Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers under 500lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Steers over 500lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 11.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 450lbs sold mostly 28.00 to 31.00 higher. Heifers between 450lbs and 800lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Heifers over 800lbs sold 31.00 higher. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Boner cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher and lean cows of average dressing sold 2.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale is next Tuesday October 8, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.90/cwt on 340 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −178.48 against this barn's trailing median of $463.38.

Average price

$284.90

340 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$34.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.43

vs CO average

−1.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	293.21	1,570	218
Large 1	545	280.02	1,525	48
Medium and Large 1-2	573	265.80	1,524	51
Medium and Large 2	546	258.64	1,412	23

One grade step is worth $34.57/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale340 hd

284.90

—

CO average2 barns · 493 hd

279.46

+5.43

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−1.92

This barn, trailing median13 sales

463.38

−178.48

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	1,697	136.73	2,321	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	117.63	1,829	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,363	115.75	1,577	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	110.64	1,285	170

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$2,450	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,029	$2,225	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,125	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,023	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$1,929	14
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,284	$1,850	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,126	$1,750	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,261	$1,590	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,475	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,897	17
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,309	$3,275	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$3,150	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,475	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,491	$2,269	21

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2	300–350	303	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	327.57/cwt	327.00–328.00	1,500	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,510	6
Steers	Large 1	550–600	593	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,583	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,030	2
Steers	Large 1	400–450	416	320.64/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,334	8
Steers	Large 1	500–550	500	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,460	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,601	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	249.58/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,582	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	287.55/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,513	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	356.89/cwt	351.00–358.00	1,353	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	281.68/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,206	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	305.11/cwt	304.00–309.00	1,327	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	248.12/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,662	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	205.69/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,625	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	290.44/cwt	269.00–329.00	1,115	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	197.81/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,848	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	270.15/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,394	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	408.24/cwt	407.50–417.00	1,192	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	237.18/cwt	236.50–267.00	1,010	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	299.65/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,175	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	248.39/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,403	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	330.94/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,062	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	254.54/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,212	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	330.47/cwt	326.00–331.00	1,461	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	344.21/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,150	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	223.75/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,615	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	264.31/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,525	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	224.26/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,718	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	194	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	338.67/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,233	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	262.94/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,428	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	993	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	308.96/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,480	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	344.14/cwt	344.00–345.00	1,397	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	456	339.19/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,547	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	523	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,598	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	264.15/cwt	230.00–301.00	1,094	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	273.63/cwt	239.00–296.00	1,283	126
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	244.85/cwt	240.00–282.50	884	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,485	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,293	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	124.37/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,660	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	112.03/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,315	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,396	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	104.93/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,165	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	122.51/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,872	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	116.00/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,814	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	115.14/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,575	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	123.13/cwt	120.50–142.50	1,564	19
Bulls	—	—	1,771	142.69/cwt	130.00–154.00	2,527	24
Bulls	—	—	1,561	125.72/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,962	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	1,988.83/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,989	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	172.10/cwt	160.00–182.50	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	230.35/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,806	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,284	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	1,896.65/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,897	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,464	2,009.14/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,009	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	205.02/cwt	201.00–212.50	1,732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	918	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,607	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,589.75/head	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	267.80/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,275	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	225.79/cwt	225.00–227.00	2,095	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	235.60/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,494	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	241	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	831	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	237.90/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,385	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	225.25/cwt	217.50–227.00	1,975	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	258.25/cwt	252.00–268.00	1,353	60
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	557	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,448	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	320.32/cwt	318.00–323.00	1,204	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	229.60/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,525	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	321.25/cwt	315.00–330.00	871	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	286.01/cwt	283.00–290.50	1,307	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	306	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,077	78
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	484	275.26/cwt	274.00–279.00	1,332	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	217.70/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,282	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,427	2,188.72/head	2,025.00–2,250.00	2,189	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,463	2,282.48/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,282	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,309	3,274.60/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,596	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,452.34/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,452	4

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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,761Last week 2,976Year ago 701

Slaughter CattleReceipts 295Last week 235Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 132Last week 58Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	387.50	387.50
3	300–350	303	307.50	307.50
21	350–400	364	338.00–340.00	338.67
36	400–450	442	326.00–331.00	330.47
75	450–500	479	300.00–312.00	308.96
6	500–550	545	277.00	277.00
45	550–600	577	261.00–266.00	264.31
5	650–700	672	225.00	225.00
5	700–750	749	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	194	352.50	352.50
82	250–300	292	407.50–417.00	408.24
43	300–350	334	340.00–355.00	344.21
109	350–400	379	351.00–358.00	356.89
29	400–450	406	344.00–345.00	344.14
28	450–500	458	327.00–328.00	327.57
75	500–550	526	280.00–293.00	287.55
86	550–600	552	290.00	290.00
91	600–650	634	242.00–257.00	249.58
40	650–700	670	240.00–253.00	248.12
24	700–750	722	219.00–231.00	223.75
25	750–800	766	223.00–225.00	224.26
3	950–1000	980	210.00	210.00
2	1000–1050	1,028	197.50	197.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	315.00–322.50	320.64
25	500–550	500	292.00	292.00
23	550–600	593	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	292	340.00	340.00
33	350–400	384	269.00–329.00	290.44
13	400–450	414	230.00–301.00	264.15
126	450–500	469	239.00–296.00	273.63
20	500–550	543	261.00–264.00	262.94
3	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
139	450–500	456	337.00–340.00	339.19
57	500–550	523	305.50	305.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	262	307.50	307.50
2	300–350	323	306.00	306.00
47	350–400	392	290.00–303.00	299.65
21	400–450	428	275.00–287.50	281.68
32	450–500	476	261.00–271.00	267.80
60	500–550	524	252.00–268.00	258.25
24	550–600	582	233.00–239.00	237.90
3	600–650	643	226.00	226.00
15	750–800	790	201.00–212.00	205.69
31	900–950	934	191.00–209.00	197.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	241	345.00	345.00
11	250–300	271	315.00–330.00	321.25
19	300–350	321	327.00–335.00	330.94
106	350–400	376	318.00–323.00	320.32
169	400–450	435	304.00–309.00	305.11
37	450–500	457	283.00–290.50	286.01
137	500–550	516	263.00–272.00	270.15
86	550–600	565	241.00–252.00	248.39
38	600–650	634	231.00–241.00	235.60
23	650–700	664	220.00–236.00	229.60
18	750–800	784	226.00–232.00	230.35
11	850–900	877	217.50–227.00	225.25
23	900–950	928	225.00–227.00	225.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	361	240.00–282.50	244.85
90	400–450	426	236.50–267.00	237.18
13	450–500	476	253.00–257.00	254.54
3	500–550	510	232.00	232.00
8	550–600	589	201.00–223.00	217.70
9	900–950	918	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	450–500	484	274.00–279.00	275.26
13	550–600	557	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	300–350	306	352.00	352.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	307.50	307.50
9	500–550	503	257.00	257.00
2	600–650	613	255.00	255.00
4	650–700	654	245.00	245.00
15	700–750	739	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	908	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,335	120.00–126.00	124.37
4	—	1,355	102.00–104.00	103.00
58	—	1,368	109.00–119.00	115.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,174	110.00–119.00	112.03
63	—	1,110	90.00–109.00	104.93
19	—	1,270	120.50–142.50	123.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	121.00–124.00	122.51
6	—	1,564	109.00–118.00	116.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,771	130.00–154.00	142.69
13	—	1,561	119.00–129.00	125.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,098	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,029	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,238	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,117	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,988.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,284	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,464	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,009.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,463	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,282.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,308	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,261	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,589.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,138	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,452.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,475	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,427	2,025.00–2,250.00	2,188.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,309	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,274.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,350	3,150.00	3,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,596	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	160.00–182.50	172.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	845	201.00–212.50	205.02
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	840	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,896.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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