Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 3.00 lower. Lean cows of average dressing sold 7.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold mostly sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. The next slaughter cow and feeder calf sale will be next Tuessday February 24, 2026.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $444.59/cwt on 118 head, up $30.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 13 comparable sales and sits +11.50 against this barn's trailing median of $433.09.

Average price

$444.59

▲ 30.48 vs prior sale

118 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.83

vs CO average

+15.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	445.45	2,349	114
Large 1	549	420.00	2,306	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.45/cwt here — about $43 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 sale118 hd

444.59

—

CO average3 barns · 337 hd

424.76

+19.83

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

+15.42

This barn, trailing median13 sales

433.09

+11.50

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	—	Average	1,812	191.08	3,462	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,600	173.28	2,772	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,423	169.66	2,414	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	165.71	1,764	183
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,830	163.00	2,983	1thin

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)	1,328	$3,925	75
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,770	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$3,695	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,352	$3,625	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$3,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$3,261	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,419	$3,213	109
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,426	$3,107	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,271	$2,920	117
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,327	$2,751	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,371	$2,491	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,347	$2,444	65
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,306	$2,400	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	994	$2,780	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	738	$2,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$2,400	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,650	$4,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$4,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$3,244	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$3,200	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$3,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	855	$3,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	600–650	609	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	426.01/cwt	425.00–427.50	2,496	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,233	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	392.76/cwt	387.50–396.00	2,820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	534.35/cwt	530.00–537.00	2,693	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,452	2,543.60/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,544	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	4,117.01/head	3,950.00–4,375.00	4,117	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	354.19/cwt	351.00–355.00	3,078	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	855	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	320	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,673	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,667	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	399.27/cwt	397.50–401.00	2,743	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	366.56/cwt	362.50–367.50	2,951	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	1,688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	473.30/cwt	467.50–480.00	2,258	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	622.47/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,967	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	1,661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	323	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	690	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,491	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	493.90/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,055	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	460.14/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,669	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,067	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	3,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,619	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	400.35/cwt	398.00–408.00	2,506	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	684	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,566	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	707.50/cwt	707.50–707.50	1,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	626.00/cwt	626.00–626.00	2,341	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	452.88/cwt	445.00–462.00	2,301	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	395.73/cwt	387.00–399.00	2,584	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	403	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	532	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,554	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	3,602.30/head	3,450.00–3,850.00	3,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	531	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,243	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	173.79/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,777	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	173.67/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,485	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,414	163.97/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,319	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,830	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,983	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	151.53/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,614	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	172.86/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,720	51
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,207	2,471.38/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,471	10
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	549	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,306	4
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	765	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,582	2
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	450–500	458	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,121	4
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	443	554.00/cwt	554.00–554.00	2,454	5
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,320	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,831.20/head	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,831	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	917	2,676.21/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,676	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	2,784.02/head	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,784	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	547	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,284	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,652	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,189	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,136	4,101.74/head	4,050.00–4,200.00	4,102	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,019	231.72/cwt	227.50–247.50	2,361	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,650	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	3,936.39/head	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,936	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,329	3,125.34/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,125	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,337	2,808.46/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,808	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,352	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,186	3,293.55/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,294	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	3,220.52/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,221	107
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	3,125.43/head	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,159	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,454	3,244.12/head	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,244	13
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	955	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	586	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,596	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,193	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	3,111.62/head	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,112	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,452	2,566.77/head	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,567	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	333	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,848	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	192.57/cwt	191.00–194.00	2,124	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,697.64/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,698	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,806.94/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,807	55
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,285.44/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,285	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	164.37/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,895	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,080	164.29/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,774	94
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,512	183.13/cwt	178.00–187.00	2,769	5
Bulls	—	—	1,948	194.69/cwt	191.00–198.00	3,793	11

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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 1,705Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 544Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	750.00	750.00
2	250–300	275	707.50	707.50
19	300–350	319	700.00	700.00
9	350–400	374	626.00	626.00
20	400–450	406	645.00	645.00
3	450–500	468	540.00	540.00
42	500–550	504	530.00–537.00	534.35
22	550–600	580	455.00–465.00	460.14
4	600–650	609	432.50	432.50
20	650–700	687	397.50–401.00	399.27
8	700–750	718	387.50–396.00	392.76
6	750–800	773	370.00	370.00
16	800–850	805	362.50–367.50	366.56
10	850–900	869	351.00–355.00	354.19
9	1050–1100	1,067	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	645.00	645.00
6	400–450	403	600.00	600.00
16	500–550	520	510.00	510.00
11	550–600	586	443.00	443.00
4	650–700	684	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	532	480.00	480.00
2	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	463.00	463.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	554.00	554.00
3	450–500	475	442.50	442.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	226	735.00	735.00
23	300–350	316	620.00–630.00	622.47
3	350–400	382	545.00	545.00
22	400–450	416	485.00–500.00	493.90
14	450–500	477	467.50–480.00	473.30
83	500–550	508	445.00–462.00	452.88
27	550–600	586	425.00–427.50	426.01
30	600–650	626	398.00–408.00	400.35
11	650–700	653	387.00–399.00	395.73
29	700–750	731	351.00	351.00
15	750–800	763	349.50	349.50
15	800–850	804	332.50	332.50
5	950–1000	965	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	590.00	590.00
6	400–450	439	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	531	422.50	422.50
17	650–700	690	361.00	361.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	813	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	549	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	765	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	400–450	418	555.00	555.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	555.00	555.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	547	417.50	417.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	530.00	530.00
2	550–600	565	445.00	445.00
3	600–650	618	428.00	428.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	1,452	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,543.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	62	—	1,360	3,950.00–4,375.00	4,117.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,136	4,050.00–4,200.00	4,101.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,268	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,936.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,329	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,125.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,337	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,808.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,352	3,625.00	3,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,186	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,293.55
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	107	—	1,420	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,220.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,159	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,454	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,244.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	994	3,450.00–3,850.00	3,602.30
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,370	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,831.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,306	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,256	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,111.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,452	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,566.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,258	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,375	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,697.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,093	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	55	—	1,228	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,806.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,180	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,285.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,207	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,471.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	917	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,676.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,784.02
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,220	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,345	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,650	4,550.00	4,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,125.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,202	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	4,500.00	4,500.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	3,800.00	3,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	918	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	738	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	996	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,019	227.50–247.50	231.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	191.00–194.00	192.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,598	172.00–178.00	173.79
1	—	1,640	163.00	163.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,431	171.00–177.00	173.67
5	—	1,414	156.00–169.00	163.97
1	—	1,388	158.00	158.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	163.00	163.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,065	145.00–156.00	151.53
51	—	995	170.00–181.00	172.86
24	—	1,153	158.00–167.00	164.37
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,080	162.00–168.00	164.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,512	178.00–187.00	183.13
11	—	1,948	191.00–198.00	194.69

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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