New York Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

1,764 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.24/cwt ≈ $531/hd at 427 lb · 38 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $135.99/cwt ≈ $585/hd at 430 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.91/cwt ≈ $565/hd at 475 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,764	1,446	1,355
Feeder cattle	654	—	453
Slaughter cattle	583	—	406

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
227–249	238	2	125.00–130.00	$127.38	$303
285–296	291	2	135.00–140.00	$137.55	$400
324–344	333	8	127.50–133.00	$129.70	$432
361–376	369	2	138.00–149.00	$143.61	$530
408–448	432	18	131.00–144.00	$138.04	$596
470–494	485	25	125.00–139.00	$129.28	$627
505–545	533	9	121.00–132.00	$127.99	$682
556–588	573	4	124.00–135.00	$130.37	$747
620–648	626	14	119.00–132.50	$127.86	$800
663–689	676	2	125.00–128.00	$126.53	$855
721–748	738	5	118.00–129.00	$125.63	$927
795	795	1	119.00	$119.00	$946
806–849	834	11	104.00–105.00	$104.09	$868
886–899	896	4	115.00–119.00	$115.99	$1,039
901–902	902	4	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$1,015
971–981	974	10	112.00–120.00	$114.42	$1,114

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
247	247	1	120.00	$120.00	$296
261–283	274	5	112.50–122.50	$116.07	$318
306–344	331	3	107.50–125.00	$117.39	$389
366–395	378	7	113.00–124.00	$117.87	$446
428	428	2	118.00	$118.00	$505
475–487	479	16	104.00–117.00	$113.14	$542
529–545	532	6	109.00–114.00	$112.00	$596
562–596	572	6	100.00–111.00	$108.77	$622
601–639	622	6	91.00–115.00	$101.88	$634
658–691	668	7	90.00–111.00	$101.63	$679
716–749	730	4	96.00–115.00	$104.44	$762
819–841	826	3	97.00–100.00	$98.98	$818
858–882	876	6	94.00–100.00	$97.50	$854
930	930	1	75.00	$75.00	$698
977	977	1	80.00	$80.00	$782

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1203–1572	1333	9	103.00–108.00	$105.32	$1,404
1331–1491	1404	3	98.00–103.00	$101.07	$1,419

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
210–245	234	7	120.00–125.00	$123.31	$289
267	267	1	116.00	$116.00	$310
302–344	317	13	117.00–145.00	$129.46	$410
365–398	383	25	117.00–139.00	$127.65	$489
400–448	427	38	110.00–140.00	$124.24	$531
451–497	475	26	110.00–128.00	$118.91	$565
506–535	514	9	110.00–127.00	$123.10	$633
564–573	569	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$657
609–635	624	8	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$721
665–691	682	3	120.00–128.00	$125.40	$855
805–831	824	7	110.00–126.00	$121.53	$1,001
865	865	4	132.00	$132.00	$1,142
901–932	920	22	106.00–121.00	$111.93	$1,030

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
200–204	202	2	95.00–115.00	$105.10	$212
277–294	284	3	108.00–112.00	$110.37	$313
319–343	333	4	90.00–118.00	$108.02	$360
357–376	360	6	115.00	$115.00	$414
410–445	432	11	95.00–111.00	$105.14	$454
477–491	486	8	92.00–111.00	$97.66	$475
503–548	513	6	80.00–100.00	$96.44	$495
559–590	573	14	89.00–106.00	$98.27	$563
605–630	618	2	93.00–94.00	$93.49	$578
655–671	665	10	91.00–106.00	$96.57	$642
702–731	718	3	80.00–96.00	$88.78	$637
792–796	795	3	90.00–93.00	$92.00	$731
806–844	819	3	80.00–100.00	$88.84	$728
869	869	1	83.00	$83.00	$721

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
62	62	1	40.00	$40.00	$25
69	69	1	10.00	$10.00	$7
70–79	76	8	10.00–15.00	$11.93	$9
76	76	1	10.00	$10.00	$8
77–79	78	3	190.00–235.00	$208.40	$163
80	80	1	50.00	$50.00	$40
80–89	84	13	10.00–25.00	$16.77	$14
84	84	1	120.00	$120.00	$101
80–88	85	6	20.00–22.50	$20.39	$17
81–89	85	7	170.00–240.00	$211.82	$180
90–96	93	3	20.00–27.50	$23.29	$22
90–99	94	7	20.00	$20.00	$19
90–99	95	2	200.00–210.00	$205.24	$195
100	100	1	215.00	$215.00	$215
100	100	1	27.50	$27.50	$28
108	108	1	140.00	$140.00	$151
1007–1229	1151	4	90.00–98.00	$95.23	$1,096
1180–1444	1282	5	99.00–102.00	$100.73	$1,291
1211–1525	1347	8	104.00–107.00	$105.30	$1,418

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
61–69	66	23	2.00–10.00	$5.29	$3
74	74	2	107.00–115.00	$111.00	$82
70–79	75	46	10.00–165.00	$18.22	$14
73–79	76	7	25.00–30.00	$26.43	$20
80–89	84	24	15.00–20.00	$16.81	$14
80–89	85	21	85.00–105.00	$94.64	$80
80–89	85	21	30.00–70.00	$50.14	$43
81–88	85	8	190.00–240.00	$218.18	$185
85	85	1	135.00	$135.00	$115
82–89	86	37	60.00–105.00	$81.63	$70
88	88	1	40.00	$40.00	$35
90–98	94	23	30.00–70.00	$50.29	$47
90–99	94	12	170.00–245.00	$212.55	$200
90–99	94	47	65.00–110.00	$85.09	$80
90–98	94	11	15.00–30.00	$20.29	$19
90–98	94	2	70.00–90.00	$79.57	$75
90–99	96	49	85.00–132.50	$111.05	$107
102	102	1	150.00	$150.00	$153
100–107	103	8	25.00–70.00	$50.19	$52
100–109	104	50	100.00–137.50	$114.65	$119
100–109	104	11	70.00–95.00	$84.30	$88
100–109	105	8	180.00–230.00	$204.10	$214
104–106	105	2	15.00–20.00	$17.48	$18
110–117	113	3	30.00–70.00	$50.18	$57
110–116	114	4	150.00–195.00	$176.24	$201
110–119	115	6	100.00–117.50	$110.01	$127
110–118	115	6	70.00–100.00	$82.51	$95
122	122	1	170.00	$170.00	$207
122	122	1	90.00	$90.00	$110
123	123	1	110.00	$110.00	$135
130–132	131	2	95.00–112.50	$103.82	$136
978	978	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,320

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
222	222	2	127.00	$127.00	$282
285–296	293	10	145.00–150.00	$148.80	$436
319–345	329	9	120.00–146.00	$132.89	$437
380	380	1	127.00	$127.00	$483
403–443	430	35	120.00–140.00	$135.99	$585
466–490	488	11	120.00–129.00	$120.78	$589
515–542	527	5	110.00–133.00	$124.80	$658
568–573	571	4	116.00–120.00	$118.01	$674
674	674	1	110.00	$110.00	$741
758	758	1	101.00	$101.00	$766

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
227–231	228	3	95.00–125.00	$109.26	$249
327	327	1	112.00	$112.00	$366
354–371	363	2	98.00–106.00	$101.91	$370
431	431	1	99.00	$99.00	$427
494	494	1	94.00	$94.00	$464
510–544	527	2	90.00–113.00	$101.87	$537
579–586	583	2	87.50–104.00	$95.70	$558
657–660	659	5	98.00–100.00	$98.80	$651
733–748	741	2	87.00–90.00	$88.48	$656

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985	985	80-85%	1	49.50	$49.50	$488
828–1544	1247	80-85%	54	21.00–48.00	$38.81	$484
1085–1574	1384	80-85%	23	48.00–58.00	$51.73	$716
1040–1785	1388	80-85%	94	39.00–54.00	$46.86	$650

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
919–1945	1434	75-80%	32	35.00–51.00	$44.06	$632
1275–1925	1618	75-80%	64	45.00–54.00	$49.81	$806
1380–1930	1676	75-80%	14	48.00–58.00	$55.54	$931

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925	925	85-90%	1	47.50	$47.50	$439
870–965	932	85-90%	3	20.00–32.00	$25.46	$237
895–970	945	85-90%	4	43.00–45.50	$44.36	$419
620–1547	1087	85-90%	22	18.00–43.50	$32.63	$355
830–1435	1103	85-90%	37	28.00–46.50	$37.32	$412
1035–1395	1238	85-90%	8	22.00–31.50	$26.58	$329
860–1775	1299	85-90%	32	38.00–51.00	$46.18	$600

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–925	870	2	51.00–58.00	$54.28	$472
1190–1933	1695	12	66.00–81.00	$73.46	$1,245
1745	1745	1	85.50	$85.50	$1,492
2135	2135	1	52.00	$52.00	$1,110

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1170	1170	1	52.00	$52.00	$608
1927	1927	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,484

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1430–1541	1487	4	89.00–95.00	$92.82	$1,380

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.