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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 5

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light to moderate demand following the downturn in the CME cattle futures late last week through today. Plain, off-color and fleshy bawling calves facing deep discounts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a lite test.

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 $270.10/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −129.03 against this barn's trailing median of $399.13.

Average price

$270.10

165 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$81.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.93

vs KY average

+22.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	272.23	1,529	158
Large 1-2	568	229.53	1,304	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	226.31	1,188	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	585	191.00	1,117	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.23/cwt here — about $411 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale165 hd

270.10

—

KY average25 barns · 1,333 hd

261.18

+8.93

National average154 barns · 6,907 hd

247.14

+22.96

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.13

−129.03

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $321.52, median $399.13 across 32 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	1,518	159.89	2,427	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	139.14	1,667	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	138.35	1,948	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	125.04	1,284	20

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,605	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,575	$2,013	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,050	1thin

Every lot

112 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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.

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Aug 5, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,186Last week 1,719Year ago 958

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 102Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 23Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	260.00	260.00
2	250–300	258	267.50–270.00	268.76
3	300–350	338	255.00–265.00	261.70
4	350–400	378	240.00–263.00	245.64
7	400–450	414	255.00	255.00
6	450–500	473	246.00–261.00	253.10
4	500–550	514	245.00–249.00	246.01
6	550–600	589	242.00–247.00

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 5

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,186 head

▼ 533 vs last sale 1,719▲ 228 vs year ago 958 · +23.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 102▼ 66 vs year ago 146 · −45.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 23▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $270.10/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −129.03 against this barn's trailing median of $399.13.

Average price

$270.10

165 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$81.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.93

vs KY average

+22.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	272.23	1,529	158
Large 1-2	568	229.53	1,304	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	226.31	1,188	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	585	191.00	1,117	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.23/cwt here — about $411 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale165 hd

270.10

—

KY average25 barns · 1,333 hd

261.18

+8.93

National average154 barns · 6,907 hd

247.14

+22.96

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.13

−129.03

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $321.52, median $399.13 across 32 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	1,518	159.89	2,427	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	139.14	1,667	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	138.35	1,948	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	125.04	1,284	20

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,605	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,575	$2,013	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,050	1thin

Every lot

112 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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.

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Aug 5, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,186Last week 1,719Year ago 958

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 102Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 23Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	260.00	260.00
2	250–300	258	267.50–270.00	268.76
3	300–350	338	255.00–265.00	261.70
4	350–400	378	240.00–263.00	245.64
7	400–450	414	255.00	255.00
6	450–500	473	246.00–261.00	253.10
4	500–550	514	245.00–249.00	246.01
6	550–600	589	242.00–247.00

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	306	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	910	10
Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	337	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	876	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	258.63/cwt	250.00–260.00	983	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,103	2
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	420	251.54/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,056	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,007	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,490	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,157	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,265	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	288.27/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,496	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	585	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,480	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	603	228.77/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,379	2
Steers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	605	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,222	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	259.32/cwt	244.00–279.00	1,616	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,677	2
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	710	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,640	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,683	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	720	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,591	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	247.64/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,795	193
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,829	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	233.51/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,922	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	233.00/cwt	218.00–233.75	2,004	63
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,663	2
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,018	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,608	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	572	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	258	268.76/cwt	267.50–270.00	693	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	261.70/cwt	255.00–265.00	885	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	224.25/cwt	212.50–230.00	774	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	232.15/cwt	230.00–235.00	852	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	245.64/cwt	240.00–263.00	929	4
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	385	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	874	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,056	7
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	427	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	952	2
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	430	220.00/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Large 1-2	240	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	564	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	284.78/cwt	273.00–297.50	934	2
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	345	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	733	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	288.26/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,095	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,178	3
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	402	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,085	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,255	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	287.49/cwt	287.00–288.00	1,179	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,412	156.72/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,213	6
Bulls	—	—	1,725	173.11/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,986	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	640	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	602	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	115.43/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,135	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,285	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	131.86/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,420	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,100	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,408	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	133.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,489	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	143.09/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,789	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,341	131.97/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,770	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	141.28/cwt	136.00–151.00	2,046	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	2,012.70/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,013	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

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

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	432	266.00–276.00	267.16
4	450–500	458	274.00–278.00	276.03
22	500–550	531	255.00–273.00	255.79
126	550–600	567	250.00–283.00	277.17
130	600–650	621	240.00–253.00	241.08
10	650–700	681	240.50–241.00	240.70
168	700–750	715	223.00–231.00	227.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	585	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	227.00	227.00
2	400–450	427	223.00	223.00
5	450–500	477	235.00–249.00	240.47
2	550–600	568	223.00–236.00	229.53
2	650–700	667	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	212.50–230.00	224.25
6	350–400	367	230.00–235.00	232.15
9	400–450	434	220.00–241.00	235.44
2	450–500	462	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	513	221.00–237.50	226.41
1	550–600	560	226.00	226.00
4	600–650	618	184.00–195.00	188.40
4	650–700	674	176.00–196.00	182.79
2	700–750	732	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	830	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	328	273.00–297.50	284.78
9	350–400	380	285.00–290.00	288.26
4	400–450	410	287.00–288.00	287.49
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
7	500–550	522	245.00–253.00	250.14
5	550–600	555	247.00–249.00	248.59
11	600–650	612	223.00–242.00	232.83
6	700–750	722	202.50–218.00	213.77
2	800–850	803	174.00–191.00	182.47
1	1000–1050	1,015	171.00	171.00
2	1200–1250	1,202	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	306.00	306.00
1	400–450	410	306.00	306.00
2	450–500	482	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	500	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	212.50	212.50
2	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	570	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	402	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	535	221.00–222.00	221.34
1	800–850	805	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	230.00–240.00	235.18
2	450–500	473	221.00–237.00	229.13
1	500–550	545	232.00	232.00
5	550–600	566	223.00–239.00	227.39
4	600–650	608	200.00–213.00	205.98
3	650–700	663	194.00–202.50	198.87
3	700–750	720	160.00–180.00	166.57
5	750–800	772	170.00–176.00	172.33
2	800–850	803	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	306	297.50	297.50
6	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
12	450–500	467	319.00	319.00
30	500–550	519	278.00–298.00	288.27
27	600–650	623	244.00–279.00	259.32
2	650–700	655	256.00	256.00
193	700–750	725	247.50–248.00	247.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	262.50	262.50
3	700–750	713	236.00	236.00
1	750–800	785	233.00	233.00
2	800–850	823	232.00–235.00	233.51
63	850–900	860	218.00–233.75	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	260.00	260.00
10	350–400	380	250.00–260.00	258.63
5	400–450	432	233.00	233.00
2	450–500	482	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	603	225.00–232.50	228.77
1	700–750	715	215.00	215.00
2	850–900	875	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	605	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	250.00–253.00	251.54
1	550–600	585	253.00	253.00
1	700–750	710	231.00	231.00
3	1000–1050	1,018	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	253.00	253.00
1	700–750	720	221.00	221.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,575	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,012.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,605	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	128.00	128.00
21	—	1,448	136.00–151.00	141.28
8	—	1,341	128.00–135.00	131.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,250	136.00–147.00	143.09
5	—	1,119	130.00–136.00	133.09
1	—	1,020	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	94.00	94.00
13	—	1,077	122.00–139.00	131.86
6	—	983	108.00–120.00	115.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	126.00	126.00
4	—	1,725	168.00–177.00	173.11
6	—	1,412	152.00–163.00	156.72

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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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) · Mon, Aug 5

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle