Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $480.94/cwt on 71 head, down $9.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +28.41 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$480.94

▼ 9.75 vs prior sale

71 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$60.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.68

vs KY average

−7.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	486.59	2,664	61
Medium and Large 2	548	457.49	2,509	6thin
Large 1-2	575	442.50	2,544	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	425.83	2,449	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.76/cwt here — about $216 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 sale71 hd

480.94

—

KY average25 barns · 1,186 hd

485.62

−4.68

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−7.41

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

+28.41

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	1,627	207.99	3,383	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	187.04	2,684	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	181.05	2,191	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	154.27	1,543	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,333	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,213	$2,722	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,074	$2,284	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,763	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$3,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$3,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,596	$4,858	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$4,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,515	$4,481	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,627	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,221	$3,394	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,148	$3,162	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$5,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	Large 1-2	450–500	467	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	485.77/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,575	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	539.40/cwt	525.00–547.50	2,573	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,330	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	532.07/cwt	520.00–537.50	2,299	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	461.63/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	524.93/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,058	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	457.45/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	325.72/cwt	325.00–326.00	2,537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	507.99/cwt	502.50–520.00	1,687	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	518.26/cwt	512.50–535.00	1,969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	433.04/cwt	430.00–439.00	2,247	12
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	430	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,225	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	387.42/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,375	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	481.86/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,086	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	451.10/cwt	440.00–462.50	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	497	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	496.62/cwt	487.50–502.50	1,897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	416.08/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	486.33/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	425.00/cwt	422.50–427.50	2,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	590.17/cwt	572.50–605.00	2,213	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	430.84/cwt	427.50–435.00	2,826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	600.12/cwt	590.00–602.50	2,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	399.96/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	348.01/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	477.53/cwt	467.50–487.50	2,703	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	555.18/cwt	545.00–560.00	2,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	339.94/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	429.41/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	457.57/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	578.90/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,431	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	520.24/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,544	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	440	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	587.50/cwt	587.50–587.50	2,520	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	150.80/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,595	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	138.18/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,144	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	187.04/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,684	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	161.60/cwt	156.00–167.50	1,685	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	187.59/cwt	184.00–196.00	2,347	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	176.36/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,083	7
Bulls	—	—	1,993	223.36/cwt	217.00–230.00	4,452	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	210.04/cwt	209.00–211.00	3,451	4
Bulls	—	—	1,228	188.50/cwt	182.00–194.00	2,315	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,405.48/head	3,125.00–3,675.00	3,405	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	3,124.18/head	2,500.00–3,825.00	3,124	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	905	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,627	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	5,075.00/head	5,075.00–5,075.00	5,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,637	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	4,575.00/head	4,575.00–4,575.00	4,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	4,480.97/head	3,575.00–4,950.00	4,481	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,763.08/head	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,721.75/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,722	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	3,332.87/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,333	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	2,283.92/head	1,700.00–3,200.00	2,284	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	475.76/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,193	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	456.65/cwt	455.00–457.50	2,361	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	469.21/cwt	467.50–472.50	2,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	436.32/cwt	430.00–442.50	2,426	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	435	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	555.01/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	425.85/cwt	422.50–427.50	2,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	451.58/cwt	447.50–460.00	2,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	342.56/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	415.87/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	451.68/cwt	450.00–452.50	2,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	523.35/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	490.83/cwt	490.00–492.50	2,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	534.41/cwt	525.00–537.50	2,485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	450.44/cwt	445.00–467.50	2,545	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	539.93/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,836	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	3,729.28/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,729	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	3,311.87/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,312	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3

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 Apr 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 613Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 63Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 20Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	517.50	517.50
2	450–500	467	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	575	442.50	442.50
1	650–700	665	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	650.00	650.00
2	250–300	277	625.00	625.00
6	300–350	337	590.00–602.50	600.12
10	350–400	375	572.50–605.00	590.17
3	400–450	415	545.00–560.00	555.18
33	450–500	477	525.00–547.50	539.40
24	500–550	530	470.00–500.00	485.77
23	550–600	566	467.50–487.50	477.53
5	600–650	623	425.00–437.50	429.41
6	650–700	656	427.50–435.00	430.84
2	700–750	735	397.50	397.50
2	800–850	830	335.00–345.00	339.94
1	900–950	930	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	392	510.00–530.00	524.93
4	450–500	486	480.00–492.50	486.33
1	500–550	545	427.50	427.50
2	550–600	590	422.50–427.50	425.00
2	650–700	670	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	552.50	552.50
4	350–400	375	567.50	567.50
10	400–450	432	520.00–537.50	532.07
1	450–500	455	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	525	450.00–465.00	457.57
4	550–600	560	450.00–460.00	457.45
2	650–700	670	395.00–405.00	399.96
2	750–800	788	346.00–350.00	348.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	655.00	655.00
3	350–400	376	620.00	620.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	420	575.00–585.00	578.90
2	500–550	518	510.00–530.00	520.24
12	550–600	552	500.00	500.00
4	800–850	830	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	585.00	585.00
3	250–300	266	540.00	540.00
9	300–350	332	502.50–520.00	507.99
9	350–400	380	512.50–535.00	518.26
13	400–450	433	475.00–505.00	481.86
16	450–500	461	470.00–495.00	475.76
12	500–550	519	430.00–439.00	433.04
4	550–600	556	430.00–442.50	436.32
12	600–650	613	375.00–395.00	387.42
1	650–700	670	360.00	360.00
7	750–800	779	325.00–326.00	325.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	535.00	535.00
1	450–500	460	515.00	515.00
6	500–550	517	455.00–457.50	456.65
3	550–600	557	450.00–467.50	461.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	440.00–462.50	451.10
2	450–500	497	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	573	387.50	387.50
1	600–650	605	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	382	487.50–502.50	496.62
3	400–450	430	467.50–472.50	469.21
5	450–500	472	447.50–460.00	451.58
3	500–550	505	422.50–427.50	425.85
2	550–600	565	410.00–422.50	416.08
2	650–700	670	340.00–345.00	342.56
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	472.50	472.50
2	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	300	600.00	600.00
6	350–400	371	550.00–570.00	555.01
3	400–450	433	520.00–530.00	523.35
4	450–500	465	525.00–537.50	534.41
3	500–550	506	490.00–492.50	490.83
5	550–600	565	445.00–467.50	450.44
3	600–650	640	397.50	397.50
1	650–700	655	402.50	402.50
2	700–750	715	367.50	367.50
1	850–900	855	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	587.50	587.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	535.00–545.00	539.93
1	450–500	455	515.00	515.00
3	500–550	533	450.00–452.50	451.68
3	550–600	595	407.50–420.00	415.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	387.50	387.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	422.50	422.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	148.00–154.00	150.80
3	—	828	134.00–140.00	138.18
8	—	1,043	156.00–167.50	161.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,435	181.00–190.00	187.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	155.00	155.00
9	—	1,251	184.00–196.00	187.59
7	—	1,181	170.00–181.00	176.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,993	217.00–230.00	223.36
4	—	1,643	209.00–211.00	210.04
2	—	1,228	182.00–194.00	188.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	3,750.00	3,750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	3,200.00	3,200.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,763.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,721.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,263	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,332.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,074	1,700.00–3,200.00	2,283.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	3,125.00–3,675.00	3,405.48
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,223	2,500.00–3,825.00	3,124.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,627	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,637	5,000.00	5,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	4,575.00	4,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,515	3,575.00–4,950.00	4,480.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,297	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,729.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,184	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,311.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,076	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	2,725.00	2,725.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	5,075.00	5,075.00

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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