Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Yearling steers under 1000lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Good demand for yearling steers over 1000lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.36/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −100.92 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$373.36

22 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$65.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.27

vs KY average

−43.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	390.64	2,122	14thin
Medium and Large 2	561	355.65	1,995	4thin
Large 1-2	595	347.50	2,068	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	586	324.96	1,904	3thin

One grade step is worth $65.68/cwt here — about $218 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

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 sale22 hd

373.36

—

KY average17 barns · 841 hd

404.63

−31.27

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−43.17

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−100.92

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	1,683	191.06	3,215	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	160.64	2,122	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	157.38	2,366	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,127	136.54	1,538	22

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)	1,337	$2,594	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,338	$2,232	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,049	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,997	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$1,975	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,278	$1,963	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,944	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$1,685	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,454	$3,136	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,365	$2,762	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,300	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

149 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	317.22/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	324.96/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	389.92/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	299.18/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	377.71/cwt	367.50–383.00	2,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	400.33/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,024	330.59/cwt	326.00–334.75	3,385	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	358.63/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,367	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	364.44/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,241	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	468.79/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,161	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,848	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	333.74/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,433	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	967	337.48/cwt	333.50–339.00	3,263	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	821	359.68/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,953	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	854	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,938	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	920	335.39/cwt	334.00–337.75	3,086	172
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	291.29/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	472.32/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	406.02/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	355.65/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	328.98/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,244	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	304.47/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,040	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	431.69/cwt	430.00–432.50	1,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	340.65/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	371.67/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,368	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	318.99/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	344.98/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	467.44/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	362.91/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,695	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	319.15/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,960	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	364.36/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,585	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	337.46/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,937	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	315.03/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,441	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	472.39/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	349.29/cwt	342.50–352.50	2,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	485.93/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,102	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	2,593.70/head	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	339.98/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	3,145.20/head	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,145	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	2,538.31/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,538	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	2,908.90/head	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,909	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,049.42/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,049	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,963.14/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,963	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,329	2,882.81/head	2,450.00–3,650.00	2,883	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,102.54/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,103	5
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	164.42/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,430	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	152.69/cwt	152.00–153.00	2,321	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	155.20/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,008	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,798	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	173.58/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,482	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	107.54/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,065	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	197.62/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,478	4
Bulls	—	—	1,689	189.70/cwt	184.00–193.00	3,204	9
Bulls	—	—	1,315	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,328	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	142.60/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,627	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	132.09/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,498	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	468	413.52/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,935	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,484	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	625	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,859	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	513	337.44/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,731	2
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	543	288.79/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,568	2
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	395	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,412	1
Steers	Large 2	650–700	685	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,004	1
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	450–500	493	351.22/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,732	2
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	911	296.66/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,703	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,068	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	462	404.52/cwt	395.00–417.50	1,869	12
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	301.19/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	437	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,300	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	419	332.39/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,393	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	910	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	847	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,393	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,779	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,047	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	400	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2Fleshy	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	955	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	860	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	324.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	439.93/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	878	299.72/cwt	297.50–302.00	2,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	300.07/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	383.09/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	386.87/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	371.24/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	301.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,571	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,684.80/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,685	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	2,231.88/head	1,650.00–2,600.00	2,232	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,997.45/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	1,997	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	475	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	615	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	1

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 Sep 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,392Last week 797Year ago 1,313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 45Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 5Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	380.00–400.00	389.92
7	350–400	368	360.00–390.00	371.67
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	482	320.00–347.50	340.65
5	500–550	523	315.00–320.00	318.99
8	550–600	577	310.00–327.50	317.22
5	600–650	604	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	661	295.00–315.00	300.07
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00
4	800–850	818	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
7	500–550	521	300.00–305.00	301.50
6	550–600	574	295.00–300.00	299.18
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	755	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	895	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
12	400–450	435	350.00–372.50	364.36
14	450–500	467	352.50–370.00	362.91
5	500–550	526	330.00–345.00	339.98
13	550–600	574	332.50–340.00	337.46
16	600–650	614	310.00–327.50	319.15
3	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	700–750	726	254.50	254.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	357.50	357.50
2	400–450	437	297.50	297.50
2	500–550	543	280.00–297.50	288.79
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
6	400–450	419	330.00–345.00	332.39
2	450–500	475	312.50	312.50
1	500–550	535	332.50	332.50
2	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	615	297.50–305.00	301.19
1	650–700	650	305.00	305.00
2	800–850	847	282.50	282.50
1	900–950	910	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	470	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	615	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	400	387.50	387.50
2	450–500	493	370.00–372.50	371.24
3	550–600	586	320.00–327.50	324.96
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	685	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	357	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	433	450.00–480.00	472.32
8	500–550	518	397.50–405.00	400.33
6	550–600	577	367.50–383.00	377.71
6	600–650	615	350.00–367.50	364.44
7	650–700	660	355.00–367.50	358.63
8	700–750	729	330.00–345.00	333.74
1	750–800	770	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
208	800–850	821	354.00–370.00	359.68
58	850–900	854	344.00	344.00
172	900–950	920	334.00–337.75	335.39
224	950–1000	967	333.50–339.00	337.48
226	1000–1050	1,024	326.00–334.75	330.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	460.00	460.00
7	400–450	431	402.50–407.50	406.02
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	561	350.00–357.50	355.65
3	600–650	631	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	682	327.50–335.00	328.98
2	850–900	878	297.50–302.00	299.72
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	292.50	292.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
12	450–500	462	395.00–417.50	404.52
1	550–600	595	347.50	347.50
2	600–650	625	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
6	750–800	770	290.00	290.00
3	900–950	911	295.00–300.00	296.66
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	335	465.00–480.00	472.39
5	350–400	378	485.00–490.00	485.93
7	400–450	437	455.00–475.00	467.44
5	450–500	461	460.00–475.00	468.79
4	500–550	539	342.50–352.50	344.98
3	550–600	576	342.50–352.50	349.29
2	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	657	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	725	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	775	310.00–320.00	315.03
1	800–850	820	267.50	267.50
2	900–950	935	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	386	430.00–432.50	431.69
7	400–450	434	425.00–445.00	439.93
2	450–500	457	430.00	430.00
6	500–550	523	320.00–330.00	324.93
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	625	280.00–300.00	291.29
5	650–700	670	300.00–307.50	304.47
4	700–750	711	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	780	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	505.00	505.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	400.00–420.00	413.52
2	500–550	513	335.00–340.00	337.44
2	600–650	625	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	345.00–357.50	351.22
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	475	335.00–340.00	337.45
Bulls — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	380.00–397.50	386.87
5	450–500	476	380.00–385.00	383.09
1	600–650	615	267.50	267.50
1	650–700	690	287.50	287.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,337	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,593.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,049.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,278	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,963.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,180	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,102.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,042	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,684.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,338	1,650.00–2,600.00	2,231.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	1,950.00–2,050.00	1,997.45
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,485	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,145.20
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,336	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,538.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,367	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,908.90
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,329	2,450.00–3,650.00	2,882.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,660	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	162.00–167.00	164.42
3	—	1,520	152.00–153.00	152.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,294	153.00–159.00	155.20
3	—	1,430	169.00–178.00	173.58
1	—	1,130	149.00	149.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	153.00	153.00
2	—	990	106.00–109.00	107.54
12	—	1,141	138.00–147.00	142.60
7	—	1,134	123.00–136.00	132.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,760	195.00–205.00	197.62
9	—	1,689	184.00–193.00	189.70
1	—	1,315	177.00	177.00

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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