Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned offerings. Yearling steers lightly tested; however very good demand for yearling 7-weight load. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearling heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $268.08/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −190.61 against this barn's trailing median of $458.69.

Average price

$268.08

58 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$42.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs KY average

−31.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	274.74	1,514	49
Medium and Large 2-3	538	231.76	1,247	9thin

One grade step is worth $42.98/cwt here — about $267 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $410.51, median $458.69 across 28 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 sale58 hd

268.08

—

KY average25 barns · 967 hd

267.36

+0.71

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−31.25

This barn, trailing median28 sales

458.69

−190.61

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	—	Average	1,560	154.31	2,407	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	129.70	1,613	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	128.75	1,867	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	944	112.59	1,063	24

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)	1,192	$1,781	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,509	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,300	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	251.15/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,211	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	276.06/cwt	268.00–282.00	1,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,096	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	246.74/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,281	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	328.00/cwt	327.00–329.00	1,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	323	339.07/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	220.57/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	261.88/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,600	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	269.85/cwt	269.85–269.85	1,935	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	248.67/cwt	248.50–249.00	1,569	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	323	271.98/cwt	269.00–277.50	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,394	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	239.95/cwt	239.00–241.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	384	269.11/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,033	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	266.21/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,126	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	196.79/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,216	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	205.02/cwt	197.00–211.00	1,462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	831	163.33/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	216.48/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	167.00/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	227.38/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,403	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	176.50/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	220.04/cwt	219.00–221.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	819	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	428	207.19/cwt	200.00–215.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	241.69/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,494	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	241.06/cwt	192.50–287.50	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	241.95/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	296.16/cwt	283.00–305.00	1,232	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	263.79/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,501	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	238.62/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,766	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	271.22/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,305	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	245.68/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	264.56/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	236.93/cwt	222.50–247.00	1,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	225.30/cwt	207.50–232.00	1,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	280.49/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,456	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	489	278.22/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	205	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	528	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	717	211.25/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	365	346.42/cwt	344.00–347.00	1,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	595	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,654	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	788	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	687	264.42/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,817	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	282.32/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,355	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	347	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	307.47/cwt	298.00–323.00	1,298	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	291.03/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	947	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	151.76/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,235	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	132.90/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,958	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	125.53/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,800	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	117.16/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,515	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	124.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,472	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	133.00/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,694	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	118.23/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,193	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	108.91/cwt	103.00–112.00	973	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	821	2
Bulls	—	—	1,225	133.54/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,636	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	163.79/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,879	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	127.50/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,126	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,505	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,773.27/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,773	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	1,394.37/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,394	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,638.14/head	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,638	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	994	1,251.82/head	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,252	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,430	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	580	199.33/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	252.03/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,406	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	918	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	888	136.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	522	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	222.54/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,177	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	206.27/cwt	188.00–220.00	1,477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	262.72/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	315.05/cwt	311.00–319.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	243.85/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	241.95/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,302	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	231.82/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,333	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	249.42/cwt	247.50–253.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	234.74/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,087	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	244.19/cwt	238.00–247.50	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1100–1150	1,125	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,036	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	487	206.61/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	566	203.38/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	222.38/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	226.43/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,519	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	209.47/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	261.47/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	266.04/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,386	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	253.46/cwt	242.00–261.00	1,353	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	249.79/cwt	230.00–265.00	944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	224.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	273.01/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,168	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	445	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	224.85/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,459	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	570	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	226.90/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,411	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	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 Oct 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 795Last week 916Year ago 1,466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 177Year ago 293

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
6	400–450	422	268.00–282.00	276.06
12	450–500	481	258.00–276.00	271.22
5	500–550	521	261.00–271.00	264.56
10	550–600	569	255.00–271.00	263.79
10	600–650	618	234.00–250.00	241.69
4	650–700	670	235.00–249.00	241.95
13	700–750	740	234.00–239.00	238.62
3	850–900	871	226.00	226.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	191.00	191.00
3	1050–1100	1,096	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	327.00–329.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	337.00–340.00	339.07
5	350–400	365	344.00–347.00	346.42
10	400–450	416	283.00–305.00	296.16
4	450–500	489	277.00–282.00	278.22
20	500–550	519	275.00–285.00	280.49
14	550–600	595	278.00	278.00
11	600–650	611	251.00–265.00	261.88
38	650–700	687	258.00–268.00	264.42
70	700–750	717	269.85	269.85
4	750–800	788	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	257.50	257.50
1	250–300	290	297.50	297.50
2	300–350	338	192.50–287.50	241.06
2	350–400	350	252.50	252.50
3	400–450	412	243.00–250.00	245.68
5	500–550	519	222.50–247.00	236.93
4	550–600	562	207.50–232.00	225.30
5	700–750	717	205.00–227.00	211.25
1	750–800	760	204.00	204.00
1	900–950	905	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	269.00–277.50	271.98
8	350–400	384	265.00–270.00	269.11
10	400–450	423	257.00–271.00	266.21
21	450–500	482	247.00–259.00	251.15
45	500–550	519	240.00–259.00	246.74
11	550–600	553	252.00	252.00
26	600–650	631	248.50–249.00	248.67
7	700–750	715	218.00–221.00	220.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	220.00	220.00
2	350–400	373	239.00–241.00	239.95
2	400–450	415	219.00–221.00	220.04
5	450–500	475	210.00–223.00	216.48
3	500–550	520	217.00–225.00	222.38
1	550–600	585	223.00	223.00
5	600–650	618	194.00–206.00	196.79
1	650–700	665	193.00	193.00
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
2	750–800	795	170.00	170.00
3	800–850	831	160.00–170.00	163.33
2	850–900	875	164.00–170.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	238.00–247.50	244.19
1	300–350	340	241.00	241.00
3	350–400	373	247.50–253.00	249.42
6	400–450	432	240.00–250.00	243.85
11	450–500	463	230.00–236.00	234.74
6	500–550	538	235.00–250.00	241.95
19	550–600	575	226.00–236.00	231.82
13	600–650	617	221.00–232.00	227.38
9	650–700	671	223.00–228.00	226.43
6	700–750	713	197.00–211.00	205.02
2	750–800	780	186.00	186.00
1	800–850	835	181.00	181.00
1	850–900	860	175.00	175.00
2	900–950	943	175.00–178.00	176.50
2	1000–1050	1,010	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	200.00–215.00	207.19
3	450–500	487	200.00–210.00	206.61
4	550–600	566	190.00–210.00	203.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1100–1150	1,125	181.00	181.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	370	335.00	335.00
5	450–500	480	277.00–289.00	282.32
6	500–550	521	261.00–271.00	266.04
4	550–600	569	256.00–267.00	261.47
4	600–650	613	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	321.00	321.00
5	400–450	422	298.00–323.00	307.47
3	450–500	473	290.00–293.00	291.03
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	239.00	239.00
1	700–750	745	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	380	311.00–319.00	315.05
10	400–450	428	260.00–282.00	273.01
4	450–500	475	260.00–271.00	262.72
11	500–550	534	242.00–261.00	253.46
16	550–600	558	244.00–258.00	252.03
7	600–650	622	220.00–228.00	226.90
3	650–700	660	221.00	221.00
6	700–750	716	188.00–220.00	206.27
1	750–800	750	193.00	193.00
2	800–850	822	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	217.50	217.50
1	450–500	450	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	522	212.00	212.00
3	550–600	580	198.00–200.00	199.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
5	350–400	378	230.00–265.00	249.79
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	472	220.00–230.00	224.76
4	500–550	529	220.00–226.00	222.54
2	550–600	578	220.00–230.00	224.85
2	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	685	206.00–213.00	209.47
2	850–900	888	135.00–138.00	136.50
2	900–950	918	138.00–139.00	138.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	92.00	92.00
13	—	1,009	113.00–124.00	118.23
8	—	893	103.00–112.00	108.91
2	—	813	100.00–102.00	100.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	114.00	114.00
9	—	1,473	128.00–141.00	132.90
7	—	1,434	122.00–127.00	125.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	115.00–119.00	117.16
16	—	1,179	120.00–128.00	124.88
31	—	1,274	128.00–139.00	133.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,473	145.00–155.00	151.76
2	—	1,225	133.00–134.00	133.54
6	—	1,758	159.00–169.00	163.79

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	4	—	883	125.00–129.00	127.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	2,575.00	2,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,157	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,773.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,118	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,638.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,394.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	994	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,251.82

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