Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers measuring 3.00 to 4.00 higher, with feeder heifers 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls sharply higher overall. Slaughter cows and bulls gauging 3.00 to 6.00 lower overall with exception of lean cows 5.00 higher. Replacement offerings for today's sale included a fancy set of bred cows and cow/calf pairs cosigned from one farm. Today's offerings included the following load lots: 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 703 lbs., $270.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black/bwf; 1 load ML 1 preconditioned Steers, 561 lbs., $323.00 per cwt., medium flesh, mostly black/bwf. No sale will be held the next two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $311.34/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −145.78 against this barn's trailing median of $457.12.

Average price

$311.34

117 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1

$62.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.29

vs TN average

−15.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	312.40	1,757	115
Small and Medium 1	560	250.00	1,400	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.40/cwt here — about $357 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $392.93, median $457.12 across 32 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 sale117 hd

311.34

—

TN average9 barns · 301 hd

303.04

+8.29

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−15.29

This barn, trailing median32 sales

457.12

−145.78

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	1,543	135.88	2,097	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	115.67	1,698	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	114.39	1,462	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	105.41	1,164	6thin

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)	1,303	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,309	$2,162	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,232	$2,086	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,276	$1,839	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,714	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$1,528	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$1,449	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,950	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	695	$1,120	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,865	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,770	$2,517	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,680	$2,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 lots · USDA AMS · Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	256.66/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,594	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	189.96/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	214.90/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	236.66/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	440	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	672	230.48/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,549	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	219.17/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	308.51/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	372.15/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,403	16
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	300–350	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	229.71/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,431	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	226.27/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	635	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	525	229.65/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	289.12/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,214	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	225.53/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	243.69/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	723	226.22/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,636	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	303.04/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,152	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	767	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	326.42/cwt	307.50–350.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	400–450	442	248.36/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	370.16/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	830	231.11/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	557	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	263.82/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,382	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	245.05/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,419	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	374	339.86/cwt	329.00–345.00	1,271	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	585	266.88/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	283.65/cwt	276.00–295.00	1,642	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	264.08/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,273	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	242.86/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,486	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	308.33/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,613	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	387.22/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	855	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,719	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	269.76/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,896	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	284.63/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,770	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,770	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,706	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	151.87/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,703	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,276	119.08/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,519	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,330	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	121.98/cwt	119.50–123.00	1,536	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	109.29/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,399	15
Bulls	—	—	1,501	132.87/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,994	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	105.41/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,164	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,545	117.76/cwt	113.00–127.00	1,819	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Natural	—	1,438	135.41/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,947	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	114.59/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,618	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	104.74/cwt	104.00–105.50	1,710	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	2,245.03/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,245	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	2,225.14/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,528.01/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,528	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,713.70/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,714	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	1,443.99/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,444	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,050	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	2,161.87/head	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,162	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	1,839.21/head	1,400.00–2,200.00	1,839	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,865	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	400–450	426	296.47/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,263	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	350–400	368	325.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	300–350	328	337.60/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	335.10/cwt	312.50–350.00	1,615	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	678	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	389.75/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,290	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	352.72/cwt	345.00–370.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	351.65/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,480	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	289.12/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,622	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	245.39/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	200–250	225	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	282.52/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,492	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	322.25/cwt	311.00–323.00	1,811	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	237.48/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	494	313.74/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	260.08/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,763	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	344.67/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,623	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	273.86/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,701	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	370.96/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,391	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1	550–600	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	542	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	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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Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 963Last week 852Year ago 814

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 115Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 33Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	345.00–370.00	352.72
10	300–350	331	375.00–415.00	389.75
16	350–400	377	340.00–390.00	372.15
24	400–450	421	325.00–365.00	351.65
17	450–500	482	312.50–350.00	335.10
14	500–550	528	267.50–300.00	282.52
18	550–600	561	267.50–295.00	289.12
12	600–650	621	240.00–267.50	256.66
3	650–700	673	230.00–240.00	236.66
3	750–800	768	207.50–220.00	214.90
3	800–850	823	187.50–195.00	189.96
2	850–900	885	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	423	305.00–315.00	308.51
3	450–500	453	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	570	230.00–260.00	245.39
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	328	335.00–340.00	337.60
2	350–400	368	320.00–330.00	325.03
4	400–450	426	293.00–300.00	296.47
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	678	220.00–225.00	222.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	542	252.50	252.50
2	600–650	635	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	242.50	242.50
3	500–550	525	224.00–235.00	229.65
3	600–650	635	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	329.00–345.00	339.86
1	450–500	465	289.00	289.00
2	550–600	557	270.00	270.00
11	600–650	612	239.00–260.00	242.86
10	650–700	672	229.00–233.00	230.48
10	700–750	723	223.00–227.00	226.22
2	750–800	767	212.50	212.50
4	850–900	855	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	262.50	262.50
2	450–500	483	240.00–247.50	243.69
2	500–550	535	240.00–245.00	242.52
2	550–600	565	225.00–227.50	226.27
3	600–650	645	217.50–220.00	219.17
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	442	245.00–250.00	248.36
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	360.00–372.50	370.16
4	300–350	319	307.50–350.00	326.42
29	350–400	380	280.00–322.50	303.04
23	400–450	420	272.50–305.00	289.12
42	450–500	482	252.50–277.50	264.08
38	500–550	524	250.00–275.00	263.82
36	550–600	579	232.50–255.00	245.05
9	600–650	623	227.50–232.50	229.71
9	650–700	676	220.00–228.00	225.53
2	700–750	740	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
82	550–600	562	311.00–323.00	322.25
36	600–650	622	280.00–297.00	284.63
77	700–750	703	262.50–270.00	269.76
7	800–850	830	230.00–234.00	231.11
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	595	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
4	550–600	585	265.00–270.00	266.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	365.00–400.00	387.22
3	350–400	375	355.00–400.00	370.96
4	400–450	437	330.00–340.00	335.00
16	450–500	471	340.00–350.00	344.67
9	500–550	523	295.00–325.00	308.33
19	550–600	579	276.00–295.00	283.65
13	600–650	621	262.50–277.50	273.86
10	650–700	678	250.00–267.50	260.08
3	750–800	768	225.00–247.50	237.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	494	310.00–317.50	313.74

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 · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,770	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,680	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,296	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,245.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,303	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,268	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,528.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,195	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,713.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,244	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,443.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,309	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,161.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,276	1,400.00–2,200.00	1,839.21
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,475.00	1,475.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	1,120.00	1,120.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	900	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,865	3,000.00	3,000.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,780	150.00–154.00	151.87
7	—	1,501	130.00–137.00	132.87
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,276	114.00–124.00	119.08
1	—	1,330	132.50	132.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,259	119.50–123.00	121.98
15	—	1,280	105.00–114.00	109.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,104	99.00–110.00	105.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	113.00–127.00	117.76
2	—	1,438	134.00–137.00	135.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,412	108.00–120.00	114.59
3	—	1,633	104.00–105.50	104.74

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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