Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No reports available as there has been no sales recently for comparison. Next report will be as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.79/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −173.29 against this barn's trailing median of $433.09.

Average price

$259.79

12 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$6.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs CO average

+14.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	262.50	1,486	7thin
Large 1	574	256.00	1,469	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about $16 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale12 hd

259.79

—

CO average2 barns · 20 hd

260.75

−0.96

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+14.72

This barn, trailing median13 sales

433.09

−173.29

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	1,627	149.87	2,438	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	138.00	2,298	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,347	136.06	1,833	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	123.54	1,264	31

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,057	$2,114	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,768	7

Every lot, as filed

35 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	Large 1	550–600	588	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,617	6
Steers	Large 1	800–850	830	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,892	2
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	453	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,268	4
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	574	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,001	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,783	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,330	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	227.06/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,773	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,000	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	923	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,632	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,298	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	153.38/cwt	141.00–165.00	2,532	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,727	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	114.55/cwt	95.00–129.00	1,123	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	134.46/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,445	14
Bulls	—	—	1,525	135.23/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,062	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	136.82/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,842	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	730	203.00/cwt	197.50–207.50	1,482	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,486	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,723	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,837	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	240.75/cwt	240.50–241.00	1,697	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	237.64/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,571	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,827	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,245	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	852	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	2,113.69/head	1,600.00–2,625.00	2,114	17

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 Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 497Year ago 1,626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 214Year ago 189

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 378Year ago 0

No reports available as there has been no sales recently for comparison. Next report will be as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	588	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	830	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	629	274.00	274.00
11	650–700	658	271.00	271.00
14	700–750	732	251.00	251.00
62	750–800	791	253.00	253.00
6	800–850	844	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	587	278.00	278.00
3	650–700	668	248.00	248.00
21	750–800	784	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	453	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	574	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	328.00	328.00
7	450–500	487	273.00	273.00
7	550–600	566	262.50	262.50
45	650–700	661	231.00–241.00	237.64
56	700–750	705	240.50–241.00	240.75
49	750–800	781	223.00–230.00	227.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	266.00	266.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	923	207.00	207.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	730	197.50–207.50	203.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	803	150.00	150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,065	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,160	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,057	1,600.00–2,625.00	2,113.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	852	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
1	—	1,665	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	126.00–127.00	126.51
25	—	1,346	133.00–146.00	136.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	980	95.00–129.00	114.55
14	—	1,075	131.00–138.00	134.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,651	141.00–165.00	153.38
6	—	1,525	130.00–139.00	135.23

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle