Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today is the first report of the season, therefore there is no trend for an accurate report. The next sale will be next Tuesday October 6, 2026.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $384.82/cwt on 355 head, down $96.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −86.78 against this barn's trailing median of $471.60.

Average price

$384.82

▼ 96.62 vs prior sale

355 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$50.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

vs CO average

−18.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	389.10	2,112	323
Large 1	544	345.67	1,879	15thin
Medium and Large 2	556	338.11	1,878	17thin

One grade step is worth $50.99/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.81, low $384.82, median $471.60 across 10 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 sale355 hd

384.82

—

CO average2 barns · 536 hd

384.44

+0.38

National average160 barns · 11,896 hd

403.12

−18.30

This barn, trailing median10 sales

471.60

−86.78

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	1,587	162.82	2,583	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,188	143.99	1,710	126
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,433	133.93	1,919	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	132.54	2,043	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,795	124.00	2,226	3thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,124	$2,937	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,329	$2,750	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,327	$2,728	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,590	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$2,324	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$2,089	31
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,242	$2,080	47
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,166	$1,974	80
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,266	$1,925	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,933	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$4,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,409	$3,738	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,260	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

122 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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 1-2	750–800	752	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	546.89/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,040	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	307.28/cwt	305.50–312.50	2,566	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	447.89/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,092	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	366.44/cwt	361.00–370.00	1,935	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	425.12/cwt	421.00–435.00	2,058	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	366.07/cwt	361.00–370.00	2,046	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	712	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,357	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	386.62/cwt	382.25–397.50	2,076	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	405.73/cwt	400.00–409.00	1,935	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	381.22/cwt	376.00–386.00	1,822	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	493.82/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,143	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	316.45/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,123	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	324.38/cwt	323.00–332.50	2,076	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	653	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,305	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,990	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	317.65/cwt	317.00–318.00	1,887	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	446.43/cwt	445.00–447.50	1,879	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	924	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	387.18/cwt	386.00–389.00	1,669	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	599	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,013	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	339.98/cwt	326.00–351.00	1,758	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	522.96/cwt	517.00–525.00	2,003	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	339.32/cwt	332.50–348.00	1,812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	354.67/cwt	353.00–359.00	1,727	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,447	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	998	227.99/cwt	222.50–232.50	2,275	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	2,663.32/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,663	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,168	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	4
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	559	307.80/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,721	16
Steers	Large 1	500–550	526	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,867	7
Steers	Large 1	550–600	559	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,887	8
Steers	Large 1	600–650	625	328.53/cwt	321.00–333.00	2,053	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	586	300.72/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,762	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	439	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,453	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,197	159.28/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,907	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,890	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,381	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	141.02/cwt	133.00–144.00	2,165	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	134.90/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,974	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	125.43/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,759	13
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	486	344.93/cwt	322.50–352.50	1,676	12
Bulls	—	—	1,600	174.35/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,790	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,257	144.79/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,820	10
Bulls	—	—	1,661	162.74/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,703	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,748	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,150	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	149.98/cwt	148.00–152.50	1,822	43
Bulls	—	—	1,470	144.79/cwt	128.00–155.00	2,128	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,425	150.93/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,151	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	127.59/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,971	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,271	131.80/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,675	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	147.32/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,018	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	120.96/cwt	107.50–130.00	1,311	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	139.92/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,673	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,069.79/head	1,925.00–2,200.00	2,070	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,936.22/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,936	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,179	2,014.77/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,015	74
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	939	208.85/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,961	38
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	688	196.29/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,590	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	182.24/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,826	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	2,089.41/head	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,089	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,843.43/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,843	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,438.85/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,439	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	614	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,303	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,311	2,180.88/head	2,000.00–2,260.00	2,181	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	400.90/cwt	400.00–404.00	1,948	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	478.11/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,769	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	588	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,240	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	434	419.87/cwt	416.00–421.00	1,822	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,171	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,212	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,043	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	430.32/cwt	425.00–436.00	1,437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,193	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	701	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,489	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	522	415.52/cwt	415.00–418.00	2,169	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	252.00/cwt	245.00–257.50	2,696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	460.62/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,741	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,797	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	356	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	431.51/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,886	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	323.41/cwt	321.00–328.50	2,448	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	332.94/cwt	326.00–336.00	1,951	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	366.69/cwt	355.00–369.00	2,281	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,148	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	324.18/cwt	318.00–327.00	2,383	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	368.72/cwt	362.50–373.00	1,903	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	350.70/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,020	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	288.51/cwt	285.00–291.00	2,559	19

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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Sep 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,948Last week 853Year ago 1,263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 121Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 281Last week 136Year ago 0

Today is the first report of the season, therefore there is no trend for an accurate report. The next sale will be next Tuesday October 6, 2026.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	427	401.00	401.00
11	500–550	534	332.50–348.00	339.32
20	550–600	594	317.00–318.00	317.65
3	650–700	698	273.00	273.00
3	750–800	752	260.00	260.00
4	800–850	839	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	246	1,000.00	1,000.00
6	300–350	334	425.00–436.00	430.32
25	350–400	378	455.00–465.00	460.62
20	400–450	437	425.00–435.00	431.51
102	450–500	486	400.00–404.00	400.90
25	500–550	516	362.50–373.00	368.72
87	550–600	586	326.00–336.00	332.94
2	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
12	700–750	700	316.00	316.00
42	800–850	835	305.50–312.50	307.28
19	850–900	887	285.00–291.00	288.51
4	900–950	900	270.00	270.00
9	1050–1100	1,070	245.00–257.50	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
22	700–750	712	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	400–450	434	416.00–421.00	419.87
56	450–500	478	376.00–386.00	381.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	431	386.00–389.00	387.18
18	450–500	487	353.00–359.00	354.67
3	500–550	548	313.00	313.00
4	550–600	563	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	486	322.50–352.50	344.93
16	550–600	559	306.00–315.00	307.80
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	331.00	331.00
8	550–600	586	300.00–302.00	300.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	370	475.00–480.00	478.11
60	500–550	520	417.50	417.50
58	550–600	566	361.00	361.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	560.00	560.00
8	350–400	373	545.00–550.00	546.89
67	400–450	434	490.00–510.00	493.82
29	450–500	467	442.50–460.00	447.89
122	500–550	537	382.25–397.50	386.62
30	550–600	559	361.00–370.00	366.07
66	600–650	622	355.00–369.00	366.69
16	650–700	651	330.00	330.00
32	700–750	735	318.00–327.00	324.18
25	750–800	757	321.00–328.50	323.41
3	800–850	825	310.00	310.00
58	850–900	888	315.00	315.00
10	900–950	902	302.00	302.00
8	1050–1100	1,058	270.50	270.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	435	457.50	457.50
48	450–500	484	421.00–435.00	425.12
23	500–550	528	361.00–370.00	366.44
13	550–600	576	345.00–354.00	350.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	540.00	540.00
34	350–400	383	517.00–525.00	522.96
12	400–450	421	445.00–447.50	446.43
25	450–500	477	400.00–409.00	405.73
24	600–650	640	323.00–332.50	324.38
7	650–700	671	315.00–317.50	316.45
4	900–950	924	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	653	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	517	326.00–351.00	339.98
8	550–600	599	336.00	336.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	526	355.00	355.00
8	550–600	559	337.50	337.50
11	600–650	625	321.00–333.00	328.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	356	565.00	565.00
5	400–450	408	520.00	520.00
26	450–500	455	482.00	482.00
90	500–550	522	415.00–418.00	415.52
45	550–600	588	381.00	381.00
54	600–650	614	375.00	375.00
60	700–750	701	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	395	440.00	440.00
2	600–650	620	300.00	300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,460	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,447	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	4,050.00	4,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	3,250.00	3,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	998	222.50–232.50	227.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	—	939	200.00–217.50	208.85
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	688	192.50–200.00	196.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,002	175.00–192.50	182.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,343	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,133	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,663.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,330	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,936.22
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	74	—	1,179	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,014.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,590	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,178	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,089.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,250	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,438.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,311	2,000.00–2,260.00	2,180.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,168	3,450.00	3,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,266	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,275	1,925.00–2,200.00	2,069.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,078	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,843.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,005	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	650	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	3,300.00	3,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,197	152.00–165.00	159.28
10	—	1,257	144.00–146.00	144.79
7	—	1,271	131.00–135.00	131.80
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,748	123.00	123.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,535	133.00–144.00	141.02
12	—	1,545	122.00–129.00	127.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,463	132.00–143.00	134.90
13	—	1,402	119.00–131.00	125.43
3	—	1,370	147.00–148.00	147.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,215	148.00–152.50	149.98
27	—	1,084	107.50–130.00	120.96
8	—	1,196	137.00–144.00	139.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	150.00–153.00	150.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,600	170.00–179.00	174.35
9	—	1,661	158.00–168.00	162.74
7	—	1,470	128.00–155.00	144.79

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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