Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report available as there has been no recent sale for comparison. Next report will be available as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $290.81/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −172.57 against this barn's trailing median of $463.38.

Average price

$290.81

63 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

+20.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	290.81	1,576	63

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale63 hd

290.81

—

CO average1 barns · 63 hd

290.81

+0.00

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+20.31

This barn, trailing median13 sales

463.38

−172.57

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	1,558	147.59	2,300	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,375	127.84	1,758	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	126.55	1,970	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	118.89	1,308	149

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)	1,227	$2,025	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,016	28
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,430	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,292	$1,966	53
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,076	$1,925	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,825	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,102	$1,754	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,257	$1,725	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,606	37
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,139	$1,526	25
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,128	$1,409	29
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	988	$1,225	15
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,452	$2,650	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,700	$2,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,418	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,308	$2,321	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,307	$2,210	54
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,302	$2,650	10

Every lot, as filed

70 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	700–750	706	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,800	17
Steers	Large 1	350–400	375	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,502	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,526	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,433	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	287.62/cwt	284.00–289.00	1,591	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	380.75/cwt	372.50–397.50	1,039	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	365.22/cwt	352.50–387.50	1,231	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	150	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,901	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	212	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,592	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,095	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,433	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	123.09/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,936	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	132.81/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,834	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	126.12/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,732	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	117.59/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,289	119
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,002	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	102.07/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,037	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	135.04/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,577	20
Bulls	—	—	1,667	158.61/cwt	150.00–178.00	2,644	31
Bulls	—	—	1,466	139.06/cwt	119.00–149.00	2,039	31
Bulls	—	—	1,310	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,428	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	203.06/cwt	191.00–212.00	1,716	12
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,257	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,710	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,314	2,232.03/head	2,225.00–2,250.00	2,232	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,545	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,700	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	921	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,649	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	237.91/cwt	232.00–242.50	1,751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	300.60/cwt	294.00–302.50	1,178	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	274.21/cwt	267.00–284.00	1,006	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	244.43/cwt	236.00–246.50	1,550	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	275.88/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,349	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,875	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,118	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,321	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,304	2,375.20/head	2,125.00–2,450.00	2,375	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,257	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,549.38/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,549	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	1,966.47/head	1,850.00–2,035.00	1,966	53
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	2,016.04/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,016	28
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,452	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,227	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 387Year ago 1,626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 97Year ago 189

Replacement CattleReceipts 351Last week 48Year ago 0

No report available as there has been no recent sale for comparison. Next report will be available as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	700.00	700.00
4	200–250	203	800.00	800.00
14	250–300	273	372.50–397.50	380.75
40	300–350	337	352.50–387.50	365.22
3	350–400	377	332.50	332.50
42	400–450	433	331.00	331.00
19	450–500	491	306.00	306.00
15	500–550	507	301.00	301.00
48	550–600	553	284.00–289.00	287.62
17	700–750	706	255.00	255.00
7	750–800	788	238.00	238.00
14	800–850	823	231.00	231.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	318.00	318.00
22	600–650	644	256.00	256.00
9	700–750	736	232.00–242.50	237.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	350–400	367	267.00–284.00	274.21
2	400–450	443	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	775.00	775.00
9	250–300	298	367.50	367.50
8	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
53	450–500	489	275.00–278.00	275.88
5	500–550	535	257.00	257.00
41	600–650	634	236.00–246.50	244.43
15	650–700	662	240.50	240.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	250–300	298	309.00	309.00
9	350–400	392	294.00–302.50	300.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	579	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	121.00–125.00	123.09
2	—	1,540	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,381	132.00–134.00	132.81
29	—	1,373	117.00–129.00	126.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,096	111.00–129.00	117.59
10	—	1,016	91.00–109.00	102.07
20	—	1,168	130.00–146.00	135.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,667	150.00–178.00	158.61
31	—	1,466	119.00–149.00	139.06
2	—	1,310	109.00	109.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,885.00	1,885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,314	2,225.00–2,250.00	2,232.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,078	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,700	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,304	2,125.00–2,450.00	2,375.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	2,550.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	845	191.00–212.00	203.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,052	162.50	162.50
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,290	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,321	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,257	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,098	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,257	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,076	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	53	—	1,292	1,850.00–2,035.00	1,966.47
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,206	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,088	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,016.04
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,227	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,133	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,091	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,225	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,549.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	15	—	988	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,086	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,118	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,452	2,650.00	2,650.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle