Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher across all weight classes. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 lower while lean cows sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 5.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday March 17, 2026.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $485.36/cwt on 790 head, up $31.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 13 comparable sales and sits +21.98 against this barn's trailing median of $463.38.

Average price

$485.36

▲ 31.56 vs prior sale

790 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$62.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

vs CO average

+13.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	497.97	2,687	563
Large 1	526	486.41	2,557	44
Medium and Large 1-2	581	450.09	2,613	134
Large 1-2	590	435.87	2,572	49

One grade step is worth $62.10/cwt here — about $116 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

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 sale790 hd

485.36

—

CO average2 barns · 893 hd

483.49

+1.87

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+13.16

This barn, trailing median13 sales

463.38

+21.98

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	1,904	191.94	3,654	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,187	165.24	1,961	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	164.67	2,526	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,500	164.00	2,460	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,945	152.00	2,956	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,208	52
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,975	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,956	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	669	$2,375	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,468	$3,700	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$4,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

146 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 1Unweaned	500–550	541	486.91/cwt	481.00–492.00	2,634	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	305.51/cwt	304.00–310.00	2,716	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	681	362.40/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,468	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	681	406.28/cwt	400.00–407.00	2,767	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	391	591.14/cwt	582.50–600.00	2,311	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	437	565.79/cwt	562.50–577.50	2,473	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	386.18/cwt	373.00–389.00	2,414	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	443.66/cwt	440.00–446.00	2,760	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	737	375.89/cwt	371.00–379.00	2,770	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	652	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,647	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	705	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,785	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	488.64/cwt	484.00–494.00	2,741	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,738	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	705	410.78/cwt	407.50–413.00	2,896	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,098	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	462.91/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,217	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	443.88/cwt	442.00–445.00	2,530	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,721	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	380.47/cwt	374.00–390.00	2,701	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	379.96/cwt	375.00–391.00	2,538	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	646.11/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	571.09/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,147	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	624.95/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,419	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	556.18/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,264	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	536.18/cwt	532.50–542.50	2,584	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	407.27/cwt	401.00–415.00	2,550	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	425.29/cwt	421.00–431.00	2,428	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	451.85/cwt	445.00–458.00	2,404	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	605.50/cwt	600.00–612.50	2,501	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	457.89/cwt	452.00–464.00	2,839	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	387.81/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,757	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	483.56/cwt	476.00–487.50	2,297	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	721	353.60/cwt	343.00–364.00	2,549	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	415.41/cwt	410.00–419.00	2,414	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	525.00/cwt	520.00–527.50	2,541	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	427	508.30/cwt	505.00–512.50	2,170	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	531	439.10/cwt	438.00–440.00	2,332	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	377	561.67/cwt	560.00–567.50	2,117	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	430.57/cwt	428.00–432.50	2,751	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	336.06/cwt	333.50–341.00	2,833	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	341.08/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,691	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	883	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	465.59/cwt	459.00–471.00	2,645	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	446	474.27/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,115	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	332.95/cwt	327.00–337.00	2,371	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,014	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	304.93/cwt	302.00–313.00	2,525	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	733	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	387	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,848	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	395.66/cwt	392.50–397.50	2,299	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,193	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	448.57/cwt	448.00–450.00	2,229	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	368.73/cwt	367.50–369.00	2,684	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	439	546.93/cwt	542.50–552.50	2,401	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	351.11/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,359	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	696	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,624	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	335.71/cwt	333.00–337.00	2,538	43
Bulls	—	—	1,801	185.92/cwt	182.50–192.00	3,348	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	327.53/cwt	326.00–331.00	2,882	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	455.59/cwt	454.00–456.00	2,624	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,594	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,945	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,956	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	149.78/cwt	142.50–159.00	1,690	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	176.88/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,149	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	167.74/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,058	3
Bulls	—	—	2,315	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	5,000	1
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	590	435.87/cwt	432.50–442.00	2,572	49
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	543	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,096	4
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	324	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,604	9
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	349	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,815	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	164.67/cwt	164.50–166.00	2,526	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,460	1
Steers	Large 1	350–400	360	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,124	3
Heifers	Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,208	3
Steers	Large 1	450–500	479	464.08/cwt	437.50–532.50	2,223	28
Steers	Large 1	800–850	812	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	2,854	30
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	395.34/cwt	391.00–407.00	2,277	57
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	683	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,240	2
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	871	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,704	8
Steers	Large 1	500–550	503	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,525	30
Steers	Large 1	750–800	798	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,849	27
Steers	Large 1	700–750	711	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,744	15
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	608	402.87/cwt	396.00–409.00	2,449	53
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	683	352.29/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,406	94
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	724	331.36/cwt	324.00–335.25	2,399	56
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	447	476.78/cwt	472.50–477.50	2,131	27
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	473	446.14/cwt	440.00–452.50	2,110	14
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	780	327.50/cwt	315.50–333.00	2,555	101
Heifers	Large 1	900–950	901	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,712	61
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	554	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,321	15
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	404	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,929	22
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	372	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,083	5
Bulls	Large 1	350–400	398	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,229	3
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	687	397.09/cwt	395.50–402.50	2,728	62
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,600	14
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,400	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	590	445.66/cwt	444.00–447.00	2,629	95
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	700–750	726	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,632	6
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	200–250	216	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,177	32
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	432.97/cwt	427.50–437.50	2,329	24
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	350–400	377	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,753	38
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	522	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,187	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	419.18/cwt	414.00–426.00	2,758	220
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,539	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	354.63/cwt	349.00–357.50	2,890	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	362.25/cwt	356.25–368.00	2,804	179
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,747	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,935	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	604	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,929	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,675	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	338.73/cwt	338.50–342.00	2,927	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	528.00/cwt	528.00–528.00	2,709	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	514.92/cwt	504.00–520.00	2,611	128
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,622	19
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,468	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,708	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,628	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	557	503.40/cwt	502.00–504.00	2,804	46
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	3,059.93/head	3,025.00–3,125.00	3,060	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	915	273.85/cwt	262.50–277.50	2,506	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	238.16/cwt	232.50–245.00	2,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,767	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	532	464.73/cwt	464.00–467.50	2,472	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	704	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,027	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	392	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,332	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	640	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,704	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,351	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	567	453.60/cwt	453.00–454.00	2,572	81
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	3,208.42/head	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,208	52
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	538	466.47/cwt	462.50–475.00	2,510	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	626	417.40/cwt	402.50–422.00	2,613	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,136	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	511	422.12/cwt	421.00–425.00	2,157	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	485	506.96/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,459	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,144	7

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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Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Mar 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,166Last week 1,169Year ago 6,937

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 120Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 99Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	391	582.50–600.00	591.14
36	400–450	437	562.50–577.50	565.79
58	450–500	484	520.00–527.50	525.00
70	500–550	541	481.00–492.00	486.91
89	550–600	568	459.00–471.00	465.59
160	600–650	622	440.00–446.00	443.66
113	650–700	681	400.00–407.00	406.28
190	700–750	737	371.00–379.00	375.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	670.00	670.00
3	300–350	307	620.00	620.00
46	350–400	387	620.00–630.00	624.95
38	400–450	413	600.00–612.50	605.50
100	450–500	482	532.50–542.50	536.18
128	500–550	507	504.00–520.00	514.92
144	550–600	561	484.00–494.00	488.64
245	600–650	620	452.00–464.00	457.89
220	650–700	658	414.00–426.00	419.18
147	700–750	711	380.00–390.00	387.81
179	750–800	774	356.25–368.00	362.25
139	800–850	815	349.00–357.50	354.63
45	850–900	864	338.50–342.00	338.73
67	900–950	903	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
104	700–750	705	407.50–413.00	410.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	377	560.00–567.50	561.67
29	400–450	439	542.50–552.50	546.93
26	450–500	485	500.00–510.00	506.96
19	500–550	538	462.50–475.00	466.47
95	550–600	590	444.00–447.00	445.66
52	600–650	626	402.50–422.00	417.40
12	650–700	696	377.00	377.00
6	700–750	733	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	576	454.00–456.00	455.59
62	600–650	639	428.00–432.50	430.57
3	650–700	665	390.00	390.00
44	700–750	728	367.50–369.00	368.73
14	750–800	789	340.00–345.00	341.08
47	800–850	843	333.50–341.00	336.06
170	850–900	880	326.00–331.00	327.53
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	349	520.00	520.00
22	400–450	404	477.50	477.50
49	550–600	590	432.50–442.00	435.87
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	590.00	590.00
28	450–500	479	437.50–532.50	464.08
30	500–550	503	502.00	502.00
15	700–750	711	386.00	386.00
27	750–800	798	357.00	357.00
30	800–850	812	351.50	351.50
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	480	500.00	500.00
14	550–600	574	453.00	453.00
62	650–700	687	395.50–402.50	397.09
6	700–750	726	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	457	575.00	575.00
86	500–550	513	528.00	528.00
46	550–600	557	502.00–504.00	503.40
48	600–650	604	485.00	485.00
112	700–750	704	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	640.00–650.00	646.11
3	300–350	332	640.00	640.00
28	350–400	376	570.00–575.00	571.09
38	400–450	407	550.00–560.00	556.18
77	450–500	475	476.00–487.50	483.56
157	500–550	532	445.00–458.00	451.85
194	550–600	571	421.00–431.00	425.29
168	600–650	626	401.00–415.00	407.27
105	650–700	668	375.00–391.00	379.96
100	700–750	710	374.00–390.00	380.47
76	750–800	767	357.00	357.00
48	800–850	805	338.00	338.00
55	850–900	889	304.00–310.00	305.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	378	555.00	555.00
46	400–450	427	505.00–512.50	508.30
34	450–500	479	460.00–472.50	462.91
36	500–550	531	438.00–440.00	439.10
115	550–600	581	410.00–419.00	415.41
52	600–650	625	373.00–389.00	386.18
73	650–700	681	355.00–370.00	362.40
168	700–750	721	343.00–364.00	353.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	550–600	570	442.00–445.00	443.88
37	650–700	652	406.00	406.00
51	700–750	705	395.00	395.00
6	850–900	883	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	387	477.50	477.50
21	400–450	446	470.00–480.00	474.27
15	500–550	511	421.00–425.00	422.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
34	400–450	443	495.00	495.00
14	450–500	497	448.00–450.00	448.57
7	500–550	515	391.00	391.00
11	550–600	581	392.50–397.50	395.66
12	600–650	606	352.50	352.50
31	650–700	672	350.00–352.50	351.11
62	700–750	712	327.00–337.00	332.95
43	750–800	756	333.00–337.00	335.71
26	800–850	828	302.00–313.00	304.93
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	543	386.00	386.00
2	650–700	683	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	495.00	495.00
15	500–550	522	419.00	419.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	610.00	610.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	200–250	216	545.00	545.00
38	350–400	377	465.00	465.00
24	500–550	538	427.50–437.50	432.97
57	550–600	576	391.00–407.00	395.34
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	560.00	560.00
27	400–450	447	472.50–477.50	476.78
14	450–500	473	440.00–452.50	446.14
15	550–600	554	419.00	419.00
53	600–650	608	396.00–409.00	402.87
94	650–700	683	350.00–361.00	352.29
56	700–750	724	324.00–335.25	331.36
101	750–800	780	315.50–333.00	327.50
8	850–900	871	310.50	310.50
61	900–950	901	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	670.00	670.00
16	350–400	392	595.00	595.00
40	450–500	475	495.00	495.00
64	500–550	532	464.00–467.50	464.73
81	550–600	567	453.00–454.00	453.60
17	600–650	640	422.50	422.50
56	650–700	655	422.50	422.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	475.00	475.00
23	550–600	577	440.00	440.00
3	600–650	608	437.50	437.50
19	650–700	681	385.00	385.00
59	700–750	733	365.00	365.00
9	750–800	763	360.00	360.00
17	850–900	857	316.00	316.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	560.00	560.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,263	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,208.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	915	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	907	3,025.00–3,125.00	3,059.93
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	669	2,375.00	2,375.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	4,200.00	4,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,468	3,700.00	3,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	915	262.50–277.50	273.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	232.50–245.00	238.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,801	182.50–192.00	185.92
1	—	2,315	216.00	216.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,945	152.00	152.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,128	142.50–159.00	149.78
6	—	1,215	174.00–180.00	176.88
3	—	1,227	166.00–169.00	167.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,534	164.50–166.00	164.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	164.00	164.00

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