Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers were too light for an accurate trend. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher on a light 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 May 7, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.85/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −142.24 against this barn's trailing median of $433.09.

Average price

$290.85

33 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$24.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.13

vs CO average

+22.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	296.68	1,549	25
Medium and Large 1-2	536	272.63	1,462	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.06/cwt here — about $87 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 sale33 hd

290.85

—

CO average3 barns · 118 hd

279.71

+11.13

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

+22.47

This barn, trailing median13 sales

433.09

−142.24

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	1,666	142.89	2,381	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,367	126.62	1,731	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,579	124.73	1,969	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,111	122.77	1,364	128
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,710	120.00	2,052	1thin

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)	882	$1,962	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,244	$1,675	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$2,282	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,986	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$1,817	6

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,367	126.62/cwt	107.00–135.00	1,731	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	124.73/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,969	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,124	124.71/cwt	103.00–135.00	1,402	121
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,052	1
Bulls	—	—	1,666	142.89/cwt	124.00–156.00	2,381	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	97.02/cwt	92.00–100.00	834	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	2,048.58/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,049	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,564	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	294.30/cwt	292.00–295.50	1,716	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,312	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,169	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	941	2,325.00/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,887	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	1,983.78/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,984	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	261.89/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,836	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,720	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,257	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	1,459	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,049	144.43/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,515	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	326.39/cwt	321.00–332.00	1,576	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	158.28/cwt	152.50–167.50	1,375	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	811	185.35/cwt	172.00–191.00	1,503	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,399	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	78.85/cwt	74.00–83.00	727	3
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	698	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	250.33/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,396	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	830	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,722	1

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 217Year ago 567

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 135Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 105Year ago 265

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,367	107.00–135.00	126.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,579	121.00–134.00	124.73
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,124	103.00–135.00	124.71
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	860	92.00–100.00	97.02
3	—	922	74.00–83.00	78.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,666	124.00–156.00	142.89

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	9	—	1,024	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,048.58
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	941	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,257	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	880	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,983.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,049	137.50–147.50	144.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	869	152.50–167.50	158.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	811	172.00–191.00	185.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	207.50	207.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	332.00	332.00
7	400–450	433	303.00	303.00
10	450–500	470	297.00	297.00
18	500–550	506	309.00	309.00
7	550–600	564	265.00	265.00
9	600–650	621	250.00–251.00	250.33
12	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	524	278.50	278.50
2	550–600	573	255.00	255.00
11	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	698	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	366.00	366.00
20	450–500	483	321.00–332.00	326.39
26	550–600	583	292.00–295.50	294.30
21	700–750	701	253.00–264.00	261.89
11	900–950	903	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	695	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	538	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	585	271.00	271.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle