Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 550lbs sold 8.00 to 17.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Steers over 550lbs sold 3.00 to 15.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers under 3500lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers between 350lbs and 500lbs sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower while heifers over 500lbs sold 1.00 to 20.00 higher. Lean slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher while all other weight classes sold steady on a light test. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be Wednesday March 6, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $277.88/cwt on 401 head.

Average price

$277.88

401 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$55.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.33

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	292.85	1,519	252
Medium and Large 1-2	491	270.18	1,325	56
Medium and Large 2	434	267.36	1,160	14thin
Large 1	669	237.44	1,589	79

One grade step is worth $55.41/cwt here — about −$71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale401 hd

277.88

—

CO average3 barns · 1,634 hd

286.21

−8.33

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	1,715	123.79	2,123	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	115.34	1,738	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,400	110.39	1,545	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	104.72	1,077	85

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$1,675	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,277	$1,475	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,675	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,004	$1,988	4thin

Every lot, as filed

91 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - 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	Large 1	—	632	255.98/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	456	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	304	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	303	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	225.39/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,733	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	283.04/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,211	19
Steers	Large 1Fancy	—	459	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,727	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,336	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	408.35/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,258	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	227.50/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,460	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	291.40/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,737	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	371.21/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,104	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,009	4
Steers	Large 1	—	533	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	256.64/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,522	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	480	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	328.69/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,706	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	304.01/cwt	302.00–306.00	1,599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	229.99/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,856	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	243.00/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,657	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	284.73/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,626	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	270.39/cwt	268.00–273.00	1,649	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	349.14/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,512	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	322.06/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,324	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	361.29/cwt	359.00–365.00	1,716	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	385.21/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,599	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	735	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,588	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	376	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,297	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	257.53/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,584	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,475	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	806	72.40/cwt	71.00–76.00	584	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	88.37/cwt	84.00–91.00	843	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	97.39/cwt	96.00–99.00	952	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,738	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,068	110.88/cwt	101.00–121.00	1,184	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,400	110.39/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,545	6
Bulls	—	—	1,734	129.09/cwt	116.00–137.00	2,238	6
Bulls	—	—	1,600	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,472	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	848	208.56/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,769	26
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	808	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,866	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,122	127.08/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,426	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	934	184.49/cwt	161.00–199.00	1,723	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	151.17/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,551	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	982	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	251.43/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,335	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	349.51/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,097	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	246.27/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,655	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	511	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	279.22/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,139	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	5
Heifers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	797	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,809	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	320.15/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,226	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	326.15/cwt	323.00–331.00	1,396	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,479	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	582	235.36/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,370	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	248	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,017	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	282	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,255	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	235.87/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,691	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	226.77/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,760	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	488	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	301.15/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,307	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	369	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,255	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	654	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,707	7
Heifers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	637	251.27/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,601	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	273.96/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,304	29

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,018Last week 2,901Year ago 2,107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 146Year ago 282

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 161Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	254.00–260.00	255.98
4	—	533	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	400.00	400.00
3	—	303	435.00	435.00
11	—	570	303.00	303.00
8	—	282	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	260.00	260.00
9	—	308	405.00–410.00	408.35
4	—	777	227.00–228.00	227.50
2	—	723	246.00	246.00
6	—	384	377.00	377.00
20	—	596	287.00–295.00	291.40
9	—	428	365.00–377.50	371.21
4	—	1,104	182.00	182.00
4	—	460	335.00	335.00
39	—	519	325.00–332.00	328.69
2	—	630	274.00	274.00
8	—	807	228.00–232.00	229.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	769	221.00–226.00	225.39
6	—	366	365.00	365.00
6	—	526	302.00–306.00	304.01
24	—	682	241.00–247.00	243.00
16	—	571	282.00–286.00	284.73
15	—	610	268.00–273.00	270.39
11	—	433	347.50–350.00	349.14
10	—	469	320.00–323.00	322.06
7	—	344	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	428	275.00–312.50	283.04
9	—	529	276.00	276.00
2	—	498	281.00	281.00
6	—	593	254.00–262.00	256.64
6	—	602	250.00	250.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	459	348.00	348.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	475	359.00–365.00	361.29
13	—	415	382.00–390.00	385.21
3	—	290	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	310.00	310.00
6	—	369	340.00	340.00
7	—	654	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	276.00	276.00
4	—	304	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	251.00	251.00
16	—	531	251.00–252.00	251.43
8	—	434	295.00–312.00	301.15
29	—	476	272.00–282.00	273.96
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	735	216.00	216.00
4	—	511	262.00	262.00
5	—	445	290.00	290.00
16	—	582	232.00–246.00	235.36
3	—	488	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	376	345.00	345.00
3	—	340	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	615	250.00–262.00	257.53
23	—	314	340.00–355.00	349.51
11	—	672	246.00–247.00	246.27
25	—	383	317.00–325.00	320.15
12	—	428	323.00–331.00	326.15
10	—	519	285.00	285.00
8	—	248	410.00	410.00
38	—	717	232.00–239.00	235.87
15	—	776	221.00–232.00	226.77
8	—	555	260.00	260.00
11	—	465	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	246.00	246.00
9	—	408	279.00–280.00	279.22
Heifers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	797	227.00	227.00
11	—	637	251.00–252.00	251.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	396	372.50	372.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	806	71.00–76.00	72.40
6	—	954	84.00–91.00	88.37
6	—	978	96.00–99.00	97.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	115.00–116.00	115.34
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,068	101.00–121.00	110.88
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,400	106.00–117.00	110.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,734	116.00–137.00	129.09
1	—	1,600	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	848	201.00–219.00	208.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	231.00	231.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,122	121.00–132.00	127.08
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	—	934	161.00–199.00	184.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,026	141.00–159.00	151.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,380	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,277	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	982	1,975.00	1,975.00

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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