Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was uneven with an average quality offering. Light weight steers 400 lbs and under appeared sharply higher and with strong demand, but with limited head to head comparisons. The 450-750 lbs steers were steady to 4.00 higher with good demand and yearling steers were uneven with a good supply. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were 1.00 to 3.00 lower, while the 500-700 lbs heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for higher quality cattle and weaned packages or groups, while discounting plainer and non weaned cattle severely. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.27/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −56.27 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$405.27

49 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$26.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.78

vs KY average

−11.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	406.35	2,239	47
Medium and Large 2	500	380.00	1,900	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.35/cwt here — about $339 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $384.59, median $461.54 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 sale49 hd

405.27

—

KY average18 barns · 768 hd

394.50

+10.78

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−11.26

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−56.27

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	1,584	193.49	3,065	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,587	169.27	2,686	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	166.77	2,124	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	143.48	1,557	37
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	197.50	2,350	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,288	162.85	2,098	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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

137 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - 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	400–450	444	465.74/cwt	450.00–477.50	2,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	959	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	3,222	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	308.83/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	294.65/cwt	282.00–299.00	2,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	330.52/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,079	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	363.42/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,897	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	461.94/cwt	452.50–465.00	2,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	393.58/cwt	389.00–400.00	1,673	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	292.82/cwt	283.00–309.00	2,079	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	304.99/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	300.51/cwt	299.00–302.00	2,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	502.32/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	380.04/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,162	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	294.89/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	389.65/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	340.84/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	278.39/cwt	260.00–283.00	2,235	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	876	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,952	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,794	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	416.57/cwt	405.00–421.00	2,629	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	913	344.73/cwt	341.00–349.85	3,147	287
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	761	392.25/cwt	392.25–392.25	2,985	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	925	312.59/cwt	310.25–314.50	2,891	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	373.83/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	389.99/cwt	388.00–391.00	2,367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	420.77/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,167	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	808	365.50/cwt	365.50–365.50	2,953	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	389.68/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,104	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	550–600	583	366.53/cwt	357.50–372.50	2,137	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	385.19/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,260	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	334.44/cwt	322.50–345.00	2,107	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	376.73/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,970	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	396.66/cwt	382.50–405.00	2,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	392	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	517	425.30/cwt	413.00–455.00	2,199	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	457.86/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,960	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	310.47/cwt	299.00–320.00	2,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	629	374.20/cwt	371.00–375.00	2,354	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	360.06/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,099	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	288.50/cwt	287.00–290.00	2,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	280.10/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	551.73/cwt	537.50–570.00	1,975	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	485.26/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,227	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	592	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,303	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	427.80/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	504.38/cwt	500.00–517.50	2,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	415.23/cwt	407.50–422.50	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	660	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,303	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	185	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,055	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	114.90/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,069	2
Bulls	—	—	1,659	194.04/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,219	6
Bulls	—	—	1,472	178.93/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,634	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	165.98/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,619	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	167.80/cwt	161.00–173.00	2,146	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	151.66/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,882	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,190	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	157.67/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,831	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	179.14/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,890	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	176.45/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,257	4
Bulls	—	—	1,606	207.39/cwt	202.00–212.00	3,331	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	145.46/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,590	24
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	990	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,658	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	84.36/cwt	82.00–86.00	679	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,288	162.85/cwt	159.00–167.50	2,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	509.22/cwt	500.00–519.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,388	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,304	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	517	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	760	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	299.88/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	392.20/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	552	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	356.73/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	456.71/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	386.43/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,207	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	412.48/cwt	402.50–421.00	2,347	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	392.34/cwt	390.25–394.25	2,452	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,658	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	804	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,701	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	389.75/cwt	385.25–409.00	2,795	97
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	419.68/cwt	415.00–422.00	2,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	696	358.31/cwt	354.75–365.00	2,494	109
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	338.12/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	420.84/cwt	415.00–427.50	2,041	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	229.97/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	857	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	305.37/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	353.67/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,298	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	264.15/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	336.94/cwt	332.00–352.50	1,607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	252	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	387.20/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	421.68/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	353.89/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,525	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Sep 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,859Last week 1,708Year ago 1,024

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 86Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	285	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	397	492.50	492.50
7	400–450	444	450.00–477.50	465.74
3	450–500	463	455.00–460.00	456.71
4	500–550	520	382.50–405.00	396.66
10	550–600	569	370.00–392.50	380.04
3	600–650	607	388.00–391.00	389.99
6	650–700	668	340.00–345.00	340.84
6	700–750	745	319.00	319.00
1	750–800	785	347.00	347.00
4	800–850	846	322.00	322.00
20	850–900	887	315.00	315.00
2	900–950	925	290.00–300.00	294.89
2	950–1000	973	299.00–302.00	300.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	515	415.00–430.00	420.77
21	550–600	569	402.50–421.00	412.48
29	600–650	631	405.00–421.00	416.57
97	700–750	717	385.25–409.00	389.75
59	750–800	761	392.25	392.25
59	800–850	808	365.50	365.50
60	850–900	876	337.00	337.00
287	900–950	913	341.00–349.85	344.73
61	950–1000	959	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	555.00	555.00
4	350–400	395	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	418	500.00–519.00	509.22
3	450–500	466	485.00	485.00
6	650–700	655	423.00	423.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	292.50	292.50
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	875	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	420.00–425.00	421.68
9	450–500	485	415.00–427.50	420.84
2	500–550	500	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	750	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
6	350–400	367	345.00–375.00	353.67
6	400–450	431	347.50–365.00	353.89
4	450–500	477	332.00–352.50	336.94
5	500–550	531	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	570	322.50	322.50
6	700–750	734	255.00–270.00	264.15
3	750–800	770	225.00–240.00	229.97
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	465.00	465.00
1	250–300	285	435.00	435.00
5	300–350	327	380.00–400.00	385.19
6	350–400	371	380.00–400.00	389.65
12	400–450	425	389.00–400.00	393.58
12	450–500	465	370.00–385.00	373.83
9	500–550	522	360.00–377.50	363.42
13	600–650	629	325.00–350.00	330.52
2	650–700	675	305.00–312.50	308.83
9	700–750	710	283.00–309.00	292.82
4	750–800	757	282.00–299.00	294.65
5	800–850	803	260.00–283.00	278.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	540	380.00–405.00	389.68
14	550–600	571	385.00–390.00	386.43
163	600–650	625	390.25–394.25	392.34
109	650–700	696	354.75–365.00	358.31
139	750–800	766	347.00	347.00
45	800–850	804	336.00	336.00
99	900–950	925	310.25–314.50	312.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	583	357.50–372.50	366.53
30	600–650	629	371.00–375.00	374.20
9	650–700	660	349.00	349.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	412.50–435.00	427.80
2	400–450	413	407.50–422.50	415.23
9	450–500	470	390.00–397.50	392.20
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	487	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	550	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	655	262.50	262.50
1	750–800	785	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	495.00–510.00	502.32
1	300–350	305	492.50	492.50
1	350–400	355	442.50	442.50
7	400–450	428	455.00–460.00	457.86
4	450–500	460	452.50–465.00	461.94
15	500–550	523	370.00–395.00	376.73
5	550–600	583	350.00–367.50	360.06
5	600–650	630	322.50–345.00	334.44
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
6	700–750	727	299.00–320.00	310.47
5	750–800	757	302.50–310.00	304.99
3	800–850	813	275.00–290.00	280.10
2	850–900	863	287.00–290.00	288.50
1	900–950	910	245.00	245.00
2	1050–1100	1,050	245.00	245.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	570.00	570.00
9	350–400	358	537.50–570.00	551.73
4	400–450	400	500.00–517.50	504.38
16	450–500	459	480.00–490.00	485.26
14	500–550	517	413.00–455.00	425.30
5	550–600	592	389.00	389.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	440	302.50	302.50
3	450–500	486	295.00–310.00	299.88
2	550–600	552	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	382.50	382.50
1	350–400	365	402.50	402.50
3	400–450	422	380.00–402.50	387.20
3	450–500	493	415.00–422.00	419.68
4	500–550	530	352.00–365.00	356.73
4	550–600	569	335.00–340.00	338.12
4	600–650	627	297.00–315.00	305.37
1	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	857	260.00	260.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	107.00–121.00	114.90
9	—	1,161	154.00–165.00	157.67
24	—	1,093	136.00–152.00	145.46
2	—	805	82.00–86.00	84.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,578	159.00–173.00	165.98
4	—	1,613	175.00–185.00	179.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,279	161.00–173.00	167.80
4	—	1,241	150.00–154.00	151.66
4	—	1,279	175.00–178.00	176.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,659	189.00–199.00	194.04
5	—	1,472	170.00–184.00	178.93
5	—	1,606	202.00–212.00	207.39
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	197.50	197.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	159.00–167.50	162.85

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	203.00	203.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,700.00	2,700.00

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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