New York Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

1,006 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $192.73/cwt +23.48 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 484 lb · 11 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.54/cwt -7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 638 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,006	1,501	300
Feeder cattle	287	725	262
Slaughter cattle	471	395	0
Replacement cattle	59	112	38

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1174–1870	1431	17	145.00–159.00	$154.14	$2,206	+0.76
1270–1577	1437	26	160.00–167.00	$163.35	$2,347	+9.97
1396–1715	1538	30	168.00–176.50	$171.53	$2,638	-2.86

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374–380	378	3	245.00–255.00	$251.70	$951	—
410–446	423	6	230.00–242.50	$237.79	$1,006	+1.84
454–458 fancy	456	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,174	—
460–495	481	7	225.00–240.00	$231.51	$1,114	—
506–542	528	5	215.00–225.00	$218.42	$1,153	-24.41
550–582	560	6	215.00–222.50	$217.53	$1,218	-36.48
607–618	609	5	205.00–217.50	$207.54	$1,264	-41.46
710–741	721	9	215.00–220.00	$216.92	$1,564	—
762–772	769	3	190.00–202.50	$194.13	$1,493	—
845 fancy	845	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,838	—
846	846	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,586	—
976	976	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,781	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314	314	1	180.00	$180.00	$565	+2.50
356–380	368	2	180.00	$180.00	$662	-7.50
418	418	1	185.00	$185.00	$773	-35.00
454–464	459	2	202.50–207.50	$204.97	$941	-11.29
503	503	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,031	-21.16
590	590	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,195	-3.87
670–672	671	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$923	-58.85
710	710	3	197.50	$197.50	$1,402	±0.00
830	830	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,411	-23.00
912	912	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,368	-28.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
72–78	75	6	150.00–260.00	$224.16	$168	+171.30
75	75	2	515.00	$515.00	$386	+462.14
78	78	1	55.00	$55.00	$43	-595.00
81	81	1	80.00	$80.00	$65	+5.00
83	83	1	75.00	$75.00	$62	-125.00
84	84	1	300.00	$300.00	$252	+100.00
85–89	87	3	500.00–505.00	$501.62	$436	-33.29
87	87	1	200.00	$200.00	$174	-334.91
92–93	93	4	175.00–250.00	$206.33	$192	+90.03
91–97	94	2	445.00–465.00	$454.68	$427	+338.38
94–99	97	5	500.00–600.00	$549.09	$533	-46.91
101–108	105	2	130.00–200.00	$163.83	$172	+63.83
102–108	106	4	470.00–570.00	$528.16	$560	-11.84
103–109	106	3	450.00–480.00	$468.53	$497	-71.47
111–113	112	2	450.00	$450.00	$504	+430.00
112	112	1	490.00	$490.00	$549	+470.00
133	133	1	105.00	$105.00	$140	-355.00
139	139	1	250.00	$250.00	$348	-210.00
1213–1528	1339	18	160.00–168.00	$164.51	$2,203	—
1254–1606	1358	9	144.00–158.00	$152.65	$2,073	-11.22
1272–1649	1458	14	168.50–175.50	$171.45	$2,500	-6.70

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314–348	331	2	212.50–222.50	$217.24	$719	-3.86
352–392	378	8	205.00–220.00	$213.11	$806	-9.53
424–448	433	8	202.50–217.50	$211.59	$916	+10.92
468–487	481	5	202.50–210.00	$204.95	$986	+10.74
504–543	527	7	202.50–207.50	$204.96	$1,080	+4.64
562–586	569	5	197.50–202.50	$198.51	$1,130	-3.18
604–648	638	10	187.50–200.00	$195.54	$1,248	-7.60
658–686	677	3	185.00–190.00	$186.62	$1,263	—
750–782	773	7	182.50–195.00	$191.84	$1,483	—
916	916	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,603	-8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
192–194	193	2	95.00–100.00	$97.49	$188	—
228	228	1	100.00	$100.00	$228	—
304	304	1	205.00	$205.00	$623	+14.62
414–436	425	2	187.50–200.00	$193.59	$823	+33.71
456–492	484	11	185.00–197.50	$192.73	$933	+27.46
510–542	523	3	182.50–192.50	$187.60	$981	+0.97
560–584	570	4	180.00–192.50	$186.79	$1,065	+28.02
640	640	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,152	+12.22
690	690	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,225	+22.50
738–744	741	2	170.00–175.00	$172.51	$1,278	+46.13
758–798	778	2	160.00–162.50	$161.28	$1,255	+15.19
800–804	802	2	172.50–175.00	$173.75	$1,393	—
884	884	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,503	+37.50

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
66	66	2	60.00	$60.00	$40	-150.00
68	68	1	200.00	$200.00	$136	+167.44
70–79	76	6	40.00–75.00	$54.38	$41	+7.14
72–79	76	2	150.00–160.00	$154.77	$118	+107.53
76	76	2	200.00	$200.00	$152	+152.76
76–79	78	2	100.00–140.00	$119.61	$93	-95.42
83	83	1	405.00	$405.00	$336	+362.71
82–87	84	6	200.00–230.00	$221.62	$186	+179.33
83–86	84	6	300.00–355.00	$322.47	$271	+280.18
81–89	85	7	100.00–180.00	$131.11	$111	-111.61
81–89	85	8	40.00–60.00	$50.15	$43	-192.57
83–89	86	5	500.00–570.00	$535.51	$461	+292.79
92–93	93	2	200.00–250.00	$224.86	$209	+24.86
90–97	94	11	100.00–175.00	$149.65	$141	+100.85
90–97	94	13	210.00–285.00	$253.35	$238	+204.55
91–97	94	6	40.00–70.00	$55.14	$52	+6.34
90–99	95	16	300.00–350.00	$325.35	$309	-19.72
91–97	95	5	525.00–570.00	$550.06	$523	+204.99
95	95	1	450.00	$450.00	$428	+104.93
102–104	103	3	40.00–75.00	$55.03	$57	-28.33
100–108	104	19	300.00–355.00	$334.50	$348	+289.60
106	106	1	470.00	$470.00	$498	+124.90
102–108	107	7	250.00–280.00	$269.29	$288	-282.43
110–111	111	3	50.00	$50.00	$56	-286.83
110–116	112	4	200.00–295.00	$256.32	$287	-80.51
110–119	113	6	295.00–330.00	$316.57	$358	+241.57
122	122	1	220.00	$220.00	$268	-105.00
126	126	1	305.00	$305.00	$384	+255.00
133	133	1	250.00	$250.00	$332	+200.00
134	134	2	400.00	$400.00	$536	+350.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	200.00	$200.00	$560	—
352	352	1	227.50	$227.50	$801	+42.55
438	438	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,040	+104.64
478–482	479	4	205.00–217.50	$213.11	$1,021	+56.07
512–538	525	2	195.00–200.00	$197.44	$1,037	+44.02
562–594	577	4	180.00–195.00	$190.07	$1,097	—
617–648	625	4	182.50–195.00	$191.76	$1,198	+58.00
660–696	668	9	177.50–192.50	$185.60	$1,240	—
714	714	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,285	+40.00
782–788	785	2	167.50–175.00	$171.26	$1,344	+41.26
828	828	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,180	—
978	978	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	260.00	$260.00	$806	+18.00
350–378	364	2	265.00–277.50	$271.49	$988	—
401–438	411	7	240.00–252.50	$243.64	$1,001	—
465–478	471	5	235.00–240.00	$238.00	$1,121	+30.50
519	519	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,168	+24.20
596	596	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,237	+21.09
614–642	624	4	200.00–215.00	$204.48	$1,276	+24.51
662	662	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,423	+43.00
723–742	731	5	205.00–210.00	$207.97	$1,520	—
752	752	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,391	+30.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	1	95.00	$95.00	$293	-20.36
632	632	1	70.00	$70.00	$442	—
666–672	669	2	70.00–80.00	$75.02	$502	—
726–738	733	3	70.00–95.00	$81.66	$599	—
890	890	1	80.00	$80.00	$712	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1042–2104	1461	80-85%	104	70.00–86.00	$79.14	$1,156	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1792	1366	85-90%	59	60.00–77.00	$70.72	$966	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1121–1944	1551	75-80%	47	80.00–98.00	$86.65	$1,344	-11.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1224–2412	1571	7	94.00–117.00	$106.49	$1,673	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
928–964	946	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	60.00–68.00	$63.92	$605
1282–1370	1337	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	70.00–80.00	$74.56	$997
1158–1572	1435	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	86.00–93.00	$88.89	$1,276
1352–1584	1468	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	95.00–110.00	$101.91	$1,496

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
784	784	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00
676–1118	926	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	600.00–800.00	$721.34
1030–1252	1161	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	825.00–1,000.00	$913.76
962–1436	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	875.00–1,050.00	$964.84
958–1716	1426	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,298.06
1428–1736	1512	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,150.00–1,425.00	$1,281.81

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
988–1234	1144	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,219.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
732–816	774	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	725.00–900.00	$817.25

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1028–1666	1359	18	80.00–149.00	$129.61	$1,761	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
198	198	1	67.50	$67.50	$134	—
230	230	1	62.50	$62.50	$144	—
334–344	339	2	60.00–67.50	$63.81	$216	—
388	388	1	67.50	$67.50	$262	—
846	846	1	72.50	$72.50	$613	-60.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1343–1632	1516	10	132.00–152.00	$141.47	$2,145	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	1	82.50	$82.50	$353	—
486–496	491	2	72.50–82.50	$77.45	$380	—
508	508	1	120.00	$120.00	$610	+32.50
564	564	1	105.00	$105.00	$592	—
652–680	666	2	135.00–142.50	$138.67	$924	—
736	736	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,086	—

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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.