Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers under 550lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Steers over 550lbs sold mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Boner slaughter cows sold steady while lean cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday March 12, 2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.81/cwt on 222 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −86.64 against this barn's trailing median of $402.45.

Average price

$315.81

222 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$81.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.06

vs CO average

+10.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	326.85	1,792	152
Large 1	564	320.00	1,805	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	291.18	1,581	58
Large 1-2	584	245.00	1,431	4thin

One grade step is worth $81.85/cwt here — about $362 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

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 sale222 hd

315.81

—

CO average3 barns · 438 hd

318.87

−3.06

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

+10.79

This barn, trailing median12 sales

402.45

−86.64

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	—	Average	1,759	162.01	2,851	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,354	141.54	1,916	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,115	138.48	1,544	70

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	658	$1,510	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,412	$2,523	5

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 1Replacement	650–700	681	280.67/cwt	260.00–293.00	1,911	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	765	266.58/cwt	245.00–272.50	2,039	37
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	373	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Large 1Replacement	450–500	474	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,706	7
Heifers	Large 1Replacement	350–400	373	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	360.81/cwt	356.00–375.00	1,732	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	401.36/cwt	382.50–412.50	1,537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	635	304.59/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,934	97
Heifers	Large 1Replacement	700–750	728	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	718	279.57/cwt	255.00–291.00	2,007	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	253.02/cwt	248.00–264.00	2,057	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	323.42/cwt	309.00–334.00	2,025	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	373.86/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	267.39/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,888	46
Steers	Large 1	700–750	723	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	423.26/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	357.21/cwt	341.00–367.00	1,865	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	404.54/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,740	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	309.41/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	348.90/cwt	334.00–354.00	1,982	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	264.96/cwt	263.00–266.00	2,045	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,589	11
Heifers	Large 1	250–300	280	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	292.51/cwt	287.00–302.50	1,381	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	347.60/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	279.91/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,728	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	141.43/cwt	126.00–152.00	1,615	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	106.37/cwt	99.00–111.00	972	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	119.46/cwt	116.00–121.00	968	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	141.54/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,916	9
Bulls	—	—	1,300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,998	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	164.53/cwt	136.00–171.00	2,917	31
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	936	198.36/cwt	187.50–211.00	1,857	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	170.10/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,927	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	924	222.67/cwt	216.00–249.00	2,057	26
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	1,345.00/head	1,345.00–1,345.00	1,345	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	675	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,367	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	2,722.63/head	2,325.00–2,825.00	2,723	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	273.49/cwt	266.00–282.00	1,548	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	351.24/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	324.62/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,870	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	329.47/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,700	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	646	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	253.51/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,937	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	340.57/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,505	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	584	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	303.12/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,440	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	272.07/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	297.35/cwt	272.50–319.00	1,591	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	341.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,202	2
Heifers	Large 1Replacement	550–600	564	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,805	8

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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,189Last week 977Year ago 2,199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 124Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 128Year ago 167

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
97	600–650	635	300.00–320.00	304.59
64	650–700	681	260.00–293.00	280.67
43	700–750	718	255.00–291.00	279.57
37	750–800	765	245.00–272.50	266.58
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	335.00	335.00
4	550–600	584	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	365.00	365.00
7	450–500	474	360.00	360.00
8	550–600	564	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	728	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	417	381.00	381.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	250–300	280	950.00	950.00
4	600–650	646	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	472	287.00–302.50	292.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	368	340.00–345.00	341.53
15	450–500	475	295.00–320.00	303.12
43	500–550	535	272.50–319.00	297.35
15	550–600	566	266.00–282.00	273.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
27	400–450	442	335.00–345.00	340.57
6	450–500	479	350.00–352.50	351.24
70	500–550	516	320.00–341.00	329.47
82	550–600	576	315.00–333.00	324.62
5	650–700	660	266.00–281.00	272.07
2	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
8	750–800	764	253.00–255.00	253.51
2	800–850	805	245.00	245.00
2	900–950	925	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	383	382.50–412.50	401.36
6	400–450	433	371.00–380.00	373.86
38	450–500	480	356.00–375.00	360.81
4	500–550	520	317.50	317.50
9	550–600	581	305.00–315.00	309.41
9	600–650	625	293.00	293.00
2	700–750	718	248.00	248.00
4	750–800	773	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	349	405.00	405.00
8	350–400	364	420.00–432.50	423.26
27	400–450	430	400.00–415.00	404.54
7	450–500	454	385.00	385.00
40	500–550	522	341.00–367.00	357.21
64	550–600	568	334.00–354.00	348.90
37	600–650	626	309.00–334.00	323.42
46	700–750	706	265.00–267.50	267.39
56	750–800	772	263.00–266.00	264.96
29	800–850	813	248.00–264.00	253.02
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	723	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	459	340.00–355.00	347.60
3	550–600	562	307.50	307.50
5	600–650	632	272.50–285.00	279.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,142	126.00–152.00	141.43
4	—	914	99.00–111.00	106.37
3	—	810	116.00–121.00	119.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,354	139.00–150.00	141.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,800	111.00	111.00
31	—	1,773	136.00–171.00	164.53

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	8	—	936	187.50–211.00	198.36
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	202.50	202.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,133	162.50–175.00	170.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	924	216.00–249.00	222.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	145.00	145.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	625	1,345.00	1,345.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,520	2,325.00–2,825.00	2,722.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,725.00	1,725.00

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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