Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-7.00 higher. A good quality offering saw continued strong demand from buyers. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $458.73/cwt on 58 head, down $22.96 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 28 comparable sales and sits −4.09 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.

Average price

$458.73

▼ 22.96 vs prior sale

58 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$56.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.24

vs KY average

−28.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	466.71	2,609	43
Medium and Large 2	536	465.00	2,492	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	573	410.33	2,353	8thin

One grade step is worth $56.38/cwt here — about $256 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

458.73

—

KY average25 barns · 871 hd

479.98

−21.24

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−28.82

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.82

−4.09

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	1,748	210.35	3,676	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,321	172.62	2,281	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	162.82	2,042	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	145.72	1,493	12

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)	1,000	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,369	$2,984	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,418	$2,879	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$2,838	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,175	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,320	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$4,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,555	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$3,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	498.70/cwt	497.50–500.00	2,090	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	436.99/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,098	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	496.86/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	188	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	457.97/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	442.65/cwt	420.00–449.00	2,514	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	424.75/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	360.71/cwt	350.00–369.00	2,579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	425.08/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	498.45/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,148	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	379.92/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	448.33/cwt	447.50–450.00	2,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	577.97/cwt	500.00–640.00	1,676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	491.16/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,847	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	464.02/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,986	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	539.63/cwt	535.00–560.00	1,986	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	459.57/cwt	445.00–467.50	2,390	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	223	705.06/cwt	700.00–710.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	468.92/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,157	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	416.64/cwt	402.50–425.00	2,592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	384.01/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,020	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	549.88/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	601	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,417	4,312.00/head	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,312	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	2,878.66/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,879	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,325	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,905.07/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,905	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	775	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	903	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,026.14/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,026	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,935	226.69/cwt	220.00–234.00	4,386	2
Bulls	—	—	1,220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,196	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	209.88/cwt	206.00–215.00	3,732	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	187.14/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,330	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	168.59/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,104	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,687	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,038	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	149.75/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,499	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	128.54/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,330	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,580	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,837	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	139.14/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,799	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	168.92/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,233	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	185.47/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	307	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	477.46/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	539.11/cwt	530.00–547.50	2,280	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	729	401.50/cwt	393.00–410.00	2,927	143
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	991	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	3,196	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	514.22/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,391	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	526.35/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,321	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	430.90/cwt	430.00–431.00	2,710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	454.24/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,589	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,492	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	601	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,795	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	489	467.52/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,286	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	187	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	537.88/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	463.12/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,177	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	387.47/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,069	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	453.54/cwt	422.50–470.00	1,746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	364.99/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,613	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	410.23/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,986	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	476.09/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,000	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	498.56/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	308.64/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	396.67/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	406.85/cwt	400.00–432.00	2,152	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	561.76/cwt	545.00–585.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	411.81/cwt	370.00–422.50	2,393	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	943	342.25/cwt	342.25–342.25	3,227	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,286	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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 870Last week 1,000Year ago 913

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 75Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 76Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	530.00	530.00
10	400–450	419	497.50–500.00	498.70
2	450–500	477	485.00	485.00
3	500–550	513	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
35	450–500	480	430.00–445.00	436.99
8	500–550	534	380.00–390.00	387.47
1	550–600	585	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	450.00–465.00	457.97
5	300–350	330	485.00–500.00	496.86
6	350–400	385	422.50–470.00	453.54
1	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
8	450–500	484	390.00–420.00	410.23
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	674	320.00–330.00	325.05
2	700–750	733	302.50–315.00	308.64
1	800–850	815	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	187	600.00	600.00
4	200–250	235	545.00–585.00	561.76
1	250–300	295	550.00	550.00
5	300–350	321	520.00–550.00	537.88
7	350–400	382	490.00–500.00	498.56
9	400–450	420	460.00–490.00	476.09
16	450–500	470	455.00–475.00	463.12
16	500–550	529	400.00–432.00	406.85
3	550–600	565	390.00–400.00	396.67
3	600–650	600	381.00	381.00
2	800–850	800	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
144	700–750	716	360.00–370.00	364.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	188	720.00	720.00
2	200–250	230	685.00	685.00
1	250–300	275	670.00	670.00
1	300–350	320	600.00	600.00
10	350–400	368	535.00–560.00	539.63
9	400–450	423	530.00–547.50	539.11
5	450–500	460	455.00–480.00	468.92
11	500–550	520	445.00–467.50	459.57
11	550–600	568	420.00–449.00	442.65
8	600–650	622	402.50–425.00	416.64
2	650–700	665	375.00–385.00	379.92
7	700–750	715	350.00–369.00	360.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	670.00	670.00
4	250–300	290	500.00–640.00	577.97
5	300–350	326	530.00–570.00	549.88
7	350–400	376	460.00–500.00	491.16
9	400–450	428	435.00–485.00	464.02
4	450–500	469	400.00–435.00	424.75
5	500–550	526	370.00–400.00	384.01
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	431	495.00–510.00	498.45
3	450–500	490	447.50–450.00	448.33
3	500–550	520	420.00–430.00	425.08
1	550–600	580	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	637	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	700.00–710.00	705.06
3	250–300	285	690.00	690.00
2	300–350	307	650.00	650.00
3	400–450	433	575.00	575.00
2	500–550	523	475.00–480.00	477.46
4	600–650	601	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	550	488.00	488.00
143	700–750	729	393.00–410.00	401.50
59	900–950	943	342.25	342.25
53	950–1000	991	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	480.00	480.00
15	450–500	489	430.00–470.00	467.52
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
7	550–600	581	370.00–422.50	411.81
6	600–650	603	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	695	355.00	355.00
3	700–750	730	337.50	337.50
1	850–900	860	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	385	540.00	540.00
8	400–450	441	520.00–530.00	526.35
7	450–500	465	500.00–525.00	514.22
4	500–550	518	485.00	485.00
28	550–600	570	450.00–467.50	454.24
10	600–650	629	430.00–431.00	430.90
2	700–750	727	371.00	371.00
1	750–800	790	347.50	347.50
4	850–900	891	325.00	325.00
2	950–1000	957	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	477	490.00	490.00
7	500–550	536	465.00	465.00
1	600–650	645	417.50	417.50
1	650–700	655	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	690.00	690.00
3	400–450	421	580.00	580.00
1	500–550	505	530.00	530.00
6	600–650	601	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	3,700.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,417	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,312.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	5,000.00	5,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,555	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,418	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,878.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,380	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,905.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,540	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,026.14
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,200.00	3,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	220.00–234.00	226.69
1	—	1,220	180.00	180.00
5	—	1,778	206.00–215.00	209.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	184.00–190.00	187.14
9	—	1,248	164.00–174.00	168.59
1	—	1,170	157.00	157.00
4	—	1,293	134.00–142.00	139.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	140.00	140.00
12	—	1,322	160.00–175.00	168.92
6	—	1,339	180.00–195.00	185.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	178.00	178.00
6	—	1,001	148.00–152.00	149.75
4	—	1,035	120.00–141.00	128.54
1	—	1,000	158.00	158.00

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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What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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