Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison with last week due to Holiday; however market was active for weaned calf packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.13/cwt on 710 head.

Average price

$229.13

710 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$493

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

$83.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	600	234.87	1,408	610
Medium and Large 2-3	503	195.78	984	89
Large 1-2	441	191.50	844	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	603	151.67	915	3thin

One grade step is worth $83.20/cwt here — about $493 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale710 hd

229.13

—

KY average25 barns · 6,282 hd

228.02

+1.11

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	1,531	132.07	2,022	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	115.93	1,450	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	115.37	1,548	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	982	97.19	955	53
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,305	128.00	1,670	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

147 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, 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 1-2Value Added	—	427	237.89/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,016	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	233.86/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,354	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	239.63/cwt	229.00–251.00	1,265	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	235.55/cwt	225.00–248.00	909	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	235.96/cwt	223.00–248.00	1,557	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	209.07/cwt	205.00–211.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	261.47/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,247	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	233.12/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	211.12/cwt	207.00–219.00	2,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,066	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	277.94/cwt	275.00–280.00	926	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	745	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,743	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	623	212.97/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	263.39/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,088	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	224.39/cwt	219.00–230.00	2,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	240.81/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,153	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	208.00/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	248	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	275.94/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,187	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	254.72/cwt	249.00–260.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	250.80/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,314	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	251.20/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,434	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	930	242.05/cwt	242.00–242.10	2,251	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	889	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,196	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	245.70/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,275	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	235.27/cwt	233.50–239.00	1,845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	232.70/cwt	211.00–240.00	1,908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	322	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	235.88/cwt	228.50–236.25	1,712	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	238.91/cwt	230.00–248.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	225.98/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	235.78/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,106	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	252.90/cwt	227.00–258.75	1,558	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	187.54/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,324	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	222.47/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,284	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	214.24/cwt	198.00–226.00	1,318	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	226.02/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,180	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	401	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	239.91/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	233.82/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	888	243.53/cwt	243.50–245.00	2,163	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	262.45/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,535	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	271.69/cwt	266.00–277.00	1,291	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	249.85/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,964	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,546	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	678	229.02/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	252.00/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,681	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	254.47/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,570	34
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	249.21/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,283	14
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	675	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	239.43/cwt	232.00–252.50	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	261.62/cwt	254.00–263.00	1,101	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	109.59/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,346	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	94.69/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,261	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	72.51/cwt	69.00–81.00	637	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,239	110.61/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,370	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	120.74/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,514	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	118.09/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,654	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	87.34/cwt	83.00–92.00	769	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	111.75/cwt	107.50–123.00	1,191	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	97.63/cwt	94.00–106.00	978	20
Bulls	—	—	1,629	137.15/cwt	131.00–150.00	2,234	15
Bulls	—	—	1,397	125.15/cwt	118.00–129.50	1,748	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,101	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	226.29/cwt	210.00–245.00	846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	220.96/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,244	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	224.57/cwt	200.00–235.00	957	13
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	236.52/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,246	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	260.93/cwt	253.00–268.00	968	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	200.87/cwt	184.00–209.00	1,641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	193.35/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	244.91/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,043	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	186.54/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	257.41/cwt	247.50–265.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	222.79/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,167	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	249.84/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,164	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	367	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	224.16/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,076	25
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	465	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	182.23/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	176.27/cwt	150.00–185.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	202.91/cwt	180.00–220.00	860	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	212.15/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,443	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	229.82/cwt	225.00–235.00	986	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	179.34/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	187.38/cwt	170.00–211.00	1,177	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	212.35/cwt	210.00–218.00	784	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	184.91/cwt	180.00–195.00	536	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	467	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	207.04/cwt	200.00–209.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	202.34/cwt	178.00–220.00	1,076	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	206.51/cwt	188.00–219.00	1,175	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	212.29/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,008	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	175.25/cwt	140.00–188.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	205.60/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	216.77/cwt	206.00–225.00	1,342	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	218.03/cwt	213.00–228.00	1,459	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	635	205.32/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	772	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,621	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	234.42/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,313	7

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Sep 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,677Last week 785Year ago 1,042

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 151Year ago 196

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 19Year ago 16

No comparison with last week due to Holiday; however market was active for weaned calf packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	427	235.00–244.00	237.89
33	—	579	229.00–246.00	233.86
53	—	528	229.00–251.00	239.63
17	—	386	225.00–248.00	235.55
39	—	660	223.00–248.00	235.96
6	—	322	230.00	230.00
61	—	726	228.50–236.25	235.88
7	—	793	224.00	224.00
23	—	469	232.00–243.00	235.78
161	—	616	227.00–258.75	252.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	207.50	207.50
1	—	1,040	126.00	126.00
1	—	845	173.00	173.00
4	—	326	205.00–211.00	209.07
9	—	706	182.00–191.00	187.54
20	—	577	219.00–228.00	222.47
11	—	615	198.00–226.00	214.24
17	—	522	217.00–229.00	226.02
25	—	480	220.00–227.00	224.16
9	—	680	205.00–216.00	212.15
17	—	429	225.00–235.00	229.82
1	—	885	187.00	187.00
7	—	369	210.00–218.00	212.35
3	—	931	150.00	150.00
4	—	230	200.00–209.00	207.04
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	165.00	165.00
1	—	680	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	145.00	145.00
4	—	661	181.00–186.00	182.23
7	—	321	150.00–185.00	176.27
17	—	424	180.00–220.00	202.91
3	—	723	179.00–180.00	179.34
5	—	628	170.00–211.00	187.38
2	—	755	185.00	185.00
1	—	960	126.00	126.00
1	—	815	162.50	162.50
3	—	290	180.00–195.00	184.91
10	—	532	178.00–220.00	202.34
12	—	569	188.00–219.00	206.51
14	—	475	200.00–220.00	212.29
6	—	374	140.00–188.00	175.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	401	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	190.00	190.00
6	—	465	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	185.00	185.00
7	—	735	210.00	210.00
4	—	772	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	820	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	230.00	230.00
1	—	790	210.00	210.00
1	—	885	207.00	207.00
3	—	1,066	166.00	166.00
1	—	245	257.50	257.50
5	—	479	225.00–249.00	240.81
6	—	519	235.00–248.00	245.70
3	—	325	230.00–248.00	238.91
2	—	620	224.00–228.00	225.98
1	—	680	229.00	229.00
1	—	995	179.00	179.00
3	—	728	228.00	228.00
6	—	567	226.00–245.00	239.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	267.50	267.50
10	—	477	257.00–265.00	261.47
7	—	674	230.00–239.00	233.12
3	—	965	207.00–219.00	211.12
8	—	413	256.00–268.00	263.39
3	—	930	219.00–230.00	224.39
2	—	318	249.00–260.00	254.72
9	—	524	249.00–253.00	250.80
20	—	571	249.00–254.00	251.20
1	—	860	217.00	217.00
12	—	784	233.50–239.00	235.27
4	—	820	211.00–240.00	232.70
1	—	1,035	196.00	196.00
1	—	1,115	190.00	190.00
5	—	719	233.00–235.00	233.82
2	—	647	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	275.00–280.00	277.94
4	—	521	269.00	269.00
23	—	430	268.00–280.00	275.94
4	—	725	255.00	255.00
57	—	888	243.50–245.00	243.53
19	—	585	261.00–270.00	262.45
15	—	475	266.00–277.00	271.69
27	—	786	248.00–250.00	249.85
104	—	667	240.00–262.50	252.00
34	—	617	240.00–267.00	254.47
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	234.00	234.00
2	—	623	206.00–220.00	212.97
2	—	678	228.00–230.00	229.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	930	242.00–242.10	242.05
113	—	889	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	202.00–214.00	208.00
1	—	225	227.50	227.50
3	—	278	232.00–252.50	239.43
2	—	1,027	120.00	120.00
27	—	527	230.00–245.00	236.52
14	—	371	253.00–268.00	260.93
9	—	817	184.00–209.00	200.87
9	—	426	240.00–251.00	244.91
4	—	928	180.00–191.00	186.54
4	—	324	247.50–265.00	257.41
8	—	466	240.00–254.00	249.84
2	—	713	200.00–211.00	205.60
16	—	619	206.00–225.00	216.77
8	—	669	213.00–228.00	218.03
1	—	950	120.00	120.00
1	—	880	195.00	195.00
7	—	560	231.00–240.00	234.42
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	248	182.50	182.50
1	—	555	219.00	219.00
2	—	467	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	515	246.00–253.00	249.21
12	—	421	254.00–263.00	261.62
1	—	590	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	190.00–200.00	194.93
4	—	635	200.00–207.00	205.32
1	—	590	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	210.00–245.00	226.29
20	—	563	200.00–228.00	220.96
13	—	426	200.00–235.00	224.57
1	—	655	201.00	201.00
1	—	905	177.00	177.00
1	—	315	226.00	226.00
3	—	608	190.00–198.00	193.35
15	—	524	215.00–240.00	222.79
2	—	495	231.00	231.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	780	175.00	175.00
1	—	650	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,228	105.00–113.00	109.59
3	—	1,332	90.00–100.00	94.69
33	—	1,254	114.00–134.00	120.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	879	69.00–81.00	72.51
12	—	880	83.00–92.00	87.34
16	—	1,066	107.50–123.00	111.75
20	—	1,002	94.00–106.00	97.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,239	105.00–113.00	110.61
14	—	1,401	114.00–124.00	118.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,629	131.00–150.00	137.15
11	—	1,397	118.00–129.50	125.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	120.00–128.00	123.97
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	750.00	750.00

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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