Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold mostly 6.00 to 10.00 lower across all weight classes with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly 11.00 to 12.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher and lean cows sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 8.00 lower. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday December 4, 2024 and the next slaughter cow sale will be next Thursday December 5, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.59/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −142.39 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$300.59

111 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$36.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

vs CO average

−23.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	302.22	1,695	104
Medium and Large 1-2	548	290.00	1,589	3thin
Medium and Large 2	540	266.00	1,436	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.22/cwt here — about $259 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 sale111 hd

300.59

—

CO average3 barns · 375 hd

303.16

−2.57

National average38 barns · 6,986 hd

323.78

−23.19

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−142.39

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,210	118.93	1,439	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	118.00	1,770	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,101	112.85	1,243	346
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,391	107.60	1,497	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	655	$725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	783	$710	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	350–400	397	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	265.73/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,268	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	351.32/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,563	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	248.06/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	273.11/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,734	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,865	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	157.12/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,486	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	333.65/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,018	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	270.01/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,237	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	247.04/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,299	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,786	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	881	184.68/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,627	89
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	727	210.34/cwt	208.00–227.00	1,529	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	333.63/cwt	328.00–339.00	1,585	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,316	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	329.54/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,216	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,001	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,908	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	693	219.45/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	297.76/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,694	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,026	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	81.10/cwt	61.00–88.00	736	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	104.87/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,065	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	120.84/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,311	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	115.64/cwt	111.00–119.50	1,314	240
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,770	1
Steers	Large 1-2	200–250	243	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	863	4
Steers	Large 1	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	115.50/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,618	4
Bulls	—	—	1,465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,007	1
Bulls	—	—	1,234	120.14/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,483	4
Bulls	—	—	860	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	826	1
Steers	Large 2	350–400	385	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,126	10
Steers	Large 2	450–500	466	267.78/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,248	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	558	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	457	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	2
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	718	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	315.61/cwt	311.00–319.00	1,695	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	409.08/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,436	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	365.68/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,503	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	332.20/cwt	329.00–340.00	1,050	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	406	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,543	14
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	379	244.05/cwt	243.00–245.00	925	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	695	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	783	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	253.64/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,187	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,589	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	265.76/cwt	211.00–276.00	991	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	233.27/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,421	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	231.78/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,328	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	655	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,036	135.88/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,408	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	306.58/cwt	291.00–315.00	1,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	248	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	312.57/cwt	311.00–314.00	1,472	6

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 0Last week 2,162Year ago 2,097

Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 62Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	320.00	320.00
13	450–500	477	250.00–280.00	265.73
4	500–550	540	266.00	266.00
15	650–700	688	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	405.00	405.00
15	400–450	445	350.00–355.00	351.32
6	450–500	471	311.00–314.00	312.57
3	500–550	548	290.00	290.00
5	600–650	621	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	674	245.00–250.00	248.06
2	750–800	793	211.00	211.00
3	900–950	935	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	410.00	410.00
64	350–400	351	405.00–415.00	409.08
56	400–450	411	350.00–380.00	365.68
25	450–500	475	328.00–339.00	333.63
26	500–550	537	311.00–319.00	315.61
78	550–600	569	285.00–307.00	297.76
18	600–650	635	270.00–276.00	273.11
12	750–800	780	229.00	229.00
13	800–850	811	230.00	230.00
7	900–950	935	214.00	214.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	243	355.00	355.00
6	700–750	718	231.00	231.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	385	292.50	292.50
12	450–500	466	258.00–275.00	267.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	373	211.00–276.00	265.76
2	400–450	423	260.00	260.00
14	450–500	468	248.00–256.00	253.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	248	330.00	330.00
10	300–350	305	332.00–340.00	333.65
9	350–400	373	291.00–315.00	306.58
4	400–450	443	282.00	282.00
56	450–500	458	260.00–273.00	270.01
26	500–550	526	240.00–251.00	247.04
13	550–600	573	230.00–234.00	231.78
14	600–650	609	227.00–235.00	233.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	316	329.00–340.00	332.20
90	350–400	369	325.00–335.00	329.54
4	400–450	408	315.00	315.00
39	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
7	650–700	651	231.00	231.00
4	850–900	853	219.00	219.00
17	950–1000	954	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	252.00	252.00
2	550–600	558	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	406	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	379	243.00–245.00	244.05

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	90	—	946	150.00–166.00	157.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	89	—	881	170.00–197.50	184.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	727	208.00–227.00	210.34
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	693	217.00–222.00	219.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	141.00	141.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	48	—	1,036	120.00–148.00	135.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	783	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	655	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	76.00	76.00
4	—	1,401	114.00–118.00	115.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	908	61.00–88.00	81.10
65	—	1,016	91.00–109.00	104.87
29	—	1,085	120.00–126.00	120.84
240	—	1,136	111.00–119.50	115.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	118.00	118.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	137.00	137.00
4	—	1,234	113.00–126.00	120.14
1	—	860	96.00	96.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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