Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate to good demand with more fleshy and average quality calves on offer this week compared to last week. Good demand for long-weaned calves in thin-flesh suitable for grass. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with some lean cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.16/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −73.57 against this barn's trailing median of $404.73.

Average price

$331.16

103 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$93.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

vs KY average

−3.10 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	338.46	1,849	92
Medium and Large 2-3	544	272.60	1,483	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	555	245.00	1,360	1thin

One grade step is worth $93.46/cwt here — about $489 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

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 sale103 hd

331.16

—

KY average27 barns · 1,749 hd

333.27

−2.11

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−3.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

404.73

−73.57

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	—	Low	1,563	201.80	3,155	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	165.10	2,058	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	156.39	1,713	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	156.36	2,201	26
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	147.50	1,679	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,230	195.70	2,407	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	170.00	1,819	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,280	234.00	2,995	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	187.00	2,291	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,066	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	725	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,525	$2,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,342	$2,514	3thin

Every lot, as filed

143 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	137.55/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,318	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	145.33/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,792	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,679	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	155.47/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,312	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	166.91/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,315	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	145.50/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,951	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	515	253.76/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	600	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	465	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,307	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	560	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	350.77/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	360.21/cwt	352.50–364.00	1,675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	289.95/cwt	283.00–297.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	341.64/cwt	323.00–349.00	2,081	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	365.64/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,905	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	381.41/cwt	376.00–386.00	2,205	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	315.95/cwt	309.00–331.00	1,953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	342.78/cwt	320.00–359.00	1,824	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	437	417.79/cwt	411.00–430.00	1,826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	808	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	350.22/cwt	342.00–360.00	2,185	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	311.64/cwt	304.00–314.00	2,072	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	369	402.78/cwt	389.00–417.50	1,486	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	344.09/cwt	322.50–382.00	1,958	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	374	426.10/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	945	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	451	410.67/cwt	410.00–411.00	1,852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	419.10/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	359.91/cwt	337.00–373.00	1,692	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	304.21/cwt	297.00–311.00	2,160	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	294.68/cwt	286.00–307.00	2,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	433	369.55/cwt	356.00–387.50	1,600	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	308.26/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	360.68/cwt	360.00–361.00	2,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	284.53/cwt	275.00–286.00	2,106	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	420.56/cwt	413.00–435.00	1,607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	403.60/cwt	391.00–406.00	1,687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	349.62/cwt	337.50–373.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	355.49/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,037	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	395.70/cwt	394.00–400.00	1,812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	294.51/cwt	286.00–299.00	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	188	393.48/cwt	392.00–395.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	332.31/cwt	324.00–339.00	2,273	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	330.87/cwt	321.00–337.00	1,598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	371.06/cwt	364.00–373.00	1,974	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	254.91/cwt	247.00–263.00	2,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	422.55/cwt	405.00–442.50	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	346.10/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	298.39/cwt	281.00–303.00	1,850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	831	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	284.00–297.00	1,958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	308.83/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,612	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	411.17/cwt	410.00–412.50	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	309.77/cwt	302.00–314.00	1,945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	269.75/cwt	269.00–270.00	2,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	392.74/cwt	365.00–407.50	1,665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	365.20/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	336.69/cwt	321.00–343.00	1,946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	227.97/cwt	220.00–233.00	2,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	934	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,494	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	825	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	265	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	431.24/cwt	423.00–439.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,210	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	407.37/cwt	397.00–415.00	1,320	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	175.96/cwt	168.00–185.00	1,652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	281.57/cwt	279.00–284.00	2,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	381.86/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,795	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	297.21/cwt	275.00–313.00	2,012	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	144.32/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,508	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,070	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,819	1
Bulls	—	—	1,163	161.36/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,877	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	163.10/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,850	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,230	195.70/cwt	195.00–197.00	2,407	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,280	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,995	1
Bulls	—	—	1,681	214.45/cwt	201.00–228.00	3,605	15
Bulls	—	—	1,403	183.65/cwt	172.00–198.00	2,577	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	154.76/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,913	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	168.96/cwt	158.00–180.00	2,112	29
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	465	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	835	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,996	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	800	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,896	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	577	320.74/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,851	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	430	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,537	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	760	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,984	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	2,160.13/head	1,850.00–2,625.00	2,160	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	395	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	820	1
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,342	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	515	360.70/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,858	3
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	722	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	736	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	2,958.75/head	2,650.00–3,300.00	2,959	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	160.06/cwt	149.00–167.50	1,473	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	282.86/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	257.20/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	634	274.63/cwt	272.50–276.00	1,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	262.60/cwt	232.50–300.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	311.13/cwt	293.00–345.00	1,500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	253.53/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	350.53/cwt	332.50–357.00	1,690	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	325.08/cwt	318.00–336.00	2,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	328.78/cwt	320.00–344.00	1,713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	561	308.28/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	341.71/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	389.73/cwt	381.00–392.00	2,030	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	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 May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 908Year ago 1,221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 140Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	137.00–138.00	137.55
3	—	1,045	140.00–149.00	144.32
11	—	1,134	153.00–170.00	163.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	144.00–147.00	145.33
7	—	1,236	153.00–158.00	154.76
29	—	1,250	158.00–180.00	168.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,487	152.00–158.00	155.47
9	—	1,387	163.00–171.00	166.91
8	—	1,341	140.00–148.00	145.50
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	147.00–148.00	147.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	187.00	187.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	195.00–197.00	195.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	157.00–170.00	161.36
15	—	1,681	201.00–228.00	214.45
6	—	1,403	172.00–198.00	183.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	465	281.00	281.00
2	500–550	515	252.50–255.00	253.76
2	600–650	600	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	390	382.00	382.00
4	400–450	416	337.50–365.00	350.77
10	450–500	482	332.50–357.00	350.53
5	500–550	521	320.00–344.00	328.78
8	550–600	561	280.00–315.00	308.28
1	600–650	610	257.50	257.50
1	750–800	790	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	420.00–430.00	426.10
7	400–450	416	410.00–427.50	419.10
10	500–550	521	350.00–371.00	365.64
12	550–600	573	350.00–364.00	355.49
5	600–650	609	323.00–349.00	341.64
4	650–700	669	318.00–336.00	325.08
3	700–750	723	286.00–307.00	294.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	188	392.00–395.00	393.48
1	200–250	230	417.50	417.50
5	300–350	324	397.00–415.00	407.37
2	350–400	373	410.00–412.50	411.17
7	400–450	424	365.00–407.50	392.74
9	450–500	470	365.00–397.50	381.86
6	550–600	578	321.00–343.00	336.69
3	600–650	628	302.00–314.00	309.77
8	650–700	677	275.00–313.00	297.21
2	700–750	725	279.00–284.00	281.57
4	750–800	773	269.00–270.00	269.75
3	800–850	835	244.00	244.00
1	850–900	860	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	930	226.00	226.00
3	950–1000	970	220.00–233.00	227.97
1	1050–1100	1,050	226.00	226.00
1	1200–1250	1,210	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	439.00	439.00
2	300–350	335	423.00–439.00	431.24
3	800–850	831	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	357.50	357.50
5	550–600	577	310.00–329.00	320.74
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	760	261.00	261.00
1	800–850	800	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	369	389.00–417.50	402.78
34	400–450	433	356.00–387.50	369.55
39	450–500	470	337.00–373.00	359.91
44	500–550	532	320.00–359.00	342.78
35	550–600	569	322.50–382.00	344.09
7	600–650	618	309.00–331.00	315.95
25	650–700	665	304.00–314.00	311.64
18	700–750	740	275.00–286.00	284.53
5	800–850	808	276.00	276.00
3	900–950	945	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	337.50–373.00	349.62
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	364	350.00–375.00	365.20
6	400–450	429	340.00–355.00	346.10
6	450–500	483	321.00–337.00	330.87
10	500–550	522	295.00–320.00	308.83
3	550–600	572	295.00–317.50	308.26
5	600–650	620	281.00–303.00	298.39
4	650–700	675	284.00–297.00	290.00
1	750–800	785	253.00	253.00
2	850–900	870	247.00–263.00	254.91
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	835	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	260	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	328	300.00–360.00	341.71
3	350–400	363	232.50–300.00	262.60
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	482	293.00–345.00	311.13
6	500–550	527	270.00–300.00	282.86
4	550–600	570	240.00–265.00	257.20
4	600–650	634	272.50–276.00	274.63
2	650–700	688	251.00–256.00	253.53
1	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	865	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	975	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	285.00	285.00
17	900–950	934	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	352.50–364.00	360.21
1	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	675	283.00–297.00	289.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	437	411.00–430.00	417.79
3	450–500	451	410.00–411.00	410.67
22	500–550	521	381.00–392.00	389.73
40	550–600	578	376.00–386.00	381.41
15	600–650	624	342.00–360.00	350.22
26	650–700	684	324.00–339.00	332.31
9	700–750	710	297.00–311.00	304.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	405.00–442.50	422.55
2	300–350	340	425.00	425.00
7	350–400	382	413.00–435.00	420.56
6	400–450	418	391.00–406.00	403.60
7	450–500	458	394.00–400.00	395.70
18	500–550	532	364.00–373.00	371.06
3	550–600	573	360.00–361.00	360.68
1	600–650	610	321.00	321.00
1	650–700	675	318.00	318.00
3	700–750	715	286.00–299.00	294.51
1	900–950	910	267.00	267.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	197.00	197.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	236.00	236.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	355.00–367.00	360.70
2	700–750	722	281.00	281.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	233.00	233.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	207.50	207.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	221.00	221.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	2,650.00–3,300.00	2,958.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	939	168.00–185.00	175.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	920	149.00–167.50	160.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,174	1,850.00–2,625.00	2,160.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00

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