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New York Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 1, 2024

1,130 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $187.58/cwt ≈ $1,180/hd at 629 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.53/cwt ≈ $1,037/hd at 565 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $207.25/cwt ≈ $1,219/hd at 588 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,130 629 300
Feeder cattle 503 19 262
Slaughter cattle 352 342 0
Replacement cattle 26 — 38

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274–286 277 7 207.50–215.00 $209.71 $581 —
342 342 2 230.00 $230.00 $787 —
358 358 1 235.00 $235.00 $841 —
413–444 431 9 197.50–225.00 $207.35 $894 —
455–488 478 14 192.50–227.50 $200.28 $957 —
500–537 524 17 180.00–222.50 $194.49 $1,019 —
552–599 588 25 172.50–215.00 $207.25 $1,219 —
620–645 629 37 177.50–207.50 $187.58 $1,180 —
650–698 658 13 180.00–187.50 $181.40 $1,194 —
716–720 718 18 185.00–198.00 $193.57 $1,390 —
778 778 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,556 —
812–836 829 5 165.00–177.50 $169.48 $1,405 —
854 854 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,452 —
908–945 917 8 165.00–188.00 $167.95 $1,540 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1206–1847 1488 17 148.00–167.00 $160.92 $2,394 —
1437–1586 1489 8 170.00–174.00 $171.05 $2,547 —
1438–1725 1549 9 175.00–183.00 $177.65 $2,752 -2.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 1 177.50 $177.50 $529 —
392 392 1 190.00 $190.00 $745 —
439 439 1 175.00 $175.00 $768 —
451–491 471 2 160.00–165.00 $162.61 $766 —
535 535 5 162.50 $162.50 $869 —
561–593 584 5 147.00–160.00 $155.50 $908 —
668–686 674 3 140.00–155.00 $145.09 $978 —
756–766 764 5 140.00–165.00 $160.05 $1,223 —
825 825 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,072 —
894 894 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,341 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–342 336 5 187.50–190.00 $189.53 $637 —
373–375 375 4 190.00–212.50 $195.60 $734 —
402–417 412 8 165.00–185.00 $176.17 $726 —
455–489 464 16 162.50–205.00 $176.53 $819 —
517–546 531 23 170.00–177.50 $175.01 $929 —
551–596 565 35 167.50–202.50 $183.53 $1,037 —
622–649 643 7 177.50–187.50 $181.67 $1,168 —
669–691 687 5 162.50–170.00 $168.54 $1,158 —
700–736 720 14 145.00–147.50 $146.28 $1,053 —
763 763 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,068 —
823 823 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,481 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
69 69 1 425.00 $425.00 $293 +400.00
69 69 1 220.00 $220.00 $152 +195.00
70–75 73 4 130.00–250.00 $182.24 $133 +136.97
70–77 73 3 385.00–450.00 $415.64 $303 +370.37
74–78 76 2 50.00–57.50 $53.85 $41 -377.13
74–79 76 3 65.00–105.00 $90.29 $69 -340.69
74–79 77 2 490.00–550.00 $520.98 $401 +90.00
79 79 1 10.00 $10.00 $8 -475.00
81–86 84 3 580.00–625.00 $598.49 $503 +257.42
83–88 85 3 65.00–150.00 $96.12 $82 -407.06
83–89 86 3 400.00–430.00 $413.45 $356 -89.73
84–88 86 3 120.00–250.00 $166.01 $143 -337.17
83–88 87 5 500.00–545.00 $523.13 $455 +19.95
90 90 1 90.00 $90.00 $81 -329.35
90–97 93 3 400.00–450.00 $416.19 $387 -3.16
90–99 94 5 555.00–600.00 $572.24 $538 +363.30
90–98 94 5 460.00–545.00 $512.14 $481 +303.20
91–99 96 3 205.00–260.00 $227.14 $218 -283.43
100 100 1 350.00 $350.00 $350 -165.01
103–108 106 2 520.00–540.00 $529.76 $562 +224.76
106 106 1 565.00 $565.00 $599 +260.00
115 115 1 225.00 $225.00 $259 +45.00
112–119 116 2 480.00–510.00 $494.55 $574 +50.00
1251–1558 1393 21 166.50–174.00 $170.62 $2,377 +4.61
1131–1784 1403 8 160.00–165.00 $162.85 $2,285 —
1242–1598 1465 14 173.00–179.00 $174.78 $2,561 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–334 312 6 175.00–185.00 $181.23 $565 —
373 373 2 180.00 $180.00 $671 —
402–440 417 4 140.00–182.50 $153.38 $640 —
450–469 458 3 147.50–160.00 $155.73 $713 —
501–522 512 2 130.00–132.50 $131.28 $672 —
562–576 572 10 130.00–160.00 $154.34 $883 —
602–648 611 5 137.50–150.00 $147.35 $900 —
734–746 740 2 125.00–127.50 $126.26 $934 —
767 767 1 127.50 $127.50 $978 —
862 862 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,336 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
73–78 76 2 325.00–350.00 $337.09 $256 +275.06
76–79 77 4 200.00–225.00 $208.66 $161 +22.19
76–77 77 2 250.00–280.00 $264.90 $204 +78.43
76–77 77 2 540.00–560.00 $550.07 $424 +363.60
77–79 78 4 80.00–100.00 $93.81 $73 -92.66
79 79 2 570.00–650.00 $610.00 $482 +423.53
82–83 83 2 590.00–620.00 $605.09 $502 +307.71
82–83 83 2 150.00–215.00 $182.70 $152 -114.68
80–88 84 11 260.00–355.00 $317.62 $267 +151.76
82–86 84 2 75.00 $75.00 $63 -90.86
82–89 86 12 360.00–465.00 $401.78 $346 +4.00
86 86 1 500.00 $500.00 $430 +102.22
87 87 1 270.00 $270.00 $235 -299.36
90–97 92 4 565.00–630.00 $590.86 $544 +253.93
91–95 93 4 315.00–475.00 $400.63 $373 +63.70
91–96 93 4 490.00–560.00 $519.76 $483 +182.83
93 93 1 40.00 $40.00 $37 -296.93
91–99 94 15 270.00–350.00 $319.31 $300 -140.40
90–99 95 24 365.00–455.00 $418.98 $398 +0.33
95–98 97 2 230.00–245.00 $237.62 $230 -301.12
100–104 102 2 520.00–550.00 $535.29 $546 +127.30
100–104 102 3 125.00–210.00 $178.27 $182 -229.72
103 103 1 600.00 $600.00 $618 +192.01
100–109 104 20 370.00–450.00 $416.53 $433 -108.60
102–109 104 3 385.00–480.00 $431.63 $449 -93.50
100–109 105 7 225.00–330.00 $273.94 $288 -204.64
105 105 1 275.00 $275.00 $289 -203.58
111 111 1 400.00 $400.00 $444 +55.00
110–114 113 4 380.00–420.00 $402.33 $455 +17.37
111–119 115 3 485.00–505.00 $498.37 $573 +175.15
113–118 115 3 330.00–350.00 $341.74 $393 +18.52
120 120 1 370.00 $370.00 $444 +46.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–335 321 11 200.00–212.50 $205.42 $659 —
402–440 420 6 185.00–205.00 $192.59 $809 —
531 531 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,009 —
563 563 1 170.00 $170.00 $957 —
619–644 627 3 150.00–167.50 $155.99 $978 —
698 698 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,030 —
782 782 4 119.00 $119.00 $931 —
854 854 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,281 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 187.50 $187.50 $741 —
470 470 2 150.00 $150.00 $705 —
509–549 528 11 157.50–160.00 $157.72 $833 —
668 668 1 122.50 $122.50 $818 —
749 749 2 106.00 $106.00 $794 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1123–1938 1460 80-85% 72 80.00–92.00 $86.76 $1,267 -6.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1248–1972 1608 75-80% 47 90.00–105.00 $95.91 $1,542 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1034–1816 1376 85-90% 46 71.00–82.00 $77.15 $1,062 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1372–2060 1682 11 105.00–119.00 $114.03 $1,918 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1246–1568 1385 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,150.00–1,600.00 $1,387.54

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1286–1895 1441 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 12 1,050.00–1,875.00 $1,384.95

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200–1350 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,300.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1262 1262 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,817 —
1073–1784 1469 4 136.00–145.00 $139.01 $2,042 -4.30
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 87.50 $87.50 $595 —
740 740 2 90.00–95.00 $92.50 $684 —
830 830 1 90.00 $90.00 $747 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–342 325 5 110.00–120.00 $115.79 $376 —
417 417 1 117.00 $117.00 $488 —
474 474 1 120.00 $120.00 $569 —
511 511 5 160.00 $160.00 $818 —
673–685 679 2 112.00–130.00 $120.92 $821 —
790 790 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,003 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1450 1269 5 104.00–112.00 $108.50 $1,377 —
1484–1637 1553 5 138.00–145.50 $142.38 $2,211 —

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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.