Livestock and hay
USDA AMS Market News
StatusLast successful retrieval Oct 6, 2026 11:55 pm ET281 USDA reports tracked ยท 4,591 sales stored back to Sep 1, 2025
Livestock and hay auction prices come from the USDA AMS Market News reports, retrieved through USDA's MyMarketNews API. Each table on this site names its report (for example AMS_2063, the Tennessee Weekly Cattle Auction Summary), the report date, the date USDA published it and the time this site retrieved it. USDA reports are public information.
Custom rates
Extension custom rate surveys
| Survey | Publisher | Edition |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey | Iowa State University Extension and Outreach (Ag Decision Maker File A3-10, FM 1698) | Revised March 2026 |
| Kansas Custom Rates 2026 (Rates Paid by Kansas Farmers for Custom Work) | Kansas Department of Agriculture in cooperation with Kansas State University Land Use Survey Office | 2026 |
| Custom Rates for Farm Services in Missouri (G302) | University of Missouri Extension | Revised 3/2026 |
| Custom Machinery Rates Applicable to Kentucky (2024) | University of Kentucky, Department of Agricultural Economics (AEC 2024-01) | April 17th, 2024 |
| Ohio Farm Custom Rates 2026 | Ohio State University Extension | June 2026 |
| 2026 Nebraska Agricultural Custom Rates (EC823) | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Center for Agricultural Profitability | April 24, 2026 |
| 2025 Indiana Farm Custom Rates | Purdue University (Center for Commercial Agriculture) | April 2025 |
| 2024 North Dakota Custom Rates, Part I - Early Season Operations | North Dakota State University Extension | August 2024 |
| 2024 North Dakota Custom Rates, Part II - Late Season Operations | North Dakota State University Extension | December 2024 |
Sale barns
State market lists
| State | List | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Agriculture - Market Contact Information | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Virginia | VDACS Market News - Livestock Auction Directory | Oct 6, 2026 |
| North Carolina | NCDA&CS Veterinary Division - Stockyards and Markets | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Georgia | Georgia Department of Agriculture - Livestock Sales and Events Calendar | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Stockyards layer (Office of State Veterinarian, KY GIS portal) - stockyards under KY State Veterinarian oversight | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Department of Agriculture - Livestock Auctions and Market Reports | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Agriculture Market News - Reports (Missouri Cattle/Livestock Market Reports) | Oct 6, 2026 |
Questions
Questions about Data Sources
Are the prices changed or averaged?
No. Every price is shown as USDA published it, with the report name, date and retrieval time.
What happens if USDA stops publishing a report?
The page keeps the last report and shows a notice that the source is late.
How far back does the history go?
About a year for each barn, and every report retrieved since is kept.