Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.31/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −187.72 against this barn's trailing median of $466.02.

Average price

$278.31

118 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$22.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.80

vs CO average

+9.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	287.18	1,553	72
Medium and Large 1-2	572	264.42	1,514	46

One grade step is worth $22.76/cwt here — about $40 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.95, low $383.69, median $466.02 across 8 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 sale118 hd

278.31

—

CO average2 barns · 224 hd

280.11

−1.80

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

+9.76

This barn, trailing median8 sales

466.02

−187.72

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	—	Low	1,591	133.05	2,116	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	126.00	1,909	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,396	122.14	1,705	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	117.74	1,275	45
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,970	111.00	2,187	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,672	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$1,652	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$1,633	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,560	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,550	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,536	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,010	$1,535	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	980	$1,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	787	$1,810	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,683	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,435	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,488	$2,438	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,126	$2,417	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,025	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	300–350	327	315.39/cwt	314.00–321.00	1,031	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	331.61/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,353	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,536.03/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,536	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	264.27/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,546	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	260.23/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,369	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,459	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,671.76/head	1,525.00–1,785.00	1,672	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	91.42/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,752	148.52/cwt	141.00–156.00	2,602	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	100.15/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,014	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,393	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	119.93/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,314	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,353	119.04/cwt	111.00–136.00	1,611	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	126.22/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,791	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	114.99/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,558	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,970	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	212.66/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,359	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	176.18/cwt	161.00–188.00	1,806	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	1,713.61/head	1,225.00–1,900.00	1,714	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,517	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	740	239.45/cwt	185.00–247.00	1,772	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,200	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	265.14/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,360	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	255.88/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	234.48/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,932	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	928	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,353	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,126	2,416.59/head	1,825.00–2,600.00	2,417	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	890	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	258.28/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,240	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	252.63/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,804	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	285.96/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,596	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	289.10/cwt	281.00–291.00	1,486	28
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	1,652.06/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,652	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	248.98/cwt	243.00–257.00	1,588	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	293.00/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,389	24
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	1,682.63/head	1,535.00–1,750.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	276.52/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,228	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	235.22/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,936	2

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 708Year ago 871

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 86Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 253Last week 105Year ago 321

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	327	314.00–321.00	315.39
3	350–400	398	295.00	295.00
30	400–450	444	276.00–280.00	276.52
14	450–500	480	258.00–260.00	258.28
25	500–550	526	256.00–261.00	260.23
9	550–600	572	255.00	255.00
19	600–650	638	243.00–257.00	248.98
5	650–700	679	231.00–238.00	235.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
6	400–450	423	250.00–259.00	255.88
8	450–500	496	242.00	242.00
3	500–550	535	221.00	221.00
3	550–600	585	249.00	249.00
7	600–650	639	211.00–217.00	212.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	345.00	345.00
27	400–450	408	315.00–333.00	331.61
24	450–500	474	291.00–300.00	293.00
28	500–550	514	281.00–291.00	289.10
44	550–600	558	275.00–288.00	285.96
6	600–650	603	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	664	230.00	230.00
29	700–750	714	250.00–254.00	252.63
3	750–800	795	210.00	210.00
35	800–850	824	226.00–235.00	234.48
5	850–900	856	221.00	221.00
3	950–1000	988	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	304.00	304.00
8	500–550	513	263.00–271.00	265.14
38	550–600	585	261.00–271.00	264.27
4	600–650	641	251.00	251.00
2	950–1000	963	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	267.50	267.50
2	500–550	515	271.00	271.00
3	700–750	732	208.00	208.00
4	900–950	935	189.00	189.00
3	950–1000	972	171.00	171.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,135	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,536.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,090	1,525.00–1,785.00	1,671.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,168	1,225.00–1,900.00	1,713.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,308	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,652.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,138	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,535.00	1,535.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,560.00	1,560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,517	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,126	1,825.00–2,600.00	2,416.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,025.00	2,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,025	161.00–188.00	176.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	155	—	740	185.00–247.00	239.45
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,750.00	1,750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	1,435.00	1,435.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	787	1,810.00	1,810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	755	1,535.00–1,750.00	1,682.63
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,725.00	1,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	91.00–92.00	91.42
9	—	1,752	141.00–156.00	148.52
4	—	1,353	111.00–136.00	119.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,012	91.00–106.00	100.15
1	—	995	140.00	140.00
38	—	1,096	111.00–126.00	119.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	126.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,419	121.00–130.00	126.22
4	—	1,355	113.00–117.00	114.99
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	111.00	111.00

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

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

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