New York Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

1,977 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.24/cwt ≈ $601/hd at 480 lb · 41 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.95/cwt ≈ $538/hd at 427 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.02/cwt ≈ $631/hd at 526 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,977	1,511	1,469
Feeder cattle	856	—	24
Slaughter cattle	676	727	849

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder dairy bull calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder dairy heifer calves sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	310	9	140.00–168.00	$162.07	$502	—
350–396	369	11	123.00–163.00	$156.92	$579	—
403–428	416	14	122.50–169.00	$143.42	$597	—
464–496	478	6	126.00–150.00	$135.14	$646	—
502–548	530	21	119.00–145.00	$134.45	$713	—
564–598	577	10	120.00–136.00	$127.97	$738	—
600–646	613	15	110.00–129.00	$117.89	$723	—
655–680	666	18	115.00–127.00	$120.67	$804	—
701–745	709	11	111.00–120.00	$116.79	$828	—
750–788	767	3	100.00–110.00	$103.32	$792	—
942	942	1	90.00	$90.00	$848	—
1012	1012	1	91.00	$91.00	$921	—
1158	1158	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,158	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	1	123.00	$123.00	$427	—
354–368	361	2	65.00–133.00	$98.34	$355	—
468–499	484	6	120.00–133.00	$126.51	$612	—
506–541	524	2	102.50–115.00	$108.54	$569	—
581	581	1	108.00	$108.00	$627	—
616–622	619	2	83.00–97.00	$90.03	$557	—
663	663	1	100.00	$100.00	$663	—
795–799	798	3	94.00–100.00	$98.01	$782	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1111–1227	1151	3	92.00–99.50	$95.13	$1,095	—
1137–1633	1335	8	102.00–105.00	$103.81	$1,386	—
1242–1571	1419	7	107.00–110.50	$108.91	$1,545	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	1	92.00	$92.00	$504	—
1000	1000	1	82.00	$82.00	$820	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–349	334	15	124.00–148.00	$132.77	$443	—
351–397	371	16	124.00–135.00	$131.71	$489	—
405–449	427	32	120.00–134.00	$125.95	$538	—
458–497	480	41	115.00–130.00	$125.24	$601	—
500–549	526	29	115.00–128.00	$120.02	$631	—
555–591	569	13	113.00–123.00	$118.08	$672	—
604–646	612	19	109.00–120.00	$117.93	$722	—
652–696	683	7	110.00–114.00	$110.69	$756	—
716–738	723	3	114.00–120.00	$116.04	$839	—
805–845	809	11	111.00	$111.00	$898	—
851	851	1	110.00	$110.00	$936	—
1102	1102	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,025	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	207	3	102.50–117.00	$111.85	$232	—
277	277	1	107.50	$107.50	$298	—
306–336	325	4	92.50–110.00	$100.42	$326	—
353–395	379	7	83.00–100.00	$94.34	$358	—
409–449	422	9	75.00–115.00	$98.08	$414	—
464–493	481	8	100.00–115.00	$106.05	$510	—
511–531	522	4	104.00–110.00	$106.95	$558	—
554–593	584	7	80.00–110.00	$105.12	$614	—
601–649	614	14	82.00–105.00	$97.89	$601	—
660–694	678	5	95.00–105.00	$100.59	$682	—
721–744	725	7	90.00–96.00	$92.59	$671	—
750–762	754	3	90.00–92.00	$90.67	$684	—
846	846	4	94.00	$94.00	$795	—
870	870	7	86.00	$86.00	$748	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
62	62	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
64	64	1	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
73–78	76	5	10.00–15.00	$12.42	$9	+6.12
77	77	1	120.00	$120.00	$92	+10.00
82	82	1	60.00	$60.00	$49	+43.89
80–89	85	4	130.00–205.00	$180.58	$153	+160.58
81–87	85	7	15.00–18.00	$16.26	$14	-3.74
82–88	85	2	5.00–15.00	$9.82	$8	-10.18
86	86	1	15.00	$15.00	$13	-160.43
90–98	92	5	15.00–20.00	$18.18	$17	-11.21
90–98	94	3	200.00–225.00	$214.65	$202	+169.65
93–97	96	3	20.00–25.00	$22.63	$22	-164.29
100	100	1	22.50	$22.50	$22	-12.50
100–103	102	2	20.00	$20.00	$20	-149.85
102	102	1	222.50	$222.50	$227	+52.65
106	106	1	180.00	$180.00	$191	+160.00
970–1206	1062	4	92.00–99.50	$95.47	$1,014	—
1059–1553	1293	7	100.00–105.00	$103.50	$1,338	—
1140–1488	1301	5	106.00–108.00	$107.01	$1,392	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	1	117.50	$117.50	$374	—
412–432	427	4	105.00–110.00	$108.79	$465	—
528	528	1	107.50	$107.50	$568	—
582–593	589	11	102.50–108.00	$106.91	$630	—
600–646	623	2	107.00–109.00	$108.04	$673	—
654–677	662	6	97.50–105.00	$103.27	$684	—
806	806	1	105.00	$105.00	$846	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60–69	66	6	5.00–10.00	$5.88	$4	+1.44
70–79	75	27	5.00–20.00	$10.82	$8	+1.37
75	75	1	140.00	$140.00	$105	+130.55
76	76	1	65.00	$65.00	$49	+25.82
76–78	77	3	40.00–50.00	$43.29	$33	-10.73
77	77	1	55.00	$55.00	$42	+0.98
76–79	78	5	25.00–45.00	$31.05	$24	-68.95
77–78	78	2	125.00–135.00	$129.97	$101	+29.97
80–87	84	8	20.00–40.00	$32.61	$27	+19.41
80–89	84	43	5.00–25.00	$15.36	$13	+2.16
80–89	85	13	40.00–72.50	$57.57	$49	-130.78
82–87	85	2	125.00–130.00	$127.43	$108	-60.92
83–87	85	7	150.00–240.00	$181.54	$154	-6.81
82–89	87	17	75.00–110.00	$88.84	$77	+22.83
90–98	93	21	55.00–75.00	$67.83	$63	-116.00
90–98	94	14	20.00–50.00	$33.81	$32	+18.57
90–99	94	24	5.00–20.00	$16.77	$16	+1.53
90–99	94	43	70.00–120.00	$92.16	$87	+76.92
90–97	94	15	175.00–245.00	$212.97	$200	+197.73
100–108	103	13	10.00–20.00	$16.70	$17	-0.74
100–108	103	9	180.00–217.50	$202.83	$209	+185.39
100–109	104	31	70.00–130.00	$97.07	$101	-85.55
100–108	104	8	50.00–87.50	$64.38	$67	-118.24
100–109	106	6	25.00–45.00	$36.64	$39	-6.23
106	106	1	180.00	$180.00	$191	+137.13
112	112	1	72.50	$72.50	$81	+1.08
110–118	114	13	82.50–130.00	$104.29	$119	+11.74
114	114	2	15.00–30.00	$22.50	$26	-70.05
114	114	1	220.00	$220.00	$251	+127.45
120	120	1	100.00	$100.00	$120	+40.00
120–122	121	3	50.00–70.00	$58.32	$71	-1.68
120–127	123	6	80.00–100.00	$87.57	$108	+0.16
120–125	123	2	190.00–195.00	$192.55	$237	+105.14
130	130	1	80.00	$80.00	$104	+57.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297–299	299	11	153.00–176.00	$156.35	$467	—
315–327	321	2	156.00–165.00	$160.42	$515	—
363–382	366	7	131.00–170.00	$153.97	$564	—
418–446	432	16	125.00–152.00	$143.44	$620	—
457–480	469	9	120.00–148.00	$136.79	$642	—
501–544	532	12	115.00–139.00	$125.94	$670	—
559–587	568	4	123.00–132.00	$127.20	$722	—
626–640	635	4	102.50–111.00	$107.38	$682	—
673–691	679	6	106.00–117.00	$109.28	$742	—
720–742	738	6	100.00–106.00	$105.02	$775	—
752	752	1	104.00	$104.00	$782	—
823–831	828	3	93.00–103.00	$99.32	$822	—
892–896	894	4	99.00–102.00	$100.50	$898	—
933–939	935	3	87.00–93.00	$89.01	$832	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	125.00	$125.00	$250	—
256	256	1	122.50	$122.50	$314	—
309–340	330	5	91.00–139.00	$123.84	$409	—
356–397	381	3	85.00–126.00	$110.44	$421	—
416–447	431	7	74.00–129.00	$118.31	$510	—
457–472	462	8	110.00–120.00	$115.93	$536	—
508	508	1	82.50	$82.50	$419	—
556–591	564	5	111.00–124.00	$118.86	$670	—
606–632	628	6	100.00–102.50	$102.10	$641	—
655–691	673	2	94.00–100.00	$97.08	$653	—
765	765	3	90.00	$90.00	$688	—
1064	1064	1	69.00	$69.00	$734	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	1	108.00	$108.00	$406	—
404	404	1	97.50	$97.50	$394	—
564	564	1	91.00	$91.00	$513	—
798	798	1	87.00	$87.00	$694	—
840	840	1	89.00	$89.00	$748	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	80-85%	1	48.00	$48.00	$425	—
995	995	80-85%	1	54.00	$54.00	$537	—
1076–1770	1365	80-85%	67	27.00–51.00	$44.05	$601	-6.23
1085–1584	1392	80-85%	18	51.00–61.00	$55.10	$767	+0.56
1042–1680	1398	80-85%	68	42.00–56.00	$51.17	$715	-3.37

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–845	813	85-90%	2	25.50–30.50	$27.90	$227	—
815–985	935	85-90%	5	45.00–48.00	$46.65	$436	+16.16
930–990	958	85-90%	3	40.00–44.00	$41.38	$396	—
738–1605	1139	85-90%	46	10.00–44.00	$33.80	$385	+2.17
932–1780	1197	85-90%	34	30.00–52.50	$45.80	$548	-3.81
1012–1565	1235	85-90%	15	41.00–57.00	$50.68	$626	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1151–2095	1528	75-80%	31	43.50–51.00	$48.42	$740	—
1265–2073	1656	75-80%	37	48.00–57.00	$52.56	$870	-5.74
1370–1940	1693	75-80%	20	54.00–63.00	$57.49	$973	-0.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1250	995	9	52.00–60.00	$56.23	$559	—
1484	1484	1	74.50	$74.50	$1,106	—
1248–1968	1571	9	61.00–85.00	$70.29	$1,104	—
2145	2145	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,523	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1191–1496	1313	5	80.00–89.50	$86.26	$1,133	—
1362–1529	1472	9	94.50–102.50	$98.46	$1,449	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–316	310	2	40.00–67.50	$53.48	$166	—
362–374	370	4	62.50–69.50	$66.78	$247	—
402	402	1	62.50	$62.50	$251	—
464	464	2	67.50	$67.50	$313	—
954	954	1	59.00	$59.00	$563	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1428–1526	1477	2	80.00–86.00	$83.10	$1,227	—
1485–1669	1565	5	95.00–98.00	$96.55	$1,511	—

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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.