Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was low. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 11.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 12.00 lower across all weight classes. Slaughter cows sold steady across all weight classes while slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will next Wednesday April 10, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $326.67/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −116.31 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$326.67

52 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$35.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs CO average

+15.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	335.56	1,839	39
Medium and Large 1-2	512	300.00	1,536	13thin

One grade step is worth $35.56/cwt here — about $303 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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.95, low $415.25, median $442.98 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 sale52 hd

326.67

—

CO average3 barns · 104 hd

326.42

+0.25

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+15.91

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−116.31

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	1,599	138.77	2,219	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	130.79	1,762	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	130.49	2,053	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	111.47	1,112	96

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,280	$1,500	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,128	$1,379	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,288	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$1,518	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	700–750	738	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,481	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	594	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	356.29/cwt	354.00–359.00	1,792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	571	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,570	15
Steers	Large 1	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	290.21/cwt	281.00–299.00	1,236	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	262.61/cwt	261.00–267.50	1,802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	215.89/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,652	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	651	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	375.46/cwt	375.00–376.00	1,442	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	529	346.25/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,832	7
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	389	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	345.13/cwt	341.00–348.00	1,477	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	188.47/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,449	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,536	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	204.98/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	284.27/cwt	283.00–286.00	1,478	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	269.18/cwt	251.00–281.00	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,337	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,544	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,347	130.79/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,762	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,018	115.42/cwt	104.00–136.00	1,175	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	2,053	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	99.27/cwt	95.00–102.00	948	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	915	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	781	76.22/cwt	71.00–81.00	595	7
Bulls	—	—	1,050	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,103	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	141.28/cwt	116.00–161.50	2,279	20
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,730	130.59/cwt	118.00–140.00	2,259	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	129.14/cwt	115.00–136.00	1,330	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	705	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,149	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	962	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	828	178.66/cwt	160.00–188.00	1,479	32
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	148.29/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,510	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,420.69/head	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,421	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	693	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,393	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,664.66/head	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,665	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	950.85/head	900.00–1,000.00	951	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	312.73/cwt	308.00–319.00	1,170	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	355	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	300.61/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,362	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	279.89/cwt	266.00–288.00	1,366	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,252	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	323.60/cwt	320.00–326.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	246.82/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,160	19

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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 710Last week 3,366Year ago 1,489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 72Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 102Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	326.00	326.00
2	400–450	415	326.00	326.00
13	450–500	492	301.00	301.00
4	650–700	693	226.00	226.00
7	700–750	738	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	503	354.00–359.00	356.29
11	550–600	594	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	651	287.00	287.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	376.00	376.00
11	350–400	384	375.00–376.00	375.46
4	500–550	504	315.00	315.00
6	550–600	598	309.00	309.00
3	600–650	615	301.00	301.00
8	650–700	686	261.00–267.50	262.61
6	700–750	744	252.00	252.00
11	750–800	765	214.00–217.50	215.89
6	900–950	915	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	340.00	340.00
20	400–450	428	341.00–348.00	345.13
2	450–500	453	311.00	311.00
13	500–550	512	300.00	300.00
15	750–800	769	181.00–195.00	188.47
7	800–850	830	190.00–211.00	204.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	529	342.00–348.00	346.25
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	374	308.00–319.00	312.73
10	450–500	453	295.00–303.00	300.61
21	500–550	520	283.00–286.00	284.27
3	550–600	567	264.00	264.00
3	600–650	643	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	571	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	263	320.00–326.00	323.60
2	300–350	315	316.00	316.00
32	400–450	426	281.00–299.00	290.21
11	450–500	488	266.00–288.00	279.89
2	550–600	573	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	291.00	291.00
5	350–400	394	251.00–281.00	269.18
19	450–500	470	230.00–252.00	246.82
7	500–550	542	231.00	231.00
5	600–650	647	212.00	212.00
3	650–700	681	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	294.00	294.00
2	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	842	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	351.00	351.00
2	450–500	465	332.00	332.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,347	119.00–140.00	130.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,018	104.00–136.00	115.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	130.00–131.00	130.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	955	95.00–102.00	99.27
1	—	1,005	91.00	91.00
7	—	781	71.00–81.00	76.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	105.00	105.00
20	—	1,613	116.00–161.50	141.28
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	118.00–140.00	130.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	885	900.00–1,000.00	950.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,265	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,420.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,290	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,664.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,280	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,030	115.00–136.00	129.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	163.00	163.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	828	160.00–188.00	178.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	142.50	142.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,018	145.00–154.00	148.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	693	201.00	201.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,510.00	1,510.00

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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Steers · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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