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New York Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

1,415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.57/cwt +5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 429 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.47/cwt ≈ $477/hd at 377 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $118.94/cwt +31.44 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 469 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,415 1,855 1,595
Feeder cattle 455 140 638
Slaughter cattle 447 841 467

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold steady to 2.00 higher; slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder dairy bull calves sold steady to 3.00 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
339–347 343 2 134.00–140.00 $137.03 $470 —
393 393 1 141.00 $141.00 $554 —
415–449 431 8 130.00–140.00 $135.17 $583 +5.17
450–495 480 10 128.00–141.00 $134.97 $648 —
504–531 524 12 127.00–138.00 $133.55 $700 +9.39
561–591 585 5 125.00–126.00 $125.19 $732 +0.20
601–624 619 9 129.00–133.00 $129.86 $804 +9.86
671 671 1 120.00 $120.00 $805 —
733–735 735 5 116.00–129.00 $118.59 $872 —
768–790 779 2 115.00–123.00 $119.06 $927 +4.06
832 832 7 121.00 $121.00 $1,007 —
901–942 929 6 111.00–121.00 $118.09 $1,097 —
1006–1027 1017 8 103.00–105.00 $104.01 $1,058 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 2 131.00 $131.00 $355 —
312–329 325 4 107.50 $107.50 $349 —
383–398 394 4 111.00–120.00 $113.19 $446 —
420–438 429 2 115.00–120.00 $117.45 $504 —
451–484 469 15 105.00–124.00 $118.94 $558 +31.44
520–541 523 10 99.00–123.00 $106.09 $555 +21.09
563–588 567 6 100.00–111.00 $101.90 $578 +41.90
600–648 621 14 97.00–112.00 $103.51 $643 —
658–668 664 3 97.00–105.00 $102.32 $679 +26.15
700–736 719 7 102.00–114.00 $108.07 $777 +20.57
1051 1051 2 95.00 $95.00 $998 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1277–1463 1354 3 109.00–112.00 $109.94 $1,489 +5.68
1349–1588 1469 2 105.00–108.00 $106.38 $1,563 +2.38

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264–290 286 6 130.00 $130.00 $372 —
349 349 1 120.00 $120.00 $419 ±0.00
350–398 377 16 114.00–133.00 $126.47 $477 —
408–435 429 18 120.00–129.00 $126.57 $543 +5.33
486–496 491 6 123.00–127.00 $125.34 $615 +0.34
508–548 529 9 111.00–121.00 $114.05 $603 -4.76
562–580 569 9 110.00–118.00 $113.43 $645 -2.84
600–612 605 10 116.00–124.00 $120.37 $728 +9.16
672–686 683 5 118.00–119.00 $118.80 $811 +10.69
752–770 766 4 112.00–120.00 $118.04 $904 +10.54
875–885 878 4 110.00–126.00 $114.03 $1,001 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 2 2.00–7.50 $4.75 $3 -0.79
71–74 72 3 62.50–90.00 $77.29 $56 +57.29
70–79 75 4 10.00–18.00 $14.62 $11 +4.92
74–78 76 3 10.00 $10.00 $8 +0.30
75–79 77 3 175.00–205.00 $186.79 $144 +56.79
80 80 2 50.00–75.00 $62.50 $50 +50.82
80–82 81 3 12.50–15.00 $13.33 $11 +1.65
81 81 1 165.00 $165.00 $134 +153.32
80–89 83 8 5.00–18.00 $15.35 $13 -188.54
80–89 86 4 180.00–230.00 $203.12 $175 +176.92
86–89 88 2 100.00 $100.00 $88 +73.80
90–92 91 2 20.00–22.50 $21.26 $19 -1.24
90–96 93 8 180.00–215.00 $198.88 $185 -4.26
91–98 95 6 18.00 $18.00 $17 -185.14
100 100 1 22.50 $22.50 $22 +2.50
100–102 101 2 10.00–20.00 $15.05 $15 -3.94
102–109 105 4 185.00–205.00 $196.99 $207 +16.99
106 106 1 120.00 $120.00 $127 -60.00
117 117 1 195.00 $195.00 $228 +15.00
132 132 1 22.50 $22.50 $30 -157.50
1255–1265 1260 2 100.00–104.00 $102.01 $1,285 +11.99
1239–1424 1343 3 110.00–112.00 $111.29 $1,495 +6.04
1246–1563 1380 6 105.00–108.50 $107.14 $1,479 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–294 285 3 97.50–110.00 $101.40 $289 —
350–394 373 4 93.00–110.00 $102.37 $382 +9.87
429 429 1 104.00 $104.00 $446 —
458–490 472 5 95.00–115.00 $108.72 $513 +26.22
510–529 515 7 90.00–107.00 $93.43 $481 +5.94
551–581 570 6 90.00–108.00 $101.99 $581 —
606–626 619 7 99.00–109.00 $103.90 $643 +18.90
662–689 673 7 91.00–107.00 $97.93 $659 —
702–745 733 10 99.00–103.00 $101.62 $745 +37.40
759 759 1 96.00 $96.00 $729 +26.00
805–846 826 4 86.00–100.00 $91.49 $756 +36.99
918 918 1 91.00 $91.00 $835 +21.00
964 964 1 90.00 $90.00 $868 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–68 64 13 2.00–7.50 $4.53 $3 -15.47
66 66 1 100.00 $100.00 $66 +95.43
71 71 1 90.00 $90.00 $64 +47.80
70–78 74 23 5.00–20.00 $9.89 $7 -32.31
71–78 75 8 20.00–30.00 $26.90 $20 +15.26
75–79 77 2 175.00–240.00 $208.34 $160 +172.36
80–89 84 41 5.00–37.50 $13.96 $12 -63.79
80–88 85 19 18.00–65.00 $43.28 $37 -42.29
82–88 85 9 195.00–235.00 $220.55 $187 +134.98
81–89 86 29 40.00–95.00 $77.25 $66 -8.32
85–89 87 9 60.00–95.00 $82.26 $72 -3.31
88 88 1 160.00 $160.00 $141 +74.43
90–99 93 21 20.00–60.00 $42.08 $39 +0.81
90–99 94 32 5.00–30.00 $17.70 $17 +0.03
90–99 94 35 50.00–90.00 $79.07 $74 +61.40
94 94 1 165.00 $165.00 $155 +147.33
90–99 95 27 80.00–115.00 $96.43 $92 +2.29
90–99 95 13 185.00–250.00 $210.17 $200 +116.03
100–104 101 8 20.00–60.00 $41.48 $42 -127.61
100–106 103 6 15.00–27.50 $20.90 $22 -174.85
100–108 103 11 195.00–227.50 $213.32 $220 +17.57
100–109 103 39 85.00–125.00 $102.17 $105 -93.58
102–105 104 3 110.00–172.50 $142.32 $148 +95.82
100–109 105 6 70.00–87.50 $77.86 $82 +3.75
110 110 1 200.00 $200.00 $220 +32.50
110 110 2 15.00–20.00 $17.50 $19 -150.00
110–118 113 6 90.00–107.50 $94.90 $107 +52.38
110–118 114 4 30.00–50.00 $36.18 $41 -62.77
116 116 1 80.00 $80.00 $93 -18.95
120–126 123 2 75.00–85.00 $79.88 $98 -7.56
126 126 1 80.00 $80.00 $101 -7.44
128 128 1 30.00 $30.00 $38 -20.00
134 134 1 95.00 $95.00 $127 +45.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 135.00 $135.00 $398 —
313–329 321 2 125.00–142.00 $133.29 $428 +3.29
409–428 419 5 126.00–130.00 $128.40 $538 +5.84
459 459 3 127.00 $127.00 $583 +9.50
503–532 525 4 111.00–121.00 $118.60 $623 -2.57
554–563 561 8 113.00–127.00 $117.21 $658 +4.71
630–640 635 2 95.00–100.00 $97.52 $619 -17.45
654–659 657 2 90.00–101.00 $95.48 $627 -17.02
701–746 724 2 97.00–98.00 $97.52 $706 —
779 779 1 95.00 $95.00 $740 —
857–868 863 2 97.00–100.00 $98.51 $850 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 1 100.00 $100.00 $288 +22.50
380 380 1 117.00 $117.00 $445 —
496 496 1 92.50 $92.50 $459 —
527–544 535 4 100.00–109.00 $104.95 $561 +19.95
589 589 2 109.00 $109.00 $642 —
825 825 3 89.00 $89.00 $734 +26.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
908–1635 1293 80-85% 48 30.00–64.00 $48.97 $633 -0.50
1090–1779 1428 80-85% 53 52.00–65.00 $59.84 $855 +0.56
959–1925 1429 80-85% 55 47.50–66.50 $54.50 $779 -4.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–2038 1688 75-80% 19 44.50–62.50 $52.82 $892 —
1271–2013 1695 75-80% 51 53.00–68.00 $59.32 $1,005 —
1240–1984 1711 75-80% 39 59.00–74.50 $64.38 $1,102 +0.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 45.50 $45.50 $398 —
925 925 85-90% 1 33.00 $33.00 $305 —
815–1426 1142 85-90% 21 20.00–52.00 $36.29 $414 -1.95
850–1675 1175 85-90% 20 34.00–51.00 $43.57 $512 -6.51
916–1656 1216 85-90% 30 40.00–63.00 $50.55 $615 +16.16
1015–1685 1336 85-90% 8 31.00–38.00 $35.05 $468 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1675 1638 65-75% 2 62.00–69.00 $65.58 $1,074 +4.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 63.00 $63.00 $702 —
1446–2022 1659 6 75.00–85.00 $77.83 $1,291 —
1265–2167 1701 5 67.00–81.00 $75.70 $1,288 —
2220 2220 1 61.00 $61.00 $1,354 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1679 1679 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,276 —

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Bred Cows

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $
— — 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–650.00 $625.00

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1457–1489 1473 2 94.00 $94.00 $1,385 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1439–1460 1450 2 96.00–97.50 $96.74 $1,403 —

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Fresh Milking Cows

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Open 1 475.00 $475.00 —
— — Open 2 600.00–625.00 $612.50 —
— — Open 3 900.00–1,100.00 $975.00 —
— — Open 6 700.00–825.00 $754.17 —

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Springer Cows

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 500.00–560.00 $530.00 —
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00 —
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 775.00–900.00 $833.75 —
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00 —
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00 —
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 600.00–710.00 $665.00 —

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Springer Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00 —
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00 —
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00 —
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00 —

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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.