Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers over 600llbs sold 9.00 to 18.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 16.00 across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows sold 16.00 higher, Boner cows sold 8.00 higher and lean cows sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday June 5, 2024

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.76/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −129.70 against this barn's trailing median of $402.45.

Average price

$272.76

88 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$34.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

+5.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	275.66	1,541	61
Medium and Large 1-2	534	272.32	1,454	20
Large 1	573	259.00	1,484	3thin
Medium and Large 2	541	241.00	1,304	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.66/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale88 hd

272.76

—

CO average1 barns · 88 hd

272.76

+0.00

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

+5.14

This barn, trailing median12 sales

402.45

−129.70

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	1,686	139.99	2,360	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,762	148.62	2,619	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,622	147.75	2,397	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,354	146.79	1,988	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	136.71	1,474	194

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,376	$1,892	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$1,803	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,297	$1,762	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,602	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$1,498	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$1,450	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,418	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	797	$1,310	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,730	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	972	$1,516	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	688	$1,275	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,810	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,422	$2,733	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$2,651	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,398	$2,635	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,525	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,502	$2,351	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,239	15
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	972	$2,790	37

Every lot, as filed

101 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	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	274.02/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,543	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,879	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	321.95/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,004	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	290.83/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	243.03/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,677	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,046	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,904	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	2,455.69/head	2,000.00–2,610.00	2,456	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,763	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	319.27/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,366	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	933	2,081.07/head	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,422	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,744.92/head	2,175.00–2,835.00	2,745	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	993	1,803.31/head	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,803	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	2,367.51/head	2,325.00–2,375.00	2,368	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	794	216.04/cwt	207.00–228.00	1,715	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	2,810.00/head	2,810.00–2,810.00	2,810	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,297	1,761.85/head	1,535.00–1,800.00	1,762	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,443	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	2,852.65/head	2,725.00–2,875.00	2,853	34
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,729.51/head	1,710.00–1,750.00	1,730	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,464	2,792.51/head	2,775.00–2,825.00	2,793	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,602.30/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	711	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,735	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,376	1,892.05/head	1,675.00–2,235.00	1,892	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,502	2,510.00/head	2,510.00–2,510.00	2,510	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	907	181.89/cwt	171.00–191.00	1,650	30
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	1,516.10/head	1,510.00–1,525.00	1,516	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,567	2,609.21/head	2,575.00–2,700.00	2,609	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,398	2,635.00/head	2,635.00–2,635.00	2,635	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,078	137.02/cwt	109.00–147.00	1,477	193
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	147.75/cwt	139.00–154.00	2,397	3
Bulls	—	—	1,707	142.10/cwt	121.00–164.00	2,426	18
Bulls	—	—	1,305	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,331	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,354	146.79/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,988	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,004	168.66/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,693	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,604	26
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,484	3
Steers	Large 1	500–550	535	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,562	2
Steers	Large 1	550–600	567	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,582	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,762	148.62/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,619	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	192	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	574	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,762	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,690	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	749	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,648	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	913	137.54/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,256	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	299.25/cwt	291.00–312.00	1,326	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	302.83/cwt	291.00–307.00	860	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	297.04/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,461	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	258.11/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,856	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	880	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	993	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	371.07/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,124	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	813	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	262.83/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,677	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	332.44/cwt	332.00–334.00	1,446	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	316.94/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,505	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	295.31/cwt	294.00–301.00	1,497	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,060	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,178	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,885	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	1,895.23/head	1,675.00–1,975.00	1,895	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	279.97/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,722	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	155.83/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,572	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	296.74/cwt	281.00–305.00	1,261	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	272.32/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,454	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,020	3

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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 829Last week 1,147Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 257Last week 242Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 248Last week 261Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	312	320.00–327.00	321.95
4	350–400	353	319.00	319.00
7	400–450	428	319.00–320.00	319.27
4	450–500	499	285.00	285.00
5	500–550	514	294.00	294.00
56	550–600	563	260.00–276.00	274.02
17	600–650	638	262.00–263.00	262.83
16	650–700	690	235.00–246.00	243.03
8	750–800	794	222.00	222.00
13	800–850	829	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	330.00	330.00
26	700–750	711	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	150–200	192	585.00	585.00
3	300–350	347	294.00	294.00
12	400–450	425	281.00–305.00	296.74
2	450–500	470	274.00	274.00
20	500–550	534	264.00–280.00	272.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	284	291.00–307.00	302.83
4	350–400	391	271.00	271.00
4	500–550	541	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	880	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	960.00	960.00
7	300–350	303	370.00–372.50	371.07
2	350–400	353	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
11	550–600	593	289.00–299.00	290.83
24	600–650	615	277.00–285.00	279.97
18	650–700	696	270.00	270.00
16	700–750	719	255.00–262.00	258.11
3	800–850	825	241.00	241.00
3	950–1000	993	189.00	189.00
6	1000–1050	1,046	182.00	182.00
4	1150–1200	1,178	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	292.00	292.00
9	550–600	567	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	574	307.00	307.00
2	600–650	603	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	337.50	337.50
16	400–450	443	291.00–312.00	299.25
10	450–500	492	294.00–300.00	297.04
3	500–550	543	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	813	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	344.00	344.00
9	400–450	435	332.00–334.00	332.44
9	450–500	475	310.00–319.00	316.94
13	500–550	507	294.00–301.00	295.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
26	550–600	592	271.00	271.00
11	700–750	749	220.00	220.00
12	800–850	801	211.00	211.00
9	1000–1050	1,004	167.00–170.00	168.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	426	279.00	279.00
2	600–650	635	240.00	240.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,193	2,000.00–2,610.00	2,455.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,105	2,175.00–2,835.00	2,744.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,288	2,325.00–2,375.00	2,367.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,333	2,810.00	2,810.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,443	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,464	2,775.00–2,825.00	2,792.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,360	2,725.00	2,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,502	2,510.00	2,510.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,567	2,575.00–2,700.00	2,609.21
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,398	2,635.00	2,635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,160	2,825.00	2,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,271	1,675.00–1,975.00	1,895.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,675.00	1,675.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,081.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	—	975	2,725.00–2,875.00	2,852.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	993	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,803.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,297	1,535.00–1,800.00	1,761.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	1,610.00	1,610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,635.00	1,635.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,140	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,602.30
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,376	1,675.00–2,235.00	1,892.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,170	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	1,310.00	1,310.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	797	1,310.00	1,310.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	794	207.00–228.00	216.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	190.00	190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	907	171.00–191.00	181.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	913	132.00–147.00	137.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,009	147.00–161.00	155.83
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,710.00–1,750.00	1,729.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	972	1,510.00–1,525.00	1,516.10
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	688	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
193	—	1,078	109.00–147.00	137.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	139.00–154.00	147.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,354	135.00–153.00	146.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	77.00	77.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,762	144.00–155.00	148.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,707	121.00–164.00	142.10
1	—	1,305	102.00	102.00

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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