Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate demand; over 500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers 450-600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand; featherweights 5.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearlings light test. Buyers showing preference for long-weaned calf packages suitable for grass. Fleshy short-weaned calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a lite test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.66/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −106.06 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$295.66

47 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$627

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

$111.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.96

vs KY average

−25.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	314.68	1,685	30
Large 1-2	585	280.00	1,638	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	531	269.19	1,429	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	520	203.50	1,058	2thin

One grade step is worth $111.18/cwt here — about $627 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale47 hd

295.66

—

KY average26 barns · 1,531 hd

307.62

−11.96

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−25.72

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−106.06

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	1,608	166.62	2,678	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,328	137.51	1,825	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	136.61	1,708	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	111.57	1,166	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,115	170.00	1,896	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)	1,284	$2,577	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,207	$2,082	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,019	$1,684	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,237	$2,921	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	516	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,873	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	370.27/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	338.81/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,755	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	443	387.84/cwt	380.00–393.00	1,718	5
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	339.99/cwt	334.00–343.00	2,081	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	635	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	297.40/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	567	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,877	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	281.25/cwt	280.00–282.50	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	211.30/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	337.22/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	361.46/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,475	2
Bulls	Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	219.97/cwt	200.00–239.00	1,784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	297.09/cwt	285.00–316.00	1,738	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	291.72/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	325.97/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,571	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	390	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,158	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,150	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	256.02/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	927	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	615	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,337	2,743.56/head	2,700.00–2,825.00	2,744	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	150.96/cwt	142.00–164.00	1,603	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,273	3,291.94/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,292	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	2,974.78/head	2,500.00–3,175.00	2,975	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,126	2,499.67/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,075	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	1,625.98/head	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,626	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,445	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	137.83/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,392	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,006	1,650.30/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,650	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	2,244.41/head	1,925.00–2,425.00	2,244	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,180.29/head	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,180	14
Bulls	—	—	1,450	168.01/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,436	2
Bulls	—	—	1,764	178.58/cwt	171.00–186.00	3,150	9
Bulls	—	—	1,243	129.79/cwt	112.00–140.00	1,613	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	140.92/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,891	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	125.63/cwt	114.00–129.50	1,543	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	136.08/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,691	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	99.88/cwt	90.00–107.50	1,027	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	92.27/cwt	80.00–98.00	853	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	142.46/cwt	139.00–152.50	1,804	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	136.49/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,728	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	125.95/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,880	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,115	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,896	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	117.98/cwt	110.00–126.50	1,254	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	132.07/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	321.09/cwt	318.00–322.50	2,193	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	301.52/cwt	298.00–304.00	2,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	387.88/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,493	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	379.86/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,778	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	291.07/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	921	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	616	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,242	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	290.81/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	337.27/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,457	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	335.56/cwt	323.00–352.00	1,567	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	358.44/cwt	326.00–374.00	2,040	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	295.39/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,085	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	241.98/cwt	241.00–244.00	2,149	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	300.82/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	276.74/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,710	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	307.21/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,601	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	309.26/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	308.41/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,007	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	650	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	622	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	277.45/cwt	275.75–284.00	2,120	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	232.58/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	835	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	279.48/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	271.78/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,408	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	992	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,667	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	653	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	259.69/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	288.81/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	679	217.35/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	235.53/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	295.68/cwt	286.00–302.00	1,863	22
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	520	203.50/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	303.44/cwt	295.00–322.00	1,086	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	328.81/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,874	7

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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Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 30Year ago 7

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	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
8	500–550	516	363.00	363.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	460	350.00–385.00	370.27
14	500–550	518	330.00–352.50	338.81
7	550–600	570	320.00–336.00	328.81
2	600–650	600	308.00	308.00
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	297.00	297.00
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	635	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	322.00	322.00
2	300–350	338	325.00–350.00	337.22
2	350–400	357	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	408	350.00–372.50	361.46
5	450–500	482	320.00–350.00	325.97
3	500–550	518	292.50–300.00	297.40
10	550–600	585	285.00–316.00	297.09
3	600–650	617	290.00–295.00	291.72
5	800–850	811	200.00–239.00	219.97
1	850–900	850	227.00	227.00
3	900–950	923	210.00–214.00	211.30
2	950–1000	980	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	200.00	200.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	433	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	292.00	292.00
1	550–600	550	282.50	282.50
2	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	665	254.00–258.00	256.02
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	220.00–230.00	225.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	380.00–393.00	387.84
7	450–500	468	365.00–385.00	379.86
11	550–600	569	326.00–374.00	358.44
10	600–650	612	334.00–343.00	339.99
13	650–700	683	318.00–322.50	321.09
5	700–750	706	290.00–297.00	295.39
24	750–800	764	275.75–284.00	277.45
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
7	350–400	385	365.00–400.00	387.88
1	400–450	435	342.50	342.50
2	450–500	492	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	638	285.00–297.00	291.07
4	650–700	664	298.00–304.00	301.52
11	850–900	888	241.00–244.00	241.98
3	900–950	921	262.00	262.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	623	255.00	255.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	616	364.00	364.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
6	550–600	567	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	287.50	287.50
2	300–350	320	280.00–282.50	281.25
5	350–400	365	265.00–287.50	279.48
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
4	450–500	466	275.00–300.00	288.81
11	500–550	518	270.00–280.00	271.78
3	550–600	578	250.00–280.00	259.69
4	650–700	679	200.00–240.00	217.35
1	750–800	780	223.00	223.00
2	800–850	800	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	920	170.00	170.00
2	950–1000	992	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	432	322.50–350.00	337.27
20	450–500	467	323.00–352.00	335.56
22	600–650	630	286.00–302.00	295.68
4	650–700	669	285.00–294.00	290.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	302.50	302.50
2	300–350	328	305.00–314.00	309.26
5	350–400	358	295.00–322.00	303.44
1	400–450	440	317.00	317.00
7	450–500	475	307.00–317.00	308.41
16	500–550	521	290.00–310.00	307.21
5	550–600	566	295.00–309.00	300.82
14	600–650	618	276.00–284.00	276.74
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
5	750–800	768	227.00–240.00	235.53
5	800–850	813	231.00–233.00	232.58
3	850–900	878	220.00	220.00
3	900–950	926	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	990	196.00	196.00
2	1000–1050	1,007	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	622	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	653	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	835	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	200.00–207.00	203.50
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,337	2,700.00–2,825.00	2,743.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	935	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,625.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,006	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,650.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,925.00–2,425.00	2,244.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,265	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,180.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,062	142.00–164.00	150.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,010	130.00–142.00	137.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,273	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,291.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	3,275.00	3,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,252	2,500.00–3,175.00	2,974.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,126	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,499.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	167.00–169.00	168.01
9	—	1,764	171.00–186.00	178.58
3	—	1,243	112.00–140.00	129.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,342	138.00–145.00	140.92
15	—	1,266	133.00–138.00	136.49
4	—	1,493	116.00–129.00	125.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,228	114.00–129.50	125.63
12	—	1,243	133.00–138.00	136.08
18	—	1,266	139.00–152.50	142.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,028	90.00–107.50	99.88
6	—	925	80.00–98.00	92.27
8	—	1,063	110.00–126.50	117.98
6	—	1,154	127.00–140.00	132.07
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	170.00	170.00

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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