Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 550lbs sold unevenly steady while steers over 550lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold steady across all weight classes. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday March 12, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.03/cwt on 166 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −141.06 against this barn's trailing median of $433.09.

Average price

$292.03

166 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$12.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

+20.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	293.14	1,609	147
Large 1	508	290.00	1,473	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	539	280.46	1,512	13thin

One grade step is worth $12.68/cwt here — about $98 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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.46, low $384.03, median $433.09 across 13 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 sale166 hd

292.03

—

CO average1 barns · 166 hd

292.03

+0.00

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

+20.12

This barn, trailing median13 sales

433.09

−141.06

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	—	High	1,757	123.51	2,170	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	126.04	1,925	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,374	121.46	1,669	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,710	113.00	1,932	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,121	112.68	1,263	60

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,359	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,346	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$1,815	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$1,794	29
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$1,600	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$1,467	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,216	$1,442	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	948	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$1,810	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$1,675	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	614	276.46/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,697	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	689	252.93/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,743	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	238.29/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,809	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	375.70/cwt	370.00–384.00	1,608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	307.42/cwt	307.00–308.00	1,780	61
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,473	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	255.05/cwt	252.50–260.50	1,847	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,015	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	306.50/cwt	303.00–309.00	1,511	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	258.19/cwt	254.00–262.50	1,634	115
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	179.98/cwt	162.50–191.00	1,638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	242.96/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,674	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	236.59/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,961	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	660	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,822	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,184	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	469	316.65/cwt	312.50–322.00	1,485	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,468	1,728.02/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,281	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	304.16/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,618	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	282.26/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,818	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	371	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,521	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	854	209.75/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,791	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	391.69/cwt	385.00–399.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	271.75/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,582	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	326.08/cwt	323.00–328.00	1,402	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,644	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,131	116.38/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,316	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	126.04/cwt	117.00–127.50	1,925	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,374	121.46/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,669	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	87.00/cwt	86.00–88.00	940	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	95.95/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,027	8
Steers	Large 1	550–600	565	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,588	2
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	755	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,861	2
Steers	Large 1	750–800	790	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	508	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,473	6
Steers	Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,638	2
Bulls	—	—	1,757	123.51/cwt	115.50–133.00	2,170	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	1,794.01/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,794	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,271	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	556	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,751	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	403.33/cwt	401.00–409.00	1,311	10
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	577	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	673	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	343.55/cwt	336.00–346.00	1,670	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,737	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	1,815.41/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,815	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,359	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	246.84/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,901	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	280.46/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,512	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,323	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,293.08/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,293	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,249.80/head	1,135.00–1,325.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	239.28/cwt	231.50–242.00	1,725	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	323.01/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,696	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,600	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	225.97/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,663	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	140.68/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	260.46/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,782	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	360.83/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,660	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	707	250.77/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,773	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	218.98/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	219.45/cwt	219.00–221.00	2,017	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,621	6

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,155Last week 2,408Year ago 1,564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 123Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 75Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	469	312.50–322.00	316.65
214	600–650	614	271.00–278.00	276.46
66	650–700	689	252.00–255.00	252.93
97	700–750	707	250.00–252.00	250.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	385.00–399.00	391.69
8	350–400	393	326.00	326.00
31	400–450	430	323.00–328.00	326.08
17	450–500	493	303.00–309.00	306.50
97	500–550	532	300.00–309.00	304.16
50	550–600	582	264.00–278.00	271.75
115	600–650	633	254.00–262.50	258.19
213	650–700	689	234.00–245.00	242.96
260	700–750	721	231.50–242.00	239.28
75	750–800	759	231.00–247.00	238.29
6	800–850	811	215.00–221.00	218.98
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	508	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	358	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	367.50	367.50
14	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
13	500–550	539	280.00–282.00	280.46
12	600–650	645	248.00	248.00
20	700–750	736	222.50–227.50	225.97
3	750–800	797	217.50	217.50
8	800–850	843	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	670	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	428	370.00–384.00	375.70
25	450–500	486	336.00–346.00	343.55
3	500–550	518	311.00	311.00
61	550–600	579	307.00–308.00	307.42
137	600–650	644	280.00–297.00	282.26
16	650–700	684	260.00–262.50	260.46
113	700–750	724	252.50–260.50	255.05
14	750–800	770	244.00–250.00	246.84
44	800–850	829	232.00–241.00	236.59
62	850–900	882	228.50	228.50
22	900–950	919	219.00–221.00	219.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	460	355.00–362.00	360.83
10	650–700	660	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	401.00–409.00	403.33
4	350–400	371	410.00	410.00
14	550–600	556	315.00	315.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	281.00	281.00
2	750–800	790	231.00	231.00
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	577	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	755	246.50	246.50
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	356.00	356.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	500–550	525	320.00–326.00	323.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	527	307.00	307.00
5	800–850	811	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	303.00	303.00
9	650–700	663	248.00	248.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,473	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,184	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,468	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,728.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,346	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,410	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,794.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,108	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,815.41
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,359	2,325.00	2,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,088	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,218	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,293.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	948	1,135.00–1,325.00	1,249.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	910	162.50–191.00	179.98
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	854	200.00–215.00	209.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	982	137.50–147.50	140.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,162	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	1,810.00	1,810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,131	105.00–125.00	116.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,527	117.00–127.50	126.04
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,374	111.00–126.00	121.46
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	113.00	113.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	86.00–88.00	87.00
8	—	1,070	95.00–100.00	95.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,757	115.50–133.00	123.51

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

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