Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were good to very good. Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold sharply higher. Steers weighing 400-600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Steers weighing 600-750 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00 to sharply higher. Heifers weighing 600-700 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. The next feeder calf sale will be next Monday November 4, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.66/cwt on 1,886 head.

Average price

$287.66

1,886 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$41.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs CO average

−13.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	294.20	1,603	1,412
Large 1	591	277.08	1,638	48
Medium and Large 1-2	577	269.82	1,556	360
Medium and Large 2	561	253.24	1,422	34
Medium 2	589	252.50	1,487	32

One grade step is worth $41.70/cwt here — about $116 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,886 hd

287.66

—

CO average5 barns · 2,955 hd

289.55

−1.89

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−13.03

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

79 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	236.71/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,593	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	274.63/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,420	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	318.21/cwt	316.00–328.50	1,222	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	250.85/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,460	317
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	269.32/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,285	267
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,515	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	340.64/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,243	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	311	388.00/cwt	377.50–396.00	1,207	12
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	401	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,215	7
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	521	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,360	21
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	635	233.13/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,480	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	530	285.74/cwt	281.00–292.50	1,514	153
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,308	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	693	231.83/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,607	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	322.72/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,401	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	662	252.52/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,672	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	528	263.79/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,393	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	584	261.19/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,525	35
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	457	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	277.16/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,591	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	327.77/cwt	322.50–332.00	1,563	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	303.62/cwt	296.00–312.50	1,473	102
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	253.80/cwt	252.00–257.50	1,442	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	631	263.86/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,665	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,176	3
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	589	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,487	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	254.13/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,743	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,758	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	271.29/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,717	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	270.84/cwt	263.00–279.50	1,563	318
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	277.57/cwt	270.50–283.50	1,713	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	393.00/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	363.23/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,355	53
Steers	Large 1	600–650	649	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	298.64/cwt	294.00–309.00	1,556	388
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	349.79/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,515	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	264.16/cwt	252.00–267.50	1,902	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	440.74/cwt	435.00–447.50	1,274	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	401.86/cwt	392.00–406.00	1,447	31
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	438	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,441	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	351.86/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,147	84
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	497	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	255.76/cwt	251.00–261.50	1,363	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	313.39/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,338	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	240.87/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,486	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,560	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	289.22/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,365	246
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	498	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,183	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	278.68/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,218	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	595	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,351	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	231.35/cwt	227.50–232.00	1,434	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	237.02/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,368	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	538	245.43/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,320	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	245.53/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,166	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	303.02/cwt	292.50–307.00	1,194	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	401	379.02/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,324	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	366	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,501	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	482	277.53/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,338	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	584	241.06/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,408	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	297.23/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,287	68
Steers	Large 1	550–600	591	277.08/cwt	265.00–278.50	1,638	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	261.43/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,375	83
Steers	Large 1	450–500	472	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,510	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	447	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,377	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	304	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	1,356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	556	304.88/cwt	300.00–305.50	1,695	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	360.57/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,540	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	509	316.47/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,611	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,900	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	408.69/cwt	401.00–418.00	1,324	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	289.34/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,652	432
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	337.93/cwt	333.00–346.00	1,565	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	268.39/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,801	124
Steers	Large 1	650–700	672	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,740	36

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 Oct 28, 2024

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

Receipts 6,481Last week 2,925Year ago 4,927

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	300–350	326	347.50–375.00	351.86
106	350–400	384	316.00–328.50	318.21
229	400–450	427	306.00–315.00	313.39
246	450–500	472	284.00–294.00	289.22
222	500–550	517	267.00–279.00	274.63
317	550–600	582	245.00–258.00	250.85
209	600–650	617	235.00–245.00	240.87
83	650–700	673	236.00–240.00	236.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	350–400	394	292.50–307.00	303.02
64	400–450	437	271.00–284.00	278.68
267	450–500	477	265.00–276.00	269.32
247	500–550	533	251.00–261.50	255.76
35	550–600	577	234.00–240.00	237.02
2	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
23	650–700	684	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	311	377.50–396.00	388.00
34	350–400	365	335.00–347.00	340.64
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	401	303.00	303.00
21	500–550	521	261.00	261.00
55	600–650	635	229.00–246.00	233.13
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	497	241.00	241.00
12	550–600	595	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	498	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	256.00	256.00
17	450–500	475	244.00–247.00	245.53
27	500–550	536	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
68	400–450	433	289.00–300.00	297.23
42	450–500	482	271.00–281.00	277.53
83	500–550	526	258.00–263.00	261.43
32	550–600	584	241.00–242.00	241.06
40	600–650	620	227.50–232.00	231.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	538	243.00–247.00	245.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	459	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
153	500–550	530	281.00–292.50	285.74
177	550–600	574	271.00–284.00	277.16
84	600–650	631	259.00–267.00	263.86
27	650–700	662	250.00–258.00	252.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	400–450	434	317.00–335.00	322.72
102	450–500	485	296.00–312.50	303.62
5	500–550	523	250.00	250.00
29	550–600	568	252.00–257.50	253.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	528	262.00–265.00	263.79
35	550–600	584	261.00–262.00	261.19
24	650–700	693	231.00–236.00	231.83
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	457	296.00	296.00
32	550–600	589	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	412.50	412.50
5	300–350	339	385.00–395.00	393.00
53	350–400	373	360.00–370.00	363.23
19	400–450	433	340.00–352.50	349.79
46	450–500	477	322.50–332.00	327.77
2	500–550	548	273.00	273.00
318	550–600	577	263.00–279.50	270.84
110	600–650	633	260.00–285.00	271.29
13	650–700	686	244.00–257.00	254.13
21	700–750	703	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	750	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	250–300	289	435.00–447.50	440.74
13	300–350	324	401.00–418.00	408.69
31	350–400	360	392.00–406.00	401.86
47	400–450	427	360.00–370.00	360.57
241	450–500	463	333.00–346.00	337.93
388	500–550	521	294.00–309.00	298.64
432	550–600	571	283.00–295.00	289.34
259	600–650	617	270.50–283.50	277.57
124	650–700	671	262.00–271.00	268.39
204	700–750	720	252.00–267.50	264.16
20	750–800	751	253.00	253.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	472	320.00	320.00
48	550–600	591	265.00–278.50	277.08
10	600–650	649	259.00	259.00
36	650–700	672	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	438	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	304	446.00	446.00
72	350–400	366	410.00	410.00
5	400–450	401	375.00–385.00	379.02
163	500–550	509	315.00–317.00	316.47
99	550–600	556	300.00–305.50	304.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
39	400–450	447	308.00	308.00

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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