Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher with spots of light weight feeder heifers selling sharply higher. Yearling heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes this week with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $470.53/cwt on 58 head, down $32.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 28 comparable sales and sits +7.70 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.

Average price

$470.53

▼ 32.28 vs prior sale

58 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$471

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

$86.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.77

vs KY average

−7.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	481.08	2,614	47
Medium and Large 2	551	453.98	2,501	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	406.67	2,250	3thin
Large 1-2	570	400.00	2,280	1thin
Medium 1-2	543	395.00	2,143	2thin

One grade step is worth $86.08/cwt here — about $471 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.01, low $375.39, median $462.82 across 28 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 sale58 hd

470.53

—

KY average25 barns · 1,354 hd

481.30

−10.77

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−7.56

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.82

+7.70

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	1,666	199.60	3,326	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	178.49	2,640	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	172.07	2,095	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	138.96	1,362	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,813	169.75	3,078	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,246	$3,271	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,254	$3,059	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,390	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,256	$2,582	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$2,349	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$4,294	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,301	$3,956	17

Every lot, as filed

143 lots · USDA AMS · Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,596	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	185	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	265	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	384.29/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,329	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	324	647.55/cwt	645.00–650.00	2,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	563.61/cwt	550.00–585.00	2,407	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	545.67/cwt	537.50–550.00	2,554	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	329.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	429.21/cwt	420.00–438.00	2,180	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	344.72/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,482	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	411.68/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	511.66/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	909	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,736	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	381.16/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,222	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	307.43/cwt	300.00–314.00	2,481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	406	523.09/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	353.95/cwt	335.00–358.00	2,400	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	468.12/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,971	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	495.05/cwt	472.00–515.00	1,856	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	314.91/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	570.29/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	267	685.84/cwt	680.00–690.00	1,831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	333.67/cwt	333.50–337.50	2,950	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	518.46/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,209	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	459.96/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,258	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	469.02/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,645	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	619.03/cwt	600.00–630.00	2,043	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	428.32/cwt	400.00–438.00	2,664	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	657.42/cwt	650.00–670.00	1,808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	502.38/cwt	500.00–503.50	1,944	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	457.48/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	368.67/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,630	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	515.00/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,472	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	617.53/cwt	615.00–620.00	2,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	485.73/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,536	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1150–1200	1,163	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	3,222	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	865	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,997	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	561.91/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	492.48/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	419	603.66/cwt	590.00–625.00	2,529	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,829	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	384.50/cwt	384.50–384.50	2,718	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	940	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,914	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	752	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	481.60/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,283	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	448.88/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,348	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	495.05/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,079	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	593.09/cwt	570.00–610.00	2,521	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	386	601.11/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,320	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	260	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,768	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,813	169.75/cwt	166.00–174.00	3,078	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	148.97/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,582	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,158	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,410	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	114.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,058	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	178.49/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,640	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	185.39/cwt	178.00–201.00	2,280	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	166.42/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,085	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	153.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,726	6
Bulls	—	—	1,864	217.65/cwt	212.00–230.00	4,057	5
Bulls	—	—	1,646	194.33/cwt	184.00–208.00	3,199	4
Bulls	—	—	1,213	164.99/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,001	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	3,270.79/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,271	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	3,058.74/head	2,300.00–3,300.00	3,059	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	2,348.89/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,349	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	2,582.21/head	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,582	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	4,350.15/head	3,700.00–4,800.00	4,350	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	4,294.44/head	4,000.00–4,400.00	4,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	528.84/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	528	481.22/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,541	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	664	391.85/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	445.10/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	410.25/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	453.15/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,930	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	524.95/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,226	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	560.62/cwt	520.00–580.00	1,844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	432.31/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,066	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,856	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	399.60/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	326.21/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	465.37/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	306.63/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	463.82/cwt	457.50–470.00	2,175	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	415.35/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	631.59/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	533.73/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,050	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	511	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	355.94/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,210	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	407.62/cwt	385.00–416.00	2,136	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	407	423.32/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	556.35/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	501.86/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,083	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	273	615.05/cwt	600.00–625.00	1,679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	314.96/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,573	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	542.23/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,050	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	419.74/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,434	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	630.12/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	286.25/cwt	285.00–287.50	2,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	393.35/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	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 →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Mar 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,239Last week 1,113Year ago 1,090

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 49Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 47Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	500.00–503.50	502.38
5	450–500	491	450.00–470.00	459.96
4	500–550	541	450.00–460.00	457.48
1	550–600	590	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	640	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	780.00	780.00
5	250–300	267	680.00–690.00	685.84
4	300–350	324	645.00–650.00	647.55
9	400–450	427	550.00–585.00	563.61
14	450–500	468	537.50–550.00	545.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	400.00–420.00	410.00
1	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	610	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	650.00–670.00	657.42
7	300–350	330	600.00–630.00	619.03
1	350–400	355	560.00	560.00
20	400–450	426	500.00–530.00	518.46
22	450–500	480	500.00–530.00	515.00
21	500–550	522	470.00–505.00	485.73
20	550–600	564	460.00–480.00	469.02
32	600–650	622	400.00–438.00	428.32
12	650–700	683	385.00	385.00
6	700–750	736	365.00–375.00	368.67
23	850–900	884	333.50–337.50	333.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	710.00	710.00
2	350–400	385	615.00–620.00	617.53
11	400–450	419	590.00–625.00	603.66
5	450–500	472	560.00–570.00	561.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	530.00	530.00
4	550–600	569	485.00–500.00	492.48
21	600–650	615	460.00	460.00
72	700–750	707	384.50	384.50
5	750–800	752	367.00	367.00
57	850–900	865	346.50	346.50
53	900–950	940	310.00	310.00
46	1150–1200	1,163	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	705.00	705.00
4	400–450	406	520.00–525.00	523.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	508	420.00–438.00	429.21
3	550–600	555	410.00–415.00	411.68
7	600–650	606	380.00–385.00	384.29
86	700–750	720	340.00–354.00	344.72
2	750–800	767	339.00	339.00
55	900–950	909	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	645.00	645.00
2	200–250	205	590.00	590.00
3	250–300	273	550.00–580.00	570.29
6	300–350	327	500.00–525.00	511.66
14	350–400	375	472.00–515.00	495.05
18	400–450	421	450.00–485.00	468.12
18	450–500	478	410.00–445.00	432.31
29	500–550	524	385.00–416.00	407.62
35	550–600	583	365.00–405.00	381.16
18	600–650	621	345.00–365.00	355.94
24	650–700	678	335.00–358.00	353.95
5	700–750	717	325.00–335.00	329.02
3	750–800	782	305.00–320.00	314.91
7	800–850	807	300.00–314.00	307.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	450.00–470.00	465.37
1	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
9	450–500	464	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	590	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	687	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	990	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	318	400.00–430.00	415.35
3	350–400	377	385.00–415.00	399.60
3	400–450	407	420.00–425.00	423.32
2	450–500	460	350.00–400.00	375.00
3	500–550	535	300.00–375.00	326.21
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	633	300.00–320.00	306.63
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	620.00–640.00	631.59
6	250–300	273	600.00–625.00	615.05
3	300–350	328	540.00–580.00	556.35
15	350–400	384	520.00–540.00	533.73
18	400–450	415	495.00–510.00	501.86
21	450–500	469	457.50–470.00	463.82
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	511	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	620.00–640.00	630.12
1	250–300	285	600.00	600.00
6	300–350	329	520.00–580.00	560.62
7	350–400	378	525.00–550.00	542.23
10	400–450	420	480.00–510.00	495.05
13	450–500	474	460.00–500.00	481.60
16	500–550	523	435.00–465.00	448.88
13	550–600	580	400.00–445.00	419.74
4	600–650	630	375.00–405.00	393.35
3	650–700	678	382.50	382.50
1	750–800	795	320.00	320.00
3	800–850	817	312.50–320.00	314.96
2	850–900	895	302.50	302.50
2	900–950	943	285.00–287.50	286.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	680.00	680.00
9	350–400	386	600.00–610.00	601.11
6	400–450	425	570.00–610.00	593.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	430.00	430.00
4	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	605.00	605.00
3	350–400	365	570.00	570.00
9	400–450	424	520.00–550.00	524.95
6	450–500	473	510.00–540.00	528.84
8	500–550	528	480.00–490.00	481.22
2	600–650	600	440.00	440.00
4	650–700	664	390.00–395.00	391.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	440.00	440.00
8	400–450	426	450.00–455.00	453.15
3	450–500	490	435.00–450.00	445.10
3	500–550	527	400.00–420.00	410.25
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,813	166.00–174.00	169.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,062	143.00–157.00	148.97
1	—	905	128.00	128.00
1	—	815	173.00	173.00
3	—	923	110.00–120.00	114.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	176.00–180.00	178.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,230	178.00–201.00	185.39
11	—	1,253	160.00–171.00	166.42
6	—	1,124	150.00–157.00	153.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,864	212.00–230.00	217.65
4	—	1,646	184.00–208.00	194.33
2	—	1,213	161.00–170.00	164.99

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,246	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,270.79
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,254	2,300.00–3,300.00	3,058.74
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	977	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,348.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,256	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,582.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,237	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,335	3,700.00–4,800.00	4,350.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,080	4,000.00–4,400.00	4,294.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	2,650.00	2,650.00

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