Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly 4.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers were too light for an accurate test. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady while slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday April 2, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.93/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −137.45 against this barn's trailing median of $463.38.

Average price

$325.93

86 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$39.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

vs CO average

+15.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	327.31	1,825	83
Medium and Large 1-2	595	287.50	1,711	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.81/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.81, low $446.57, median $463.38 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 sale86 hd

325.93

—

CO average3 barns · 121 hd

322.17

+3.75

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

+15.67

This barn, trailing median13 sales

463.38

−137.45

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	1,704	144.78	2,467	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,865	135.00	2,518	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,371	129.25	1,772	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	124.72	1,952	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,132	124.46	1,409	83

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)	1,760	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,568	$2,125	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,303	$1,918	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,289	$2,612	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,246	$2,320	10
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$3,508	36

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,814	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,313	2,523.33/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	319.13/cwt	319.00–321.00	1,873	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	932	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,444	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	700	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,904	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	603	284.18/cwt	283.00–286.00	1,714	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	9
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,312	3,851.81/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,618	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	312.93/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,621	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,723	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	332.35/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,280	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	3,503.25/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,503	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	166.17/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,404	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,760	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	124.72/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,952	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,371	129.25/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,772	41
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,865	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	913	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,706	8
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	383	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	763	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	820	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,673	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,137	125.76/cwt	105.00–132.00	1,430	80
Bulls	—	—	1,704	144.78/cwt	127.00–156.00	2,467	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	658	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	343.65/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,780	27
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,291	3,301.44/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,301	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,568	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,682	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,466	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	153.85/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,297	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	222.04/cwt	221.00–222.50	1,934	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	633	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,899	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	320.86/cwt	319.00–322.00	1,697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	300.25/cwt	298.00–302.50	1,309	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	212.10/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,642	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	265.51/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,718	10

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 Mar 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 902Year ago 1,230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 199Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 208Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	529	319.00–322.00	320.86
46	550–600	587	319.00–321.00	319.13
5	600–650	619	293.00	293.00
20	650–700	668	285.00	285.00
8	700–750	745	246.00	246.00
3	750–800	770	239.00	239.00
6	800–850	808	234.00	234.00
26	850–900	871	221.00–222.50	222.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	331.00	331.00
3	550–600	595	287.50	287.50
2	850–900	898	206.00	206.00
4	900–950	932	203.00	203.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	518	342.00–348.00	343.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	633	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	436	298.00–302.50	300.25
2	700–750	705	204.00	204.00
9	750–800	774	211.00–216.00	212.10
4	800–850	800	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
9	350–400	385	330.00–337.00	332.35
5	450–500	472	306.00	306.00
37	500–550	541	299.00	299.00
7	550–600	584	288.00	288.00
10	600–650	647	263.00–268.00	265.51
16	700–750	706	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	518	309.00–319.00	312.93
33	600–650	603	283.00–286.00	284.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	520	328.00	328.00
3	650–700	658	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	763	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	820	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	256.00	256.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,313	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,523.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,268	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	207.50	207.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	163.00–170.00	166.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	126.00	126.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	884	148.00–159.00	153.85
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,312	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,851.81
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,068	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,503.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,291	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,301.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,410	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,760	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,568	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,860.00	1,860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	935	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,100	83.00	83.00
1	—	900	86.00	86.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	121.00–129.00	124.72
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,371	120.00–139.00	129.25
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	135.00	135.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,137	105.00–132.00	125.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,704	127.00–156.00	144.78

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle