Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 34.00 higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 29.00 across all weight classes. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher while lean cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday October 1, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.49/cwt on 320 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −177.88 against this barn's trailing median of $463.38.

Average price

$285.49

320 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$32.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.46

vs CO average

+11.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	296.35	1,602	183
Medium and Large 1-2	545	274.05	1,493	95
Medium and Large 2	540	264.08	1,426	42

One grade step is worth $32.27/cwt here — about $176 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

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 sale320 hd

285.49

—

CO average3 barns · 486 hd

282.04

+3.46

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

+11.20

This barn, trailing median13 sales

463.38

−177.88

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	—	Low	1,705	139.41	2,377	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,805	118.00	2,130	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	116.21	1,609	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	114.49	1,794	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,184	108.26	1,282	147

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,400	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$2,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,261	$1,920	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$1,475	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,310	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,960	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,448	$2,250	7

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	233.51/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,541	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	268.36/cwt	211.00–317.00	1,151	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	209.02/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,296	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	303.12/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,040	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	259.69/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,332	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	189.30/cwt	186.00–201.00	1,458	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	315.44/cwt	314.00–322.50	994	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	355.69/cwt	355.00–364.00	1,547	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	291.61/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,581	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	238.41/cwt	222.50–271.00	1,056	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	263.90/cwt	202.50–271.00	847	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,011	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	257.55/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,769	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	281.03/cwt	231.00–287.50	1,093	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	264.34/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,655	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	342.52/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,408	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	350.74/cwt	341.00–357.00	1,364	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	1,020.77/head	1,010.00–1,050.00	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	266.51/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,303	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	281.69/cwt	272.00–287.00	1,487	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	322.34/cwt	317.50–324.00	1,512	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,037	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,178	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	307.70/cwt	294.00–311.00	1,465	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	709	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,773	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	554	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,579	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	527	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,647	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	245.33/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,933	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	911	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	249.63/cwt	246.00–252.50	1,575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	900–950	924	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,144	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	771	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	263.08/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,497	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	389.59/cwt	388.00–399.50	1,145	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	270.82/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,533	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	234.16/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,723	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	394	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,212	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	304	321.67/cwt	321.00–322.00	978	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,716	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,172	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	115.82/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,854	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	114.60/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,616	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	104.72/cwt	61.00–109.00	1,228	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	105.39/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,439	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	123.47/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,640	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,130	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,053	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	134.46/cwt	120.00–142.00	1,614	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	113.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,374	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,592	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,596	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	140.68/cwt	131.00–151.00	2,408	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	991	170.68/cwt	162.50–195.00	1,691	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	147.22/cwt	147.00–147.50	1,366	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,448	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	609	251.92/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,534	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	369	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,406	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	264.08/cwt	248.00–271.00	1,426	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	238.66/cwt	230.00–240.50	1,499	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	241.35/cwt	241.00–241.50	1,728	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	277.25/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,359	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	240.85/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,407	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	286.50/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,215	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	299.83/cwt	289.00–302.50	1,304	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	228.17/cwt	223.00–230.50	1,896	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	593.29/head	585.00–600.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	265.40/cwt	264.00–265.50	1,468	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	289.25/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,354	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	288.40/cwt	287.50–290.00	969	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,331	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	263	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	249.42/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,317	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	195.52/cwt	189.00–203.00	1,797	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	234.12/cwt	226.00–238.50	1,814	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	293.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,105	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	244.22/cwt	227.50–261.00	1,206	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	756.07/head	750.00–810.00	756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	740.33/head	725.00–775.00	740	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,971	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	280.76/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,421	79

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 Sep 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,976Last week 1,022Year ago 1,490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 85Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 119Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	243	585.00–600.00	593.29
13	250–300	290	610.00	610.00
23	300–350	336	287.50–290.00	288.40
7	350–400	382	261.00	261.00
19	400–450	424	281.00–288.00	286.50
80	450–500	490	271.00–278.00	277.25
22	500–550	513	257.00–261.00	259.69
14	550–600	584	234.00–244.00	240.85
9	750–800	770	186.00–201.00	189.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	217	750.00–810.00	756.07
22	250–300	262	725.00–775.00	740.33
45	300–350	343	301.00–309.00	303.12
14	350–400	377	290.00–300.00	293.00
73	400–450	435	289.00–302.50	299.83
60	450–500	468	283.00–295.00	289.25
79	500–550	506	274.00–286.00	280.76
58	550–600	553	264.00–265.50	265.40
92	600–650	628	230.00–240.50	238.66
116	650–700	660	226.00–240.00	233.51
26	700–750	716	241.00–241.50	241.35
41	750–800	775	226.00–238.50	234.12
46	800–850	831	223.00–230.50	228.17
60	850–900	884	223.00	223.00
33	900–950	919	189.00–203.00	195.52
6	950–1000	973	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	300–350	321	202.50–271.00	263.90
104	400–450	443	222.50–271.00	238.41
8	450–500	494	227.50–261.00	244.22
12	500–550	528	249.00–250.00	249.42
2	550–600	590	211.00	211.00
10	600–650	620	205.00–215.00	209.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	900.00	900.00
12	300–350	304	321.00–322.00	321.67
14	350–400	394	307.50	307.50
143	400–450	428	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
77	600–650	609	250.00–252.00	251.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	900.00	900.00
4	250–300	274	1,010.00–1,050.00	1,020.77
14	250–300	294	388.00–399.50	389.59
69	300–350	315	314.00–322.50	315.44
23	350–400	389	341.00–357.00	350.74
131	400–450	435	355.00–364.00	355.69
95	450–500	469	317.50–324.00	322.34
74	500–550	542	290.00–292.00	291.61
18	550–600	566	270.00–272.00	270.82
165	600–650	626	259.00–268.00	264.34
100	650–700	687	257.00–260.00	257.55
14	700–750	736	231.00–235.00	234.16
49	750–800	788	235.00–247.00	245.33
10	800–850	816	246.50	246.50
2	850–900	898	226.00	226.00
2	900–950	945	212.50	212.50
7	1000–1050	1,037	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	213.00	213.00
43	350–400	389	231.00–287.50	281.03
55	400–450	429	211.00–317.00	268.36
54	450–500	489	250.00–279.00	266.51
42	500–550	540	248.00–271.00	264.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	760.00	760.00
17	300–350	320	241.00	241.00
27	350–400	350	310.00	310.00
23	400–450	411	335.00–347.50	342.52
63	450–500	476	294.00–311.00	307.70
56	500–550	528	272.00–287.00	281.69
39	550–600	569	260.00–267.00	263.08
8	600–650	631	246.00–252.50	249.63
4	650–700	653	249.00	249.00
4	700–750	726	213.00	213.00
2	800–850	815	222.50	222.50
4	900–950	911	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
67	500–550	527	312.50	312.50
24	550–600	554	285.00	285.00
44	700–750	709	250.00	250.00
35	900–950	924	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	350–400	369	381.00	381.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	200–250	225	900.00	900.00
5	350–400	372	315.00	315.00
4	700–750	744	207.50	207.50
11	850–900	880	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,601	114.00–119.00	115.82
1	—	1,555	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,502	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,410	111.00–119.00	114.60
3	—	1,365	103.00–108.00	105.39
10	—	1,328	120.00–124.00	123.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,173	61.00–109.00	104.72
6	—	1,200	120.00–142.00	134.46
39	—	1,211	110.00–117.00	113.50
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	118.00	118.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	105.00	105.00
27	—	1,712	131.00–151.00	140.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,310	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,330	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,310.00	1,310.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,330	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,115	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,215	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	991	162.50–195.00	170.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	147.00–147.50	147.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	895	1,960.00	1,960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,448	2,250.00	2,250.00

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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