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New York Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

1,605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.07/cwt ≈ $1,379/hd at 621 lb · 34 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $220.05/cwt ≈ $1,485/hd at 675 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.28/cwt ≈ $1,203/hd at 520 lb · 24 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,605 492 300
Feeder cattle 594 — 262
Slaughter cattle 301 275 0
Replacement cattle 43 — 38

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 4 290.00 $290.00 $826 —
412–432 423 11 265.00–295.00 $283.58 $1,200 —
477–498 490 14 247.50–260.00 $255.91 $1,254 —
505–538 522 16 232.50–275.00 $269.34 $1,406 —
579–598 592 17 220.00–247.50 $234.53 $1,388 —
610–643 622 18 200.00–245.00 $225.11 $1,400 —
650–689 675 26 200.00–245.00 $220.05 $1,485 —
709–740 725 16 213.00–232.50 $223.62 $1,621 —
757–796 787 8 215.00–237.50 $218.07 $1,716 —
802 802 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,664 —
864–886 874 3 200.00–210.00 $205.37 $1,795 —
921–942 932 2 206.00–215.00 $210.45 $1,961 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1286–1674 1499 6 167.00–170.00 $168.35 $2,524 —
1262–1762 1507 17 170.00–178.00 $174.00 $2,622 +0.30
1377–1748 1547 20 179.00–185.50 $181.86 $2,813 +0.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 1 245.00 $245.00 $813 —
410–445 428 2 197.50–230.00 $213.08 $912 —
455–495 481 3 227.50–240.00 $235.72 $1,134 —
524–548 536 2 200.00–210.00 $204.89 $1,098 —
575 575 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,064 —
639 639 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,214 —
666–674 671 3 160.00–190.00 $180.08 $1,208 —
717 717 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,470 —
766–787 780 3 190.00–205.00 $197.50 $1,540 —
804–845 809 9 162.50–188.00 $183.79 $1,487 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 275.00 $275.00 $798 —
318–349 337 5 260.00–285.00 $267.14 $900 —
353–399 367 9 260.00–292.50 $281.31 $1,032 —
422–448 441 10 240.00–277.50 $261.02 $1,151 —
462–496 487 18 237.50–247.50 $241.20 $1,175 —
504–548 520 24 220.00–250.00 $231.28 $1,203 —
564–591 575 10 220.00–227.50 $222.28 $1,278 —
614–649 621 34 210.00–235.00 $222.07 $1,379 —
681–698 696 10 220.00–227.50 $220.73 $1,536 —
710–738 729 7 202.50–230.00 $207.03 $1,509 —
781 781 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,835 —
826–843 835 2 182.50–189.00 $185.72 $1,551 —
884–888 887 6 187.50–199.00 $197.09 $1,748 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 1 550.00 $550.00 $374 +4.73
68 68 1 15.00 $15.00 $10 -530.27
70 70 1 280.00 $280.00 $196 -265.27
71–78 73 3 500.00–760.00 $660.14 $482 +114.87
76 76 1 600.00 $600.00 $456 +54.73
76–78 77 3 680.00–700.00 $693.45 $534 +148.18
76–77 77 2 140.00 $140.00 $108 -405.27
80–87 82 3 120.00–170.00 $153.81 $126 -575.80
80–87 84 4 75.00–80.00 $76.30 $64 -653.31
80–88 84 2 190.00–280.00 $232.86 $196 -496.75
81–89 84 11 655.00–870.00 $793.10 $666 +63.49
84–88 86 3 500.00–740.00 $641.01 $551 -88.60
87–89 88 3 400.00–580.00 $506.82 $446 +438.07
91–92 92 2 160.00–175.00 $167.54 $154 -7.46
92 92 1 80.00 $80.00 $74 -95.00
90–99 94 5 400.00–740.00 $599.28 $563 +424.28
90–97 94 4 225.00–330.00 $265.41 $249 +90.41
91–99 95 9 650.00–890.00 $791.67 $752 +41.95
101–106 103 5 650.00–730.00 $696.47 $717 -4.81
100–108 104 4 430.00–690.00 $611.83 $636 -89.45
112–114 113 2 625.00–650.00 $637.39 $720 -17.61
124 124 1 640.00 $640.00 $794 -15.00
1234–1322 1278 2 160.00–163.00 $161.55 $2,065 —
1320–1622 1438 13 178.50–185.00 $182.04 $2,618 +18.66
1416–1887 1598 9 170.50–175.00 $172.88 $2,763 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 247.50 $247.50 $834 —
360–399 381 7 220.00–245.00 $233.90 $891 —
442 442 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,017 —
455–486 468 4 197.50–227.50 $218.32 $1,022 —
518–549 541 7 185.00–217.50 $200.27 $1,083 —
585–599 590 3 195.00–207.50 $202.44 $1,194 —
611–646 632 18 187.50–207.50 $197.54 $1,248 —
650–673 656 15 187.50–207.50 $196.51 $1,289 —
705–718 712 2 177.50–200.00 $188.65 $1,343 —
766 766 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,417 —
880–889 885 2 165.00–175.00 $169.97 $1,504 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
67 67 2 450.00–460.00 $455.00 $305 +350.00
72–79 75 5 680.00–900.00 $792.03 $594 +198.46
75 75 1 360.00 $360.00 $270 -233.57
73–79 76 5 140.00–390.00 $304.31 $231 -289.26
73–77 76 4 260.00–300.00 $287.85 $219 -305.72
74–78 76 3 20.00–180.00 $96.92 $74 -496.65
74–79 76 7 400.00–700.00 $569.66 $433 -23.91
77–78 78 2 260.00–400.00 $329.55 $257 +164.08
80–89 84 5 20.00–190.00 $95.62 $80 +17.65
80–89 85 13 425.00–580.00 $481.28 $409 +200.78
80–89 85 9 75.00–300.00 $189.97 $161 -90.53
81–89 85 15 300.00–400.00 $364.82 $310 +84.32
80–89 86 14 730.00–920.00 $848.78 $730 +568.28
83–88 86 7 430.00–760.00 $549.18 $472 +268.68
89 89 2 250.00–435.00 $342.50 $305 +62.00
90–96 93 2 80.00–110.00 $95.48 $89 -187.07
90–99 94 40 430.00–600.00 $496.12 $466 +213.57
90–98 94 10 400.00–770.00 $583.68 $549 +301.13
90–99 94 20 220.00–425.00 $369.84 $348 +87.29
92–96 94 3 400.00–495.00 $449.00 $422 +166.45
90–99 95 32 650.00–880.00 $772.71 $734 +677.89
90–99 95 14 100.00–290.00 $203.44 $193 +108.62
100–106 102 4 470.00–760.00 $611.52 $624 -66.32
100–108 103 6 280.00–420.00 $330.29 $340 -347.55
100–109 103 29 400.00–570.00 $485.61 $500 -192.23
101–105 103 2 180.00–255.00 $218.23 $225 -459.61
100–109 104 24 600.00–820.00 $756.07 $786 +341.29
100–108 104 2 150.00–185.00 $166.83 $174 -247.95
110–112 111 5 100.00–275.00 $212.68 $236 +22.68
111–119 113 8 690.00–780.00 $733.30 $829 +339.17
110–119 114 9 300.00–530.00 $454.31 $518 -191.28
113–117 115 3 290.00–370.00 $330.46 $380 -317.00
115 115 1 400.00 $400.00 $460 -247.46
119 119 1 580.00 $580.00 $690 +205.00
120 120 1 370.00 $370.00 $444 -5.00
120 120 1 490.00 $490.00 $588 +115.00
121–124 123 2 670.00–680.00 $674.94 $830 +299.94
125 125 1 430.00 $430.00 $538 +55.00
132 132 1 440.00 $440.00 $581 +65.00
132 132 1 260.00 $260.00 $343 -115.00
137 137 1 275.00 $275.00 $377 -100.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 300.00 $300.00 $825 —
316 316 1 300.00 $300.00 $948 —
354–392 367 3 295.00–312.50 $306.26 $1,124 —
422–434 426 3 240.00–277.50 $252.73 $1,077 —
453–491 466 13 245.00–257.50 $246.81 $1,150 —
524–536 533 4 210.00–217.50 $215.66 $1,149 —
597 597 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,298 —
600–639 622 10 195.00–220.00 $205.93 $1,281 —
660–688 678 8 202.50–220.00 $213.43 $1,447 —
718–729 722 8 202.50–208.00 $205.92 $1,487 —
757 757 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,552 —
832 832 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,456 —
890 890 2 172.50 $172.50 $1,535 —
904–944 920 5 177.00–180.00 $178.23 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 3 200.00 $200.00 $934 —
571–597 580 3 165.00–167.50 $165.86 $962 —
750–777 772 5 191.00–197.50 $192.26 $1,484 —
927 927 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,316 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1109–2090 1528 80-85% 75 93.00–114.00 $101.50 $1,551 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1944 1627 75-80% 35 104.00–125.00 $112.59 $1,832 +2.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1049–1835 1332 85-90% 35 83.00–102.00 $91.70 $1,221 +1.58

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1172–2145 1717 8 123.00–141.00 $132.83 $2,281 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1554 1242 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,075.00–1,800.00 $1,403.11

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,285.00–1,800.00 $1,565.00
— — 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,250.00–1,775.00 $1,518.75
— — 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,600.00–2,800.00 $2,070.00
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,000.00–2,425.00 $2,207.14
— — 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,625.00–2,800.00 $2,708.33
— — 1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,275.00–1,700.00 $1,491.67
— — 1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 2,600.00–2,950.00 $2,809.38
— — 1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,300.00–2,600.00 $2,437.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–1998 1412 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 1,300.00–2,075.00 $1,742.88
1071–2025 1572 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,125.00–2,300.00 $1,675.09

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $
— — 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,900.00–2,350.00 $2,181.25
— — 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 2,200.00–2,700.00 $2,375.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 7 136.00 $136.00 $738 —
653–659 657 5 142.50–160.00 $153.04 $1,005 —
705–722 716 3 147.00–160.00 $155.74 $1,115 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1042–1421 1182 8 124.00–141.00 $132.93 $1,571 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 7 152.50 $152.50 $546 —
422 422 3 155.00 $155.00 $654 —
493 493 6 157.50 $157.50 $776 —
512–545 529 2 146.00–152.50 $149.35 $790 —
562 562 1 147.50 $147.50 $829 —
640 640 1 152.50 $152.50 $976 —
660–695 689 6 139.00–152.00 $141.07 $972 —
764 764 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,138 —
803–817 808 3 136.00–144.00 $141.30 $1,142 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1317 1208 5 115.00–129.00 $120.67 $1,458 —
1519–1534 1527 2 144.50–154.00 $149.27 $2,279 -0.60

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Open 4 1,800.00–2,400.00 $2,137.50 —
— — Open 3 3,500.00–3,700.00 $3,566.67 —
— — Open 14 1,200.00–1,800.00 $1,476.79 —

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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.