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New York Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

1,044 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,044 1,640 1,314
Feeder cattle 191 160
Slaughter cattle 475 668 616
Replacement cattle 19 0

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 1 130.00 $130.00 $621
516–544 532 6 120.00–130.00 $126.23 $672
562–578 572 4 120.00–130.00 $125.22 $716
608–642 625 5 120.00–130.00 $125.27 $783
660–670 665 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $835
714–722 718 2 125.00–127.50 $126.26 $907
790 790 1 124.00 $124.00 $980
802–844 826 3 119.00–127.00 $122.82 $1,014
852 852 1 111.00 $111.00 $946
1018 1018 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,059
1132 1132 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,234
1170 1170 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,310
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–388 373 3 70.00–102.50 $90.69 $338
412–436 424 2 85.00–100.00 $92.29 $391
500–538 516 4 75.00–88.00 $79.63 $411
566–592 579 2 70.00–102.50 $86.61 $501
640 640 1 97.50 $97.50 $624
716–746 732 5 83.00–95.00 $86.37 $632
848 848 1 95.00 $95.00 $806
882–886 884 2 85.00–93.00 $89.01 $787
978 978 1 90.00 $90.00 $880
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1144–1588 1429 15 110.00–118.00 $114.21 $1,632
1432–1625 1527 5 124.00–127.50 $125.22 $1,912
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 1 110.00 $110.00 $464
488 488 1 110.00 $110.00 $537
518 518 1 102.50 $102.50 $531
594 594 1 110.00 $110.00 $653
604–626 615 2 100.00–112.50 $106.14 $653
722–748 736 3 112.50–115.00 $113.83 $838
786 786 1 115.00 $115.00 $904
872–894 883 2 105.00–106.00 $105.49 $931
984 984 1 97.00 $97.00 $954
1028 1028 1 91.00 $91.00 $935
1132 1132 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,053

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
58 58 1 2.00 $2.00 $1 -3.00
61 61 1 65.00 $65.00 $40 +60.00
60–69 65 7 5.00–15.00 $7.80 $5 +2.80
70–78 73 7 10.00–15.00 $13.06 $10 -164.49
74 74 1 12.50 $12.50 $9 -165.05
77–79 78 3 195.00–235.00 $213.50 $167 +201.00
81–84 82 4 10.00–20.00 $16.26 $13 -0.54
81–89 85 6 190.00–250.00 $228.12 $194 -8.76
85–86 86 2 30.00 $30.00 $26 -206.88
86 86 1 42.50 $42.50 $37 -194.38
86–87 87 2 125.00–200.00 $162.28 $141 -74.60
90–98 93 4 20.00–25.00 $21.32 $20 -204.24
90–98 94 5 200.00–260.00 $229.50 $216 +3.94
91–99 95 3 30.00–40.00 $35.14 $33 -190.42
96 96 1 47.50 $47.50 $46 -178.06
102 102 1 132.50 $132.50 $135 +102.50
101–104 103 3 20.00–25.00 $21.64 $22 -34.75
104 104 1 222.50 $222.50 $231 +166.11
102–108 105 3 220.00–240.00 $233.29 $245 -8.69
200 200 1 220.00 $220.00 $440
1085–1403 1278 13 112.00–119.50 $116.03 $1,483 -2.76
1256–1531 1446 9 120.00–127.50 $123.66 $1,788
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 1 100.00 $100.00 $232
344 344 1 90.00 $90.00 $310
350–396 373 3 75.00–90.00 $84.69 $316
412–448 432 4 77.50–95.00 $83.88 $362
458–498 482 4 77.50–102.50 $89.04 $429
504–542 515 5 70.00–85.00 $76.68 $395
554–584 568 4 70.00–100.00 $82.62 $469
630 630 1 80.00 $80.00 $504
682–694 688 2 75.00–83.00 $79.03 $544
704–736 723 4 71.00–90.00 $78.93 $571
800–814 807 2 75.00–80.00 $77.48 $625
932 932 1 80.00 $80.00 $746
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–538 522 3 122.50–130.00 $126.68 $661
570 570 1 122.50 $122.50 $698
648 648 1 125.00 $125.00 $810
676 676 1 112.50 $112.50 $760
728–746 737 2 110.00–114.00 $111.98 $825
790 790 1 119.00 $119.00 $940
846 846 1 105.00 $105.00 $888
864–868 866 2 105.00–108.00 $106.50 $922
908–934 921 2 99.00–107.50 $103.19 $950
954 954 1 94.00 $94.00 $897
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718–736 727 2 90.00–91.00 $90.51 $658
754 754 1 95.00 $95.00 $716
862 862 1 92.00 $92.00 $793
922 922 1 85.00 $85.00 $784

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
51–58 55 5 2.00–7.00 $3.68 $2 +1.68
60–69 64 15 2.00–10.00 $5.17 $3 -44.83
70–79 74 19 10.00–50.00 $15.93 $12 +3.35
71–78 74 3 50.00–60.00 $53.18 $39 +40.60
71–79 75 21 20.00–110.00 $42.59 $32 +30.01
74–76 75 2 120.00–260.00 $189.07 $142 +176.49
72–79 76 5 190.00–260.00 $229.71 $175 +217.13
80–89 84 22 20.00–115.00 $69.13 $58 -200.34
80–89 84 31 10.00–50.00 $21.38 $18 -248.09
80–89 85 19 180.00–270.00 $233.11 $198 +171.03
80–89 86 35 60.00–165.00 $125.36 $108 -102.20
81–89 86 25 80.00–140.00 $115.48 $99 -112.08
86 86 1 150.00 $150.00 $129 -77.56
88–89 89 2 120.00–267.50 $193.33 $172 -34.23
91–93 92 2 50.00–70.00 $59.89 $55 -42.61
90–98 93 13 30.00–120.00 $78.16 $73 -59.57
90–99 94 38 70.00–165.00 $127.45 $120 +101.17
90–99 94 33 150.00–280.00 $234.98 $221 +208.70
90–99 95 40 110.00–185.00 $141.22 $134 +73.54
90–99 96 15 7.50–50.00 $23.79 $23 -43.89
94–99 97 2 110.00–245.00 $175.75 $170 +108.07
100 100 1 140.00 $140.00 $140 +90.00
100–107 103 5 50.00–80.00 $60.07 $62 -64.20
100–108 103 7 20.00–45.00 $25.29 $26 -98.98
100–108 103 18 100.00–140.00 $117.41 $121 -6.86
101–106 103 6 225.00–275.00 $245.66 $253 +121.39
103 103 1 60.00 $60.00 $62 -64.27
100–108 104 38 90.00–195.00 $150.53 $157 -21.15
111–116 112 5 180.00–240.00 $216.99 $243 +61.96
110–117 113 9 100.00–180.00 $152.88 $173 +35.48
110–116 114 3 20.00–50.00 $30.21 $34 -9.97
112–119 115 6 75.00–137.50 $112.94 $130 +72.76
115 115 1 50.00 $50.00 $58 +9.82
122 122 1 50.00 $50.00 $61 -190.00
122–123 123 2 140.00–150.00 $144.98 $178 +8.79
124 124 1 110.00 $110.00 $136 -26.19
132 132 1 135.00 $135.00 $178 +35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 1 85.00 $85.00 $342
462 462 1 87.50 $87.50 $404
570–588 579 2 92.50 $92.50 $536
678 678 1 89.00 $89.00 $603
812–814 813 3 80.00–85.00 $83.33 $677
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 1 122.50 $122.50 $267
536 536 1 100.00 $100.00 $536
648 648 1 90.00 $90.00 $583
728–744 736 2 95.00–100.00 $97.53 $718
930 930 1 90.00 $90.00 $837
1084 1084 1 88.00 $88.00 $954
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 1 120.00 $120.00 $610
556–574 565 3 117.50–122.50 $120.01 $678

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 80-85% 1 51.50 $51.50 $412
820–905 863 80-85% 2 52.00–53.00 $52.52 $453
943–1635 1299 80-85% 54 40.00–67.50 $57.25 $744 +3.08
1056–1665 1305 80-85% 44 51.00–70.50 $63.78 $832 +0.98
969–1740 1384 80-85% 35 60.00–80.50 $71.37 $988 +1.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1048–2265 1563 75-80% 28 52.50–66.00 $61.60 $963 -6.47
1065–2035 1593 75-80% 41 65.00–72.50 $69.10 $1,101 +1.03
1344–2035 1651 75-80% 35 68.00–80.50 $74.05 $1,223
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $310
770–980 873 85-90% 7 48.00–56.00 $51.99 $454
920 920 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $589 ±0.00
686–1545 1120 85-90% 21 20.00–50.50 $42.11 $472 +2.77
846–1671 1129 85-90% 27 40.00–58.00 $48.32 $546 +8.98
893–1505 1162 85-90% 36 44.00–70.00 $58.38 $678 -4.83
1095–1630 1363 85-90% 8 30.00–40.00 $38.47 $524
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1940 1559 65-75% 7 74.50–80.00 $77.74 $1,212

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
936–1805 1185 6 61.00–75.00 $69.97 $829 -2.66
1178–1644 1443 4 82.00–92.00 $87.29 $1,260
1582–1692 1637 2 95.00–98.00 $96.45 $1,579
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1281–1371 1332 3 77.50–85.00 $80.91 $1,078
1628 1628 1 94.50 $94.50 $1,538

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 1,200.00–1,550.00 $1,388.64

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1434–1620 1493 10 97.00–110.00 $104.34 $1,558

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 65.00–72.50 $68.75 $199
308 308 1 85.00 $85.00 $262
358–372 365 2 80.00 $80.00 $292
422 422 1 70.00 $70.00 $295
456–494 478 5 70.00–82.50 $76.14 $364
504–536 518 6 65.00–80.00 $74.13 $384
550–594 577 8 65.00–82.50 $73.40 $424
606–644 625 2 72.00–87.00 $79.73 $498
652–690 667 3 80.00–87.50 $83.40 $556
712–738 725 2 77.50–80.00 $78.77 $571
928–932 930 2 80.00–81.00 $80.50 $749
970 970 1 70.00 $70.00 $679
1108 1108 1 80.00 $80.00 $886
1200 1200 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,008
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1399–1484 1447 3 98.00 $98.00 $1,418 -16.79

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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.