Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher on weaned packages with some fancy 300-500 lb calves sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $250.66/cwt on 693 head.

Average price

$250.66

693 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

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

$46.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.07

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	653	253.85	1,658	634
Medium and Large 2-3	644	217.21	1,399	49
Large 1-2	707	213.77	1,511	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	578	207.85	1,201	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.00/cwt here — about $457 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 sale693 hd

250.66

—

KY average24 barns · 8,501 hd

244.59

+6.07

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	1,666	123.84	2,064	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	109.77	1,308	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	108.90	1,524	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	91.82	963	39

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)	1,045	$1,204	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,201	$1,145	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$610	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

155 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	204.99/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,279	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	282.83/cwt	282.50–283.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	219.34/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,349	21
Steers	Large 1-2	—	723	202.83/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,466	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	578	207.85/cwt	197.00–217.50	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	281.37/cwt	267.00–302.00	1,480	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	322	330.93/cwt	329.00–335.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	238.65/cwt	219.00–251.50	1,258	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	298.10/cwt	295.00–301.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	291.28/cwt	287.50–295.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	241.28/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,387	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	268.00/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,008	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	247.24/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,177	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	138.23/cwt	135.00–143.00	990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	256.45/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,080	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	230	262.32/cwt	250.00–277.50	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	193.47/cwt	180.00–201.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	175.26/cwt	157.50–191.00	1,083	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	170.67/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,220	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	141.25/cwt	131.00–152.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	322	273.69/cwt	260.00–282.50	881	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	195.12/cwt	181.00–210.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	174.06/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	875	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	158.47/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	155.71/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	248.14/cwt	245.00–251.00	767	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,552	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	573	243.44/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	231.74/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	254.74/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,488	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	291.31/cwt	276.00–306.00	1,363	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	271.08/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,307	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	250.87/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,264	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	215.83/cwt	203.00–225.00	1,453	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	262.77/cwt	258.00–269.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	232.92/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,488	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	194.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	206.32/cwt	194.00–213.00	1,585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	220.30/cwt	182.00–229.00	1,372	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	785	201.29/cwt	194.00–216.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	286.53/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,092	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	164.99/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	858	230.73/cwt	230.10–231.35	1,980	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	285.44/cwt	275.00–300.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	238.62/cwt	223.00–243.00	1,704	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	229.85/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,255	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	237.56/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,354	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	308.10/cwt	297.00–324.00	1,140	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	270.85/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,552	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	245.60/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	231.30/cwt	219.00–236.25	1,804	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	249.72/cwt	244.00–255.50	1,538	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	296.20/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,244	31
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	288.68/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	256.80/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	538	264.70/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,424	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	310.46/cwt	297.50–319.00	1,164	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	324	301.13/cwt	297.50–303.00	976	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	108.65/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,475	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	99.69/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,168	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	109.51/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,277	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	106.08/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,064	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	95.07/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,034	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	99.41/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,315	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	118.26/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,481	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	117.55/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,801	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	73.89/cwt	60.00–82.00	707	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	87.48/cwt	84.00–91.00	913	10
Bulls	—	—	1,752	129.37/cwt	124.00–139.00	2,267	17
Bulls	—	—	1,570	119.00/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,868	5
Bulls	—	—	1,342	100.58/cwt	91.00–108.00	1,350	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,543	1,633.69/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,634	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,247.22/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,247	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	286.79/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,073	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	164.93/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	186.23/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,145	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	243.96/cwt	237.50–247.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	190.51/cwt	183.00–201.00	1,362	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	166.49/cwt	162.00–180.00	1,352	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	770	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	745	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	239.10/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,370	14
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	566	207.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,174	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	690	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	204.92/cwt	184.00–210.00	1,377	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	191.14/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,489	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	575	204.72/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	237.38/cwt	232.00–242.50	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	228.05/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,070	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	493	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	213.23/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,126	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	199.93/cwt	181.00–216.00	1,330	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	866	166.77/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	237.36/cwt	221.00–249.00	904	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,065	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	762	180.45/cwt	176.00–191.00	1,375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	375	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	528	202.58/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	209.80/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,211	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	201.13/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,249	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	260.34/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	668	202.49/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	962	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	808	178.83/cwt	164.00–187.00	1,445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	724	185.51/cwt	179.00–200.00	1,343	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	212.53/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,435	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	279.79/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,329	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	171.76/cwt	162.00–181.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	218.98/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,360	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	130.69/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	240.49/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	254.64/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	702	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	610	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	225.63/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,304	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	225.42/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,195	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	953	127.98/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,220	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Feb 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,752Last week 1,223Year ago 1,293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 144Year ago 278

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 8Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	624	190.00–215.00	204.99
3	—	332	282.50–283.00	282.83
1	—	405	270.00	270.00
1	—	960	150.00	150.00
5	—	374	270.00–297.00	286.79
2	—	923	160.00–170.00	164.93
3	—	531	237.50–247.00	243.96
11	—	715	183.00–201.00	190.51
4	—	812	162.00–180.00	166.49
14	—	573	230.00–250.00	239.10
16	—	672	184.00–210.00	204.92
7	—	779	185.00–193.00	191.14
4	—	492	240.00–269.00	254.64
1	—	240	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	230.00	230.00
1	—	305	250.00	250.00
5	—	615	180.00–195.00	186.23
1	—	480	241.00	241.00
2	—	720	162.00–181.00	171.76
3	—	945	122.00–135.00	130.69
2	—	425	240.00–241.00	240.49
1	—	800	140.00	140.00
6	—	578	221.00–230.00	225.63
8	—	530	220.00–234.00	225.42
2	—	953	121.00–135.00	127.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	286.00–290.00	288.68
1	—	385	305.00	305.00
6	—	585	250.00–260.00	256.80
3	—	515	260.00–261.00	260.34
10	—	675	210.00–220.00	212.53
11	—	475	271.00–290.00	279.79
42	—	621	215.00–229.00	218.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	264.00–270.00	264.70
11	—	375	297.50–319.00	310.46
6	—	324	297.50–303.00	301.13
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
3	—	205	160.00	160.00
4	—	566	200.00–210.00	207.42
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	177.00	177.00
1	—	745	174.00	174.00
1	—	485	240.00	240.00
1	—	690	187.00	187.00
1	—	610	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	237.00	237.00
2	—	825	182.00	182.00
16	—	673	203.00–225.00	215.83
11	—	623	182.00–229.00	220.30
2	—	770	186.00	186.00
1	—	705	192.00	192.00
2	—	878	160.00–170.00	164.99
7	—	546	220.00–243.00	229.85
7	—	570	220.00–243.00	237.56
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	196.00–210.00	202.83
2	—	573	242.00–245.00	243.44
3	—	785	194.00–216.00	201.29
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	197.00–217.50	207.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	526	267.00–302.00	281.37
3	—	322	329.00–335.00	330.93
56	—	468	276.00–306.00	291.31
126	—	858	230.10–231.35	230.73
18	—	714	223.00–243.00	238.62
19	—	370	297.00–324.00	308.10
15	—	573	264.00–274.00	270.85
5	—	663	245.00–246.00	245.60
146	—	780	219.00–236.25	231.30
34	—	616	244.00–255.50	249.72
31	—	420	275.00–305.00	296.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	295.00–301.00	298.10
2	—	293	287.50–295.00	291.28
5	—	671	229.00–236.00	231.74
26	—	584	251.00–260.00	254.74
10	—	482	262.50–275.00	271.08
2	—	982	187.00	187.00
7	—	504	250.00–255.00	250.87
3	—	427	258.00–269.00	262.77
1	—	1,060	191.00	191.00
9	—	639	230.00–235.00	232.92
5	—	856	189.00	189.00
5	—	812	190.00–200.00	194.04
3	—	768	194.00–213.00	206.32
14	—	381	270.00–297.00	286.53
5	—	316	275.00–300.00	285.44
4	—	719	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	615	211.00–231.00	219.34
93	—	527	219.00–251.50	238.65
172	—	575	220.00–248.00	241.28
33	—	376	250.00–281.00	268.00
55	—	476	235.00–258.00	247.24
73	—	421	246.00–266.00	256.45
7	—	230	250.00–277.50	262.32
10	—	322	260.00–282.50	273.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	716	135.00–143.00	138.23
3	—	525	180.00–201.00	193.47
1	—	445	190.00	190.00
7	—	618	157.50–191.00	175.26
3	—	815	131.00–152.00	141.25
1	—	1,045	123.00	123.00
1	—	960	119.00	119.00
2	—	467	200.00	200.00
2	—	565	181.00–210.00	195.12
2	—	663	171.00–177.00	174.06
1	—	200	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	715	160.00–179.00	170.67
1	—	220	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,060	131.00	131.00
2	—	770	154.00–163.00	158.47
1	—	1,245	134.00	134.00
3	—	878	151.00–160.00	155.71
1	—	940	143.00	143.00
9	—	309	245.00–251.00	248.14
1	—	1,185	131.00	131.00
4	—	420	232.00–242.50	237.38
8	—	469	220.00–233.00	228.05
5	—	528	207.00–218.00	213.23
16	—	665	181.00–216.00	199.93
1	—	250	240.00	240.00
13	—	381	221.00–249.00	237.36
18	—	577	204.00–217.00	209.80
26	—	621	180.00–210.00	201.13
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	141.00	141.00
1	—	610	174.00	174.00
6	—	575	190.00–216.00	204.72
2	—	528	199.00–206.00	202.58
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	493	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	866	160.00–171.00	166.77
2	—	1,065	156.00	156.00
7	—	762	176.00–191.00	180.45
3	—	668	187.00–210.00	202.49
2	—	962	178.00	178.00
4	—	808	164.00–187.00	178.83
11	—	724	179.00–200.00	185.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	270.00	270.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,358	104.00–113.00	108.65
26	—	1,323	94.00–103.00	99.41
30	—	1,532	113.00–126.00	117.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,172	94.00–103.00	99.69
34	—	1,166	103.00–113.00	109.51
20	—	1,252	114.00–126.00	118.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,003	103.00–112.00	106.08
19	—	1,088	92.00–101.00	95.07
5	—	957	60.00–82.00	73.89
10	—	1,044	84.00–91.00	87.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,752	124.00–139.00	129.37
5	—	1,570	115.00–124.00	119.00
3	—	1,342	91.00–108.00	100.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,543	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,633.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,042	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,247.22
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	840	635.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	985.00	985.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,425.00	1,425.00

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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