Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Yearling steers and heifers firm in a limited comparison with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with very good demand for lean cows and high dressing bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.89/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −85.83 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$315.89

70 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$55.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.62

vs KY average

+1.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	317.49	1,685	68
Medium and Large 2-3	565	261.50	1,477	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.99/cwt here — about $208 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 sale70 hd

315.89

—

KY average25 barns · 1,831 hd

305.27

+10.62

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

+1.31

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−85.83

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	1,577	163.72	2,582	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	150.49	1,867	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,496	138.53	2,072	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	121.03	1,255	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	156.00	1,989	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)	1,199	$2,139	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,751	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,445	$2,943	17

Every lot, as filed

125 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 1-2Fancy	300–350	327	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	331.51/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	374	420.86/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,574	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	383.22/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,805	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	285.35/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	340.14/cwt	319.00–349.00	2,085	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	358.41/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,720	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	232.43/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	271.46/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	278.72/cwt	268.00–287.50	1,697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	277.37/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	321.39/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,671	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	260	377.02/cwt	352.50–392.50	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	717	228.67/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	335.39/cwt	333.00–336.00	1,690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	237.36/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	286.05/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,897	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	328.05/cwt	325.00–332.50	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	325.63/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	318.21/cwt	313.00–327.50	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	240.76/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	250.43/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	239.60/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	365.91/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,540	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	324.70/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	850–900	869	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	291.52/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	277.47/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	230.03/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	335	380.87/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,276	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,952	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	286.50/cwt	270.00–301.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	297.38/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	337.90/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,608	12
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	612	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	375.15/cwt	353.00–382.50	1,940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	434.20/cwt	410.00–457.50	1,650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	386	378.90/cwt	349.00–421.00	1,463	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	288.46/cwt	275.00–316.00	1,788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	390.48/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	300.55/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	311.64/cwt	297.00–327.00	1,755	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	297.82/cwt	294.00–300.00	2,025	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	311.53/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	427	398.12/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,700	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	358.73/cwt	338.00–365.00	2,056	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	354.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	270.07/cwt	260.00–270.25	2,206	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	292.26/cwt	292.00–292.50	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	108.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,065	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,582	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,769	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	132.28/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,394	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	126.95/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,940	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	136.84/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,932	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,275	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,989	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	113.75/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,226	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	146.00/cwt	143.00–147.50	2,282	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	152.14/cwt	144.00–167.00	1,890	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	180.74/cwt	172.00–190.00	3,177	6
Bulls	—	—	1,358	158.27/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,149	3
Bulls	—	—	1,363	120.85/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,647	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	137.05/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,261	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	154.23/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,462	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	845	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,910.40/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,910	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	993	1,378.86/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,379	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,932.89/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,933	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,258	2,344.48/head	2,275.00–2,425.00	2,344	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,426	2,788.15/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,788	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,573	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,427	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	364.86/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	324	316.55/cwt	245.00–342.50	1,026	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	345.30/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	368.73/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,176	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	900–950	945	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	682	270.32/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,868	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	610	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	470	236.86/cwt	224.00–250.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	308.70/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	302.06/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,839	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	261.29/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	378.17/cwt	347.50–387.50	1,596	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	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 611Last week 623Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 90Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 25Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	327	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	400.00–450.00	420.86
5	500–550	504	333.00–336.00	335.39
6	550–600	556	325.00–337.00	331.51
5	600–650	609	268.00–287.50	278.72
10	650–700	663	275.00–288.00	286.05
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	325.00	325.00
4	300–350	319	355.00–380.00	368.73
2	350–400	370	355.00–375.00	364.86
11	400–450	422	347.50–387.50	378.17
15	450–500	480	347.50–370.00	358.41
6	500–550	511	292.50–320.00	302.06
8	550–600	575	287.50–320.00	308.70
4	600–650	638	256.00–267.00	261.29
4	700–750	726	227.00–238.00	232.43
2	750–800	770	240.00–245.00	242.55
4	800–850	831	230.00–235.00	232.47
1	850–900	880	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	915	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	335.00	335.00
8	300–350	324	245.00–342.50	316.55
2	350–400	378	330.00–360.00	345.30
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	490	265.00–290.00	277.37
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	578	267.50–280.00	271.46
1	600–650	620	244.00	244.00
2	650–700	663	230.00–245.00	237.36
1	700–750	740	239.00	239.00
2	750–800	772	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	682	265.00–273.00	270.32
2	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	945	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	470	224.00–250.00	236.86
1	600–650	610	223.00	223.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	612	267.00	267.00
1	650–700	665	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	380	410.00–457.50	434.20
18	400–450	427	375.00–440.00	398.12
17	450–500	471	370.00–390.00	383.22
7	500–550	517	353.00–382.50	375.15
18	550–600	573	338.00–365.00	358.73
22	600–650	613	319.00–349.00	340.14
2	650–700	667	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	530	292.00–292.50	292.26
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
3	600–650	622	284.00–286.00	285.35
1	850–900	890	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	371	382.00–400.00	390.48
1	400–450	435	337.50	337.50
3	450–500	472	350.00–360.00	354.95
1	500–550	530	329.00	329.00
5	550–600	570	297.50–320.00	311.53
4	600–650	623	297.00–305.00	300.55
6	650–700	680	294.00–300.00	297.82
2	700–750	710	258.00	258.00
58	800–850	817	260.00–270.25	270.07
5	850–900	855	250.00	250.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	260	352.50–392.50	377.02
10	300–350	335	350.00–400.00	380.87
25	350–400	386	349.00–421.00	378.90
22	400–450	421	335.00–390.00	365.91
12	450–500	476	330.00–360.00	337.90
47	500–550	520	305.00–330.00	321.39
18	550–600	563	297.00–327.00	311.64
11	600–650	620	275.00–316.00	288.46
21	650–700	655	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	270.00–301.00	286.50
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	370	287.50–305.00	297.38
2	450–500	470	275.00–280.00	277.47
1	500–550	540	248.00	248.00
1	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	620	228.00–232.00	230.03
3	700–750	717	227.00–230.00	228.67
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	865	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	325.00–332.50	328.05
3	300–350	332	325.00–327.00	325.63
1	350–400	365	332.50	332.50
5	400–450	421	313.00–327.50	318.21
4	450–500	473	320.00–327.00	324.70
3	500–550	507	287.00–295.00	291.52
9	600–650	630	247.00–260.00	250.43
4	650–700	668	240.00–243.00	240.76
8	700–750	734	238.00–245.00	239.60
1	800–850	810	224.00	224.00
1	950–1000	970	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	869	244.00	244.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	981	105.00–110.00	108.57
12	—	1,054	125.00–140.00	132.28
6	—	1,078	112.00–116.00	113.75
1	—	870	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,330	133.00	133.00
17	—	1,242	144.00–167.00	152.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	123.00–130.00	126.95
6	—	1,412	134.00–142.00	136.84
6	—	1,563	143.00–147.50	146.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	156.00	156.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,758	172.00–190.00	180.74
3	—	1,358	151.00–162.00	158.27
2	—	1,363	120.00–122.00	120.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	134.00–140.00	137.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	150.00–159.00	154.23
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,245	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,910.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,932.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	993	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,378.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	2,275.00–2,425.00	2,344.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,426	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,788.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,573	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,427	3,275.00	3,275.00

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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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