Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher; some attractive quality weaned 400-500 lb packages 10.00 to sharply higher with very good demand. Yearlings lite test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher; some attractive quality weaned 400-500 lb packages 10.00 to sharply higher with very good demand. Yearlings lite test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.27/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −151.42 against this barn's trailing median of $458.69.

Average price

$307.27

72 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$55.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.91

vs KY average

−19.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	308.03	1,660	71
Medium and Large 2-3	550	253.00	1,392	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.03/cwt here — about $269 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale72 hd

307.27

—

KY average29 barns · 1,736 hd

299.35

+7.91

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−19.36

This barn, trailing median28 sales

458.69

−151.42

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	—	Average	1,523	143.09	2,179	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	118.58	1,667	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	115.41	1,404	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	103.49	1,068	58
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,050	158.39	1,663	2thin

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)	1,435	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,236	$1,816	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

147 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	350–400	367	281.44/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	289	291.97/cwt	285.00–307.50	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	235.54/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	232.53/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	239.49/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,123	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	563	254.49/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	701	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	186.48/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	255.21/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,447	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	301.52/cwt	287.50–317.50	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	267.46/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,262	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	372	332.70/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,238	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	540	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	241.07/cwt	232.50–249.00	1,254	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	269.71/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	298.25/cwt	277.00–321.00	1,396	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	311.98/cwt	275.00–328.00	1,313	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	328	315.63/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,035	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	252	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	290.11/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,090	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	280.85/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,472	17
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	787	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1000–1050	1,006	231.25/cwt	231.25–231.25	2,326	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	258.88/cwt	251.00–262.50	1,628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	237.30/cwt	233.00–247.50	1,457	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,181	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	245.36/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,536	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	256.01/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	347.95/cwt	337.00–352.50	1,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	292.97/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,579	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	288.91/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,632	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	234.14/cwt	220.00–237.00	2,007	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	462	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	213.54/cwt	205.00–222.00	2,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	231.19/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	233.50/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	285.75/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,755	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	462	366.95/cwt	321.00–377.50	1,695	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	384.71/cwt	355.00–409.00	1,454	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	243.27/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,744	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,007	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,390	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	313.18/cwt	305.00–323.00	1,785	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	318.72/cwt	295.00–328.00	1,654	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	241	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	370.75/cwt	317.50–402.50	1,546	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	741	238.24/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,765	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,115	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,249	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,072	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,415	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	337	396.82/cwt	393.00–405.00	1,337	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	275.47/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,843	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	252.44/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,820	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,160	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,299	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	415	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	327	377.03/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,233	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	366.82/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,394	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	293.36/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,684	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	360.30/cwt	337.00–382.50	1,549	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	245.59/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,744	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	527	304.33/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,604	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	115.06/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,313	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	105.62/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,107	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	113.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,267	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	108.41/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,393	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	121.24/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,759	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	115.00/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,516	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,050	158.39/cwt	147.00–170.00	1,663	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	119.83/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,504	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	86.22/cwt	80.00–91.00	802	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	95.57/cwt	92.00–100.00	914	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	110.36/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,378	13
Bulls	—	—	1,598	144.10/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,303	7
Bulls	—	—	1,190	131.25/cwt	116.00–138.00	1,562	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	153.75/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,718	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	150.56/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,232	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	132.46/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,325	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	1,816.13/head	1,500.00–2,025.00	1,816	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	293.36/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,420	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	241.20/cwt	232.00–253.00	1,488	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	339.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,281	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,115	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	246.14/cwt	231.00–255.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	242.73/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,035	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	435	228.56/cwt	215.00–235.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	274.51/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,562	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	231.62/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	283.86/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	248.51/cwt	244.00–253.00	1,650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	280.75/cwt	272.50–293.00	884	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	750–800	770	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	211.71/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	262.21/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,135	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	256.61/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,350	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	617	215.07/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	572	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	985	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	319.59/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,617	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	249.43/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	790	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	805	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	205.56/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	294.07/cwt	245.00–314.00	1,132	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	469	350.06/cwt	322.50–372.50	1,642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	240.02/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	262.71/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	226.46/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,326	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	490	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	992	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	351.25/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	300	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	726	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,081Last week 1,657Year ago 763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 250Year ago 205

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 103Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	287.50–317.50	301.52
4	250–300	289	285.00–307.50	291.97
5	300–350	315	272.50–293.00	280.75
3	350–400	367	267.50–295.00	281.44
11	400–450	433	249.00–270.00	262.21
27	450–500	472	250.00–273.00	267.46
8	500–550	526	250.00–261.00	256.61
20	550–600	567	246.00–261.00	255.21
8	600–650	608	223.00–237.00	232.53
9	650–700	672	230.00–238.00	235.54
7	700–750	734	211.00–212.00	211.71
3	800–850	810	197.00–210.00	205.56
1	850–900	890	189.00	189.00
2	900–950	905	182.00–191.00	186.48
1	950–1000	990	172.00	172.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	143.00	143.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	260.00	260.00
7	450–500	469	230.00–247.50	239.49
9	500–550	520	232.50–249.00	241.07
2	550–600	585	220.00–230.00	224.96
1	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
4	700–750	701	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	865	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	254.00–255.00	254.49
3	600–650	617	208.00–220.00	215.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	355.00	355.00
10	300–350	328	305.00–322.50	315.63
34	350–400	372	300.00–350.00	332.70
45	400–450	421	275.00–328.00	311.98
45	450–500	468	277.00–321.00	298.25
17	500–550	524	265.00–290.00	280.85
3	550–600	583	267.00–271.00	269.71
16	600–650	626	240.00–257.50	245.36
8	650–700	664	244.00–253.00	248.51
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	572	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	770	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	745	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	790	219.00	219.00
1	800–850	805	219.00	219.00
1	950–1000	985	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	337.00–352.50	347.95
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	470	287.50–292.50	290.11
13	500–550	539	289.00–299.00	292.97
12	550–600	565	283.00–295.00	288.91
6	600–650	629	251.00–262.50	258.88
3	650–700	653	254.00–260.00	256.01
8	700–750	717	241.00–247.00	243.27
2	750–800	758	240.00–245.00	242.52
5	800–850	808	228.00–234.00	231.19
8	850–900	857	220.00–237.00	234.14
2	950–1000	965	205.00–222.00	213.54
1	1050–1100	1,090	196.00	196.00
3	1150–1200	1,181	199.00	199.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	787	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	1000–1050	1,006	231.25	231.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	253.00	253.00
8	600–650	614	233.00–247.50	237.30
4	700–750	741	237.00–240.00	238.24
2	750–800	755	232.00–235.00	233.50
1	800–850	805	199.00	199.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	241	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
12	300–350	337	393.00–405.00	396.82
23	350–400	378	355.00–409.00	384.71
61	400–450	417	317.50–402.50	370.75
40	450–500	462	321.00–377.50	366.95
34	500–550	519	295.00–328.00	318.72
12	550–600	570	305.00–323.00	313.18
47	600–650	614	265.00–295.00	285.75
8	650–700	669	266.00–280.00	275.47
11	700–750	721	248.00–263.00	252.44
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1000–1050	1,007	138.00	138.00
8	1050–1100	1,072	132.00	132.00
1	1100–1150	1,115	112.00	112.00
1	1150–1200	1,160	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	327	360.00–390.00	377.03
6	350–400	380	350.00–377.00	366.82
15	400–450	430	337.00–382.50	360.30
6	450–500	469	322.50–372.50	350.06
15	500–550	506	300.00–328.00	319.59
26	550–600	574	280.00–312.00	293.36
2	600–650	620	257.50–268.00	262.71
6	650–700	672	245.00–256.00	249.43
10	700–750	710	241.00–248.00	245.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	527	298.00–310.00	304.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	315	347.50–355.00	351.25
7	350–400	378	330.00–350.00	339.00
1	400–450	405	327.50	327.50
12	450–500	484	275.00–300.00	293.36
4	500–550	524	280.00–296.00	283.86
12	550–600	569	261.00–280.00	274.51
19	600–650	617	232.00–253.00	241.20
1	650–700	680	238.00	238.00
4	700–750	723	220.00–239.00	231.62
1	750–800	760	233.00	233.00
2	800–850	820	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	873	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	900	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	965	195.00	195.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	147.00	147.00
1	1100–1150	1,115	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	275.00	275.00
3	300–350	326	317.50	317.50
8	350–400	385	245.00–314.00	294.07
1	400–450	440	257.50	257.50
5	450–500	462	232.50–247.50	240.02
3	500–550	525	232.00–249.00	242.73
3	550–600	558	231.00–255.00	246.14
2	600–650	618	223.00–230.00	226.46
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	775	201.00	201.00
1	800–850	830	188.00	188.00
1	850–900	855	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	242.00	242.00
1	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	435	215.00–235.00	228.56
1	450–500	490	202.50	202.50
1	600–650	625	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,141	112.00–117.00	115.06
16	—	1,255	118.00–124.00	119.83
13	—	1,249	107.00–112.00	110.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,048	101.00–110.00	105.62
14	—	1,114	110.00–120.00	113.76
5	—	930	80.00–91.00	86.22
14	—	956	92.00–100.00	95.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	106.00–111.00	108.41
26	—	1,451	118.00–128.00	121.24
8	—	1,318	113.00–117.00	115.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	147.00–170.00	158.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,598	139.00–150.00	144.10
6	—	1,190	116.00–138.00	131.25
6	—	1,768	151.00–160.00	153.75

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	818	147.00–156.00	150.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,000	120.00–144.00	132.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,236	1,500.00–2,025.00	1,816.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	1,950.00	1,950.00

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