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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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 +36.93
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 +4.86
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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 -8.06
80–89 84 43 5.00–25.00 $15.36 $13 -25.31
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 +32.69
90–98 93 21 55.00–75.00 $67.83 $63 -116.00
90–99 94 43 70.00–120.00 $92.16 $87 +50.29
90–98 94 14 20.00–50.00 $33.81 $32 -8.06
90–97 94 15 175.00–245.00 $212.97 $200 +171.10
90–99 94 24 5.00–20.00 $16.77 $16 -25.10
100–108 103 9 180.00–217.50 $202.83 $209 +185.39
100–108 103 13 10.00–20.00 $16.70 $17 -0.74
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 1 220.00 $220.00 $251 +127.45
114 114 2 15.00–30.00 $22.50 $26 -70.05
120 120 1 100.00 $100.00 $120 +40.00
120–122 121 3 50.00–70.00 $58.32 $71 -1.68
120–125 123 2 190.00–195.00 $192.55 $237 +105.14
120–127 123 6 80.00–100.00 $87.57 $108 +0.16
130 130 1 80.00 $80.00 $104 +57.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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.