Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages few featherweights sharply higher. Yearlings unevenly steady in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages; over 550 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.86/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −171.28 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$234.86

63 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$41.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

vs KY average

−2.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	241.11	1,313	52
Medium and Large 2-3	559	206.54	1,155	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	505	200.00	1,010	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.11/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale63 hd

234.86

—

KY average25 barns · 2,300 hd

239.07

−4.20

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−2.15

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

−171.28

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	1,639	157.34	2,578	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	127.07	1,599	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	125.67	1,765	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	112.92	1,141	42
Steers	Choice	Average	1,440	153.00	2,203	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,505	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,162	$1,750	8

Every lot, as filed

130 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	234.49/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,421	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,573	8
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	244.44/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,396	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	434	251.21/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	262.88/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,383	22
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	546	249.20/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,361	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	257.98/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,223	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	752	232.75/cwt	232.75–232.75	1,750	54
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	825	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	206.13/cwt	204.00–210.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	255	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	279.46/cwt	274.00–297.50	1,171	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	666	193.38/cwt	184.00–197.50	1,288	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	182.90/cwt	166.00–188.00	1,399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	215.54/cwt	207.00–224.00	1,425	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	366	251.76/cwt	250.00–255.00	921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	238.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,616	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	202.76/cwt	190.00–219.00	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	187.35/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	204.57/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	214.09/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	218.00/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	225.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	237.51/cwt	230.00–240.00	891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	242.59/cwt	233.00–247.50	1,169	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	222.52/cwt	220.00–227.50	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	242.42/cwt	232.50–252.50	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,517	84
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	255	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	551	1
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	923	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,888	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	284.38/cwt	276.00–302.50	1,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	261.08/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,235	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	289.24/cwt	270.00–305.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	219.93/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	233.84/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	257.51/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	220.40/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	275.71/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,425	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	263.58/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,516	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	784	241.75/cwt	241.75–241.75	1,895	54
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	706	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,437	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	897	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,704	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	270.93/cwt	268.00–273.00	1,306	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	333	324.08/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	224.16/cwt	220.00–232.00	937	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	725	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	248.46/cwt	242.50–253.00	932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	305.40/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,145	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,282	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	224.53/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,291	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	114.25/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,565	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	110.14/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,140	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	119.46/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,221	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	129.05/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,836	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	121.43/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,655	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	116.48/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,334	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,203	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	101.50/cwt	95.00–104.00	938	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	134.56/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,764	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	123.21/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,546	13
Bulls	—	—	1,729	172.70/cwt	163.00–184.00	2,986	5
Bulls	—	—	1,638	155.52/cwt	140.00–162.00	2,547	19
Bulls	—	—	1,200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,185	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,270	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	131.71/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,480	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,589.22/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,589	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	1,218.07/head	1,075.00–1,335.00	1,218	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	1,514.56/head	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,515	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,986.40/head	1,825.00–2,150.00	1,986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	295.78/cwt	295.00–297.00	828	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	410	220.06/cwt	215.00–225.00	902	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	284.22/cwt	252.50–300.00	941	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	290.73/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,064	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	355	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	180.28/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	254.78/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,197	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	466	237.01/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	916	173.82/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,592	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	236.40/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,234	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	243.35/cwt	240.00–247.50	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	237.19/cwt	234.00–247.00	994	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	230.79/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,348	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	908	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,934	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,670	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	252.29/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,312	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	627	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	482	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	904	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	375	210.13/cwt	200.00–220.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	217.88/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,473	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	227.07/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,181	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	243.31/cwt	242.50–245.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	180.65/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	750	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	242	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	599	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	670	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	265.94/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,117	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	217.36/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,337	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	236.14/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,339	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	240.73/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,266	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	630	209.49/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,320	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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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)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,302Last week 1,880Year ago 1,103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 213Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 16Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	270.00–305.00	289.24
1	300–350	330	317.00	317.00
4	350–400	385	276.00–302.50	284.38
2	400–450	445	267.00	267.00
9	450–500	473	257.50–265.00	261.08
22	500–550	526	259.00–267.50	262.88
6	550–600	576	255.00–260.00	257.51
8	600–650	606	230.00–239.00	234.49
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
5	700–750	704	220.00–221.00	220.40
2	750–800	780	220.00–225.00	222.47
3	800–850	843	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	337.50	337.50
3	300–350	333	320.00–327.50	324.08
9	400–450	419	274.00–297.50	279.46
8	450–500	482	268.00–273.00	270.93
22	500–550	517	267.50–285.00	275.71
17	550–600	575	260.00–270.00	263.58
8	600–650	629	250.00	250.00
54	750–800	784	241.75	241.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	546	249.00–250.00	249.20
3	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
8	900–950	923	204.50	204.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	333	232.50–252.50	242.42
3	400–450	418	220.00–232.00	224.16
2	500–550	528	227.50–240.00	233.84
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	637	210.00–228.00	219.93
3	650–700	670	227.00	227.00
2	700–750	715	214.00	214.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	366	250.00–255.00	251.76
4	400–450	434	250.00–255.00	251.21
11	450–500	474	257.00–260.00	257.98
12	500–550	520	246.00–255.00	252.29
13	550–600	571	240.00–251.00	244.44
84	600–650	618	245.50	245.50
205	650–700	677	230.00–240.00	238.69
7	700–750	725	218.50	218.50
54	750–800	752	232.75	232.75
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	466	233.00–239.00	237.01
2	600–650	627	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	825	179.00	179.00
5	900–950	916	169.00–177.00	173.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	257.50	257.50
3	300–350	342	220.00–227.50	222.52
8	350–400	374	220.00–230.00	225.92
3	400–450	413	204.00–210.00	206.13
5	450–500	478	215.00–220.00	218.00
3	500–550	523	210.00–216.00	214.09
6	550–600	577	190.00–219.00	202.76
2	600–650	628	182.00–193.00	187.35
8	650–700	666	184.00–197.50	193.38
1	700–750	720	180.00	180.00
6	750–800	765	166.00–188.00	182.90
1	900–950	940	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	247.50	247.50
7	300–350	334	240.00–247.50	243.35
10	350–400	375	230.00–240.00	237.51
7	400–450	419	234.00–247.00	237.19
31	450–500	482	233.00–247.50	242.59
18	500–550	522	235.00–240.00	236.40
9	550–600	584	230.00–237.50	230.79
5	600–650	606	200.00–209.00	204.57
10	650–700	661	207.00–224.00	215.54
2	700–750	722	214.00	214.00
11	750–800	799	209.00	209.00
1	800–850	800	189.00	189.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	200.00–220.00	210.13
2	450–500	482	187.50	187.50
2	500–550	505	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	900–950	908	213.00	213.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	700–750	706	203.50	203.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
55	850–900	897	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	208.00–211.00	209.49
1	650–700	670	212.50	212.50
2	700–750	725	196.00	196.00
1	750–800	750	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	247.50	247.50
3	300–350	318	242.50–245.00	243.31
6	350–400	375	242.50–253.00	248.46
2	400–450	430	238.00	238.00
14	500–550	520	220.00–235.00	227.07
8	550–600	575	220.00–231.00	224.53
2	700–750	720	175.00–186.00	180.65
3	750–800	772	176.00–185.00	180.28
2	900–950	915	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	375	305.00–306.00	305.40
1	400–450	420	265.00	265.00
4	450–500	468	274.00	274.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	295.00–297.00	295.78
8	300–350	331	252.50–300.00	284.22
4	350–400	366	280.00–300.00	290.73
8	400–450	420	250.00–280.00	265.94
14	450–500	470	240.00–275.00	254.78
33	500–550	526	235.00–252.50	240.73
9	550–600	567	230.00–252.50	236.14
18	600–650	615	205.00–226.00	217.36
10	650–700	676	200.00–225.00	217.88
4	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	202.50	202.50
2	400–450	410	215.00–225.00	220.06
1	450–500	495	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	535	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	109.00–118.00	114.25
21	—	1,423	126.00–133.00	129.05
6	—	1,363	118.00–126.00	121.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,035	105.00–114.00	110.14
19	—	1,022	114.00–127.00	119.46
7	—	924	95.00–104.00	101.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,145	108.00–120.00	116.48
18	—	1,311	128.00–145.00	134.56
13	—	1,255	120.00–127.00	123.21
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	153.00	153.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,729	163.00–184.00	172.70
19	—	1,638	140.00–162.00	155.52
1	—	1,200	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,325.00	2,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,589.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	998	1,075.00–1,335.00	1,218.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,124	129.00–134.00	131.71
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,185	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,514.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,138	1,825.00–2,150.00	1,986.40

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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