Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 400lbs sold 2.00 to 12.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder steers over 400lbs to 750lbs sold 7.00 to 11.00 lower and over 750 mostly sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 450lbs sold mostly sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 450lbs to 600lbs sold unevenly steady and over 600lbs sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday 23, 2024. Slaughter cows and replacement cows will sell tomorrow Thursday October 17, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.91/cwt on 502 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −164.07 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$278.91

502 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$37.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs CO average

−20.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	288.23	1,579	319
Medium and Large 1-2	545	273.36	1,490	95
Medium and Large 2	530	251.12	1,331	88

One grade step is worth $37.11/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale502 hd

278.91

—

CO average4 barns · 1,189 hd

282.65

−3.74

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−20.42

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−164.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

94 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	350–400	372	346.46/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,289	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	258.36/cwt	250.00–263.50	1,589	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	284.17/cwt	281.00–287.00	1,472	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	279.78/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,349	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	225.35/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,864	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	238.50/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,741	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	297.91/cwt	291.00–301.50	1,543	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	233.50/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,782	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	242.36/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,655	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	280.36/cwt	270.00–281.50	1,604	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,098	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,097	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	426	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,423	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	369	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	841.46/head	810.00–900.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,005	29
Steers	Large 1	400–450	444	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,137	7
Steers	Large 1	600–650	620	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	225.11/cwt	171.00–251.00	961	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	304.47/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,449	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	243.29/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,557	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	355.44/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,166	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	257.84/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,506	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	392.75/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,214	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	319.32/cwt	311.00–325.00	1,370	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	162.09/cwt	111.00–212.00	1,178	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	263.56/cwt	227.00–286.00	1,115	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	232.49/cwt	196.00–247.00	1,355	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	316.98/cwt	301.00–321.00	1,230	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,676	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	253.16/cwt	221.00–287.50	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	295.18/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,278	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	271.25/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,278	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	254.95/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,323	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,085	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	230.04/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,212	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	383	264.49/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,013	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	403	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,213	35
Bulls	Large 1	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	2
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	478	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	331.72/cwt	329.00–342.50	1,178	10
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	810	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	219.01/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,564	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	256.05/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,252	206
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	650	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	423	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,015	12
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	488	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	293	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	222.96/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,498	29
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	553	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,399	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	240.43/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,152	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	239.13/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,483	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	346.57/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,009	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	283.73/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,172	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	246.72/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,411	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	232.92/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,367	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	249.86/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,317	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	894	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	209.68/cwt	171.00–226.00	975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	220.17/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	216.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,666	13
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	305	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	265.14/cwt	142.00–290.00	1,005	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	263.42/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,093	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,225	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,943	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,976	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	339	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,390	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 →

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Receipts 2,582Last week 1,799Year ago 1,825

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	234	810.00–900.00	841.46
2	250–300	288	405.00	405.00
1	250–300	250	875.00	875.00
11	300–350	309	385.00–397.50	392.75
14	350–400	372	340.00–355.00	346.46
66	400–450	429	311.00–325.00	319.32
67	450–500	476	300.00–307.00	304.47
143	500–550	518	291.00–301.50	297.91
176	550–600	572	270.00–281.50	280.36
99	600–650	615	250.00–263.50	258.36
47	650–700	683	234.00–247.00	242.36
117	700–750	730	233.00–242.00	238.50
27	750–800	763	231.00–239.00	233.50
14	800–850	827	225.00–226.00	225.35
29	850–900	887	226.00	226.00
18	900–950	908	214.00	214.00
10	950–1000	983	201.00	201.00
16	1050–1100	1,098	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	328	347.50–357.50	355.44
24	350–400	388	301.00–321.00	316.98
29	400–450	433	291.00–300.00	295.18
65	450–500	482	275.00–286.00	279.78
56	500–550	518	281.00–287.00	284.17
39	550–600	584	252.00–264.00	257.84
88	600–650	640	236.00–248.00	243.29
11	700–750	735	228.00	228.00
3	800–850	845	209.00	209.00
10	850–900	883	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	339	410.00	410.00
6	350–400	369	390.00	390.00
37	400–450	426	334.00	334.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	444	256.00	256.00
3	600–650	620	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	291.00	291.00
4	350–400	381	221.00–287.50	253.16
31	400–450	423	227.00–286.00	263.56
16	450–500	471	266.00–272.00	271.25
73	500–550	519	230.00–266.00	254.95
15	550–600	583	196.00–247.00	232.49
2	600–650	628	111.00	111.00
8	700–750	727	111.00–212.00	162.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	337.50	337.50
2	350–400	375	317.50	317.50
42	400–450	415	255.00–267.00	263.42
45	450–500	479	236.00–249.00	240.43
7	500–550	519	236.00	236.00
29	550–600	587	228.00–238.00	232.92
4	600–650	645	226.00	226.00
2	700–750	735	202.00	202.00
3	800–850	848	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	251.00	251.00
5	300–350	332	291.00	291.00
91	350–400	379	142.00–290.00	265.14
42	400–450	427	171.00–251.00	225.11
8	450–500	465	171.00–226.00	209.68
2	500–550	528	201.00	201.00
5	550–600	574	219.00–221.00	220.17
2	600–650	643	185.00	185.00
2	700–750	740	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	200–250	233	700.00	700.00
11	250–300	291	342.50–347.50	346.57
2	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
10	350–400	355	329.00–342.50	331.72
48	400–450	413	280.00–290.00	283.73
206	450–500	489	250.00–263.00	256.05
74	500–550	527	243.00–254.00	249.86
89	550–600	572	241.00–253.00	246.72
51	600–650	620	236.00–241.00	239.13
29	650–700	672	212.00–225.00	222.96
26	700–750	714	210.00–223.00	219.01
13	750–800	771	210.00–220.00	216.03
3	800–850	810	201.00	201.00
10	850–900	894	191.00	191.00
6	900–950	933	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	302.00	302.00
8	350–400	383	261.00–271.00	264.49
12	400–450	423	240.00	240.00
7	450–500	488	251.00	251.00
10	550–600	553	253.00	253.00
2	650–700	650	231.00	231.00
3	800–850	810	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	362	360.00	360.00
35	400–450	403	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	220.00	220.00
3	950–1000	978	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	290.00	290.00
11	450–500	450	241.00	241.00
2	500–550	515	265.00	265.00
5	550–600	551	220.00	220.00
5	600–650	634	227.00–232.00	230.04
2	700–750	748	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	478	200.00	200.00

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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