Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold under 500lbs sold mostly sharply higher. Steers over 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows sold steady. Lean cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday February 26, 2025

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $334.34/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −108.64 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$334.34

74 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

per head · Large 1 over Large 1-2

$72.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs CO average

−6.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	532	350.43	1,863	16thin
Medium and Large 1	530	348.10	1,844	33
Medium and Large 1-2	589	312.98	1,843	20
Large 1-2	529	277.50	1,468	5thin

One grade step is worth $72.93/cwt here — about $395 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale74 hd

334.34

—

CO average2 barns · 214 hd

338.08

−3.73

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

−6.87

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−108.64

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	1,413	158.82	2,244	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,379	135.70	1,871	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	122.76	1,271	72

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,483	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,483	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,428	$1,985	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,019	$1,676	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	837	$1,500	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	727	$1,125	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$2,242	7

Every lot, as filed

88 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	Large 1	250–300	293	413.44/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,211	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	338.71/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,883	6
Steers	Large 1	650–700	673	270.34/cwt	257.00–286.00	1,819	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	429.99/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,264	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	631	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,716	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	313.32/cwt	302.50–314.00	1,974	49
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	529	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	312.98/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,843	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	619	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,716	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	261.28/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,889	117
Steers	Large 1	500–550	535	333.26/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,182	24
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	776	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,814	73
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	555	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	341.71/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,459	27
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	691	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,631	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	249.23/cwt	247.00–251.00	1,386	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	763	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	259.39/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,995	210
Steers	Large 1	450–500	492	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,870	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	389.78/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,844	63
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	328	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,279	2
Steers	Large 1	700–750	721	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,903	20
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	527	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	279.03/cwt	266.00–286.00	1,864	9
Steers	Large 1	750–800	793	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	284.03/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,795	25
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	701	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,168	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	350.19/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,835	27
Steers	Large 1	800–850	814	240.72/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,959	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	6
Steers	Large 1	600–650	615	286.09/cwt	281.00–287.50	1,759	34
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	695	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,954	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,105	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,900	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,806	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	97.46/cwt	93.00–106.00	830	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	140.54/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,606	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	135.70/cwt	126.00–146.00	1,871	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	114.44/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,301	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	70.29/cwt	61.00–81.00	557	3
Bulls	—	—	1,413	158.82/cwt	140.00–183.00	2,244	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	981	191.71/cwt	188.00–201.00	1,881	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	898	221.37/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,988	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	785	2,241.86/head	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,242	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,483	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,760.13/head	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,760	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,276	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,483	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,219	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,428	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	337.94/cwt	322.00–350.00	1,825	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	676	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	243.48/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,531	18
Bulls	Large 1	850–900	888	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,954	7
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,979	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	250.83/cwt	231.00–259.00	1,791	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,741	7
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	505	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,806	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,697	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	527	270.78/cwt	249.00–287.00	1,427	29
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	723	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	434	340.16/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,476	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	277.98/cwt	268.00–297.00	1,443	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	230.97/cwt	224.00–246.00	1,575	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	928	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,508Last week 633Year ago 2,901

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 67Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 55Year ago 161

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	293	400.00–420.00	413.44
12	450–500	492	380.00	380.00
9	500–550	535	330.00–336.00	333.26
34	600–650	615	281.00–287.50	286.09
16	650–700	673	257.00–286.00	270.34
20	700–750	721	264.00	264.00
2	750–800	793	254.00	254.00
105	800–850	814	239.00–241.00	240.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	1,060.00	1,060.00
12	250–300	294	420.00–435.00	429.99
6	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
63	450–500	473	385.00–392.00	389.78
27	500–550	524	340.00–360.00	350.19
6	550–600	556	332.50–345.00	338.71
49	600–650	630	302.50–314.00	313.32
9	650–700	668	266.00–286.00	279.03
117	700–750	723	255.00–268.00	261.28
210	750–800	769	251.00–262.00	259.39
6	1000–1050	1,018	213.00	213.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	390.00	390.00
5	500–550	529	277.50	277.50
3	700–750	701	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	444	385.00	385.00
20	550–600	589	300.00–317.50	312.98
25	600–650	632	270.00–286.00	284.03
4	650–700	656	255.00	255.00
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	527	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	527	249.00–287.00	270.78
2	550–600	555	231.00	231.00
6	600–650	619	226.00	226.00
6	650–700	676	201.00	201.00
2	750–800	763	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	434	330.00–350.00	340.16
6	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	505	297.50	297.50
3	550–600	555	267.50	267.50
12	600–650	631	272.00	272.00
33	650–700	691	236.00	236.00
2	700–750	723	236.00	236.00
73	750–800	776	233.75	233.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	200	800.00	800.00
6	200–250	235	395.00	395.00
24	300–350	303	390.00	390.00
27	400–450	427	330.00–352.50	341.71
7	450–500	456	350.00	350.00
23	500–550	516	332.50	332.50
6	600–650	631	269.00	269.00
7	650–700	691	252.00	252.00
121	700–750	714	231.00–259.00	250.83
28	750–800	762	237.00	237.00
13	850–900	864	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	355.00	355.00
22	500–550	519	268.00–297.00	277.98
9	550–600	556	247.00–251.00	249.23
18	600–650	629	241.00–251.00	243.48
18	650–700	682	224.00–246.00	230.97
4	700–750	723	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	695	226.00	226.00
7	850–900	888	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	478	390.00	390.00
14	500–550	540	322.00–350.00	337.94
4	700–750	700	258.00	258.00
8	800–850	819	232.00	232.00
7	850–900	888	220.00	220.00
2	1100–1150	1,105	199.00	199.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	852	93.00–106.00	97.46
43	—	1,143	125.00–149.00	140.54
3	—	1,137	111.00–122.00	114.44
3	—	793	61.00–81.00	70.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,379	126.00–146.00	135.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,413	140.00–183.00	158.82

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	13	—	981	188.00–201.00	191.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	898	214.00–229.00	221.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	151.00	151.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	110.00	110.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,483	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	975	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,760.13
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,483	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,219	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,428	1,985.00	1,985.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	684	1,210.00	1,210.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	785	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,241.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	680	975.00	975.00

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

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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