Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 400lbs sold sharply lower. Steers between over 400lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers between 250lbs and 400lbs sold 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Heifers between 400lbs and 600lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers over 600lbs sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday November 13, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $271.30/cwt on 266 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −171.68 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$271.30

266 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

per head · Large 1 over Large 2

$94.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.31

vs CO average

−30.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	507	295.46	1,498	37
Medium and Large 1	550	291.78	1,605	74
Large 1-2	584	266.00	1,553	42
Medium and Large 1-2	581	265.93	1,544	61
Medium and Large 2	552	238.45	1,316	48
Large 2	553	201.00	1,112	4thin

One grade step is worth $94.46/cwt here — about $387 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 sale266 hd

271.30

—

CO average4 barns · 1,453 hd

289.61

−18.31

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−30.55

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−171.68

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

88 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 1-2	500–550	523	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,098	2
Steers	Large 1	500–550	502	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,496	35
Steers	Large 1	550–600	595	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	322	403.19/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,298	11
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	410	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	947	5
Steers	Large 2	350–400	378	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,134	2
Steers	Large 2	550–600	553	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	223.87/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,065	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	231.49/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,197	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	232.41/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	282.56/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,619	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	293	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,539	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	274.23/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,489	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	264	345.02/cwt	340.00–352.50	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	277.04/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,712	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	246.09/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,688	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	584	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,750	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	349.78/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,497	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	315.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,156	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	389.05/cwt	382.50–397.50	1,299	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,074	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	236.25/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,347	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	295.45/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,250	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	346.99/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,020	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	840	204.64/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,719	40
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	846	187.05/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,582	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	268.68/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,260	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,968	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	887	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	259.22/cwt	253.00–268.00	1,374	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,652	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	344.22/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,167	47
Steers	Large 2	300–350	333	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	836	3
Heifers	Large 2Unweaned	300–350	338	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	646	8
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	382	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,291	12
Steers	Large 2	450–500	456	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,213	9
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	584	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,553	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	221.25/cwt	191.00–246.00	836	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,503	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	351	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	933	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,099	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	411.02/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,488	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	250.38/cwt	226.00–258.00	1,412	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,416	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	225.49/cwt	200.00–246.00	1,215	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	215.13/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,048	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,059	151.39/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,603	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	248.14/cwt	236.00–280.00	839	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	754	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,402	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	296.16/cwt	210.00–317.50	1,241	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	224.32/cwt	201.00–231.00	991	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	434	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	255.05/cwt	201.00–277.50	1,201	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	199.56/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	256	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,106	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	301.54/cwt	297.50–306.00	1,393	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	331.67/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,373	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	289.71/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,052	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	261	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	262.98/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,562	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	796	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,839	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	171.99/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,520	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,349	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	247.50/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,146	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	300.43/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,571	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	378.79/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,379	12

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,389Last week 3,403Year ago 5,301

Replacement CattleReceipts 204Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	410	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	300–350	338	315.00	315.00
9	350–400	363	282.50–300.00	289.71
2	400–450	430	281.00	281.00
19	450–500	463	241.00–252.00	247.50
17	500–550	517	230.00–236.00	231.49
7	550–600	597	226.00	226.00
2	600–650	633	229.00	229.00
6	650–700	680	210.00–215.00	212.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
2	250–300	293	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	294	342.50–350.00	346.99
47	300–350	339	335.00–347.50	344.22
37	350–400	366	310.00–320.00	315.91
123	400–450	423	285.00–307.50	295.45
34	450–500	469	260.00–279.00	268.68
28	500–550	530	253.00–268.00	259.22
72	550–600	570	231.00–245.00	236.25
9	600–650	611	246.00	246.00
2	650–700	673	232.00	232.00
6	700–750	716	228.00	228.00
15	750–800	758	218.00	218.00
5	800–850	838	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	338	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	338	236.00–280.00	248.14
54	350–400	378	191.00–246.00	221.25
9	400–450	442	201.00–231.00	224.32
23	450–500	487	211.00–221.00	215.13
3	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
7	700–750	737	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	351	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
8	250–300	256	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	796	231.00	231.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	500–550	502	298.00	298.00
2	550–600	595	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	322	400.00–415.00	403.19
14	350–400	362	400.00–417.50	411.02
9	900–950	933	225.00	225.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	251.00	251.00
2	350–400	378	300.00	300.00
9	450–500	456	266.00	266.00
4	550–600	553	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	264	340.00–352.50	345.02
28	400–450	414	322.50–337.50	331.67
15	450–500	462	297.50–306.00	301.54
16	500–550	543	274.00–276.00	274.23
45	550–600	594	260.00–274.00	262.98
8	600–650	605	241.00	241.00
16	650–700	684	225.00	225.00
7	700–750	737	221.00–226.00	223.87
4	750–800	790	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	334	382.50–397.50	389.05
12	350–400	364	370.00–395.00	378.79
59	400–450	428	342.50–355.00	349.78
11	450–500	467	332.50	332.50
35	500–550	523	292.00–305.00	300.43
33	550–600	573	277.00–289.00	282.56
25	600–650	618	266.00–279.00	277.04
15	650–700	686	241.00–255.00	246.09
21	700–750	726	241.00	241.00
7	800–850	837	231.00–236.00	232.41
7	850–900	859	230.00	230.00
8	900–950	934	201.00	201.00
6	950–1000	972	220.00	220.00
7	1050–1100	1,074	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	352.50	352.50
6	550–600	584	292.00	292.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	382	338.00	338.00
42	550–600	584	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	337	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
52	400–450	419	210.00–317.50	296.16
31	450–500	471	201.00–277.50	255.05
23	500–550	539	200.00–246.00	225.49
25	550–600	564	226.00–258.00	250.38
4	600–650	645	223.00	223.00
9	650–700	671	211.00	211.00
4	700–750	708	191.00–208.00	199.56
7	750–800	754	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	261	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	434	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	840	200.00–211.00	204.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	91	—	846	180.00–195.00	187.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,059	141.00–159.00	151.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	884	161.00–176.00	171.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,118	176.00	176.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	11	—	887	216.00	216.00

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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