Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady in a limited comparison; 650-800 lb heifer packages 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.98/cwt on 364 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −113.75 against this barn's trailing median of $404.73.

Average price

$290.98

364 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$33.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.04

vs KY average

−13.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	292.43	1,643	344
Large 1-2	538	282.90	1,522	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	559	258.77	1,447	14thin

One grade step is worth $33.66/cwt here — about $196 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $349.69, median $404.73 across 31 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 sale364 hd

290.98

—

KY average25 barns · 2,199 hd

282.93

+8.04

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−13.66

This barn, trailing median31 sales

404.73

−113.75

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	1,663	168.45	2,802	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	139.45	2,048	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	135.48	1,595	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	118.55	1,160	35
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,174	170.70	2,004	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,273	155.59	1,981	8thin

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)	1,255	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,144	$1,775	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	867	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,533	$2,338	2thin

Every lot, as filed

152 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	477	366.17/cwt	330.00–389.00	1,747	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	316.50/cwt	311.00–322.00	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	338	396.03/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	322	364.82/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,175	21
Heifers	Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	288.79/cwt	287.00–292.50	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	313.19/cwt	301.00–320.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	217	330.23/cwt	322.50–345.00	717	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	490	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	310.02/cwt	309.00–311.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	207.56/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	340.77/cwt	312.50–377.00	1,428	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	300.08/cwt	293.00–307.00	1,434	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	335.26/cwt	312.50–355.00	1,730	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	286.88/cwt	277.00–305.00	1,782	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	373.95/cwt	337.50–395.00	1,574	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	317.40/cwt	302.00–330.00	2,003	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	320	388.10/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,242	5
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	398.58/cwt	369.00–437.00	1,658	40
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	344.40/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,784	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	771	265.75/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,049	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	300.05/cwt	290.00–316.00	2,010	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	337.62/cwt	321.00–350.00	1,914	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	375.74/cwt	352.50–400.00	1,781	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	373	401.91/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	861	254.08/cwt	253.00–256.50	2,188	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	277.75/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	274.52/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,633	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	225.61/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,406	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	527	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	237.00/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	765	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	218.27/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	251.76/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,727	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	236.52/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,795	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	628	254.95/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	271.46/cwt	242.50–300.00	1,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	669	227.16/cwt	212.50–232.50	1,520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,250	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	894	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	282.13/cwt	262.50–288.00	1,476	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	291.12/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	263	293.93/cwt	290.00–297.50	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	275.93/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,874	290
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	258.89/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,874	307
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	181.39/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,578	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	661	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	247.70/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,902	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	321	282.47/cwt	255.00–300.00	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	373	367.02/cwt	331.00–380.00	1,369	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	285.05/cwt	262.50–308.00	1,804	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	261.84/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,503	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	274.35/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	279	356.44/cwt	340.00–365.00	994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	289.17/cwt	279.00–317.50	1,695	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	305.33/cwt	288.00–323.00	1,603	134
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	136.67/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,986	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	128.18/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,459	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	142.38/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,818	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	135.98/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,562	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	116.60/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,156	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	128.12/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,768	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,174	170.70/cwt	163.00–187.00	2,004	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,273	155.59/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,981	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	143.27/cwt	139.00–151.00	2,139	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	93.60/cwt	91.00–96.00	728	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	101.78/cwt	98.00–105.00	859	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	126.02/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,294	20
Bulls	—	—	1,796	178.06/cwt	168.00–184.00	3,198	10
Bulls	—	—	1,474	154.72/cwt	143.00–164.00	2,281	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,193.25/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,193	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	845	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,233	1,560.34/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,560	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,715	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	867	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,350	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	301.70/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	361.45/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,330	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	727	223.66/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	258.87/cwt	251.00–271.00	1,740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	296.61/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	325.58/cwt	321.00–330.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	267.20/cwt	259.00–272.50	1,657	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	340	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	995	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	540	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	240.86/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	219.04/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	316.24/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	690	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	203	285.12/cwt	275.00–295.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	773	199.62/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	397.69/cwt	371.00–412.50	1,491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	286.99/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	373.90/cwt	372.50–377.00	1,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	254.40/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	249.36/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	680	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	352.94/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	278.14/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,019	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	283.63/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	776	239.82/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,861	6
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	772	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,949	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	317.05/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,845	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1050–1100	1,057	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	323.86/cwt	309.00–345.00	1,532	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	289.30/cwt	279.00–301.00	1,794	14
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	750–800	755	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,604	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	247.36/cwt	246.00–250.00	2,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	256.17/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,978	14
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	334.10/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,604	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	253.02/cwt	251.00–255.00	2,100	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	338.56/cwt	322.50–360.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	374.04/cwt	352.50–385.00	1,092	3
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,864	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 Jan 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,616Last week 520Year ago 1,223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 32Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	392.00–400.00	396.03
5	350–400	375	371.00–412.50	397.69
13	400–450	421	337.50–395.00	373.95
27	450–500	477	330.00–389.00	366.17
12	500–550	516	312.50–355.00	335.26
2	550–600	570	311.00–322.00	316.50
34	600–650	621	277.00–305.00	286.88
4	650–700	679	275.00–280.00	277.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	490	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	560	283.00	283.00
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
3	650–700	680	237.50–245.00	240.86
3	700–750	727	222.00–225.00	223.66
2	750–800	785	213.00–225.00	219.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
8	350–400	368	350.00–370.00	361.45
2	400–450	433	321.00–330.00	325.58
2	450–500	458	315.00–317.50	316.24
5	500–550	516	295.00–297.00	296.61
3	550–600	555	300.00–305.00	301.70
10	600–650	620	259.00–272.50	267.20
5	650–700	672	251.00–271.00	258.87
1	700–750	705	232.00	232.00
2	750–800	770	236.00	236.00
3	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	890	206.00	206.00
1	950–1000	955	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	281.00	281.00
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
10	250–300	279	340.00–365.00	356.44
21	300–350	322	340.00–385.00	364.82
38	350–400	373	331.00–380.00	367.02
77	400–450	419	312.50–377.00	340.77
62	450–500	473	309.00–345.00	323.86
134	500–550	525	288.00–323.00	305.33
133	550–600	586	279.00–317.50	289.17
235	600–650	633	262.50–308.00	285.05
290	650–700	679	260.00–295.00	275.93
307	700–750	724	242.00–270.00	258.89
21	750–800	768	243.00–256.00	247.70
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	287.00–292.50	288.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	322.50–345.00	330.23
1	250–300	270	327.50	327.50
1	300–350	320	317.50	317.50
3	350–400	383	301.00–320.00	313.19
2	400–450	418	309.00–311.00	310.02
19	450–500	478	293.00–307.00	300.08
11	500–550	523	262.50–288.00	282.13
66	550–600	595	270.00–277.50	274.52
4	600–650	622	254.00	254.00
37	650–700	686	242.50–257.00	251.76
5	700–750	718	232.00–247.00	237.00
4	750–800	759	234.00–239.00	236.52
3	800–850	820	201.00–211.00	207.56
3	850–900	866	213.00	213.00
1	950–1000	970	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	527	283.00	283.00
1	550–600	565	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	628	252.50–260.00	254.95
3	650–700	661	217.50	217.50
2	750–800	765	226.00	226.00
5	850–900	894	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	275.00–295.00	285.12
2	250–300	263	290.00–297.50	293.93
6	300–350	321	255.00–300.00	282.47
8	350–400	374	242.50–300.00	271.46
2	400–450	430	287.50–295.00	291.12
3	450–500	463	250.00–287.00	274.35
3	500–550	505	247.50	247.50
11	550–600	574	245.00–268.00	261.84
7	600–650	623	210.00–232.50	225.61
5	650–700	669	212.50–232.50	227.16
6	700–750	728	210.00–234.00	218.27
2	750–800	773	194.00–205.00	199.62
4	850–900	870	175.00–187.50	181.39
1	900–950	900	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	385.00–395.00	388.10
8	350–400	373	390.00–417.50	401.91
40	400–450	416	369.00–437.00	398.58
48	450–500	474	352.50–400.00	375.74
48	500–550	518	320.00–375.00	344.40
89	550–600	567	321.00–350.00	337.62
132	600–650	631	302.00–330.00	317.40
80	650–700	670	290.00–316.00	300.05
51	700–750	726	270.00–285.00	278.14
71	750–800	771	260.00–270.00	265.75
32	850–900	861	253.00–256.50	254.08
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	645	289.00	289.00
1	650–700	680	273.00	273.00
11	750–800	772	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	292.50	292.50
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	370	332.50–360.00	352.94
3	400–450	425	275.00–302.50	283.63
2	450–500	492	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	500	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	585	276.00	276.00
4	600–650	622	230.00–257.50	249.36
5	650–700	668	245.00–260.00	254.40
1	700–750	720	229.00	229.00
6	750–800	776	235.00–246.00	239.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	315.00	315.00
3	250–300	292	352.50–385.00	374.04
2	300–350	318	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	375	372.50–377.00	373.90
4	400–450	433	322.50–360.00	338.56
9	450–500	480	325.00–341.00	334.10
17	550–600	582	312.00–320.00	317.05
14	600–650	620	279.00–301.00	289.30
2	650–700	670	285.00–289.00	286.99
1	700–750	700	256.00	256.00
14	750–800	772	250.00–258.00	256.17
7	800–850	830	251.00–255.00	253.02
3	850–900	868	246.00–250.00	247.36
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,057	221.00	221.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	755	212.50	212.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,453	133.00–139.00	136.67
3	—	1,380	126.00–132.00	128.12
22	—	1,493	139.00–151.00	143.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,138	123.00–132.00	128.18
12	—	1,277	139.00–150.00	142.38
24	—	1,149	132.00–139.00	135.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	991	111.00–119.00	116.60
2	—	778	91.00–96.00	93.60
5	—	844	98.00–105.00	101.78
20	—	1,027	120.00–133.00	126.02
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,174	163.00–187.00	170.70
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,273	151.00–159.00	155.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,796	168.00–184.00	178.06
7	—	1,474	143.00–164.00	154.72

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	—	1,185	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,193.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,560.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,715	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	867	1,600.00	1,600.00

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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