Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher while feeder heifers over 500lbs had a lower trend noticeable. Breaker slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower. Boner cows sold 7.00 higher and lean cows sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday May 29, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.12/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −148.33 against this barn's trailing median of $402.45.

Average price

$254.12

149 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$24.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.42

vs CO average

−22.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	260.86	1,401	90
Medium and Large 1	574	258.51	1,484	6thin
Large 1	561	247.00	1,386	7thin
Large 1-2	575	243.81	1,401	32
Medium and Large 2	544	236.00	1,284	14thin

One grade step is worth $24.86/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.58, low $350.42, median $402.45 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 sale149 hd

254.12

—

CO average2 barns · 153 hd

254.54

−0.42

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−22.34

This barn, trailing median12 sales

402.45

−148.33

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	1,725	147.24	2,540	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	138.10	1,871	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	132.00	2,039	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	126.29	1,334	153

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	932	$2,205	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,894	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,186	$1,889	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,255	$1,810	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,029	$1,683	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,638	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,088	$1,630	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$1,475	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,803	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	827	$1,700	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,337	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,201	$2,191	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,105	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,085	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,134	$1,989	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,139	7

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	198.00/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,837	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	277.05/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,571	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,852.80/head	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,853	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	295.61/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,304	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,629.87/head	1,610.00–1,675.00	1,630	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	244.27/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,485	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	251.18/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,457	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	151.61/cwt	131.00–160.00	1,502	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,635.31/head	1,535.00–1,710.00	1,635	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	1,699.77/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	301.85/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,428	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	247.51/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,703	25
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	295.43/cwt	293.50–298.00	1,646	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,598	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,037	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	258.51/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	318.79/cwt	317.00–322.50	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	268.79/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	230.72/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	407	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	292.77/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,417	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	989	2,364.38/head	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,364	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	2,229.85/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,230	16
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	574	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,441	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	589	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,313	7
Steers	Large 1	650–700	658	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,579	5
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	561	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,386	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,039	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,333	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	427	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	695	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,585	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	424	275.17/cwt	271.00–283.00	1,167	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	577	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,414	30
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	538	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	481	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,241	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	750	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,973	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	369	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,541	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,453	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	750	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	328	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	442	259.53/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,147	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	298.88/cwt	281.00–311.00	1,300	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,284	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,432	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	710	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	229.97/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,433	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,227	2,160.00/head	2,160.00–2,160.00	2,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	906	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	272.52/cwt	271.00–274.00	1,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,177	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	284.08/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,543	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,435	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	750	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	347.13/cwt	336.00–352.50	1,517	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	262.50/cwt	246.00–284.00	1,391	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	284.91/cwt	282.00–287.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,417	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	152.50/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,476	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,313	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	96.43/cwt	91.00–100.00	869	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,356	139.47/cwt	121.00–151.00	1,891	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,063	127.95/cwt	104.00–151.00	1,360	146
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	85.51/cwt	80.00–89.00	794	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	148.00/cwt	121.00–170.00	2,557	48
Bulls	—	—	1,585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,481	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,186	1,888.70/head	1,875.00–1,925.00	1,889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	429	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,386	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	397.96/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,453	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,458	2,384.43/head	2,275.00–2,475.00	2,384	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	262.64/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,489	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,988.40/head	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,988	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	899	1,866.39/head	1,835.00–1,950.00	1,866	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	889	180.00/cwt	167.00–192.00	1,600	77
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	887	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	302.40/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,427	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	692	184.61/cwt	179.00–196.00	1,278	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,291.76/head	2,225.00–2,325.00	2,292	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,207	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	337.43/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,566	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	314.47/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,296	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	2,085.00/head	2,085.00–2,085.00	2,085	6

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,147Last week 949Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 217Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 261Last week 493Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	367.00	367.00
10	400–450	437	336.00–352.50	347.13
14	450–500	473	301.00–305.00	301.85
54	500–550	543	281.00–290.00	284.08
34	550–600	567	271.00–281.00	277.05
9	600–650	616	267.00–271.00	268.79
25	650–700	688	241.00–250.00	247.51
5	700–750	729	226.00	226.00
9	900–950	928	192.00–201.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	447	357.50	357.50
25	450–500	464	330.00–342.50	337.43
4	500–550	521	311.00	311.00
21	550–600	557	293.50–298.00	295.43
3	700–750	707	241.00	241.00
6	1000–1050	1,037	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	365	397.50–400.00	397.96
8	400–450	407	370.00	370.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	301.00	301.00
4	550–600	574	251.00	251.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	658	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	405.00	405.00
9	350–400	369	417.50	417.50
13	750–800	750	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	435	281.00–311.00	298.88
6	500–550	526	271.00–274.00	272.52
2	550–600	563	261.00	261.00
6	600–650	643	246.00	246.00
9	650–700	654	180.00	180.00
6	900–950	906	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	310.00	310.00
8	400–450	441	288.00–300.00	295.61
77	500–550	530	246.00–284.00	262.50
13	550–600	580	249.00–254.00	251.18
11	600–650	608	241.00–246.00	244.27
3	650–700	665	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	317.00–322.50	318.79
3	350–400	397	304.00	304.00
29	400–450	412	309.00–319.00	314.47
15	450–500	484	286.00–296.00	292.77
6	550–600	574	258.00–259.00	258.51
7	650–700	694	230.00–231.00	230.72
3	700–750	723	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	561	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	424	271.00–283.00	275.17
9	450–500	481	258.00	258.00
2	500–550	538	226.00	226.00
30	550–600	577	245.00	245.00
19	650–700	695	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	442	251.00–261.00	259.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	310	282.00–287.00	284.91
4	350–400	386	286.00	286.00
6	400–450	437	281.00	281.00
14	500–550	544	236.00	236.00
15	600–650	623	226.00–231.00	229.97
6	700–750	738	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	429	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	408	340.00	340.00
18	450–500	472	295.00–306.00	302.40
11	550–600	567	261.00–263.00	262.64
9	600–650	607	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	589	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	398.00	398.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	330.00	330.00
13	700–750	705	201.00	201.00
10	950–1000	968	151.00–154.00	152.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,258	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,852.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	989	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,364.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,158	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,229.85
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,227	2,160.00	2,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,458	2,275.00–2,475.00	2,384.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,173	2,085.00	2,085.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,250.00	1,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	887	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,088	1,610.00–1,675.00	1,629.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	853	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	995	1,535.00–1,710.00	1,635.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	828	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	710	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,186	1,875.00–1,925.00	1,888.70
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,255	1,810.00	1,810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,320	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,988.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	950	2,225.00–2,325.00	2,291.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,053	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	142.00	142.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	—	991	131.00–160.00	151.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	206.00	206.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	77	—	889	167.00–192.00	180.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	692	179.00–196.00	184.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	827	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,699.77
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	899	1,835.00–1,950.00	1,866.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	101.00	101.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	901	91.00–100.00	96.43
3	—	929	80.00–89.00	85.51
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,356	121.00–151.00	139.47
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	1,063	104.00–151.00	127.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,728	121.00–170.00	148.00
1	—	1,585	111.00	111.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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