Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the feeder market was lower with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand, however the 500-550 lbs steers were steady with good supply. Recent declines in the futures market has limited buyers interest and the premiums they are willing to pay, while increasing the discounts on off colored and plainer quality cattle severely. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady with a good supply and moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.82/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −73.90 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$327.82

88 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$57.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.33

vs KY average

−47.07 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	336.43	1,804	72
Medium and Large 2	558	314.27	1,752	4thin
Large 1-2	560	302.50	1,694	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	278.70	1,512	11thin

One grade step is worth $57.73/cwt here — about $292 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 sale88 hd

327.82

—

KY average25 barns · 1,526 hd

344.14

−16.33

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−47.07

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

−73.90

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	1,609	183.91	2,960	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	156.94	2,357	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	149.10	1,817	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	132.98	1,462	30

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)	1,010	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,153	$2,350	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,166	$2,214	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	895	$1,085	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,325	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,361	$3,362	8

Every lot, as filed

126 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 1-2	250–300	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	363.76/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,553	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	338.69/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,788	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	361.18/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,755	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	292.00/cwt	289.00–295.00	2,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	283.09/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,900	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	388.99/cwt	381.00–397.50	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	407.35/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,352	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	308.76/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	352.80/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,018	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	344.36/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,125	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	396.59/cwt	390.00–408.00	1,840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	371.63/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,899	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	397.01/cwt	395.00–401.00	1,441	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	427.07/cwt	417.50–440.00	1,644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	383.66/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	308.53/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	416.34/cwt	415.00–417.00	2,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	265.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,802	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	443.73/cwt	442.50–445.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	327.82/cwt	318.00–336.00	1,862	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	560	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	444.82/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	331.52/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	346.65/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	352.75/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,848	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,434.71/head	2,325.00–2,510.00	2,435	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	3,540.39/head	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,540	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	3,063.82/head	2,750.00–3,375.00	3,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	2,434.45/head	2,360.00–2,600.00	2,434	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	192.34/cwt	180.00–213.00	2,050	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	135.88/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,482	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	123.24/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,357	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	149.23/cwt	148.50–150.00	1,750	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	167.34/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,192	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	150.38/cwt	142.50–158.00	1,830	17
Bulls	—	—	1,350	160.87/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,172	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	667	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,734	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	166.15/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,775	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	155.10/cwt	147.00–162.00	2,277	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	137.44/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,631	5
Bulls	—	—	1,653	203.72/cwt	202.00–205.50	3,367	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	186.06/cwt	181.00–190.50	3,262	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	610	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,723	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	667	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,818	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,694	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	770	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,810	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	450	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,361	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	673	281.61/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,007	1,919.95/head	1,700.00–2,175.00	1,920	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	2,010.00/head	2,010.00–2,010.00	2,010	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	309.62/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	263.22/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	289.26/cwt	272.00–305.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	329	321.14/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	374.41/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	273.69/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	933	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	358.70/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	399.15/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	374.83/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	337.31/cwt	318.00–345.00	1,430	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	351.88/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,348	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	316.82/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,800	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	334.77/cwt	329.00–341.00	1,824	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	339.43/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	451	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	377.94/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	334.45/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,595	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	284.20/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	306.21/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	334.14/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	390.80/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	280.70/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	274.93/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	273.35/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,553	3

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 561Year ago 626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 97Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 49Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	395.00	395.00
7	300–350	332	400.00–415.00	407.35
6	350–400	363	395.00–401.00	397.01
20	400–450	427	347.50–370.00	363.76
17	450–500	486	347.50–370.00	361.18
57	500–550	528	330.00–350.00	338.69
15	550–600	568	318.00–336.00	327.82
8	600–650	612	308.00–310.00	308.76
9	650–700	671	280.00–284.00	283.09
1	800–850	830	270.00	270.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	287	365.00–385.00	374.83
1	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
5	350–400	383	347.00–355.00	351.88
14	400–450	424	318.00–345.00	337.31
14	450–500	477	315.00–342.50	334.45
2	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	580	307.00–310.00	308.53
7	600–650	620	270.00–290.00	273.69
2	650–700	683	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	715	260.00	260.00
2	800–850	845	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	450	302.50	302.50
1	550–600	560	302.50	302.50
2	600–650	610	280.00–285.00	282.48
2	650–700	667	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	378	272.00–305.00	289.26
3	450–500	457	270.00–285.00	274.93
8	500–550	533	270.00–285.00	280.70
3	550–600	568	267.50–285.00	273.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	385	417.50–440.00	427.07
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
11	450–500	464	390.00–408.00	396.59
18	500–550	511	370.00–373.00	371.63
11	550–600	572	345.00–370.00	352.80
20	600–650	617	340.00–357.50	344.36
3	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	875	289.00–295.00	292.00
1	900–950	915	270.00	270.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	352.50	352.50
4	350–400	360	375.00–407.50	390.80
5	450–500	465	370.00–390.00	377.94
3	500–550	528	330.00–342.50	334.14
2	550–600	570	337.00–342.00	339.43
2	600–650	633	302.50–310.00	306.21
1	650–700	675	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	785	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	820	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	415.00–417.00	416.34
5	600–650	640	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	673	275.00–285.00	281.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	322.50	322.50
3	450–500	451	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	565	280.00–300.00	290.00
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	442.50–445.00	443.73
2	350–400	375	412.50	412.50
1	400–450	420	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	470	381.00–397.50	388.99
16	500–550	524	345.00–370.00	352.75
3	550–600	575	342.50–350.00	346.65
2	600–650	618	330.00–333.00	331.52
6	650–700	678	260.00–270.00	265.81
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	935	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	207.00	207.00
3	1050–1100	1,095	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	392.50–405.00	399.15
2	300–350	318	360.00–390.00	374.41
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	429	380.00–390.00	383.66
5	450–500	476	350.00–370.00	358.70
9	500–550	545	329.00–341.00	334.77
8	550–600	568	310.00–321.00	316.82
2	600–650	635	267.50	267.50
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00
3	900–950	933	180.00	180.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	440.00–455.00	444.82
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	667	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	770	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
4	300–350	329	315.00–325.00	321.14
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	475	290.00–320.00	309.62
3	500–550	533	260.00–270.00	263.22
3	550–600	575	275.00–295.00	284.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,153	2,325.00–2,510.00	2,434.71
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,286	2,360.00–2,600.00	2,434.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,007	1,700.00–2,175.00	1,919.95
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,010.00	2,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,420	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,540.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,263	2,750.00–3,375.00	3,063.82
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,325.00	2,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,066	180.00–213.00	192.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,091	130.00–144.00	135.88
9	—	1,101	114.00–129.00	123.24
2	—	1,173	148.50–150.00	149.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	166.00–169.00	167.34
17	—	1,217	142.50–158.00	150.38
5	—	1,187	136.00–140.00	137.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	165.00–167.00	166.15
10	—	1,468	147.00–162.00	155.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	157.00–166.00	160.87
2	—	1,653	202.00–205.50	203.72
3	—	1,753	181.00–190.50	186.06

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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