Name: Dickson Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers $10.00-$16.00 higher with instances of $23.00-$25.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $9.00-$13.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $11.00-$17.00 higher with instances of $26.00-$29.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $8.00-$10.00 higher. Quality good to fancy, Demand strong. Stronger demand for Value Added (weaned & shots) Feeder Cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $393.47/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −55.16 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$393.47

122 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$83.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

vs TN average

−15.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	414.38	2,195	77
Medium and Large 1-2	575	375.54	2,159	19thin
Medium and Large 2	559	363.29	2,031	11thin
Small 1	534	330.99	1,768	15thin

One grade step is worth $83.40/cwt here — about $427 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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $375.33, median $448.63 across 29 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 sale122 hd

393.47

—

TN average17 barns · 994 hd

392.42

+1.05

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−15.83

This barn, trailing median29 sales

448.63

−55.16

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	1,797	196.55	3,532	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	171.31	2,481	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	168.23	2,096	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,206	150.85	1,818	14

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$2,855	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,251	$2,702	43
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$2,473	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,173	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,146	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,119	$2,132	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,008	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,460	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,485	$3,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$3,333	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,483	$3,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,063	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,259	$2,877	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

151 lots · USDA AMS · Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN

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 1	250–300	267	605.94/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	333.73/cwt	332.00–341.00	2,890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	381.69/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,412	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	441.54/cwt	422.00–452.00	1,890	37
Steers	Small 1	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	533	331.77/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,768	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	398.69/cwt	387.00–412.00	2,249	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	353.57/cwt	345.00–371.00	2,567	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	431.27/cwt	415.00–447.00	2,053	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	506	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	477	388.41/cwt	387.00–392.00	1,853	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	915	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	530	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,470	3
Steers	Small 1	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	593	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,313	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	319.57/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,010	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	351.11/cwt	350.00–359.00	2,205	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	868	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	323.50/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	433	411.70/cwt	407.00–415.00	1,783	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	343.75/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,812	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	348.31/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,648	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	403.92/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,284	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	370.82/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	363.09/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,913	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	319.04/cwt	315.00–322.00	2,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	349.27/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,998	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	586.08/cwt	565.00–605.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	432.91/cwt	422.00–450.00	1,420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	333.56/cwt	327.00–338.00	2,719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	416.92/cwt	399.00–425.00	2,172	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	372.83/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	359.08/cwt	343.00–365.00	2,255	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	444.53/cwt	432.00–465.00	1,658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	330.67/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	419.55/cwt	417.00–422.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	357.84/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,300	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	375.54/cwt	375.00–377.00	2,159	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	369.85/cwt	359.00–389.00	2,467	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	419.45/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,559	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,015	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	3,152	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	431.50/cwt	430.00–433.00	2,201	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	333.52/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,291	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	403.90/cwt	395.00–407.00	1,680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	451	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	670	391.13/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,621	25
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	736	380.82/cwt	375.00–388.00	2,803	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	918	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	618	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,559	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	801	361.25/cwt	361.25–361.25	2,894	59
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,369	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,466	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	514	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	874	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	630	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,147	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	420.13/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,563	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	324.53/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	363.21/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,936	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	381.40/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	388.72/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,683	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	161.43/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,207	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	145.23/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,500	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,722	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	179.57/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,419	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	169.89/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,533	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	161.84/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,926	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	169.48/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,993	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	177.13/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,062	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	152.55/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,976	9
Bulls	—	—	1,910	210.44/cwt	208.00–214.00	4,019	4
Bulls	—	—	1,410	182.75/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,577	4
Bulls	—	—	1,888	196.52/cwt	190.00–202.00	3,710	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	2,996.86/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,997	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	2,377.33/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,377	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	2,473.41/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,473	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	2,325.92/head	1,950.00–2,750.00	2,326	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,104	1,888.70/head	1,725.00–2,100.00	1,889	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,148	1,877.07/head	1,725.00–2,100.00	1,877	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	2,291.98/head	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,292	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	559.81/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,483	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,706.51/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,707	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,771.54/head	2,175.00–3,200.00	2,772	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,159	2,027.21/head	1,650.00–2,300.00	2,027	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,258	2,134.69/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,135	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	2,916.18/head	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,916	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	338.72/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,090	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	422.04/cwt	402.00–432.00	1,587	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	335.66/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,282	7
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	718	340.81/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,447	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	377.53/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	367.15/cwt	360.00–382.00	1,751	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	622.33/cwt	615.00–630.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	417.88/cwt	400.00–438.00	1,814	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	359.71/cwt	356.00–361.00	2,367	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	396.35/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,704	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	678	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,393	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	338.22/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,239	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	313.52/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	463.59/cwt	455.00–467.00	1,530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	347.87/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,011	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	512.61/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	445.36/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,706	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	344.86/cwt	337.00–352.00	2,169	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	311.59/cwt	307.00–314.00	2,555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	325.86/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	411.43/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,909	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	368.74/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,113	23
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,741	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	580	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	396.96/cwt	382.00–412.00	2,044	23
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	945	2,459.52/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,460	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,577Last week 839Year ago 1,957

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 50Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 57Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	267	600.00–610.00	605.94
1	300–350	300	575.00	575.00
7	350–400	373	432.00–465.00	444.53
37	400–450	428	422.00–452.00	441.54
22	450–500	476	415.00–447.00	431.27
53	500–550	521	399.00–425.00	416.92
14	550–600	564	387.00–412.00	398.69
35	600–650	632	370.00–395.00	381.69
59	650–700	667	359.00–389.00	369.85
14	700–750	726	345.00–371.00	353.57
1	750–800	750	362.00	362.00
4	800–850	815	327.00–338.00	333.56
8	850–900	866	332.00–341.00	333.73
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
14	500–550	533	290.00–335.00	331.77
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	392.00	392.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	306	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	358	417.00–422.00	419.55
6	400–450	416	395.00–407.00	403.90
1	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	526	360.00–385.00	372.83
7	550–600	578	355.00–360.00	357.84
24	600–650	628	343.00–365.00	359.08
14	650–700	687	330.00–340.00	333.52
3	700–750	735	330.00–331.00	330.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	575	375.00–377.00	375.54
12	650–700	657	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	510	430.00–433.00	431.50
3	550–600	563	416.00	416.00
23	600–650	610	418.00–420.00	419.45
25	650–700	670	390.00–402.00	391.13
108	700–750	736	375.00–388.00	380.82
59	800–850	801	361.25	361.25
3	900–950	918	310.00	310.00
54	1000–1050	1,015	310.50	310.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	451	419.00	419.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	618	414.00	414.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	400–450	433	407.00–415.00	411.70
10	450–500	477	387.00–392.00	388.41
5	500–550	506	380.00	380.00
44	550–600	593	390.00	390.00
67	600–650	628	350.00–359.00	351.11
8	650–700	658	356.00–361.00	359.71
11	700–750	718	340.00–349.00	340.81
2	750–800	750	322.00–325.00	323.50
3	850–900	868	314.00	314.00
4	900–950	915	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	545.00	545.00
1	250–300	275	525.00	525.00
14	300–350	318	400.00–405.00	403.92
5	350–400	376	370.00–387.00	377.53
5	400–450	439	367.00–375.00	370.82
20	450–500	473	335.00–360.00	348.31
8	500–550	527	330.00–355.00	343.75
2	550–600	583	330.00–335.00	332.49
7	600–650	629	317.00–320.00	319.57
5	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	565.00–605.00	586.08
4	250–300	265	555.00–565.00	559.81
6	300–350	328	422.00–450.00	432.91
22	350–400	376	402.00–432.00	422.04
24	400–450	430	390.00–405.00	396.35
35	450–500	477	360.00–382.00	367.15
51	500–550	527	355.00–370.00	363.09
78	550–600	572	340.00–365.00	349.27
17	600–650	617	325.00–347.00	338.72
7	650–700	680	325.00–347.00	335.66
4	700–750	728	315.00–322.00	319.04
2	800–850	825	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
39	650–700	678	353.00	353.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	322.00	322.00
2	500–550	533	275.00	275.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	630	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	500.00–525.00	512.61
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
8	350–400	372	410.00–430.00	420.13
5	400–450	433	375.00–395.00	388.72
7	450–500	482	375.00–395.00	381.40
12	500–550	533	350.00–377.00	363.21
10	550–600	578	340.00–352.00	347.87
2	600–650	623	317.00–332.00	324.53
2	650–700	690	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	615.00–630.00	622.33
1	250–300	295	590.00	590.00
4	300–350	330	455.00–467.00	463.59
24	350–400	383	430.00–455.00	445.36
35	400–450	434	400.00–438.00	417.88
15	450–500	464	400.00–427.00	411.43
23	500–550	515	382.00–412.00	396.96
23	550–600	573	355.00–385.00	368.74
13	600–650	629	337.00–352.00	344.86
25	650–700	662	332.00–350.00	338.22
4	700–750	727	320.00–332.00	325.86
2	750–800	775	310.00–317.00	313.52
6	800–850	820	307.00–314.00	311.59
3	850–900	865	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	337.00	337.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,367	157.00–163.00	161.43
16	—	1,176	165.00–175.00	169.48
10	—	1,164	174.00–182.00	177.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	142.00–147.00	145.23
1	—	1,090	158.00	158.00
9	—	1,295	150.00–153.00	152.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,347	176.00–184.00	179.57
44	—	1,491	167.00–176.00	169.89
3	—	1,190	159.00–163.00	161.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,910	208.00–214.00	210.44
4	—	1,410	180.00–185.00	182.75
12	—	1,888	190.00–202.00	196.52

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,630	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,234	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,996.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,495	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,470	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,377.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,022	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,473.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,131	1,950.00–2,750.00	2,325.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,219	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,291.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	—	1,260	2,175.00–3,200.00	2,771.54
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,054	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,916.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,104	1,725.00–2,100.00	1,888.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,148	1,725.00–2,100.00	1,877.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,706.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,159	1,650.00–2,300.00	2,027.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,134.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,550.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	945	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,459.52

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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