Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and bull calves sold steady except weaned lightweight calves under 500 lbs sharply higher with very good demand. Yearling steers sold steady in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with moderate to good demand. Yearling heifers limited comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $268.09/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −189.73 against this barn's trailing median of $457.82.

Average price

$268.09

69 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$56.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.55

vs KY average

−26.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	276.76	1,473	53
Large 1-2	526	250.00	1,315	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	242.01	1,332	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	558	220.00	1,228	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.76/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $374.67, median $457.82 across 29 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 sale69 hd

268.09

—

KY average24 barns · 952 hd

270.64

−2.55

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−26.22

This barn, trailing median29 sales

457.82

−189.73

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	1,696	156.24	2,650	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	125.17	1,578	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	123.60	1,791	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	110.58	1,084	28
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,125	162.50	1,828	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,100	178.00	1,958	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	145.00	1,798	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)	1,205	$1,984	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$1,681	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

134 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 2-3	700–750	726	182.79/cwt	178.00–192.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	238.22/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,265	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,798	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,100	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,125	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,828	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	121.98/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,483	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	108.13/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,065	11
Bulls	—	—	1,741	163.53/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,847	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	116.30/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,456	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	164.56/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	268.73/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,405	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	909	228.25/cwt	228.25–228.25	2,075	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	244.09/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	235.55/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,263	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	204.38/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	261.97/cwt	260.00–264.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	614	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	230.15/cwt	220.00–245.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	195.23/cwt	170.00–212.00	1,316	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	205.67/cwt	196.00–216.00	1,283	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	221.14/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,064	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	458	259.67/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,189	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,088	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	256.48/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	220.24/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,233	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	408	209.97/cwt	200.00–215.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	221.65/cwt	213.00–227.00	1,141	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	320.51/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,362	15
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	655	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,134	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	435	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,096	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	405	211.00/cwt	200.00–222.00	855	2
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	675	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	271.87/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,264	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	243.95/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,866	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	244.54/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	290.42/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,287	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	232.57/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	234.32/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,904	60
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	526	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	360	329.00/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	320	345.11/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,104	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	273.71/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,560	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	262.03/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,758	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	285.40/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,481	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,045	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,902	63
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,161	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,997	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	285	328.75/cwt	325.00–332.50	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	233.63/cwt	232.00–237.50	1,439	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	360	328.58/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	281.62/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,329	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	296.38/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,289	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,495	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	128.82/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,932	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	121.04/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,749	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	116.14/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,502	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	119.21/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,248	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	92.35/cwt	92.00–93.00	730	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	130.11/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,669	20
Bulls	—	—	1,661	150.51/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,500	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,644.41/head	1,635.00–1,650.00	1,644	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,838.82/head	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,839	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,213	1,452.68/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,453	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	135.56/cwt	121.00–162.00	1,379	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,130	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	295.72/cwt	260.00–317.00	1,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	246.60/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,295	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	222.88/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,395	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	420	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	872	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	502	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	245.11/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,390	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	193.66/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,423	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	687	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	528	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	241.24/cwt	232.50–247.50	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	242.79/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	572	210.73/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	605	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,319	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	490	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	250–300	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	789	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	438	257.32/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,127	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	285	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	146.95/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	254.16/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,332	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	489	275.22/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,346	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	249.25/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,463	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	248.38/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	253.91/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	226.37/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,193	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	203.50/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	239.16/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,028	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	258.04/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,076	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	233.42/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	550	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	460	195.40/cwt	191.00–200.00	899	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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Feeder CattleReceipts 916Last week 864Year ago 1,216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 94Year ago 214

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 52Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	220.00–245.00	230.15
1	350–400	350	230.00	230.00
7	400–450	422	225.00	225.00
10	450–500	481	220.00–230.00	221.14
9	500–550	515	213.00–227.00	221.65
15	550–600	560	210.00–228.00	220.24
7	600–650	624	196.00–216.00	205.67
10	650–700	674	170.00–212.00	195.23
3	700–750	726	178.00–192.00	182.79
1	750–800	780	166.00	166.00
2	800–850	815	160.00–169.00	164.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	375	260.00–264.00	261.97
13	400–450	438	247.00–261.00	257.32
8	450–500	458	252.50–270.00	259.67
11	550–600	587	247.00–252.00	249.25
2	600–650	607	240.00	240.00
56	850–900	865	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	343	230.00	230.00
5	350–400	375	232.50–247.50	241.24
3	400–450	422	240.00–246.00	242.79
4	450–500	470	242.50–248.00	244.09
7	500–550	536	234.00–237.00	235.55
3	550–600	568	229.00	229.00
3	600–650	618	226.00	226.00
6	700–750	724	196.00–210.00	204.38
1	800–850	815	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	550	211.00	211.00
1	600–650	605	218.00	218.00
2	650–700	687	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	200.00–215.00	209.97
1	450–500	490	214.00	214.00
2	500–550	528	200.00	200.00
3	550–600	572	200.00–216.00	210.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	489	275.00–276.00	275.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	531	235.00–246.00	238.22
6	550–600	563	238.00–250.00	244.54
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	687	222.00	222.00
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	770	219.00	219.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	405	200.00–222.00	211.00
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	655	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	443	280.00–294.00	290.42
16	450–500	465	270.00–289.00	271.87
17	500–550	523	260.00–273.00	268.73
2	550–600	578	253.00–260.00	256.48
3	600–650	623	234.00–235.00	234.32
7	650–700	674	231.00–235.00	232.57
1	700–750	725	238.00	238.00
57	850–900	863	242.00	242.00
55	900–950	909	228.25	228.25
1	950–1000	970	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	614	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	320	330.00–352.50	345.11
3	350–400	360	320.00–337.50	329.00
15	400–450	425	314.00–330.00	320.51
2	450–500	460	327.50	327.50
24	500–550	519	279.00–295.00	285.40
10	550–600	570	273.00–274.00	273.71
2	600–650	627	261.00	261.00
9	650–700	671	258.00–264.00	262.03
60	700–750	735	259.00	259.00
19	750–800	765	243.00–244.00	243.95
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	252.00	252.00
3	500–550	526	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	675	218.00	218.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
63	1000–1050	1,045	182.00	182.00
49	1150–1200	1,161	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	325.00–332.50	328.75
2	350–400	360	322.50–335.00	328.58
5	400–450	435	295.00–297.50	296.38
6	450–500	472	273.00–285.00	281.62
6	500–550	524	254.00–255.00	254.16
3	550–600	560	267.00	267.00
10	600–650	616	232.00–237.50	233.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	287	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	320	307.50	307.50
4	350–400	380	260.00–317.00	295.72
5	400–450	417	257.00–260.00	258.04
3	450–500	475	251.00–260.00	253.91
9	500–550	525	240.00–251.00	246.60
12	550–600	567	238.00–252.00	245.11
7	600–650	626	220.00–226.00	222.88
3	700–750	735	190.00–196.00	193.66
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	207.50	207.50
2	450–500	460	191.00–200.00	195.40
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	550	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	350	260.00	260.00
5	400–450	430	230.00–242.00	239.16
3	450–500	478	245.00–250.00	248.38
8	500–550	527	223.00–230.00	226.37
5	550–600	567	233.00–235.00	233.42
3	600–650	635	190.00	190.00
2	650–700	680	199.00–208.00	203.50
1	700–750	710	186.00	186.00
1	750–800	785	171.00	171.00
2	850–900	850	170.00	170.00
2	950–1000	975	144.00–150.00	146.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	145.00	145.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	162.50	162.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,216	119.00–124.00	121.98
6	—	1,293	114.00–117.00	116.14
20	—	1,283	125.00–136.00	130.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	985	104.00–113.00	108.13
1	—	625	80.00	80.00
13	—	1,047	114.00–127.00	119.21
3	—	790	92.00–93.00	92.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	115.00–117.00	116.30
13	—	1,500	125.00–131.00	128.82
18	—	1,445	117.00–124.00	121.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,741	160.00–169.00	163.53
14	—	1,661	140.00–160.00	150.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,238	1,635.00–1,650.00	1,644.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,838.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,452.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,017	121.00–162.00	135.56

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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