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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Mon, Nov 18

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1902

← Nov 4Nov 18Oct 20 →

Receipts

4,009 head

▲ 297 vs last sale 3,712▼ 472 vs year ago 4,481 · −10.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers between 450 and 650 sold sharply higher. There were no comparable trades available for any other feeder steer weights. Feeder heifers between 350 and 700 sold 11.00 to 12.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. These trends are from last Tuesday as there was no sale last Monday. The next feeder calf sale will be next Monday November 26, 2024.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.07/cwt on 762 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −130.97 against this barn's trailing median of $437.04.

Average price

$306.07

762 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$43.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.86

vs CO average

−3.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	311.29	1,697	606
Large 1	550	291.57	1,603	44
Large 1-2	521	286.74	1,494	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	283.82	1,603	102
Medium and Large 2	503	268.00	1,348	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.29/cwt here — about $349 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale762 hd

306.07

—

CO average4 barns · 1,126 hd

302.21

+3.86

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−3.19

This barn, trailing median2 sales

437.04

−130.97

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

64 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	243	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	929	4
Steers	300–350	Large 1-2Unweaned	310	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,194	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	476.15/cwt	461.00–495.00	1,571	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	420.78/cwt	412.50–430.00	1,628	38
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	399.70/cwt	390.00–408.00	1,551	39
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	402.74/cwt	395.00–413.00	1,675	81
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	332.22/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,445	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	373.95/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,630	26
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	447	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,453	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	341.49/cwt	332.50–357.00	1,619	87
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	323.63/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,544	55
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	305.23/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,486	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	503	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,348	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	320.95/cwt	308.00–332.00	1,666	294
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	521	286.74/cwt	279.00–292.50	1,494	7
Steers	500–550	Large 1	534	308.52/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,647	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	300.51/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,620	39
Steers	550–600	Large 1	567	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,548	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	302.18/cwt	286.00–323.00	1,722	312
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	273.48/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,589	63
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	285.71/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,774	440
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	262.52/cwt	243.00–271.00	1,646	44
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	630	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,531	2
Steers	600–650	Large 1	644	271.25/cwt	271.25–271.25	1,747	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,441	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	246.30/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,655	69
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	268.57/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,845	221
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	270.89/cwt	251.00–277.75	1,921	149
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	242.22/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,751	52
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	735	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,713	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	236.77/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,811	27
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,971	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	267	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	874	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	270	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,147	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	383.91/cwt	375.00–389.00	1,301	16
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	360	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,287	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	304.99/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,141	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	363.19/cwt	338.00–387.50	1,362	62
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	413	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,161	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,265	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	321.34/cwt	305.00–347.50	1,369	167
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	279.85/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,312	7
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	476	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,266	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	297.65/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,423	267
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	502	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,411	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	277.85/cwt	269.00–287.00	1,431	140
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	257.35/cwt	233.00–264.00	1,359	165
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	533	244.38/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,303	9
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	557	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,259	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	564	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,585	57
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	255.51/cwt	241.00–266.00	1,456	352
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	237.49/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,373	8
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	611	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,521	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	235.90/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,470	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	250.16/cwt	243.00–253.50	1,584	263
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	234.70/cwt	223.00–245.00	1,561	81
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	675	225.05/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,519	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	226.62/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,591	8
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	729	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,691	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,747	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,138	7

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 →

Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Mon Nov 18, 2024

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

Receipts 4,009Last week 3,712Year ago 4,481

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	281	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	357.50	357.50
9	500–550	502	281.00	281.00
27	600–650	611	249.00	249.00
17	650–700	675	224.00–226.00	225.05
6	700–750	729	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
16	300–350	339	375.00–389.00	383.91
62	350–400	375	338.00–387.50	363.19
167	400–450	426	305.00–347.50	321.34
267	450–500	478	287.50–317.50	297.65
140	500–550	515	269.00–287.00	277.85
352	550–600	570	241.00–266.00	255.51
263	600–650	633	243.00–253.50	250.16
81	650–700	665	223.00–245.00	234.70
8	700–750	702	221.00–230.00	226.62
3	800–850	828	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
6	200–250	200	625.00	625.00
4	250–300	270	675.00	675.00
4	400–450	413	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	267	327.50	327.50
2	300–350	335	342.50	342.50
16	350–400	374	290.00–310.00	304.99
4	400–450	423	299.00	299.00
7	450–500	469	279.00–281.00	279.85
165	500–550	528	233.00–264.00	257.35
8	550–600	578	236.00–238.00	237.49
45	600–650	623	234.00–238.00	235.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	476	266.00	266.00
9	500–550	533	241.00–256.00	244.38
2	550–600	557	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	550–600	564	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	435	322.50–340.00	332.22
10	450–500	487	300.00–307.50	305.23
4	650–700	652	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	350–400	388	390.00–408.00	399.70
26	400–450	436	367.50–377.50	373.95
55	450–500	477	315.00–328.00	323.63
39	500–550	539	292.50–305.00	300.51
63	550–600	581	265.00–284.00	273.48
44	600–650	627	243.00–271.00	262.52
69	650–700	672	237.00–255.00	246.30
52	700–750	723	238.00–247.50	242.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	447	325.00	325.00
7	500–550	521	279.00–292.50	286.74
2	600–650	630	243.00	243.00
4	700–750	735	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	330	461.00–495.00	476.15
38	350–400	387	412.50–430.00	420.78
81	400–450	416	395.00–413.00	402.74
87	450–500	474	332.50–357.00	341.49
294	500–550	519	308.00–332.00	320.95
312	550–600	570	286.00–323.00	302.18
440	600–650	621	275.00–302.00	285.71
221	650–700	687	261.00–276.00	268.57
149	700–750	709	251.00–277.75	270.89
27	750–800	765	231.00–246.00	236.77
5	800–850	846	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	243	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	534	305.00–317.00	308.52
21	550–600	567	273.00	273.00
28	600–650	644	271.25	271.25

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.