Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower in spots. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.97/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −69.56 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$382.97

64 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$52.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.55

vs KY average

−30.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	395.24	2,140	37
Large 1-2	550	378.29	2,082	3thin
Medium and Large 2	551	371.91	2,048	18thin
Large 2	548	343.75	1,882	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	342.42	2,020	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.82/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale64 hd

382.97

—

KY average22 barns · 1,166 hd

397.52

−14.55

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−30.55

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−69.56

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	—	Average	1,709	192.63	3,293	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	166.17	2,120	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,690	164.40	2,778	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,098	149.55	1,642	14

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,540	$3,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$3,499	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$3,216	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,748	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,314	$2,352	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$2,165	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,365	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,987	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$2,285	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$4,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,538	$3,984	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,349	$3,002	4thin

Every lot, as filed

134 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	483.74/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	396.48/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	330.33/cwt	320.00–330.50	2,520	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	356.18/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	483.96/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	398.03/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,911	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	347.01/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,077	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	367.76/cwt	361.00–387.50	2,251	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	404.70/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,546	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	337.49/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	379.15/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,146	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	280.87/cwt	272.50–283.00	2,320	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	417.15/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,552	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	791	367.65/cwt	362.00–369.00	2,908	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	396.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,086	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	444.00/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	337.43/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	360.82/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	446.19/cwt	445.00–452.50	2,110	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	389.38/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,165	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	399.80/cwt	395.00–402.50	2,695	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	397.86/cwt	387.50–412.50	2,101	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	368.47/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,111	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	438.75/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,531	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	311.27/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	425.03/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	385.00/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,141	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	346.61/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,503	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	338.73/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,117	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	420.10/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,781	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	331.23/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	381.47/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,999	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	441.33/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	459.85/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	387.16/cwt	377.50–402.50	1,808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	443.14/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	325.74/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,000	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	695	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,747.67/head	2,250.00–3,200.00	2,748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	425.44/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,583	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	346.22/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,960	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,538	3,984.24/head	3,950.00–4,000.00	3,984	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,349	3,001.85/head	2,650.00–3,200.00	3,002	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	3,499.00/head	3,325.00–3,650.00	3,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	365.09/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,909	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,164.58/head	1,680.00–2,700.00	2,165	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	4,125.00/head	4,125.00–4,125.00	4,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	128.96/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,457	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	141.99/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,495	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	160.43/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,745	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	172.75/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,945	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	164.46/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,077	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	176.16/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,373	3
Bulls	—	—	1,794	195.77/cwt	188.00–200.00	3,512	6
Bulls	—	—	1,493	168.83/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,521	4
Bulls	—	—	1,781	207.90/cwt	202.00–214.00	3,703	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	158.14/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,654	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,868	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	152.59/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	900–950	910	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,184	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	415	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,629	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	567	313.35/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	605	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,830	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	505	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,730	1
Bulls	Large 2	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Steers	Large 2	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	515	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,996	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Steers	Large 2	550–600	570	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,981	1
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	369.57/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,737	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,830	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	568	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,045	2
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Large 2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	3,216.41/head	3,075.00–3,375.00	3,216	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,987.14/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,987	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,111	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	568	373.69/cwt	360.00–387.50	2,123	2
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	789	330.43/cwt	321.00–336.00	2,607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	342.17/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,991	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	427.59/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	345.42/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,152	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	406.37/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	374.66/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,997	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	321.40/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	299.93/cwt	295.00–307.50	2,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	377.39/cwt	372.50–392.50	1,796	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	334.41/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	366.65/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	356.31/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	380.05/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	331.23/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	281.29/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	402.85/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	290.04/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	285.76/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	342.42/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,161	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	2,351.57/head	1,760.00–2,750.00	2,352	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	3,575.00/head	3,575.00–3,575.00	3,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	2,285.24/head	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,285	2

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,073Last week 813Year ago 688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 67Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 9Year ago 7

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower in spots. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	475.00–500.00	483.74
5	300–350	333	475.00–490.00	483.96
5	350–400	397	440.00–445.00	444.00
4	400–450	415	435.00–440.00	438.75
6	450–500	473	445.00–452.50	446.19
17	500–550	528	387.50–412.50	397.86
15	550–600	556	380.00–392.50	385.00
20	600–650	612	361.00–387.50	367.76
4	650–700	670	350.00–367.50	356.18
15	700–750	722	345.00–370.00	346.61
5	750–800	779	342.50–350.00	347.01
2	800–850	813	330.00–345.00	337.43
1	900–950	910	320.00	320.00
2	1050–1100	1,077	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	420.00–435.00	425.03
2	550–600	562	405.00	405.00
25	600–650	629	397.50–410.00	404.70
38	650–700	674	395.00–402.50	399.80
160	750–800	791	362.00–369.00	367.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	427.50	427.50
5	450–500	474	400.00–420.00	406.37
10	500–550	533	365.00–382.50	374.66
8	550–600	573	362.50–370.00	368.47
17	600–650	623	340.00–350.00	345.42
1	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	695	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	485.00	485.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	570	347.50	347.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	387.50	387.50
2	550–600	568	360.00–387.50	373.69
1	600–650	635	332.50	332.50
10	750–800	789	321.00–336.00	330.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	340.00–350.00	342.42
1	650–700	670	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	430.00–450.00	441.33
3	300–350	306	430.00–450.00	443.14
15	350–400	372	402.50–425.00	417.15
13	400–450	429	390.00–407.50	396.48
16	450–500	480	390.00–402.50	398.03
15	500–550	524	370.00–387.50	381.47
12	550–600	566	370.00–380.00	379.15
22	600–650	625	332.50–340.00	338.73
2	650–700	658	325.00–337.50	331.23
4	700–750	706	330.00–345.00	337.49
65	750–800	763	320.00–330.50	330.33
10	800–850	826	272.50–283.00	280.87
1	900–950	935	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	995	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	526	395.00–400.00	396.49
8	550–600	556	387.50–390.00	389.38
6	600–650	618	360.00–362.50	360.82
14	650–700	650	360.00	360.00
8	700–750	703	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	525	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	360.00–380.00	369.57
2	550–600	568	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	535	327.50–332.50	331.23
2	600–650	618	280.00–300.00	290.04
1	650–700	670	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
8	350–400	369	392.50–405.00	402.85
10	400–450	431	365.00–387.50	380.05
7	450–500	474	360.00–375.00	366.65
4	500–550	539	350.00–360.00	356.31
7	550–600	582	335.00–352.50	342.17
5	600–650	625	315.00–327.50	321.40
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	880	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	440.00	440.00
4	300–350	326	420.00–430.00	427.59
1	350–400	385	412.50	412.50
9	450–500	476	372.50–392.50	377.39
5	500–550	530	330.00–342.50	334.41
6	600–650	631	307.50–317.50	311.27
4	650–700	670	295.00–307.50	299.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	470.00	470.00
3	300–350	325	450.00–465.00	459.85
11	350–400	372	420.00–440.00	425.44
11	400–450	424	410.00–430.00	420.10
3	450–500	467	377.50–402.50	387.16
16	500–550	523	352.50–370.00	365.09
10	550–600	566	342.50–352.50	346.22
14	600–650	614	320.00–335.00	325.74
2	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	970	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	392.50	392.50
1	500–550	505	342.50	342.50
3	550–600	567	310.00–320.00	313.35
1	600–650	605	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	735	260.00	260.00
2	900–950	910	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	495	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	518	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	622	280.00–285.00	281.29
7	650–700	667	282.50–290.00	285.76

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,180	2,250.00–3,200.00	2,747.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,340	3,325.00–3,650.00	3,499.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,275	1,680.00–2,700.00	2,164.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	3,075.00–3,375.00	3,216.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,987.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,314	1,760.00–2,750.00	2,351.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	3,575.00	3,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,538	3,950.00–4,000.00	3,984.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,349	2,650.00–3,200.00	3,001.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	4,125.00	4,125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	873	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,285.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	128.00–130.00	128.96
4	—	1,053	139.00–143.00	141.99
6	—	1,088	156.00–164.00	160.43
2	—	1,188	151.00–154.00	152.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	169.00–176.00	172.75
4	—	1,678	152.00–162.00	158.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,263	158.00–170.00	164.46
3	—	1,347	171.00–182.00	176.16
1	—	1,205	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,794	188.00–200.00	195.77
4	—	1,493	165.00–174.00	168.83
5	—	1,781	202.00–214.00	207.90

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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