Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale last week, insufficient comparable receipts to develop trends. Quality was good, demand was good. Slaughter cows/bulls 4.00 to 12.00 higher.

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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $299.38/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −161.54 against this barn's trailing median of $460.92.

Average price

$299.38

43 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$43.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs TN average

−10.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	302.41	1,629	40
Medium and Large 2-3	557	258.95	1,441	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.47/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $488.79, low $444.29, median $460.92 across 3 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 sale43 hd

299.38

—

TN average11 barns · 407 hd

301.51

−2.12

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−10.88

This barn, trailing median3 sales

460.92

−161.54

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	—	Average	1,763	156.95	2,767	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	128.65	1,893	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	128.47	1,509	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	114.96	1,153	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)	—	$1,955	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,430	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,738	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, 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 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	331.99/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	271.32/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,283	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	248.42/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	219.99/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	407	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,262	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,513	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	295.63/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	264.20/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,384	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	253.06/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,427	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	310.99/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,682	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	272.83/cwt	267.50–278.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	252.47/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	275.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	195.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	314.64/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,186	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	310.08/cwt	302.00–317.50	1,281	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	335.81/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,276	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	228.27/cwt	221.00–242.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	253.26/cwt	225.00–272.50	1,216	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	263.84/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,100	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 4	900–950	900	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	242.38/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	289.93/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,108	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	440	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	489	246.63/cwt	229.00–258.00	1,206	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	295.57/cwt	295.00–300.00	828	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 4	450–500	490	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	902	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	650–700	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	1
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	373	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	113.72/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,310	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,145	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,511	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	896	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	129.74/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,299	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,981	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	139.10/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,707	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,430.00/head	1,110.00–1,750.00	1,430	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,955.00/head	1,585.00–2,325.00	1,955	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 4	850–900	898	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,594	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	105.31/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,075	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	126.58/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,875	5
Bulls	—	—	2,089	168.37/cwt	164.00–170.00	3,517	4
Bulls	—	—	1,687	154.64/cwt	148.00–162.00	2,609	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	128.02/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,491	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	312	302.93/cwt	290.00–305.00	945	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	233.39/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,218	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 4	550–600	585	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,065	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 4	750–800	773	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	814	235.10/cwt	235.10–235.10	1,914	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	532	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,460	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	338.12/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	787	249.25/cwt	249.25–249.25	1,962	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	269.59/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,267	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	225.92/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,426	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	202.70/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,455	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	337.21/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	219.43/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	297.69/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,259	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	302.58/cwt	293.00–307.50	1,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,229	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	284.41/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	323.04/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	710	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,363	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	752	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	300–350	343	289.89/cwt	275.00–305.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	350.12/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	294.27/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,554	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	291.93/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	283.73/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	878	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

Wed Mar 27, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 152Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 47Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 7Year ago 9

Compared to this sale last week, insufficient comparable receipts to develop trends. Quality was good, demand was good. Slaughter cows/bulls 4.00 to 12.00 higher.

Video load :: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2228.pdf

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	459	330.00–332.50	331.99
17	500–550	541	310.00–318.00	310.99
2	600–650	633	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	385	302.50	302.50
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
6	450–500	473	267.50–277.50	271.32
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	575	230.00–267.50	248.42
3	600–650	615	221.00–242.00	228.27
1	800–850	835	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	292	340.00–360.00	350.12
2	300–350	328	325.00–350.00	337.21
8	350–400	380	330.00–350.00	335.81
10	400–450	413	302.00–317.50	310.08
2	450–500	483	280.00–287.50	283.73
18	500–550	528	288.00–300.00	294.27
5	550–600	570	293.00–307.50	302.58
9	600–650	625	282.00–285.00	284.41
4	650–700	664	270.00–280.00	275.01
4	800–850	829	214.00–225.00	219.43
1	950–1000	995	224.00	224.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	750–800	787	249.25	249.25
60	800–850	814	235.10	235.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	275.00–305.00	289.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	480	225.00–272.50	253.26
3	500–550	534	240.00–247.00	242.38
1	550–600	580	217.00	217.00
1	600–650	605	190.00	190.00
3	650–700	680	210.50	210.50
1	800–850	845	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	315.00–350.00	338.12
4	400–450	424	285.00–300.00	295.63
4	450–500	475	285.00–300.00	291.93
2	500–550	518	267.50–278.00	272.83
7	550–600	576	240.00–259.00	252.47
1	600–650	620	247.00	247.00
5	700–750	719	217.50–230.00	219.99
2	800–850	835	190.00–200.00	195.06
1	850–900	890	166.00	166.00
1	900–950	915	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	440	267.50	267.50
1	450–500	470	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	307.50	307.50
1	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	407	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	485	292.00	292.00
15	550–600	582	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
5	300–350	313	320.00–325.00	323.04
14	350–400	377	312.50–322.50	314.64
4	400–450	423	287.50–307.50	297.69
8	450–500	470	265.00–287.50	269.59
35	500–550	524	250.00–273.00	264.20
11	550–600	564	244.00–258.00	253.06
8	600–650	631	220.00–228.00	225.92
3	700–750	718	199.00–210.00	202.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	280	295.00–300.00	295.57
8	300–350	312	290.00–305.00	302.93
10	350–400	382	280.00–300.00	289.93
3	400–450	417	255.00–268.00	263.84
5	450–500	489	229.00–258.00	246.63
7	500–550	522	220.00–240.00	233.39
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	685	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	500–550	532	274.50	274.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	878	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	388	247.50	247.50
1	400–450	410	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	515	202.50	202.50
4	750–800	756	190.50	190.50
10	900–950	930	164.00	164.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	184.00	184.00
1	550–600	585	182.00	182.00
2	750–800	773	182.00	182.00
1	900–950	900	187.50	187.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	898	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	109.00–118.00	113.72
5	—	1,227	134.00–149.00	139.10
20	—	1,165	123.00–133.00	128.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,001	127.00–132.00	129.74
6	—	1,021	100.00–110.00	105.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	139.00	139.00
5	—	1,481	124.00–130.00	126.58
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	132.00	132.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,089	164.00–170.00	168.37
9	—	1,687	148.00–162.00	154.64

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,110.00–1,750.00	1,430.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,585.00–2,325.00	1,955.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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Steers · 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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