Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.73/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −178.55 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$295.73

47 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

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

$82.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.32

vs KY average

−28.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	305.07	1,665	39
Large 1-2	572	254.47	1,455	6thin
Medium and Large 2	580	252.50	1,465	1thin
Medium 1-2	555	222.50	1,235	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.57/cwt here — about $430 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $384.21, median $474.28 across 21 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 sale47 hd

295.73

—

KY average29 barns · 1,905 hd

296.05

−0.32

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−28.62

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−178.55

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	1,673	145.00	2,426	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	112.95	1,780	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	107.92	1,337	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	97.44	995	17

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,356	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,173	$2,151	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,900	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	986	$1,882	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,249	$1,855	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,168	$1,791	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	885	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$1,688	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,423	$2,110	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	990	$1,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,346	$2,656	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,388	$2,130	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,408	$2,125	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

150 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, 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 1-2	700–750	735	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,780	3
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	577	251.86/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,453	5
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	632	243.80/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	240.00/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,250	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	197.47/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	381.02/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	216.36/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,385	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	561	246.22/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	252.47/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,030	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	572	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,359	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	920	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,579	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	269.36/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,094	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	672	210.12/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,412	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	736	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	271.22/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,302	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	220.71/cwt	212.50–224.00	1,713	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	280.19/cwt	275.00–285.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	264.27/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,374	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	312.10/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,660	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	277.85/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,009	2
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	728	234.46/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	255.13/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,755	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	345.81/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	321.05/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,486	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,235	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	3
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	662	244.12/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,616	3
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	284.11/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,656	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Steers	Large 2	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	741	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	248.33/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	876	210.28/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,842	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,007	244.80/cwt	244.80–244.80	2,465	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	317.57/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	932	251.75/cwt	251.75–251.75	2,346	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	771	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,008	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	303.72/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	293.10/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	876	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,172	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	252.89/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	217.39/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	330.50/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,345	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	116.63/cwt	112.50–119.00	1,479	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	106.87/cwt	102.00–111.50	1,329	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	106.30/cwt	103.50–110.00	1,077	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	86.35/cwt	83.50–89.50	917	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	94.96/cwt	91.00–99.00	960	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	117.76/cwt	115.50–123.00	1,819	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	109.52/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,750	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	100.35/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,141	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	141.45/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,260	3
Bulls	—	—	1,787	155.99/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,788	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	133.83/cwt	133.00–135.00	2,161	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	885	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	760	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	2,639.14/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,639	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,151.12/head	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,151	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	1,937.03/head	1,525.00–2,350.00	1,937	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,790.64/head	1,400.00–2,025.00	1,791	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,687.69/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	1,855.21/head	1,650.00–2,125.00	1,855	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,899.52/head	1,525.00–2,300.00	1,900	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,355.76/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,356	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	2,667.48/head	1,650.00–3,075.00	2,667	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	2,129.80/head	1,925.00–2,225.00	2,130	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,900.00/head	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	2,109.67/head	2,075.00–2,150.00	2,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	260.01/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	228.72/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,642	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	950–1000	950	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	234.51/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,459	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	290.66/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,084	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	202.45/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	290.29/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,396	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	280.00/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,417	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	234.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	264.28/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,480	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	240.42/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,515	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	268.73/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	249.39/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	965	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	4
Bulls	Large 2	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	372	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,172	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	241.26/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,636	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	515	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	237	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	316.93/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	271.17/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	194.19/cwt	192.50–197.50	1,858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	305.79/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,608	13
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	562	260.12/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	223.32/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,713	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	415	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	196.48/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,629	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	320	304.77/cwt	290.00–310.00	975	4

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 - Richmond, KY

Fri Dec 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 797Last week 764Year ago 799

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 26Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 8Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	555	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	625	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	735	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	297.50	297.50
4	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	705	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	327.50	327.50
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	426	345.00–350.00	345.81
5	450–500	463	315.00–330.00	321.05
25	500–550	532	305.00–315.00	312.10
8	550–600	583	282.50–285.00	284.11
10	600–650	622	270.00–285.00	277.85
17	650–700	688	250.00–262.50	255.13
3	700–750	705	252.50	252.50
6	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	870	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	975	210.00	210.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	267.50	267.50
5	550–600	577	245.00–260.00	251.86
4	600–650	632	240.00–245.00	243.80
3	650–700	662	240.00–252.50	244.12
5	700–750	728	232.50–237.50	234.46
1	750–800	770	225.00	225.00
3	850–900	860	200.00	200.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	372.50–390.00	381.02
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	315.00–320.00	317.57
1	550–600	580	252.50	252.50
3	600–650	645	242.50–257.50	248.33
3	700–750	741	230.00	230.00
9	850–900	876	202.50–215.00	210.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
6	550–600	553	297.50–305.00	303.72
8	600–650	631	292.50–297.50	293.10
68	750–800	771	260.50	260.50
61	850–900	876	248.00	248.00
62	900–950	932	251.75	251.75
59	1000–1050	1,007	244.80	244.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	267.50	267.50
1	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	460	250.00–257.50	252.47
9	500–550	521	237.50–242.50	240.00
1	550–600	560	242.50	242.50
7	600–650	640	212.50–222.50	216.36
2	700–750	730	195.00–200.00	197.47
1	750–800	760	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	280.00	280.00
10	450–500	481	285.00–297.50	290.29
8	500–550	506	277.50–282.50	280.00
6	550–600	554	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	230.00–240.00	234.73
1	400–450	400	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	562	227.50	227.50
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	680	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	275.00	275.00
4	550–600	561	240.00–255.00	246.22
1	600–650	645	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	672	200.00–215.00	210.12
8	700–750	736	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	885	195.00	195.00
2	900–950	920	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	295.00	295.00
2	250–300	277	317.50	317.50
2	300–350	333	275.00–285.00	280.19
8	350–400	373	290.00–292.50	290.66
4	400–450	406	262.50–272.50	269.36
6	450–500	480	262.50–277.50	271.22
11	500–550	520	255.00–272.50	264.27
11	550–600	560	250.00–267.50	264.28
35	600–650	622	227.50–245.00	234.51
6	700–750	733	236.00	236.00
7	750–800	776	212.50–224.00	220.71
3	800–850	831	190.00	190.00
4	900–950	922	200.00–205.00	202.45
2	1000–1050	1,035	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	292.50	292.50
1	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	237	335.00	335.00
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	387	337.50	337.50
5	400–450	407	320.00–335.00	330.50
4	450–500	474	310.00–325.00	316.93
13	500–550	526	292.50–312.50	305.79
4	550–600	568	265.00–282.50	271.17
7	600–650	612	250.00–270.00	252.89
3	650–700	656	255.00–262.50	260.01
2	700–750	718	220.00–237.50	228.72
3	750–800	767	215.00–230.00	223.32
10	800–850	829	185.00–200.00	196.48
3	950–1000	957	192.50–197.50	194.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
4	600–650	612	210.00–220.00	217.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	297.50	297.50
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	472	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	525	267.50–270.00	268.73
4	550–600	586	247.50–250.00	249.39
6	600–650	630	240.00–242.50	240.42
2	650–700	678	240.00–242.50	241.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	367.50	367.50
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	290.00–310.00	304.77
5	350–400	372	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	415	307.50	307.50
4	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	515	257.50	257.50
3	550–600	562	255.00–270.00	260.12
1	600–650	645	242.50	242.50
3	650–700	655	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	950	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	570	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	112.50–119.00	116.63
28	—	1,244	102.00–111.50	106.87
3	—	1,137	99.00–101.00	100.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	103.50–110.00	106.30
3	—	1,062	83.50–89.50	86.35
8	—	1,011	91.00–99.00	94.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,545	115.50–123.00	117.76
7	—	1,598	104.00–114.00	109.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	138.00–144.00	141.45
3	—	1,787	153.00–158.00	155.99
2	—	1,615	133.00–135.00	133.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,151.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,007	1,525.00–2,350.00	1,937.03
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,168	1,400.00–2,025.00	1,790.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,340	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,687.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,249	1,650.00–2,125.00	1,855.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,187	1,525.00–2,300.00	1,899.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,245	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,355.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,275.00	1,275.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,313	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,639.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,368	1,650.00–3,075.00	2,667.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,388	1,925.00–2,225.00	2,129.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	990	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,423	2,075.00–2,150.00	2,109.67

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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What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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