Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was spotty with an average quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 400 lbs and under were 4.00 to 8.00 higher, while the 450-650 lbs steers were 2.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand. Yearling steers appeared lower as well, with a good supply but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 350 lbs and under were sharply higher with strong demand, while the 400-600 lbs heifers were steady to 8.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and mixed demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.82/cwt on 72 head, down $9.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −12.32 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$393.82

▼ 9.47 vs prior sale

72 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$64.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.26

vs KY average

−27.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	398.67	2,192	63
Medium and Large 2	551	368.22	2,027	6thin
Large 1-2	515	362.50	1,867	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	578	333.70	1,929	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.97/cwt here — about $264 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale72 hd

393.82

—

KY average25 barns · 1,700 hd

405.09

−11.26

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−27.14

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

−12.32

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	1,659	196.51	3,260	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	167.73	2,155	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	166.91	2,659	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	145.11	1,507	31

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,774	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,204	$3,334	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,193	$3,109	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$3,065	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,043	$2,661	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,276	$4,067	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,233	$4,267	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,297	$3,703	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,337	$3,030	4thin

Every lot, as filed

154 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 2	450–500	481	430.49/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	391.60/cwt	377.50–399.00	2,260	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	432.82/cwt	422.00–440.00	2,653	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	313.51/cwt	312.00–316.00	3,019	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,722	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	497.15/cwt	490.00–509.00	2,605	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	407.37/cwt	392.50–413.00	2,550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	426.59/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	416.28/cwt	412.50–422.00	2,098	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	314	656.94/cwt	655.00–660.00	2,063	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	400.36/cwt	392.50–403.00	2,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	445.00/cwt	440.00–452.50	2,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	457.88/cwt	447.50–475.00	2,637	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	339.18/cwt	336.50–357.00	2,493	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	403.61/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,268	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	407.73/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,977	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	406.20/cwt	398.00–418.00	2,689	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	401.88/cwt	399.75–422.50	2,552	92
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	296.18/cwt	292.50–300.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	433.68/cwt	412.50–450.00	1,635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	353.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	464.88/cwt	462.50–470.00	1,999	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	190	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	329.96/cwt	312.50–345.00	2,082	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	482.26/cwt	475.00–497.50	1,804	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,085	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	376.17/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	362	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	375.80/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	360.65/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	437.56/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	378.66/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	468.87/cwt	465.00–473.00	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	378.57/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	333.70/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,231.93/head	2,950.00–3,600.00	3,232	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,338.73/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,339	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	830	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,469	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	515	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,867	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	497	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,963	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	622	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,368	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,076	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,012	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	935	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bulls	—	—	2,047	219.33/cwt	217.00–221.00	4,490	3
Bulls	—	—	1,260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	1,961	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	4,066.98/head	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,067	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	3,064.91/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	319	549.86/cwt	545.00–565.00	1,754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	155	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	510.63/cwt	502.50–525.00	2,124	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	616	413.22/cwt	410.00–423.00	2,545	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	3,200.82/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,201	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	511.77/cwt	510.00–512.00	2,446	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	288	676.71/cwt	657.50–690.00	1,949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	516	457.03/cwt	452.50–460.00	2,358	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	612.24/cwt	595.00–630.00	2,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	277	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	489.74/cwt	479.00–495.00	2,052	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	921	297.59/cwt	282.50–305.00	2,741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	343.75/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	579.79/cwt	555.00–600.00	2,058	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	522.41/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,189	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	325.40/cwt	318.00–332.00	2,356	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	408.80/cwt	398.00–422.50	2,359	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	626.63/cwt	615.00–640.00	1,736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	357.11/cwt	349.00–370.00	2,428	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	506.43/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	100–150	125	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	365.22/cwt	353.00–373.00	2,283	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	312.95/cwt	292.50–315.00	2,723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	468.25/cwt	450.00–482.50	1,976	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	476.53/cwt	467.50–487.50	2,240	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	491.26/cwt	487.50–495.00	2,014	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	317.24/cwt	312.00–319.00	2,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	477.64/cwt	457.50–495.00	1,791	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	150	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	394.39/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,477	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	213	724.82/cwt	720.00–730.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	395.47/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,056	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	435.47/cwt	422.50–442.50	2,278	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	536.23/cwt	535.00–537.50	1,796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	575	439.32/cwt	432.00–447.50	2,526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	630	390.29/cwt	389.00–397.00	2,459	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	326.77/cwt	314.00–327.25	2,843	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	110	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	517.37/cwt	502.50–535.00	1,888	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	291.83/cwt	287.50–305.00	2,729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	431.05/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,043	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	347.27/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,705	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	485.22/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	498.93/cwt	481.00–505.00	2,046	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	381.22/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,634	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	514.92/cwt	512.00–522.50	1,977	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	597.54/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	365.16/cwt	357.00–370.00	2,658	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	342.34/cwt	339.75–346.00	2,859	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	595.61/cwt	590.00–597.50	1,906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	265	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	489.56/cwt	481.00–500.00	2,330	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	162.52/cwt	154.00–171.00	2,097	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	181.26/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,304	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	145.89/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,549	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	165.02/cwt	157.00–178.00	1,754	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	2,858.55/head	2,300.00–3,400.00	2,859	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	3,946.27/head	3,650.00–4,200.00	3,946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	253.05/cwt	233.00–275.00	2,809	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	188.74/cwt	173.00–202.50	2,093	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	3,747.48/head	3,450.00–4,200.00	3,747	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	262.93/cwt	225.00–290.00	2,408	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,774.02/head	3,750.00–3,800.00	3,774	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	3,504.90/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,505	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	2,821.95/head	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,822	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	176.37/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,841	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	160.61/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,539	12
Bulls	—	—	1,740	201.88/cwt	197.00–206.00	3,513	9
Bulls	—	—	1,509	188.99/cwt	179.00–194.00	2,852	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	96.75/cwt	87.00–105.00	934	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	126.37/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,226	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,140Last week 1,285Year ago 1,906

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 88Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 7Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	250	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	325	497.50	497.50
16	350–400	374	475.00–497.50	482.26
6	400–450	430	462.50–470.00	464.88
7	450–500	481	420.00–445.00	430.49
4	500–550	527	392.50–403.00	400.36
2	550–600	568	370.00–382.50	376.17
3	600–650	608	350.00–360.00	353.29
1	800–850	835	302.50	302.50
1	1050–1100	1,085	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	314	655.00–660.00	656.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	427	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	458	367.50–390.00	378.57
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	730.00	730.00
2	200–250	213	720.00–730.00	724.82
4	250–300	288	657.50–690.00	676.71
2	300–350	335	595.00–630.00	612.24
9	350–400	355	555.00–600.00	579.79
15	400–450	416	502.50–525.00	510.63
6	500–550	516	452.50–460.00	457.03
9	550–600	575	432.00–447.50	439.32
18	600–650	616	410.00–423.00	413.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	615.00–640.00	626.63
2	300–350	335	535.00–537.50	536.23
12	350–400	365	502.50–535.00	517.37
10	400–450	419	479.00–495.00	489.74
9	450–500	470	467.50–487.50	476.53
7	500–550	523	422.50–442.50	435.47
12	550–600	577	398.00–422.50	408.80
15	600–650	628	380.00–400.00	394.39
11	650–700	680	349.00–370.00	357.11
2	700–750	740	337.50–350.00	343.75
11	850–900	870	292.50–315.00	312.95
3	900–950	921	282.50–305.00	297.59
1	1050–1100	1,065	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	110	760.00	760.00
1	150–200	150	640.00	640.00
2	250–300	283	480.00–490.00	485.22
1	300–350	335	510.00	510.00
20	350–400	375	457.50–495.00	477.64
21	400–450	422	450.00–482.50	468.25
30	450–500	474	420.00–445.00	431.05
18	500–550	520	380.00–405.00	395.47
19	550–600	577	377.50–399.00	391.60
14	600–650	625	353.00–373.00	365.22
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00
11	700–750	724	318.00–332.00	325.40
4	750–800	757	312.00–319.00	317.24
3	800–850	846	329.00	329.00
1	850–900	890	317.50	317.50
4	900–950	935	287.50–305.00	291.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	504	412.50–422.00	416.28
21	550–600	562	400.00–415.00	403.61
92	600–650	635	399.75–422.50	401.88
91	700–750	735	336.50–357.00	339.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	377	412.50–450.00	433.68
7	400–450	438	420.00–447.50	437.56
9	450–500	485	405.00–415.00	407.73
3	500–550	536	375.00–377.50	375.80
3	550–600	565	360.00–362.00	360.65
7	600–650	631	312.50–345.00	329.96
2	650–700	662	302.00	302.00
2	750–800	780	292.50–300.00	296.18
1	900–950	920	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	578	330.00–337.50	333.70
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	497	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	515	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	125	890.00	890.00
1	250–300	290	570.00	570.00
5	300–350	319	545.00–565.00	549.86
3	350–400	383	500.00–520.00	506.43
8	400–450	410	487.50–495.00	491.26
1	450–500	455	462.50	462.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	630	389.00–397.00	390.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	650.00	650.00
9	300–350	320	590.00–597.50	595.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	524	490.00–509.00	497.15
15	550–600	576	447.50–475.00	457.88
21	600–650	613	422.00–440.00	432.82
34	650–700	662	398.00–418.00	406.20
14	700–750	707	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	595.00–600.00	597.54
9	350–400	384	512.00–522.50	514.92
11	400–450	410	481.00–505.00	498.93
23	450–500	476	481.00–500.00	489.56
8	500–550	522	440.00–452.50	445.00
3	550–600	558	420.00–430.00	426.59
9	600–650	626	392.50–413.00	407.37
20	650–700	691	370.00–392.50	381.22
22	700–750	728	357.00–370.00	365.16
13	750–800	779	340.00–360.00	347.27
26	800–850	835	339.75–346.00	342.34
60	850–900	870	314.00–327.25	326.77
4	900–950	923	313.00	313.00
8	950–1000	963	312.00–316.00	313.51
1	1000–1050	1,010	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	470	465.00–473.00	468.87
4	550–600	571	375.00–382.50	378.66
1	600–650	610	376.00	376.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	450	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	665.00	665.00
1	300–350	315	622.50	622.50
1	350–400	370	570.00	570.00
13	400–450	419	520.00–525.00	522.41
17	450–500	478	510.00–512.00	511.77
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	622	220.00	220.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,076	187.00	187.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,190	2,950.00–3,600.00	3,231.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,064.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	3,750.00–3,800.00	3,774.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,264	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,504.90
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,054	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,821.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,338.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,555	4,700.00	4,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,605	4,350.00	4,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	4,250.00	4,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,448	2,300.00–3,400.00	2,858.55
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,318	3,650.00–4,200.00	3,946.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,276	3,450.00–4,200.00	3,747.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	3,850.00	3,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200.82
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,276	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,066.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,110	233.00–275.00	253.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,109	173.00–202.50	188.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	916	225.00–290.00	262.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,047	217.00–221.00	219.33
1	—	1,260	155.00	155.00
9	—	1,740	197.00–206.00	201.88
10	—	1,509	179.00–194.00	188.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,290	154.00–171.00	162.52
5	—	1,271	175.00–187.00	181.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,062	135.00–153.00	145.89
10	—	1,063	157.00–178.00	165.02
2	—	965	87.00–105.00	96.75
6	—	970	119.00–132.00	126.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,611	172.00–185.00	176.37
12	—	1,581	153.00–169.00	160.61

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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