Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeders steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower with most decline on 550-800 lb offerings. Yearling steers over 800 lbs sold steady with good demand in a lite test. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate demand except 300-400 lbs traded firm with good demand and a yearling load of attractive quality reputation heifers was well received with very good buyer participation and very good demand. Fleshy short-weaned calves and single head lots facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand; except lean cows 3.00 higher with good 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 $256.84/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −144.88 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$256.84

73 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$66.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.81

vs KY average

−42.02 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	266.78	1,455	45
Large 1-2	540	262.00	1,415	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	238.99	1,327	23
Small and Medium 1-2	580	200.00	1,160	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.78/cwt here — about $295 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

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 sale73 hd

256.84

—

KY average25 barns · 2,154 hd

274.65

−17.81

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−42.02

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−144.88

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	1,671	161.13	2,693	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,350	133.93	1,808	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	132.35	1,956	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	110.14	1,159	21
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,315	165.00	2,170	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,725	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,696	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

135 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	433	343.02/cwt	327.00–360.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	337	345.66/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,165	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	469	291.70/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,368	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	371	362.14/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	290.35/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	372	377.38/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	317.08/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,611	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	263.65/cwt	256.00–290.00	1,629	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	293.30/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,575	2
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	342.10/cwt	325.00–351.00	1,618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	311	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	637	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	261.99/cwt	254.00–278.00	1,389	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	238.28/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,363	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	202.66/cwt	192.00–211.00	1,871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	209.55/cwt	199.00–223.00	1,702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	245.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	238.60/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	241.77/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,627	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	258.69/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,353	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	302.71/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,147	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	241.28/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	230.53/cwt	220.00–250.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	268.80/cwt	261.00–272.50	1,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	259.71/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	890	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	238.67/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,389	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	312	258.88/cwt	225.00–280.00	808	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	228.11/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,601	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	197.99/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	270.48/cwt	230.00–285.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	328.71/cwt	317.00–340.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	252.74/cwt	244.00–266.00	1,564	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	376	334.79/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,259	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	270.11/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,413	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	720	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,453	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	785	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,821	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	325	247.58/cwt	245.00–250.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	335.12/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	229.57/cwt	205.00–271.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	239.33/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,259	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	334.44/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	304.59/cwt	284.00–319.00	1,325	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,894	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,879	1
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	900	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,863	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	254.73/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,472	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	257.61/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	246.44/cwt	240.00–247.75	2,021	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	308.56/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,305	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,953	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	556	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,501	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	272.49/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,550	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	291.83/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,380	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	140.67/cwt	138.50–142.00	2,092	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	116.57/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,278	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	124.69/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,399	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	131.83/cwt	130.50–133.50	2,014	2
Bulls	—	—	1,816	171.35/cwt	165.00–179.00	3,112	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	124.41/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,696	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,170	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	142.13/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,061	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	106.82/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,132	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	127.56/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,853	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	132.54/cwt	130.50–134.00	1,682	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	98.45/cwt	95.00–101.00	956	7
Bulls	—	—	1,599	156.02/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,495	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,102	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	319.09/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	221.21/cwt	201.00–234.00	1,699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	258.99/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,489	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	870	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	570	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	790	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	467	210.50/cwt	200.00–230.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	670	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	248.75/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	270.33/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,303	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	206.06/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	430	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	310	248.75/cwt	245.00–252.50	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	290.24/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,222	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	530	218.29/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,157	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	329.51/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	234.71/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,704	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,899.34/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,899	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,072	1,579.50/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,580	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,811.79/head	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,812	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,388	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,299	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,460	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 641Last week 1,027Year ago 1,067

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 68Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 32Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	290.00–300.00	295.00
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	405	230.00–267.50	248.75
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	530	240.00–250.00	245.09
6	550–600	572	220.00–252.00	238.28
2	600–650	618	230.00–232.00	231.00
1	650–700	665	190.00	190.00
2	700–750	733	200.00–212.00	206.06
1	750–800	785	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	885	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	935	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	345.00–350.00	345.66
4	350–400	371	340.00–375.00	362.14
2	400–450	433	327.00–360.00	343.02
9	450–500	469	285.00–310.00	291.70
6	500–550	503	282.50–295.00	290.35
7	700–750	727	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	570	252.00	252.00
2	600–650	637	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	670	237.00	237.00
1	750–800	790	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	305	329.00–330.00	329.51
4	350–400	375	316.00–325.00	319.09
6	400–450	421	275.00–320.00	290.24
9	450–500	482	260.00–281.00	270.33
25	500–550	530	254.00–278.00	261.99
13	550–600	575	252.00–266.00	258.99
5	600–650	616	237.00–243.00	238.60
10	650–700	673	237.00–246.00	241.77
4	700–750	726	233.00–237.00	234.71
8	750–800	768	201.00–234.00	221.21
3	800–850	812	199.00–223.00	209.55
2	850–900	892	212.00	212.00
3	900–950	923	192.00–211.00	202.66
1	950–1000	955	195.00	195.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	245.00–252.50	248.75
1	400–450	430	232.50	232.50
3	450–500	467	200.00–230.00	210.50
3	500–550	530	215.00–220.00	218.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
10	550–600	578	247.00–265.00	254.73
1	600–650	635	249.00	249.00
3	650–700	683	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	372	350.00–392.50	377.38
2	400–450	420	330.00–340.00	335.12
4	450–500	473	325.00–351.00	342.10
11	500–550	508	315.00–320.00	317.08
6	550–600	562	290.00–300.00	293.30
14	600–650	618	256.00–290.00	263.65
12	650–700	678	254.00–261.00	257.61
7	750–800	778	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	328.00–340.00	334.44
6	400–450	423	300.00–320.00	308.56
2	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
5	550–600	582	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	625	252.00	252.00
2	700–750	745	243.00	243.00
1	750–800	770	244.00	244.00
16	800–850	820	240.00–247.75	246.44
5	850–900	872	241.50	241.50
4	900–950	917	237.50	237.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	525	266.00	266.00
5	550–600	556	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	785	232.00	232.00
1	900–950	900	207.00	207.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	245.00–250.00	247.58
1	350–400	370	225.00	225.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	270	317.00–340.00	328.71
4	300–350	317	230.00–285.00	270.48
6	350–400	379	290.00–310.00	302.71
2	400–450	417	277.50	277.50
4	450–500	480	261.00–272.50	268.80
11	500–550	523	252.00–264.00	258.69
6	550–600	568	253.00–265.00	259.71
1	600–650	615	231.00	231.00
1	650–700	665	234.00	234.00
9	700–750	702	225.00–230.00	228.11
2	800–850	803	195.00–201.00	197.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	225.00–280.00	258.88
5	350–400	383	205.00–271.00	229.57
3	400–450	413	220.00–250.00	230.53
4	450–500	485	230.00–255.00	241.28
11	500–550	526	230.00–252.00	239.33
12	550–600	582	222.00–245.00	238.67
1	600–650	635	202.00	202.00
2	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	710	210.00–212.00	211.01
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	890	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	540	262.00	262.00
1	600–650	625	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	720	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	325.00–340.00	334.79
27	400–450	435	284.00–319.00	304.59
19	450–500	473	280.00–300.00	291.83
12	500–550	523	265.00–277.50	270.11
16	550–600	569	266.00–276.00	272.49
17	600–650	619	244.00–266.00	252.74
80	650–700	653	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	138.50–142.00	140.67
2	—	1,528	130.50–133.50	131.83
5	—	1,453	124.00–130.00	127.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,096	114.00–118.00	116.57
5	—	1,122	120.00–130.00	124.69
5	—	1,060	103.00–110.00	106.82
7	—	971	95.00–101.00	98.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	119.00–130.00	124.41
3	—	1,450	139.00–144.00	142.13
4	—	1,269	130.50–134.00	132.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,816	165.00–179.00	171.35
8	—	1,599	151.00–158.00	156.02
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,102	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,072	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,579.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,333	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,899.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,161	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,811.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	152.50	152.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	131.00–134.00	132.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	2,275.00	2,275.00

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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