Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 550lbs sold 11.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly 8.00 to 10.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday April 9, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.50/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −179.58 against this barn's trailing median of $433.09.

Average price

$253.50

47 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$71.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.52

vs CO average

−17.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	263.61	1,496	24
Medium and Large 1-2	562	261.00	1,466	4thin
Large 1	589	251.60	1,482	15thin
Medium and Large 2	584	192.50	1,124	4thin

One grade step is worth $71.11/cwt here — about $372 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

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 sale47 hd

253.50

—

CO average3 barns · 387 hd

281.02

−27.52

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−17.09

This barn, trailing median13 sales

433.09

−179.58

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	1,641	144.26	2,368	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,880	139.24	2,618	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,415	133.28	1,886	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	127.76	2,013	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,137	121.82	1,385	95

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$1,971	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$1,866	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,147	$1,785	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,725	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,227	$1,483	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,166	$1,375	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,345	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,055	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	875	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,415	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	563	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	332.17/cwt	329.00–337.00	1,810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	325.24/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,223	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	314.49/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,846	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,817	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	249.94/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,605	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	259.56/cwt	254.00–263.00	1,492	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	932	181.59/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,692	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	1,784.59/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,785	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,171	1,866.20/head	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,866	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	1,971.12/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,971	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,558	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	127.76/cwt	110.00–149.00	2,013	6
Bulls	—	—	1,645	145.49/cwt	114.00–190.00	2,393	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,415	133.28/cwt	113.00–144.00	1,886	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,880	139.24/cwt	128.00–144.00	2,618	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	96.22/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,054	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,144	124.18/cwt	103.00–148.00	1,421	89
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	454	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,158	5
Heifers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	591	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,519	6
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	588	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,458	9
Bulls	—	—	1,545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,715	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	879	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	72.79/cwt	67.00–80.00	683	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	795	205.21/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,890	5
Steers	Large 1-2	250–300	275	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	156.76/cwt	146.00–168.00	1,458	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,258.25/head	1,210.00–1,285.00	1,258	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,819.07/head	1,775.00–1,860.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	307.46/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,193	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,082	133.01/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,439	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	459	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,519	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,015	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,345.46/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	296.51/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,426	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	551	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	314.63/cwt	312.50–316.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 499Year ago 3,387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 145Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 86Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	459	331.00	331.00
2	500–550	528	342.00	342.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	575	271.00	271.00
5	650–700	696	242.50	242.50
5	800–850	815	201.00	201.00
2	850–900	863	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	376	322.50–330.00	325.24
5	400–450	425	319.00	319.00
24	450–500	481	291.00–300.00	296.51
2	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
19	550–600	575	254.00–263.00	259.56
31	600–650	642	249.00–250.00	249.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	312.50–316.00	314.63
7	350–400	388	306.00–308.00	307.46
2	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	598	252.00	252.00
8	600–650	639	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	454	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	591	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	588	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	490	265.00	265.00
4	550–600	584	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	478	320.00	320.00
5	500–550	545	329.00–337.00	332.17
23	550–600	587	310.00–319.00	314.49
7	650–700	695	257.00	257.00
9	700–750	708	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	770	236.00	236.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	353.00	353.00
3	350–400	350	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	693	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	508	354.00	354.00
5	550–600	566	334.00	334.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	311.00	311.00
2	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	551	328.00	328.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,900.00	2,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	932	170.00–187.50	181.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	795	201.00–207.00	205.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	930	146.00–168.00	156.76
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,082	130.00–141.00	133.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,147	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,784.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,171	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,866.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,223	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,971.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	970	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	1,775.00–1,860.00	1,819.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,210.00–1,285.00	1,258.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,166	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,060	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,345.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,576	110.00–149.00	127.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,415	113.00–144.00	133.28
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,880	128.00–144.00	139.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	94.00–100.00	96.22
1	—	1,010	87.00	87.00
2	—	938	67.00–80.00	72.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,144	103.00–148.00	124.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,645	114.00–190.00	145.49
1	—	1,545	111.00	111.00

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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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

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle