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New York Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 6, 2025

1,773 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $288.50/cwt ≈ $1,786/hd at 619 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $296.05/cwt ≈ $1,714/hd at 579 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $362.76/cwt ≈ $1,694/hd at 467 lb · 27 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,773 1,086 916
Feeder cattle 756 18 324
Slaughter cattle 494 421 329
Replacement cattle 82 20

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259–288 269 3 340.00–355.00 $349.64 $941
308–344 338 11 340.00–407.50 $360.57 $1,219
390–392 392 4 397.50–400.00 $399.38 $1,566
404–443 420 19 320.00–415.00 $383.78 $1,612
450–496 467 27 285.00–405.00 $362.76 $1,694
519–548 529 9 290.00–350.00 $325.06 $1,720
556–594 579 29 280.00–300.00 $296.05 $1,714
609–648 619 30 245.00–317.50 $288.50 $1,786
652–678 672 13 245.00–310.00 $284.15 $1,909
708–747 726 14 230.00–295.00 $268.65 $1,950
761–798 779 3 250.00–280.00 $259.99 $2,025
846 846 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,861
867–874 869 8 240.00–310.00 $257.61 $2,239
904–929 917 2 220.00–240.00 $230.14 $2,110
965 965 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,220
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
234 thin fleshed 234 1 335.00 $335.00 $784
264–294 thin fleshed 282 5 260.00–330.00 $298.31 $841
280–294 287 2 285.00–300.00 $292.68 $840
316 thin fleshed 316 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,043
322–336 329 3 252.00–350.00 $304.97 $1,003
350 thin fleshed 350 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,260
358–390 367 6 215.00–350.00 $297.18 $1,091
410–446 427 5 200.00–350.00 $266.07 $1,136
455–494 472 11 237.50–355.00 $311.76 $1,472
502–547 534 10 202.50–265.00 $247.84 $1,323
554–599 571 17 200.00–275.00 $253.43 $1,447
616–644 622 5 197.00–265.00 $231.68 $1,441
682 682 7 190.00–270.00 $258.57 $1,763
702–738 725 18 190.00–242.50 $232.83 $1,688
755–780 760 5 190.00–232.50 $223.78 $1,701
806–842 833 5 187.00–247.00 $208.93 $1,740
890 890 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,976
920 920 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,656
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,420
1128–1678 1319 4 187.00–192.50 $189.81 $2,504
1204–1980 1442 20 193.50–202.00 $197.84 $2,853
1297–1595 1478 15 203.00–215.00 $207.44 $3,066 +9.84

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
249 249 1 330.00 $330.00 $822
252 252 1 370.00 $370.00 $932
316–330 325 10 290.00–332.50 $318.45 $1,035
350–384 372 11 287.50–380.00 $347.93 $1,294
400–444 421 13 290.00–367.50 $306.19 $1,289
450–491 468 21 280.00–337.50 $309.54 $1,449
500–548 529 25 260.00–302.50 $287.13 $1,519
556–576 566 16 232.50–290.00 $274.12 $1,552
608–640 623 16 232.50–287.50 $253.24 $1,578
711–720 718 11 230.00–250.00 $232.27 $1,668
786 786 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,945
839–843 841 10 221.00–225.00 $223.40 $1,879
880 880 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,901
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 1 530.00 $530.00 $392 +116.85
73–78 75 3 110.00–140.00 $126.86 $95 -286.29
77 77 2 690.00–750.00 $720.00 $554 +490.00
77–78 77 3 970.00–1,130.00 $1,052.97 $811 +822.97
77 77 1 300.00 $300.00 $231 +70.00
78 78 1 630.00 $630.00 $491 -183.55
82 82 1 300.00 $300.00 $246 -455.00
82–87 84 3 90.00–200.00 $147.75 $124 -809.73
84 84 1 450.00 $450.00 $378 -507.48
83–87 86 3 200.00–320.00 $272.92 $235 -684.56
86 86 1 790.00 $790.00 $679 -167.48
80–89 87 15 910.00–1,060.00 $980.63 $853 +330.52
89 89 2 500.00–580.00 $540.00 $481 -110.11
90–98 94 19 820.00–1,000.00 $909.11 $855 +17.14
91–96 94 4 700.00–870.00 $766.96 $721 -125.01
92–96 94 3 120.00–200.00 $169.51 $159 -722.46
96 96 1 160.00 $160.00 $154 -582.99
96–99 98 3 500.00–640.00 $565.94 $555 -177.05
100–104 102 6 730.00–920.00 $848.69 $866 +648.69
108 108 1 600.00 $600.00 $648 -269.21
110–111 111 2 760.00–810.00 $784.89 $871 +69.89
111 111 1 820.00 $820.00 $910 +105.00
1193–1511 1344 17 203.50–213.50 $208.04 $2,796
1015–1488 1364 12 155.00–202.00 $195.29 $2,664
1179–1664 1376 8 186.00–195.00 $192.73 $2,652
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259–267 263 2 265.00–275.00 $270.08 $710
266–270 thin fleshed 268 2 290.00–310.00 $299.93 $804
330 thin fleshed 330 1 255.00 $255.00 $842
314–347 339 8 255.00–287.50 $278.65 $945
350–374 thin fleshed 360 4 235.00–300.00 $266.62 $960
350–398 377 11 210.00–335.00 $252.03 $950
401–448 429 17 230.00–317.00 $256.57 $1,101
456–498 484 17 200.00–270.00 $250.10 $1,210 +30.10
505–541 523 20 231.00–260.00 $240.40 $1,257
558–585 569 5 200.00–272.50 $231.73 $1,319
614–629 622 2 225.00–230.00 $227.47 $1,415
652–680 666 7 187.50–220.00 $208.60 $1,389
712 712 3 207.50 $207.50 $1,477
760–795 778 3 200.00–205.00 $201.67 $1,569
814–841 838 10 215.00–217.50 $215.24 $1,804

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 500.00 $500.00 $325 ±0.00
66–69 68 2 800.00–900.00 $851.11 $579 +831.11
73 73 1 450.00 $450.00 $328 -456.51
70–79 76 7 680.00–1,070.00 $947.70 $720 +630.90
73–78 76 2 520.00–660.00 $587.68 $447 +270.88
76 76 1 320.00 $320.00 $243 +3.20
78 78 1 430.00 $430.00 $335 -19.03
79 79 1 290.00 $290.00 $229 -300.00
79 79 3 640.00–710.00 $683.33 $540 +93.33
81 81 1 670.00 $670.00 $543 +595.00
80–89 85 16 920.00–1,050.00 $988.81 $840 +62.48
80–89 86 8 155.00–380.00 $300.51 $258 -340.59
83–88 86 2 80.00–440.00 $265.26 $228 -375.84
84–89 86 6 600.00–800.00 $712.88 $613 +71.78
80–89 87 12 500.00–700.00 $615.60 $536 +315.60
83–89 87 10 400.00–600.00 $475.01 $413 +175.01
88 88 1 200.00 $200.00 $176 -100.00
93 93 1 120.00 $120.00 $112 -752.67
90–97 94 8 200.00–320.00 $276.60 $260 -596.07
90–98 94 8 310.00–510.00 $441.66 $415 -431.01
91–97 94 7 600.00–800.00 $736.47 $692 -136.20
90–98 95 4 300.00–620.00 $455.98 $433 -169.39
90–99 96 37 525.00–720.00 $637.85 $612 +532.99
90–99 96 30 700.00–990.00 $862.24 $828 +757.38
97–99 98 3 100.00–240.00 $173.29 $170 +53.29
100 100 1 560.00 $560.00 $560 +440.00
100–101 101 2 120.00–130.00 $125.02 $126 +5.02
102 102 1 290.00 $290.00 $296 -241.99
100–106 103 3 450.00–500.00 $483.23 $498 -48.76
104 104 1 190.00 $190.00 $198 -632.44
100–109 105 25 520.00–690.00 $619.76 $651 -202.68
103–108 106 16 720.00–920.00 $842.92 $893 +516.60
105–109 106 7 610.00–850.00 $776.09 $823 +449.77
107–109 108 4 180.00–390.00 $263.03 $284 -63.29
112–113 113 2 200.00–300.00 $249.78 $282 -350.94
111–118 114 6 720.00–820.00 $780.91 $890 +180.19
111–116 114 7 580.00–790.00 $645.57 $736 +44.85
111–119 115 3 400.00–520.00 $468.55 $539 -291.55
112–118 115 4 700.00–850.00 $784.49 $902 +24.39
121–122 122 4 700.00–770.00 $744.95 $909 +304.95
127 127 1 580.00 $580.00 $737 -170.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 269 1 330.00 $330.00 $888
332 332 1 300.00 $300.00 $996
390–391 391 4 290.00–340.00 $315.03 $1,232
451–496 477 6 327.50–372.00 $349.62 $1,668
507–542 521 8 225.00–332.00 $272.21 $1,418
553–586 569 4 217.00–250.00 $238.44 $1,357
604–638 625 11 222.50–317.00 $241.94 $1,512
660–694 680 6 192.00–237.50 $218.15 $1,483
700–738 716 4 210.00–230.00 $220.60 $1,579
779 779 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,753
824 824 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,586
876 876 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,642
1006–1908 1507 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 5 155.00–188.00 $165.85 $2,499
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 1 275.00 $275.00 $764
340 340 1 270.00 $270.00 $918
390–392 391 3 275.00–320.00 $296.66 $1,160
406–440 423 5 240.00–250.00 $248.02 $1,049
457–498 475 8 220.00–280.00 $242.60 $1,152
505–525 514 4 225.00–237.50 $231.04 $1,188
563–588 575 3 202.50–240.00 $223.89 $1,287
715 715 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,430
793 793 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,546
866 866 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,559
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1248–1402 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 2 163.00–177.00 $169.59 $2,247

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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1898 1489 75-80% 10 125.00–143.00 $132.74 $1,976
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–975 945 80-85% 2 126.00–137.00 $131.33 $1,241
945–1372 1096 80-85% 6 111.00–127.00 $116.99 $1,282
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
762–1365 1026 85-90% 6 92.00–102.00 $97.48 $1,000

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–2224 1649 12 127.50–172.00 $152.48 $2,514

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–1631 1208 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 850.00–1,925.00 $1,542.42

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Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
854–1618 1104 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 37 1,300.00–2,150.00 $1,699.01
1042–1198 1116 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,250.00–1,600.00 $1,416.98
1022–1398 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,550.00–2,050.00 $1,838.84
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
764–1162 953 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 950.00–1,500.00 $1,289.79
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1018–1150 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,220.00–2,450.00 $2,307.05
1216 1216 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,220.00 $2,220.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1109 1109 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1036–1336 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,600.00 $1,337.84

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Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
828–878 853 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00
892–972 932 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,650.00–2,000.00 $1,832.51
1060 1060 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1260 1249 3 171.00–175.00 $172.66 $2,157
1445–1612 1533 3 185.50–195.00 $190.66 $2,923

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,568
1345–2245 1772 4 139.00–164.00 $152.20 $2,697

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1692 1217 85-90% 30 75.00–106.00 $94.90 $1,155
975–1690 1293 85-90% 51 90.00–117.00 $106.59 $1,378 +19.63
1030–1560 1352 85-90% 17 113.00–127.00 $120.13 $1,624 +18.97
1175–1635 1370 80-85% 15 116.00–147.00 $131.13 $1,796 +29.97
1130–1757 1471 80-85% 44 99.00–132.00 $119.80 $1,762 +21.80
1455–1975 1719 75-80% 8 129.00–143.00 $135.55 $2,330 +13.38
1325–2175 1776 75-80% 52 110.00–139.00 $128.26 $2,278

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1467 1133 11 133.00–168.00 $158.93 $1,801
1180 1180 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,286
1025–1516 1196 10 163.00–178.00 $171.39 $2,050
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 1 207.50 $207.50 $967
538 538 1 172.50 $172.50 $928
610 610 1 105.00 $105.00 $640
779 779 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,285
910–932 921 3 112.00–155.00 $138.99 $1,280
950–983 964 3 163.00–168.00 $166.36 $1,604
1005 1005 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,698 +10.00

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–388 378 4 170.00–195.00 $185.89 $703
745 745 2 115.00 $115.00 $857
920 920 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,242
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1572 1307 4 159.50–172.00 $164.28 $2,147
1508–1648 1567 3 172.50–180.00 $177.21 $2,777 +2.92

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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.