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Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 14

● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 650lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs steady to 4.00 lower. There was a good quality offering of feeder calves in todays sale with most having a favorable body condition. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

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 $451.84/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 22 of 34 comparable sales and sits +6.53 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$451.84

99 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$481

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$72.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.86

vs KY average

−20.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	462.73	2,516	82
Medium and Large 2	557	405.22	2,257	8thin
Large 1-2	563	402.49	2,266	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	522	389.94	2,035	6thin

One grade step is worth $72.79/cwt here — about $481 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale99 hd

451.84

—

KY average25 barns · 1,719 hd

427.98

+23.86

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−20.14

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

+6.53

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	—	High	1,782	175.28	3,123	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	143.85	1,894	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	143.08	2,225	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	118.20	1,250	31

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$2,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Jan 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 914Last week 1,003Year ago 1,291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 91Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 16Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	400	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	495	472.50	472.50
2	500–550	533	442.50–445.00	443.76
6	550–600	565	385.00–405.00	392.37
3	600–650	607	377.50–387.50	380.91
7	650–700	682

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 14

● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

914 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 1,003▼ 377 vs year ago 1,291 · −29.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 91▲ 45 vs year ago 43 · +104.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 16▼ 43 vs year ago 51 · −84.3%

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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 $451.84/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 22 of 34 comparable sales and sits +6.53 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$451.84

99 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$481

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$72.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.86

vs KY average

−20.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	462.73	2,516	82
Medium and Large 2	557	405.22	2,257	8thin
Large 1-2	563	402.49	2,266	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	522	389.94	2,035	6thin

One grade step is worth $72.79/cwt here — about $481 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale99 hd

451.84

—

KY average25 barns · 1,719 hd

427.98

+23.86

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−20.14

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

+6.53

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	—	High	1,782	175.28	3,123	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	143.85	1,894	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	143.08	2,225	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	118.20	1,250	31

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$2,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Jan 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 914Last week 1,003Year ago 1,291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 91Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 16Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	400	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	495	472.50	472.50
2	500–550	533	442.50–445.00	443.76
6	550–600	565	385.00–405.00	392.37
3	600–650	607	377.50–387.50	380.91
7	650–700	682

Every lot

131 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,829	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,576	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	524.81/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,748	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	366	556.17/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,036	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	513.69/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,916	4
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	1
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	538.87/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,285	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	510.58/cwt	500.00–522.50	2,185	8
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	450	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,138	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	492.52/cwt	482.50–505.00	2,335	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	521.53/cwt	512.50–527.50	2,509	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,339	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	507.36/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,613	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	389.94/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,035	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	477.48/cwt	462.50–485.00	2,516	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	443.76/cwt	442.50–445.00	2,365	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	450.96/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,512	5
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	563	402.49/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,266	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	392.37/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,217	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	418.82/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,433	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,995	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	380.91/cwt	377.50–387.50	2,312	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	425.78/cwt	412.50–431.00	2,627	38
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	618	343.86/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,125	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	397.70/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,490	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	402.98/cwt	398.00–409.00	2,700	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	385.18/cwt	372.50–392.50	2,600	18
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	360.37/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,458	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	379.15/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,692	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	353.67/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,532	14
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	723	333.63/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,412	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	380.23/cwt	370.00–381.75	2,875	85
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	772	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,586	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	356.25/cwt	342.50–362.50	2,779	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	833	346.32/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,885	24
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	331.87/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,904	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	975	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	3,144	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,043	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	474.77/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,296	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	282	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,481	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,504	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	353	477.72/cwt	462.50–482.50	1,686	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	438.68/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,663	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,652	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	397.32/cwt	392.50–402.50	1,697	4
Heifers	400–450
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	968	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,578	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,664	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,584	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	443.79/cwt	442.50–445.00	1,633	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	461.53/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,791	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	493.31/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,087	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	498.30/cwt	492.50–505.00	2,297	12
Bulls	450–500
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	160.94/cwt	149.00–168.00	2,688	5
Bulls	—	—	1,679	175.15/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,941	4
Bulls	—	—	2,105	199.34/cwt	193.00–209.00	4,196	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	97.51/cwt	92.00–104.00	921	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	111.74/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,187	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	134.80/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,452	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	124.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,363	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	138.48/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,779	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	148.80/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,003	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	150.61/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,274	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	139.32/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,198	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	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 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	522	382.50–397.50	389.94
1	600–650	600	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	424	530.00–545.00	538.87
16	450–500	481	512.50–527.50	521.53
15	500–550	515	500.00–520.00	507.36
5	550–600	557	440.00–457.50	450.96
38	600–650	617	412.50–431.00	425.78
41	650–700	670	398.00–409.00	402.98
9	700–750	710	372.50–387.50	379.15
85	750–800	756	370.00–381.75	380.23
24	800–850	833	340.00–347.50	346.32
58	950–1000	975	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	590.00	590.00
5	350–400	366	540.00–560.00	556.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	450	475.00	475.00
3	550–600	563	400.00–407.50	402.49
2	600–650	618	340.00–347.50	343.86
1	650–700	680	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	723	330.00–337.50	333.63
2	750–800	772	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	520.00–550.00	524.81
4	350–400	373	500.00–525.00	513.69
8	400–450	428	500.00–522.50	510.58
16	450–500	474	482.50–505.00	492.52
36	500–550	527	462.50–485.00	477.48
26	550–600	581	400.00–430.00	418.82
16	600–650	626	390.00–407.50	397.70
18	650–700	675	372.50–392.50	385.18
14	700–750	716	347.50–362.50	353.67
16	750–800	780	342.50–362.50	356.25
4	850–900	875	327.50–335.00	331.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	430	445.00–467.50	451.53
7	450–500	459	440.00–457.50	447.52
2	500–550	520	375.00–380.00	377.45
24	550–600	576	370.00–385.00	382.00
7	600–650	629	360.00–370.00	367.21
14	650–700	663	357.50–365.00	361.24
1	800–850	815	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	485.00	485.00
2	250–300	273	470.00–480.00	474.77
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
6	350–400	379	430.00–445.00	438.68
13	400–450	428	422.50–440.00	432.00
19	450–500	489	400.00–410.00	404.19
8	500–550	517	347.50–365.00	354.62
13	550–600	569	340.00–360.00	350.50
4	600–650	620	320.00–335.00	328.10
6	650–700	667	325.00–332.50	330.03
7	700–750	717	305.00–317.50	310.70
2	750–800	790	290.00–310.00	300.06
3	800–850	808	307.50–320.00	314.97
1	900–950	905	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	565	312.50	312.50
4	600–650	626	290.00–305.00	293.62
1	650–700	665	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	710	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	805	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	427	392.50–402.50	397.32
18	450–500	481	380.00–397.50	390.41
5	500–550	533	340.00–342.50	341.53
7	550–600	568	325.00–335.00	330.02
6	600–650	622	300.00–315.00	304.98
3	650–700	665	300.00–307.50	304.19
4	700–750	711	280.00–282.50	281.85
2	750–800	777	272.50	272.50
1	800–850	800	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	725	262.50	262.50
1	850–900	895	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	315	477.50	477.50
9	350–400	353	462.50–482.50	477.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	320	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	388	455.00–475.00	461.53
7	400–450	423	480.00–505.00	493.31
3	450–500	487	460.00–465.00	463.36
9	500–550	530	417.50–427.50	421.34
14	550–600	581	365.00–377.50	370.94
5	600–650	613	347.50–365.00	356.00
4	650–700	661	337.50–357.50	352.32
4	700–750	731	320.00–322.50	321.26
1	750–800	785	287.50	287.50
2	800–850	825	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	985	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	535.00	535.00
1	300–350	320	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
12	450–500	461	492.50–505.00	498.30
2	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
2	550–600	553	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	442.50–445.00	443.79
1	450–500	495	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	515	372.50	372.50
6	550–600	597	347.50–352.50	350.83
1	700–750	730	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,093	120.00–130.00	124.74
5	—	945	92.00–104.00	97.51
9	—	1,062	106.00–116.00	111.74
5	—	1,077	132.00–140.00	134.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,346	144.00–153.00	148.80
12	—	1,285	133.00–142.00	138.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	148.00–153.00	150.61
4	—	1,578	134.00–144.00	139.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,105	193.00–209.00	199.34
4	—	1,679	173.00–177.00	175.15
5	—	1,670	149.00–168.00	160.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	2,475.00	2,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	3,475.00	3,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,325.00	2,325.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,925.00	2,925.00

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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