Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 19.00 lower across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady across all weight classes. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 lower while lean cows of average dressing sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 1.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday September 25, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $269.85/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −193.53 against this barn's trailing median of $463.38.

Average price

$269.85

137 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

vs CO average

+3.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	272.41	1,507	103
Medium and Large 1-2	525	263.73	1,385	29
Large 1	559	252.50	1,411	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.91/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale137 hd

269.85

—

CO average2 barns · 365 hd

272.99

−3.14

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

+3.21

This barn, trailing median13 sales

463.38

−193.53

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	1,667	145.57	2,427	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	120.25	1,910	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,361	113.02	1,538	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	112.82	1,313	25

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)	1,231	$2,500	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,400	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,431	$2,350	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,550	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,386	$2,150	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,332	$1,925	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,135	$1,325	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,497	$3,131	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,635	$3,093	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,461	$3,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,570	$2,750	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,517	$2,700	7

Every lot, as filed

73 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	400–450	430	321.84/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,384	57
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	662	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	300.47/cwt	297.00–306.00	1,118	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,751	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	222.10/cwt	221.50–222.50	1,846	41
Steers	Large 1	550–600	559	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	219.20/cwt	216.00–231.00	1,587	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	265.08/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,227	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	252.38/cwt	242.50–258.00	1,328	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,205	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	261.97/cwt	260.00–264.50	1,527	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,200	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	263.73/cwt	261.00–267.50	1,385	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,788	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	236.68/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,938	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,088	2
Steers	Large 1	750–800	788	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	250.73/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,715	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	2,282	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,842	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	278.77/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,491	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,116	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	262.29/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,621	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	294.65/cwt	290.00–304.50	1,414	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	230.68/cwt	221.00–236.25	1,566	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,298	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,207	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,493	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	111.97/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,336	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	120.25/cwt	120.00–120.50	1,910	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	112.52/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,527	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	98.55/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,062	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	136.05/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,286	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	147.13/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,435	21
Bulls	—	—	1,752	134.65/cwt	132.00–136.00	2,359	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,329	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,461	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,517	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,532	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	998	170.87/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,705	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,386	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,332	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	785	166.32/cwt	161.00–167.50	1,306	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	941	187.45/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,764	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,550	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,431	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,231	2,500.13/head	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,500	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,615	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,567	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,657	3,256.87/head	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,257	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,511	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,392	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	241.22/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,409	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	893	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 →

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Tue Sep 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,022Last week 1,489Year ago 1,477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 148Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 118Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	357	336.00	336.00
57	400–450	430	315.00–324.00	321.84
33	450–500	480	290.00–304.50	294.65
64	500–550	535	271.00–285.00	278.77
39	550–600	583	260.00–264.50	261.97
83	600–650	618	251.00–265.00	262.29
30	650–700	684	248.00–260.00	250.73
13	700–750	736	243.00	243.00
19	750–800	752	245.00	245.00
12	800–850	819	233.00–240.00	236.68
15	950–1000	962	220.00	220.00
94	1000–1050	1,021	223.50	223.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	559	252.50	252.50
3	750–800	788	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	277.50	277.50
29	500–550	525	261.00–267.50	263.73
7	600–650	617	232.50	232.50
2	650–700	698	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	662	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	850.00	850.00
2	250–300	277	322.50	322.50
2	300–350	330	307.50	307.50
26	350–400	372	297.00–306.00	300.47
18	400–450	420	287.00	287.00
33	450–500	463	252.00–267.00	265.08
54	500–550	526	242.50–258.00	252.38
61	550–600	584	235.00–249.00	241.22
10	600–650	629	263.00	263.00
19	650–700	679	221.00–236.25	230.68
39	700–750	724	216.00–231.00	219.20
32	750–800	763	229.50	229.50
41	800–850	831	221.50–222.50	222.10
2	850–900	880	211.00	211.00
6	950–1000	950	190.50	190.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	598	217.00	217.00
27	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
10	650–700	689	202.00	202.00
2	700–750	743	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	397	304.00	304.00
3	650–700	668	220.00	220.00
4	700–750	743	201.00	201.00
5	800–850	810	197.50	197.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,193	106.00–117.00	111.97
2	—	1,078	96.00–101.00	98.55
2	—	945	131.00–140.00	136.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	120.00–120.50	120.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	125.00	125.00
24	—	1,357	108.00–118.00	112.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,655	140.00–159.00	147.13
3	—	1,752	132.00–136.00	134.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	151.00	151.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	998	160.00–175.00	170.87
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	785	161.00–167.50	166.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	941	181.00–191.00	187.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,461	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,517	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,532	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,615	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,567	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,511	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,657	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,256.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,386	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,332	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,431	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,231	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,500.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	980	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,135	1,325.00	1,325.00

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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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

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