Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 14.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday December 11, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.31/cwt on 580 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −134.67 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$308.31

580 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.98

vs CO average

−17.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	308.57	1,713	574
Large 1	564	283.00	1,596	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.57/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale580 hd

308.31

—

CO average3 barns · 1,484 hd

315.29

−6.98

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−17.06

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−134.67

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

70 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 1	700–750	715	251.09/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,795	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	288.39/cwt	267.00–318.00	1,508	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	946	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	376.91/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,636	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	275.03/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,837	378
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	322.26/cwt	301.00–339.00	1,692	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	402.54/cwt	401.00–405.00	1,248	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	318.95/cwt	301.00–326.00	1,330	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	360.55/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,204	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	245.60/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,670	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	289.51/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,798	153
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	355.09/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,637	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	349.89/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,302	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	295.98/cwt	289.00–306.00	1,450	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	260.15/cwt	241.00–269.00	1,501	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	251.30/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,561	213
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	388.85/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,062	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	233.33/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,680	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,473	2
Steers	Large 1	400–450	405	379.98/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,539	8
Steers	Large 1	550–600	564	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,596	6
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	486	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,341	8
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	591	252.10/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,490	99
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	541	266.62/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,442	20
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	627	249.14/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,562	16
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	692	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,626	3
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	422	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,287	3
Steers	Large 1	650–700	697	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,777	3
Steers	Large 1	450–500	453	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	308	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	970	3
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	357	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	900	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	310.79/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,420	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	523	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,700	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	313	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,424	9
Steers	Large 2	450–500	474	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,308	8
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	458	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,088	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,155	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	348	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,583	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	582	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,601	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,358	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	234.80/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,446	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	337.08/cwt	317.50–351.00	1,503	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	402.23/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,693	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	302.37/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,720	395
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,307	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	260.68/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,773	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	262.75/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,616	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,018	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	350.20/cwt	327.50–365.00	1,635	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	438.28/cwt	422.50–465.00	1,630	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	249.13/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,896	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	261.00/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,389	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,798	5

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

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

Receipts 3,754Last week 2,162Year ago 2,940

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	310	401.00–405.00	402.54
84	350–400	372	422.50–465.00	438.28
24	400–450	421	395.00–412.50	402.23
137	450–500	467	327.50–365.00	350.20
179	500–550	525	301.00–339.00	322.26
395	550–600	569	285.00–315.00	302.37
153	600–650	621	278.00–294.00	289.51
378	650–700	668	265.00–281.00	275.03
40	700–750	715	246.00–258.00	251.09
45	750–800	761	242.00–256.00	249.13
3	850–900	892	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	400–450	434	360.00–385.00	376.91
59	600–650	615	260.00–269.00	262.75
171	650–700	680	255.00–263.00	260.68
5	700–750	746	241.00	241.00
7	750–800	780	224.00	224.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	405	375.00–385.00	379.98
2	450–500	453	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	564	283.00	283.00
3	650–700	697	255.00	255.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	305.00	305.00
5	450–500	458	301.00	301.00
3	650–700	692	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	313	455.00	455.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	474	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	446	317.50–351.00	337.08
4	1050–1100	1,088	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	975.00	975.00
7	250–300	268	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	250	1,025.00	1,025.00
2	350–400	398	405.00	405.00
14	450–500	461	350.00–365.00	355.09
2	500–550	508	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	553	281.00	281.00
2	650–700	655	242.00	242.00
2	750–800	768	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	348	455.00	455.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	825.00	825.00
1	250–300	260	825.00	825.00
21	250–300	273	375.00–400.00	388.85
55	300–350	334	350.00–375.00	360.55
34	350–400	372	340.00–360.00	349.89
96	400–450	417	301.00–326.00	318.95
95	450–500	490	289.00–306.00	295.98
200	500–550	523	267.00–318.00	288.39
198	550–600	577	241.00–269.00	260.15
213	600–650	621	248.00–256.00	251.30
36	650–700	680	237.00–248.00	245.60
15	700–750	720	226.00–239.00	233.33
4	900–950	946	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	486	276.00	276.00
20	500–550	541	259.00–276.00	266.62
99	550–600	591	249.00–253.00	252.10
16	600–650	627	241.00–251.00	249.14
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	350–400	357	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	450–500	457	310.00–311.00	310.79
16	500–550	523	325.00	325.00
38	550–600	582	275.00	275.00
3	700–750	700	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
12	400–450	443	295.00	295.00
9	450–500	460	251.00	251.00
29	500–550	532	256.00–265.00	261.00
11	600–650	616	231.00–237.00	234.80
4	850–900	875	206.00	206.00
10	1050–1100	1,085	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	547	221.00	221.00
5	800–850	833	163.00	163.00

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