Feeder steer prices in New York ran from about $230 to $470 per cwt this week, with lighter calves bringing more per hundredweight than heavy yearlings; feeder heifers ran about $215 to $410 per cwt. Prices are from the USDA weekly cattle auction summary for the week ending Oct 31, 2026. These are auction sale prices reported by USDA Market News; feeder cattle are quoted per hundredweight (cwt).
Feeder steers
$230 to $470
Feeder heifers
$215 to $410
Auction receipts
539 head
Week ending
Oct 31, 2026
New York Feeder Steers prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
250-300 lb
277 lb
4
$425.00
$470.00
$450.73
300-350 lb
335 lb
8
$405.00
$450.00
$427.95
350-400 lb
379 lb
10
$315.00
$395.00
$351.81
350-400 lb
385 lb
3
$400.00
$405.00
$403.42
400-450 lb
423 lb
26
$360.00
$417.50
$392.87
400-450 lb
420 lb
2
$277.50
$305.00
$291.33
450-500 lb
489 lb
19
$282.50
$335.00
$317.26
450-500 lb
469 lb
14
$365.00
$400.00
$395.91
500-550 lb
523 lb
27
$372.50
$400.00
$384.71
500-550 lb
516 lb
20
$290.00
$357.50
$323.16
550-600 lb
580 lb
22
$275.00
$337.50
$316.24
550-600 lb
565 lb
15
$340.00
$392.50
$366.57
600-650 lb
631 lb
10
$305.00
$330.00
$312.93
650-700 lb
665 lb
2
$280.00
$280.00
$280.00
650-700 lb
695 lb
2
$347.50
$347.50
$347.50
700-750 lb
726 lb
1
$237.50
$237.50
$237.50
700-750 lb
701 lb
3
$270.00
$270.00
$270.00
750-800 lb
791 lb
5
$230.00
$242.50
$232.51
800-850 lb
831 lb
1
$240.00
$240.00
$240.00
800-850 lb
830 lb
8
$260.00
$277.50
$267.32
New York Feeder Heifers prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
250-300 lb
254 lb
1
$410.00
$410.00
$410.00
300-350 lb
330 lb
8
$350.00
$372.50
$363.54
300-350 lb
306 lb
1
$400.00
$400.00
$400.00
350-400 lb
354 lb
6
$320.00
$375.00
$354.99
350-400 lb
395 lb
1
$395.00
$395.00
$395.00
400-450 lb
418 lb
20
$345.00
$385.00
$369.22
400-450 lb
429 lb
8
$300.00
$335.00
$315.20
450-500 lb
479 lb
22
$357.50
$377.50
$366.45
450-500 lb
485 lb
8
$292.50
$315.00
$307.26
500-550 lb
531 lb
7
$302.50
$340.00
$321.33
500-550 lb
523 lb
3
$292.50
$292.50
$292.50
550-600 lb
561 lb
8
$307.50
$310.00
$308.74
550-600 lb
574 lb
3
$267.50
$267.50
$267.50
600-650 lb
635 lb
5
$247.50
$287.50
$278.74
600-650 lb
643 lb
2
$215.00
$230.00
$222.42
650-700 lb
661 lb
3
$252.50
$270.00
$264.26
650-700 lb
671 lb
16
$230.00
$242.50
$235.65
700-750 lb
717 lb
1
$232.50
$232.50
$232.50
700-750 lb
735 lb
7
$262.50
$282.50
$268.59
750-800 lb
778 lb
18
$222.50
$242.50
$230.85
750-800 lb
779 lb
10
$255.00
$262.50
$256.46
900-950 lb
935 lb
14
$248.00
$256.00
$252.00
950-1000 lb
969 lb
2
$217.50
$217.50
$217.50
New York Feeder Bulls prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
300-350 lb
317 lb
3
$415.00
$457.50
$442.96
300-350 lb
318 lb
4
$387.50
$390.00
$388.75
350-400 lb
374 lb
3
$350.00
$365.00
$354.68
350-400 lb
368 lb
5
$405.00
$407.50
$405.96
400-450 lb
420 lb
2
$305.00
$330.00
$317.93
400-450 lb
419 lb
3
$385.00
$395.00
$391.54
450-500 lb
468 lb
4
$372.50
$372.50
$372.50
450-500 lb
484 lb
2
$355.00
$355.00
$355.00
500-550 lb
510 lb
3
$267.50
$285.00
$275.76
500-550 lb
522 lb
10
$322.50
$350.00
$333.85
550-600 lb
571 lb
4
$282.50
$282.50
$282.50
550-600 lb
582 lb
5
$320.00
$320.00
$320.00
600-650 lb
606 lb
3
$272.50
$285.00
$280.75
600-650 lb
635 lb
1
$207.50
$207.50
$207.50
650-700 lb
664 lb
4
$270.00
$310.00
$289.62
750-800 lb
753 lb
1
$262.50
$262.50
$262.50
New York Feeder Dairy Heifers prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
400-450 lb
404 lb
1
$191.00
$191.00
$191.00
600-650 lb
626 lb
1
$194.00
$194.00
$194.00
750-800 lb
789 lb
2
$160.00
$176.00
$168.02
800-850 lb
839 lb
2
$170.00
$170.00
$170.00
850-900 lb
887 lb
2
$161.00
$176.00
$168.45
950-1000 lb
969 lb
2
$165.00
$182.00
$173.63
1000-1050 lb
1022 lb
1
$174.00
$174.00
$174.00
New York Slaughter Steers prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
N/A
1456 lb
3
$190.00
$200.00
$196.07
N/A
1482 lb
2
$211.00
$212.00
$211.46
N/A
1424 lb
10
$210.00
$218.00
$213.03
N/A
1653 lb
1
$220.00
$220.00
$220.00
N/A
1440 lb
5
$208.00
$209.00
$208.18
N/A
1384 lb
5
$205.00
$208.00
$206.28
New York Slaughter Heifers prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
N/A
1467 lb
2
$208.00
$209.00
$208.54
N/A
1425 lb
4
$211.00
$216.00
$214.05
N/A
1081 lb
1
$200.00
$200.00
$200.00
N/A
1427 lb
1
$208.00
$208.00
$208.00
New York Slaughter Bulls prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
N/A
1879 lb
5
$150.00
$178.00
$163.29
New York Slaughter Cows prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
N/A
1659 lb
1
$141.00
$141.00
$141.00
N/A
1407 lb
1
$117.00
$117.00
$117.00
N/A
1651 lb
6
$117.00
$127.00
$120.43
N/A
1281 lb
10
$107.00
$120.00
$113.17
N/A
1550 lb
1
$112.00
$112.00
$112.00
N/A
1032 lb
6
$100.00
$110.00
$103.82
N/A
948 lb
1
$94.00
$94.00
$94.00
New York Slaughter Beef/Dairy Heifers prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
N/A
1436 lb
1
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
N/A
1470 lb
5
$202.00
$207.00
$204.59
New York Slaughter Beef/Dairy Steers prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
N/A
1573 lb
2
$190.00
$197.00
$194.03
New York Slaughter Dairy Bulls prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
N/A
1657 lb
5
$145.00
$165.00
$158.60
New York Slaughter Dairy Cows prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
N/A
1380 lb
5
$115.00
$119.00
$116.84
N/A
1801 lb
24
$110.00
$119.00
$114.55
N/A
1744 lb
9
$120.00
$125.00
$122.09
N/A
1463 lb
22
$103.00
$115.00
$110.27
N/A
1630 lb
9
$102.00
$108.00
$106.05
N/A
1398 lb
27
$100.00
$109.00
$105.09
N/A
1497 lb
4
$110.00
$112.00
$111.52
N/A
1289 lb
19
$80.00
$89.00
$84.54
N/A
1255 lb
22
$90.00
$98.00
$93.15
New York Slaughter Dairy Heifers prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
N/A
1580 lb
2
$192.00
$195.00
$193.47
N/A
1328 lb
3
$175.00
$178.00
$176.32
New York Slaughter Dairy Steers prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
N/A
1576 lb
4
$188.00
$190.00
$189.48
N/A
1608 lb
6
$194.00
$204.00
$198.14
New York Bulls prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
Medium and Large
1882 lb
4
$149.00
$166.00
$156.67
New York Cow-Calf Pairs prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per head)
Medium and Large
1435 lb
1
$2,650.00
$2,650.00
$2,650.00
Medium and Large
1173 lb
1
$2,750.00
$2,750.00
$2,750.00
New York Bred Cows prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per head)
Medium and Large
1514 lb
6
$2,150.00
$2,550.00
$2,306.77
Medium and Large
1161 lb
5
$1,300.00
$1,700.00
$1,547.74
Medium and Large
1505 lb
8
$2,250.00
$2,800.00
$2,578.10
Medium and Large
1420 lb
4
$2,200.00
$2,500.00
$2,358.54
Medium and Large
1444 lb
2
$2,050.00
$2,200.00
$2,122.87
Medium and Large
1143 lb
1
$1,300.00
$1,300.00
$1,300.00
New York Bred Heifers prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per head)
Medium and Large
813 lb
2
$1,350.00
$1,500.00
$1,433.26
Medium and Large
1384 lb
1
$2,650.00
$2,650.00
$2,650.00
Medium and Large
903 lb
5
$1,250.00
$1,950.00
$1,514.40
New York Stock Cows prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
Medium and Large
1524 lb
13
$114.00
$131.00
$122.89
New York Heifers prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
50-60 lb
59 lb
2
$230.00
$240.00
$235.00
70-80 lb
78 lb
1
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
70-80 lb
76 lb
5
$1,400.00
$1,490.00
$1,443.72
80-90 lb
80 lb
2
$910.00
$1,060.00
$985.00
80-90 lb
84 lb
4
$950.00
$1,300.00
$1,153.26
80-90 lb
85 lb
8
$1,330.00
$1,450.00
$1,385.94
90-100 lb
94 lb
6
$1,230.00
$1,360.00
$1,273.84
90-100 lb
93 lb
1
$1,290.00
$1,290.00
$1,290.00
100-110 lb
104 lb
4
$1,120.00
$1,240.00
$1,191.44
110-120 lb
118 lb
1
$1,070.00
$1,070.00
$1,070.00
New York Bulls prices
Weight
Avg wt
Head
Low
High
Avg (per cwt)
70-80 lb
73 lb
2
$1,030.00
$1,100.00
$1,065.24
70-80 lb
77 lb
6
$860.00
$990.00
$921.42
70-80 lb
71 lb
1
$1,330.00
$1,330.00
$1,330.00
70-80 lb
77 lb
3
$1,500.00
$1,600.00
$1,537.70
80-90 lb
87 lb
3
$1,000.00
$1,350.00
$1,217.50
80-90 lb
85 lb
4
$740.00
$850.00
$782.98
80-90 lb
83 lb
5
$1,400.00
$1,540.00
$1,488.85
80-90 lb
86 lb
9
$900.00
$1,070.00
$1,000.77
90-100 lb
95 lb
14
$920.00
$1,040.00
$977.76
90-100 lb
99 lb
1
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
90-100 lb
91 lb
2
$95.00
$230.00
$163.24
90-100 lb
93 lb
2
$700.00
$740.00
$719.35
90-100 lb
97 lb
4
$300.00
$560.00
$447.91
90-100 lb
94 lb
9
$1,280.00
$1,440.00
$1,356.04
100-110 lb
104 lb
8
$1,240.00
$1,340.00
$1,289.73
100-110 lb
101 lb
4
$1,090.00
$1,250.00
$1,175.10
100-110 lb
103 lb
14
$800.00
$960.00
$912.27
110-120 lb
114 lb
3
$1,200.00
$1,220.00
$1,213.14
110-120 lb
114 lb
5
$800.00
$890.00
$821.40
120-130 lb
121 lb
2
$800.00
$850.00
$825.21
120-130 lb
121 lb
1
$1,090.00
$1,090.00
$1,090.00
Auction volume
New York auctions reported 539 head this week@if ($report->receipts_week_ago), compared with 21 head last week@if ($report->receipts_year_ago) and 0 head a year ago@endif.
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New York cattle markets
New York has a smaller but diverse beef-cattle sector, with cow-calf herds and feeder cattle production spread across upstate regions. Western New York, the Finger Lakes, the Southern Tier, and parts of the North Country support cattle operations that often use pasture, forage, and crop-residue resources. Many calves are marketed after fall weaning, with additional seasonal activity around spring turnout and breeding-stock sales. Regional livestock auctions provide outlets for feeder, breeding, and cull cattle from family-scale farms.
About this data
These are auction sale prices reported by USDA Market News from livestock auctions across New York, summarized weekly. Feeder cattle are quoted per hundredweight (cwt); breeding and replacement cattle are often quoted per head or per pair. Prices move with the futures market, feed costs, and demand, so confirm current values at your local auction.
Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, report AMS_2011, published Oct 26, 2026. Original USDA report (PDF). This page is informational and is not market or investment advice.
New York cattle price frequently asked questions
How much are feeder steers in New York right now?
Feeder steer prices in New York ran from about $230 to $470 per cwt this week, with lighter calves bringing more per hundredweight than heavy yearlings; feeder heifers ran about $215 to $410 per cwt. Prices are from the USDA weekly cattle auction summary for the week ending Oct 31, 2026. Exact prices depend on weight, frame, and quality, shown in the tables above.
Why do lighter cattle cost more per hundredweight?
Buyers usually pay a higher price per pound for lighter calves than for heavy yearlings, a pattern often called the price slide, because lighter cattle have more weight left to gain. That is why a 5-weight steer can post a higher per-cwt price than an 8-weight steer at the same auction.
How often are these cattle prices updated?
USDA Market News publishes New York auction summaries weekly, and this page refreshes after each new report. Auction prices can change from week to week, so check the report date shown above.
