Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers over 475 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages; light weights steady. Very good demand for yearling heifers in a limited comparison. Yearling steers lite test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand; lean cows noticeably higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.21/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −63.93 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$342.21

108 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$43.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.09

vs KY average

+2.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	345.02	1,884	101
Medium and Large 2-3	565	301.64	1,705	7thin

One grade step is worth $43.38/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $349.69, median $406.14 across 30 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 sale108 hd

342.21

—

KY average26 barns · 1,544 hd

333.12

+9.09

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

+2.33

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

−63.93

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	1,605	199.40	3,200	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	161.98	2,018	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	158.28	2,246	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	143.34	1,450	30
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	140.00	1,764	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	138.00	1,449	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,193	187.81	2,241	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,385	169.00	2,341	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,168	218.43	2,551	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)	1,358	$2,556	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,740	$3,700	3thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 1-2Value Added	450–500	488	419.59/cwt	415.00–422.50	2,048	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	358.75/cwt	336.00–367.50	2,382	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	383.96/cwt	376.00–397.50	1,993	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	124.09/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,197	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,449	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	149.21/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,064	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	162.36/cwt	154.00–173.00	2,335	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2NHTC	600–650	612	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	470	344.82/cwt	337.50–359.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	330	406.34/cwt	390.00–423.00	1,341	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	391	401.18/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,569	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	300.40/cwt	300.00–301.00	2,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	397	444.43/cwt	444.00–445.00	1,764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	431.56/cwt	423.00–440.00	1,800	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	361.83/cwt	332.50–367.50	1,961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	310.84/cwt	290.00–333.00	2,064	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	316.32/cwt	303.00–321.00	2,315	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	382.18/cwt	372.50–389.00	1,754	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	400–450	440	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	791	241.77/cwt	219.00–247.50	1,912	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	355.33/cwt	351.00–360.00	1,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	377.77/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	337.06/cwt	310.00–357.50	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	369.93/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	338.69/cwt	321.00–359.00	1,920	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	363.47/cwt	339.00–375.00	1,734	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	373.34/cwt	360.00–397.00	1,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	242.50/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	243.35/cwt	229.00–257.50	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	365.25/cwt	361.00–367.50	2,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	361.95/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	249.42/cwt	230.00–269.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	345.69/cwt	333.00–352.50	1,514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	225.97/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	342.16/cwt	321.00–355.00	1,615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	313.80/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,904	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	953	147.49/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,406	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,752	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,715	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	618	346.10/cwt	346.10–346.10	2,139	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	324	338.30/cwt	300.00–367.50	1,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	296.78/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,721	5
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,058	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,389	1
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	985	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,187	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	166.22/cwt	156.00–187.50	1,611	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,556.22/head	2,525.00–2,600.00	2,556	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,193	187.81/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,241	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,764	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,858	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	152.82/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,594	17
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,168	218.43/cwt	199.00–241.00	2,551	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	169.83/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,386	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	205.31/cwt	192.00–228.00	3,377	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	134.00/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,302	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,385	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,341	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	149.44/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,778	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	140.67/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,602	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	166.21/cwt	155.00–177.00	2,104	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	223.93/cwt	209.00–242.00	1,854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	583	318.26/cwt	317.50–319.00	1,855	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	510	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	372.36/cwt	369.00–375.00	1,955	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	292.36/cwt	280.00–301.00	2,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	292	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	389.88/cwt	375.00–412.50	1,626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	390.44/cwt	380.00–399.00	1,808	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	373.51/cwt	369.00–382.50	2,110	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	410.95/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	236.27/cwt	235.00–237.50	2,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	281.85/cwt	272.00–291.00	1,773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	323.36/cwt	312.00–327.50	2,199	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	308.71/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	366.24/cwt	350.00–383.00	1,384	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	410.86/cwt	395.00–422.50	1,541	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	362.95/cwt	360.00–371.00	1,728	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	383.75/cwt	377.50–390.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	282.64/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	406.94/cwt	397.50–412.50	1,884	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	335.12/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,048	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	236.06/cwt	229.00–243.00	2,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	272.32/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	327.20/cwt	317.00–335.00	2,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	279	414.64/cwt	407.50–422.50	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	284.94/cwt	283.00–288.00	2,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	381.63/cwt	381.00–385.00	2,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	384.95/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	376.77/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	345.53/cwt	327.00–367.50	1,976	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	403.38/cwt	399.00–409.00	1,928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	367.38/cwt	355.00–379.00	1,587	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	326	447.82/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	295.13/cwt	294.00–297.50	2,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	330	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	262.79/cwt	259.00–264.00	2,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	300.27/cwt	291.00–317.00	2,168	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	322.71/cwt	313.00–331.00	2,156	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	361	436.68/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	334.37/cwt	300.00–342.00	2,043	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	388.13/cwt	380.00–393.00	2,201	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	416.94/cwt	406.00–425.00	2,139	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	349.22/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,837	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	369.21/cwt	352.00–378.00	2,274	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	331.82/cwt	313.00–354.00	2,054	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	438	383.00/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,678	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	421.66/cwt	417.50–426.00	1,813	15

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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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 920Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 77Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	430.00–455.00	447.82
7	350–400	397	444.00–445.00	444.43
12	400–450	417	423.00–440.00	431.56
13	450–500	488	415.00–422.50	419.59
24	500–550	513	406.00–425.00	416.94
23	550–600	567	380.00–393.00	388.13
25	600–650	616	352.00–378.00	369.21
21	650–700	664	336.00–367.50	358.75
14	700–750	732	303.00–321.00	316.32
5	750–800	776	300.00–301.00	300.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	352.50–382.50	377.77
2	500–550	525	351.00–360.00	355.33
4	550–600	579	361.00–367.50	365.25
1	650–700	675	282.00	282.00
1	700–750	710	281.00	281.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	570	361.00	361.00
1	950–1000	985	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	463	397.50–412.50	406.94
6	500–550	537	381.00–385.00	381.63
5	550–600	571	372.00–380.00	376.77
7	600–650	611	330.00–336.00	335.12
5	650–700	666	317.00–335.00	327.20
3	700–750	730	294.00–297.50	295.13
5	750–800	774	283.00–288.00	284.94
4	800–850	801	285.00	285.00
4	850–900	884	259.00–264.00	262.79
1	1000–1050	1,025	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	422.50	422.50
4	350–400	361	430.00–442.50	436.68
15	400–450	430	417.50–426.00	421.66
7	450–500	478	399.00–409.00	403.38
16	500–550	519	376.00–397.50	383.96
16	600–650	619	313.00–354.00	331.82
9	650–700	668	313.00–331.00	322.71
12	700–750	722	291.00–317.00	300.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	612	333.00	333.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	350.00–375.00	361.95
5	350–400	382	360.00–397.00	373.34
5	400–450	421	365.00–375.00	369.93
12	450–500	477	339.00–375.00	363.47
7	500–550	542	332.50–367.50	361.83
15	550–600	567	321.00–359.00	338.69
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
10	750–800	791	219.00–247.50	241.77
1	800–850	810	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	405.00–417.50	410.95
11	350–400	375	395.00–422.50	410.86
8	400–450	417	375.00–412.50	389.88
10	450–500	463	380.00–399.00	390.44
6	500–550	525	369.00–375.00	372.36
10	550–600	565	369.00–382.50	373.51
2	600–650	640	319.00	319.00
7	650–700	680	312.00–327.50	323.36
3	700–750	723	280.00–301.00	292.36
1	750–800	755	262.00	262.00
3	800–850	828	209.00–242.00	223.93
2	850–900	878	229.00–243.00	236.06
2	950–1000	963	235.00–237.50	236.27
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	317.50	317.50
2	550–600	583	317.50–319.00	318.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	433.00	433.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	337.50	337.50
3	450–500	470	337.50–359.00	344.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	407.50–422.50	414.64
8	300–350	330	390.00–423.00	406.34
14	350–400	391	395.00–420.00	401.18
17	400–450	438	380.00–420.00	383.00
19	450–500	459	372.50–389.00	382.18
56	500–550	526	330.00–362.50	349.22
38	550–600	572	327.00–367.50	345.53
41	600–650	611	300.00–342.00	334.37
16	650–700	664	290.00–333.00	310.84
3	750–800	786	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	310.00–357.50	337.06
6	300–350	324	300.00–367.50	338.30
6	400–450	438	333.00–352.50	345.69
11	450–500	472	321.00–355.00	342.16
2	500–550	528	310.00–317.50	313.80
5	550–600	580	290.00–302.50	296.78
2	600–650	603	230.00–269.00	249.42
2	650–700	690	230.00–255.00	242.50
2	700–750	720	229.00–257.50	243.35
1	750–800	750	241.00	241.00
2	800–850	830	221.00–231.00	225.97
1	950–1000	970	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
88	600–650	618	346.10	346.10
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	377.50–390.00	383.75
2	250–300	263	380.00–390.00	384.95
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
9	350–400	378	350.00–383.00	366.24
16	400–450	432	355.00–379.00	367.38
20	450–500	476	360.00–371.00	362.95
7	550–600	564	302.50–315.00	308.71
4	600–650	629	272.00–291.00	281.85
3	650–700	657	279.00–289.00	282.64
6	700–750	713	265.00–282.50	272.32
1	750–800	750	259.00	259.00
6	800–850	844	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	945	252.00	252.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	965	120.00–127.00	124.09
17	—	1,043	140.00–163.00	152.82
9	—	972	129.00–137.00	134.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,383	145.00–153.00	149.21
28	—	1,438	154.00–173.00	162.36
1	—	1,290	144.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,190	143.00–153.00	149.44
4	—	1,139	137.00–143.00	140.67
35	—	1,266	155.00–177.00	166.21
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	138.00	138.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	180.00–192.00	187.81
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	169.00	169.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	199.00–241.00	218.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	166.00–174.00	169.83
10	—	1,645	192.00–228.00	205.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	143.00–151.00	147.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	969	156.00–187.50	166.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,752	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,715	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,358	2,525.00–2,600.00	2,556.22

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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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