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Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 15

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $401.80/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −43.52 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$401.80

34 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$456

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

$88.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.87

vs KY average

−66.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	408.66	2,200	29
Large 1-2	560	387.50	2,170	1thin
Medium and Large 2	596	367.50	2,190	3thin
Large 2	545	320.00	1,744	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.66/cwt here — about $456 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale34 hd

401.80

—

KY average23 barns · 767 hd

391.93

+9.87

National average181 barns · 30,273 hd

468.36

−66.56

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−43.52

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.69, low $345.86, median $445.32 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	1,852	193.32	3,580	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	163.80	2,098	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	162.47	2,524	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	139.41	1,541	29

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 306Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 43Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 14Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	373	460.00–470.00	465.10
1	400–450	415	447.50	447.50
6	450–500	477	425.00–445.00	433.47
8	500–550	521	400.00–417.50	404.50
7	550–600	560	382.50–392.50	391.08
9	600–650	607	382.50–390.00	383.33
1	650–700	695	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	721

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 15

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

391 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 306▼ 81 vs year ago 472 · −17.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 43▲ 20 vs year ago 42 · +47.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 14▼ 9 vs year ago 16 · −56.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $401.80/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −43.52 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$401.80

34 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$456

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

$88.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.87

vs KY average

−66.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	408.66	2,200	29
Large 1-2	560	387.50	2,170	1thin
Medium and Large 2	596	367.50	2,190	3thin
Large 2	545	320.00	1,744	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.66/cwt here — about $456 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale34 hd

401.80

—

KY average23 barns · 767 hd

391.93

+9.87

National average181 barns · 30,273 hd

468.36

−66.56

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−43.52

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.69, low $345.86, median $445.32 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	1,852	193.32	3,580	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	163.80	2,098	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	162.47	2,524	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	139.41	1,541	29

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 306Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 43Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 14Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	373	460.00–470.00	465.10
1	400–450	415	447.50	447.50
6	450–500	477	425.00–445.00	433.47
8	500–550	521	400.00–417.50	404.50
7	550–600	560	382.50–392.50	391.08
9	600–650	607	382.50–390.00	383.33
1	650–700	695	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	721

Every lot

98 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	465.10/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,735	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,857	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	433.47/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,068	6
Steers	450–500	Large 2-3	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	452.05/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,174	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	427.01/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,220	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	404.50/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,107	8
Steers	500–550	Large 2	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	391.08/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,190	7
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	560	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,170	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	401.88/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,335	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	596	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,190	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	383.33/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,327	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	356.89/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,209	4
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,540	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	677	322.41/cwt	317.50–332.50	2,183	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,517	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,502	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	371.25/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,677	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	362.41/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,783	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,846	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,048	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	986	342.70/cwt	342.70–342.70	3,379	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,494	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	427.76/cwt	425.00–432.50	1,625	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,770	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	402.98/cwt	392.50–417.50	1,741	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,663	5
Heifers	400–450	Large 2-3	440	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,331	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	367.51/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,731	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	401.88/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,909	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,075	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	403.78/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,345	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	446.98/cwt	445.00–447.50	1,623	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,836	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	423.10/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,959	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	465	327.50
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,564	184.54/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,886	4
Bulls	—	—	1,991	195.72/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,897	6
Bulls	—	—	2,170	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	4,644	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	107.89/cwt	106.00–110.00	942	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	123.68/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,281	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	138.99/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,575	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	148.68/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,696	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	161.14/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,885	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,880	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	168.02/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,230	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	158.05/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,429	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	169.11/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,669	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	481	450.00–455.00	452.05
10	500–550	520	425.00–435.00	427.01
4	550–600	581	400.00–402.50	401.88
5	600–650	631	402.50	402.50
56	950–1000	986	342.70	342.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	387.50	387.50
2	600–650	625	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	677	317.50–332.50	322.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	596	367.50	367.50
4	600–650	619	347.50–360.00	356.89
1	650–700	685	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	400.00–407.50	403.78
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	445	412.50	412.50
2	450–500	497	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	585	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	618	307.50–320.00	313.62
1	650–700	680	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	250	430.00	430.00
5	350–400	363	445.00–447.50	446.98
1	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
8	450–500	463	415.00–425.00	423.10
5	500–550	518	350.00–365.00	359.94
7	550–600	581	347.50–367.50	353.87
6	600–650	625	337.50–347.50	339.54
2	700–750	713	325.00–327.50	326.25
7	750–800	783	290.00–300.00	296.77
2	850–900	858	265.00–270.00	267.48
1	950–1000	955	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	327.50	327.50
4	500–550	514	300.00–307.50	303.78
1	550–600	570	302.50	302.50
1	800–850	820	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	282.50–290.00	286.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	400	442.50	442.50
11	450–500	484	425.00–430.00	429.56
4	500–550	520	397.50–407.50	403.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	380	425.00–432.50	427.76
9	400–450	432	392.50–417.50	402.98
16	450–500	475	392.50–415.00	401.88
7	500–550	540	375.00–387.50	383.96
14	550–600	558	372.50–377.50	373.94
2	600–650	615	357.50–365.00	361.25
2	750–800	763	317.50–320.00	318.73
2	800–850	842	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	462.50	462.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	337.50–372.50	358.78
2	550–600	560	300.00–362.50	330.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	432	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	471	362.50–370.00	367.51
6	500–550	536	350.00–367.50	359.05
5	550–600	569	342.50–352.50	348.41
6	600–650	624	317.50–320.00	317.90
2	650–700	668	295.00–297.50	296.25
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	327.50–345.00	333.12
3	550–600	580	330.00–332.50	331.71
1	600–650	635	286.00	286.00
2	650–700	673	260.00–282.50	271.12
4	700–750	740	262.50–265.00	263.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	168.00–170.00	169.11
3	—	1,537	156.00–160.00	158.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,133	133.00–144.00	138.99
2	—	873	106.00–110.00	107.89
4	—	1,036	119.00–130.00	123.68
14	—	1,141	145.00–153.00	148.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	148.00	148.00
5	—	1,327	166.00–170.00	168.02
2	—	1,170	159.00–163.00	161.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	181.00–186.00	184.54
1	—	2,170	214.00	214.00
6	—	1,991	192.00–200.00	195.72

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	3,900.00	3,900.00

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.

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Blue Grass Stockyards · Wed, Oct 15

Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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 - Albany, KY

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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

Every lot

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Slaughter Cattle

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