Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was very good. Feeder steers sold sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 11.00 to 16.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday November 27, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $310.62/cwt on 213 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −132.36 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$310.62

213 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$84.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

vs CO average

+1.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	534	320.00	1,709	4thin
Medium and Large 1	526	319.01	1,677	164
Large 1-2	541	285.18	1,543	22
Medium and Large 1-2	567	281.43	1,595	19thin
Medium and Large 2	569	236.00	1,343	4thin

One grade step is worth $84.00/cwt here — about $366 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 sale213 hd

310.62

—

CO average3 barns · 990 hd

306.46

+4.16

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

+1.36

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−132.36

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

81 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,467	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	236.36/cwt	236.00–237.50	1,366	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	291.62/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,648	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	250.28/cwt	248.00–251.75	1,822	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	443.63/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,659	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	216.81/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,643	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	243.19/cwt	233.00–251.00	1,262	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,195	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	252.80/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,456	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	371.27/cwt	355.00–407.50	1,604	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	255.13/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,651	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	289	333.46/cwt	325.00–335.00	964	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	373.78/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,738	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	289.29/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,360	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	392.98/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,615	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	411.21/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,575	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	242.25/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,623	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	481.70/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,585	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	282.89/cwt	261.00–288.00	1,440	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	461.08/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	2,158	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	279.72/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,737	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	325.65/cwt	312.00–332.50	1,680	132
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,475	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	362.34/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,304	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	368.31/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,142	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	249.35/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,534	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	183.41/cwt	172.00–203.00	1,605	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	302.67/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,323	44
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	520	258.42/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,344	16
Steers	Large 1	500–550	534	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,709	4
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	489	272.49/cwt	266.00–282.50	1,332	20
Steers	Large 1	250–300	297	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,351	3
Steers	Large 1	400–450	418	409.15/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,710	15
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	739	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,589	6
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	321	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,223	4
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	447	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,732	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	313	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,049	2
Steers	Large 2	400–450	437	327.66/cwt	326.00–340.00	1,432	16
Steers	Large 2	350–400	391	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,271	7
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	541	285.18/cwt	283.00–289.00	1,543	22
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	820	211.56/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,735	35
Steers	Large 1	450–500	457	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,794	10
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	641	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,583	19
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	738	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,720	14
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	404	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,131	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	402	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	3
Steers	Large 1	600–650	635	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,740	14
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	389	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,313	8
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	885	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	358.77/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,137	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	316	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,280	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	306	532.24/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,629	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	242.75/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,721	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	326.03/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,529	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	272.86/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,602	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	214.94/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,539	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	325.83/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	263	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	220.67/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,723	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	235.84/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,483	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,680	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	404.57/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,723	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	226.00/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,496	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	151.49/cwt	141.00–161.00	1,469	43

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,162Last week 943Year ago 1,570

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 81Year ago 167

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	650–700	661	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
10	400–450	411	385.00–395.00	392.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	289	325.00–335.00	333.46
16	300–350	317	335.00–365.00	358.77
6	350–400	399	325.00–327.50	325.83
12	500–550	519	233.00–251.00	243.19
17	550–600	578	236.00–237.50	236.36
28	600–650	629	231.00–240.00	235.84
3	650–700	662	226.00–228.00	226.00
17	700–750	716	212.00–216.00	214.94
17	750–800	758	207.00–221.00	216.81
6	900–950	910	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	310	355.00–375.00	368.31
34	350–400	360	340.00–380.00	362.34
44	400–450	437	290.00–320.00	302.67
60	450–500	470	280.00–302.00	289.29
96	500–550	509	261.00–288.00	282.89
58	550–600	576	245.00–262.50	252.80
6	600–650	615	248.00–250.00	249.35
29	650–700	670	240.00–242.50	242.25
27	700–750	721	233.00	233.00
9	800–850	827	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	316	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	419	345.00	345.00
20	450–500	458	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	389	337.50	337.50
20	450–500	489	266.00–282.50	272.49
16	500–550	520	253.00–261.00	258.42
19	600–650	641	247.00	247.00
6	700–750	739	215.00	215.00
35	800–850	820	209.00–215.00	211.56
3	850–900	885	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	335.00	335.00
7	400–450	404	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	322.50	322.50
3	550–600	585	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	455.00–465.00	461.08
19	300–350	329	455.00–500.00	481.70
58	350–400	374	420.00–460.00	443.63
71	400–450	426	385.00–415.00	404.57
22	450–500	465	355.00–380.00	373.78
132	500–550	516	312.00–332.50	325.65
32	550–600	565	286.00–300.00	291.62
201	600–650	621	271.00–288.00	279.72
56	700–750	728	248.00–251.75	250.28
70	800–850	848	254.50	254.50
39	900–950	930	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	250	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	339	425.00	425.00
11	350–400	383	405.00–415.00	411.21
22	400–450	432	355.00–407.50	371.27
20	450–500	469	320.00–345.00	326.03
6	500–550	523	300.00	300.00
13	550–600	587	271.00–276.00	272.86
24	600–650	647	246.00–266.00	255.13
27	650–700	681	253.00	253.00
35	700–750	709	237.00–245.00	242.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	455.00	455.00
15	400–450	418	407.50–420.00	409.15
10	450–500	457	392.50	392.50
4	500–550	534	320.00	320.00
14	600–650	635	274.00	274.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	381.00	381.00
10	400–450	447	387.50	387.50
22	500–550	541	283.00–289.00	285.18
14	700–750	738	233.00	233.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	325.00	325.00
16	400–450	437	326.00–340.00	327.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
12	300–350	306	515.00–540.00	532.24
3	400–450	402	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	458	427.50	427.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	360.00	360.00
4	550–600	569	236.00	236.00
6	650–700	678	220.00–221.00	220.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	405.00	405.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	875	172.00–203.00	183.41
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	43	—	970	141.00–161.00	151.49

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