Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison with last Monday due to stockyards closed for Memorial Day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.04/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −63.69 against this barn's trailing median of $404.73.

Average price

$341.04

141 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$41.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.02

vs KY average

+2.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	341.93	1,835	138
Medium and Large 2-3	575	300.00	1,725	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.93/cwt here — about $110 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

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 sale141 hd

341.04

—

KY average25 barns · 1,567 hd

335.02

+6.02

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

+2.80

This barn, trailing median31 sales

404.73

−63.69

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	1,620	205.10	3,323	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	169.67	2,146	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	164.78	2,505	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	154.12	1,559	23
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	149.79	1,543	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,365	197.00	2,689	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)	1,275	$2,525	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,373	$2,309	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,468	$3,027	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,873	3thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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 1-2	1000–1050	1,003	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,477	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	412.55/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	307.25/cwt	307.00–307.50	1,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	423.14/cwt	417.50–443.00	1,794	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	221	457.78/cwt	447.50–480.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	362.68/cwt	330.00–377.00	2,238	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	319.16/cwt	309.00–330.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	232.46/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	405.78/cwt	397.50–412.50	1,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	325.14/cwt	324.00–334.00	2,123	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	263.47/cwt	262.00–265.00	2,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	278.68/cwt	277.00–285.00	2,118	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	354.71/cwt	347.50–368.00	1,568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	379.46/cwt	379.00–385.00	1,806	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	397.09/cwt	380.00–410.00	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	170	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	219.51/cwt	219.00–220.00	2,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	378.16/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	351.02/cwt	350.50–362.50	1,990	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	254.58/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	395.95/cwt	377.50–435.00	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	347.01/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	323.25/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	403.12/cwt	402.50–405.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	286.03/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,931	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	289.55/cwt	282.50–297.00	2,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	229.18/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	364.33/cwt	350.00–372.00	2,091	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	301.64/cwt	272.50–315.00	1,900	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	415.21/cwt	397.50–432.50	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,215	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,165	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	145	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	410.56/cwt	392.50–422.50	1,577	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	229.49/cwt	226.00–231.00	2,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	313.72/cwt	299.00–327.50	1,936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	384.28/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,791	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	321.50/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,119	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	365.65/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,909	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	850–900	863	288.38/cwt	284.00–294.00	2,489	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	824	297.16/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950–1000	982	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	719	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,135	25
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	535	316.29/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,692	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	525	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	635	339.25/cwt	339.25–339.25	2,154	77
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	177.54/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,912	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1050–1100	1,063	268.85/cwt	268.85–268.85	2,858	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	702	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,246	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	175.68/cwt	169.00–190.00	2,222	22
Steers	Choice	—	1,365	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,689	1
Bulls	—	—	1,819	218.37/cwt	211.00–227.00	3,972	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	162.45/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,616	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	150.21/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,643	6
Bulls	—	—	1,148	179.27/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,058	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	681	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,811	3
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	878	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,423	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	495	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,695	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	132.94/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,251	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,734.82/head	2,600.00–2,875.00	2,735	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	152.13/cwt	139.00–162.50	1,346	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,525.10/head	2,375.00–2,750.00	2,525	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,309.34/head	2,125.00–2,725.00	2,309	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	3,027.34/head	2,900.00–3,150.00	3,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	326.26/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	323	417.34/cwt	382.50–422.00	1,348	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	387	391.92/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	339.89/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,941	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	344.80/cwt	335.00–363.00	1,800	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	329.00/cwt	317.00–349.00	2,063	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	274.24/cwt	264.00–283.00	2,243	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	285	407.50/cwt	392.50–412.50	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,129	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	383.75/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,038	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	379.63/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,579	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	364.96/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	261.28/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	372.65/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	368.59/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,747	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	368.92/cwt	361.00–372.50	1,712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	342.63/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	315.55/cwt	291.00–329.00	1,795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	2,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	329.52/cwt	325.00–333.00	1,598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	268.54/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	277.61/cwt	255.00–299.00	1,743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	335.60/cwt	331.00–347.50	1,920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	541	355.90/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,925	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	305	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	1,397	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	300.97/cwt	295.00–303.00	2,299	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	297.68/cwt	291.00–300.00	2,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	344.26/cwt	337.50–348.00	2,327	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	369.04/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	417.84/cwt	409.00–425.00	1,981	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,937	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	159.51/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,334	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	170.48/cwt	165.00–181.00	2,697	12
Bulls	—	—	1,558	198.11/cwt	188.00–205.00	3,087	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	149.79/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,543	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	161.10/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,031	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	402.83/cwt	402.50–403.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	372.74/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,946	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	343.45/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,167	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	383.48/cwt	377.00–399.00	2,243	17

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 Jun 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,134Last week 726Year ago 983

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 118Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 18Year ago 9

No market comparison with last Monday due to stockyards closed for Memorial Day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	221	447.50–480.00	457.78
3	300–350	318	410.00–417.50	412.55
3	350–400	371	402.50–403.00	402.83
3	400–450	417	397.50–412.50	405.78
33	450–500	476	379.00–385.00	379.46
12	500–550	522	365.00–377.00	372.74
24	550–600	567	350.50–362.50	351.02
2	600–650	625	309.00–330.00	319.16
25	650–700	653	324.00–334.00	325.14
4	700–750	718	291.00–300.00	297.68
8	750–800	764	295.00–303.00	300.97
5	850–900	872	277.00	277.00
2	900–950	937	267.00	267.00
13	1000–1050	1,003	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	424	417.50–443.00	423.14
21	450–500	474	409.00–425.00	417.84
59	500–550	531	377.00–390.00	383.75
17	550–600	585	377.00–399.00	383.48
20	600–650	617	330.00–377.00	362.68
27	650–700	676	337.50–348.00	344.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	702	320.00	320.00
9	800–850	824	290.00–300.00	297.16
9	850–900	863	284.00–294.00	288.38
53	1050–1100	1,063	268.85	268.85
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	307.50	307.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00
4	850–900	878	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	483	357.50–372.50	364.96
8	500–550	541	350.00–360.00	355.90
4	550–600	572	331.00–347.50	335.60
2	700–750	718	252.50–270.00	261.28
1	800–850	810	266.00	266.00
1	850–900	880	268.00	268.00
2	900–950	920	220.00–222.00	221.00
1	950–1000	965	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	480.00	480.00
6	200–250	223	380.00–410.00	397.09
4	250–300	270	377.50–435.00	395.95
3	300–350	338	375.00–385.00	378.16
5	350–400	369	330.00–390.00	369.04
6	400–450	442	347.50–368.00	354.71
7	450–500	466	337.50–352.50	347.01
6	500–550	520	320.00–330.00	323.25
2	550–600	585	307.00–307.50	307.25
20	600–650	630	272.50–315.00	301.64
15	650–700	675	265.00–300.00	286.03
5	700–750	712	252.00–259.00	254.58
2	750–800	773	262.00–265.00	263.47
1	800–850	825	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	860	225.00–240.00	232.46
2	900–950	920	219.00–220.00	219.51
1	950–1000	965	219.00	219.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	392.50–412.50	407.50
8	300–350	323	382.50–422.00	417.34
5	350–400	387	385.00–410.00	391.92
36	400–450	416	370.00–382.50	379.63
25	450–500	474	355.00–382.50	368.59
91	500–550	522	335.00–363.00	344.80
39	550–600	571	329.00–350.00	339.89
109	600–650	627	317.00–349.00	329.00
19	650–700	660	322.50	322.50
9	750–800	760	277.00–285.00	278.68
10	800–850	818	264.00–283.00	274.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	425.00	425.00
77	600–650	635	339.25	339.25
25	700–750	719	297.00	297.00
2	950–1000	982	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	357.50	357.50
4	400–450	440	290.00–345.00	326.26
4	450–500	485	325.00–333.00	329.52
3	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	617	232.50	232.50
1	750–800	775	244.00	244.00
1	800–850	820	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	265	455.00	455.00
4	300–350	322	402.50–405.00	403.12
7	350–400	384	392.50–422.50	410.56
2	400–450	415	397.50–432.50	415.21
11	450–500	466	370.00–395.00	384.28
11	500–550	522	350.00–377.50	365.65
11	550–600	574	350.00–372.00	364.33
3	600–650	617	299.00–327.50	313.72
9	650–700	659	310.00–335.00	321.50
2	700–750	720	282.50–297.00	289.55
2	750–800	765	265.00	265.00
3	800–850	815	220.00–237.50	229.18
4	850–900	884	226.00–231.00	229.49
1	1050–1100	1,055	217.00	217.00
1	1150–1200	1,165	205.00	205.00
1	1200–1250	1,215	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	535	312.50–317.50	316.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	370.00–375.00	372.65
2	400–450	443	370.00	370.00
6	450–500	464	361.00–372.50	368.92
7	500–550	524	325.00–350.00	342.63
7	550–600	569	291.00–329.00	315.55
2	600–650	628	255.00–299.00	277.61
1	650–700	655	291.00	291.00
2	700–750	725	267.00–270.00	268.54
1	750–800	765	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	305	458.00	458.00
3	500–550	520	385.00	385.00
10	600–650	631	330.00–357.50	343.45
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	681	266.00	266.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,077	170.00–191.00	177.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	885	139.00–162.50	152.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	2,600.00–2,875.00	2,734.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,275	2,375.00–2,750.00	2,525.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,373	2,125.00–2,725.00	2,309.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,468	2,900.00–3,150.00	3,027.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,265	169.00–190.00	175.68
1	—	1,300	149.00	149.00
13	—	1,261	154.00–169.00	161.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	995	155.00–170.00	162.45
6	—	1,094	139.00–154.00	150.21
4	—	941	127.00–135.00	132.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,463	154.00–165.00	159.51
12	—	1,582	165.00–181.00	170.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	197.00	197.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,819	211.00–227.00	218.37
2	—	1,148	175.00–183.00	179.27
4	—	1,558	188.00–205.00	198.11
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	144.00–160.00	149.79

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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