Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Several Bawling calves in todays sale. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.56/cwt on 8 head, down $33.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits −27.72 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$446.56

▼ 33.39 vs prior sale

8 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.52

vs KY average

−32.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	460.00	2,392	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	570	457.50	2,606	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	430.00	2,301	1thin
Large 1-2	540	425.00	2,295	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $97 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 sale8 hd

446.56

—

KY average24 barns · 1,251 hd

469.08

−22.52

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−32.47

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−27.72

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	1,528	210.30	3,214	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	175.51	2,146	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	150.66	1,511	20

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)	1,225	$3,081	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,177	$2,482	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	903	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	940	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,454	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	740	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$3,421	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,463	$4,560	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,440	$4,529	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$4,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,615	$4,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$3,913	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$3,163	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,184	$2,687	4thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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	250–300	260	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	468.50/cwt	467.50–470.00	2,460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	399.96/cwt	395.00–402.50	2,312	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	447	473.99/cwt	472.50–480.00	2,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,190	3
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	430.02/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,987	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	552	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,098	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	479	423.84/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,030	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	486.06/cwt	480.00–492.50	1,784	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	737	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	423.73/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	474.75/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	361.69/cwt	347.50–370.00	2,239	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	392.28/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,177	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	405.04/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	616	313.02/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,020	1
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	318	462.48/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	388	464.95/cwt	462.50–467.50	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	335.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	257	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	672	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	445.69/cwt	437.50–450.00	1,885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	533.44/cwt	527.50–537.50	1,931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	310	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	335.01/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	411.24/cwt	402.50–420.00	2,780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,887	1
Steers	Large 2	750–800	795	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,603	3
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	888	354.27/cwt	352.00–356.50	3,146	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	739	370.82/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,740	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	922	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,162	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	837	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,996	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,652	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	600	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,295	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	485	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,134	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	550	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,324	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	435	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,023	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	370	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	137.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,426	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	164.09/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,130	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,352	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	164.05/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,745	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	146.59/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,322	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	183.87/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,241	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	174.18/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,101	8
Bulls	—	—	1,364	211.97/cwt	208.00–216.00	2,891	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	237.10/cwt	230.00–244.00	4,363	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	180.17/cwt	172.00–189.00	2,784	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	725	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,453.85/head	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,454	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	4,025.00/head	4,025.00–4,025.00	4,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,532.54/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,533	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,081.29/head	2,500.00–3,750.00	3,081	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	730	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	905	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,800.79/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,801	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	4,125.00/head	4,125.00–4,125.00	4,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	4,528.82/head	4,475.00–4,575.00	4,529	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	4,560.26/head	4,525.00–4,600.00	4,560	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,163.26/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,163	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	527.50/cwt	512.50–535.00	1,978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	406.98/cwt	397.50–415.00	2,715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	351	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	356	486.37/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	497.15/cwt	487.50–517.50	2,396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	433.14/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	549.35/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,022	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	517	423.31/cwt	415.00–427.50	2,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	364.04/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,420.85/head	3,000.00–3,900.00	3,421	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,840.57/head	2,500.00–3,175.00	2,841	2

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 346Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 38Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 16Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	660.00	660.00
1	250–300	260	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	325	530.00	530.00
5	350–400	368	540.00–565.00	549.35
2	400–450	400	545.00	545.00
3	450–500	482	487.50–517.50	497.15
5	500–550	525	467.50–470.00	468.50
4	550–600	575	430.00–437.50	433.14
2	600–650	625	385.00	385.00
5	650–700	667	397.50–415.00	406.98
1	700–750	700	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	780	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	815	315.00	315.00
2	850–900	885	310.00	310.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	315	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	375	512.50–535.00	527.50
2	400–450	405	500.00	500.00
4	500–550	500	437.50	437.50
5	550–600	578	395.00–402.50	399.96
3	600–650	618	360.00–372.50	364.04
1	650–700	650	377.50	377.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	356	480.00–495.00	486.37
5	400–450	447	472.50–480.00	473.99
1	450–500	475	457.50	457.50
1	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	595	382.50	382.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	435	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	485	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	517	415.00–427.50	423.31
1	550–600	550	422.50	422.50
1	600–650	600	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	560.00	560.00
3	350–400	391	560.00	560.00
1	400–450	405	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	480	482.50	482.50
1	500–550	515	492.50	492.50
2	550–600	597	440.00	440.00
3	600–650	616	422.50	422.50
4	650–700	676	402.50–420.00	411.24
1	750–800	775	372.50	372.50
5	800–850	820	330.00–337.50	335.01
2	850–900	890	307.50	307.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	525.00	525.00
2	500–550	540	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	635	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	610.00	610.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	527.50–537.50	533.44
1	450–500	495	457.50	457.50
2	500–550	520	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	430.00	430.00
1	700–750	725	320.00	320.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	440.00	440.00
35	700–750	739	370.00–380.00	370.82
61	800–850	837	358.00	358.00
242	850–900	888	352.00–356.50	354.27
62	900–950	922	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	645.00	645.00
1	250–300	280	515.00	515.00
3	300–350	332	470.00–485.00	474.75
6	350–400	367	480.00–492.50	486.06
7	400–450	423	437.50–450.00	445.69
5	450–500	462	420.00–435.00	430.02
8	500–550	523	420.00–432.50	423.73
3	550–600	551	402.50	402.50
12	600–650	619	347.50–370.00	361.69
5	650–700	696	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	740	317.50	317.50
4	800–850	811	335.00	335.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	460.00–465.00	462.48
2	350–400	388	462.50–467.50	464.95
1	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	479	420.00–427.50	423.84
1	500–550	505	372.50	372.50
2	550–600	552	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	672	332.50	332.50
2	700–750	737	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	489	400.00–410.00	405.04
1	500–550	510	415.00	415.00
10	550–600	555	387.50–400.00	392.28
5	600–650	630	330.00–340.00	335.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	535	377.50	377.50
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	616	300.00–320.00	313.02
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	500	442.50	442.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	600.00	600.00
5	350–400	351	515.00	515.00
3	400–450	400	477.50	477.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,036	130.00–140.00	137.65
1	—	1,090	124.00	124.00
8	—	1,064	157.00–170.00	164.05
7	—	902	142.00–152.00	146.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	163.00–165.00	164.09
4	—	1,219	180.00–188.00	183.87
8	—	1,206	170.00–179.00	174.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	208.00–216.00	211.97
2	—	1,840	230.00–244.00	237.10
2	—	1,545	172.00–189.00	180.17

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	725	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,453.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,225	2,500.00–3,750.00	3,081.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,268	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,800.79
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,615	4,025.00	4,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	4,150.00	4,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,532.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	4,125.00	4,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,440	4,475.00–4,575.00	4,528.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,463	4,525.00–4,600.00	4,560.26
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,163.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	3,350.00	3,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,500.00–3,175.00	2,840.57
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,235	3,000.00–3,900.00	3,420.85

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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