Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers were 4.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned and pre-conditioned calves. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher with a good supply, while heifers 600 lbs and over were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for long weaned calves and quality feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.12/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −35.60 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$366.12

94 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$601

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

$88.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.19

vs KY average

−2.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	368.99	2,001	89
Medium and Large 2	548	323.91	1,773	4thin
Large 1-2	500	280.00	1,400	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.99/cwt here — about $601 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 sale94 hd

366.12

—

KY average26 barns · 1,560 hd

356.94

+9.19

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−2.79

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−35.60

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	—	Low	1,639	175.92	2,883	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	163.86	2,406	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	159.01	1,952	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,071	141.85	1,519	28

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$3,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,366	$3,012	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$2,861	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,166	$2,451	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,013	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,113	$1,915	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,042	$3,425	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,545	$4,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,385	$4,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,421	$3,587	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,382	$3,209	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$2,176	2thin

Every lot, as filed

132 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 1-2	550–600	574	335.12/cwt	329.00–340.00	1,924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	415.35/cwt	410.00–422.50	1,965	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	2,297	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	245.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	360.54/cwt	356.00–370.00	1,882	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	427.02/cwt	422.50–432.50	1,832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	289.79/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	686	335.99/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,305	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	390.05/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	357.13/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,693	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	362.36/cwt	350.00–376.00	1,562	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	376.30/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	318.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	303.91/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,170	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	424.68/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	354.07/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,068	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	332.88/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	364.00/cwt	351.00–368.00	1,907	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	312.30/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	354.38/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	376.75/cwt	371.00–386.00	2,012	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	395.46/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	390.18/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,353	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	421.84/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,227	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	380.58/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	663	351.34/cwt	343.00–360.00	2,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	456.37/cwt	450.00–462.50	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	437.90/cwt	427.50–445.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	376.25/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	616	350.88/cwt	344.00–359.00	2,161	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	2,825.60/head	2,575.00–3,050.00	2,826	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	3,039.57/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,040	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,295	3,702.70/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,703	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	2,696.01/head	2,400.00–2,875.00	2,696	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,075	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	3,837.10/head	3,825.00–3,850.00	3,837	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,457	3,648.62/head	3,525.00–3,700.00	3,649	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	2,485.90/head	2,375.00–2,550.00	2,486	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	1,605.76/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,606	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,012.50/head	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	3,425.22/head	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,425	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,357	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,059	3,256.80/head	3,175.00–3,400.00	3,257	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	2,475.01/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,475	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,159	3,162.78/head	3,075.00–3,200.00	3,163	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,366	3,011.70/head	2,875.00–3,175.00	3,012	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	2,038.89/head	1,925.00–2,375.00	2,039	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	158.49/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,965	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	944	172.90/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,632	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	2,406	1
Bulls	—	—	1,303	160.14/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,087	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	123.15/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,316	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	168.69/cwt	166.00–172.50	2,495	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	160.46/cwt	156.50–164.00	2,271	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	147.96/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	167.50/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,062	4
Bulls	—	—	1,742	180.78/cwt	173.50–188.50	3,149	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	143.70/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,657	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	155.88/cwt	151.50–161.00	1,646	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,084.89/head	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,085	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	100.87/cwt	98.00–103.00	966	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	2,097.80/head	1,775.00–2,225.00	2,098	6
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	908	2,175.62/head	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,176	2
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,297	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	2,875.50/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,876	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	4,275.00/head	4,275.00–4,275.00	4,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	3,875.94/head	3,700.00–4,050.00	3,876	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,609	3,397.50/head	3,275.00–3,525.00	3,398	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	304.17/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	277.44/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	274.13/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	276.50/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	400.96/cwt	394.00–411.00	2,293	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	329.57/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	290.00/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	355.01/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,353	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	350.71/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	318.10/cwt	307.00–330.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	339.56/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	386.20/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	363.75/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	329.71/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	370.57/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	340.67/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	312.59/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	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 →

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Wed Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 574Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 70Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 41Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	427.50–445.00	437.90
3	350–400	380	420.00–435.00	424.68
7	400–450	409	385.00–400.00	390.05
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
13	500–550	522	356.00–370.00	360.54
4	550–600	574	329.00–340.00	335.12
2	700–750	715	280.00–300.00	289.79
2	800–850	813	240.00–250.00	245.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	405.00	405.00
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
5	300–350	329	370.00–400.00	380.58
2	350–400	370	385.00–387.50	386.20
3	400–450	432	350.00–370.00	363.75
6	450–500	482	342.50–362.50	350.71
6	500–550	528	320.00–335.00	329.57
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
4	600–650	606	285.00–292.50	290.00
1	700–750	740	262.50	262.50
1	750–800	785	258.00	258.00
1	800–850	820	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	880	210.00	210.00
4	950–1000	965	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	450.00–462.50	456.37
1	400–450	410	420.00	420.00
5	600–650	616	344.00–359.00	350.88
2	650–700	663	343.00–360.00	351.34
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
3	300–350	340	302.50–305.00	304.17
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	462	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	467.50	467.50
6	400–450	429	422.50–432.50	427.02
19	450–500	473	410.00–422.50	415.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	435.00	435.00
6	450–500	481	385.00–400.00	395.46
4	500–550	526	390.00–400.00	395.00
3	600–650	622	345.00–370.00	354.38
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	738	320.00–337.00	332.88
1	750–800	755	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	810	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	528	410.00–427.50	421.84
12	550–600	572	394.00–411.00	400.96
9	600–650	603	380.00–398.00	390.18
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	357.50	357.50
1	400–450	410	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	490	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	510	339.00	339.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	500–550	534	371.00–386.00	376.75
4	550–600	550	375.00–380.00	376.25
6	600–650	620	370.50	370.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	686	335.00–340.00	335.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	372.50–380.00	376.30
24	400–450	431	350.00–376.00	362.36
15	450–500	474	350.00–370.00	357.13
22	500–550	524	351.00–368.00	364.00
18	550–600	584	340.00–360.00	354.07
6	600–650	628	315.00–320.00	318.35
3	650–700	658	310.00–317.00	312.30
6	700–750	714	295.00–310.00	303.91
2	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	850	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	343	300.00–325.00	312.59
1	350–400	390	332.50	332.50
3	400–450	420	265.00–290.00	274.13
2	650–700	678	275.00–280.00	277.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	282	352.50	352.50
4	300–350	330	365.00–372.50	370.57
6	350–400	381	350.00–362.50	355.01
4	400–450	434	335.00–347.50	340.67
7	450–500	484	339.00–340.00	339.56
2	500–550	525	320.00–340.00	329.71
2	550–600	570	307.00–330.00	318.10
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
5	700–750	709	267.50–280.00	276.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,260	2,575.00–3,050.00	2,825.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,875.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,282	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,039.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,328	3,825.00–3,850.00	3,837.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,457	3,525.00–3,700.00	3,648.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,545	4,275.00	4,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,403	3,700.00–4,050.00	3,875.94
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,609	3,275.00–3,525.00	3,397.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,385	4,000.00	4,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,702.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	908	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,175.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	982	2,400.00–2,875.00	2,696.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	955	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,012.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,127	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,475.01
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,366	2,875.00–3,175.00	3,011.70
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,141	1,925.00–2,375.00	2,038.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,125.00	3,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,059	3,175.00–3,400.00	3,256.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,159	3,075.00–3,200.00	3,162.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	935	2,375.00–2,550.00	2,485.90
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,605.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,230	1,775.00–2,225.00	2,097.80
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,238	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,084.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,042	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,425.22
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	194.00	194.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,240	152.00–165.00	158.49
2	—	1,075	146.00–150.00	147.96
4	—	1,231	166.00–169.00	167.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	944	167.00–180.00	172.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	148.50	148.50
6	—	1,479	166.00–172.50	168.69
4	—	1,415	156.50–164.00	160.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,069	116.00–130.00	123.15
10	—	1,153	135.00–149.00	143.70
5	—	1,056	151.50–161.00	155.88
2	—	958	98.00–103.00	100.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	150.00–167.00	160.14
13	—	1,742	173.50–188.50	180.78

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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