Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher across all weight classes with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with instances of sharply higher while feeder heifers over 550lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Breaker and boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold steady while lean cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cows sale will be next Wednesday April 16, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $356.96/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −98.85 against this barn's trailing median of $455.81.

Average price

$356.96

19 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$32.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

vs CO average

+2.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	362.02	2,020	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	585	330.00	1,931	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.02/cwt here — about $90 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

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.95, low $415.25, median $455.81 across 10 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 sale19 hd

356.96

—

CO average3 barns · 84 hd

352.82

+4.14

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+2.66

This barn, trailing median10 sales

455.81

−98.85

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	—	Low	1,673	168.00	2,811	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,630	152.45	2,485	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,379	145.83	2,011	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,084	139.40	1,512	43

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)	1,091	$2,857	26
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,197	$2,466	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,388	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,022	$2,308	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$2,292	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,144	$2,245	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,223	$2,157	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,216	$2,125	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$2,104	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,007	$1,894	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,260	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,777	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$2,405	17
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,168	$3,125	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,524	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,117	$2,447	13

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	2,598.67/head	2,525.00–2,725.00	2,599	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	2,186.26/head	2,075.00–2,275.00	2,186	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,209	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,840	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	2,523.25/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,523	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	271.26/cwt	271.00–274.00	2,018	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	331.37/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,736	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	256.83/cwt	252.00–260.00	2,127	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	250.87/cwt	249.00–252.50	2,185	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,166	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,214	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,430	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,441	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	299	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,346	5
Steers	Large 1	400–450	430	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,247	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,060	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,204	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,045	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,625	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	353.87/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,989	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	407.25/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,385	13
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	496	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,974	4
Bulls	Large 1	800–850	829	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,056	5
Bulls	Large 1	750–800	788	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,915	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	145.51/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,637	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	133.27/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,375	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	145.83/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,011	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,169	148.09/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,731	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,051	146.74/cwt	130.00–162.50	1,542	4
Bulls	—	—	1,370	133.72/cwt	116.00–146.00	1,832	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	119.19/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,150	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	152.45/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,485	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	176.31/cwt	171.00–190.00	3,288	16
Bulls	—	—	1,457	164.98/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,404	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,324	2,912.18/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,912	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,219	2,388.28/head	2,325.00–2,475.00	2,388	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	960	2,340.63/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,341	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	953	2,757.81/head	2,725.00–2,850.00	2,758	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	1,945.58/head	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,946	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,938.35/head	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,938	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	2,451.76/head	2,275.00–2,535.00	2,452	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	1,949.52/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,950	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,128	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	2,407.23/head	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,407	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	690	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	2,352.97/head	2,010.00–2,475.00	2,353	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,247	2,167.85/head	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,168	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,777.15/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,777	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	157.33/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,586	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	939	212.17/cwt	211.00–212.50	1,992	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,353.61/head	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,354	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	2,637.77/head	2,425.00–2,825.00	2,638	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,026.86/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,027	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	183.26/cwt	172.50–186.00	2,018	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,046	204.21/cwt	190.00–207.50	2,136	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,072	2,841.75/head	2,510.00–2,935.00	2,842	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,981.58/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,982	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	2,627.19/head	2,425.00–2,725.00	2,627	9

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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 662Year ago 879

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 120Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 301Last week 45Year ago 487

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	946	2,525.00–2,725.00	2,598.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	897	2,075.00–2,275.00	2,186.26
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	710	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	842	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,840	3,125.00	3,125.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,178	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,523.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,324	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,912.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	960	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,340.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,168	3,125.00	3,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	953	2,725.00–2,850.00	2,757.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	882	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,181	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,945.58
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,156	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,938.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	923	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,949.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,060	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,777.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	930	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,353.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,026.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,063	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,981.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,209	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,219	2,325.00–2,475.00	2,388.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,273	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,062	2,275.00–2,535.00	2,451.76
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,323	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,407.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,152	2,010.00–2,475.00	2,352.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,247	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,167.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,113	2,425.00–2,825.00	2,637.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,072	2,510.00–2,935.00	2,841.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,241	2,425.00–2,725.00	2,627.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,128	3,025.00	3,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,008	151.00–164.00	157.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	939	211.00–212.50	212.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,101	172.50–186.00	183.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,046	190.00–207.50	204.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	670	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	299	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	346	415.00	415.00
9	350–400	378	430.00	430.00
6	400–450	431	401.00	401.00
2	450–500	458	395.00	395.00
9	550–600	562	352.50–357.50	353.87
11	650–700	664	308.00	308.00
44	700–750	744	271.00–274.00	271.26
19	850–900	870	249.00	249.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	402.50	402.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	553	372.50	372.50
6	650–700	663	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	279	435.00	435.00
13	300–350	340	402.50–415.00	407.25
10	350–400	361	396.00	396.00
4	450–500	498	342.50	342.50
15	500–550	524	327.50–342.50	331.37
6	700–750	738	263.00	263.00
3	750–800	787	262.00	262.00
13	800–850	828	252.00–260.00	256.83
7	850–900	871	249.00–252.50	250.87
9	900–950	921	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	392	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	496	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	347.50	347.50
5	800–850	829	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	788	243.00	243.00
5	800–850	829	236.00	236.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,125	140.00–151.00	145.51
7	—	1,032	130.00–139.00	133.27
8	—	965	111.00–126.00	119.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,379	140.00–151.00	145.83
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,169	141.00–156.00	148.09
4	—	1,051	130.00–162.50	146.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	151.00–154.00	152.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	116.00–146.00	133.72
16	—	1,865	171.00–190.00	176.31
10	—	1,457	155.00–170.00	164.98

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle