Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady; except weaned preconditioned 500-700 lbs traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher with most advance on 500-600 lbs with very good demand. Very good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison with last week's lite test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.25/cwt on 182 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −84.48 against this barn's trailing median of $404.73.

Average price

$320.25

182 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.26

vs KY average

+5.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	320.25	1,810	182

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale182 hd

320.25

—

KY average26 barns · 2,008 hd

301.99

+18.26

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

+5.67

This barn, trailing median31 sales

404.73

−84.48

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	1,681	180.20	3,030	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	146.13	2,258	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	137.34	1,691	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	126.61	1,278	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,290	124.60	1,607	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,250	210.00	2,625	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,261	180.62	2,278	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	188.00	2,670	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,765	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

136 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 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	323.87/cwt	321.00–327.50	1,723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	431	369.93/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,594	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	353.33/cwt	341.00–372.50	1,710	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	288.48/cwt	277.50–296.00	1,789	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	822	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,570	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	595	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,107	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	280.98/cwt	274.00–288.00	2,037	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,952	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	620	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	316.75/cwt	290.00–327.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	205.50/cwt	191.00–220.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	261.43/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	298.69/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	239	341.02/cwt	330.00–355.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,130	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	263.18/cwt	235.00–285.00	990	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	216.93/cwt	204.00–223.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	700–750	719	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	2,038	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	236.41/cwt	210.00–241.00	1,579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	312	358.37/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	257	315.10/cwt	312.50–320.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	333.48/cwt	312.50–347.50	1,594	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	323.41/cwt	297.50–328.25	1,873	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	277	373.33/cwt	342.00–393.00	1,034	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	322.52/cwt	307.50–337.50	1,684	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	274.24/cwt	263.00–291.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	367.13/cwt	343.00–395.00	1,931	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	321.66/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,026	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	850–900	899	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	750–800	791	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	303.61/cwt	280.00–316.00	1,901	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	780	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,981	7
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	616	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,700	3
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	815	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	298.55/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,956	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	374	377.42/cwt	338.00–403.00	1,412	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	257	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	365.66/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	297.71/cwt	284.00–311.00	1,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	793	283.25/cwt	283.25–283.25	2,246	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	427	353.52/cwt	333.00–377.50	1,510	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	238.29/cwt	237.00–239.00	2,323	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	284.98/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	777	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	263.26/cwt	260.00–266.00	2,217	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	283.18/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	394.63/cwt	384.00–405.00	1,527	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	277.59/cwt	276.00–280.00	2,143	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	344.32/cwt	333.00–358.00	2,021	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	252.60/cwt	248.00–257.00	2,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	381.50/cwt	380.00–383.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	848	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,324	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	299.91/cwt	286.00–313.00	2,024	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	212	433.15/cwt	430.00–435.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	637	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	404.83/cwt	392.50–427.00	1,700	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	486	368.58/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	321.39/cwt	311.00–329.00	1,858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	381	413.79/cwt	407.50–437.50	1,577	17
Heifers	Prime	—	1,250	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,261	180.62/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,278	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	149.58/cwt	143.00–154.00	2,404	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	132.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,443	4
Bulls	—	—	1,440	165.93/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,389	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	136.78/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,656	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	124.60/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,607	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,420	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,670	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	138.36/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,947	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	122.10/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,153	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	130.19/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,596	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	147.73/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,925	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	186.00/cwt	173.00–202.00	3,218	11
Bulls	—	—	1,630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,364	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	155.85/cwt	147.00–164.00	1,669	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,765	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	830	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	618	251.00/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	324.47/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	284.87/cwt	262.00–310.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	312.26/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	289.64/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	297.67/cwt	292.50–306.00	1,575	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	369.92/cwt	331.00–380.00	1,409	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	873	190.96/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	298.52/cwt	297.50–299.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	242	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	773	231.86/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	301.60/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,704	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	253.45/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	737	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	331.09/cwt	321.00–339.00	1,841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	250–300	255	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	307.18/cwt	291.00–313.00	1,582	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	200–250	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	252.57/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,836	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	555	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	544	272.79/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,484	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	200.49/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	264.10/cwt	251.00–271.00	1,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	268.63/cwt	266.00–272.50	1,649	6

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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Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 176Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 19Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	431	360.00–380.00	369.93
15	450–500	484	341.00–372.50	353.33
5	500–550	532	321.00–327.50	323.87
4	550–600	556	321.00–339.00	331.09
12	600–650	620	277.50–296.00	288.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	415.00	415.00
1	200–250	200	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	290	417.50	417.50
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
6	350–400	381	331.00–380.00	369.92
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	476	310.00–339.00	324.47
4	500–550	515	291.00–313.00	307.18
13	550–600	565	290.00–312.00	301.60
6	600–650	614	266.00–272.50	268.63
3	650–700	672	251.00–271.00	264.10
8	700–750	727	244.00–256.00	252.57
2	750–800	785	245.00–262.00	253.45
2	800–850	810	200.00–201.00	200.49
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	250.00–252.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	373	262.00–310.00	284.87
2	400–450	432	303.00	303.00
3	450–500	475	297.50–299.00	298.52
5	500–550	544	271.00–280.00	272.79
1	650–700	670	244.00	244.00
2	700–750	737	236.00	236.00
2	750–800	773	226.00–238.00	231.86
2	850–900	873	188.00–194.00	190.96
1	900–950	945	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	555	217.50	217.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	186.00	186.00
2	600–650	637	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	795	175.00	175.00
2	800–850	822	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	430.00–435.00	433.15
2	250–300	257	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	310	445.00	445.00
17	350–400	381	407.50–437.50	413.79
12	400–450	420	392.50–427.00	404.83
7	450–500	486	345.00–385.00	368.58
24	500–550	526	343.00–395.00	367.13
16	550–600	587	333.00–358.00	344.32
7	600–650	630	317.00–330.00	321.66
11	650–700	675	286.00–313.00	299.91
11	700–750	725	274.00–288.00	280.98
10	750–800	772	276.00–280.00	277.59
60	800–850	848	274.00	274.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	616	276.00	276.00
2	800–850	815	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	380.00–383.00	381.50
13	350–400	387	384.00–405.00	394.63
5	400–450	432	355.00–377.50	365.66
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
6	550–600	578	311.00–329.00	321.39
2	600–650	635	284.00–311.00	297.71
5	650–700	666	265.00–291.00	283.18
1	750–800	785	249.00	249.00
11	800–850	842	260.00–266.00	263.26
5	850–900	874	248.00–257.00	252.60
1	900–950	905	240.00	240.00
7	950–1000	975	237.00–239.00	238.29
1	1000–1050	1,020	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	750–800	793	283.25	283.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	425	292.50	292.50
2	500–550	523	270.00–301.00	284.98
1	550–600	560	291.00	291.00
1	600–650	640	262.00	262.00
2	750–800	777	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	277	342.00–393.00	373.33
5	300–350	312	352.00–370.00	358.37
30	350–400	374	338.00–403.00	377.42
12	400–450	427	333.00–377.50	353.52
31	450–500	478	312.50–347.50	333.48
33	500–550	522	307.50–337.50	322.52
130	550–600	579	297.50–328.25	323.41
16	600–650	626	280.00–316.00	303.61
12	650–700	655	293.00–300.00	298.55
3	700–750	715	273.00	273.00
7	750–800	780	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	259.00	259.00
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	239	330.00–355.00	341.02
5	300–350	312	290.00–327.00	316.75
5	350–400	382	300.00–327.50	312.26
3	400–450	418	312.50	312.50
4	450–500	479	292.50–305.00	298.69
12	500–550	529	292.50–306.00	297.67
7	550–600	573	287.50–295.00	289.64
2	600–650	623	252.50–270.00	261.43
1	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	775	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	840	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	865	224.00	224.00
2	900–950	945	191.00–220.00	205.50
1	950–1000	990	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	203.00	203.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	257	312.50–320.00	315.10
2	300–350	332	257.50	257.50
7	350–400	376	235.00–285.00	263.18
3	400–450	423	263.00–291.00	274.24
1	450–500	480	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
7	650–700	668	210.00–241.00	236.41
3	700–750	730	204.00–223.00	216.93
1	750–800	755	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	719	283.50	283.50
5	750–800	791	275.00	275.00
6	850–900	899	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	405.00	405.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,261	179.00–184.00	180.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,607	143.00–154.00	149.58
8	—	1,407	134.00–142.00	138.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	128.00–135.00	132.24
5	—	944	117.00–126.00	122.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,211	133.00–141.00	136.78
6	—	1,226	127.00–132.00	130.19
5	—	1,303	144.00–155.00	147.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	163.00–168.00	165.93
11	—	1,730	173.00–202.00	186.00
1	—	1,630	145.00	145.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	121.00–127.00	124.60
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	188.00	188.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	2,375.00	2,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,071	147.00–164.00	155.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,765	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,000.00	2,000.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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