Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and bull calves sold unevenly steady except 400-500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand for weaned and thin-fleshed packages. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 5.00 lower on 400-500 lbs with moderate demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.05/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −168.67 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$233.05

65 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$37.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.32

vs KY average

−25.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	237.55	1,282	49
Large 1-2	530	233.00	1,235	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	221.14	1,189	13thin
Small and Medium 1-2	520	200.00	1,040	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.55/cwt here — about $242 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 sale65 hd

233.05

—

KY average24 barns · 1,509 hd

234.37

−1.32

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−25.34

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−168.67

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	1,475	148.50	2,190	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	114.38	1,688	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	114.37	1,488	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	101.55	1,161	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,195	160.00	1,912	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,525	151.00	2,303	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)	1,254	$1,523	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,967	2thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 2-3	350–400	383	227.58/cwt	225.00–230.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	244.38/cwt	241.50–249.00	1,293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	324	275.19/cwt	270.00–278.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	365	271.00/cwt	270.00–275.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	223.50/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	215.38/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	711	169.51/cwt	156.00–180.00	1,205	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	204.48/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	235.52/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,227	26
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	251.28/cwt	240.00–265.00	942	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	863	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	428	212.06/cwt	210.00–214.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	945	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	987	177.99/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	235.39/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,146	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	431	244.00/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	187.47/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	242.72/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	231.12/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	458	247.29/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,133	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	246.02/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	290.97/cwt	275.00–308.00	1,341	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	748	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	314.38/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,330	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	328	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	372	312.26/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,162	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	243.41/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	238.33/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	282.24/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,188	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	345	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,118	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	170.98/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,320	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	105.04/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,269	10
Bulls	—	—	1,548	150.19/cwt	143.00–157.00	2,325	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	114.11/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,607	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	109.82/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,663	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	106.91/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,409	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	117.84/cwt	115.50–123.00	1,514	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,195	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,912	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	96.10/cwt	93.50–99.50	1,030	9
Bulls	—	—	1,643	171.58/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,819	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	116.77/cwt	115.50–120.50	1,734	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,498	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	111.39/cwt	109.50–112.50	1,308	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	88.92/cwt	86.00–92.00	956	2
Bulls	—	—	1,193	129.17/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,541	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	152.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,528	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,822.25/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,822	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	1,324.23/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,324	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,967.17/head	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,967	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	725	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	211.85/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,530	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	230.09/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,397	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,200	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	223.79/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	222.19/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,180	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,443	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	237.17/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,354	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	238.96/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,004	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	278.34/cwt	272.50–285.00	640	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	675	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	229.65/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	261.10/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,219	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	281.29/cwt	270.00–290.00	928	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	272.95/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,305	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	260.03/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,344	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	373	315.30/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	246.98/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,319	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	181.66/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	575	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	612	214.84/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,315	13
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	447	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	243.55/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	664	211.14/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,402	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	573	207.58/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,096	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 626Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 80Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 59Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	225.00–230.00	227.58
1	400–450	405	233.00	233.00
2	450–500	475	221.00	221.00
11	500–550	531	218.00–227.00	222.19
2	550–600	573	210.00–221.00	215.38
2	600–650	603	200.00–209.00	204.48
3	650–700	673	180.00–192.50	187.47
7	700–750	711	156.00–180.00	169.51
1	750–800	760	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	275.00	275.00
2	250–300	285	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	335	257.50	257.50
17	350–400	375	240.00–265.00	251.28
13	400–450	420	235.00–242.50	238.96
12	450–500	487	230.00–242.00	235.39
26	500–550	521	230.00–241.00	235.52
16	550–600	571	230.00–242.00	237.17
2	600–650	615	223.00–224.00	223.50
3	650–700	671	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	840	197.00	197.00
1	850–900	890	182.50	182.50
1	900–950	940	184.00	184.00
3	950–1000	987	174.00–180.00	177.99
1	1000–1050	1,010	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	270.00–278.00	275.19
5	350–400	365	270.00–275.00	271.00
4	400–450	431	243.00–246.00	244.00
15	450–500	458	242.00–253.00	247.29
5	500–550	529	241.50–249.00	244.38
2	550–600	562	250.00	250.00
8	600–650	602	230.00–232.00	231.12
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	428	210.00–214.00	212.06
2	500–550	520	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	233.00	233.00
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	945	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	300.00	300.00
8	350–400	372	300.00–320.00	312.26
8	400–450	423	310.00–320.00	314.38
20	450–500	461	275.00–308.00	290.97
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
9	550–600	583	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	603	251.00	251.00
4	700–750	748	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	460	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	537	254.00	254.00
3	550–600	553	257.00	257.00
5	600–650	631	243.00–245.00	243.41
3	650–700	665	245.00–248.00	246.02
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	842	210.00	210.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	492	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	520	235.00–250.00	242.72
2	600–650	627	234.00	234.00
2	800–850	830	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
8	300–350	345	324.00	324.00
2	350–400	373	310.00–320.00	315.30
10	400–450	421	275.00–293.00	282.24
10	450–500	478	270.00–300.00	272.95
12	500–550	517	256.00–266.00	260.03
1	550–600	565	253.00	253.00
3	600–650	628	237.00–239.00	238.33
1	650–700	655	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	435	247.50	247.50
1	500–550	505	217.00	217.00
3	550–600	567	229.00–230.00	229.65
3	600–650	626	180.00–185.00	181.66
7	650–700	664	209.00–215.00	211.14
3	750–800	772	165.00–178.00	170.98
1	800–850	830	159.00	159.00
1	900–950	945	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	575	222.00	222.00
13	600–650	612	211.00–216.00	214.84
2	650–700	675	192.00	192.00
1	700–750	725	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	272.50–285.00	278.34
7	300–350	330	270.00–290.00	281.29
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
14	450–500	467	250.00–270.00	261.10
10	500–550	534	240.00–260.00	246.98
4	550–600	568	239.00–245.00	243.55
15	600–650	607	223.00–236.00	230.09
8	650–700	662	215.00–229.00	223.79
11	700–750	722	203.00–220.00	211.85
2	1200–1250	1,200	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	220.00	220.00
3	550–600	573	202.50–210.00	207.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,208	102.00–109.00	105.04
9	—	1,072	93.50–99.50	96.10
4	—	1,174	109.50–112.50	111.39
2	—	1,075	86.00–92.00	88.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,408	113.00–115.00	114.11
7	—	1,514	107.00–112.00	109.82
14	—	1,485	115.50–120.50	116.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	105.00–108.00	106.91
7	—	1,285	115.50–123.00	117.84
5	—	1,314	113.00–115.00	114.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,548	143.00–157.00	150.19
2	—	1,643	169.00–174.00	171.58
3	—	1,193	115.00–139.00	129.17
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	160.00	160.00

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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	6	—	1,003	150.00–160.00	152.30
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,433	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,822.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,135	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,324.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,967.17

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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