Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 600lbs sold mostly 7.00 to 10.00 higher while steers over 600lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifer sold unevenly steady across all weight classes on a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady across all weight classes while slaughter bulls sold 13.00 to 17.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday March 27, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.64/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −143.81 against this barn's trailing median of $402.45.

Average price

$258.64

36 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.55

vs CO average

−18.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	263.36	1,445	22
Medium and Large 1-2	538	255.67	1,376	6thin
Large 1	540	247.88	1,339	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.48/cwt here — about $106 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 sale36 hd

258.64

—

CO average3 barns · 269 hd

280.19

−21.55

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−18.58

This barn, trailing median12 sales

402.45

−143.81

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	1,725	141.75	2,445	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,798	130.41	2,345	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,380	128.20	1,769	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,627	121.01	1,969	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	105.50	1,051	134

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,273	$1,675	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$1,660	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$1,617	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,258	$1,518	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,012	$1,321	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	989	$2,275	4thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,469	8
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	493	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	358	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	540	247.88/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,339	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	240.91/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,636	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	259.48/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,240	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	750	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,883	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	348	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	327.99/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	362.55/cwt	359.00–367.00	1,628	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	362.17/cwt	362.00–362.50	1,717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,329	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,786	2
Steers	Large 1	300–350	323	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	795	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,739	2
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	334	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,856	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	307.55/cwt	304.00–311.00	1,747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	368	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	422	379.95/cwt	372.00–382.00	1,603	16
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	583	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	290.84/cwt	283.00–298.00	1,265	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	641	254.99/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,634	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	551	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,659	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,798	130.41/cwt	119.50–141.00	2,345	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	762	70.88/cwt	66.00–84.00	540	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	948	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	921	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	121.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,969	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,380	128.20/cwt	111.00–139.00	1,769	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,070	116.78/cwt	101.00–131.00	1,250	99
Bulls	—	—	1,725	141.75/cwt	120.00–152.50	2,445	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,310	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,590	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	1,835.00/head	1,835.00–1,835.00	1,835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,594.76/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,595	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	650	183.24/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,191	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	169.90/cwt	151.00–177.00	1,407	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	939	134.60/cwt	116.00–149.00	1,264	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	689	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,426	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	798	213.35/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,703	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	690	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,490	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	863	187.52/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,618	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,594.23/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,594	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	755	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	989	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	4
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	335	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,388	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 1,752Year ago 909

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 149Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 151Last week 133Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	303.00	303.00
5	450–500	450	292.00	292.00
9	500–550	512	271.00	271.00
8	550–600	576	255.00	255.00
3	600–650	638	248.00	248.00
21	650–700	679	240.00–241.00	240.91
3	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	358	281.00	281.00
3	450–500	493	246.00	246.00
8	500–550	540	246.00–251.00	247.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	322.00	322.00
14	400–450	435	283.00–298.00	290.84
5	450–500	477	282.00	282.00
4	500–550	531	258.00	258.00
2	550–600	553	251.00	251.00
3	650–700	698	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	444	262.00	262.00
5	450–500	478	254.00–268.00	259.48
4	600–650	603	219.00	219.00
6	700–750	743	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	571	263.00	263.00
15	600–650	641	251.00–256.00	254.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	399.00	399.00
16	400–450	422	372.00–382.00	379.95
4	550–600	563	322.00	322.00
9	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
17	750–800	750	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	392.00	392.00
3	350–400	382	382.50	382.50
9	400–450	449	359.00–367.00	362.55
6	450–500	474	362.00–362.50	362.17
10	500–550	541	326.00–330.00	327.99
4	550–600	568	304.00–311.00	307.55
8	600–650	649	286.00	286.00
4	650–700	673	258.00	258.00
2	700–750	700	253.00	253.00
2	750–800	780	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	545	291.00	291.00
2	600–650	638	272.50	272.50
5	850–900	873	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	684	196.00	196.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	795	226.00	226.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	322.50	322.50
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	583	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	291.00	291.00
4	600–650	603	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	551	301.00	301.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	119.50–141.00	130.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	762	66.00–84.00	70.88
2	—	988	96.00	96.00
2	—	990	93.00	93.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,627	119.00–123.00	121.01
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,380	111.00–139.00	128.20
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,070	101.00–131.00	116.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,725	120.00–152.50	141.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,590	1,885.00	1,885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,835.00	1,835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,246	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,594.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,273	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,375	1,660.00	1,660.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,140	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,594.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	755	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	650	182.00–186.00	183.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	863	180.00–204.00	187.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	828	151.00–177.00	169.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	939	116.00–149.00	134.60
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	689	207.00	207.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	798	209.00–218.00	213.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	216.00	216.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	989	2,275.00	2,275.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

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Replacement Cattle