Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.74/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 6 of 27 comparable sales and sits −34.39 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$327.74

27 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$59.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

vs NC average

−43.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	329.96	1,799	26
Medium 2	564	270.00	1,523	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.96/cwt here — about $276 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.67, low $298.87, median $362.13 across 27 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 sale27 hd

327.74

—

NC average8 barns · 208 hd

326.09

+1.65

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−43.77

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

−34.39

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	1,498	197.39	2,956	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	162.60	1,891	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	155.25	2,205	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	140.85	1,518	16

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,404	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,106	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,967	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$4,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,204	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,074	$4,034	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,052	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,052	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	780	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	550	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

123 lots · USDA AMS · Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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	400–450	418	358.61/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,499	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	360.91/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,220	5
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	214	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	345.54/cwt	327.50–380.00	1,641	25
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	338	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	382.60/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,450	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	336	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	564	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	306.56/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,907	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	294.29/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	361.99/cwt	350.00–370.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	774	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	384	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	299.91/cwt	290.00–312.50	2,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	329.37/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,723	15
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	266	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	798	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	362	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	316.73/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	322.10/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	330.86/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,929	6
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	480	316.25/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	302.21/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	291.33/cwt	284.50–297.50	2,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	356.38/cwt	345.00–380.00	976	7
Heifers	Small 2	200–250	218	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	410.03/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	404.38/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	333.17/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,263	3
Heifers	Small 2	250–300	297	264.98/cwt	260.00–270.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	383.01/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,237	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	357.51/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,024	2
Steers	Small 2	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Small 2	300–350	344	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,000	1
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	324	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	376.48/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	417.28/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,394	4
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	430	360.20/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	696	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	404	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	361	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	386.31/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	926	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	842	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	812	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	142.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,543	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,013	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	156.71/cwt	150.00–166.50	2,233	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	127.29/cwt	122.50–130.00	1,399	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,539	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,791	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	157.83/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,858	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	174.09/cwt	167.50–181.00	1,950	11
Bulls	—	—	1,060	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,643	1
Bulls	—	—	1,547	211.15/cwt	206.00–222.50	3,266	6
Bulls	—	—	1,512	193.38/cwt	180.00–202.50	2,924	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,931	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,367	1
Stock Cows	Small 2-3	—	658	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,404	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,967.20/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,967	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	194.32/cwt	180.00–221.00	1,838	15
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	762	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,429	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	185.04/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,203	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Small 2	500–550	536	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,233	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	4,034.45/head	3,900.00–4,100.00	4,034	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	550	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	664	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	461	292.74/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	293.76/cwt	282.50–302.50	2,221	4
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	432	329.07/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,422	2
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	371	362.40/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	636	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	370.24/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,755	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	324.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	388	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	326.29/cwt	317.50–337.50	2,010	12
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	521	299.91/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	356.90/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,895	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	385.97/cwt	360.00–425.00	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	384.76/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,058	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	395.62/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,484	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	383.51/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,649	5
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	682	262.59/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,791	2
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	235	335.83/cwt	320.00–350.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	343.51/cwt	317.50–352.50	2,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	410.59/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,314	10
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	348	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	425	344.95/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,466	3
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	232	300.26/cwt	295.00–305.00	697	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	417	313.92/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,309	3
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	373	320.11/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	290.53/cwt	275.00–302.50	2,115	7

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	350.00–370.00	361.99
7	250–300	274	345.00–380.00	356.38
16	300–350	323	350.00–410.00	383.01
9	350–400	379	360.00–405.00	382.60
26	400–450	418	340.00–380.00	358.61
25	450–500	475	327.50–380.00	345.54
15	500–550	523	320.00–338.00	329.37
5	550–600	570	300.00–332.50	322.10
9	600–650	622	295.00–315.00	306.56
5	650–700	678	290.00–312.50	299.91
3	700–750	741	285.00–300.00	294.29
3	750–800	757	284.50–297.50	291.33
1	900–950	906	247.50	247.50
1	950–1000	974	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	214	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	336	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	564	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	338	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	362	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	379	330.00–340.00	333.17
1	400–450	418	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	465	315.00–320.00	316.73
1	700–750	734	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	664	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	774	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	400.00	400.00
6	550–600	580	338.00	338.00
3	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	218	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	297	260.00–270.00	264.98
1	300–350	324	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	437.50	437.50
5	500–550	518	384.00	384.00
1	550–600	556	385.00	385.00
5	600–650	615	357.50–375.00	360.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	415.00–425.00	417.28
2	350–400	391	400.00–420.00	410.03
10	400–450	421	380.00–420.00	404.38
3	500–550	515	370.00–380.00	376.48
2	550–600	566	355.00–360.00	357.51
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	748	329.00	329.00
1	750–800	760	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	812	300.00	300.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	344	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	350.00–375.00	360.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	404	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	696	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	266	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	536	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	234	360.00–425.00	385.97
8	250–300	275	350.00–415.00	384.76
10	300–350	320	400.00–420.00	410.59
14	350–400	375	380.00–412.50	395.62
5	400–450	430	380.00–390.00	383.51
10	450–500	474	330.00–390.00	370.24
7	500–550	531	320.00–385.00	356.90
6	550–600	583	320.00–355.00	330.86
12	600–650	616	317.50–337.50	326.29
4	650–700	656	317.50–352.50	343.51
7	700–750	728	275.00–302.50	290.53
4	750–800	756	282.50–302.50	293.76
1	800–850	842	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	870	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	936	250.00	250.00
5	950–1000	959	283.00	283.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	320.00–350.00	335.83
1	300–350	348	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	371	350.00–375.00	362.40
3	400–450	425	340.00–347.50	344.95
2	450–500	480	312.50–320.00	316.25
2	500–550	521	297.50–302.50	299.91
1	600–650	636	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	682	252.50–272.50	262.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	396	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	426	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	462	320.00–330.00	324.87
2	500–550	516	287.50–317.50	302.21
1	800–850	842	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	926	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	385.00–392.50	386.31
1	550–600	564	387.50	387.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	812	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	388	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	432	320.00–337.50	329.07
2	450–500	461	282.50–302.50	292.74
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	295.00–305.00	300.26
4	350–400	373	300.00–335.00	320.11
3	400–450	417	300.00–322.50	313.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,082	140.00–150.00	142.65
3	—	1,099	122.50–130.00	127.29
1	—	962	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,388	145.00	145.00
7	—	1,425	150.00–166.50	156.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,279	140.00	140.00
17	—	1,177	150.00–167.00	157.83
11	—	1,120	167.50–181.00	174.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,547	206.00–222.50	211.15
10	—	1,512	180.00–202.50	193.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,134	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,228	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,231	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,204	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,052	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,074	3,900.00–4,100.00	4,034.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,052	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	550	1,625.00	1,625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	858	225.00	225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	946	180.00–221.00	194.32
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	177.50	177.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	650	182.50–187.50	185.04
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	658	155.00	155.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	762	187.50	187.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,404	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,967.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,106	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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