Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Steers over 600lbs sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 9.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday November 20, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.96/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −164.49 against this barn's trailing median of $402.45.

Average price

$237.96

128 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$33.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.26

vs CO average

−27.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	241.46	1,359	75
Large 1	579	241.00	1,395	24
Medium and Large 1-2	522	227.75	1,189	27
Medium and Large 2	500	208.00	1,040	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.46/cwt here — about $319 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.58, low $350.42, median $402.45 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 sale128 hd

237.96

—

CO average3 barns · 348 hd

253.22

−15.26

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−27.14

This barn, trailing median12 sales

402.45

−164.49

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

60 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 1-2	250–300	250	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,001	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,261	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,430	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	160.49/cwt	146.00–162.00	1,505	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	278.32/cwt	276.00–279.00	1,236	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	227.75/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,189	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	306.15/cwt	301.00–310.00	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,224	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,995	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	236.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,376	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	268.34/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,645	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	238.47/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,662	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	247.34/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,338	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	334.04/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,583	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	235.68/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,692	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	277.30/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,301	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,682	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	886	183.45/cwt	172.00–199.00	1,625	59
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	772	204.20/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,576	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	411	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,077	4
Steers	Large 1	450–500	474	303.61/cwt	303.00–311.00	1,439	38
Steers	Large 1	350–400	353	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,200	8
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	579	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,395	24
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	422	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,194	7
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	662	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	315.67/cwt	313.00–317.00	1,626	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	217.36/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,715	14
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	443	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,090	22
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	491	292.88/cwt	291.00–296.00	1,438	8
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	357	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,071	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	336	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	245.66/cwt	220.00–261.00	1,054	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,534	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	285.24/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,592	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	246.49/cwt	211.00–290.00	1,043	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	848	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	283.82/cwt	250.00–301.00	925	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	197.90/cwt	191.00–201.00	762	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	240.44/cwt	191.00–285.00	815	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	253.77/cwt	236.00–270.00	1,200	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	243	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	290	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	728	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	306	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,260	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,306	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,345	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	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

Wed Nov 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 943Last week 1,389Year ago 3,933

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 204Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	301.00	301.00
7	300–350	323	301.00–310.00	306.15
7	350–400	364	275.00	275.00
47	400–450	444	276.00–279.00	278.32
12	450–500	470	268.00	268.00
27	500–550	522	220.00–236.00	227.75
2	600–650	628	190.00	190.00
8	650–700	684	191.00	191.00
7	700–750	743	181.00	181.00
2	750–800	788	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
15	450–500	469	270.00–284.00	277.30
36	500–550	541	245.00–252.00	247.34
39	550–600	583	230.00–240.00	236.04
7	600–650	612	233.00	233.00
7	650–700	694	221.00	221.00
4	750–800	786	214.00	214.00
2	800–850	848	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	291.00	291.00
4	400–450	411	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	422	283.00	283.00
24	550–600	579	241.00	241.00
3	650–700	662	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	443	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	298	180.00	180.00
13	300–350	339	191.00–285.00	240.44
19	350–400	385	191.00–201.00	197.90
18	400–450	429	220.00–261.00	245.66
2	500–550	500	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	251.00	251.00
14	250–300	290	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	331.00	331.00
8	350–400	394	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	475	301.00	301.00
2	600–650	635	251.00	251.00
3	650–700	693	210.00	210.00
15	1200–1250	1,224	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	450–500	474	332.00–335.00	334.04
18	500–550	515	313.00–317.00	315.67
36	550–600	558	276.00–290.00	285.24
73	600–650	613	261.00–277.00	268.34
19	650–700	697	238.00–239.00	238.47
25	700–750	718	235.00–236.00	235.68
14	750–800	789	216.00–226.00	217.36
2	850–900	858	211.00	211.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	353	340.00	340.00
38	450–500	474	303.00–311.00	303.61
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	357	300.00	300.00
8	450–500	491	291.00–296.00	292.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	326	250.00–301.00	283.82
2	350–400	355	301.00	301.00
11	400–450	423	211.00–290.00	246.49
14	450–500	473	236.00–270.00	253.77
2	500–550	523	241.00	241.00
3	800–850	848	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	306	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	938	146.00–162.00	160.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	59	—	886	172.00–199.00	183.45
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	772	204.00–205.00	204.20

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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