Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold sharply higher on weaned packages with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some 5-550 lb weaned packages sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with most improvement on lean offerings. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.28/cwt on 183 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.44 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$261.28

183 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$54.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

vs KY average

−14.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	264.04	1,439	172
Large 1-2	544	220.71	1,200	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	218.07	1,216	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	530	210.00	1,113	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.04/cwt here — about $326 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.17, low $343.72, median $401.72 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 sale183 hd

261.28

—

KY average25 barns · 1,643 hd

261.82

−0.54

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−14.89

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−140.44

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	1,714	139.02	2,383	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	126.17	1,792	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	124.04	1,493	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	108.30	1,093	11

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)	1,385	$1,680	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	635	$675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,404	4thin

Every lot, as filed

134 lots · USDA AMS · Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	205.58/cwt	199.00–212.00	1,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	238.25/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	246.80/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	280.32/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	202.59/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	335.28/cwt	311.00–352.50	1,579	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	299.27/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,577	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	290.93/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	242.50/cwt	241.50–248.00	1,882	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	200.44/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,431	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	939	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,939	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	239.19/cwt	238.00–239.50	1,682	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	280.29/cwt	260.00–289.00	1,783	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	362.40/cwt	314.00–393.00	1,522	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	244.33/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,522	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	328	308.66/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,012	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	433	332.53/cwt	289.00–360.00	1,440	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	290	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	372	360.93/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	274.85/cwt	255.00–283.00	1,841	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	370.43/cwt	335.00–393.00	1,371	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	241.15/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	258.35/cwt	239.00–265.00	1,604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	250.58/cwt	239.00–252.00	1,724	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	288.67/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,363	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	254.75/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	305.43/cwt	301.00–310.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	200.79/cwt	187.00–211.00	1,628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	221.74/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,847	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	237.99/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	240.76/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	211.11/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	225.80/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	280.44/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	221.51/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	272.55/cwt	263.00–282.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,578	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,679.77/head	1,410.00–1,900.00	1,680	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	2,507.37/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,507	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	307.30/cwt	299.00–315.00	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	878	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	915	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	495	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	200–250	230	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	506	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	273	230.08/cwt	227.00–233.00	628	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	635	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	410	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	849	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	86.39/cwt	86.00–87.00	786	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	116.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,255	6
Bulls	—	—	1,652	144.83/cwt	135.00–158.50	2,393	10
Bulls	—	—	1,920	119.67/cwt	110.00–131.00	2,298	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,187	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	675	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,573	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	105.59/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,001	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	127.43/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,834	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	127.48/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,569	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	112.97/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,545	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	790	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	562	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	870	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,766	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	756	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	750	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	523	227.56/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	450	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	720	222.99/cwt	206.00–225.50	1,606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	672	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	299.43/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	657	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,711	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	732	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	224.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	168.01/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	228.06/cwt	224.00–230.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	171.85/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	175.11/cwt	161.00–189.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	377	283.84/cwt	281.00–304.00	1,070	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	243.25/cwt	239.00–245.50	1,605	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	427	276.32/cwt	259.50–303.00	1,180	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	267.47/cwt	249.00–290.00	1,396	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	350–400	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	339	352.87/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	279.98/cwt	254.00–299.00	1,288	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	262.38/cwt	244.00–270.00	1,485	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	229.99/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	316.30/cwt	291.00–332.00	1,664	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	296.89/cwt	284.00–310.00	1,707	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	875	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	291	329.66/cwt	328.00–330.00	959	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	183.44/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	274	261.32/cwt	251.00–270.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	205	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	607	213.41/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	266.75/cwt	237.50–296.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	217.79/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	265.56/cwt	261.00–270.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	237.04/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	702	189.02/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	242.45/cwt	231.00–265.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	218.45/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	298.43/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,128	2

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,165Last week 311Year ago 1,084

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 43Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	301.00–310.00	305.43
1	300–350	310	295.00	295.00
5	350–400	364	267.50–290.00	280.44
6	400–450	426	241.00–250.00	246.80
3	450–500	470	247.00	247.00
2	500–550	528	237.00–239.00	237.99
3	550–600	563	235.00–240.00	238.25
4	600–650	604	190.00–220.00	202.59
5	650–700	675	225.00–227.00	225.80
7	700–750	714	180.00–220.00	200.44
2	750–800	770	199.00–212.00	205.58
3	800–850	801	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	328	295.00–314.00	308.66
14	350–400	377	281.00–304.00	283.84
62	400–450	427	259.50–303.00	276.32
60	450–500	460	254.00–299.00	279.98
80	500–550	522	249.00–290.00	267.47
87	550–600	566	244.00–270.00	262.38
107	600–650	623	238.00–256.00	244.33
23	650–700	660	239.00–245.50	243.25
10	700–750	703	238.00–239.50	239.19
4	750–800	755	230.50	230.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	720	206.00–225.50	222.99
3	850–900	878	202.00	202.00
1	900–950	915	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	365	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	530	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	523	225.00–230.00	227.56
1	550–600	585	207.00	207.00
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	750	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	672	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	650–700	657	260.50	260.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	250.00	250.00
4	250–300	274	251.00–270.00	261.32
3	300–350	337	231.00–265.00	242.45
2	350–400	375	261.00–270.00	265.56
3	400–450	413	224.00–230.00	228.06
5	450–500	488	220.00–230.00	224.02
3	500–550	542	200.00–235.00	218.45
4	550–600	569	201.00–230.00	217.79
2	600–650	620	161.00–189.00	175.11
4	650–700	660	178.00–188.00	183.44
2	700–750	732	159.00	159.00
2	750–800	775	166.00–178.00	171.85
4	800–850	810	167.00–169.00	168.01
1	900–950	930	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	480	286.00–295.00	290.93
3	550–600	583	280.00–281.00	280.32
15	800–850	833	220.00–222.00	221.74
10	900–950	939	206.50	206.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	291	328.00–330.00	329.66
4	300–350	339	335.00–360.00	352.87
21	350–400	370	335.00–393.00	370.43
49	400–450	420	314.00–393.00	362.40
23	450–500	471	311.00–352.50	335.28
26	500–550	526	291.00–332.00	316.30
26	550–600	575	284.00–310.00	296.89
35	600–650	636	260.00–289.00	280.29
19	650–700	670	255.00–283.00	274.85
6	700–750	715	238.00–260.00	254.75
30	750–800	776	241.50–248.00	242.50
7	800–850	815	228.00	228.00
5	850–900	875	227.00	227.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	207.00	207.00
1	450–500	495	221.00	221.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	618	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	343.00	343.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	756	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	450	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	304.00	304.00
2	300–350	338	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	378	297.00–300.00	298.43
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	520	244.00	244.00
1	700–750	715	223.00	223.00
1	800–850	815	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	342.50	342.50
4	350–400	372	330.00–375.00	360.93
21	400–450	433	289.00–360.00	332.53
12	450–500	472	270.00–300.00	288.67
16	500–550	527	270.00–330.00	299.27
1	550–600	575	276.00	276.00
4	600–650	621	239.00–265.00	258.35
9	650–700	688	239.00–252.00	250.58
6	700–750	707	235.00–247.00	241.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	388	299.00–315.00	307.30
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	478	295.00–304.00	299.43
2	500–550	513	263.00–282.00	272.55
3	600–650	620	234.00–247.00	240.76
2	700–750	743	220.00–223.00	221.51
5	750–800	777	201.00–219.00	211.11
5	800–850	811	187.00–211.00	200.79
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	227.00–233.00	230.08
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	562	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	675	233.00	233.00
2	750–800	790	206.00	206.00
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	870	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	267.50	267.50
2	350–400	390	237.50–296.00	266.75
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	478	229.00–245.00	237.04
3	500–550	526	225.00–240.00	229.99
2	550–600	562	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	607	210.00–220.00	213.41
3	700–750	702	184.00–199.00	189.02
1	800–850	805	153.00	153.00
1	850–900	880	170.00	170.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,385	1,410.00–1,900.00	1,679.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,323	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,507.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,152	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	635	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	86.00–87.00	86.39
6	—	1,073	110.00–120.00	116.96
3	—	948	102.00–110.00	105.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	106.00	106.00
16	—	1,439	120.00–135.00	127.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	103.00	103.00
19	—	1,231	120.00–144.00	127.48
4	—	1,074	109.00–115.00	112.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,652	135.00–158.50	144.83
3	—	1,920	110.00–131.00	119.67

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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