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Dec 7, 2020
New York Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020
2,056 head sold ·Official USDA report
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers
$130.37/cwt
≈ $538/hd at 413 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers
$141.30/cwt
≈ $808/hd at 572 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers
$138.74/cwt
≈ $731/hd at 527 lb · 31 head
Receipts
Head This sale Last sale Last year
Total receipts
2,056
1,594
2,566
Feeder cattle
1,003
—
1,001
Slaughter cattle
634
820
895
Replacement cattle
11
—
38
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Feeder Steers
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
278–290
284
4
127.50–161.00
$149.75
$425
—
310–342
323
8
146.00–171.00
$165.72
$535
—
353–394
375
15
137.50–171.00
$161.89
$607
—
410–446
434
6
138.00–147.00
$142.93
$620
—
450–486
468
11
120.00–154.00
$140.98
$660
—
500–548
527
31
120.00–146.00
$138.74
$731
—
550–597
572
36
127.50–147.00
$141.30
$808
—
609–636
616
26
123.00–149.00
$138.95
$856
—
652–698
670
23
123.00–152.00
$141.04
$945
—
705–738
718
5
126.00–140.00
$131.23
$942
—
776–788
784
3
110.00–128.00
$122.06
$957
—
827–829
829
8
111.00–124.00
$113.75
$943
—
852–875
870
8
106.00–129.00
$109.92
$956
—
901–919
908
5
117.00–119.00
$117.81
$1,070
—
979–985
980
6
111.00–112.00
$111.17
$1,089
—
1056–1089
1069
5
107.00–111.00
$109.37
$1,169
—
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
220–233
224
3
100.00–115.00
$109.81
$246
—
265–274
268
3
110.00–137.50
$125.66
$337
—
354–398
384
5
107.50–137.00
$123.58
$475
—
416–443
428
4
100.00–137.50
$127.64
$546
—
467–496
476
6
75.00–139.00
$109.03
$519
—
509–520
514
5
100.00–131.00
$123.65
$636
—
568–599
584
20
102.50–125.00
$117.09
$684
—
602–642
622
6
70.00–120.00
$106.55
$663
—
650–694
658
7
104.00–124.00
$118.16
$777
—
701–736
723
4
92.00–105.00
$97.44
$704
—
790–798
794
2
97.00–100.00
$98.51
$782
—
915
915
2
91.00
$91.00
$833
—
971
971
1
103.00
$103.00
$1,000
—
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
1223–1595
1426
17
105.00–108.00
$106.20
$1,514
+0.61
1245–1588
1446
17
100.00–104.00
$102.29
$1,479
-3.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
396
396
1
112.50
$112.50
$446
—
430
430
2
107.50–117.50
$112.50
$484
—
464
464
1
112.50
$112.50
$522
—
502
502
1
107.50
$107.50
$540
—
628
628
1
97.50
$97.50
$612
—
652–656
654
2
100.00
$100.00
$654
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Feeder Heifers
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
203–233
228
7
105.00–120.00
$112.86
$257
—
264–288
278
6
115.00–126.00
$120.59
$335
—
300–347
326
24
80.00–122.50
$113.91
$371
—
352–395
369
9
60.00–119.00
$101.88
$376
—
420–445
431
5
75.00–117.00
$101.60
$438
—
466–496
478
15
60.00–122.00
$108.93
$521
—
500–548
520
27
87.50–117.00
$106.51
$554
—
550–597
573
19
85.00–117.00
$108.42
$621
—
608–649
628
14
75.00–111.00
$102.74
$645
—
656–698
676
11
60.00–108.00
$88.77
$600
—
705–742
720
12
82.00–103.00
$95.89
$690
—
782–785
784
6
91.00–108.00
$96.65
$758
—
801–846
817
14
90.00–100.00
$94.42
$771
—
858–896
869
4
84.00–87.00
$85.49
$743
—
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
252–290
264
4
120.00–126.00
$123.55
$326
—
302–337
320
11
119.00–141.00
$130.65
$418
—
353–397
374
20
120.00–136.00
$130.48
$488
—
400–439
413
41
124.00–140.00
$130.37
$538
—
450–498
472
30
110.00–141.00
$129.00
$609
—
504–535
523
24
110.00–142.00
$130.04
$680
—
552–598
580
16
105.00–139.00
$125.41
$727
—
600–632
612
14
107.50–133.00
$116.60
$714
—
670
670
1
112.50
$112.50
$754
—
748
748
1
87.50
$87.50
$654
—
784
784
1
90.00
$90.00
$706
—
804
804
1
92.00
$92.00
$740
—
850–893
864
3
90.00–110.00
$102.07
$882
—
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
60–68
64
2
5.00–10.00
$7.66
$5
+2.66
73–78
76
8
10.00
$10.00
$8
±0.00
76
76
1
130.00
$130.00
$99
+120.00
82
82
1
155.00
$155.00
$127
+40.00
82
82
1
100.00
$100.00
$82
-15.00
81–87
84
8
15.00
$15.00
$13
-17.50
90
90
1
20.00
$20.00
$18
+5.00
92
92
1
107.50
$107.50
$99
-75.20
90–96
93
4
15.00–20.00
$16.29
$15
-166.41
93
93
1
185.00
$185.00
$172
+2.30
96
96
1
15.00
$15.00
$14
-0.62
100–104
102
2
145.00–200.00
$173.04
$177
-14.58
102
102
1
15.00
$15.00
$15
-172.62
100–108
104
2
20.00
$20.00
$21
+2.44
110
110
1
20.00
$20.00
$22
-25.00
112
112
1
115.00
$115.00
$129
-75.00
1093–1409
1289
12
100.00–104.00
$102.46
$1,321
—
1265–1500
1359
13
105.00–109.00
$105.93
$1,440
—
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
364–390
379
3
102.50–112.50
$108.27
$410
—
452
452
1
100.00
$100.00
$452
—
624
624
1
100.00
$100.00
$624
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Feeder Bulls
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
63–69
67
4
5.00
$5.00
$3
-5.00
70–79
74
19
5.00–30.00
$11.63
$9
-23.37
75–77
76
3
40.00–45.00
$43.30
$33
+19.06
76
76
1
105.00
$105.00
$80
+80.76
72–79
77
5
20.00–35.00
$26.63
$21
+2.39
77
77
1
95.00
$95.00
$73
+70.76
77–79
78
2
170.00–220.00
$195.32
$152
+171.08
80–83
82
2
165.00–225.00
$195.55
$160
+17.09
80–88
84
22
5.00–30.00
$14.62
$12
-163.84
80–88
85
17
20.00–57.50
$38.06
$32
-4.87
81–89
85
17
35.00–77.50
$53.20
$45
+10.27
83–88
86
9
60.00–77.50
$67.00
$58
+11.77
90–99
93
33
50.00–85.00
$61.63
$57
+16.88
90–99
93
13
20.00–55.00
$45.74
$43
+0.99
90–98
95
22
10.00–20.00
$15.70
$15
-50.62
92–98
95
3
140.00–167.50
$155.58
$148
+89.26
91–99
96
22
70.00–120.00
$91.47
$88
+2.38
100–101
101
2
180.00–185.00
$182.49
$184
+65.66
100–108
103
34
80.00–125.00
$95.08
$98
-21.75
100–108
103
8
15.00–22.50
$16.27
$17
-100.56
100–108
103
13
55.00–85.00
$70.01
$72
-46.82
102–108
105
4
25.00–40.00
$33.90
$36
-14.77
108
108
1
140.00
$140.00
$151
+119.04
110
110
2
10.00–15.00
$12.50
$14
-8.46
110–118
114
8
75.00–100.00
$93.82
$107
-96.18
112–115
114
2
60.00–85.00
$72.33
$82
-117.67
122
122
1
85.00
$85.00
$104
+16.59
130
130
1
90.00
$90.00
$117
+72.49
132
132
1
20.00
$20.00
$26
+2.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
276–298
287
2
159.00–162.50
$160.68
$461
—
318–331
322
5
158.00–165.00
$163.41
$526
—
351–398
378
15
125.00–174.00
$148.71
$562
—
402–433
413
5
130.00–147.50
$142.31
$588
—
454–498
471
25
117.50–151.00
$143.19
$674
—
501–525
507
20
112.50–150.00
$137.13
$695
—
554–584
569
2
117.50–132.50
$125.20
$712
—
602–648
626
7
104.00–127.50
$117.00
$732
—
674
674
1
120.00
$120.00
$809
—
700–720
710
2
85.00–90.00
$87.54
$622
—
825
825
3
83.00
$83.00
$685
—
883
883
2
87.00–95.00
$91.00
$804
—
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
226–244
235
2
100.00–130.00
$114.43
$269
—
272
272
1
127.50
$127.50
$347
—
315–335
325
2
127.50–131.00
$129.30
$420
—
370–398
388
5
90.00–135.00
$123.11
$478
—
443–445
445
4
100.00–130.00
$117.52
$523
—
460–496
481
9
107.50–136.00
$122.09
$587
—
504–544
531
3
70.00–87.50
$78.35
$416
—
580–586
583
2
102.00–110.00
$106.02
$618
—
624–638
631
2
72.50–75.00
$73.74
$465
—
654
654
1
84.00
$84.00
$549
—
706–736
721
5
70.00–78.00
$75.09
$541
—
750
750
1
67.50
$67.50
$506
—
964
964
2
60.00–65.00
$62.50
$602
—
1024
1024
1
63.00
$63.00
$645
—
1054
1054
1
56.00
$56.00
$590
—
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
406
406
1
102.50
$102.50
$416
—
476–484
480
2
100.00–110.00
$104.96
$504
—
532
532
1
100.00
$100.00
$532
—
552–570
561
2
97.50–102.50
$99.96
$561
—
636
636
1
90.00
$90.00
$572
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Slaughter Cows
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Dressing Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
735
735
80-85% 1
30.00
$30.00
$220
—
885
885
80-85% 1
52.00
$52.00
$460
+17.00
910
910
80-85% 1
45.00
$45.00
$410
-3.50
1070–1596
1339
80-85% 9
52.50–60.00
$55.44
$742
+11.19
990–1705
1344
80-85% 58
37.50–50.50
$45.37
$610
+1.12
1096–1750
1400
80-85% 47
46.00–55.00
$50.41
$706
—
1430
1430
80-85% 1
23.00
$23.00
$329
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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Dressing Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
1072–1915
1430
75-80% 47
40.00–52.00
$46.63
$667
—
1300–2090
1605
75-80% 39
49.00–57.00
$52.26
$839
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1658–1879
1737
75-80% 7
53.50–57.50
$55.60
$966
-2.14
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Dressing Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
950
950
85-90% 1
31.00
$31.00
$294
-7.98
824–1700
1195
85-90% 31
29.00–47.00
$40.11
$479
+3.13
966–1405
1223
85-90% 11
20.00–42.00
$30.79
$377
-16.69
990–1525
1264
85-90% 17
5.00–41.50
$33.14
$419
—
1000–1575
1310
85-90% 18
42.50–55.00
$49.61
$650
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Slaughter Bulls
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
1026–1610
1250
6
47.50–57.00
$53.84
$673
—
1250–2126
1649
10
60.00–72.00
$65.83
$1,086
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1790–1938
1864
2
70.00–72.00
$71.04
$1,324
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Bred Cows
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd
832–1054
933
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5
50.00–56.00
$53.25
$497
1102
1102
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1
55.00
$55.00
$606
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Bred Heifers
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Age Stage Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd
854
854
(<2 yrs) 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1
64.00
$64.00
$547
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Dairy Steers
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
508
508
1
70.00
$70.00
$356
—
566
566
1
60.00
$60.00
$340
—
660–692
676
2
70.00–72.00
$70.98
$480
—
1064
1064
1
59.00
$59.00
$628
—
1114
1114
1
60.00
$60.00
$668
—
1156–1194
1180
4
55.00–68.00
$62.04
$732
—
1204
1204
1
63.00
$63.00
$759
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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
1409–1525
1464
4
93.00–97.00
$94.98
$1,391
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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.
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