Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 16.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher across all weight classes. Slaughter cows sold steady across all weight classes while slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday April 16, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.59/cwt on 472 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −139.49 against this barn's trailing median of $433.09.

Average price

$293.59

472 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$38.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.92

vs CO average

+29.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	297.08	1,630	422
Medium and Large 1-2	550	266.13	1,464	30
Large 1	543	261.75	1,420	16thin
Medium and Large 2	540	259.00	1,399	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.08/cwt here — about $232 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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.46, low $384.03, median $433.09 across 13 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 sale472 hd

293.59

—

CO average3 barns · 720 hd

285.68

+7.92

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

+29.63

This barn, trailing median13 sales

433.09

−139.49

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	141.72	2,426	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,383	132.07	1,827	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	123.27	1,395	127
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	121.13	1,899	4thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,078	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,136	$1,950	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,142	$1,844	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,540	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,671	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$1,246	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	861	$1,235	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,498	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,317	$2,353	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,135	$2,297	9

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	375.76/cwt	372.50–377.50	1,360	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	355.02/cwt	347.50–357.00	1,172	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,894	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	263.72/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,809	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	208.42/cwt	206.00–209.50	1,897	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	335.41/cwt	321.00–347.00	1,590	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	482	316.64/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,526	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	234.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,746	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	335.91/cwt	329.00–337.00	1,549	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	322.76/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,281	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	216.18/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,796	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	234.22/cwt	229.00–237.50	1,712	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	630	305.28/cwt	301.00–307.50	1,923	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	372.82/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,734	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	320.39/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,692	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	301.32/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,760	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	262.81/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,490	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	259.00/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,627	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	293.34/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,584	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	678	264.27/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,792	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	889	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,987	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	321.72/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,699	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	303.19/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,458	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	298	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,761	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	294.00/cwt	287.50–299.00	1,876	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	242.20/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,642	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,303	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	361.63/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,519	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	339.72/cwt	336.00–348.00	1,743	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	395.66/cwt	395.00–396.00	1,329	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	247.46/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,804	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	234.39/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,805	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	219.66/cwt	219.00–222.50	1,683	143
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	359.40/cwt	356.00–360.00	1,366	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,186	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,255	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	404	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,551	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,635	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	690	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	758	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,834	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,487	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,282	2,528.32/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,528	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,652	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	803	206.67/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,660	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,670	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	704	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,978	69
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	2,131.94/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,132	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	693	213.51/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	337	405.31/cwt	403.00–412.00	1,366	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	532	355.35/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,890	199
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,086	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,136	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,191	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,383	132.07/cwt	123.00–144.00	1,827	16
Bulls	—	—	1,712	141.72/cwt	118.00–174.00	2,426	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	731	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	738	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	664	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,140	124.11/cwt	101.00–147.50	1,415	124
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	121.13/cwt	109.00–136.00	1,899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	730	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,905	18
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	313	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	962	2
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	516	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,357	8
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	565	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,429	4
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	630	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,569	8
Heifers	Large 1Fancy	550–600	573	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	260.57/cwt	257.50–262.00	1,668	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	796	254.75/cwt	254.75–254.75	2,028	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	498	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,805	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	2,278.46/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,278	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	818	178.50/cwt	167.50–187.50	1,460	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	567	333.47/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,891	51
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	814	215.40/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,753	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,486	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	1,246.19/head	1,150.00–1,310.00	1,246	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	861	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	292.51/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,278	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	741	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,519	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	949	139.04/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,319	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	292.93/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,418	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	157.54/cwt	153.50–162.50	1,393	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	344.13/cwt	341.00–349.00	1,445	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	474	360.20/cwt	349.00–367.00	1,707	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	366	400.73/cwt	400.00–401.00	1,467	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	201.25/cwt	201.25–201.25	1,920	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	722	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,812	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	422	373.36/cwt	370.00–379.00	1,576	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,670.62/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	307.53/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,624	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	364	341.81/cwt	339.00–346.00	1,244	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	564	325.26/cwt	319.00–327.50	1,834	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	673	274.54/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,848	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	357.56/cwt	347.50–366.00	1,355	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	226.92/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,527	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	242.48/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,549	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	424	325.90/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,382	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	776	230.52/cwt	227.50–233.50	1,789	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	278.92/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,618	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,399	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	301.49/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	268.59/cwt	266.50–276.00	1,722	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	273.69/cwt	267.50–284.00	1,448	20

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 Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	389.00	389.00
9	300–350	336	395.00–396.00	395.66
9	350–400	362	372.50–377.50	375.76
36	400–450	420	358.00–365.00	361.63
42	450–500	474	321.00–347.00	335.41
45	500–550	528	316.00–325.00	321.72
58	550–600	584	290.00–310.00	301.32
42	600–650	638	287.50–299.00	294.00
39	650–700	686	260.00–267.00	263.72
12	700–750	729	240.00–251.00	247.46
120	750–800	770	229.00–239.00	234.39
12	850–900	877	216.00	216.00
13	900–950	910	206.00–209.50	208.42
51	950–1000	954	201.25	201.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	379	347.50–366.00	357.56
40	400–450	420	341.00–349.00	344.13
4	500–550	541	300.00–303.00	301.49
18	600–650	641	266.50–276.00	268.59
30	700–750	745	230.00–235.00	234.33
5	800–850	807	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	415.00	415.00
11	300–350	337	403.00–412.00	405.31
12	350–400	360	413.00	413.00
15	400–450	404	384.00	384.00
103	450–500	465	370.00–378.00	372.82
199	500–550	532	350.00–360.00	355.35
51	550–600	567	330.00–341.00	333.47
153	600–650	630	301.00–307.50	305.28
18	700–750	730	261.00	261.00
34	750–800	796	254.75	254.75
64	850–900	889	223.50	223.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	366	400.00–401.00	400.73
32	400–450	422	370.00–379.00	373.36
66	450–500	474	349.00–367.00	360.20
47	500–550	513	336.00–348.00	339.72
24	550–600	564	319.00–327.50	325.26
51	650–700	673	271.00–276.00	274.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	261.00	261.00
17	600–650	640	257.50–262.00	260.57
14	800–850	814	212.00–216.00	215.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	330	347.50–357.00	355.02
20	350–400	364	339.00–346.00	341.81
87	400–450	424	320.00–331.00	325.90
43	450–500	482	313.00–320.00	316.64
29	500–550	528	306.00–308.00	307.53
124	550–600	580	270.00–285.00	278.92
19	700–750	722	251.00	251.00
103	750–800	776	227.50–233.50	230.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	308	385.00	385.00
39	350–400	380	356.00–360.00	359.40
123	450–500	461	329.00–337.00	335.91
142	500–550	528	318.00–325.00	320.39
54	650–700	678	263.00–270.00	264.27
69	700–750	704	281.00	281.00
19	750–800	758	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	336.00	336.00
16	350–400	397	322.00–327.00	322.76
6	400–450	417	312.50	312.50
53	450–500	481	301.00–309.00	303.19
98	500–550	540	287.00–297.00	293.34
29	550–600	567	257.50–268.00	262.81
37	600–650	628	250.00–269.00	259.00
112	650–700	678	231.00–250.00	242.20
39	700–750	731	229.00–237.50	234.22
143	750–800	766	219.00–222.50	219.66
157	800–850	831	216.00–220.00	216.18
15	850–900	853	206.50	206.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	307.50	307.50
8	500–550	516	263.00	263.00
4	550–600	565	253.00	253.00
8	600–650	630	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	573	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	337.00	337.00
14	400–450	437	287.50–295.00	292.51
25	450–500	484	290.00–295.00	292.93
20	500–550	529	267.50–284.00	273.69
10	550–600	592	251.00	251.00
28	600–650	639	240.00–243.00	242.48
13	650–700	673	225.00–227.50	226.92
4	700–750	736	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	540	259.00	259.00
7	700–750	741	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	342.50	342.50
4	400–450	408	307.50	307.50
4	450–500	486	340.00	340.00
16	550–600	562	291.00	291.00
10	700–750	734	235.00	235.00
3	850–900	858	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	498	362.50	362.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,065	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,090	2,175.00	2,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,282	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,528.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,086	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,323	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,191	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,363	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,278.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,725.00	1,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	192.00	192.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	41	—	818	167.50–187.50	178.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	803	202.50–217.50	206.67
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	693	207.00–221.00	213.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	949	131.00–145.00	139.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	884	153.50–162.50	157.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,670	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,018	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,131.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,136	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,088	1,150.00–1,310.00	1,246.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	861	1,235.00	1,235.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,359	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,410	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,155	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,670.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,383	123.00–144.00	132.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	86.00	86.00
2	—	738	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	1,140	101.00–147.50	124.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	109.00–136.00	121.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,712	118.00–174.00	141.72

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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