00–4,000.00	$3,088.84
880–1495	1217	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	1,850.00–2,950.00	$2,462.10
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00
885–1740	1262	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	2,000.00–3,700.00	$3,036.10
900–1605	1267	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	2,700.00–3,600.00	$3,253.58
995–1775	1268	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	61	2,050.00–3,650.00	$2,803.51

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00
885–900	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,150.00–2,900.00	$2,481.01
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
850–1085	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,325.00–1,900.00	$1,737.08
950–1075	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,400.00–3,100.00	$2,951.54
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1010–1090	1052	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,835.66

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
930–1060	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,806.53
970–1060	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,900.00	$1,769.46
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00
985–1150	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,974.37
1160	1160	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1100	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,350.00–2,975.00	$2,596.53
700–1185	975	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	1,750.00–4,400.00	$3,610.48
990–1090	1057	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,806.31
845–1365	1124	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,600.00–4,800.00	$4,057.61
900–1310	1126	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,500.00–4,300.00	$3,636.61
620–1295	1192	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	1,650.00–5,100.00	$4,483.97

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–800	753	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,625.00–2,750.00	$2,223.01
725–970	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,325.00–3,100.00	$2,768.51
845–1010	886	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,600.00–3,200.00	$2,770.94

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,550.00	$2,550.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–522	515	3	205.00–237.50	$215.52	$1,110	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1352	1352	2	195.00	$195.00	$2,636	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,738	—

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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
960–1090	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,100.00–5,000.00	$3,989.76	+964.76
1020–1210	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,875.00–3,800.00	$3,525.73	—
1095–1245	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,850.00–3,300.00	$3,089.42	+178.85
950–1425	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	3,100.00–5,700.00	$3,962.25	+1,051.68
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,550.00	$4,550.00	+1,639.43
1085–1310	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,950.00–4,000.00	$3,425.68	+53.62
1125–1520	1268	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	3,250.00–3,900.00	$3,426.30	-548.70
1277	1277	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	5,100.00	$5,100.00	+1,125.00
715–1792	1301	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	2,900.00–5,200.00	$4,393.15	+351.01
1177–1520	1314	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	3,750.00–5,200.00	$4,449.24	+407.10
1160–1475	1318	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,200.00–5,000.00	$4,256.32	+214.18
1160–1515	1341	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	3,150.00–4,800.00	$4,107.80	-102.47
1025–1900	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,400.00–4,350.00	$3,768.63	-1,234.14
1380	1380	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,525.00	$3,525.00	-1,477.77
1445–1465	1455	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,600.00–4,700.00	$4,649.66	+89.40
1300–1645	1460	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	4,150.00–5,250.00	$4,841.23	+280.97
1467	1467	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,550.00	$4,550.00	-10.26
1530	1530	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	5,300.00	$5,300.00	+100.00
1540	1540	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	5,400.00	$5,400.00	+200.00
1550	1550	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,400.00	$4,400.00	-200.00
1435–1695	1565	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	5,200.00–5,400.00	$5,308.31	+708.31
1430–1745	1598	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	4,100.00–5,200.00	$4,828.79	—
1560–1635	1598	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,950.00–5,100.00	$5,026.76	—
1490–1850	1642	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	4,450.00–5,000.00	$4,671.73	-102.81
1710	1710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,050.00	$4,050.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—
1055–1380	1146	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	3,000.00–3,325.00	$3,166.85	-110.55
1380–1440	1410	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	3,750.00–3,950.00	$3,847.87	—
1425	1425	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855–985	935	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	2,100.00–3,200.00	$2,751.34	—
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	+975.00
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	-250.00
1165	1165	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,975.00	$2,975.00	—
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	85-90%	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,485	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	250.00	$250.00	$688	—
442	442	2	237.00	$237.00	$1,048	—
635	635	4	237.00	$237.00	$1,505	—
765–775	770	2	207.50–242.00	$224.86	$1,731	-0.77
895	895	1	244.00	$244.00	$2,184	-4.74
990	990	2	240.00–243.00	$241.50	$2,391	+11.50
1075	1075	1	204.00	$204.00	$2,193	+11.76

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1280	1135	5	190.00–210.00	$197.67	$2,244	—
1130–1590	1404	4	212.00–217.00	$213.77	$3,001	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	170.00	$170.00	$850	—
990	990	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,881	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	325.00	$325.00	$650	—
265	265	1	260.00	$260.00	$689	-188.27
355–360	358	2	300.00–320.00	$310.07	$1,110	—
523	523	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,726	+48.01
570–585	578	2	260.00–325.00	$292.08	$1,688	-31.10
655	655	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,834	-32.61
705	705	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,375	-133.00
795	795	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,948	-23.90
964 value added	964	56	278.25	$278.25	$2,682	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,159	—
430	430	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,247	-15.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,082	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1670	1670	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,839	—

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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
850	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	4,900.00	$4,900.00	—
867–1190	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	4,400.00–5,550.00	$5,066.50	—
835–1390	1092	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,500.00–3,800.00	$3,640.61	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	4,875.00	$4,875.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

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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.