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New York Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

2,078 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $132.51/cwt ≈ $559/hd at 422 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $123.82/cwt ≈ $639/hd at 516 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.18/cwt ≈ $591/hd at 518 lb · 21 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,078 997 2,210
Feeder cattle 569 — 915
Slaughter cattle 801 589 728
Replacement cattle 15 — 0

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–346 333 8 138.00–146.00 $139.82 $466 —
362–378 369 3 120.00–136.00 $130.21 $480 —
408–448 422 26 120.00–141.00 $132.51 $559 —
452–496 467 19 117.50–136.00 $129.81 $606 —
500–546 516 22 119.00–135.00 $123.82 $639 —
576–597 579 13 123.00–128.00 $126.91 $735 —
604–629 623 13 116.00–125.00 $118.91 $741 —
651 651 1 110.00 $110.00 $716 —
712–742 727 2 110.00–115.00 $112.55 $818 —
772–791 779 9 108.00–112.00 $111.33 $867 —
823 823 5 115.00 $115.00 $946 —
851–869 863 12 113.00–115.00 $113.50 $980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–330 322 10 86.00–93.00 $89.59 $288 —
363 363 1 117.00 $117.00 $425 —
453–495 470 6 97.50–119.00 $104.10 $489 —
635 635 1 101.00 $101.00 $641 —
698 698 3 97.00 $97.00 $677 —
710 710 1 77.50 $77.50 $550 —
829–841 834 7 90.00–95.00 $92.84 $774 —
893 893 2 96.00–109.00 $102.50 $915 —
902–936 914 4 100.00–105.00 $103.27 $944 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1243–1628 1400 10 99.00–104.00 $101.54 $1,422 —
1232–1543 1403 9 94.00–99.00 $96.78 $1,358 —
1462–1718 1558 14 105.00–110.00 $106.70 $1,662 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 1 105.00 $105.00 $328 —
412 412 1 117.50 $117.50 $484 —
462–492 473 4 107.50–115.00 $111.29 $526 —
502 502 1 110.00 $110.00 $552 —
568 568 1 115.00 $115.00 $653 —
638 638 1 100.00 $100.00 $638 —
702 702 1 95.00 $95.00 $667 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70–75 73 6 10.00–15.00 $10.86 $8 -29.41
72–78 75 3 10.00–20.00 $13.33 $10 +3.33
75 75 1 90.00 $90.00 $68 +80.00
78 78 1 20.00 $20.00 $16 +2.50
79 79 1 100.00 $100.00 $79 +82.50
80–86 83 8 5.00–20.00 $17.44 $14 -42.62
81–88 84 4 100.00–155.00 $120.68 $101 +60.62
81–88 84 3 180.00–185.00 $183.25 $154 +123.19
82–89 86 7 15.00–30.00 $17.92 $15 +0.03
90 90 1 20.00 $20.00 $18 -92.50
90 90 1 20.00 $20.00 $18 -92.50
90–95 93 5 50.00–52.50 $51.53 $48 +25.28
92–97 94 3 15.00–17.50 $15.83 $15 -1.75
90–99 95 8 150.00–190.00 $179.94 $171 +162.36
100 100 1 52.50 $52.50 $52 -27.50
100 100 1 35.00 $35.00 $35 -45.00
100 100 1 12.50 $12.50 $12 -67.50
103 103 1 180.00 $180.00 $185 +155.01
102–108 105 3 17.50–30.00 $22.61 $24 -120.07
110 110 2 35.00 $35.00 $38 -107.68
114 114 1 122.50 $122.50 $140 -20.18
130 130 1 120.00 $120.00 $156 +60.00
1220–1283 1252 2 95.50–98.00 $96.78 $1,212 —
1121–1428 1276 7 100.00–103.50 $102.70 $1,310 —
1281–1530 1394 15 104.00–107.00 $105.08 $1,465 +4.06
1510 1510 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,691 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
231 231 1 126.00 $126.00 $291 —
301–345 322 9 115.00–131.00 $119.30 $384 —
358–395 377 9 121.00–130.00 $126.31 $476 —
401–432 409 14 105.00–124.00 $121.59 $497 —
450–496 475 14 95.00–125.00 $116.47 $553 —
502–542 518 21 100.00–123.00 $114.18 $591 —
553–584 564 8 100.00–123.00 $116.83 $659 —
772–794 792 9 100.00–108.00 $107.13 $848 —
860–884 872 2 100.00–112.00 $106.08 $925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
216 216 1 87.50 $87.50 $189 —
269–288 274 4 77.50–115.00 $89.28 $245 —
322–333 328 2 70.00–96.00 $83.22 $273 —
406–448 432 5 60.00–99.00 $83.74 $362 —
452–494 476 8 60.00–82.00 $73.47 $350 —
514–528 517 5 77.50–101.00 $96.20 $497 —
560–594 581 3 70.00–95.00 $80.15 $466 —
604–644 631 8 62.50–106.00 $89.71 $566 —
650–694 672 4 67.50–106.00 $83.02 $558 —
700–706 705 7 77.50–97.00 $94.23 $664 —
752–763 759 3 71.00–90.00 $83.73 $636 —
800–840 820 2 95.00–96.00 $95.49 $783 —
872–873 873 6 90.00–98.00 $94.00 $821 —
908–910 909 2 93.00–96.00 $94.50 $859 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 1 107.50 $107.50 $295 —
386 386 1 100.00 $100.00 $386 —
426–432 429 2 100.00–107.50 $103.72 $445 —
452–480 467 4 92.50–102.50 $95.66 $447 —
530–536 533 2 92.50–95.00 $93.76 $500 —
550–590 576 4 90.00–97.50 $93.06 $536 —
704 704 1 90.00 $90.00 $634 —
750 750 1 92.50 $92.50 $694 —
808–832 820 2 90.00 $90.00 $738 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
61–68 65 21 2.00–10.00 $5.08 $3 -0.66
70–74 72 2 80.00–110.00 $95.42 $69 +84.64
70–79 75 43 5.00–30.00 $10.92 $8 +0.14
79 79 2 30.00 $30.00 $24 -150.00
81 81 1 75.00 $75.00 $61 -105.00
80–86 84 4 140.00–150.00 $146.29 $123 +110.47
80–89 84 55 2.00–30.00 $15.97 $13 -19.85
80–89 85 23 25.00–60.00 $47.03 $40 -113.05
80–89 85 40 30.00–85.00 $64.92 $55 -95.16
81–88 85 5 145.00–185.00 $173.86 $148 +13.78
82–89 86 11 70.00–115.00 $82.41 $71 +30.66
92 92 1 100.00 $100.00 $92 +10.00
90–98 93 12 175.00–205.00 $186.31 $173 +131.28
90–99 93 32 15.00–30.00 $18.78 $17 -36.25
90–98 94 24 25.00–60.00 $45.68 $43 +6.84
90–99 94 50 50.00–87.50 $75.17 $71 +36.33
90–99 95 49 75.00–120.00 $96.42 $92 -81.31
96 96 1 135.00 $135.00 $130 -42.73
100–104 102 2 125.00–135.00 $129.90 $132 +35.85
100–108 103 41 80.00–117.50 $103.97 $107 +9.92
100–108 103 12 50.00–85.00 $66.68 $69 -27.37
100–106 103 10 5.00–30.00 $19.45 $20 -74.60
100–108 105 12 25.00–60.00 $53.05 $56 +15.02
100–109 107 4 175.00–185.00 $177.34 $190 +139.31
108 108 1 107.50 $107.50 $116 +69.47
110–113 112 3 155.00–175.00 $161.73 $181 +1.73
112 112 1 130.00 $130.00 $146 -30.00
110–118 114 16 85.00–115.00 $104.07 $119 +34.62
119 119 1 25.00 $25.00 $30 -75.00
119 119 1 15.00 $15.00 $18 -85.00
121 121 1 40.00 $40.00 $48 -60.00
123 123 1 140.00 $140.00 $172 +40.00
123 123 1 100.00 $100.00 $123 ±0.00
130 130 1 95.00 $95.00 $124 -5.00
133 133 1 145.00 $145.00 $193 +45.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–338 318 6 120.00–140.00 $127.04 $404 —
378 378 3 131.00 $131.00 $495 —
409–435 424 8 117.00–137.00 $124.04 $526 —
452–484 470 11 110.00–129.00 $124.45 $585 —
502–528 521 5 116.00–125.00 $122.57 $639 —
567–587 574 11 116.00–118.00 $117.82 $676 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
204 204 1 111.00 $111.00 $226 —
274–296 285 2 72.50–111.00 $91.01 $259 —
330 330 1 85.00 $85.00 $280 —
354–356 355 2 77.50–108.00 $92.79 $329 —
407 407 1 90.00 $90.00 $366 —
452–476 464 2 77.50–110.00 $93.33 $433 —
515–541 527 5 80.00–96.00 $88.46 $466 —
564–568 565 4 99.00–111.00 $107.98 $610 —
600–646 612 12 83.00–97.00 $90.10 $551 —
652–666 657 5 77.50–96.00 $83.69 $550 —
739–744 742 2 73.00–85.00 $78.98 $586 —
768–786 778 3 67.50–82.50 $76.73 $597 —
882 882 1 65.00 $65.00 $573 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 1 115.00 $115.00 $306 —
322–338 332 3 102.50–112.50 $109.27 $363 —
428–438 433 2 105.00–110.00 $107.47 $465 —
454–496 475 3 100.00–117.50 $105.58 $502 —
502–532 517 2 102.50–110.00 $106.14 $549 —
564 564 1 115.00 $115.00 $649 —
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 N/A 1 360.00 $360.00 —
700 700 N/A 2 475.00–500.00 $487.50 —
1100 1100 N/A 1 650.00 $650.00 —
1200 1200 N/A 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 80-85% 1 34.50 $34.50 $314 -18.50
1160–1215 1188 80-85% 2 38.50–39.00 $38.76 $460 —
963–1607 1285 80-85% 58 33.00–51.50 $45.35 $583 —
1014–1745 1358 80-85% 134 48.00–58.00 $53.74 $730 —
1206–1630 1437 80-85% 36 58.00–64.00 $60.15 $864 +2.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1041–2164 1479 75-80% 33 40.00–52.50 $48.49 $717 —
1015–2078 1573 75-80% 91 50.00–60.00 $55.21 $868 —
1230–2174 1680 75-80% 43 58.00–71.00 $62.31 $1,047 +7.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $410 —
805–935 878 85-90% 3 30.00–35.50 $32.63 $286 —
860–1015 930 85-90% 4 31.00–48.00 $36.58 $340 -14.71
960 960 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $528 +17.00
656–1580 1095 85-90% 37 15.00–44.00 $31.69 $347 —
796–1460 1135 85-90% 35 44.00–63.00 $52.19 $592 +22.44
856–1640 1143 85-90% 43 34.00–50.00 $43.46 $497 +13.71
1065–1260 1170 85-90% 4 19.00–36.00 $29.80 $349 -12.01

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 1 51.00 $51.00 $525 —
812–1997 1434 9 54.00–79.00 $68.59 $984 —
930–2076 1507 25 63.00–83.00 $76.66 $1,155 +10.70
1116–1929 1590 8 75.00–87.00 $84.27 $1,340 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
3140 3140 1 10.00 $10.00 $314 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1122–1128 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 64.00–72.00 $67.99 $765
1262–1352 1294 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 58.00–67.00 $62.96 $815
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $
— — 1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 1 60.00 $60.00 $284 —
646 646 1 59.00 $59.00 $381 —
772–794 783 2 60.00–70.00 $65.07 $509 —
866 866 1 69.00 $69.00 $598 —
900 900 1 69.00 $69.00 $621 —
950–996 973 2 56.00–65.00 $60.61 $590 —
1074 1074 1 66.00 $66.00 $709 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
— — Open 3 900.00–950.00 $933.33 —
— — Open 1 400.00 $400.00 —
— — Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —
— — Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —
— — Open 1 385.00 $385.00 —
— — Open 5 1,200.00–1,475.00 $1,370.00 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
550 550 Open 1 300.00 $300.00 —
700 700 Open 1 375.00 $375.00 —
750 750 Open 1 350.00 $350.00 —

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00 —

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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.