Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Breaker and boner slaughter cows sold steady to higher. Lean cows of average dressing sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday March 5, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $343.22/cwt on 154 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −99.76 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$343.22

154 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$42.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.24

vs CO average

−5.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	346.52	1,921	136
Large 1	503	345.00	1,735	4thin
Large 1-2	541	320.00	1,731	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	303.75	1,683	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.77/cwt here — about $238 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 sale154 hd

343.22

—

CO average3 barns · 353 hd

347.47

−4.24

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−5.02

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−99.76

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	1,716	166.51	2,857	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,541	149.13	2,298	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,367	145.36	1,987	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,900	142.00	2,698	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,052	134.69	1,417	74

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,275	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$1,910	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,751	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,664	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	900	$1,450	3thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	Large 1	300–350	338	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	302.02/cwt	294.00–339.00	1,694	29
Steers	Large 1	450–500	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	4
Steers	Large 1	500–550	503	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	4
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	427	333.67/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,425	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	359.13/cwt	345.00–368.00	1,896	51
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	356	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,282	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	266.61/cwt	265.00–267.00	2,074	21
Steers	Large 1	650–700	683	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	277.77/cwt	267.00–287.50	1,600	37
Steers	Large 1	700–750	715	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,959	3
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	541	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	432.21/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,422	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	439.54/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,666	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	293.37/cwt	277.00–318.00	1,986	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	3
Steers	Large 1	800–850	813	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,854	4
Steers	Large 1	300–350	321	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	377.65/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,741	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	395.93/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,877	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	432.23/cwt	410.00–442.50	1,811	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	338.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,932	85
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	458	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	311.44/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,937	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,127	204.96/cwt	201.00–207.00	2,310	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	3
Steers	Large 1	400–450	421	429.91/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,810	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	433.03/cwt	432.50–435.00	1,238	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	269.35/cwt	266.00–277.00	1,961	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	312.68/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,582	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,874	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	146.83/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,998	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,900	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,698	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	149.13/cwt	141.00–151.00	2,298	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,723	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	636	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	96.02/cwt	91.00–102.50	759	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	141.88/cwt	127.00–156.00	1,554	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	117.97/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,083	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,047	129.05/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,351	8
Bulls	—	—	1,716	166.51/cwt	141.00–181.00	2,857	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	993	191.10/cwt	172.50–209.00	1,898	35
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	154.75/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,653	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	966	139.44/cwt	116.00–149.00	1,347	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	951	217.95/cwt	213.00–232.50	2,073	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,663.94/head	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,664	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	1,751.04/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,751	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	395.83/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,540	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	355.24/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,680	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	244.36/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,811	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	260.07/cwt	251.00–267.50	1,729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,232	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	364.12/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,053	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	274.96/cwt	262.00–284.00	1,719	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	407.16/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,079	13
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	473	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,036	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,185	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	354.81/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,529	43
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	684	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,785	9
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	628	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	352	482.49/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	332.57/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,733	57
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 977Last week 1,508Year ago 1,018

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 108Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 128Last week 63Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	375.00	375.00
8	350–400	356	360.00	360.00
17	400–450	427	322.50–345.00	333.67
2	450–500	473	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	628	265.00	265.00
9	650–700	684	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	750.00	750.00
13	250–300	265	395.00–415.00	407.16
10	300–350	307	386.00	386.00
16	350–400	389	380.00–400.00	395.83
43	400–450	431	335.00–365.00	354.81
22	450–500	473	352.50–360.00	355.24
57	500–550	521	325.00–345.00	332.57
29	550–600	561	294.00–339.00	302.02
54	600–650	625	262.00–284.00	274.96
9	650–700	665	251.00–267.50	260.07
16	700–750	741	244.00–247.00	244.36
8	800–850	838	245.00	245.00
10	850–900	859	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	369	355.00–370.00	364.12
7	450–500	491	315.00	315.00
13	500–550	506	310.00–315.00	312.68
37	550–600	576	267.00–287.50	277.77
2	850–900	895	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	391	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	295.00	295.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	405.00	405.00
14	400–450	421	400.00–440.00	429.91
2	450–500	455	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	503	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	683	262.50	262.50
3	700–750	715	274.00	274.00
4	800–850	813	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
4	200–250	235	1,000.00	1,000.00
9	250–300	286	432.50–435.00	433.03
7	300–350	329	415.00–445.00	432.21
16	350–400	379	430.00–450.00	439.54
25	400–450	419	410.00–442.50	432.23
33	450–500	474	390.00–400.00	395.93
51	500–550	528	345.00–368.00	359.13
85	550–600	570	330.00–350.00	338.95
14	600–650	622	305.00–314.00	311.44
73	650–700	677	277.00–318.00	293.37
22	700–750	728	266.00–277.00	269.35
21	750–800	778	265.00–267.00	266.61
3	850–900	865	220.00	220.00
3	900–950	902	228.00	228.00
4	950–1000	969	238.00	238.00
9	1100–1150	1,127	201.00–207.00	204.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
16	450–500	461	370.00–380.00	377.65
4	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	593	287.50	287.50
7	600–650	614	292.50	292.50
3	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	541	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	352	480.00–485.00	482.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	509	362.50	362.50
2	550–600	568	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	628	287.50	287.50
4	850–900	893	231.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,361	141.00–151.00	146.83
1	—	1,485	116.00	116.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	142.00	142.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,541	141.00–151.00	149.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	81.00	81.00
7	—	790	91.00–102.50	96.02
56	—	1,095	127.00–156.00	141.88
2	—	918	117.00–119.00	117.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,047	126.00–134.00	129.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,716	141.00–181.00	166.51

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	35	—	993	172.50–209.00	191.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,068	150.00–161.00	154.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	966	116.00–149.00	139.44
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	951	213.00–232.50	217.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,120	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,070	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,663.94
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,910.00	1,910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,017	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,751.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle