Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher; some attractive 300-500 lbs weaned packages sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand in a lite test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.33/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −132.81 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$273.33

68 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$39.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.93

vs KY average

+5.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	278.97	1,472	58
Large 1-2	590	250.00	1,475	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	561	239.60	1,343	9thin

One grade step is worth $39.37/cwt here — about $129 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

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 sale68 hd

273.33

—

KY average25 barns · 1,144 hd

259.40

+13.93

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

+5.74

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

−132.81

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	1,620	148.72	2,409	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	126.24	1,562	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	124.74	1,775	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	116.22	1,167	13

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,702	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,539	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$1,071	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	985	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,353	$2,339	4thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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	450–500	451	265.66/cwt	262.00–273.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	291.36/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	245.01/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	258.96/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,606	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	235.06/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,627	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	272.75/cwt	272.50–273.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	273.04/cwt	264.00–274.50	1,851	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	290.75/cwt	289.00–292.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	285.58/cwt	281.00–287.00	1,659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	242.32/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,524	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	260.03/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,342	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,076	199.53/cwt	191.00–203.00	2,147	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	267.14/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,675	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	284.39/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	278	317.36/cwt	312.50–322.50	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	248.90/cwt	248.75–250.00	1,847	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	229.20/cwt	214.00–230.00	2,125	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	276.24/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,704	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	330.69/cwt	295.00–347.00	1,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	248.17/cwt	246.00–262.00	1,571	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	288.20/cwt	277.00–305.00	1,372	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	235.76/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	256.18/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	225.99/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	271.00/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	220.62/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	280.49/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,294	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	308.68/cwt	270.00–353.00	1,034	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,493.33/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,493	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,639.61/head	1,425.00–1,925.00	1,640	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,751.85/head	1,425.00–2,050.00	1,752	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	154.26/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,692	9
Bulls	—	—	1,533	144.89/cwt	132.00–151.00	2,221	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	114.24/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,294	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	131.04/cwt	123.00–143.00	1,676	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	118.42/cwt	113.00–136.00	1,189	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	104.09/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	735	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	128.79/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,867	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	119.61/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,634	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,292	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,153	3
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	825	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,576	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	640	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,658	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	870	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	239.40/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	357.07/cwt	313.00–389.00	1,510	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	988	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,887	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	507	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,665	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,360	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	246.78/cwt	231.00–265.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	255.52/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,209	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,058	1,270.12/head	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	249.69/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	283.21/cwt	273.00–292.00	1,614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	379	312.22/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,183	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	270.65/cwt	250.00–274.50	1,941	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	360	364.77/cwt	335.00–392.00	1,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	304.07/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	323	381.91/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,234	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	319.27/cwt	286.00–352.00	1,513	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	303.67/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,561	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	263.45/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,739	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	255	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	284.93/cwt	265.00–296.00	1,484	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	287.11/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	220	318.60/cwt	312.50–330.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	318	313.61/cwt	305.00–323.00	997	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	321.51/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	294.97/cwt	277.50–314.00	1,230	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,637	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	225	341.39/cwt	330.00–355.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	248.25/cwt	248.25–248.25	1,787	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	239.98/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	219.84/cwt	209.00–226.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	241.31/cwt	231.00–247.50	1,491	3

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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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 189Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 20Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	307.50	307.50
2	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	388	287.00–300.00	291.36
2	400–450	403	272.50–273.00	272.75
3	450–500	451	262.00–273.00	265.66
8	500–550	516	250.00–265.00	260.03
5	550–600	567	252.00–259.00	256.18
8	600–650	629	235.00–245.00	242.32
79	650–700	692	235.00–240.00	235.06
8	700–750	714	220.00–221.00	220.62
2	750–800	755	232.00	232.00
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	855	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	220	312.50–330.00	318.60
2	250–300	278	312.50–322.50	317.36
7	300–350	318	305.00–323.00	313.61
5	350–400	379	310.00–319.00	312.22
20	400–450	417	277.50–314.00	294.97
33	450–500	476	277.00–305.00	288.20
40	500–550	521	265.00–296.00	284.93
5	550–600	560	284.00–285.00	284.39
105	600–650	633	246.00–262.00	248.17
103	650–700	660	250.00–270.00	263.45
77	700–750	720	248.25	248.25
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
23	400–450	400	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	247.50	247.50
4	400–450	436	231.00–265.00	246.78
2	450–500	483	230.00–270.00	249.69
3	500–550	532	240.00	240.00
6	550–600	575	233.00–250.00	239.40
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	705	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	845	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	875	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	940	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	985	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	335	270.00–353.00	308.68
2	350–400	385	336.00	336.00
1	450–500	485	297.50	297.50
2	500–550	525	280.00–281.00	280.49
5	550–600	576	270.00–272.00	271.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	728	223.00–229.00	225.99
2	750–800	792	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	855	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	295.00–347.00	330.69
12	450–500	474	286.00–352.00	319.27
7	500–550	537	278.00–294.00	287.11
9	550–600	570	273.00–292.00	283.21
14	600–650	627	265.00–270.00	267.14
4	700–750	716	235.00–238.00	235.76
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	735	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	251.00–260.00	255.52
2	550–600	560	239.00–241.00	239.98
1	600–650	615	241.00	241.00
2	650–700	655	247.00	247.00
3	700–750	725	209.00–226.00	219.84
1	750–800	785	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	495	294.00	294.00
4	500–550	517	289.00–292.00	290.75
4	550–600	581	281.00–287.00	285.58
14	600–650	620	253.00–264.00	258.96
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
24	700–750	742	248.75–250.00	248.90
2	750–800	783	243.00–247.00	245.01
3	800–850	800	227.00	227.00
1	850–900	880	223.00	223.00
59	900–950	927	214.00–230.00	229.20
7	1050–1100	1,076	191.00–203.00	199.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	330.00–355.00	341.39
1	250–300	255	360.00	360.00
15	300–350	323	330.00–400.00	381.91
4	350–400	360	335.00–392.00	364.77
29	400–450	423	313.00–389.00	357.07
4	450–500	476	305.00–327.00	321.51
15	500–550	514	300.00–311.00	303.67
10	550–600	570	292.00–315.00	304.07
16	600–650	617	268.00–286.00	276.24
64	650–700	678	264.00–274.50	273.04
50	700–750	717	250.00–274.50	270.65
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	397.50	397.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	259.00	259.00
1	800–850	825	191.00	191.00
1	850–900	870	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	988	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	525	247.00	247.00
1	550–600	580	274.00	274.00
3	600–650	618	231.00–247.50	241.31
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	885	185.00	185.00

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As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,225.00	1,225.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,350	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,493.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,161	1,425.00–1,925.00	1,639.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,172	1,425.00–2,050.00	1,751.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,058	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,270.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,008	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,745	151.00–159.00	154.26
13	—	1,533	132.00–151.00	144.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,133	112.00–120.00	114.24
15	—	1,279	123.00–143.00	131.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,004	113.00–136.00	118.42
2	—	1,003	101.00–108.00	104.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,450	124.00–136.00	128.79
7	—	1,366	116.00–122.00	119.61
1	—	1,415	100.00	100.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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