Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 550lbs sold 2.00 to 14.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Steers over 550lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Heifers 400 to 650lbs sold 1.00 to 14.00 lower while heifers over 650lbs sold unevenly steady. Slaughter lean cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday March 6, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $289.32/cwt on 1,229 head.

Average price

$289.32

1,229 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$115

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

$43.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.57

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	477	299.60	1,429	103
Medium and Large 1	562	290.87	1,633	1,044
Medium and Large 2	501	260.77	1,306	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	603	255.93	1,544	69

One grade step is worth $43.67/cwt here — about −$115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,229 hd

289.32

—

CO average3 barns · 2,467 hd

272.75

+16.57

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	—	Average	1,603	122.44	1,962	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	114.07	1,765	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	109.74	1,480	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	98.66	1,105	51

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,198	$1,854	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,483	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,227	$1,285	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,179	$1,241	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	892	$1,609	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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 1Fancy	—	454	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,339	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	286.59/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,616	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	324	412.26/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,336	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	280	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	277.30/cwt	272.00–282.50	1,594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	363	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,479	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	481	313.65/cwt	311.00–316.00	1,509	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	287.61/cwt	287.00–288.00	1,786	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	233.99/cwt	231.00–242.50	1,795	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	365.78/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,580	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	232.89/cwt	231.00–235.50	1,879	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	413.92/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,407	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,612	3
Steers	Large 1Fancy	—	387	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	271.40/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,780	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	225.02/cwt	223.00–225.25	1,973	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	389.97/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	760	234.08/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,779	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	256.59/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,696	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	404.86/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,457	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	246.07/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,656	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	251.99/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	311.66/cwt	311.00–312.00	1,599	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	424	341.73/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,449	22
Heifers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	447	317.88/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,421	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	706	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,799	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	361.55/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,699	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,049	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,947	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	284	432.29/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,228	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	700	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,824	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	253.75/cwt	252.50–254.00	1,758	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	331.99/cwt	331.00–335.00	1,776	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	271.81/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,748	20
Steers	Large 1	—	549	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	253.10/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,873	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	315.49/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,811	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	248.78/cwt	247.00–250.50	1,891	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	433	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	299.76/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,751	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	473	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,833	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	796	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	427	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,527	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	600	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,704	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	273	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,147	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	115.65/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,789	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,310	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,233	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	88.49/cwt	83.00–91.00	924	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	612	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	96.75/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,077	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,347	110.54/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,489	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,177	106.32/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,251	24
Bulls	—	—	1,682	103.04/cwt	96.50–108.00	1,733	3
Bulls	—	—	1,581	127.73/cwt	116.00–137.00	2,019	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	145.31/cwt	132.50–159.00	1,412	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	942	181.49/cwt	167.50–197.50	1,710	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	126.94/cwt	122.50–132.50	1,324	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	827	212.47/cwt	204.00–230.00	1,757	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	1,501.27/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,501	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	1,853.55/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,854	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,319	1,559.44/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,559	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,240.98/head	1,210.00–1,350.00	1,241	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	633	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,570	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	383	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,206	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	248.11/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,546	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	217.18/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,694	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	323.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,425	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	268.22/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,566	62
Heifers	Large 1	—	567	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,514	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	234.05/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,699	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	472	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,548	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	304.00/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,453	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	386.37/cwt	381.00–395.00	1,460	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	259.24/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,662	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,294	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	302.09/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,604	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,368	2

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 (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Feb 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,408Last week 2,736Year ago 1,397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 132Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 55Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	454	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	564	284.00–288.00	286.59
5	—	608	266.00	266.00
39	—	661	251.00–258.00	256.59
6	—	335	395.00	395.00
34	—	513	311.00–312.00	311.66
22	—	424	340.00–345.00	341.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	324	402.50–420.00	412.26
5	—	280	422.50	422.50
10	—	363	407.50	407.50
84	—	472	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	481	311.00–316.00	313.65
23	—	760	228.00–235.00	234.08
7	—	706	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	233.00	233.00
6	—	845	204.00	204.00
6	—	587	246.00–255.00	251.99
38	—	623	242.50–250.00	248.11
2	—	405	301.00	301.00
7	—	547	272.00	272.00
5	—	392	330.00	330.00
2	—	340	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	673	236.00–248.00	246.07
26	—	829	217.00	217.00
13	—	780	215.00–221.00	217.18
101	—	440	320.00–330.00	323.88
62	—	584	260.00–273.00	268.22
38	—	726	225.00–236.00	234.05
40	—	478	290.00–307.50	304.00
32	—	378	381.00–395.00	386.37
10	—	862	210.00	210.00
2	—	333	360.00	360.00
144	—	641	253.00–261.00	259.24
130	—	531	290.00–305.00	302.09
Heifers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	447	316.00–318.00	317.88
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	633	248.00	248.00
11	—	383	315.00	315.00
15	—	567	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	406	286.00	286.00
6	—	576	234.00	234.00
2	—	390	305.00	305.00
2	—	528	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	272.00–282.50	277.30
8	—	502	315.00	315.00
4	—	716	229.00	229.00
9	—	796	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	427	357.50	357.50
14	—	600	284.00	284.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	621	287.00–288.00	287.61
62	—	767	231.00–242.50	233.99
54	—	432	360.00–370.00	365.78
12	—	807	231.00–235.50	232.89
9	—	340	412.50–415.00	413.92
30	—	656	264.00–276.00	271.40
20	—	877	223.00–225.25	225.02
9	—	380	385.00–392.50	389.97
148	—	470	350.00–370.00	361.55
4	—	1,049	182.50	182.50
13	—	927	210.00	210.00
70	—	535	331.00–335.00	331.99
154	—	740	241.00–255.00	253.10
64	—	584	290.00–305.00	299.76
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	366.00	366.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	139.50	139.50
4	—	715	234.00	234.00
4	—	498	326.00	326.00
12	—	693	252.50–254.00	253.75
8	—	847	229.00	229.00
20	—	643	261.00–274.00	271.81
3	—	587	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	360	400.00–407.50	404.86
9	—	284	422.50–440.00	432.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	700	260.50	260.50
72	—	473	387.50	387.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	549	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	574	315.00–317.50	315.49
38	—	760	247.00–250.50	248.78
3	—	433	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,547	105.00–121.00	115.65
1	—	1,560	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,044	83.00–91.00	88.49
1	—	850	72.00	72.00
13	—	1,113	93.00–99.50	96.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,347	104.00–118.00	110.54
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,177	103.00–117.00	106.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	96.50–108.00	103.04
11	—	1,581	116.00–137.00	127.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,227	1,285.00	1,285.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,285	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,179	1,210.00–1,350.00	1,240.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,853.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,319	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,559.44
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	972	132.50–159.00	145.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	942	167.50–197.50	181.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	122.50–132.50	126.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	827	204.00–230.00	212.47
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	883	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,501.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,850.00	1,850.00

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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