Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher across the board and had some spots of sharply higher and with strong demand. Light weight heifers 300-350 lbs and yearling heifers 750 lbs and over were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply, while the 400-700 lbs heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.24/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −153.34 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$300.24

105 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$69.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.79

vs KY average

−4.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	304.79	1,695	92
Medium and Large 2	549	274.13	1,505	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	528	234.88	1,240	2thin

One grade step is worth $69.91/cwt here — about $455 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $453.59 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale105 hd

300.24

—

KY average24 barns · 1,093 hd

294.45

+5.79

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−4.15

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−153.34

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,892	162.00	3,064	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	125.80	1,848	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	124.26	1,524	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	104.75	1,015	35
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	151.00	1,797	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$1,748	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,013	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

127 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	228.71/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	286.94/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,093	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	214.44/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	271.32/cwt	267.00–277.50	1,167	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	301.23/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,467	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	214.44/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	260.32/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	278.68/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	300.42/cwt	297.00–304.00	1,887	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,783.51/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,784	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,423.39/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,423	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,748.30/head	1,300.00–2,125.00	1,748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	321.98/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,636	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	264.75/cwt	250.00–269.50	1,919	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	960	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,179	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	889	231.58/cwt	230.75–232.50	2,059	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	836	243.22/cwt	239.00–244.00	2,033	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	263.71/cwt	258.00–267.00	1,261	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	250.29/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,564	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,085	205.26/cwt	193.00–205.50	2,227	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	234.09/cwt	230.50–241.00	1,664	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	304.95/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,766	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	918	230.47/cwt	217.00–230.70	2,116	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	298.95/cwt	280.00–304.00	1,949	107
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	306.12/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,423	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	248.55/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,931	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	258.40/cwt	249.00–259.50	1,788	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	199.32/cwt	196.00–199.50	1,674	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	256.65/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,481	29
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	248.23/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	283.00/cwt	279.00–291.00	1,528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	240.04/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	250.46/cwt	247.50–252.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	281.88/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	216.57/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	269.64/cwt	260.00–277.50	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	193.51/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	219.10/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	255.95/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,085	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	256.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	226.02/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	236.00/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	253.21/cwt	249.00–257.50	1,585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	129.13/cwt	124.00–142.00	1,890	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	115.79/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,718	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	128.23/cwt	120.00–142.00	1,564	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	91.49/cwt	91.00–92.00	865	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	110.58/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,380	9
Bulls	—	—	1,926	164.66/cwt	162.00–170.00	3,171	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	405	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	814	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,190	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,797	1
Bulls	—	—	1,777	153.13/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,721	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	125.63/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,197	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	64.03/cwt	51.00–72.00	487	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	108.74/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,116	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	234.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	228.41/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	622	276.70/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	314.04/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	328.72/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	315.88/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,380	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	309.70/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,140	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	322.45/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	271.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,246	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	288.26/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,280	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	290.38/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,176	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	227.54/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	571	298.13/cwt	297.00–299.00	1,702	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	324.67/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	260.07/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	343.51/cwt	339.00–350.00	1,460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	298	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	303.32/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	332	301.29/cwt	301.00–302.50	1,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	272.28/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,427	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	250.81/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	286.87/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,480	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	283.17/cwt	280.00–290.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	221.30/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,702	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	257.61/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,350	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	232.38/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,441	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,784	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	197.11/cwt	196.50–201.00	1,784	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	216.51/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,032	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	314.96/cwt	303.00–323.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	237.53/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,717	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	210.07/cwt	210.00–211.00	2,021	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	277.80/cwt	269.00–287.50	1,597	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	221.24/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,845	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	268.31/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	266.62/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	314.23/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,182	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	286.56/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,642	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	660	263.40/cwt	262.00–269.00	1,738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	222.25/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,756	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	301.35/cwt	297.00–312.50	1,621	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,803	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,654Last week 1,107Year ago 1,828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 79Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 1Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	280.00–290.00	283.17
5	350–400	381	280.00–293.00	286.94
27	400–450	430	267.00–277.50	271.32
31	450–500	478	258.00–267.00	263.71
30	500–550	524	250.00–265.00	257.61
1	550–600	565	229.00	229.00
14	600–650	620	226.00–240.00	232.38
5	650–700	695	226.00–230.00	228.71
8	700–750	731	211.00–220.00	214.44
26	750–800	769	212.00–231.00	221.30
58	800–850	840	196.00–199.50	199.32
17	850–900	892	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	915	198.00	198.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	270.00	270.00
5	350–400	358	260.00–277.50	269.64
9	400–450	424	248.00–260.00	255.95
6	450–500	477	250.00–260.00	256.10
2	500–550	523	239.00–241.00	240.04
2	550–600	563	235.00–237.00	236.00
2	600–650	613	225.00–227.00	226.02
5	650–700	685	210.00–225.00	216.57
2	700–750	725	192.00–195.00	193.51
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	985	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	500–550	524	267.00–277.00	272.28
29	550–600	577	250.00–262.00	256.65
18	600–650	625	242.00–256.00	250.29
45	650–700	692	249.00–259.50	258.40
36	700–750	711	230.50–241.00	234.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	257.50	257.50
1	300–350	315	227.50	227.50
3	400–450	421	237.00	237.00
3	450–500	460	220.00–235.00	228.41
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	665	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	301.00–302.50	301.29
7	350–400	375	295.00–309.00	303.32
14	400–450	405	285.00–295.00	290.38
24	450–500	459	270.00–275.00	271.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	444	285.00–298.00	288.26
19	450–500	465	292.00–310.00	306.12
12	500–550	516	275.00–292.50	286.87
11	550–600	575	269.00–287.50	277.80
4	600–650	634	255.00–267.50	260.07
5	650–700	671	248.00–255.00	250.81
1	700–750	735	239.00	239.00
2	750–800	783	225.00–230.00	227.54
4	800–850	811	207.00–217.00	214.44
1	1000–1050	1,030	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	272.50–285.00	278.68
2	500–550	530	251.00–270.00	260.32
2	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	425	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	322.50	322.50
2	300–350	323	327.50–330.00	328.72
9	350–400	368	300.00–315.00	309.70
19	400–450	437	310.00–322.50	315.88
6	450–500	475	313.00–330.00	324.67
3	500–550	523	302.00–320.00	314.04
7	550–600	571	297.00–299.00	298.13
3	600–650	622	275.00–280.00	276.70
5	650–700	660	262.00–269.00	263.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	310.00–320.00	314.23
5	400–450	426	303.00–323.00	314.96
15	450–500	487	290.00–308.00	301.23
24	500–550	538	297.00–312.50	301.35
10	550–600	573	280.00–293.00	286.56
8	600–650	609	266.00–280.00	268.31
5	650–700	669	261.00–276.00	266.62
13	700–750	723	228.00–245.00	237.53
19	750–800	790	219.00–233.00	222.25
25	800–850	834	212.00–225.00	221.24
2	850–900	853	212.00–221.00	216.51
15	900–950	905	196.50–201.00	197.11
14	950–1000	962	210.00–211.00	210.07
2	1000–1050	1,032	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	508	315.00–330.00	321.98
43	550–600	579	300.00–317.50	304.95
7	600–650	628	297.00–304.00	300.42
107	650–700	652	280.00–304.00	298.95
83	700–750	725	250.00–269.50	264.75
14	750–800	777	240.00–251.00	248.55
97	800–850	836	239.00–244.00	243.22
125	850–900	889	230.75–232.50	231.58
59	900–950	918	217.00–230.70	230.47
56	950–1000	960	227.00	227.00
52	1050–1100	1,085	193.00–205.50	205.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	423	279.00–285.00	281.88
1	450–500	490	278.00	278.00
8	500–550	540	279.00–291.00	283.00
3	550–600	573	247.50–252.00	250.46
6	600–650	626	249.00–257.50	253.21
8	650–700	670	242.00–250.00	248.23
6	700–750	743	217.00–230.00	219.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	222.50	222.50
1	400–450	415	252.50	252.50
2	500–550	528	230.00–240.00	234.88
1	700–750	715	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	332.50	332.50
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
5	400–450	425	339.00–350.00	343.51
3	450–500	475	317.00–325.00	322.45
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	201.00	201.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,380	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,783.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,423.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,308	1,300.00–2,125.00	1,748.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,464	124.00–142.00	129.13
4	—	1,484	113.00–118.00	115.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,220	120.00–142.00	128.23
9	—	1,248	102.00–116.00	110.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	91.00–92.00	91.49
7	—	953	120.00–140.00	125.63
5	—	760	51.00–72.00	64.03
21	—	1,026	100.00–117.00	108.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,926	162.00–170.00	164.66
3	—	1,777	151.00–155.00	153.13
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	151.00	151.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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