Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower across all weight classes. Breaker and boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold steady while lean cows sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday April 9, 2025 in conjunction with the bred cow sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.43/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −96.03 against this barn's trailing median of $402.45.

Average price

$306.43

39 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

per head · Large 1 over Large 1-2

$40.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.32

vs CO average

−14.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	543	332.50	1,805	4thin
Medium and Large 1	559	319.27	1,784	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	294.31	1,651	20
Large 1-2	528	292.00	1,542	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.50/cwt here — about $264 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale39 hd

306.43

—

CO average3 barns · 592 hd

337.75

−31.32

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−14.95

This barn, trailing median12 sales

402.45

−96.03

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	1,739	170.76	2,970	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	149.15	2,345	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,410	145.96	2,058	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,863	143.41	2,672	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	137.44	1,455	61

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,520	$2,266	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,552	$2,262	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	600–650	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	1,116.97/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	393.30/cwt	391.00–402.50	1,377	10
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	661	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	335.51/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,315	2
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	348	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	363.83/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	384.37/cwt	372.50–400.00	1,480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,856	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	366	343.54/cwt	321.00–365.00	1,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	260.18/cwt	258.00–263.00	2,141	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	423.25/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,617	17
Steers	Large 1	450–500	497	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,889	8
Steers	Large 1	850–900	885	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	380.23/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,567	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,963	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	383.58/cwt	373.50–392.50	1,649	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	377.81/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,942	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	297.58/cwt	289.00–300.00	2,006	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	316.30/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,958	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,975	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,761	4
Bulls	Large 1	350–400	361	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,200	4
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	443	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,009	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,548	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	147.91/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,094	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,835	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	116.17/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,106	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	150.48/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,367	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,863	143.41/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,672	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,203	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	135.81/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,304	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	147.20/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,628	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	86.52/cwt	71.00–102.00	799	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,100	134.25/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,477	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	178.06/cwt	174.00–186.00	3,362	11
Bulls	—	—	1,330	150.68/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,004	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	194.15/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,870	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	885	223.97/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,982	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	205.25/cwt	201.00–215.00	2,001	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,062	161.69/cwt	132.00–181.00	1,717	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,552	2,262.41/head	2,100.00–2,425.00	2,262	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	2,265.71/head	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,897	10
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	543	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,974	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	1,029.92/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,030	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	528	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	292.86/cwt	257.50–302.50	1,663	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	1,387.20/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,822	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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 4,788Year ago 710

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 174Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 83Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	371.00	371.00
4	500–550	543	332.50	332.50
2	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
4	650–700	661	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	407	365.00	365.00
12	450–500	475	330.00–345.00	335.51
3	500–550	522	302.50	302.50
17	550–600	568	257.50–302.50	292.86
3	650–700	665	227.50	227.50
3	700–750	730	252.50	252.50
2	800–850	840	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	300–350	329	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,116.97
2	300–350	335	392.50	392.50
10	350–400	350	391.00–402.50	393.30
7	350–400	381	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,029.92
33	400–450	412	375.00–395.00	380.23
4	400–450	410	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,387.20
5	500–550	515	332.50	332.50
8	550–600	586	311.00	311.00
9	650–700	677	290.00	290.00
10	700–750	700	271.00	271.00
6	750–800	752	262.50	262.50
9	800–850	823	258.00–263.00	260.18
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	366	321.00–365.00	343.54
2	500–550	528	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	385	372.50–400.00	384.37
10	400–450	430	373.50–392.50	383.58
11	450–500	470	340.00–372.50	363.83
7	500–550	501	347.50	347.50
4	550–600	580	317.50–322.50	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
4	300–350	318	490.00	490.00
17	350–400	382	415.00–430.00	423.25
2	350–400	380	1,375.00	1,375.00
5	450–500	499	397.50	397.50
24	500–550	514	365.00–382.50	377.81
4	600–650	603	327.50	327.50
9	650–700	674	289.00–300.00	297.58
6	750–800	763	271.00	271.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	497	380.00	380.00
2	850–900	885	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	1,000.00	1,000.00
2	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	496	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	503	875.00	875.00
10	600–650	619	307.50–330.00	316.30
6	750–800	793	249.00	249.00
2	900–950	913	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	332.50	332.50
2	400–450	443	302.50	302.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	113.00	113.00
21	—	1,416	146.00–151.00	147.91
1	—	1,330	138.00	138.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	952	111.00–126.00	116.17
7	—	960	131.00–140.00	135.81
41	—	1,106	141.00–156.00	147.20
5	—	923	71.00–102.00	86.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,573	146.00–153.00	150.48
2	—	1,568	140.00–141.00	140.51
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,863	141.00–146.00	143.41
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	131.00–138.00	134.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,888	174.00–186.00	178.06
4	—	1,330	150.00–151.00	150.68

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	13	—	963	187.50–197.50	194.15
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	885	222.50–227.50	223.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	975	201.00–215.00	205.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,062	132.00–181.00	161.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,552	2,100.00–2,425.00	2,262.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,520	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,265.71

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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