Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. The next feeder calf sale will ne next Wednesday November 6, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $279.85/cwt on 612 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −163.13 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$279.85

612 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$36.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.32

vs CO average

−20.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	286.48	1,599	388
Large 1	549	284.82	1,564	76
Large 1-2	574	262.71	1,508	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	566	262.08	1,482	115
Medium and Large 2	563	250.17	1,409	27

One grade step is worth $36.31/cwt here — about $189 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 sale612 hd

279.85

—

CO average5 barns · 3,265 hd

287.18

−7.32

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−20.84

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−163.13

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

114 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	Large 1	300–350	316	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	932	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,625	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	241.97/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,641	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	262.05/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,504	87
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	315	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,027	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	327.17/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,371	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	269.19/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,421	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	298.61/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,397	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	287.54/cwt	281.00–298.00	1,512	50
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	430	298.54/cwt	291.00–301.00	1,284	17
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	411.26/cwt	410.00–414.00	1,361	10
Steers	Large 1	800–850	822	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	243.33/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,557	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,967	11
Steers	Large 1	300–350	308	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,178	4
Steers	Large 1	500–550	525	284.29/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,493	19
Steers	Large 1	650–700	677	234.04/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,584	21
Steers	Large 1	550–600	557	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,587	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	316.44/cwt	312.00–327.50	1,541	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	254.99/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,586	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	364.32/cwt	342.50–367.50	1,592	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,927	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	417.17/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,118	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,502	32
Steers	Large 1	400–450	423	330.70/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,399	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	277.07/cwt	271.00–287.00	1,588	184
Steers	Large 2	350–400	377	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,037	9
Steers	Large 2	400–450	403	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	216.36/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,718	11
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	574	262.71/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,498	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,406	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	218.01/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	296.11/cwt	220.00–317.50	1,288	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	256.86/cwt	231.00–302.50	981	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	459	342.78/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,573	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	359	400.67/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,438	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	867	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,037	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	336	436.76/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,468	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	272.05/cwt	251.00–281.00	1,330	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	246.45/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,410	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	563	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,424	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	498	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	540	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	417	265.27/cwt	226.00–291.00	1,106	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	571	291.32/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,663	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	529	303.93/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,608	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,412	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	241.50/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,505	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	263.44/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,399	54
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	433	262.54/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,137	62
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	532	251.62/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,339	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,535	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	334.11/cwt	334.00–335.00	1,209	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	270.51/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,277	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,857	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	338.07/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,072	5
Heifers	Large 1	250–300	284	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	826	5
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	683	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	237.88/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,354	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	298.61/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,278	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	221.27/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,929	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	226.81/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,635	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	518	239.01/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,238	26
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	693	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	303.83/cwt	301.00–311.00	1,127	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	205.49/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	239.06/cwt	232.50–244.00	1,628	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,117	8
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	482	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	255.37/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,259	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	240.56/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,710	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	367.28/cwt	355.00–371.00	1,403	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	259.71/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,761	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	767	225.18/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,727	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	719	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,733	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	460	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	445	241.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,075	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	476	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	426	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,005	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	346	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	231.52/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,222	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	454	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,305	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	369	321.53/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,186	24
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	357	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	928	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	248.11/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,275	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	231.33/cwt	226.00–241.00	854	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	236.15/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,103	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	253.08/cwt	221.00–261.00	1,063	37
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	486	231.02/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,123	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	408	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	283.15/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,172	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	227.21/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,397	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	230.87/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,321	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	303.66/cwt	300.00–317.50	984	16

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	284	291.00	291.00
7	300–350	316	295.00	295.00
62	400–450	433	256.00–264.00	262.54
3	450–500	482	262.50	262.50
19	500–550	532	250.00–260.00	251.62
3	650–700	683	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	395.00	395.00
11	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
43	350–400	362	334.00–335.00	334.11
46	500–550	535	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	425.00	425.00
2	250–300	275	322.50	322.50
5	300–350	317	335.00–342.50	338.07
18	350–400	371	301.00–311.00	303.83
42	400–450	428	290.00–302.50	298.61
127	450–500	472	270.00–272.50	270.51
54	500–550	531	257.00–265.00	263.44
84	550–600	569	235.00–244.00	237.88
66	600–650	623	235.00–246.00	241.50
107	650–700	681	232.50–244.00	239.06
12	700–750	721	221.00–231.00	226.81
2	750–800	763	217.00	217.00
10	800–850	824	205.00–206.00	205.49
28	850–900	872	215.00–223.00	221.27
8	900–950	924	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	251.00	251.00
26	500–550	518	230.00–246.00	239.01
4	650–700	693	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	324	300.00–317.50	303.66
8	350–400	384	291.00	291.00
29	400–450	414	276.00–285.00	283.15
80	450–500	493	250.00–257.00	255.37
53	500–550	514	241.00–251.00	248.11
26	550–600	572	229.00–232.00	230.87
43	600–650	615	226.00–231.00	227.21
9	650–700	672	223.00	223.00
2	750–800	773	206.00	206.00
4	800–850	830	192.00	192.00
4	1000–1050	1,040	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	369	320.00–329.00	321.53
8	450–500	454	287.50	287.50
71	700–750	719	241.00	241.00
34	750–800	767	224.00–228.00	225.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	445	240.00–245.00	241.54
2	450–500	460	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	357	260.00	260.00
17	400–450	426	236.00	236.00
8	450–500	486	225.00–233.00	231.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	346	261.00	261.00
14	350–400	369	226.00–241.00	231.33
37	400–450	420	221.00–261.00	253.08
27	450–500	467	230.00–242.00	236.15
10	500–550	528	226.00–236.00	231.52
4	650–700	688	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	396	340.00	340.00
12	400–450	419	320.00–330.00	327.17
23	450–500	468	295.00–305.00	298.61
17	500–550	528	265.00–274.00	269.19
87	550–600	574	255.00–269.00	262.05
35	600–650	640	231.00–246.00	243.33
54	650–700	678	233.00–245.00	241.97
29	700–750	716	227.00	227.00
11	750–800	794	209.00–218.00	216.36
6	800–850	820	216.00–220.00	218.01
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	315	326.00	326.00
17	400–450	430	291.00–301.00	298.54
2	450–500	470	251.00	251.00
6	550–600	574	260.00–264.00	262.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	268	415.00–420.00	417.17
10	300–350	331	410.00–414.00	411.26
44	350–400	382	355.00–371.00	367.28
88	400–450	437	342.50–367.50	364.32
62	450–500	487	312.00–327.50	316.44
50	500–550	526	281.00–298.00	287.54
184	550–600	573	271.00–287.00	277.07
76	600–650	622	251.00–260.00	254.99
50	650–700	678	251.00–266.00	259.71
42	700–750	711	233.00–247.00	240.56
9	750–800	793	243.00	243.00
11	800–850	830	237.00	237.00
2	850–900	893	221.00	221.00
7	900–950	940	197.00	197.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	382.50	382.50
63	400–450	423	330.00–345.00	330.70
19	500–550	525	275.00–286.00	284.29
57	550–600	557	285.00	285.00
21	650–700	677	231.00–236.00	234.04
3	800–850	822	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	300–350	330	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	358	440.00	440.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	377	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	403	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	382	231.00–302.50	256.86
86	400–450	435	220.00–317.50	296.11
21	450–500	489	251.00–281.00	272.05
8	500–550	543	259.00	259.00
19	550–600	572	245.00–251.00	246.45
14	650–700	678	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	336	435.00–440.00	436.76
18	350–400	359	397.50–415.00	400.67
57	450–500	459	335.00–345.00	342.78
74	500–550	529	300.00–309.00	303.93
80	550–600	571	290.00–298.00	291.32
11	850–900	867	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	302.00	302.00
3	500–550	540	247.00	247.00
8	550–600	563	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	417	226.00–291.00	265.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	538	260.00	260.00
8	600–650	639	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	524	226.00	226.00

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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