Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 650lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Steers over 650lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday December 18, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $311.89/cwt on 590 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −131.09 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$311.89

590 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$39.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

vs CO average

−12.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	319.61	1,744	398
Large 1	547	304.04	1,662	93
Medium and Large 1-2	567	288.64	1,636	94
Large 1-2	596	280.00	1,669	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.61/cwt here — about $76 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 sale590 hd

311.89

—

CO average4 barns · 2,656 hd

317.13

−5.24

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−12.46

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−131.09

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

80 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	800–850	813	236.84/cwt	226.00–241.50	1,926	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	328.74/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,423	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	394.42/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,238	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	251.79/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	259.23/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,358	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	308.87/cwt	292.50–327.50	1,164	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	337.84/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,118	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	148.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	356.48/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,700	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	258.45/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,866	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	266.35/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,670	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	397.03/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,525	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	329.08/cwt	311.00–344.00	1,721	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	307.05/cwt	296.00–327.00	1,769	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	403.37/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,674	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	426.38/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,607	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	249.38/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,638	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	231.66/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,703	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	289.68/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,498	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	242	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,608	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	879	171.49/cwt	165.00–182.50	1,507	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	393.83/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,115	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	263.85/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,538	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	304.66/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,462	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	268.51/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,812	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	449.94/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,494	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	256.82/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,582	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	346.43/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,289	110
Steers	Large 1	650–700	668	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,723	15
Steers	Large 1	600–650	626	282.09/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,766	12
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	683	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	580	256.06/cwt	249.00–262.50	1,485	26
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	606	252.25/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,529	8
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	405	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,347	3
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	7
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	710	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,654	12
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	596	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,669	5
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	649	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,655	27
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	375	368.76/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,383	13
Steers	Large 2	350–400	389	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,093	16
Steers	Large 1	250–300	280	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,246	2
Steers	Large 1	450–500	487	335.12/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,632	75
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	337	348.14/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,173	24
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	449	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,381	21
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	531	252.90/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,343	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	373	305.11/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,138	13
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	22
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	383	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,283	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,208	5
Steers	Large 1	700–750	708	252.44/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,787	27
Steers	Large 1	750–800	795	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,836	10
Steers	Large 1	400–450	429	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	45
Steers	Large 1	550–600	576	303.18/cwt	294.00–309.00	1,746	49
Steers	Large 1	500–550	514	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,568	44
Steers	Large 1	300–350	313	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,315	2
Steers	Large 1	350–400	391	422.86/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,653	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	284.49/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,644	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	282.04/cwt	276.00–291.00	1,746	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	451.53/cwt	425.00–462.50	1,264	113
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,636	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	298.93/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,611	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	300.33/cwt	297.50–302.00	1,294	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	216.02/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	967	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	275.86/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,288	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	367.45/cwt	361.00–375.00	1,602	11

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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,821Last week 3,754Year ago 2,641

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	425.00	425.00
113	250–300	280	425.00–462.50	451.53
68	300–350	332	420.00–470.00	449.94
249	350–400	377	410.00–450.00	426.38
269	400–450	415	392.50–415.00	403.37
105	450–500	477	340.00–385.00	356.48
227	500–550	523	311.00–344.00	329.08
171	550–600	576	296.00–327.00	307.05
169	600–650	619	276.00–291.00	282.04
90	650–700	675	261.00–276.00	268.51
93	700–750	722	251.00–265.00	258.45
6	750–800	792	230.00	230.00
30	800–850	813	226.00–241.50	236.84
3	850–900	885	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	384	390.00–405.00	397.03
11	400–450	436	361.00–375.00	367.45
3	450–500	477	331.00	331.00
27	500–550	539	291.00–305.00	298.93
67	550–600	578	271.00–289.00	284.49
74	600–650	627	261.00–271.00	266.35
9	650–700	691	246.00–254.00	251.79
5	700–750	727	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	768	202.00	202.00
2	800–850	848	218.00	218.00
2	900–950	903	197.00	197.00
3	950–1000	967	196.00	196.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	313	420.00	420.00
52	350–400	391	417.50–425.00	422.86
4	400–450	429	390.00	390.00
75	450–500	487	325.00–337.50	335.12
44	500–550	514	305.00	305.00
49	550–600	576	294.00–309.00	303.18
12	600–650	626	278.00–295.00	282.09
15	650–700	668	258.00	258.00
27	700–750	708	248.00–255.00	252.44
10	750–800	795	231.00	231.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	375	350.00–390.00	368.76
7	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
5	550–600	596	280.00	280.00
27	600–650	649	255.00	255.00
12	700–750	710	233.00	233.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	389	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	283	375.00–415.00	393.83
55	300–350	314	385.00–405.00	394.42
110	350–400	372	332.50–355.00	346.43
90	400–450	433	310.00–342.50	328.74
169	450–500	480	295.00–315.00	304.66
207	500–550	517	271.00–300.00	289.68
180	550–600	583	250.00–272.50	263.85
158	600–650	616	240.00–262.50	256.82
19	650–700	657	246.00–252.00	249.38
17	700–750	735	230.00–236.00	231.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	403	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	496	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	242	355.00	355.00
8	300–350	331	335.00–342.50	337.84
86	350–400	377	292.50–327.50	308.87
15	400–450	431	297.50–302.00	300.33
48	450–500	467	271.00–281.00	275.86
34	500–550	524	255.00–261.00	259.23
8	750–800	754	211.00–221.00	216.02
2	800–850	800	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	383	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	405	332.50	332.50
22	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
26	550–600	580	249.00–262.50	256.06
8	600–650	606	252.00–253.00	252.25
2	650–700	683	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	337	345.00–355.00	348.14
13	350–400	373	301.00–315.00	305.11
21	400–450	449	307.50	307.50
5	450–500	460	262.50	262.50
19	500–550	531	250.00–256.00	252.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	435.00	435.00
6	350–400	373	425.00	425.00
18	450–500	492	332.50	332.50

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	3	—	867	145.00–150.00	148.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	879	165.00–182.50	171.49

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