Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report available as there have been no recent reportable sale for comparison. Next report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.18/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −152.16 against this barn's trailing median of $403.35.

Average price

$251.18

27 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$3.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs CO average

+6.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	252.59	1,452	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	248.79	1,348	10thin

One grade step is worth $3.80/cwt here — about $104 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.58, low $343.74, median $403.35 across 9 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 sale27 hd

251.18

—

CO average4 barns · 51 hd

251.70

−0.52

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+6.11

This barn, trailing median9 sales

403.35

−152.16

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	1,603	154.28	2,474	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	142.48	2,194	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,340	137.15	1,838	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	126.76	1,398	34

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,721	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,080	$1,711	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	665	$1,010	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,430	$2,701	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,245	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,835	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,825	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,410	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	550–600	550	281.83/cwt	276.00–283.00	1,550	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,802	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	282.47/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,545	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,835.00/head	1,835.00–1,835.00	1,835	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	234.72/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,669	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	236.00/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	279.45/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,305	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	322.50/cwt	321.00–324.00	1,348	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	112.61/cwt	99.00–119.00	1,136	15
Bulls	—	—	1,618	157.38/cwt	151.00–176.00	2,546	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	145.21/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,772	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	142.61/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,937	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,815	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	266.86/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,260	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	221.05/cwt	211.00–232.00	1,742	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,243	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	296.30/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,396	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	269.73/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,670	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,827	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	229.91/cwt	228.00–232.50	1,922	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	228.37/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,788	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	252.59/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,452	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,062	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	131.09/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,730	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	125.45/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,385	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	2,701.40/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	1,827.86/head	1,710.00–1,975.00	1,828	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	862	216.57/cwt	199.00–244.00	1,867	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,451	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	683	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,544	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,721.08/head	1,575.00–1,835.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,525	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	142.67/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,209	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	142.48/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	289.95/cwt	288.00–294.00	963	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,367	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	248.79/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,348	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,616	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,469	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,326	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,514	5

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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 708Last week 829Year ago 871

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 257Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 248Year ago 321

No report available as there have been no recent reportable sale for comparison. Next report will be as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	355	342.00	342.00
6	400–450	418	321.00–324.00	322.50
16	450–500	471	295.00–300.00	296.30
19	500–550	547	281.00–288.00	282.47
12	550–600	550	276.00–283.00	281.83
11	600–650	619	269.00–270.00	269.73
8	650–700	667	262.00	262.00
40	700–750	704	256.00	256.00
4	750–800	758	241.00	241.00
36	800–850	836	228.00–232.50	229.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	472	281.00	281.00
3	500–550	523	277.50	277.50
7	600–650	649	231.00	231.00
5	650–700	685	221.00	221.00
10	700–750	741	235.00–237.00	236.00
20	750–800	788	211.00–232.00	221.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	875.00	875.00
5	300–350	337	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	378	306.00	306.00
7	450–500	467	276.00–284.00	279.45
17	550–600	575	250.00–259.00	252.59
4	600–650	646	236.00	236.00
37	650–700	676	239.00	239.00
17	700–750	711	225.00–236.00	234.72
52	750–800	783	227.00–229.00	228.37
20	800–850	848	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	332	288.00–294.00	289.95
7	400–450	447	278.00	278.00
13	450–500	472	265.00–271.00	266.86
10	500–550	542	246.00–250.00	248.79
23	600–650	633	216.00	216.00
18	700–750	731	201.00	201.00
9	750–800	784	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	271.00	271.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,835.00	1,835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,430	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,701.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,070	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,070	1,410.00	1,410.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,710.00–1,975.00	1,827.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	1,575.00–1,835.00	1,721.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	935	1,535.00	1,535.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	76	—	862	199.00–244.00	216.57
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	683	226.00	226.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,009	99.00–119.00	112.61
12	—	1,220	143.00–148.00	145.21
7	—	1,104	120.00–135.00	125.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,358	141.00–144.00	142.61
9	—	1,320	120.00–139.00	131.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	141.00–144.00	142.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,618	151.00–176.00	157.38
4	—	1,548	138.00–146.00	142.67

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle