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New York Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

1,370 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.72/cwt +9.25 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 614 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.30/cwt +19.18 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 535 lb · 13 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.08/cwt ≈ $840/hd at 656 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,370 1,848 1,474
Feeder cattle 345 68 0
Slaughter cattle 620 959 728

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–347 338 6 147.00–159.00 $154.33 $522 —
383 383 1 143.00 $143.00 $548 —
405–432 427 5 149.00–156.00 $150.33 $642 +25.33
463–498 487 4 141.00–157.00 $147.58 $719 —
502–519 510 3 139.00–156.00 $145.31 $741 +26.14
584–586 585 3 140.00–149.00 $143.01 $837 +22.16
613–620 617 5 135.00–147.00 $137.41 $848 +11.14
673–690 679 8 137.00–146.00 $142.57 $968 +22.57
707–746 736 7 140.00–149.00 $145.16 $1,068 +27.66
786 786 6 147.00 $147.00 $1,155 —
937 937 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,040 —
1025 1025 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,097 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1180 1114 8 102.00–107.00 $103.97 $1,158 —
1175–1386 1286 13 97.00–104.00 $100.01 $1,286 —
1276–1501 1415 14 114.00–119.00 $116.35 $1,646 -3.47
1289–1645 1448 14 107.00–114.50 $110.64 $1,602 -9.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 372 4 131.00–135.00 $132.51 $493 —
418–431 424 9 136.00–138.00 $137.67 $584 —
489–496 492 8 120.00–130.00 $125.98 $620 —
540 540 1 137.00 $137.00 $740 —
552–585 574 3 131.00–136.00 $134.40 $771 +40.61
614–620 618 3 122.00–125.00 $124.01 $766 +31.51
770 770 1 105.00 $105.00 $808 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–286 280 2 144.00–150.00 $146.93 $411 +11.93
331–346 334 9 131.00–146.00 $142.33 $475 +12.33
373–382 378 4 134.00–135.00 $134.51 $508 +9.51
401–431 414 9 130.00–139.00 $135.51 $561 —
479 479 2 144.00 $144.00 $690 +27.75
533–537 535 13 135.00–140.00 $137.30 $735 +19.18
558–595 584 12 125.00–136.00 $130.76 $764 +8.26
601–638 614 15 121.00–134.00 $126.72 $778 +9.25
652–667 656 13 123.00–131.00 $128.08 $840 —
708–725 715 5 119.00–125.00 $122.22 $874 +7.26
789 789 3 120.00 $120.00 $947 —
930–931 931 3 102.00–110.00 $104.66 $974 —
1020 1020 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,122 —
1091 1091 4 99.00 $99.00 $1,080 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
66 66 1 5.00 $5.00 $3 -0.60
70 70 1 20.00 $20.00 $14 -60.00
74–78 76 2 10.00–15.00 $12.57 $10 +2.57
77–78 78 2 150.00 $150.00 $117 -40.00
78 78 1 200.00 $200.00 $156 +10.00
80–89 85 13 15.00–25.00 $17.35 $15 -192.68
84–88 86 2 200.00–220.00 $210.23 $181 +0.20
87–88 88 2 25.00–55.00 $40.09 $35 -152.41
90–99 94 7 187.50–225.00 $205.37 $193 +3.70
91–98 94 5 18.00–25.00 $20.79 $20 -180.88
101 101 1 135.00 $135.00 $136 -5.00
101–102 102 2 175.00–195.00 $185.05 $189 +45.05
105–107 106 2 25.00 $25.00 $26 -0.96
1171–1395 1306 11 106.00–114.00 $109.80 $1,434 -4.00
1269–1644 1417 16 102.00–120.00 $114.14 $1,617 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 1 130.00 $130.00 $308 —
263–289 278 4 107.50–130.00 $120.31 $334 +37.81
331 331 3 110.00 $110.00 $364 —
358–390 379 5 121.00–127.00 $125.87 $477 —
413–446 428 3 107.50–119.00 $114.60 $490 —
452–497 464 7 107.00–120.00 $113.77 $528 —
518–540 532 8 117.00–124.00 $121.41 $646 —
556–594 570 7 108.00–124.00 $117.91 $672 —
610–616 613 6 122.00–127.00 $124.33 $762 —
679 679 1 124.00 $124.00 $842 —
708–734 721 2 110.00–116.00 $113.05 $815 —
779–797 790 3 111.00–114.00 $113.01 $893 —
923–925 924 3 99.00–107.00 $104.33 $964 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
62–69 66 7 5.00–10.00 $5.73 $4 +0.06
68 68 1 67.50 $67.50 $46 +61.83
70–74 72 3 20.00–30.00 $23.24 $17 -42.70
70–78 74 27 10.00–20.00 $11.71 $9 -1.46
74–78 76 4 100.00–140.00 $120.00 $91 -23.52
80–89 85 29 10.00–20.00 $15.96 $14 +0.19
80–89 85 4 25.00–50.00 $36.07 $31 +20.30
80–89 85 14 90.00–125.00 $112.12 $95 +96.35
80–89 85 8 190.00–250.00 $219.23 $186 +203.46
82–89 86 13 60.00–87.50 $76.75 $66 -22.21
90–97 93 14 70.00–85.00 $76.42 $71 -150.64
90–98 94 9 30.00–65.00 $49.57 $47 -39.15
90–98 94 11 150.00–235.00 $195.24 $184 +106.52
90–99 94 25 10.00–30.00 $18.04 $17 -70.68
94 94 2 102.50–130.00 $116.25 $109 +27.53
90–99 95 48 80.00–140.00 $111.98 $106 +23.26
100–109 103 41 80.00–145.00 $119.41 $123 +75.56
100–106 103 5 70.00–92.50 $81.61 $84 +37.76
100–108 103 6 10.00–27.50 $19.30 $20 -24.55
103–106 105 4 185.00–207.50 $198.21 $208 +0.24
100–108 106 5 30.00–50.00 $44.43 $47 -153.54
110–112 111 2 15.00–30.00 $22.57 $25 +5.50
110–114 112 3 175.00–205.00 $193.15 $216 +176.08
110–118 113 3 70.00–90.00 $80.24 $91 -25.98
110–119 113 18 80.00–130.00 $108.83 $123 +2.61
113 113 1 55.00 $55.00 $62 -51.22
120 120 1 50.00 $50.00 $60 +32.50
120–129 125 3 80.00–115.00 $97.92 $122 +38.20
132 132 1 85.00 $85.00 $112 +25.28
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
213–241 230 3 145.00–155.00 $150.48 $346 —
269–293 280 5 149.00–157.00 $152.48 $427 —
339 339 2 155.00 $155.00 $525 —
352 352 1 141.00 $141.00 $496 —
410 410 1 151.00 $151.00 $619 —
458–459 458 3 134.00–140.00 $138.00 $632 —
504–521 515 3 131.00 $131.00 $675 —
561–575 571 6 130.00–142.00 $137.04 $782 +27.04
601–647 619 9 123.00–139.00 $133.68 $827 —
705–726 718 6 112.00–129.00 $119.40 $857 —
778 778 1 111.00 $111.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 2 137.50 $137.50 $404 —
331–332 331 3 130.00–137.50 $134.99 $447 —
382 382 2 134.00 $134.00 $512 —
418–446 436 3 115.00–129.00 $123.75 $540 —
729–743 736 2 102.00–103.00 $102.50 $754 —
770 770 1 116.00 $116.00 $893 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 N/A 1 375.00 $375.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–955 923 80-85% 2 47.00–51.00 $48.93 $452 —
946–1880 1349 80-85% 54 34.00–61.00 $50.58 $682 —
1072–1720 1423 80-85% 104 48.00–62.00 $53.74 $765 -11.72
1145–1715 1434 80-85% 30 55.50–68.50 $61.96 $889 -3.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1703 1455 75-80% 30 50.00–60.00 $55.94 $814 —
1070–2015 1633 75-80% 70 51.00–65.50 $58.99 $963 —
1230–1978 1699 75-80% 18 59.00–67.50 $63.05 $1,071 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
742–1350 1077 85-90% 16 10.00–50.00 $36.70 $395 —
1045–1265 1171 85-90% 5 30.00–41.50 $36.62 $429 —
1006–1605 1202 85-90% 24 42.50–65.00 $51.52 $619 -3.62
900–1625 1230 85-90% 19 35.00–56.00 $48.74 $600 -6.40
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1740 1740 65-75% 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,235 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1430 1374 4 65.00–72.00 $68.86 $946 -1.71
1385–1920 1590 6 76.00–88.50 $83.07 $1,321 +3.67
1810 1810 1 72.50 $72.50 $1,312 —
2155 2155 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,530 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1371–1452 1425 5 97.50–103.50 $99.16 $1,413 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1403–1615 1503 3 97.00–100.00 $99.01 $1,488 -7.45
1397–1746 1612 3 90.00–94.00 $92.66 $1,494 —

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Fresh Milking Cows

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Open 2 750.00–825.00 $787.50 —
— — Open 1 910.00 $910.00 —

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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) 9 710.00–860.00 $778.33 —

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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.