Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Weaned, Preconditioned with favorable condition still bringing premiums with fleshy, bawling and off colored calves facing large discounts. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $336.70/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −137.58 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$336.70

31 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$418

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

$87.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.28

vs KY average

−82.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	347.66	1,866	19thin
Large 1-2	535	332.07	1,777	6thin
Medium and Large 2	519	329.99	1,713	4thin
Large 2-3	557	260.00	1,448	2thin

One grade step is worth $87.66/cwt here — about $418 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale31 hd

336.70

—

KY average22 barns · 1,040 hd

371.98

−35.28

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−82.40

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−137.58

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	1,639	169.85	2,784	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,596	150.56	2,402	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	143.38	1,856	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	127.08	1,373	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,415	192.50	2,724	1thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,450	$2,717	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,252	$2,341	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,296	$2,312	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,258	$2,033	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$1,962	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$1,932	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,700	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$3,303	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,550	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,543	$3,142	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,447	$2,974	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,628	1thin

Every lot, as filed

142 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	379.96/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,216	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	289.67/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,961	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	338.00/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	301.32/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,844	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	324.88/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	311.16/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	282.24/cwt	265.00–288.00	2,159	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	332.05/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	309.00/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,913	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	363.13/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	336.22/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	326.75/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	340.07/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	343.08/cwt	327.50–352.50	1,983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	930	308.67/cwt	290.00–324.10	2,871	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	331.41/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,237	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,111	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	322.84/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	355.53/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,139	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	349.29/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,823	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,018	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,105	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	352.25/cwt	352.25–352.25	2,659	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	305.73/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,419	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	368.92/cwt	357.50–373.25	2,313	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	329.99/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	385.88/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	347	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,414	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,341.25/head	3,275.00–3,500.00	3,341	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	322.57/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,684	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	360.02/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	372.31/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,005	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,932.05/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,932	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,032.75/head	1,700.00–2,325.00	2,033	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	321.96/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,494	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	2,341.27/head	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,341	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	2,311.93/head	1,975.00–3,000.00	2,312	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,961.83/head	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	3,210.40/head	3,150.00–3,275.00	3,210	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	144.83/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,828	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	134.10/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,784	4
Bulls	—	—	1,868	189.53/cwt	189.00–190.00	3,540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	180.02/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,976	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	123.48/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,301	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	137.57/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,500	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	155.19/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,568	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	143.04/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,144	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,161	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	147.29/cwt	138.00–155.00	2,221	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,415	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,724	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	620	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,504	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	542	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	345	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,216	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	110.22/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,193	3
Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	557	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	585	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,653	1
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	515	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,558	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	330.70/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,852	3
Steers	Large 2	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	488	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,793	3
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,064	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	811	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,129	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	315	304.68/cwt	295.00–315.00	960	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	410	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,138	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	510	333.43/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,700	3
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Steers	Large 1-2	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	637	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	476	348.17/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,657	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,717.24/head	2,200.00–3,150.00	2,717	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,628.00/head	1,628.00–1,628.00	1,628	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	333.47/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	269.97/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	968	309.49/cwt	299.50–318.75	2,996	109
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	264.48/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	693	365.75/cwt	365.75–365.75	2,535	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	303.42/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,117	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	307.30/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	305.90/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	352.88/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	340.21/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	266.28/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	281.30/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	299.84/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,124	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	294.86/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	331.47/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,569	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	321.56/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	265.07/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,802	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,324	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,019Last week 657Year ago 790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 29Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 6Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	370.00–375.00	372.31
4	300–350	320	370.00–385.00	379.96
3	350–400	371	385.00–387.50	385.88
5	400–450	436	352.50–370.00	360.02
6	450–500	485	330.00–342.50	338.00
6	500–550	527	330.00–337.50	332.05
4	550–600	566	322.50–332.50	326.75
10	600–650	612	290.00–307.50	301.32
8	650–700	677	287.50–292.50	289.67
1	800–850	820	247.50	247.50
1	950–1000	970	205.00	205.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	405.00	405.00
5	300–350	347	407.50	407.50
2	400–450	437	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	360	325.00–355.00	340.21
3	400–450	430	315.00–340.00	331.47
7	450–500	464	295.00–315.00	305.73
3	500–550	512	300.00–310.00	303.42
2	550–600	565	300.00–315.00	307.30
3	600–650	608	265.00–280.00	269.97
4	650–700	671	257.50–275.00	264.48
1	700–750	725	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	352.50	352.50
3	450–500	476	340.00–352.50	348.17
2	500–550	542	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	620	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	515	302.50	302.50
1	550–600	585	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	562	260.00–285.00	266.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	365	327.50	327.50
2	400–450	410	315.00–335.00	324.88
13	450–500	464	312.50–330.00	321.96
18	500–550	522	315.00–337.50	322.57
4	550–600	566	305.00–315.00	311.16
16	600–650	619	292.50–315.00	309.00
3	650–700	661	277.50	277.50
2	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
12	750–800	765	265.00–288.00	282.24
1	850–900	885	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	342.50	342.50
5	550–600	574	352.50–357.50	355.53
6	600–650	611	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	681	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	295.00–315.00	304.68
1	400–450	410	277.50	277.50
4	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	637	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	310	302.50	302.50
3	350–400	375	295.00–305.00	299.84
2	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
10	500–550	532	290.00–300.00	295.00
6	550–600	563	302.50–312.50	305.90
2	600–650	623	280.00–282.50	281.30
3	650–700	680	260.00–267.50	265.07
1	700–750	725	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	760	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	545	277.50	277.50
2	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	690	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	925	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	421	360.00–370.00	363.13
2	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
14	500–550	522	340.00–362.50	349.29
5	550–600	578	327.50–352.50	343.08
3	600–650	632	335.00–347.50	340.07
15	650–700	675	325.00–340.00	331.41
2	700–750	718	335.00–337.50	336.22
6	750–800	766	310.00–327.50	322.84
1	800–850	825	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	627	357.50–373.25	368.92
69	650–700	693	365.75	365.75
1	700–750	705	352.50	352.50
72	750–800	755	352.25	352.25
226	900–950	930	290.00–324.10	308.67
109	950–1000	968	299.50–318.75	309.49
115	1000–1050	1,018	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	340.00–360.00	352.88
6	450–500	480	320.00–340.00	333.47
4	500–550	519	327.50–332.50	329.99
5	600–650	615	317.50–325.00	321.56
6	650–700	672	315.00	315.00
4	700–750	732	285.00–305.00	294.86
1	750–800	760	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	820	290.00	290.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	557	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	488	367.50	367.50
3	500–550	510	330.00–340.00	333.43
3	550–600	560	320.00–342.50	330.70
1	650–700	650	317.50	317.50
3	800–850	811	262.50	262.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	619	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	960	247.50	247.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,435	3,275.00–3,500.00	3,341.25
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,550	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,485	3,150.00–3,275.00	3,210.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,700	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,620	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,128	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,932.05
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,258	1,700.00–2,325.00	2,032.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,252	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,341.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,296	1,975.00–3,000.00	2,311.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,310	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,961.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,450	2,200.00–3,150.00	2,717.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,700	3,150.00	3,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,628.00	1,628.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,775.00	2,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,262	139.00–149.00	144.83
4	—	1,330	129.00–139.00	134.10
2	—	1,403	154.00	154.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,054	117.00–128.00	123.48
6	—	1,090	132.00–139.00	137.57
1	—	1,200	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,082	106.00–115.00	110.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,655	151.00–164.00	155.19
8	—	1,499	138.00–148.00	143.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	189.00–190.00	189.53
5	—	1,653	175.00–184.00	180.02
4	—	1,508	138.00–155.00	147.29
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	192.50	192.50

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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