Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand on a good through attractive quality offering. Yearling steer packages noticeably higher. Yearling heifers limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.72/cwt on 162 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −139.42 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$266.72

162 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,464

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$35.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.48

vs KY average

−3.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	267.58	1,470	158
Medium and Large 2-3	538	232.45	1,249	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.14/cwt here — about $221 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $349.69, median $406.14 across 30 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 sale162 hd

266.72

—

KY average25 barns · 1,823 hd

257.23

+9.48

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−3.47

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

−139.42

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	1,723	151.67	2,613	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	126.56	1,607	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,459	124.96	1,823	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	110.31	1,122	37

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)	1,020	$1,135	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	780	$785	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,713	2thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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 1-2	1200–1250	1,245	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	249.50/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	222.56/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,145	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,145	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	299.04/cwt	297.00–303.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	177.46/cwt	163.00–192.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,180	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	288.96/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,101	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	240.77/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	282.31/cwt	272.00–289.00	1,476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	236.00/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	287.60/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	267.11/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,664	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	331.24/cwt	318.00–350.00	1,378	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	301.34/cwt	275.00–309.00	1,886	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	932	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,078	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	287.80/cwt	279.00–300.00	1,485	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	384	324.61/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	273.58/cwt	248.00–296.00	1,948	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	303.45/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,450	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	311.19/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,606	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	320.92/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,534	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	242.85/cwt	240.50–248.00	1,987	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	227.38/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	256.96/cwt	254.00–263.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	289.63/cwt	285.00–294.00	964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	156.99/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	295.73/cwt	289.00–301.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	191.55/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	236.57/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	251.17/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,309	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	309.10/cwt	300.00–317.50	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	304.64/cwt	300.00–310.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	243.60/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	273.32/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,580	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	236.91/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,808	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,004	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	313.42/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,188	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	527	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	228.50/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	206.59/cwt	198.00–214.00	1,690	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	128.45/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,273	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	780	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	565	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,198	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	506	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	99.02/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,411	3
Bulls	—	—	1,762	162.72/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,867	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	120.28/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,725	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	111.89/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,600	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	131.14/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,650	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	120.75/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,535	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	109.38/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,132	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	130.43/cwt	124.00–145.00	1,928	33
Bulls	—	—	1,711	148.42/cwt	129.00–156.00	2,539	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	124.65/cwt	115.00–138.00	1,350	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	93.69/cwt	91.00–98.00	881	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	79.70/cwt	70.00–88.00	668	6
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	571	267.26/cwt	251.00–279.00	1,526	5
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	626	258.45/cwt	248.00–266.00	1,618	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	815	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	624	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,285	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	470	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,038	163.86/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	806	190.61/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	953	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,075	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	364	254.08/cwt	202.50–283.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,383	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	224.86/cwt	212.00–233.00	1,522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	312	263.21/cwt	260.00–265.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	240.97/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	239.93/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	287.80/cwt	287.00–289.00	1,669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	256.08/cwt	241.00–263.00	1,567	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	267.72/cwt	246.00–283.00	1,534	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	387	310.19/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,200	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	284.17/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,921	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	280.88/cwt	269.00–286.00	1,598	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	436	320.05/cwt	314.00–323.00	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	284.89/cwt	257.00–320.00	1,199	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	269.40/cwt	259.00–280.00	1,409	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	306.86/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,761	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	233.05/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,794	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	262.63/cwt	258.00–279.00	1,626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	323	303.78/cwt	300.00–310.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	259.19/cwt	235.00–266.00	1,721	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	279.29/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,321	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	247.34/cwt	245.00–250.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2NHTC	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	212.10/cwt	192.00–222.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	233.42/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Apr 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 997Last week 584Year ago 2,397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 179Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	272.00	272.00
5	300–350	333	285.00–294.00	289.63
15	350–400	381	280.00–299.00	288.96
1	400–450	400	252.50	252.50
3	450–500	487	254.00–263.00	256.96
6	500–550	521	247.00–261.00	251.17
2	550–600	560	249.00–250.00	249.50
5	600–650	638	235.00–239.00	236.57
8	700–750	725	190.00–230.00	222.56
2	800–850	808	163.00–192.00	177.46
3	850–900	885	155.00–161.00	156.99
1	1100–1150	1,145	146.00	146.00
1	1150–1200	1,180	159.00	159.00
1	1200–1250	1,245	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	300.00–310.00	303.78
10	350–400	387	300.00–316.00	310.19
40	400–450	421	257.00–320.00	284.89
35	450–500	473	265.00–290.00	279.29
68	500–550	523	259.00–280.00	269.40
82	550–600	573	246.00–283.00	267.72
34	600–650	612	241.00–263.00	256.08
22	650–700	664	235.00–266.00	259.19
6	700–750	712	222.00–230.00	227.38
64	750–800	770	230.00–235.00	233.05
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	624	206.00	206.00
2	700–750	700	184.00	184.00
1	800–850	815	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
3	800–850	806	180.00–196.00	190.61
5	950–1000	953	200.00	200.00
5	1000–1050	1,038	151.00–167.00	163.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	245.00–250.00	247.34
1	250–300	280	235.00	235.00
3	300–350	312	260.00–265.00	263.21
4	350–400	364	202.50–283.00	254.08
3	500–550	520	233.00–247.00	239.93
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	615	221.00	221.00
3	650–700	662	192.00–222.00	212.10
1	850–900	875	163.00	163.00
1	900–950	910	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	330	347.50	347.50
1	350–400	375	321.00	321.00
2	400–450	418	285.00–290.00	287.60
3	450–500	486	297.00–303.00	299.04
8	500–550	523	272.00–289.00	282.31
5	550–600	580	287.00–289.00	287.80
25	600–650	623	255.00–271.00	267.11
3	650–700	653	259.00	259.00
4	700–750	725	236.00–243.00	240.77
4	750–800	784	233.00–240.00	236.00
10	900–950	932	223.00	223.00
2	1100–1150	1,145	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
21	400–450	416	318.00–350.00	331.24
18	450–500	478	302.00–325.00	320.92
34	500–550	516	300.00–326.00	311.19
32	550–600	574	290.00–316.00	306.86
32	600–650	626	275.00–309.00	301.34
9	650–700	676	275.00–290.00	284.17
33	700–750	712	248.00–296.00	273.58
29	800–850	818	240.50–248.00	242.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	565	212.00	212.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	571	251.00–279.00	267.26
7	600–650	626	248.00–266.00	258.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	625	231.00–236.00	233.42
1	700–750	730	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	880	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	320.00–335.00	324.61
5	400–450	436	314.00–323.00	320.05
8	450–500	478	295.00–313.00	303.45
20	500–550	516	279.00–300.00	287.80
19	550–600	569	269.00–286.00	280.88
15	600–650	619	258.00–279.00	262.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	300.00–310.00	304.64
2	300–350	313	300.00–317.50	309.10
7	350–400	379	305.00–320.00	313.42
4	400–450	430	289.00–301.00	295.73
3	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
16	550–600	578	269.00–277.00	273.32
3	600–650	628	235.00–251.00	243.60
1	650–700	660	234.00	234.00
2	700–750	705	228.00–229.00	228.50
6	750–800	763	227.00–239.00	236.91
4	800–850	818	198.00–214.00	206.59
2	850–900	878	188.00–195.00	191.55
9	900–950	907	221.00	221.00
3	1050–1100	1,070	144.00–145.00	144.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	527	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	506	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	270	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	370	297.50	297.50
3	400–450	400	283.00	283.00
3	500–550	525	240.00–242.00	240.97
3	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	677	212.00–233.00	224.86
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	845	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,075	144.00	144.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	991	118.00–134.00	128.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,235	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,135.00	1,135.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	90.00–109.00	99.02
22	—	1,434	114.00–125.00	120.28
33	—	1,478	124.00–145.00	130.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	108.00–115.00	111.89
28	—	1,258	126.00–139.00	131.14
17	—	1,271	114.00–126.00	120.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,035	102.00–115.00	109.38
17	—	1,083	115.00–138.00	124.65
3	—	940	91.00–98.00	93.69
6	—	838	70.00–88.00	79.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,762	159.00–166.00	162.72
17	—	1,711	129.00–156.00	148.42

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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