Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Slaughter cows across all weight classes sold moderate to good. There were a handfull of pairs sold and there was a large percentage of bred cows that calve in March and April that were sold. Today was the first of three bred cow special sales. The next bred special will be December 15, 2023.

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	1,684	103.87	1,749	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	86.36	1,157	146
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	83.07	934	183
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,787	82.89	1,481	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,621	82.68	1,340	18

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$2,666	41
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,394	389
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,373	$2,115	147
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,061	$2,011	31
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,515	$1,850	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,490	$1,845	31
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,348	$1,834	69
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,364	$1,774	30
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,136	$1,596	38
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$1,579	96
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$1,454	140
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$1,435	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,319	$1,406	451
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$1,327	92
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,344	$1,316	91
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,283	$1,280	73
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,255	$1,250	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$2,180	63
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$2,091	264
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$1,847	155
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	893	$1,733	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,419	$1,922	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,199	$1,732	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$1,713	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,534	$1,692	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,460	$1,462	24
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	905	$1,676	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock Stock Cow and Pair Special - 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,232	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	2,160.90/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,161	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,949.50/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,427	1,280.00/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,280	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,554	1,534.30/head	1,425.00–1,660.00	1,534	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	1,489.00/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,489	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,563.40/head	1,510.00–1,800.00	1,563	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,463	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,532	1,669.98/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,670	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,568	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	107.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,878	4
Bulls	—	—	1,925	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,321	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	77.55/cwt	66.00–83.00	858	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	89.13/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,154	62
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,787	82.89/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,481	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	97.10/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,323	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	83.84/cwt	67.00–87.00	1,151	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	82.68/cwt	69.00–87.00	1,340	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	87.08/cwt	85.00–91.00	993	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	96.51/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,073	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	56.85/cwt	52.00–60.00	590	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,680	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,759.11/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,759	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	806	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,523	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,376.68/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,377	103
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	901	1,713.65/head	1,600.00–1,735.00	1,714	53
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,031	115.20/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,188	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	153.71/cwt	142.50–162.50	1,468	49
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,343	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	872	184.31/cwt	172.50–189.00	1,607	30
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	2,189.57/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,190	62
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	937	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	999	1,920.60/head	1,875.00–2,010.00	1,921	30
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	1,812.00/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,812	118
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	2,004.91/head	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,005	108
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	1,587.75/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,588	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,004	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,391	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,439	1,823.33/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,823	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	2,136.70/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,137	130
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	1,855.22/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,855	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,465	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	1,845.46/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,845	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,327	1,230.68/head	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,231	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,030	2,817.65/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,818	70
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	940	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	905	1,676.38/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,676	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,364	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,254	1,362.70/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,363	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	1,301.20/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,301	84
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,515	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,227	1,318.04/head	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,318	95
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,501	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,853.21/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,853	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	1,490.18/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,490	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,282	1,233.28/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,233	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	1,823.12/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,823	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,283	1,279.53/head	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,280	73
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,273	1,526.12/head	1,450.00–1,625.00	1,526	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	1,614.49/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,614	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,276	1,251.05/head	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,251	82
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,166	2,586.65/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,587	154
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	2,235.86/head	2,185.00–2,350.00	2,236	104
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,029	1,655.31/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,655	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,312	1,310.38/head	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,310	318
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	2,666.26/head	2,425.00–2,750.00	2,666	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,414	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	1,917.81/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,918	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,538.47/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,538	88
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	1,453.11/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,453	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,595	1,818.93/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,819	33

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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Winter Livestock Stock Cow and Pair Special - La Junta, CO

Fri Nov 17, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 427Last week 58Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 2,966Last week 648Year ago 1,194

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,427	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,280.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,455	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,160.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,305	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,949.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,463	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,568	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,011	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,554	1,425.00–1,660.00	1,534.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,392	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,489.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,363	1,510.00–1,800.00	1,563.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,095	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,532	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,669.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,440	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,759.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,680	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,232	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	70	—	1,030	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,817.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,501	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,473	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,587.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	130	—	1,242	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,136.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	39	—	1,353	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,853.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	1,079	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,490.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	922	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,614.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,272	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,414	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	88	—	1,285	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,538.47
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	22	—	1,307	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,453.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,255	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,465	1,435.00	1,435.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,327	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,230.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,364	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,178	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,254	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,362.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	84	—	1,340	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,301.20
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	95	—	1,227	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,318.04
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	33	—	1,282	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,233.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	—	1,283	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,279.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,273	1,450.00–1,625.00	1,526.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	82	—	1,276	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,251.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,029	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,655.31
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	318	—	1,312	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,310.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,391	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,439	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,823.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,390	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,855.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,490	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,845.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,515	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	41	—	1,358	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	15	—	1,091	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,823.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	970	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	154	—	1,166	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,586.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	104	—	1,385	2,185.00–2,350.00	2,235.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	—	1,223	2,425.00–2,750.00	2,666.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,250	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,256	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,917.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,595	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,818.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	806	189.00	189.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	872	172.50–189.00	184.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	810	106.00	106.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,031	105.00–120.00	115.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	49	—	955	142.50–162.50	153.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	814	165.00	165.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	103	—	1,010	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,376.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	62	—	1,026	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,189.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	999	1,875.00–2,010.00	1,920.60
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	922	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	53	—	901	1,600.00–1,735.00	1,713.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	937	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	118	—	834	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,812.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	108	—	972	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,004.91
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,004	2,300.00	2,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,625.00	1,625.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	905	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,676.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,755	106.00–110.00	107.02
1	—	1,925	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,420	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,107	66.00–83.00	77.55
103	—	1,140	85.00–91.00	87.08
7	—	1,112	92.00–99.00	96.51
5	—	1,038	52.00–60.00	56.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,295	88.00–92.00	89.13
3	—	1,362	95.00–100.00	97.10
81	—	1,373	67.00–87.00	83.84
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,787	77.00–85.00	82.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,621	69.00–87.00	82.68

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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