Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 14.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 14.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Boner cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher and lean cows sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday October 16, 2024. The next slaughter cow and bred cow sale will be next Thursday October 17, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.99/cwt on 193 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −151.00 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$291.99

193 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$45.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.80

vs CO average

−2.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	303.69	1,611	109
Medium and Large 1-2	541	285.03	1,541	57
Large 1	562	261.00	1,467	14thin
Medium and Large 2	551	257.70	1,420	13thin

One grade step is worth $45.99/cwt here — about $191 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

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 sale193 hd

291.99

—

CO average3 barns · 700 hd

282.19

+9.80

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−2.32

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−151.00

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	—	Average	1,648	142.58	2,350	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,880	118.50	2,228	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,389	114.89	1,596	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	111.61	1,283	184
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	109.61	1,733	7thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,291	$2,120	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,242	$2,117	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,153	$1,900	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,288	$1,858	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$1,752	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,569	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,326	$1,435	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,225	$1,366	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,205	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	791	$1,361	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,562	$2,925	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,327	$2,741	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,673	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	790	$1,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

128 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	Large 1	550–600	562	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,467	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	238.20/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,682	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	224.87/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,959	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	365.75/cwt	364.00–367.50	1,218	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	371	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,345	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	303	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,204	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	251.59/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,708	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	329.61/cwt	321.00–334.00	1,394	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	236.22/cwt	221.00–251.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	898	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,967	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	244.29/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,996	26
Steers	Large 1	350–400	365	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	342.20/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,430	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	257.84/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,134	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	239.08/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,253	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	216.69/cwt	216.00–218.50	1,601	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	308.97/cwt	306.00–312.00	1,585	76
Steers	Large 1	300–350	338	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	244.49/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,171	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	234.01/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,339	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	244.99/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,531	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	270.26/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,251	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	409	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,190	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	252.53/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,356	51
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	503	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	219.29/cwt	209.00–221.00	2,103	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	252.81/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,947	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	277.14/cwt	271.00–279.50	1,704	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	267.25/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,435	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	295.61/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,522	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	250.40/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,815	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	287.74/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,669	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	226.10/cwt	222.00–227.00	2,112	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	313.61/cwt	313.00–314.00	1,333	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	257.27/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,611	37
Steers	Large 1	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	314.47/cwt	311.00–318.00	1,475	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	299.85/cwt	291.00–302.00	1,469	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	231.57/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,563	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	270.49/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,558	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	858	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,059	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	238.86/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,873	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	344.90/cwt	332.50–348.00	1,355	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	501	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	214.52/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	261.24/cwt	242.00–296.00	1,267	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	242.77/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,510	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	269.64/cwt	251.00–301.00	1,122	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,205	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	124.53/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,757	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	100.06/cwt	80.00–108.00	1,369	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	117.20/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,628	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,880	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	2,228	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	113.45/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,340	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	104.02/cwt	84.00–109.00	1,119	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	123.98/cwt	121.00–140.00	1,473	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	115.52/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,832	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	101.73/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,602	3
Bulls	—	—	1,432	128.55/cwt	117.00–138.00	1,841	9
Bulls	—	—	1,741	148.59/cwt	140.00–177.50	2,587	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,296	1,520.09/head	1,510.00–1,525.00	1,520	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	1,559.99/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,560	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,291	2,119.85/head	2,050.00–2,135.00	2,120	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,673.08/head	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,673	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,327	2,740.94/head	2,425.00–2,825.00	2,741	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	837	167.46/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,402	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,186	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,372	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	139.85/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,229	29
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	946	126.46/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,196	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	1,752.24/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,752	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	2,226.86/head	2,175.00–2,300.00	2,227	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	1,361.12/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,361	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,037.94/head	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	228.27/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,639	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	224.08/cwt	217.50–228.00	1,851	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	279.77/cwt	271.00–296.00	1,069	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	311.84/cwt	311.00–312.00	1,073	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	256.96/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,236	23
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	390	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	236.22/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,512	9
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	450	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	204.39/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	301.73/cwt	300.00–305.00	833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	207.36/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,852	14
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	690	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	342	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,122	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	284	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	980	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	246.52/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,427	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	242.92/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,659	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	231.27/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,022	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	268.51/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,380	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	209.67/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	205.54/cwt	200.00–210.00	758	9
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	373	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	279.37/cwt	273.00–284.00	1,201	74
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	1,304.09/head	1,275.00–1,360.00	1,304	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,399	1,522.83/head	1,510.00–1,625.00	1,523	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,562	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	5

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,799Last week 1,683Year ago 1,825

Slaughter CattleReceipts 255Last week 250Year ago 222

Replacement CattleReceipts 154Last week 55Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	365	318.00	318.00
14	550–600	562	261.00	261.00
4	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	347.50	347.50
16	400–450	425	313.00–314.00	313.61
16	450–500	490	291.00–302.00	299.85
33	500–550	515	290.00–299.00	295.61
24	550–600	576	261.00–273.00	270.49
37	600–650	626	252.00–261.00	257.27
15	650–700	675	229.00–236.00	231.57
18	700–750	706	231.00–241.00	238.20
10	750–800	784	238.00–241.00	238.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	345.00	345.00
22	300–350	333	364.00–367.50	365.75
10	350–400	393	332.50–348.00	344.90
36	400–450	423	321.00–334.00	329.61
24	450–500	469	311.00–318.00	314.47
76	500–550	513	306.00–312.00	308.97
29	550–600	580	285.00–290.00	287.74
20	600–650	615	271.00–279.50	277.14
50	650–700	679	250.00–258.00	251.59
28	700–750	725	246.00–256.00	250.40
36	750–800	770	250.00–256.00	252.81
26	800–850	817	236.00–248.00	244.29
9	850–900	871	221.00–226.00	224.87
22	900–950	934	222.00–227.00	226.10
28	950–1000	959	209.00–221.00	219.29
3	1000–1050	1,040	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	303	397.50	397.50
11	350–400	371	362.50	362.50
9	400–450	418	340.00–345.00	342.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	251.00–301.00	269.64
11	450–500	485	242.00–296.00	261.24
9	500–550	537	255.00–285.00	267.25
4	550–600	582	221.00–251.00	236.22
23	600–650	622	229.00–248.00	242.77
4	700–750	730	211.00–218.00	214.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	323.00	323.00
4	500–550	501	319.00	319.00
12	850–900	858	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	287.00	287.00
3	350–400	387	244.00	244.00
22	400–450	440	253.00–262.00	257.84
12	450–500	479	244.00–245.00	244.49
23	500–550	524	236.00–241.00	239.08
16	550–600	572	225.00–236.00	234.01
9	600–650	640	236.00–237.00	236.22
2	650–700	658	231.00	231.00
22	700–750	739	216.00–218.50	216.69
3	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
4	900–950	918	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	369	200.00–210.00	205.54
21	400–450	442	220.00–245.00	231.27
2	450–500	460	219.00	219.00
2	550–600	563	200.00	200.00
6	600–650	612	207.00–215.00	209.67
5	700–750	742	202.00–206.00	204.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	409	291.00	291.00
8	450–500	463	270.00–271.00	270.26
8	850–900	898	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	276	300.00–305.00	301.73
25	300–350	344	311.00–312.00	311.84
7	350–400	382	271.00–296.00	279.77
74	400–450	430	273.00–284.00	279.37
23	450–500	481	256.00–266.00	256.96
51	500–550	537	246.00–258.00	252.53
35	550–600	579	241.00–252.00	246.52
47	600–650	625	240.00–253.00	244.99
23	650–700	683	236.00–249.00	242.92
40	700–750	718	224.00–235.00	228.27
45	800–850	826	217.50–228.00	224.08
14	850–900	893	206.00–210.00	207.36
4	900–950	928	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	307.00	307.00
2	450–500	450	247.00	247.00
2	500–550	503	211.00	211.00
3	650–700	690	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	390	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	284	345.00	345.00
25	300–350	342	328.00	328.00
2	350–400	375	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	241.00	241.00
19	500–550	514	264.00–273.00	268.51
2	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	642	233.00	233.00
4	650–700	669	223.00	223.00
3	800–850	835	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	242.00	242.00
4	550–600	571	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	121.00–129.00	124.53
4	—	1,368	80.00–108.00	100.06
9	—	1,389	116.00–119.00	117.20
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	118.50	118.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,181	110.00–119.00	113.45
56	—	1,076	84.00–109.00	104.02
18	—	1,188	121.00–140.00	123.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,586	111.00–119.00	115.52
3	—	1,575	99.00–105.00	101.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,432	117.00–138.00	128.55
21	—	1,741	140.00–177.50	148.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,296	1,510.00–1,525.00	1,520.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,291	2,050.00–2,135.00	2,119.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,310	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,186	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,372	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,292	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,752.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,256	2,175.00–2,300.00	2,226.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,399	1,510.00–1,625.00	1,522.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,284	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,559.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.94
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,197	1,275.00–1,360.00	1,304.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,673.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,327	2,425.00–2,825.00	2,740.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,562	2,925.00	2,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	837	166.00–170.00	167.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	879	136.00–151.00	139.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	946	121.00–131.00	126.46
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	791	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,361.12

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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