Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 550lbs sold unevenly steady while steers over 550lbs sold 4.00 to 18.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold mostly 6.00 to 7.00 higher while heifers over 500lbs sold unevenly steady. Replacement heifers sold good and averaged a few dollars higher than feeder heifers in the same weight class. Slaughter cows of average dressing and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale woll be next Wednesday March 13, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.05/cwt on 202 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −130.40 against this barn's trailing median of $402.45.

Average price

$272.05

202 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$38.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.30

vs CO average

+0.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	278.96	1,598	143
Large 1	561	261.00	1,464	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	562	259.08	1,457	38
Medium and Large 2	526	242.00	1,273	4thin
Large 1-2	522	240.33	1,253	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.62/cwt here — about $344 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.58, low $350.42, median $402.45 across 12 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 sale202 hd

272.05

—

CO average3 barns · 569 hd

281.35

−9.30

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

+0.14

This barn, trailing median12 sales

402.45

−130.40

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	1,803	127.63	2,301	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,732	115.62	2,003	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,369	108.92	1,491	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	103.05	1,105	51

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)	845	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,125	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,031	$1,285	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	357.82/cwt	354.00–364.00	1,528	28
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	425	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,326	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	257.35/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,881	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,100	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,936	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	311.58/cwt	309.00–312.00	1,667	14
Steers	Large 1	650–700	697	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	331.06/cwt	324.00–337.50	1,596	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	214.92/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,902	11
Steers	Large 1	300–350	324	367.18/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	482	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	341	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	608	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,812	6
Steers	Large 1	450–500	456	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	707	243.33/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,720	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	672	243.96/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,639	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	370	340.22/cwt	336.00–346.00	1,259	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	584	275.61/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,610	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	331	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,185	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,814	45
Heifers	Large 1Replacement	650–700	678	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	476	314.61/cwt	311.00–317.00	1,498	45
Heifers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	568	288.34/cwt	286.00–301.00	1,638	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	385.16/cwt	382.00–389.00	1,452	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,351	2
Steers	Large 1	350–400	391	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,372	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	313.07/cwt	301.00–318.00	1,359	7
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	668	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	237.68/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,925	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	242.41/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,876	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,496	7
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,407	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	294.98/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,746	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	224.71/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,897	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	287.21/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,830	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	576	304.58/cwt	301.00–311.00	1,754	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	376	395.35/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,487	47
Steers	Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	346.63/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,629	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	272.71/cwt	260.00–278.50	1,876	54
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	448	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,116	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	215.28/cwt	201.00–225.00	1,369	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	583	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,525	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,610	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,053	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,459	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,732	115.62/cwt	111.00–118.00	2,003	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	92.24/cwt	92.00–93.00	898	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	87.52/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,009	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	75.92/cwt	71.00–81.00	728	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,102	111.57/cwt	101.00–119.00	1,230	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,353	116.89/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,582	5
Bulls	—	—	1,812	129.19/cwt	116.00–138.50	2,341	10
Bulls	—	—	1,715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,921	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	155.90/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,665	51
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,007	136.52/cwt	121.00–148.00	1,375	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	947	180.17/cwt	171.00–195.00	1,706	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	827	207.12/cwt	201.00–221.00	1,713	45
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	745	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,661	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	278.88/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,506	13
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	320	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	231.55/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,693	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	317.87/cwt	311.00–321.00	1,310	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	346.28/cwt	341.00–351.00	1,143	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Large 1Replacement	550–600	561	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	633	262.20/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,660	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	811	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,744	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	667	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,754	76
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Large 1Replacement	750–800	752	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,667	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	512	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,213	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	240.36/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,476	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	693	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	254.97/cwt	236.00–257.00	1,481	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	276.73/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,370	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	264.15/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,424	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	301.42/cwt	291.00–306.00	1,471	34
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	488	288.20/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,406	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	325.87/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,248	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	230.89/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,570	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	250.52/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,571	56
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	409	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,223	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,126	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,427	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,750	9

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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,199Last week 1,018Year ago 1,053

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 112Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 167Last week 101Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	394.00	394.00
19	350–400	377	382.00–389.00	385.16
28	400–450	427	354.00–364.00	357.82
15	450–500	482	324.00–337.50	331.06
14	500–550	535	309.00–312.00	311.58
35	550–600	592	290.00–299.00	294.98
52	600–650	637	282.00–292.00	287.21
54	650–700	688	260.00–278.50	272.71
59	700–750	731	251.00–261.00	257.35
47	750–800	774	235.00–247.00	242.41
47	800–850	810	237.00–238.00	237.68
11	850–900	885	213.00–216.00	214.92
12	1100–1150	1,100	176.00	176.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	425	312.00	312.00
13	500–550	535	263.00	263.00
2	650–700	668	236.00	236.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	360.00–375.00	367.18
5	350–400	391	351.00	351.00
4	450–500	456	301.00	301.00
3	650–700	697	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	417.00	417.00
3	450–500	482	360.00	360.00
45	550–600	565	321.00	321.00
6	600–650	608	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	351.00	351.00
2	400–450	425	348.00	348.00
7	450–500	469	319.00	319.00
8	550–600	578	270.00	270.00
14	800–850	844	224.00–225.00	224.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	301.00–318.00	313.07
7	600–650	626	257.50	257.50
3	800–850	845	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	450–500	470	340.00–350.00	346.63
41	550–600	576	301.00–311.00	304.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	350–400	376	390.00–402.00	395.35
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
45	450–500	476	311.00–317.00	314.61
46	550–600	568	286.00–301.00	288.34
64	600–650	633	251.00–267.00	262.20
76	650–700	667	263.00	263.00
64	700–750	707	238.00–246.00	243.33
26	800–850	811	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	370	336.00–346.00	340.22
110	650–700	672	243.00–245.00	243.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	331	358.00	358.00
75	550–600	584	271.00–282.00	275.61
Heifers — Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	561	261.00	261.00
3	650–700	678	226.00	226.00
3	750–800	752	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	448	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	242.00	242.00
8	600–650	636	201.00–225.00	215.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	361.00	361.00
20	300–350	330	341.00–351.00	346.28
38	350–400	383	322.00–332.00	325.87
61	400–450	412	311.00–321.00	317.87
34	450–500	488	291.00–306.00	301.42
13	500–550	540	275.00–287.00	278.88
9	550–600	551	259.00	259.00
56	600–650	627	246.00–256.00	250.52
44	650–700	680	229.00–236.00	230.89
121	700–750	731	224.00–239.00	231.55
9	750–800	761	230.00	230.00
8	800–850	833	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	321.00	321.00
17	450–500	488	282.00–289.00	288.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	327.00	327.00
4	300–350	335	328.00	328.00
19	350–400	374	301.00	301.00
11	450–500	495	276.00–278.00	276.73
17	500–550	539	255.00–271.00	264.15
21	550–600	581	236.00–257.00	254.97
18	600–650	614	231.00–244.00	240.36
2	700–750	700	211.00	211.00
3	750–800	790	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	409	299.00	299.00
7	500–550	512	237.00	237.00
2	550–600	555	252.00	252.00
2	650–700	693	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	630	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	732	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,430	102.00	102.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	111.00–118.00	115.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	92.00–93.00	92.24
3	—	1,153	86.00–91.00	87.52
8	—	959	71.00–81.00	75.92
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,102	101.00–119.00	111.57
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,353	114.00–122.00	116.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,812	116.00–138.50	129.19
1	—	1,715	112.00	112.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,068	150.00–167.00	155.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,007	121.00–148.00	136.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	947	171.00–195.00	180.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	—	827	201.00–221.00	207.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	223.00	223.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,031	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	845	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,950.00	1,950.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

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