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Saluda Livestock Exchange

Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 18

● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790

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Feeder Cattle receipts

681 head

▲ 128 vs last sale 553▼ 60 vs year ago 741 · −8.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 79▲ 7 vs year ago 100 · +7.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 39▲ 19 vs year ago 17 · +111.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 9.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 10.00 lower, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $414.57/cwt on 61 head, down $8.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 34 comparable sales and sits +30.87 against this barn's trailing median of $383.70.

Average price

$414.57

▼ 8.15 vs prior sale

61 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

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

$88.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.11

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	433.29	2,335	40
Medium and Large 2	543	380.60	2,066	20
Medium and Large 3	520	345.00	1,794	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.29/cwt here — about $541 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 sale61 hd

414.57

—

SC average6 barns · 106 hd

410.46

+4.11

This barn, trailing median34 sales

383.70

+30.87

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.37, low $307.28, median $383.70 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	—	Low	1,418	205.32	2,912	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,320	180.43	2,383	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,128	174.80	1,971	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	154.92	1,500	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,572	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$2,463	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,290	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,815	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	946	$3,048	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	633	$2,450	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,980	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	715	$1,020	1thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	603.00/cwt	580.00–625.00	1,357	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,391	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	580.00/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,711	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,520	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	520.05/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,711	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	513.37/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,961	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,911	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	470.62/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,995	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	494.86/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,138	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,205	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	469.95/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,185	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	427.19/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,986	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	505	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,374	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	398.67/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,037	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	438.93/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,274	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	443.96/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,504	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	370.24/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,314	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,544	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,610	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	729	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,679	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,163	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	513.99/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,398	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	460.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,274	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	277	426.39/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,181	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	499.91/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,580	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	456.74/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,462	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	414.16/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,354	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	406.21/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,491	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	452.69/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,670	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	502.71/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,865	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	435.29/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,833	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	456.26/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,935	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	369.92/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,694	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	419.22/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,962	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	445.93/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,096	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	394.97/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,018	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	357.94/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,879	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,610	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	376.51/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,116	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	350.38/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,018	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	585	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,486	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	357.65/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,192	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	316.05/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,963	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	293.12/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,116	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	289.90/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,203	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 3	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,430	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	215	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,333	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	588.41/cwt	565.00–610.00	1,324	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	280	627.19/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,756	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	562.86/cwt	550.00–585.00	1,576	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	316	623.59/cwt	590.00–642.50	1,971	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	521.51/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,684	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	484.13/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,588	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	427.31/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,431	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	473.72/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,781	33
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	448.66/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,696	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	510.30/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,944	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	494.20/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,036	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	410.18/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,715	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	471.10/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,979	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	489.43/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,276	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	418.36/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,958	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	464.76/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,222	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	439.01/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,287	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	381.58/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,026	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	383.96/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,173	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	423.77/cwt	410.00–442.50	2,411	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	417.47/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,517	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	354.60/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,195	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	344.77/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,293	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	304.83/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,225	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,700	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,498	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,153	184.76/cwt	165.00–193.00	2,130	5
Bulls	—	—	1,352	210.89/cwt	206.00–217.00	2,851	5
Bulls	—	—	1,833	224.04/cwt	220.00–227.00	4,107	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	139.13/cwt	122.00–147.00	1,273	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	162.81/cwt	153.00–174.00	1,620	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	179.47/cwt	172.00–190.00	2,006	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	162.36/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,872	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,296	180.73/cwt	172.00–189.00	2,342	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	194.96/cwt	194.00–196.00	2,729	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	163.95/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,295	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1	1,025	1,815.00/head	1,815.00–1,815.00	1,815	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	913	1,835.27/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,835	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	1,045	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,099	2,517.75/head	2,225.00–2,825.00	2,518	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,168	2,277.52/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,278	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	2,576.27/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,576	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,254	2,652.57/head	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,653	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	625	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	640	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	770	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	940	3,431.38/head	3,350.00–3,500.00	3,431	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	965	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	715	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,980.00/head	1,980.00–1,980.00	1,980	1

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 553Year ago 741

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 79Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 39Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	580.00–625.00	603.00
2	250–300	295	560.00–600.00	580.00
5	300–350	329	500.00–530.00	520.05
6	350–400	382	500.00–520.00	513.37
3	400–450	432	490.00–505.00	494.86
4	450–500	450	490.00	490.00
10	500–550	518	425.00–450.00	438.93
20	550–600	564	420.00–450.00	443.96
7	600–650	636	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	715	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	265	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	320	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	390	490.00	490.00
14	400–450	424	450.00–480.00	470.62
6	450–500	465	450.00–480.00	469.95
4	500–550	511	390.00–415.00	398.67
1	550–600	595	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	625	360.00–380.00	370.24
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	400.00–445.00	427.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	729	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	510.00	510.00
3	250–300	272	500.00–540.00	513.99
5	300–350	316	495.00–510.00	499.91
5	350–400	371	490.00–515.00	502.71
16	400–450	424	450.00–470.00	456.26
10	450–500	470	440.00–455.00	445.93
16	500–550	511	390.00–410.00	394.97
16	550–600	562	370.00–400.00	376.51
2	600–650	613	350.00–365.00	357.65
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	815	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	505	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	420.00–440.00	426.39
5	300–350	327	400.00–420.00	414.16
5	350–400	367	390.00–420.00	406.21
2	450–500	458	365.00–375.00	369.92
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	865	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	277	450.00–470.00	460.00
3	300–350	320	435.00–470.00	456.74
21	350–400	369	440.00–470.00	452.69
10	400–450	421	410.00–445.00	435.29
8	450–500	468	400.00–435.00	419.22
5	500–550	525	350.00–370.00	357.94
10	550–600	576	330.00–360.00	350.38
13	600–650	621	300.00–330.00	316.05
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	722	280.00–300.00	293.12
2	750–800	760	275.00–305.00	289.90
1	800–850	840	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	850	280.00	280.00
2	900–950	900	265.00–275.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	560	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	565.00–610.00	588.41
4	250–300	280	550.00–585.00	562.86
4	300–350	323	510.00–555.00	521.51
16	350–400	381	500.00–520.00	510.30
7	400–450	412	490.00–505.00	494.20
18	450–500	465	480.00–500.00	489.43
25	500–550	521	420.00–445.00	439.01
15	550–600	569	410.00–442.50	423.77
2	600–650	603	410.00–425.00	417.47
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	750	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	620.00	620.00
4	250–300	280	600.00–640.00	627.19
5	300–350	316	590.00–642.50	623.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	335	415.00–440.00	427.31
3	350–400	378	440.00–455.00	448.66
2	400–450	418	400.00–420.00	410.18
4	450–500	468	395.00–440.00	418.36
1	500–550	520	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
12	300–350	328	465.00–500.00	484.13
33	350–400	376	460.00–495.00	473.72
10	400–450	420	440.00–485.00	471.10
16	450–500	478	450.00–470.00	464.76
14	500–550	531	370.00–410.00	381.58
5	550–600	566	360.00–400.00	383.96
10	600–650	619	340.00–370.00	354.60
2	650–700	665	330.00–360.00	344.77
3	700–750	730	300.00–315.00	304.83
1	800–850	820	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	925	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,277.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,200.00	2,200.00

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)	2	—	913	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,835.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,925.00	1,925.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,099	2,225.00–2,825.00	2,517.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,230	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,576.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,254	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,652.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	3,350.00–3,500.00	3,431.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,775.00	2,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,900.00	1,900.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,980.00	1,980.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,020.00	1,020.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	1,815.00	1,815.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	995	153.00–174.00	162.81
5	—	915	122.00–147.00	139.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	163.00–165.00	163.95
2	—	1,400	194.00–196.00	194.96
13	—	1,296	172.00–189.00	180.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,153	156.00–166.00	162.36
24	—	1,118	172.00–190.00	179.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,153	165.00–193.00	184.76
4	—	1,833	220.00–227.00	224.04
5	—	1,352	206.00–217.00	210.89

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.