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

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.07/cwt on 762 head.

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

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.

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

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
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
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
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
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
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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	550–600	564	281.00	281.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	385.00	385.00
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
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
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
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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	243	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	268.00	268.00
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.

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