Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Boner slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and lean cows sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test. Heavy bred heifers and young cows sold noticeably higher along with young pairs. The next replacement sale will be April 8, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $354.11/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$354.11

101 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

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

$30.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.15

vs CO average

−3.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	521	358.00	1,865	34
Medium and Large 1	551	353.28	1,946	64
Medium and Large 1-2	582	327.50	1,906	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.50/cwt here — about −$41 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale101 hd

354.11

—

CO average3 barns · 362 hd

360.26

−6.15

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−3.05

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	1,712	162.77	2,787	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,119	140.01	1,567	126
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	139.99	1,900	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	139.02	2,177	10

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)	1,095	$3,381	187
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$3,169	145
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,309	$2,793	70
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$2,714	41
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$2,525	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$2,512	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$2,450	11
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,400	23
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,115	$2,329	123
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,114	$2,100	113
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,114	$2,100	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,049	$1,904	34
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,891	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,875	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,853	33
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,825	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,067	$1,775	39
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,087	$3,107	76
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$2,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$2,250	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,134	$2,159	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,760	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,465	$4,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$3,577	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,354	$3,332	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,361	$3,289	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$3,104	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,290	$2,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,044	$3,436	11

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	1,724.18/head	1,425.00–1,975.00	1,724	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	266.32/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,843	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,890.64/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,891	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	3,174.98/head	2,875.00–3,300.00	3,175	144
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	2,313.45/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,313	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,106	3,187.57/head	3,050.00–3,275.00	3,188	61
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	164.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,788	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,046	187.29/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,959	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	868	227.73/cwt	212.50–237.50	1,977	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	2,837.52/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,838	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	915	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,368	2,561.24/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,561	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,291	3,239.25/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,239	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	353.79/cwt	349.00–355.00	1,652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	382.52/cwt	382.00–383.00	1,794	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	478	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	397.57/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,507	8
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	732	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	307.15/cwt	301.00–312.50	1,797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	370.63/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	257.89/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,950	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	346.98/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,874	31
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	413	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,437	2
Steers	Large 1	500–550	521	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,865	34
Steers	Large 1	400–450	432	404.54/cwt	402.50–405.00	1,748	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	357.05/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,907	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,029	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	444.41/cwt	439.00–449.00	1,675	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	317.50/cwt	303.00–320.50	2,232	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,906	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,603	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	144.26/cwt	130.00–159.00	1,640	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	120.24/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,142	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	89.26/cwt	81.00–98.00	915	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	111.83/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,219	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	141.02/cwt	135.00–148.00	2,193	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,015	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	140.37/cwt	126.00–149.00	1,906	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,115	147.49/cwt	137.00–149.50	1,645	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	165.23/cwt	140.00–180.00	2,830	17
Bulls	—	—	1,700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,057	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	3,901.35/head	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,901	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,356	3,339.14/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,339	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,373	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,250	3,029.28/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,029	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,117	3,492.33/head	3,300.00–3,575.00	3,492	155
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	915	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,585.43/head	3,575.00–3,600.00	3,585	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,132	2,290.62/head	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,291	76
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,872.29/head	2,850.00–2,875.00	2,872	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,114	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,146	2,713.66/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,714	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,765.33/head	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,765	57
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,995.05/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,995	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,107	2,350.24/head	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,350	115
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	2,511.79/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,512	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	411.28/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,365	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	337.41/cwt	334.50–338.00	2,153	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	369.45/cwt	361.00–373.00	1,825	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	420.67/cwt	415.00–431.00	1,767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	244.61/cwt	244.00–247.50	2,116	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	300.33/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,889	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	395.03/cwt	391.00–397.00	1,659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	582	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,557	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 →

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 779Last week 1,228Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 138Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,112Last week 824Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	—	1,081	1,425.00–1,975.00	1,724.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	879	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	39	—	1,067	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,061	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,230	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,305	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,890.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	144	—	1,167	2,875.00–3,300.00	3,174.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,128	2,525.00	2,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,218	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,008	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	76	—	1,132	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,290.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,345	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	980	2,850.00–2,875.00	2,872.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,114	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	—	1,146	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,713.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	—	1,325	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,765.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,045	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,995.05
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	115	—	1,107	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,350.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,208	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,198	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,511.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	23	—	1,230	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,250	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,029.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	155	—	1,117	3,300.00–3,575.00	3,492.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,313.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,108	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	978	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,760.00	1,760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,014	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,837.52
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	61	—	1,106	3,050.00–3,275.00	3,187.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,088	160.00–170.00	164.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,046	180.00–205.00	187.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	131.00	131.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	868	212.50–237.50	227.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,368	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,561.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,465	4,050.00	4,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,293	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,901.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,356	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,339.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,200	3,575.00–3,600.00	3,585.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,291	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,239.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,373	3,600.00	3,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,057	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	2,800.00	2,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	975.00	975.00
12	300–350	332	395.00–420.00	411.28
8	350–400	379	385.00–405.00	397.57
9	400–450	437	352.50–380.00	370.63
19	450–500	469	382.00–383.00	382.52
31	500–550	540	340.00–360.00	346.98
9	550–600	585	301.00–312.50	307.15
12	600–650	629	298.00–305.00	300.33
39	650–700	692	264.00–276.00	266.32
58	750–800	756	257.50–265.00	257.89
22	850–900	865	244.00–247.50	244.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	467	349.00–355.00	353.79
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	478	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	348.00	348.00
3	700–750	732	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	420	391.00–397.00	395.03
3	550–600	582	334.00	334.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	432	402.50–405.00	404.54
34	500–550	521	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	377	439.00–449.00	444.41
11	400–450	420	415.00–431.00	420.67
7	450–500	481	388.00	388.00
44	500–550	534	345.00–360.00	357.05
20	550–600	588	345.00	345.00
100	600–650	638	334.50–338.00	337.41
3	650–700	652	318.00	318.00
104	700–750	703	303.00–320.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	429	388.00	388.00
10	450–500	494	361.00–373.00	369.45
3	550–600	582	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	407.50	407.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	121.00	121.00
50	—	1,358	126.00–149.00	140.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,137	130.00–159.00	144.26
8	—	950	110.00–128.00	120.24
3	—	1,025	81.00–98.00	89.26
6	—	1,090	108.00–119.00	111.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,555	135.00–148.00	141.02
1	—	1,665	121.00	121.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,115	137.00–149.50	147.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,713	140.00–180.00	165.23
1	—	1,700	121.00	121.00

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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