Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers under 450lbs sold mostly 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers over 450lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on a light test across all weight classes. Breaker cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Boner cows sold 2.00 higher and lean cows sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too light for an accurate test. The next feeder calf and replacement cow sale will be next Wednesday February 19, 2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.84/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −123.61 against this barn's trailing median of $402.45.

Average price

$278.84

42 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$28.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.15

vs CO average

−18.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	285.99	1,541	29
Medium and Large 1	576	266.27	1,534	8thin
Large 1-2	514	257.50	1,324	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.49/cwt here — about $218 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

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 sale42 hd

278.84

—

CO average4 barns · 794 hd

311.99

−33.15

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−18.16

This barn, trailing median12 sales

402.45

−123.61

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	1,396	146.71	2,048	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,392	144.11	2,006	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,067	129.44	1,382	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	111.00	1,748	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,122	$1,789	9

Every lot, as filed

67 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	250–300	250	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,971	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,456	3
Steers	Large 2	450–500	496	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,166	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	285.99/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,541	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	301.05/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,460	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	408.33/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,597	6
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	557	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	291.72/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,847	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,233	4
Steers	Large 1	450–500	466	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	345.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	274.90/cwt	271.50–276.00	1,889	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,627	2
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	429	376.68/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,963	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	417.08/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,785	14
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	514	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	380.32/cwt	380.00–381.00	1,628	6
Steers	Large 2	350–400	371	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	389.03/cwt	380.00–393.00	1,529	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,208	4
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	353	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	350.17/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,338	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	312.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,641	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,548	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	144.11/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,006	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	98.05/cwt	91.00–103.00	908	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,071	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,748	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,244	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,567	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	138.20/cwt	126.00–146.00	1,497	26
Bulls	—	—	1,615	157.18/cwt	140.00–176.00	2,538	9
Bulls	—	—	1,068	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,399	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	137.68/cwt	117.50–146.00	1,274	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	749	220.63/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,653	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,139	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	195.95/cwt	181.00–211.00	1,940	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,519	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	370.81/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,376	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	386.72/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,176	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,040	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	514	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,324	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	251	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	658	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	234.61/cwt	233.00–237.50	1,842	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	266.27/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	267.20/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,782	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	367.65/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,611	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	317	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	951	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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Feb 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 1,561Year ago 1,294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 201Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 49Year ago 119

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	190	825.00	825.00
21	200–250	224	825.00	825.00
4	250–300	250	375.00	375.00
31	300–350	304	380.00–387.50	386.72
18	350–400	371	370.00–375.00	370.81
8	400–450	412	360.00–375.00	367.65
8	550–600	576	265.00–267.50	266.27
7	600–650	601	268.00	268.00
54	650–700	667	255.00–272.00	267.20
8	750–800	785	233.00–237.50	234.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	350–400	382	347.50–360.00	350.17
20	450–500	485	292.00–305.00	301.05
29	500–550	539	270.00–293.00	285.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	408	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	455	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	514	257.50	257.50
3	650–700	658	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	200–250	213	775.00	775.00
4	250–300	274	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	348	435.00	435.00
6	350–400	391	405.00–415.00	408.33
14	400–450	428	415.00–425.00	417.08
5	450–500	483	340.00–350.00	345.96
10	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
9	550–600	557	352.50	352.50
7	600–650	633	285.00–309.00	291.72
29	650–700	687	271.50–276.00	274.90
6	750–800	767	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	352.50	352.50
2	500–550	540	302.50	302.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	325.00	325.00
8	450–500	496	235.00	235.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	380.00	380.00
10	400–450	429	365.00–385.00	376.68
4	500–550	514	317.00	317.00
3	550–600	557	307.50	307.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	466	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	415.00	415.00
13	350–400	393	380.00–393.00	389.03
6	400–450	428	380.00–381.00	380.32
2	450–500	493	330.00	330.00
5	500–550	524	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	730	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	251	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	488	340.00	340.00
4	1000–1050	1,011	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	394	393.00	393.00
8	500–550	525	310.00–320.00	312.49
4	550–600	560	271.00	271.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,392	140.00–147.00	144.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	81.00	81.00
5	—	926	91.00–103.00	98.05
1	—	885	121.00	121.00
26	—	1,083	126.00–146.00	138.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	111.00	111.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,244	126.00	126.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,615	140.00–176.00	157.18
6	—	1,068	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	925	117.50–146.00	137.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	749	220.00–221.00	220.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	990	181.00–211.00	195.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	166.00	166.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,139	1,860.00	1,860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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