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Forward delivery · estimated weights

129 lots covering 32,001 head for delivery across Current, Jan, Jan-Feb, Aug, Aug-Sep, Sep, Sep-Oct, Oct, Oct-Nov, Nov, Nov-Dec, Dec to 2 buyer regions. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This week was the Yearling and Calf Special sale, demand was good with bidding being active. There was also some slaughter cows and some replacement bred cows that sold as well.

Current delivery

11 lots · 2,548 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Dairy Cows	—None	—	1,600	159.21/cwt	158.00–160.50	West	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2None	—	1,395	3,204.58/cwt	2,775.00–3,560.00	North Central	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	800–850	825	313.00/cwt	313.00	West	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	950–1000	950	308.00/cwt	308.00	West	465
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	900	316.00/cwt	316.00	West	810
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	872	290.03/cwt	289.00–291.00	West	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	750–800	750	297.00/cwt	297.00	West	30
Cows	—None	—	1,329	158.29/cwt	156.00–159.00	West	190
Cows	—None	—	1,520	167.50/cwt	167.50	West	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	900	281.00/cwt	281.00	West	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	825	318.00/cwt	318.00	West	600

Jan delivery

4 lots · 535 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	550	412.50/cwt	412.50	North Central	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	600	409.00/cwt	409.00	North Central	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	875	322.00/cwt	322.00	West	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	550	392.50/cwt	392.50	North Central	50

Jan-Feb delivery

1 lot · 180 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	310.00/cwt	310.00	West	180

Aug delivery

1 lot · 236 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	900	327.00/cwt	327.00	North Central	236

Aug-Sep delivery

1 lot · 170 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	875	332.00/cwt	332.00	North Central	170

Sep delivery

11 lots · 4,851 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	1000–1050	1,002	310.00/cwt	310.00	North Central	450
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	930	320.41/cwt	316.00–324.00	North Central	985
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	850–900	875	327.00/cwt	327.00	North Central	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	825	330.00/cwt	330.00	North Central	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	909	305.23/cwt	304.00–306.00	North Central	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	865	317.00/cwt	317.00	North Central	285
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	875	319.00/cwt	319.00	North Central	575
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	825	331.00/cwt	331.00	North Central	1,425
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	700–750	700	352.00/cwt	352.00	North Central	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	900–950	921	309.43/cwt	306.00–310.00	North Central	457
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	326.00/cwt	326.00	West	325

Sep-Oct delivery

6 lots · 556 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	450–500	480	427.50/cwt	427.50	North Central	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	383.00/cwt	383.00	North Central	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	900–950	900	336.00/cwt	336.00	North Central	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	825	330.00/cwt	330.00	North Central	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	450–500	460	407.50/cwt	407.50	North Central	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	850	316.67/cwt	316.00–317.00	North Central	193

Oct delivery

31 lots · 8,437 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	580	365.00/cwt	365.00	West	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	580	382.15/cwt	377.50–385.00	West	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	560	402.81/cwt	390.00–410.00	North Central	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	500–550	500	415.00/cwt	415.00	West	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	400–450	440	480.00/cwt	480.00	North Central	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	500–550	515	420.00/cwt	420.00	North Central	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	350–400	375	485.00/cwt	485.00	West	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	459	496.76/cwt	445.00–512.50	North Central	1,347
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	426	546.05/cwt	522.50–565.00	North Central	2,325
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	440.00/cwt	440.00	North Central	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	531	433.10/cwt	430.00–445.00	West	456
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	435.97/cwt	415.00–460.00	North Central	605
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	386.00/cwt	386.00	West	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	420.00/cwt	420.00	North Central	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	560.00/cwt	560.00	West	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	665	372.00/cwt	372.00	North Central	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	350–400	375	535.00/cwt	535.00	West	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	500–550	523	395.09/cwt	388.00–400.00	North Central	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	568	361.47/cwt	357.50–365.00	West	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00	North Central	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	500–550	510	395.00/cwt	395.00	West	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	560	380.53/cwt	370.00–390.00	North Central	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	350–400	375	465.00/cwt	465.00	West	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	431	447.60/cwt	427.50–470.00	North Central	1,079
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00	North Central	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	485.00/cwt	485.00	West	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	361.00/cwt	361.00	North Central	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	495	390.00/cwt	390.00	North Central	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	410.00/cwt	410.00	West	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	347.50/cwt	347.50	West	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	585	360.00/cwt	360.00	West	80

Oct-Nov delivery

20 lots · 4,171 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	575	387.50/cwt	387.50	North Central	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	495.00/cwt	495.00	North Central	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	457.50/cwt	457.50	North Central	300
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	444.00/cwt	444.00	West	350
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	502	449.63/cwt	432.50–465.00	North Central	525
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	410.34/cwt	397.50–420.00	North Central	580
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	530	375.00/cwt	375.00	West	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	400.00/cwt	400.00	West	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	452.50/cwt	452.50	North Central	330
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	380.00/cwt	380.00	West	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	384.00/cwt	384.00	North Central	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	775	331.00/cwt	331.00	West	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	600	390.00/cwt	390.00	North Central	315
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	575	371.50/cwt	371.50	North Central	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	417.50/cwt	417.50	West	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	417.50/cwt	417.50	North Central	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	388.83/cwt	378.00–395.00	North Central	315
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	358.00/cwt	358.00	North Central	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	417.50/cwt	417.50	North Central	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	740	317.50/cwt	317.50	West	65

Nov delivery

29 lots · 7,031 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	600	359.00/cwt	359.00	West	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	550	375.00/cwt	375.00	West	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00	West	105
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2None	—	1,450	3,600.00/cwt	3,600.00	West	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	600–650	625	367.50/cwt	367.50	West	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	450–500	450	482.50/cwt	482.50	West	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	438.14/cwt	425.00–450.00	North Central	930
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	562	414.99/cwt	407.50–432.50	North Central	965
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	580.00/cwt	580.00	North Central	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	382.59/cwt	375.00–397.50	West	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	427.99/cwt	422.50–430.00	West	355
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	477.50/cwt	477.50	North Central	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	395.00/cwt	395.00	North Central	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	576	401.70/cwt	397.00–403.00	West	420
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	450–500	480	480.00/cwt	480.00	West	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	700–750	716	356.10/cwt	355.00–358.00	West	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	590	404.00/cwt	404.00	North Central	300
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	500–550	520	447.50/cwt	447.50	North Central	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	400–450	425	462.50/cwt	462.50	West	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Split Loads	550–600	590	349.50/cwt	349.50	West	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	385.03/cwt	372.50–400.00	North Central	835
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	485.00/cwt	485.00	North Central	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	410.00/cwt	410.00	West	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	487	409.11/cwt	392.50–424.00	North Central	400
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	500	393.00/cwt	393.00	West	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	369.00/cwt	369.00	West	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	400–450	430	427.50/cwt	427.50	North Central	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	500–550	520	389.26/cwt	377.50–407.50	West	290
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	570	377.00/cwt	377.00	North Central	300

Nov-Dec delivery

3 lots · 414 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	400–450	430	472.50/cwt	472.50	West	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	635	370.00/cwt	370.00	West	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	450–500	475	480.00/cwt	480.00	West	102

Dec delivery

11 lots · 2,872 head

Class	Grade	Weight	Est. wt	Price	Range	Buyer region	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	575	367.00/cwt	367.00	North Central	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	550–600	565	427.00/cwt	402.50–448.00	West	720
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	500–550	525	447.50/cwt	447.50	West	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	350–400	380	595.00/cwt	595.00	North Central	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	600–650	610	407.50/cwt	407.50	West	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00	West	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	500–550	500	470.00/cwt	470.00	North Central	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1None	800–850	800	333.00/cwt	333.00	West	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	750–800	750	313.00/cwt	313.00	West	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	350–400	375	479.27/cwt	462.50–500.00	North Central	640
Heifers	Medium and Large 1None	500–550	529	394.43/cwt	371.00–430.00	West	564

Where the buyers were

As USDA grouped them

Region	States
North Central	CO, IA, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY
West	AZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA

Source: USDA AMS · Greeley, CO. Prices are as filed, F.O.B. at origin, with the buyer taking freight — they are not comparable to a spot ring price and never enter a barn average. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold. Delivery months differ between lots; a price for one month is not a price for another. Head is summed from the lots as reported.

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