Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm. Good demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.63/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −147.91 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$304.63

79 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$60.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.04

vs KY average

−19.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	318.93	1,721	47
Medium and Large 2	569	287.89	1,639	21
Large 1-2	557	285.00	1,587	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	258.81	1,425	4thin

One grade step is worth $60.12/cwt here — about $297 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.69, low $400.18, median $452.54 across 32 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 sale79 hd

304.63

—

KY average28 barns · 1,822 hd

295.59

+9.04

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−19.72

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−147.91

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	—	Low	1,912	135.15	2,584	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	114.79	1,515	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	111.70	1,686	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,128	92.19	1,040	19

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,226	$2,240	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$2,112	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,670	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,470	$1,585	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,190	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,225	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

124 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, 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 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	311.15/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,316	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	247.36/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,793	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	256.40/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,963	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	278.34/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	915	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	344.68/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	261.22/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	270.11/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,513	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	300.26/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,393	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	188.39/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	186.14/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	202.94/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,475	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	262.75/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,240	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	255.51/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	685	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	226.20/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	246.54/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,292	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	291.07/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	204.89/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	217.76/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,564	7
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	522	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	258.95/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,367	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	258.50/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	319.48/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,706	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	364.39/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	306.97/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,722	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	291.57/cwt	288.50–297.00	1,834	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	241.64/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	288.67/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,671	18
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	557	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,132	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	354.34/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	879	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,127	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	265.51/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,641	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	336.60/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	283.20/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	340.58/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,720	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	247.46/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,559	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	820	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,661	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	622	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	443	366.39/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	342.90/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,454	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	553	248.73/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	279.79/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	612	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,622	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	121.04/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,523	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	80.45/cwt	69.00–89.00	854	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	95.47/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,143	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	109.77/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,182	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,362	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	103.28/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,425	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,977	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	112.74/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,682	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	112.80/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,544	4
Bulls	—	—	1,598	124.52/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,990	3
Bulls	—	—	2,030	139.13/cwt	134.00–145.00	2,824	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,111.98/head	2,025.00–2,275.00	2,112	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,670.00/head	1,670.00–1,670.00	1,670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	2,240.42/head	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,240	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	281.41/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,511	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	207.75/cwt	207.50–208.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,781	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	201.25/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	221.48/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,318	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	266.17/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	212.67/cwt	212.50–213.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	507	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,153	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	485	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	242.53/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	237.80/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	278.53/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,331	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	290.89/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	246.25/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,399	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	266.60/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	391	310.81/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	224.73/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	228.31/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,237	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	303.15/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	241.67/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	792	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	542	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	317.41/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,508	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	239.16/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,504	11

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Dec 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 411Year ago 488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 126Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 26Year ago 32

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm. Good demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	423	305.00–317.50	311.15
9	450–500	464	292.50–305.00	300.26
3	500–550	503	277.50–280.00	278.34
11	550–600	560	269.00–275.00	270.11
6	600–650	612	257.00	257.00
1	900–950	915	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	307.50	307.50
6	350–400	378	280.00–307.50	290.89
6	400–450	420	282.50–300.00	291.07
14	450–500	478	270.00–287.50	278.53
26	500–550	528	252.50–272.50	258.95
10	550–600	568	240.00–252.50	246.25
4	600–650	625	237.50–247.50	242.53
7	650–700	655	230.00–241.00	237.80
7	700–750	718	212.50–225.00	217.76
2	750–800	775	212.50	212.50
3	800–850	827	185.00–190.00	188.39
1	900–950	945	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	431	250.00–260.00	255.51
7	450–500	472	250.00–265.00	262.75
8	500–550	524	237.50–250.00	246.54
1	550–600	555	237.50	237.50
4	600–650	619	220.00–230.00	226.20
3	650–700	675	200.00–215.00	204.89
10	700–750	727	195.00–209.00	202.94
2	750–800	773	182.50–190.00	186.14
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	262.50–270.00	266.17
2	500–550	507	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	685	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	468	215.00–235.00	224.73
3	500–550	542	220.00–235.00	228.31
3	550–600	575	212.50–213.00	212.67
2	600–650	642	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	455	225.00	225.00
5	500–550	522	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	391	310.00–312.50	310.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	362.50–365.00	364.39
5	400–450	434	330.00–350.00	344.68
8	450–500	481	327.50–347.50	336.60
10	500–550	534	310.00–325.00	319.48
24	550–600	561	297.50–317.50	306.97
14	600–650	618	260.00–277.50	265.51
6	650–700	655	255.00–261.00	258.50
18	700–750	725	240.00–257.50	247.36
7	750–800	775	240.00–249.00	241.64
1	800–850	835	237.50	237.50
1	850–900	880	225.00	225.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	250.00–262.50	256.40
2	550–600	578	255.00–267.50	261.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	360.00–382.50	366.39
8	450–500	461	350.00–372.50	354.34
13	500–550	505	340.00–342.50	340.58
28	600–650	629	288.50–297.00	291.57
11	800–850	813	241.50	241.50
120	850–900	879	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	385	412.50	412.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	511	277.50–295.00	283.20
18	550–600	579	285.00–291.00	288.67
6	600–650	630	240.00–255.00	247.46
2	650–700	670	247.50	247.50
1	750–800	790	227.50	227.50
1	800–850	845	212.50	212.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	295.00	295.00
7	550–600	557	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	622	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	370	365.00	365.00
7	400–450	424	322.50–347.50	342.90
13	450–500	475	310.00–330.00	317.41
15	500–550	537	277.50–300.00	281.41
6	550–600	575	257.50–275.00	266.60
11	600–650	629	230.00–245.00	239.16
4	650–700	686	230.00	230.00
5	700–750	710	215.00–225.00	221.48
2	750–800	785	207.50–208.00	207.75
2	800–850	803	200.00–202.50	201.25
1	900–950	930	182.50	182.50
1	950–1000	950	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	553	245.00–252.50	248.73
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	445	272.50	272.50
5	450–500	472	290.00–307.50	303.15
1	500–550	535	252.50	252.50
3	550–600	595	230.00–247.50	241.67
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	830	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	275.00–285.00	279.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	612	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	120.00–122.00	121.04
1	—	1,310	104.00	104.00
4	—	1,369	109.00–117.00	112.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,061	69.00–89.00	80.45
9	—	1,197	91.00–100.00	95.47
3	—	1,077	104.00–115.00	109.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	101.00–106.00	103.28
3	—	1,675	117.00–119.00	118.02
6	—	1,492	110.00–115.00	112.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	118.00–130.00	124.52
8	—	2,030	134.00–145.00	139.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,183	2,025.00–2,275.00	2,111.98
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	1,585.00	1,585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,670.00	1,670.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,226	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,240.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	2,225.00	2,225.00

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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