Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold on a noticeable lower trend across all weight classes. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady across all weight classes and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday May 8, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.81/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −151.17 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$291.81

79 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$36.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs CO average

−16.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	302.40	1,581	23
Medium and Large 1	575	295.25	1,697	34
Large 1	509	291.74	1,485	8thin
Medium and Large 2	566	266.11	1,505	14thin

One grade step is worth $36.28/cwt here — about $76 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.95, low $415.25, median $442.98 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale79 hd

291.81

—

CO average3 barns · 118 hd

291.75

+0.07

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−16.80

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−151.17

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,666	140.64	2,343	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,381	126.93	1,753	55
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,789	125.93	2,252	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	123.28	1,887	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	119.59	1,273	132

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,159	$2,100	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,151	$1,907	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,097	$1,837	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,380	$1,829	26
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$1,825	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,185	$1,720	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,262	$1,634	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$1,510	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,486	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	927	$1,915	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,479	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,418	$2,425	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,422	$2,257	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,161	$2,217	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,414	$2,122	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,196	$1,955	35
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	778	$1,818	2thin

Every lot, as filed

110 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	598	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,227	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	694	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,249	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,237	1,796.20/head	1,760.00–1,875.00	1,796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	254.69/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	322.18/cwt	321.00–323.00	1,472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	350	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,057	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	369.62/cwt	363.00–374.00	1,094	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	1,328.38/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,328	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,459.82/head	1,425.00–1,510.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	286.10/cwt	281.00–294.00	1,739	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	288.23/cwt	286.00–291.00	1,695	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,112	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,463.25/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	1,542.19/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,484	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	305.29/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,581	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,479.67/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,480	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	157.04/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,498	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	298.22/cwt	291.00–301.00	1,411	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	269.41/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,600	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	795	205.50/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,634	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	783	187.03/cwt	171.00–199.00	1,464	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,036.63/head	2,025.00–2,050.00	2,037	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	750	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	2,475.02/head	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,475	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,418	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,539	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	2,207.70/head	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,208	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,336	1,756.00/head	1,710.00–1,825.00	1,756	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,362	2,051.12/head	2,025.00–2,250.00	2,051	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,519	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,327	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,159	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,109	1,928.99/head	1,725.00–1,985.00	1,929	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	1,878.17/head	1,810.00–2,035.00	1,878	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	2,302.07/head	2,250.00–2,325.00	2,302	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	123.28/cwt	111.00–128.00	1,887	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,381	126.93/cwt	106.00–134.50	1,753	55
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,783	129.14/cwt	126.00–132.00	2,303	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,800	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	2,151	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	78.36/cwt	71.00–86.00	839	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	818	3
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	455	266.84/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,214	9
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	387	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,161	6
Steers	Large 1	500–550	509	291.74/cwt	291.00–292.00	1,485	8
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,069	121.48/cwt	101.00–133.00	1,299	125
Bulls	—	—	1,666	140.64/cwt	118.00–165.00	2,343	35
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	402	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	459	237.64/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,091	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	600	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,368	3
Steers	Large 1	450–500	494	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,447	6
Steers	Large 1	350–400	376	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	2,017.57/head	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,018	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,094	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	305.29/cwt	301.00–307.00	1,697	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	245.09/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,314	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	745	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	254.95/cwt	236.00–266.00	1,489	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,445	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	266.63/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,397	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	313.71/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,481	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,520.57/head	1,425.00–1,610.00	1,521	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	1,478.98/head	1,275.00–1,725.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	252.55/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,429	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	271.28/cwt	271.00–272.00	1,324	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,508.28/head	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,508	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	290.87/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,111	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,483	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	298.33/cwt	295.00–301.00	979	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,780	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,099	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	322.93/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,395	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	293.94/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,185	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,649	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	346.74/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,286	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	953	1,318.43/head	1,310.00–1,325.00	1,318	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,012	137.73/cwt	122.00–147.50	1,394	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	192.80/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,606	29

How this sale compares

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 954Last week 774Year ago 871

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 215Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 322Last week 134Year ago 321

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	251.00	251.00
6	450–500	459	236.00–241.00	237.64
2	550–600	598	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	600	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	200–250	208	700.00	700.00
5	400–450	432	311.00	311.00
25	450–500	473	291.00–301.00	298.22
2	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
17	550–600	594	268.00–270.00	269.41
7	600–650	610	251.00–258.00	254.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	350	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	321.00	321.00
19	300–350	328	295.00–301.00	298.33
8	350–400	382	287.00–295.00	290.87
35	400–450	403	287.00–297.00	293.94
18	450–500	488	271.00–272.00	271.28
39	500–550	524	261.00–270.00	266.63
8	550–600	566	251.00–257.00	252.55
9	600–650	642	231.00	231.00
8	650–700	651	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	300.00	300.00
9	450–500	455	261.00–274.00	266.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	414	266.00	266.00
14	500–550	536	241.00–256.00	245.09
8	650–700	663	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	364.00	364.00
5	450–500	457	321.00–323.00	322.18
20	550–600	588	286.00–291.00	288.23
17	600–650	608	281.00–294.00	286.10
3	650–700	692	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	296	363.00–374.00	369.62
16	350–400	371	345.00–348.00	346.74
4	400–450	419	349.00	349.00
24	450–500	472	312.00–317.00	313.71
21	500–550	518	304.00–306.00	305.29
2	550–600	575	272.00	272.00
13	750–800	753	219.00	219.00
18	850–900	862	206.50	206.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	332.00	332.00
6	450–500	494	293.00	293.00
8	500–550	509	291.00–292.00	291.74
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	556	301.00–307.00	305.29
7	600–650	608	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	338	325.00	325.00
24	400–450	432	317.00–325.00	322.93
3	450–500	475	306.00	306.00
6	500–550	541	281.00	281.00
8	550–600	584	236.00–266.00	254.95
4	600–650	603	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	685	211.00	211.00
29	800–850	833	191.00–193.00	192.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	251.00	251.00
2	700–750	715	203.00	203.00
2	750–800	783	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	311.00	311.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,227	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	2,025.00–2,050.00	2,036.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,261	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,475.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,418	2,425.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,539	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,362	2,025.00–2,250.00	2,051.12
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,519	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,327	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,178	2,250.00–2,325.00	2,302.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,479.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	933	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,508.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,260.00	1,260.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	694	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	44	—	783	171.00–199.00	187.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	41	—	954	150.00–165.00	157.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	795	200.00–211.00	205.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,012	122.00–147.50	137.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,237	1,760.00–1,875.00	1,796.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,336	1,710.00–1,825.00	1,756.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,159	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,109	1,725.00–1,985.00	1,928.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,405	1,810.00–2,035.00	1,878.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,188	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,017.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,094	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	1,425.00–1,510.00	1,459.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,038	1,510.00	1,510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463.25
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,062	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,542.19
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,425.00–1,610.00	1,520.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	890	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	1,310.00–1,325.00	1,318.43
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	838	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,328.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	868	1,275.00–1,725.00	1,478.98
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	971	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,207.70
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,025.00	2,025.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,610.00	1,610.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,531	111.00–128.00	123.28
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,381	106.00–134.50	126.93
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	126.00–132.00	129.14
1	—	1,800	119.50	119.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,071	71.00–86.00	78.36
3	—	852	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,069	101.00–133.00	121.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,666	118.00–165.00	140.64

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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