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Saluda Livestock Exchange

Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 16

● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790

← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

498 head

▼ 318 vs last sale 816▲ 283 vs year ago 215 · +131.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 145▲ 48 vs year ago 43 · +111.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 47▲ 34 vs year ago 8 · +425.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder cattle sharply higher, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $364.54/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 19 of 34 comparable sales and sits +7.35 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.

Average price

$364.54

29 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$556

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

$108.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

vs SC average

−64.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	408.59	2,146	7thin
Medium and Large 2	531	352.94	1,873	21
Medium and Large 3	530	300.00	1,590	1thin

One grade step is worth $108.59/cwt here — about $556 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale29 hd

364.54

—

SC average6 barns · 93 hd

362.27

+2.27

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−64.63

This barn, trailing median34 sales

357.19

+7.35

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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.14, low $294.82, median $357.19 across 34 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	—	Average	1,754	200.67	3,520	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	178.64	2,585	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	174.83	2,047	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	156.00	1,466	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$2,694	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,262	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,114	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	758	$2,164	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,115	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$3,298	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$2,975	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	817	$2,209	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,107	$2,137	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	957	$1,614	3thin

Every lot

124 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda Livestock Exchange - Saluda, SC

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,386	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,265	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,811	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	524.52/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,930	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	572.61/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,250	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	424	571.30/cwt	555.00–580.00	2,422	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	534.65/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,272	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,222	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	502.48/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,382	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	459.98/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,185	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,412	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	440.02/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,521	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	407.57/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,352	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	395.82/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,446	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	376.75/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,336	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	340.10/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,296	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,361	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	347.15/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,506	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,255	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	341.79/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,659	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,730	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,852	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,772	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	218	443.59/cwt	430.00–450.00	967	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	811	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	551.54/cwt	515.00–570.00	1,340	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,363	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,447	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	484.96/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,566	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	326	546.90/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,783	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	374	521.91/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,952	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	436.99/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,665	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	478.98/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,849	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	473.32/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,978	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	441.91/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,905	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	454.20/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,117	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	428.30/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,047	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	379.92/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,816	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	355.97/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,844	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	396.71/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,071	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,173	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	340.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,989	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	352.50/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,140	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	322.54/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,000	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	362.10/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,383	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	313.81/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,081	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,223	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,422	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,579	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,117	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	609.50/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,371	4
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	241	693.45/cwt	650.00–745.00	1,671	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	494.82/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,361	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	599.46/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,678	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	291	680.04/cwt	650.00–715.00	1,979	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	311	632.13/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,966	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	585.84/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,927	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	333	469.96/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,565	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	511.09/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,727	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,065	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	564.98/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,073	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	482.65/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,786	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	485.31/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,999	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	556.43/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,309	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	520.75/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,172	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	421	439.93/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,852	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,562	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	491.43/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,310	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	466.38/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,201	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	431.42/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,321	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	373.37/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,083	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,494	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	352.32/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,195	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	323.31/cwt	310.00–342.50	2,350	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,455	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 3	910	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,979	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,412	184.86/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,610	3
Bulls	—	—	1,817	202.77/cwt	193.00–210.00	3,684	9
Bulls	—	—	1,985	214.93/cwt	214.00–216.00	4,266	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,294	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,650	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	163.60/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,901	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	178.91/cwt	169.00–190.00	2,100	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	180.42/cwt	172.00–194.00	2,594	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	163.48/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,493	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	2,115.00/head	2,115.00–2,115.00	2,115	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	963	2,171.59/head	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,172	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	965	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	2,793.56/head	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,794	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	995	2,545.48/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,545	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,118	2,040.94/head	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,041	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,625	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	2,163.85/head	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,164	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,223	3,006.44/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,006	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	3,725.00/head	3,725.00–3,725.00	3,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	743	1,807.15/head	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,807	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	790	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	810	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	847	2,369.59/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,370	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,870.91/head	1,775.00–1,965.00	1,871	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,166	2,289.68/head	2,140.00–2,450.00	2,290	5

This sale against other markets

South Carolina weighted averages

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

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Saluda Livestock Exchange - Saluda, SC

Mon Feb 16, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 816Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 145Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 47Year ago 8

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder cattle sharply higher, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	465.00–475.00	469.96
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	421	430.00–450.00	439.93
1	450–500	480	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	545.00	545.00
2	250–300	275	490.00–500.00	494.82
5	300–350	338	495.00–520.00	511.09
10	350–400	370	470.00–500.00	482.65
12	400–450	412	465.00–495.00	485.31
8	450–500	472	450.00–475.00	466.38
3	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	558	370.00–380.00	373.37
4	600–650	623	345.00–365.00	352.32
5	700–750	727	310.00–342.50	323.31
1	800–850	805	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	434	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	241	650.00–745.00	693.45
4	250–300	291	650.00–715.00	680.04
4	300–350	311	620.00–660.00	632.13
1	350–400	350	590.00	590.00
3	400–450	415	550.00–570.00	556.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	600.00–630.00	609.50
2	250–300	280	590.00–610.00	599.46
6	300–350	329	580.00–590.00	585.84
7	350–400	367	550.00–575.00	564.98
7	400–450	417	520.00–525.00	520.75
13	450–500	470	485.00–520.00	491.43
8	500–550	538	420.00–460.00	431.42
1	550–600	580	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	660.00	660.00
6	350–400	393	560.00–575.00	572.61
3	400–450	425	520.00–545.00	534.65
9	450–500	474	490.00–520.00	502.48
3	500–550	530	455.00	455.00
2	550–600	573	435.00–445.00	440.02
16	600–650	618	390.00–425.00	395.82
12	700–750	722	342.00–350.00	347.15
9	750–800	778	340.00–342.00	341.79
1	800–850	840	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	920	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	990	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	555.00–580.00	571.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	345	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	368	515.00–535.00	524.52
1	400–450	440	505.00	505.00
3	450–500	475	455.00–465.00	459.98
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
4	550–600	577	400.00–410.00	407.57
3	600–650	620	370.00–380.00	376.75
3	650–700	675	330.00–350.00	340.10
2	700–750	710	330.00–335.00	332.52
2	750–800	758	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	430.00–450.00	443.59
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	318	455.00	455.00
11	350–400	381	420.00–445.00	436.99
11	400–450	431	435.00–450.00	441.91
11	450–500	478	420.00–445.00	428.30
17	500–550	518	340.00–370.00	355.97
4	550–600	585	330.00–350.00	340.04
9	600–650	620	310.00–345.00	322.54
4	650–700	663	300.00–320.00	313.81
2	700–750	700	317.50	317.50
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	920	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	478	375.00–385.00	379.92
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	540.00–570.00	546.90
7	350–400	374	500.00–550.00	521.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	515.00–570.00	551.54
1	250–300	250	545.00	545.00
2	300–350	323	480.00–490.00	484.96
5	350–400	386	475.00–480.00	478.98
7	400–450	418	460.00–485.00	473.32
7	450–500	466	450.00–465.00	454.20
3	500–550	522	390.00–410.00	396.71
2	550–600	550	395.00	395.00
10	600–650	607	350.00–370.00	352.50
7	650–700	658	340.00–367.50	362.10
12	700–750	702	345.00	345.00
9	800–850	816	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	217.50	217.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,625	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	990	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,793.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,118	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,040.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,545.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	963	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,171.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	758	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,163.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,725.00	3,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,006.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,807.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,775.00–1,965.00	1,870.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,166	2,140.00–2,450.00	2,289.68
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	847	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,369.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	2,115.00	2,115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	165.00	165.00
1	—	880	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	161.00–166.00	163.48
17	—	1,438	172.00–194.00	180.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,162	159.00–167.00	163.60
22	—	1,174	169.00–190.00	178.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,817	193.00–210.00	202.77
3	—	1,412	181.00–187.00	184.86
2	—	1,985	214.00–216.00	214.93

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.