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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, May 30

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

907 head

▲ 516 vs last sale 391▲ 470 vs year ago 437 · +107.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

209 head

▼ 244 vs last sale 453▼ 432 vs year ago 641 · −67.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 219▼ 134 vs year ago 235 · −57.0%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle to lightly tested last week to establish a trend. For this week's turn out special a higher undertone was noted. Demand good. Quality average. Slaughter cows and bulls up to 10.00 higher. Thin fleshed cows sold steady. Cows returning to feed sold 7.00-10.00 higher. Packer demand very good. Young cows going back to the country for feeding or breeding sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $348.02/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −94.92 against this barn's trailing median of $442.94.

Average price

$348.02

84 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$28.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.07

vs MT average

+42.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	349.40	1,898	80
Medium and Large 1-2	546	320.50	1,748	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.90/cwt here — about $150 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale84 hd

348.02

—

MT average2 barns · 87 hd

346.95

+1.07

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

+42.88

This barn, trailing median22 sales

442.94

−94.92

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.97, low $398.08, median $442.94 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,920	163.59	3,140	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	155.29	2,295	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	145.83	1,846	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	127.00	1,414	28

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)	1,223	$2,299	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,387	$2,207	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,992	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,276	$1,850	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,847	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,550	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,445	10

Every lot

98 lots · USDA AMS · Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,455	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	342.31/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,472	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	373.85/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,664	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	343.02/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,650	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	308.71/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,491	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,716	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	351.66/cwt	344.00–360.00	1,892	69
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	315.99/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,779	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	335.21/cwt	323.00–342.50	1,934	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	321.02/cwt	307.00–326.00	2,016	180
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	299.12/cwt	297.00–303.00	1,884	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Full	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	295.07/cwt	284.00–309.00	1,980	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	286.93/cwt	285.50–288.00	2,103	69
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	269.46/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,975	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	737	239.94/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,768	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,012	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,800	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	229.08/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,915	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,857	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,935	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,162	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Full	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	286.08/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,227	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,183	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	307.67/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,418	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	266.37/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,374	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	216.67/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,125	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	297.77/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,584	43
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	294.62/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,700	80
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	262.43/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,525	57
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,676	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	276.56/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,767	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,710	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	280.18/cwt	273.00–284.00	1,855	75
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	222.25/cwt	222.00–222.50	1,529	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	703	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,898	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	218.07/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,553	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	243.06/cwt	237.50–244.00	1,757	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	252.49/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,856	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	227.42/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,726	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	242.76/cwt	233.00–250.50	1,874	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,792	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	853	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,510	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	206.34/cwt	202.00–213.00	1,898	15
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Full	970	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,795	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,055	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,873	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,667	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,649	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,924	3
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,114	198.21/cwt	196.00–201.00	2,208	9
Bulls	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,205	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,229	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,768	141.84/cwt	136.00–147.00	2,508	6
Bulls	—	—	1,941	167.57/cwt	163.00–171.00	3,253	12
Bulls	—	—	2,028	177.36/cwt	174.00–182.00	3,597	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	970	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,019	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,122	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,569	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,320	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,137	123.98/cwt	123.50–125.00	1,410	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,145	136.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,564	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,449	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,171	147.43/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,726	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,250	146.74/cwt	137.00–154.50	1,834	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,253	125.77/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,576	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,269	156.63/cwt	155.00–158.50	1,988	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	140.49/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,826	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	162.21/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,193	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	156.69/cwt	156.00–158.50	2,313	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,478	160.69/cwt	160.00–162.50	2,375	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,489	153.64/cwt	151.00–159.50	2,288	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,545	144.98/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,240	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	949	205.83/cwt	190.00–218.50	1,953	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	973	167.72/cwt	165.00–183.00	1,632	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	986	174.39/cwt	164.00–185.00	1,719	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	142.62/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,667	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	1,846.97/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,847	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,991.81/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,992	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	2,298.51/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,299	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,379	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,387	2,207.33/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,207	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	878	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	7

This sale against other markets

Montana weighted averages

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

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

Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Thu May 30, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 907Last week 391Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 453Year ago 641

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 219Year ago 235

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	330.00–350.00	342.31
6	450–500	483	295.00–330.00	308.71
2	500–550	528	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	563	315.00–317.00	315.99
3	600–650	630	297.00–303.00	299.12
3	650–700	680	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	733	266.00–273.00	269.46
2	750–800	793	227.00	227.00
11	800–850	836	228.00–230.00	229.08
4	850–900	885	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	900	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	305.00	305.00
6	700–750	737	215.00–245.00	239.94
1	850–900	895	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	378	385.00	385.00
25	400–450	445	365.00–375.00	373.85
10	450–500	481	340.00–355.00	343.02
69	500–550	538	344.00–360.00	351.66
11	550–600	577	323.00–342.50	335.21
180	600–650	628	307.00–326.00	321.02
11	650–700	671	284.00–309.00	295.07
69	700–750	733	285.50–288.00	286.93
4	750–800	771	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	394	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	438	270.00	270.00
5	500–550	516	250.00–287.50	266.37
57	550–600	581	250.00–270.00	262.43
2	600–650	635	264.00	264.00
2	650–700	650	263.00	263.00
7	700–750	723	237.50–244.00	243.06
9	750–800	759	221.00–229.00	227.42
1	800–850	800	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
6	500–550	519	215.00–225.00	216.67
1	550–600	565	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	688	222.00–222.50	222.25
3	700–750	712	210.00–222.00	218.07
3	750–800	785	205.00	205.00
2	850–900	853	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	970	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	429	285.00–300.00	286.08
11	450–500	461	300.00–327.00	307.67
43	500–550	532	295.00–300.00	297.77
80	550–600	577	285.00–298.00	294.62
22	600–650	639	268.00–286.00	276.56
75	650–700	662	273.00–284.00	280.18
5	700–750	735	250.00–263.00	252.49
17	750–800	772	233.00–250.50	242.76
1	800–850	805	230.00	230.00
15	900–950	920	202.00–213.00	206.34
1	1050–1100	1,055	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	703	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	725	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
3	850–900	895	215.00	215.00
9	1100–1150	1,114	196.00–201.00	198.21
2	1200–1250	1,205	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,352	162.00–163.00	162.21
5	—	1,476	156.00–158.50	156.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,250	137.00–154.50	146.74
2	—	1,253	119.00–132.00	125.77
8	—	1,269	155.00–158.50	156.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,105	142.00	142.00
6	—	1,039	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,105	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,489	151.00–159.50	153.64
4	—	1,545	143.00–148.00	144.98
10	—	1,478	160.00–162.50	160.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,145	130.00–140.00	136.56
5	—	1,137	123.50–125.00	123.98
5	—	1,171	145.00–148.00	147.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,300	135.00–149.00	140.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,028	174.00–182.00	177.36
12	—	1,941	163.00–171.00	167.57
6	—	1,768	136.00–147.00	141.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	949	190.00–218.50	205.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	973	165.00–183.00	167.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	986	164.00–185.00	174.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,169	130.00–155.00	142.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,379	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,387	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,207.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,110	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,846.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,223	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,298.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,991.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,172	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,320	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,220	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	2,050.00	2,050.00

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.