Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 11, 2026

19,541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $409.02/cwt +12.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,571/hd at 629 lb · 937 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $427.50/cwt -2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 522 lb · 737 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $406.98/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,330/hd at 572 lb · 688 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	19,541	14,628	19,304
Feeder cattle	16,654	11,978	16,501
Slaughter cattle	1,792	1,719	2,129
Replacement cattle	1,095	931	674

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with instances sharply higher. Feeder heifers were mixed with reported prices ranging from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher showing good demand for all feeder classes. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to firm with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher with exceptions to 10.00 higher with good demand for all slaughter classes.

↕ Feeder cattle: Feeder heifers were mixed with reported prices ranging from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher showing good demand for all feeder classes
↕ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers were mixed with reported prices ranging from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher showing good demand for all feeder classes
▲ Feeder steers: Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with instances sharply higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher with exceptions to 10.00 higher with good demand for all slaughter classes
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher with exceptions to 10.00 higher with good demand for all slaughter classes
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher with exceptions to 10.00 higher with good demand for all 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
155 fancy	155	1	800.00	$800.00	$1,240	—
210–230	220	2	600.00–705.00	$650.11	$1,430	-3.28
205–237 fancy	233	8	720.00–755.00	$751.15	$1,750	+91.15
250–285 fancy	267	3	595.00–765.00	$651.31	$1,739	-20.00
255–295	281	13	520.00–710.00	$611.48	$1,718	-53.77
300–345 fancy	317	30	547.50–700.00	$652.25	$2,068	+12.55
300–348	330	30	510.00–700.00	$605.12	$1,997	+16.88
376 value added	376	8	640.00	$640.00	$2,406	—
350–399	380	92	497.50–600.00	$558.74	$2,123	-4.53
350–397 fancy	381	32	547.50–615.00	$590.11	$2,248	-4.95
400–447 fancy	418	68	512.50–602.50	$558.89	$2,336	-3.13
400–448	427	155	480.00–580.00	$530.30	$2,264	+2.59
402–445 value added	427	7	565.00–600.00	$586.52	$2,504	+31.63
450 thin fleshed	450	5	600.00	$600.00	$2,700	+25.00
450–482 fancy	464	77	504.00–570.00	$540.52	$2,508	+18.09
450–499	480	196	461.00–550.00	$508.97	$2,443	-6.32
500–545 value added	523	241	485.00–540.00	$514.78	$2,692	+2.93
500–547	524	326	439.00–530.00	$482.18	$2,527	+2.49
527–530 fancy	529	16	542.50–552.50	$550.01	$2,910	+24.47
540	540	13	455.00	$455.00	$2,457	-24.69
550–598 value added	570	268	465.00–522.50	$487.93	$2,781	-3.20
550–598	570	320	405.00–500.00	$469.65	$2,677	+4.48
610	610	1	415.00	$415.00	$2,532	-16.41
600–648	624	250	387.00–482.50	$435.43	$2,717	+4.02
600–637 fancy	624	21	462.50–502.50	$496.12	$3,096	+22.61
600–647 value added	626	322	417.50–482.00	$457.23	$2,862	+4.38
650–696 value added	666	193	383.00–460.00	$438.16	$2,918	+15.36
670	670	39	385.00	$385.00	$2,580	-24.32
650–696	675	338	350.00–444.00	$411.65	$2,779	+2.33
705 fancy	705	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,996	—
700–749 value added	717	198	384.00–427.00	$397.55	$2,850	-3.20
700–741	723	129	350.00–410.00	$380.57	$2,752	+6.65
750–790 value added	770	63	365.25–393.00	$377.43	$2,906	-13.57
755–797	782	128	335.00–378.00	$360.51	$2,819	-11.14
800–846	827	67	320.00–361.00	$342.99	$2,837	-7.65
810–845 value added	828	17	350.00–360.00	$355.72	$2,945	-17.28
855–898	876	57	325.00–349.00	$340.38	$2,982	+0.09
850–892 value added	881	480	342.50–370.00	$358.53	$3,159	-6.96
903–934 value added	916	493	334.00–356.00	$349.02	$3,197	+0.10
900–946	939	48	311.00–340.00	$331.40	$3,112	+4.98
955–983	973	15	302.00–320.00	$316.89	$3,083	+1.21
964–992 value added	987	187	331.50–337.25	$334.36	$3,300	+11.86
1010–1018	1013	24	259.00–323.00	$292.69	$2,965	-16.98
1002–1043 value added	1024	200	319.85–335.00	$330.85	$3,388	—
1078 value added	1078	54	317.50	$317.50	$3,423	-14.13
1104–1106 value added	1105	101	317.25–322.25	$319.78	$3,534	—
1130	1130	1	300.00	$300.00	$3,390	-7.82
1175	1175	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,820	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,242	—
295	295	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,298	-84.18
300–345	329	5	465.00–540.00	$500.64	$1,647	+10.97
355–395	371	25	415.00–542.50	$513.85	$1,906	+15.11
410–447	428	23	372.50–547.50	$476.99	$2,042	+8.46
450–495	473	26	400.00–505.00	$462.34	$2,187	-8.74
500–542	522	38	390.00–495.00	$448.99	$2,344	+11.21
551–592	583	90	365.00–464.00	$426.21	$2,485	+5.88
605–632	622	17	360.00–432.00	$400.29	$2,490	+33.56
650–695	674	25	300.00–407.00	$380.39	$2,564	+4.55
700–745	722	11	310.00–370.00	$339.47	$2,451	-10.90
750–780	769	9	255.00–350.00	$327.52	$2,519	-17.99
815–845	823	12	310.00–333.00	$326.26	$2,685	+16.26
866–877	873	8	262.50–330.00	$304.89	$2,662	-7.03
970	970	1	292.50	$292.50	$2,837	+17.50
1115	1115	2	266.00	$266.00	$2,966	-14.00
1120 value added	1120	12	295.50	$295.50	$3,310	—
1170	1170	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,866	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,468	-85.00
305–345	324	6	500.00–550.00	$509.46	$1,651	-70.99
360–395	378	8	425.00–535.00	$501.81	$1,897	-27.85
400–448	428	27	440.00–545.00	$506.13	$2,166	+0.91
455–495	480	33	430.00–497.50	$458.62	$2,201	-35.41
500–549	529	44	420.00–472.00	$448.74	$2,374	-10.08
552–597	572	32	397.00–465.00	$439.61	$2,515	+4.27
620–638	633	17	382.50–445.00	$396.57	$2,510	-14.77
650–697	676	19	341.00–397.00	$373.92	$2,528	-16.21
700–747	723	16	325.00–380.00	$356.24	$2,576	+21.43
811	811	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,433	-31.93
895	895	2	291.00	$291.00	$2,604	-22.77
913	913	4	297.00	$297.00	$2,712	—
1025	1025	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,768	—
1160	1160	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,320	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	3	435.00–495.00	$458.57	$1,949	—
455–485	471	8	447.50–500.00	$472.18	$2,224	+9.68
515–525	520	4	400.00–465.00	$418.62	$2,177	-31.38
555–598	588	8	422.50–440.00	$432.52	$2,543	-2.48
605–627	619	11	388.00–465.00	$445.05	$2,755	+42.82
675	675	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,194	-51.06
702–730	718	7	327.50–345.00	$338.71	$2,432	-16.29
775–795	785	2	315.00–340.00	$327.66	$2,572	-39.84

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	6	517.50	$517.50	$2,086	—
500	500	10	457.00	$457.00	$2,285	—
580	580	5	379.00	$379.00	$2,198	—
660	660	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,244	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
599	599	6	435.00	$435.00	$2,606	+25.00
890	890	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,448	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085	1085	1	232.50	$232.50	$2,523	—
1258–1810	1484	6	210.00–251.00	$229.83	$3,411	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	382.50	$382.50	$2,104	—
630	630	1	372.50	$372.50	$2,347	+72.50
690	690	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,070	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,304	—
720	720	1	297.50	$297.50	$2,142	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,200	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–190	170	5	510.00–640.00	$595.38	$1,012	-49.51
175 fancy	175	1	735.00	$735.00	$1,286	—
200–245 fancy	221	10	570.00–700.00	$628.51	$1,389	-5.68
220–247	240	15	492.50–835.00	$595.17	$1,428	-5.42
250–295 fancy	263	9	540.00–620.00	$598.31	$1,574	+14.12
250–295	276	44	460.00–610.00	$556.33	$1,535	-17.61
305–345 fancy	322	17	512.50–620.00	$559.08	$1,800	+2.78
300–345	325	86	340.00–602.50	$508.06	$1,651	-24.66
342 value added	342	2	560.00	$560.00	$1,915	—
365–380 thin fleshed	373	2	550.00–575.00	$562.75	$2,099	-22.25
374–382 value added	375	22	540.00–589.00	$582.20	$2,183	—
350–398	376	228	450.00–555.00	$492.23	$1,851	-18.57
354–395 fancy	376	30	490.00–555.00	$527.88	$1,985	-6.05
402–422 value added	410	16	515.00–550.00	$529.63	$2,171	+30.33
400–448 fancy	424	83	475.00–515.00	$492.54	$2,088	-10.17
400–449	429	259	435.00–515.00	$469.97	$2,016	-7.56
436 thin fleshed	436	4	517.00	$517.00	$2,254	+2.00
450–483 thin fleshed	465	9	500.00–522.00	$510.51	$2,374	+10.51
450–495 fancy	473	67	460.00–502.50	$473.49	$2,240	-6.69
450–499	473	436	420.00–500.00	$453.55	$2,145	-1.14
500–549	522	450	362.50–451.00	$419.50	$2,190	+0.19
500–548 value added	522	287	407.50–468.00	$440.04	$2,297	-1.89
560	560	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,016	-42.50
550–592 value added	569	288	397.00–435.00	$418.25	$2,380	-3.43
550–599	575	399	355.00–431.00	$398.96	$2,294	-3.54
626 fancy	626	85	441.00	$441.00	$2,761	—
600–649	627	311	340.00–400.00	$381.95	$2,395	-40.81
600–648 value added	630	539	377.00–440.00	$419.83	$2,645	+5.99
632	632	2	347.50	$347.50	$2,196	-75.26
650–676	667	20	382.00–394.00	$390.91	$2,607	+40.62
650–697	678	216	300.00–385.00	$357.02	$2,421	+6.73
650–696 value added	684	433	367.75–406.00	$379.86	$2,598	-20.61
700–737	707	14	350.00–360.00	$354.24	$2,504	-15.76
710–742 value added	717	106	343.00–367.00	$362.79	$2,601	-1.22
700–748	721	109	280.00–380.00	$336.44	$2,426	-33.56
755–785	761	17	330.00–354.00	$349.08	$2,656	+21.40
750–795	770	109	300.00–349.00	$333.25	$2,566	+5.57
756–799 value added	779	440	331.75–363.90	$350.04	$2,727	-1.25
795	795	1	267.50	$267.50	$2,127	-60.18
802	802	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,807	+41.81
800–840	818	50	295.00–337.00	$319.67	$2,615	+11.48
823–842 value added	829	114	327.00–360.00	$332.27	$2,755	+1.30
855–885	865	16	300.00–330.00	$314.51	$2,721	+3.48
853–884 value added	868	191	300.00–350.00	$322.18	$2,797	-8.12
860–882	875	3	321.00–340.00	$327.23	$2,863	+16.20
903 value added	903	11	315.00	$315.00	$2,844	-10.63
903–946	913	22	290.00–315.00	$308.25	$2,814	+20.98
950–995	963	7	242.50–300.00	$277.71	$2,674	-4.79
1007–1030	1011	6	251.00–270.00	$266.77	$2,697	-26.99
1015–1030	1023	2	272.50–287.50	$280.06	$2,865	-13.70
1052	1052	2	272.50	$272.50	$2,867	+8.50
1070	1070	1	281.00	$281.00	$3,007	+17.00
1121	1121	3	215.00	$215.00	$2,410	—
1185	1185	1	272.00	$272.00	$3,223	+47.00
1250	1250	1	213.00	$213.00	$2,662	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252–295	277	21	300.00–495.00	$433.40	$1,201	-56.78
317–347	333	20	320.00–490.00	$428.31	$1,426	-30.64
350–397	377	50	300.00–555.00	$444.11	$1,674	-12.67
400–448	427	60	255.00–475.00	$410.11	$1,751	-19.23
450–495	475	81	300.00–448.00	$407.05	$1,933	-7.69
500–548	527	56	235.00–422.50	$381.11	$2,008	+2.99
550–598	577	61	300.00–415.00	$364.60	$2,104	-12.62
600–645	628	16	265.00–390.00	$325.52	$2,044	-11.80
650–695	671	49	270.00–353.50	$335.03	$2,248	+11.82
710–740	727	22	244.00–345.00	$306.04	$2,225	+12.38
760–795	771	21	200.00–321.00	$298.47	$2,301	+7.76
800–825	814	8	230.00–300.00	$283.94	$2,311	+2.03
855–875	865	3	223.00–292.50	$258.77	$2,238	-11.14
905–925	915	3	200.00–275.00	$250.27	$2,290	-36.01
985	985	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,561	-0.13
1035	1035	1	290.00	$290.00	$3,002	+35.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,092	—
270–285	281	5	410.00–525.00	$463.58	$1,303	-99.19
315–345	331	16	440.00–525.00	$479.79	$1,588	-18.89
350–395	377	36	425.00–502.50	$466.18	$1,757	-9.97
401–448	430	40	400.00–470.00	$438.96	$1,888	-5.34
450–498	473	46	387.50–455.00	$423.71	$2,004	-9.69
500–545	518	33	350.00–411.00	$387.92	$2,009	-3.74
555–595	578	33	330.00–390.00	$366.00	$2,115	-17.00
600–645	625	11	320.00–360.00	$345.11	$2,157	-10.10
650–692	678	11	320.00–350.00	$335.42	$2,274	-4.53
705–735	723	6	280.00–329.00	$307.52	$2,223	-23.19
820	820	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,358	-7.50
860–895	878	2	270.00–280.00	$274.90	$2,414	—
990	990	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,574	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–390	367	4	415.00–467.50	$443.99	$1,629	-38.51
420–437	431	3	392.50–417.50	$400.61	$1,727	-35.53
455–470	462	3	360.00–457.50	$422.75	$1,953	+9.15
501–545	519	12	367.50–417.50	$392.32	$2,036	-15.74
560–590	569	4	350.00–395.00	$372.75	$2,121	+47.53
600–641	631	8	310.00–340.00	$322.71	$2,036	-13.78
667–670	669	5	342.50–345.00	$343.50	$2,298	+13.50
735	735	3	297.00–331.00	$308.33	$2,266	—
785	785	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,120	—
810	810	1	257.50	$257.50	$2,086	-22.80

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,316	—
1240	1240	1	221.00	$221.00	$2,740	-21.84
990–1840	1301	25	178.00–225.00	$212.34	$2,763	—
1440	1440	1	239.00	$239.00	$3,442	—
1480	1480	1	226.00	$226.00	$3,345	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	5	471.00	$471.00	$1,837	—
482	482	8	409.00	$409.00	$1,971	—
605	605	4	351.00	$351.00	$2,124	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,218	—
320	320	1	447.50	$447.50	$1,432	—
432	432	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,598	—
530–540	533	3	357.50–362.50	$359.19	$1,914	—
655	655	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,867	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487–497	492	4	310.00–430.00	$369.39	$1,817	—
680	680	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,227	-2.50

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,808	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135 fancy	135	1	825.00	$825.00	$1,114	—
140	140	1	710.00	$710.00	$994	-40.00
170–190 fancy	177	3	710.00–900.00	$831.89	$1,472	—
180	180	1	659.00	$659.00	$1,186	-52.71
210–240 fancy	223	5	650.00–850.00	$708.39	$1,580	+10.26
210–245	231	12	590.00–650.00	$617.04	$1,425	-29.03
255–280 fancy	269	17	602.50–800.00	$695.68	$1,871	+44.92
250–298	277	35	515.00–650.00	$595.87	$1,651	-28.68
280 thin fleshed	280	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,820	+10.00
304–340 fancy	311	17	550.00–680.00	$625.01	$1,944	+11.81
300–348	332	55	485.00–660.00	$567.90	$1,885	-27.87
350–398	373	97	440.00–580.00	$544.24	$2,030	-13.79
350–395 fancy	374	47	540.00–600.00	$569.06	$2,128	-0.68
400–448 fancy	415	57	505.00–570.00	$532.02	$2,208	-8.12
400–447	424	112	465.00–595.00	$514.77	$2,183	+5.27
450–492 fancy	460	64	490.00–545.00	$509.01	$2,341	-4.88
450–496	473	179	422.50–535.00	$483.66	$2,288	-3.73
500–545	524	147	401.00–530.00	$451.80	$2,367	-8.45
500–548 fancy	534	46	432.00–505.00	$457.25	$2,442	-33.54
550–585 fancy	558	6	435.00–490.00	$463.89	$2,589	+0.06
550–598	573	108	370.00–460.00	$431.25	$2,471	-5.12
600–643 fancy	612	62	400.00–441.00	$417.10	$2,553	+0.74
600–645	620	157	360.00–425.00	$391.82	$2,429	-14.74
655–680 fancy	662	6	400.00–412.50	$403.32	$2,670	+18.30
650–690	673	75	345.00–397.50	$376.22	$2,532	-6.96
700–748	718	54	315.00–377.50	$346.53	$2,488	-9.62
750–795	767	34	305.00–377.50	$332.83	$2,553	-4.72
790	790	1	263.00	$263.00	$2,078	-74.55
805–845	825	12	280.00–332.50	$307.12	$2,534	-18.45
852–895	870	16	282.50–332.50	$303.29	$2,639	-4.68
905–930	917	9	240.00–310.00	$283.09	$2,596	-3.22
965–970	968	3	257.50–270.00	$265.85	$2,573	+2.74
1000–1045	1027	7	215.00–290.00	$244.82	$2,514	-30.18
1060–1090	1075	2	282.50–287.50	$284.97	$3,063	+4.97

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	238	3	450.00–557.50	$483.83	$1,152	-95.30
280–295	288	2	525.00–585.00	$555.78	$1,601	+3.79
300–345	324	19	250.00–535.00	$475.31	$1,540	-2.23
350–398	380	33	350.00–517.50	$475.29	$1,806	-5.18
400–445	419	36	335.00–525.00	$448.23	$1,878	+1.52
450–497	472	54	307.50–495.00	$437.16	$2,063	-2.70
500–545	516	41	43.00–495.00	$401.26	$2,071	-13.02
555–597	571	53	340.00–437.50	$403.76	$2,305	+0.63
600–640	619	27	310.00–407.00	$365.66	$2,263	+5.30
655–696	674	19	305.00–380.00	$348.69	$2,350	-12.86
705–735	718	7	320.00–346.00	$330.58	$2,374	+21.52
775–780	778	3	225.00–325.00	$289.94	$2,256	-27.02
820–840	836	5	265.00–297.50	$284.19	$2,376	-17.89
882	882	4	282.50–300.00	$291.25	$2,569	+11.08
925–945	932	3	260.00–280.00	$266.76	$2,486	+10.06
970–980	975	2	211.00–230.00	$220.55	$2,150	-30.96
1010–1045	1023	4	245.00–267.50	$257.76	$2,637	—
1050	1050	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,940	—
1120	1120	1	280.00	$280.00	$3,136	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–185	178	2	530.00–550.00	$539.58	$960	—
275–295	285	3	475.00–535.00	$502.92	$1,433	-34.32
310–345	327	10	480.00–545.00	$521.23	$1,704	+3.00
350–398	372	35	435.00–545.00	$517.55	$1,925	-1.67
400–445	426	9	430.00–505.00	$465.40	$1,983	-14.37
460–495	478	10	405.00–462.50	$426.24	$2,037	-23.80
511–545	524	22	385.00–440.00	$412.31	$2,161	-10.87
557–597	583	14	370.00–422.50	$404.17	$2,356	-1.47
640–645	643	2	361.00–372.50	$366.73	$2,358	-2.95
665–690	681	7	327.00–355.00	$338.75	$2,307	-13.52
710–745	733	3	315.00–325.00	$319.68	$2,343	—
780	780	1	319.00	$319.00	$2,488	-1.03
925	925	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,942	—
990	990	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,376	—
1060	1060	2	247.50	$247.50	$2,624	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770–1445	1070	(<2 yrs)	N/A	9	2,450.00–4,500.00	$3,293.85	+328.76
1070–1790	1376	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	20	2,850.00–4,950.00	$3,646.97	+121.25
1620	1620	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,131	-125.00
325–345	335	3	435.00–510.00	$462.36	$1,549	-47.64
370	370	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,887	+142.69
405–435	419	4	440.00–490.00	$462.77	$1,939	+6.83
560	560	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,352	+5.00
675–680	678	2	305.00–377.50	$341.38	$2,315	—
725–735	732	3	335.00–365.00	$355.09	$2,599	+15.09
785	785	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,355	-22.50

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,470	—
462	462	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,779	—
545	545	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,798	—
590	590	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,770	—
645	645	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,096	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,668	—
400	400	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,760	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,235	-105.00
625	625	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,719	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	580.00	$580.00	$870	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1110	1093	80-85%	2	130.00–167.00	$148.20	$1,620	—
955–1710	1223	80-85%	57	140.00–180.00	$164.75	$2,015	+9.39
900–1810	1251	80-85%	319	148.00–191.00	$174.86	$2,187	+2.07
970–1750	1289	80-85%	265	166.00–225.00	$187.45	$2,416	+0.69

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1335	953	85-90%	21	93.00–140.00	$124.31	$1,185	—
500–1455	960	85-90%	87	108.00–164.00	$143.12	$1,374	—
610–1660	1043	85-90%	208	115.00–178.00	$155.44	$1,621	+1.95
655–1480	1074	85-90%	138	149.00–195.00	$168.19	$1,806	-2.17

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1555	1495	75-80%	3	162.00–176.00	$171.06	$2,557	-14.58
1230–1955	1552	75-80%	78	152.00–190.00	$178.74	$2,774	+5.68
1145–2025	1567	75-80%	121	169.00–212.00	$188.47	$2,953	+15.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1765	1409	22	161.00–207.00	$186.98	$2,635	—
1050–2445	1646	94	175.00–230.00	$211.26	$3,477	—
1125–2445	1824	106	211.00–260.00	$230.52	$4,205	+11.16

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–2000	1670	5	243.00–247.00	$245.27	$4,096	+12.27

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–1285	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	53	184.00–297.50	$235.49	$2,284
760–1245	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	179.00–240.00	$209.20	$2,102
820–1365	1168	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	157.50–192.00	$178.62	$2,086

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640	640	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
722–1445	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	50	1,950.00–3,000.00	$2,596.12
1015	1015	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1015–1300	1191	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,200.00–2,650.00	$2,343.77
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1460 fancy	1460	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,340.00	$3,340.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
800–1110	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–1,900.00	$1,795.29

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
555	555	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,310

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00
995–1120	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,500.00–2,750.00	$2,645.32
785–1575	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	2,200.00–3,900.00	$3,171.54
1110	1110	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	2,350.00	$2,350.00
890–1350	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,700.00–4,050.00	$3,554.09
1025–1290	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,000.00–3,000.00	$2,346.46
945–1460	1199	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,700.00–2,700.00	$2,201.73
1010–1435	1203	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	1,700.00–3,025.00	$2,406.56
1046–1525	1211	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	2,350.00–3,900.00	$3,330.96
1050–1570	1214	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	2,325.00–3,400.00	$2,796.78
940–1560	1231	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	2,000.00–3,550.00	$2,653.26
845–1650	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	70	1,335.00–3,600.00	$2,767.62
1055–1530	1241	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	2,100.00–2,775.00	$2,404.92
975–1735	1254	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	2,200.00–3,725.00	$2,939.25
1060–1520	1272	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	2,400.00–3,650.00	$2,936.68
995–1520	1278	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,450.00–3,425.00	$2,924.33
995–1675	1358	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,650.00–3,425.00	$3,178.42
1360 fancy	1360	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00
1700 fancy	1700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–980	892	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,670.65
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00
895–990	949	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,750.00–2,150.00	$1,895.06
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1025–1100	1063	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,750.00–1,900.00	$1,827.65

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
842–960	881	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,950.00–2,350.00	$2,095.23
915–985	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,750.00–2,600.00	$2,190.66
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1485	1222	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,561.60

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,985.00	$1,985.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–975	762	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,500.00–2,600.00	$2,091.27
790–955	865	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,300.00–3,000.00	$2,638.77
770–1040	870	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,200.00–3,000.00	$2,603.20
850–1460	1046	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	2,250.00–5,000.00	$3,844.70
805–1252	1072	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	2,350.00–4,800.00	$4,166.45
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00
1132	1132	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	4,450.00	$4,450.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00

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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
460–475	465	6	377.50–425.00	$408.83	$1,901	—
582	582	2	297.50	$297.50	$1,731	—
760	760	2	341.00	$341.00	$2,592	—
908	908	3	318.00	$318.00	$2,887	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,813	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,394	—

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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
945–1100	1037	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,500.00–4,250.00	$3,933.68	—
1065–1485	1168	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	3,600.00–4,800.00	$4,166.91	-197.79
1075–1286	1211	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	2,650.00–3,750.00	$3,256.55	—
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
915–1665	1314	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	3,250.00–5,800.00	$4,925.01	+777.11
1330 fancy	1330	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	5,400.00	$5,400.00	—
1185–1515	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,100.00–3,250.00	$3,165.83	-1,253.35
1295–1368	1350	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	4,000.00–4,500.00	$4,380.07	-39.11
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,325.00	$4,325.00	-94.18
1110–1545	1354	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	3,150.00–4,675.00	$3,961.95	-457.23
1360–1370	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	4,600.00–4,675.00	$4,637.36	+218.18
1100–1525	1383	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,950.00–5,100.00	$4,107.53	-311.65
1402	1402	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,475.00	$4,475.00	—
1225–1530	1408	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	3,500.00–3,900.00	$3,646.42	—
1470	1470	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	4,350.00	$4,350.00	-916.24
1505	1505	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,585.00	$3,585.00	-524.93
1165–1805	1517	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,900.00–4,425.00	$3,956.63	-153.30
1485–1625	1555	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,550.00–4,600.00	$4,573.87	+673.87
1120–1800	1558	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	3,000.00–4,300.00	$3,979.44	+79.44
1702	1702	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,400.00	$4,400.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
655	655	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
935–1420	1236	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	3,300.00–3,800.00	$3,404.41	—
1225–1450	1338	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–3,300.00	$2,658.88	—
1505	1505	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,950.00	$3,950.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
875–925	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00–2,925.00	$2,170.14	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,725.00	$2,725.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	182.50	$182.50	$967	—
610–615	613	3	225.00–303.00	$277.14	$1,699	—
895	895	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,902	-7.50
910 value added	910	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,093	—
985	985	1	212.50	$212.50	$2,093	+21.07
1006 value added	1006	3	237.50	$237.50	$2,389	+12.50
1015	1015	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,182	-2.35
1110	1110	4	223.00	$223.00	$2,475	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,477	—
1230	1230	1	177.50	$177.50	$2,183	-21.79
1325	1325	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,849	-8.47
1130–1695	1375	4	190.00–205.00	$198.82	$2,734	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,221	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,230	—
265–285	275	4	330.00–515.00	$432.09	$1,188	+67.09
311–345	318	5	320.00–340.00	$335.66	$1,067	—
348 value added	348	44	534.00	$534.00	$1,858	—
361–390	373	5	275.00–355.00	$321.51	$1,199	—
400–445	426	16	265.00–490.00	$415.10	$1,768	-22.40
428 value added	428	72	476.00	$476.00	$2,037	—
456 value added	456	4	495.00	$495.00	$2,257	—
460–470	465	2	250.00–400.00	$324.19	$1,507	—
520	520	2	410.00	$410.00	$2,132	-92.50
575	575	2	377.00	$377.00	$2,168	+38.82
605–636	625	28	250.00–389.00	$365.56	$2,285	+115.56
658–697	679	40	305.00–348.00	$341.39	$2,318	—
700–740	722	59	220.00–339.00	$324.73	$2,345	+66.35
760–790	783	27	280.00–327.50	$311.86	$2,442	+74.36
825	825	8	314.50	$314.50	$2,595	+67.00
828 value added	828	52	291.00	$291.00	$2,409	—
870 value added	870	96	291.00	$291.00	$2,532	—
864–896	871	28	277.50–305.00	$292.38	$2,547	—
905	905	14	284.00	$284.00	$2,570	—
950–975	963	2	200.00–245.00	$222.79	$2,145	-7.21

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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	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

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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.