Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 700lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Steers over 700lbs sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 9.00 higher across all weight classes. Slaughter cows sold steady across all weight classes while slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday April 23, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.91/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −158.46 against this barn's trailing median of $463.38.

Average price

$304.91

53 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$44.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.52

vs CO average

+0.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	312.46	1,713	44
Large 1-2	536	268.00	1,436	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.46/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.81, low $446.57, median $463.38 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 sale53 hd

304.91

—

CO average4 barns · 252 hd

328.43

−23.52

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

+0.52

This barn, trailing median13 sales

463.38

−158.46

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	1,804	141.77	2,558	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,591	124.66	1,983	34
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,740	124.26	2,162	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,410	120.89	1,705	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	117.44	1,335	111

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)	1,190	$2,697	142
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,181	$2,100	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,390	$1,869	46
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,833	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,490	$1,776	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,337	$1,752	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$1,641	24
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,307	$1,578	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,089	$1,499	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,207	$1,487	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,260	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$2,579	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$2,894	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,586	$2,853	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,323	$2,617	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$2,429	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,402	$2,225	34
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$3,231	49

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,386	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,407	2,041.59/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,042	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,579	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	278.96/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,866	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,052.26/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,052	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	932	2,626.32/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,626	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	3,197.47/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,197	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,136	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,990	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	314.75/cwt	312.50–318.50	1,344	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	271.43/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,528	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,516	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	303.12/cwt	296.00–306.50	1,425	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	297.87/cwt	291.00–304.00	1,704	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	362.90/cwt	362.50–363.00	1,481	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	329.83/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,085	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	704	270.56/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	604	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,842	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,261	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,095	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,934.01/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,934	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,669	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,301	2,491.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,491	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,386	2,734.30/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,734	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,106	2,974.99/head	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,975	15
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	3,240.20/head	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,240	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,594	2,479.06/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,479	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,087	2,682.23/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,682	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,205	2,966.06/head	2,950.00–2,975.00	2,966	109
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	953	180.88/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,724	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,225	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,618	2,060.87/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,061	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,171	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,590	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,456	2,417.45/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,417	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,181	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	2,440.72/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,441	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,603	2,762.85/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,763	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,745	127.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,228	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,967	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,411	123.51/cwt	104.00–131.00	1,743	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	84.00/cwt	76.00–89.00	968	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	92.78/cwt	90.00–99.00	873	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,158	121.27/cwt	102.00–134.00	1,404	97
Steers	Large 1	800–850	802	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,732	5
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	589	245.26/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,445	24
Bulls	—	—	1,804	141.77/cwt	121.00–165.00	2,558	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	124.66/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,983	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,219	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	550	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,555	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,652	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	795	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,916	9
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	536	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,436	9
Steers	Large 1	600–650	634	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,648	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	981	1,289.97/head	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,290	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,383.83/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,384	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,058	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,469	905.62/head	900.00–1,000.00	906	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,598	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	703	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,989	85
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	933	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,153	132.34/cwt	132.00–132.50	1,526	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,208	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,173	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,004	1,097.04/head	975.00–1,375.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	210.83/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,841	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	456	341.13/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,556	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	280.49/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	533	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,711	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	667	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,668	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,675	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	274.96/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,471	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,260	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,854.72/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,855	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	151.34/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,621	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,664.71/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,665	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	1,804.35/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,804	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,384	1,814.27/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,814	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	1,692.41/head	1,685.00–1,700.00	1,692	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,640.84/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,641	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,573.48/head	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,573	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	1,692.54/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,693	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,449	1,749.53/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,750	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	730	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1

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 Apr 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 933Last week 3,697Year ago 767

Slaughter CattleReceipts 236Last week 186Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 593Last week 179Year ago 0

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,407	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,041.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,052.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	932	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,626.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	990	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,934.01
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,301	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,491.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,386	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,734.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,106	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,974.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,594	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,479.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,590	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,456	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,417.45
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,603	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,762.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,386	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,579	3,175.00	3,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,136	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,598	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,854.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,223	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,450.00	1,450.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,012	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,197.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,019	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,240.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,669	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,618	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,060.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,171	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,181	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,029	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	109	—	1,205	2,950.00–2,975.00	2,966.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,225	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	981	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,289.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,025	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,383.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,058	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,469	900.00–1,000.00	905.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	933	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,065	1,260.00	1,260.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,173	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,004	975.00–1,375.00	1,097.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,075	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,664.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,196	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,804.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,384	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,814.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,408	1,685.00–1,700.00	1,692.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,640.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,105	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,573.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,281	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,692.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,449	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,749.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,223	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,087	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,682.23
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	927	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,440.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	953	165.00–186.00	180.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,153	132.00–132.50	132.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,071	141.00–160.00	151.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	397.50	397.50
3	350–400	368	371.00	371.00
15	400–450	408	362.50–363.00	362.90
4	450–500	485	327.50	327.50
5	500–550	548	308.00	308.00
13	550–600	572	291.00–304.00	297.87
8	600–650	629	280.00–281.00	280.49
32	650–700	669	273.00–289.00	278.96
2	700–750	725	249.00	249.00
12	750–800	765	245.00	245.00
63	800–850	809	246.00	246.00
36	850–900	873	210.00–211.00	210.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	456	340.00–342.50	341.13
21	500–550	533	321.00	321.00
13	600–650	604	305.00	305.00
9	700–750	704	270.00–272.50	270.56
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	634	260.00	260.00
5	800–850	802	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	550	319.00	319.00
85	700–750	703	283.00	283.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	536	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	698	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	325.00–332.50	329.83
16	350–400	372	339.00	339.00
11	400–450	427	312.50–318.50	314.75
19	450–500	470	296.00–306.50	303.12
15	500–550	514	295.00	295.00
20	550–600	563	265.00–273.00	271.43
14	600–650	617	252.00	252.00
8	650–700	669	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	589	243.00–251.00	245.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	795	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	667	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	295.00	295.00
7	450–500	497	281.00	281.00
22	500–550	535	270.00–276.00	274.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	633	261.00	261.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	125.00–131.00	127.68
1	—	1,725	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,411	104.00–131.00	123.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	76.00–89.00	84.00
11	—	941	90.00–99.00	92.78
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,158	102.00–134.00	121.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,591	115.00–129.00	124.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,420	91.00	91.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,804	121.00–165.00	141.77

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