Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 650lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs steady to 4.00 lower. There was a good quality offering of feeder calves in todays sale with most having a favorable body condition. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $451.84/cwt on 99 head, up $19.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 32 comparable sales and sits −0.69 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$451.84

▲ 19.89 vs prior sale

99 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$481

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

$72.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.86

vs KY average

−20.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	462.73	2,516	82
Medium and Large 2	557	405.22	2,257	8thin
Large 1-2	563	402.49	2,266	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	522	389.94	2,035	6thin

One grade step is worth $72.79/cwt here — about $481 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale99 hd

451.84

—

KY average25 barns · 1,719 hd

427.98

+23.86

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−20.14

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−0.69

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	1,782	175.28	3,123	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	143.85	1,894	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	143.08	2,225	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	118.20	1,250	31

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)	1,295	$3,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$2,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,335	$2,925	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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 2	350–400	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	380.91/cwt	377.50–387.50	2,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	389.94/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,035	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	380.23/cwt	370.00–381.75	2,875	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	402.98/cwt	398.00–409.00	2,700	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,829	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	723	333.63/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,412	2
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	451.53/cwt	445.00–467.50	1,942	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	367.21/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	361.24/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,395	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	447.52/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,054	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	556.17/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,036	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,602	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	710	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,041	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,912	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,613	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	382.00/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,200	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	300.06/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	328.10/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	310.70/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,228	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	626	293.62/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	350.50/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,994	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	356.25/cwt	342.50–362.50	2,779	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	443.76/cwt	442.50–445.00	2,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	331.87/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	360.37/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,458	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	392.37/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,217	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	385.18/cwt	372.50–392.50	2,600	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	510.58/cwt	500.00–522.50	2,185	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	397.70/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,490	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	492.52/cwt	482.50–505.00	2,335	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	477.48/cwt	462.50–485.00	2,516	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	513.69/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,916	4
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	772	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,586	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	524.81/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,748	6
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	450	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	353.67/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,532	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	418.82/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,433	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	507.36/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,613	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	975	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	3,144	58
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	618	343.86/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	425.78/cwt	412.50–431.00	2,627	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	833	346.32/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,885	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	521.53/cwt	512.50–527.50	2,509	16
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	563	402.49/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	538.87/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,285	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	379.15/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	450.96/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	370.94/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,155	14
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	875	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,578	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	124.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,363	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	148.80/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,003	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	97.51/cwt	92.00–104.00	921	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	111.74/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,187	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	134.80/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,452	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	150.61/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,274	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	139.32/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,198	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	138.48/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,779	12
Bulls	—	—	2,105	199.34/cwt	193.00–209.00	4,196	3
Bulls	—	—	1,679	175.15/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,941	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	160.94/cwt	149.00–168.00	2,688	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	350.83/cwt	347.50–352.50	2,094	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	498.30/cwt	492.50–505.00	2,297	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	553	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	421.34/cwt	417.50–427.50	2,233	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	443.79/cwt	442.50–445.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	463.36/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	493.31/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,087	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	461.53/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	321.26/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	354.62/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	438.68/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	330.03/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,201	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	314.97/cwt	307.50–320.00	2,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	474.77/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	390.41/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,878	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	341.53/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	404.19/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,976	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	432.00/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,849	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	304.19/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	397.32/cwt	392.50–402.50	1,697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	330.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,875	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	304.98/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,897	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	805	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,194	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	281.85/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	352.32/cwt	337.50–357.50	2,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	282	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	377.45/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	353	477.72/cwt	462.50–482.50	1,686	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	356.00/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,182	5

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 914Last week 1,003Year ago 1,291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 91Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 16Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	400	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	495	472.50	472.50
2	500–550	533	442.50–445.00	443.76
6	550–600	565	385.00–405.00	392.37
3	600–650	607	377.50–387.50	380.91
7	650–700	682	350.00–365.00	360.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	522	382.50–397.50	389.94
1	600–650	600	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	424	530.00–545.00	538.87
16	450–500	481	512.50–527.50	521.53
15	500–550	515	500.00–520.00	507.36
5	550–600	557	440.00–457.50	450.96
38	600–650	617	412.50–431.00	425.78
41	650–700	670	398.00–409.00	402.98
9	700–750	710	372.50–387.50	379.15
85	750–800	756	370.00–381.75	380.23
24	800–850	833	340.00–347.50	346.32
58	950–1000	975	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	590.00	590.00
5	350–400	366	540.00–560.00	556.17
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	450	475.00	475.00
3	550–600	563	400.00–407.50	402.49
2	600–650	618	340.00–347.50	343.86
1	650–700	680	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	723	330.00–337.50	333.63
2	750–800	772	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	520.00–550.00	524.81
4	350–400	373	500.00–525.00	513.69
8	400–450	428	500.00–522.50	510.58
16	450–500	474	482.50–505.00	492.52
36	500–550	527	462.50–485.00	477.48
26	550–600	581	400.00–430.00	418.82
16	600–650	626	390.00–407.50	397.70
18	650–700	675	372.50–392.50	385.18
14	700–750	716	347.50–362.50	353.67
16	750–800	780	342.50–362.50	356.25
4	850–900	875	327.50–335.00	331.87
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	430	445.00–467.50	451.53
7	450–500	459	440.00–457.50	447.52
2	500–550	520	375.00–380.00	377.45
24	550–600	576	370.00–385.00	382.00
7	600–650	629	360.00–370.00	367.21
14	650–700	663	357.50–365.00	361.24
1	800–850	815	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	485.00	485.00
2	250–300	273	470.00–480.00	474.77
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
6	350–400	379	430.00–445.00	438.68
13	400–450	428	422.50–440.00	432.00
19	450–500	489	400.00–410.00	404.19
8	500–550	517	347.50–365.00	354.62
13	550–600	569	340.00–360.00	350.50
4	600–650	620	320.00–335.00	328.10
6	650–700	667	325.00–332.50	330.03
7	700–750	717	305.00–317.50	310.70
2	750–800	790	290.00–310.00	300.06
3	800–850	808	307.50–320.00	314.97
1	900–950	905	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	565	312.50	312.50
4	600–650	626	290.00–305.00	293.62
1	650–700	665	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	710	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	805	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	427	392.50–402.50	397.32
18	450–500	481	380.00–397.50	390.41
5	500–550	533	340.00–342.50	341.53
7	550–600	568	325.00–335.00	330.02
6	600–650	622	300.00–315.00	304.98
3	650–700	665	300.00–307.50	304.19
4	700–750	711	280.00–282.50	281.85
2	750–800	777	272.50	272.50
1	800–850	800	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	725	262.50	262.50
1	850–900	895	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	315	477.50	477.50
9	350–400	353	462.50–482.50	477.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	320	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	388	455.00–475.00	461.53
7	400–450	423	480.00–505.00	493.31
3	450–500	487	460.00–465.00	463.36
9	500–550	530	417.50–427.50	421.34
14	550–600	581	365.00–377.50	370.94
5	600–650	613	347.50–365.00	356.00
4	650–700	661	337.50–357.50	352.32
4	700–750	731	320.00–322.50	321.26
1	750–800	785	287.50	287.50
2	800–850	825	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	985	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	535.00	535.00
1	300–350	320	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
12	450–500	461	492.50–505.00	498.30
2	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
2	550–600	553	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	442.50–445.00	443.79
1	450–500	495	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	515	372.50	372.50
6	550–600	597	347.50–352.50	350.83
1	700–750	730	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,093	120.00–130.00	124.74
5	—	945	92.00–104.00	97.51
9	—	1,062	106.00–116.00	111.74
5	—	1,077	132.00–140.00	134.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,346	144.00–153.00	148.80
12	—	1,285	133.00–142.00	138.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	148.00–153.00	150.61
4	—	1,578	134.00–144.00	139.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,105	193.00–209.00	199.34
4	—	1,679	173.00–177.00	175.15
5	—	1,670	149.00–168.00	160.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	2,475.00	2,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	3,475.00	3,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,325.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,925.00	2,925.00

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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How it compared 500–600 lb

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