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New York Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 21, 2020

1,517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.68/cwt ≈ $634/hd at 517 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $137.25/cwt ≈ $788/hd at 574 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $98.69/cwt ≈ $553/hd at 560 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,517 1,343 0
Feeder cattle 409 — 0
Slaughter cattle 465 579 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–341 327 2 157.00–168.00 $162.74 $532 —
363–386 374 3 151.00–158.00 $155.05 $580 —
425–443 438 7 148.00–156.00 $151.84 $665 —
454–498 477 10 130.00–149.00 $137.38 $655 —
504–536 526 4 129.00–145.00 $139.32 $733 —
559–583 574 15 130.00–139.00 $137.25 $788 —
609–644 617 10 123.00–138.00 $128.47 $793 —
657–693 687 9 126.00–139.00 $135.61 $932 —
708 708 1 130.00 $130.00 $920 —
769–778 775 8 123.00–135.00 $130.53 $1,012 —
818 818 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,063 —
893 893 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 1 132.50 $132.50 $436 —
405–429 413 6 122.00–136.00 $131.15 $542 —
517–524 519 3 118.00–124.00 $120.02 $623 —
574–579 579 13 107.00–120.00 $113.92 $660 —
613 613 1 115.00 $115.00 $705 —
658–687 673 2 118.00–121.00 $119.47 $804 —
820 820 2 99.00 $99.00 $812 —
884 884 1 96.00 $96.00 $849 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1474–1637 1543 7 107.00–109.00 $108.15 $1,669 —
1661–1702 1682 2 104.00–105.00 $104.49 $1,758 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 1 130.00 $130.00 $328 —
302–338 323 5 119.00–130.00 $123.51 $399 —
378–383 378 11 130.00 $130.00 $491 —
406–442 423 7 121.00–133.00 $128.08 $542 —
494 494 2 124.00 $124.00 $613 —
501–549 517 28 115.00–127.00 $122.68 $634 —
556–583 574 4 114.00–120.00 $116.71 $670 —
604–637 611 5 121.00–122.00 $121.79 $744 —
685–699 692 2 108.00–110.00 $108.99 $754 —
714–734 731 8 114.00–120.00 $117.77 $861 —
826 826 1 112.00 $112.00 $925 —
924–933 929 8 90.00–97.00 $93.52 $869 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 1 15.00 $15.00 $11 -20.04
72 72 1 20.00 $20.00 $14 -15.04
72–76 74 2 100.00–105.00 $102.57 $76 +91.91
77 77 1 190.00 $190.00 $146 +180.83
76–79 78 4 10.00–12.00 $10.51 $8 +1.34
80–84 82 2 17.50–20.00 $18.78 $15 -31.22
82–84 83 2 32.50–35.00 $33.77 $28 -16.23
80–88 84 15 10.00–20.00 $15.71 $13 -164.51
81–88 84 6 160.00–220.00 $193.13 $162 +12.91
90–92 91 2 135.00–160.00 $147.64 $134 +130.17
90–99 92 5 145.00–225.00 $171.85 $158 +154.38
92 92 1 20.00 $20.00 $18 +2.53
90–98 93 7 15.00–20.00 $16.16 $15 -117.76
102–103 103 2 12.00–15.00 $13.51 $14 -7.12
128 128 1 5.00 $5.00 $6 -10.00
1516–1548 1532 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,685 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–347 338 6 100.00–116.00 $111.82 $378 —
355–362 357 3 113.00–114.00 $113.34 $405 —
420–447 435 3 101.00–118.00 $109.55 $477 —
452–497 475 2 104.00–115.00 $109.76 $521 —
501–545 529 5 105.00–107.00 $105.41 $558 —
553–599 560 13 95.00–103.00 $98.69 $553 —
630–643 639 4 90.00–100.00 $93.75 $599 —
650–678 669 4 95.00–104.00 $101.31 $678 —
729–731 730 2 94.00–99.00 $96.50 $704 —
750–779 771 7 94.00–95.00 $94.14 $726 —
804–815 811 3 84.00–94.00 $90.70 $736 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–68 64 15 2.00–5.00 $4.79 $3 -0.52
65 65 1 30.00 $30.00 $20 +24.69
72 72 1 30.00 $30.00 $22 +19.41
70–79 75 49 5.00–15.00 $9.86 $7 -0.73
71–79 76 8 20.00–35.00 $23.23 $18 -158.61
78 78 1 140.00 $140.00 $109 +97.47
79 79 1 80.00 $80.00 $63 -40.00
79 79 1 175.00 $175.00 $138 +55.00
80 80 1 12.50 $12.50 $10 -107.50
80–89 84 52 5.00–30.00 $14.47 $12 -1.41
80–89 85 28 15.00–55.00 $32.79 $28 -152.71
83–88 85 7 140.00–230.00 $187.12 $159 +1.62
80–89 86 25 40.00–90.00 $63.63 $55 -4.89
83–89 86 19 70.00–110.00 $94.17 $81 +25.65
83–88 86 2 25.00–40.00 $32.72 $28 -35.80
90–99 93 47 5.00–20.00 $15.97 $15 -54.25
90–99 94 41 55.00–90.00 $71.60 $67 +54.45
90–99 94 26 20.00–57.50 $38.81 $36 +21.66
94 94 1 70.00 $70.00 $66 +52.85
90–99 95 24 147.50–230.00 $187.21 $178 +93.25
90–99 95 48 75.00–120.00 $99.48 $95 +5.52
92–96 95 4 120.00–160.00 $147.44 $140 +53.48
101–103 102 2 150.00–165.00 $157.57 $161 +111.69
100–107 103 15 20.00–55.00 $33.27 $34 +14.49
100–109 104 21 15.00–30.00 $18.04 $19 -54.42
100–109 104 40 75.00–120.00 $99.56 $104 +27.10
100–108 105 28 60.00–85.00 $69.14 $73 -3.32
102–109 106 6 150.00–200.00 $174.29 $185 +101.83
111 111 2 190.00 $190.00 $211 +35.00
110–118 112 10 80.00–115.00 $98.58 $110 +77.84
110–116 112 4 50.00–70.00 $56.23 $63 +35.49
110–114 112 6 15.00–27.50 $20.37 $23 -0.37
110–117 114 4 60.00–70.00 $66.93 $76 -27.16
114–119 117 2 135.00–150.00 $142.34 $167 +102.34
120–127 124 2 65.00–70.00 $67.57 $84 -24.32
124 124 1 20.00 $20.00 $25 -71.89
124–125 125 2 80.00–95.00 $87.47 $109 +27.47
133 133 1 80.00 $80.00 $106 -67.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 160.00 $160.00 $392 —
303–329 316 2 140.00 $140.00 $442 —
384–396 392 3 162.00–163.00 $162.33 $636 —
413–440 431 5 142.00–148.00 $145.64 $628 —
520 520 1 136.00 $136.00 $707 —
566–595 572 8 129.00–133.00 $131.24 $751 —
685 685 1 118.00 $118.00 $808 —
851–856 855 4 84.00–89.00 $85.24 $729 —
902 902 2 80.00 $80.00 $722 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–915 833 80-85% 2 45.50–48.00 $46.87 $390 —
895 895 80-85% 1 41.00 $41.00 $367 —
937–1765 1332 80-85% 61 30.00–48.50 $41.84 $557 —
975–1880 1384 80-85% 55 40.00–56.50 $48.12 $666 +9.45
1059–1915 1448 80-85% 25 45.00–61.00 $50.17 $726 -3.26
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1239–1905 1525 75-80% 30 35.00–49.00 $45.96 $701 —
1440–1929 1641 75-80% 42 45.00–57.00 $51.78 $850 —
1229–1950 1664 75-80% 18 50.00–60.00 $55.02 $916 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–900 845 85-90% 2 43.00–46.00 $44.40 $375 +13.13
860 860 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $421 +8.07
810–985 889 85-90% 4 32.50–40.00 $35.94 $320 -4.99
728–1490 1107 85-90% 22 23.00–45.00 $34.72 $384 +4.17
736–1412 1115 85-90% 29 20.00–43.50 $35.42 $395 +4.87
1020–1620 1269 85-90% 28 34.00–56.00 $47.81 $607 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1780 1615 65-75% 2 58.00–60.00 $59.10 $954 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–2010 1675 3 66.00–72.00 $69.33 $1,161 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 1 59.50 $59.50 $895 —
1667 1667 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,134 —

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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.