Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 3, 2026

12,624 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $377.34/cwt +28.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,361/hd at 626 lb · 589 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $344.38/cwt +11.83 vs last sale · ≈ $3,049/hd at 885 lb · 589 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $400.72/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,712/hd at 677 lb · 506 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	12,624	9,746	17,726
Feeder cattle	10,534	7,888	15,291
Slaughter cattle	1,393	1,241	1,935
Replacement cattle	697	617	500

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances up to sharply higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 5.00 higher with instances to sharply higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher with limited head to head comparisons. There was good demand for all feeder and yearling classes with active buyer participation showing best interest for weaned preconditioned calves and groups. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for all slaughter classes.

▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers were steady to 5.00 higher with instances to sharply higher
▲ Feeder steers: Compared to last week feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances up to sharply higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for all slaughter classes
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for all slaughter classes
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 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
200–230	215	2	515.00–700.00	$601.05	$1,292	+43.55
245 fancy	245	2	530.00–660.00	$595.00	$1,458	—
272–280 fancy	274	5	540.00–555.00	$543.07	$1,488	—
250–297	277	11	457.50–530.00	$505.18	$1,399	-29.58
310–345 fancy	319	9	530.00–580.00	$564.64	$1,801	+1.87
300–345	333	23	455.00–585.00	$521.57	$1,737	+42.19
351–397	372	35	435.00–560.00	$504.26	$1,876	-10.63
375–395 fancy	384	8	515.00–570.00	$555.49	$2,133	-37.01
415 value added	415	1	512.00	$512.00	$2,125	+7.00
402–445 fancy	416	22	495.00–540.00	$517.99	$2,155	-1.11
405–445	430	63	417.50–517.50	$480.15	$2,065	+14.66
451–490 fancy	463	7	475.00–500.00	$490.61	$2,272	-8.32
450–498	477	78	380.00–492.50	$454.34	$2,167	-2.77
500–549	525	92	390.00–477.00	$434.16	$2,279	+19.04
500–548 value added	525	63	412.50–490.00	$444.87	$2,336	-10.93
560 thin fleshed	560	10	438.00	$438.00	$2,453	—
565 fancy	565	1	470.00	$470.00	$2,656	—
550–597 value added	572	130	390.00–465.00	$434.54	$2,486	+0.18
550–597	576	185	370.00–445.25	$422.53	$2,434	+25.53
600–645	624	119	330.00–427.50	$398.97	$2,490	+12.90
600–648 value added	632	189	386.00–445.00	$413.34	$2,612	-18.90
635	635	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,222	-36.07
650 fancy	650	2	415.00	$415.00	$2,698	—
650–695	677	139	320.00–397.50	$377.71	$2,557	+57.71
655–699 value added	677	365	375.00–445.00	$409.40	$2,772	-0.38
700–746	726	84	320.00–385.00	$362.70	$2,633	+2.08
700–745 value added	728	152	364.50–405.00	$383.73	$2,794	+5.39
750–799	777	82	319.00–365.00	$345.03	$2,681	+5.02
754–799 value added	779	407	348.50–374.00	$364.82	$2,842	+5.14
801–826 value added	811	435	349.50–367.00	$359.26	$2,914	+22.32
802–840	819	33	297.50–351.00	$330.42	$2,706	+10.63
850–895	863	37	307.50–347.00	$332.71	$2,871	+22.97
875–897 value added	887	552	329.25–358.50	$345.16	$3,062	+7.89
900–948 value added	931	453	327.00–352.75	$338.37	$3,150	+11.98
918–945	934	11	310.00–324.00	$314.57	$2,938	+21.57
959–981 value added	974	226	325.25–330.70	$327.20	$3,187	—
965–989	988	41	307.75–317.50	$307.98	$3,043	+12.59
1001–1041 value added	1021	194	309.75–319.90	$315.35	$3,220	-9.31
1027	1027	4	309.00	$309.00	$3,173	+31.50
1060–1073 value added	1070	202	304.25–315.50	$308.08	$3,296	—
1071–1095	1075	6	260.00–310.00	$301.51	$3,241	+40.07
1185	1185	1	290.00	$290.00	$3,436	—
1279 value added	1279	46	264.00	$264.00	$3,377	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	315	2	395.00–425.00	$410.71	$1,294	-19.29
350–395	371	7	415.00–465.00	$435.93	$1,617	+63.39
405–445	419	18	330.00–472.50	$444.81	$1,864	+63.65
450–490	478	22	317.50–475.00	$413.83	$1,978	+5.63
500–545	528	24	343.00–440.00	$386.10	$2,039	+37.96
550–591	573	27	310.00–410.00	$370.28	$2,122	+30.43
600–645	624	20	310.00–390.00	$349.09	$2,178	+12.19
650–698	679	20	300.00–370.00	$349.39	$2,372	+40.59
700–743	724	17	270.00–357.00	$319.94	$2,316	+12.47
765–795	781	4	307.00–335.00	$324.78	$2,537	+8.01
845	845	2	312.00	$312.00	$2,636	+84.50
865–885	872	3	288.00–300.00	$295.94	$2,581	+0.01
902–945	920	4	245.00–277.50	$265.61	$2,444	+19.61
950	950	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,660	—
1215	1215	2	236.00	$236.00	$2,867	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–397	387	6	400.00–480.00	$420.98	$1,629	-53.84
425–445	441	6	389.00–425.00	$414.00	$1,826	+0.40
450–490	468	10	410.00–462.50	$430.02	$2,012	+2.93
500–542	521	22	360.00–435.00	$396.77	$2,067	+16.43
565–590	574	8	370.00–392.50	$379.92	$2,181	+18.79
615–645	636	4	335.00–372.50	$359.33	$2,285	+15.98
660–680	668	4	337.00–362.50	$343.65	$2,296	-6.75
707	707	2	360.00	$360.00	$2,545	+19.62
755	755	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,529	+14.34
823	823	3	331.00	$331.00	$2,724	+24.00
980	980	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,793	+10.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	8	462.50	$462.50	$2,234	+112.50
590	590	1	352.50	$352.50	$2,080	±0.00
605–625	609	5	327.00–352.50	$332.23	$2,023	-13.78
683–690	685	3	330.00–342.50	$334.20	$2,289	-3.30
715	715	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,360	—
790	790	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,370	—
1060	1060	1	295.00	$295.00	$3,127	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1130	1120	2	250.00–251.00	$250.50	$2,806	—
1205–1690	1442	7	214.00–249.00	$222.42	$3,207	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,118	—
375	375	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,631	-2.50
720	720	2	328.00	$328.00	$2,362	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,126	—
460	460	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,024	+190.00
615–630	623	2	267.50–300.00	$283.55	$1,767	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,712	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,790	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	530.00	$530.00	$928	—
205–225 fancy	215	2	490.00–640.00	$568.49	$1,222	—
205–245	225	18	420.00–640.00	$480.63	$1,081	+13.83
250–299	278	33	425.00–525.00	$460.22	$1,279	+7.67
275–290 fancy	280	3	485.00–600.00	$529.55	$1,483	+94.55
315–340 fancy	324	6	495.00–580.00	$539.50	$1,748	+82.00
305–347	327	46	365.00–500.00	$445.14	$1,456	+16.30
350–385 fancy	370	12	441.00–490.00	$456.90	$1,691	-28.10
350–393	372	102	367.50–492.50	$441.53	$1,642	+20.85
405–435 fancy	415	20	420.00–505.00	$446.76	$1,854	+14.71
400–445	425	117	355.00–460.00	$414.72	$1,763	+8.93
450 thin fleshed	450	1	490.00	$490.00	$2,205	—
455 value added	455	3	437.50	$437.50	$1,991	—
450–475 fancy	458	17	395.00–465.00	$432.40	$1,980	+22.40
450–497	474	177	345.00–447.50	$402.89	$1,910	+11.35
505 fancy	505	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,222	—
501–548 value added	521	92	364.00–447.00	$396.39	$2,065	-8.94
500–548	524	176	335.00–440.00	$382.60	$2,005	+10.87
539	539	7	390.00	$390.00	$2,102	+18.27
555–571	565	23	370.00–389.00	$378.02	$2,136	+25.88
550–595	570	173	280.00–397.00	$359.16	$2,047	+7.02
570	570	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,881	-22.14
551–595 value added	573	103	370.00–415.00	$391.50	$2,243	-5.69
612–618 fancy	618	169	397.50–405.00	$397.59	$2,457	+67.59
600–648	625	157	311.00–367.50	$341.12	$2,132	+0.02
600–644 value added	631	263	350.00–403.00	$385.94	$2,435	+18.14
651–690 value added	666	96	332.00–372.00	$364.58	$2,428	+2.52
650–699	673	124	295.00–357.50	$333.23	$2,243	+4.33
710	710	7	340.00	$340.00	$2,414	+19.36
700–745	718	42	270.00–330.00	$307.08	$2,205	-13.56
706–746 value added	725	157	325.50–368.75	$349.94	$2,537	+28.71
751–779 value added	769	99	320.00–348.95	$344.33	$2,648	+8.85
750–793	775	19	297.50–320.00	$310.49	$2,406	+0.47
800–835	818	10	225.00–310.00	$290.52	$2,376	-28.14
821–840 value added	839	65	316.00–319.00	$318.82	$2,675	+2.06
845	845	3	314.00	$314.00	$2,653	-4.66
850–895	861	15	222.00–315.00	$292.12	$2,515	+54.62
937–945	940	3	271.00–298.00	$288.95	$2,716	+3.76
965–980	973	2	273.00–287.50	$280.19	$2,726	+42.32
978 value added	978	53	290.00	$290.00	$2,836	—
1000–1035	1018	2	224.00–270.00	$247.40	$2,519	+20.93
1080	1080	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,592	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	430.00	$430.00	$968	+105.00
255–280	269	7	325.00–460.00	$398.43	$1,072	+13.77
315–345	335	12	245.00–440.00	$391.08	$1,310	+21.26
350–395	368	21	345.00–447.50	$402.74	$1,482	+30.03
400–445	426	37	300.00–425.00	$371.86	$1,584	+3.73
450–495	477	23	335.00–420.00	$380.90	$1,817	+31.86
500–549	530	40	250.00–380.00	$339.93	$1,802	-1.01
550–595	571	31	255.00–375.00	$331.03	$1,890	+14.22
605–645	622	30	240.00–345.00	$314.77	$1,958	+21.30
655–695	672	22	232.50–325.00	$304.85	$2,049	+17.97
700–742	721	10	210.00–302.50	$275.55	$1,987	+28.19
760–765	763	2	262.00–292.50	$277.20	$2,115	+2.54
815–845	825	3	247.50–290.00	$266.13	$2,196	-21.37
865–880	875	3	200.00–272.00	$227.43	$1,990	—
900–915	905	3	240.00–275.00	$263.20	$2,382	—
957	957	2	245.00	$245.00	$2,345	—
1020–1040	1030	2	247.50–259.00	$253.31	$2,609	—
1050	1050	5	255.00	$255.00	$2,678	—
1100	1100	2	238.00	$238.00	$2,618	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	430.00–440.00	$434.95	$1,057	—
294	294	8	430.00	$430.00	$1,264	+30.00
315–348	338	8	350.00–417.50	$374.66	$1,266	—
380–397	385	16	382.50–435.00	$407.83	$1,570	+41.78
410–445	425	16	347.50–410.00	$378.77	$1,610	+12.63
450–495	478	24	325.00–402.50	$371.15	$1,774	-3.88
500–545	529	30	320.00–382.50	$351.80	$1,861	+16.77
550–580	573	10	310.00–365.00	$336.54	$1,928	+6.69
600–635	621	17	287.50–345.00	$327.85	$2,036	+9.82
680–699	697	8	290.00–315.00	$311.95	$2,174	+3.37
705	705	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,904	—
800–832	819	4	252.50–282.50	$272.63	$2,233	+7.63
1015	1015	1	252.50	$252.50	$2,563	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	407.50	$407.50	$1,528	—
455–485	464	8	320.00–410.00	$378.71	$1,757	—
515	515	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,751	—
570–592	583	5	305.00–367.50	$335.26	$1,955	+32.76
600	600	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,010	—
650–665	658	2	315.00–347.50	$331.44	$2,181	+43.94

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1210	1080	5	198.00–307.50	$258.47	$2,791	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,419	—
565	565	1	327.00	$327.00	$1,848	—
710	710	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,236	+10.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,278	—
520	520	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,560	—
910	910	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,366	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–390	388	2	300.00–350.00	$325.16	$1,262	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,368	—
555	555	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,720	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,974	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–170	163	2	510.00–610.00	$557.69	$909	+115.19
190 fancy	190	1	580.00	$580.00	$1,102	-30.00
200–235	219	10	500.00–665.00	$533.48	$1,168	-37.23
225–245 fancy	234	4	555.00–640.00	$601.60	$1,408	—
255–295 fancy	275	10	565.00–640.00	$620.09	$1,705	+47.74
255–298	279	25	450.00–620.00	$543.60	$1,517	+34.32
318 thin fleshed	318	3	535.00	$535.00	$1,701	—
305–336 fancy	322	15	525.00–610.00	$565.78	$1,822	+20.09
300–349	323	52	445.00–565.00	$522.20	$1,687	+10.01
350–360 fancy	355	2	507.50–550.00	$529.05	$1,878	-23.75
350–397	377	111	455.00–585.00	$505.70	$1,906	+12.52
400–422 thin fleshed	414	6	500.00–530.00	$511.60	$2,118	—
400–449	426	128	400.00–535.00	$470.38	$2,004	+20.95
400–447 fancy	431	26	475.00–530.00	$500.38	$2,157	+3.38
450 thin fleshed	450	2	485.00	$485.00	$2,182	—
450–455 fancy	453	3	490.00–495.00	$491.65	$2,227	—
450–495	473	123	340.00–495.00	$441.43	$2,088	+12.51
500–545 fancy	516	32	421.00–465.00	$436.75	$2,254	+21.75
500–548	521	145	357.50–437.00	$397.84	$2,073	+15.18
511–540 thin fleshed	522	5	447.50–480.00	$468.16	$2,444	—
555–581 fancy	569	23	385.00–425.00	$406.75	$2,314	-6.37
550–598	574	139	340.00–434.00	$382.65	$2,196	+15.80
600–622 fancy	610	20	360.00–425.00	$384.66	$2,346	+18.21
600–647	621	130	330.00–407.50	$365.12	$2,267	+25.09
625	625	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,812	-50.03
661–663 fancy	662	8	376.00–392.00	$383.99	$2,542	—
650–695	671	74	315.00–371.00	$346.62	$2,326	+19.88
700–746	717	55	310.00–353.00	$327.92	$2,351	+17.90
750–795	772	19	220.00–345.00	$317.46	$2,451	+14.52
775 fancy	775	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,829	—
800–845	819	11	265.00–315.00	$291.53	$2,388	+7.97
850–885	858	11	265.00–302.50	$292.69	$2,511	+35.20
907–940	916	8	220.00–270.00	$246.52	$2,258	-21.01
955	955	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,388	+23.18

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	227	5	355.00–550.00	$478.00	$1,085	—
250–293	278	14	400.00–560.00	$505.36	$1,405	+45.62
310–341	336	15	370.00–515.00	$468.40	$1,574	+45.68
350–395	376	30	315.00–505.00	$431.56	$1,623	+5.73
400–440	421	32	307.50–460.00	$418.67	$1,763	+16.69
450–495	474	32	335.00–440.00	$387.38	$1,836	+4.34
500–548	528	19	300.00–405.00	$354.96	$1,874	+8.86
555–590	572	23	280.00–400.00	$345.89	$1,978	+16.12
600–640	622	11	260.00–440.00	$329.97	$2,052	+23.18
650–695	677	16	280.00–350.00	$317.65	$2,150	+16.22
700–745	731	9	265.00–320.00	$298.07	$2,179	+0.38
751–795	765	5	275.00–310.00	$297.01	$2,272	+62.11
800	800	2	265.00	$265.00	$2,120	+2.18
863	863	4	267.00	$267.00	$2,304	—
905–935	919	5	240.00–281.00	$262.64	$2,414	+33.14
950–970	960	2	224.00–242.50	$233.35	$2,240	+15.35
1030	1030	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,833	—
1090	1090	1	205.00	$205.00	$2,234	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,125	+94.58
285	285	1	466.00	$466.00	$1,328	+25.05
310–320	315	3	405.00–455.00	$430.13	$1,355	-50.62
360–398	374	9	405.00–450.00	$427.32	$1,598	-11.72
400–445	431	18	400.00–490.00	$430.78	$1,857	+9.77
450–497	477	27	375.00–437.00	$415.76	$1,983	+25.56
500–545	519	16	350.00–395.00	$368.04	$1,910	-1.33
555–590	571	14	340.00–370.00	$358.92	$2,049	+21.02
625–645	631	4	315.00–330.00	$324.31	$2,046	+12.23
670–693	683	4	285.00–320.00	$297.33	$2,031	-7.98
745	745	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,012	—
778	778	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,101	-0.44
945	945	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,937	—
970	970	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,037	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	+153.33
1150–1670	1375	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	18	2,500.00–4,900.00	$3,384.40	+165.33
1440–1495	1468	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	3,150.00–3,325.00	$3,239.14	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	452.50	$452.50	$1,765	—
440	440	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,826	+11.25
550–560	555	2	363.00–365.00	$364.01	$2,020	—
640	640	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,176	—
700	700	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,100	+22.50
755–790	773	2	280.00–290.00	$285.11	$2,204	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,412	—
607	607	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,003	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,610	+87.50
450	450	2	383.00	$383.00	$1,724	+23.00
555	555	2	307.50–360.00	$333.75	$1,852	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,386	-10.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070	1070	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,924	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,568	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	80-85%	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,704	—
1065–1320	1177	80-85%	9	114.00–168.00	$157.20	$1,850	—
945–1730	1279	80-85%	60	134.00–179.00	$162.26	$2,075	-1.34
920–1695	1287	80-85%	170	172.00–219.00	$190.43	$2,451	+26.83
910–1715	1290	80-85%	209	148.00–196.00	$176.22	$2,273	+12.62

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1310	1004	85-90%	39	85.00–149.00	$128.33	$1,288	-14.88
715–1485	1043	85-90%	71	100.00–162.00	$144.78	$1,510	-17.72
650–1515	1073	85-90%	151	130.00–175.00	$158.52	$1,701	-2.19
745–1635	1103	85-90%	97	162.50–197.00	$174.54	$1,925	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1470	1367	75-80%	3	177.50–190.00	$182.82	$2,499	—
1265–1815	1507	75-80%	3	197.00–200.00	$198.24	$2,987	+20.20
1150–1900	1511	75-80%	92	157.00–195.00	$178.37	$2,695	+0.33
1300–1945	1531	75-80%	9	130.00–179.00	$166.09	$2,543	-11.95
1150–1985	1532	75-80%	116	175.00–216.00	$191.88	$2,940	+13.84
1680	1680	75-80%	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,772	+6.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–2510	1475	33	170.00–218.00	$199.31	$2,940	—
1005–2380	1619	95	200.00–231.00	$218.84	$3,543	—
1465–2345	1774	5	215.00–228.00	$222.73	$3,951	—
1455–2095	1808	5	232.50–241.00	$235.03	$4,249	—
1060–2325	1824	75	224.00–259.00	$236.46	$4,313	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1905	1905	1	255.00	$255.00	$4,858	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1205	1066	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	190.00–272.50	$219.17	$2,336
975–1540	1126	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	166.00–242.50	$203.68	$2,293
1125–1300	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	199.00–200.00	$199.54	$2,420

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–830	760	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,354.61
810–1340	1079	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	1,700.00–2,800.00	$2,375.42
1095–1295	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,900.00–2,400.00	$2,260.59
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,035

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
957	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	2,300.00	$2,300.00
875–1200	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,900.00–3,075.00	$2,637.58
925–1330	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,425.00–2,500.00	$2,102.11
710–1295	1122	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,975.00–3,250.00	$2,934.33
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	4,200.00	$4,200.00
955–1350	1132	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	2,075.00–3,000.00	$2,378.90
1070–1220 thin fleshed	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,050.00	$1,933.19
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
970–1405	1178	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,925.00–3,200.00	$2,694.91
1020–1570	1221	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	1,900.00–3,210.00	$2,480.26
1095–1530	1231	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,950.00–4,200.00	$3,649.84
830–1675	1234	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	2,300.00–4,200.00	$3,418.28
1126–1485	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,150.00–3,625.00	$2,966.31
1225–1345	1267	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,200.00–2,450.00	$2,369.08
910–1470	1275	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	2,175.00–3,750.00	$3,066.83
970–1455	1284	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	2,550.00–3,700.00	$3,250.68
1025–1680	1326	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	2,000.00–3,800.00	$3,141.86
1236–1550	1335	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	3,225.00–3,700.00	$3,450.75
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,150.00–2,300.00	$2,200.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,350.00	$2,325.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	2,550.00	$2,550.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,200.00–2,650.00	$2,425.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920 thin fleshed	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
895–950	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,725.00	$2,248.71
970	970	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
855–1075	974	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,625.00–2,100.00	$1,816.76
925–1060	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–3,000.00	$2,767.00
1000–1050	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,450.00–3,100.00	$2,782.93
1050–1090	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,675.00–2,990.00	$2,805.88
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1150	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,450.00–2,300.00	$1,822.35
940–1055	998	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,175.00	$1,961.48
1015–1090	1041	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,825.00–1,950.00	$1,861.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1005–1170	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,350.00	$2,220.68
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–816	797	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,300.00–2,900.00	$2,717.64
750–965	888	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,200.00–2,950.00	$2,765.35
870–1130	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,600.00–3,550.00	$3,071.11
1105	1105	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	4,100.00	$4,100.00
1060–1250 fancy	1138	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	4,700.00–6,000.00	$5,211.01
1100–1200 fancy	1146	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	4,800.00–5,900.00	$5,321.73

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1010	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,350.00–3,200.00	$2,815.31
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,077	—
415	415	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,141	—
490	490	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,237	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,356	—
855	855	1	327.00	$327.00	$2,796	—

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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
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,650.00	$3,650.00	—
1167	1167	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—
1235–1255	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,750.00–2,850.00	$2,799.60	—
965–1725	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,775.00–3,825.00	$3,043.91	-945.27
1220–1390	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,950.00–4,150.00	$3,475.89	—
1160–1500	1307	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	2,900.00–4,200.00	$3,414.71	—
1285–1410	1334	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,550.00–3,450.00	$2,955.42	—
1105–1510	1336	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	3,350.00–4,600.00	$4,177.91	—
1100–1825	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,250.00–3,650.00	$3,430.25	-788.50
1250–1655	1401	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	3,350.00–4,800.00	$3,832.28	-1,967.72
1425	1425	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	-2,600.00
1605	1605	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	5,400.00	$5,400.00	+1,400.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—
1145–1180	1163	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00–3,000.00	$2,949.25	—
1210–1460	1335	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	3,250.00–3,700.00	$3,496.07	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950 thin fleshed	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,780.00	$1,780.00	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
900–1110	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,375.00–2,700.00	$2,554.48	—
1025 thin fleshed	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,775.00	$2,775.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	270.00	$270.00	$742	—
655	655	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,212	—
735	735	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,257	-46.00
815	815	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,638	—
875	875	2	201.00–210.00	$205.50	$1,798	-22.50
925–940	933	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,773	-10.00
1040	1040	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,872	—
1060	1060	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,120	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1140	1130	2	200.00	$200.00	$2,260	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,132	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,625	-36.00
605	605	5	295.00	$295.00	$1,785	—
725	725	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,958	-13.00
775	775	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,666	—
840	840	1	242.50	$242.50	$2,037	—
915–930	923	2	169.00–180.00	$174.46	$1,610	-49.06
948 value added	948	57	269.00	$269.00	$2,550	—
985	985	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,970	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,352	—
1302	1302	4	207.00	$207.00	$2,695	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,605	—

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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
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—

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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.