Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers and heifers were both too light for an accurate trend due to the special sales on Mondays but a lower trend was noticed. Breaker cows of average dressing sold 1.00 lower. Boner cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher and lean cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 2.00 lower. The next slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday October 29, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.27/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −191.81 against this barn's trailing median of $433.09.

Average price

$241.27

14 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.77

vs CO average

−18.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	241.27	1,305	14thin

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

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 sale14 hd

241.27

—

CO average5 barns · 1,067 hd

250.04

−8.77

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−18.36

This barn, trailing median13 sales

433.09

−191.81

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	1,618	142.55	2,306	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,379	116.40	1,605	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	115.81	1,810	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	115.14	1,282	208

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)	1,183	$1,912	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,153	$1,878	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,338	$1,650	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,605	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$1,498	44
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,314	$1,452	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,435	$2,020	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,788	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	650–700	673	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,561	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,026	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	219.28/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,770	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	279.39/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,464	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,019.92/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,419	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	243.80/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,282	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	219.88/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,744	20
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	671	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	215.71/cwt	211.00–227.50	1,931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	234.31/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,856	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	234.35/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,556	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	186.59/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,472	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	116.54/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,323	106
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	116.24/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,816	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	122.34/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,776	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	116.08/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,572	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	95.39/cwt	77.00–109.00	956	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	125.56/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,400	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,712	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,366	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,537	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,123	115.61/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,298	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	105.47/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,443	6
Bulls	—	—	1,629	143.85/cwt	130.00–154.00	2,343	12
Bulls	—	—	1,485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,886	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,306	1,556.57/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,557	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	1,650.36/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,650	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,550	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,443	1,649.02/head	1,535.00–1,750.00	1,649	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	947	201.67/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,910	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,184	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,362	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	1,381.17/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,381	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,144	2,043.72/head	1,825.00–2,350.00	2,044	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	1,911.95/head	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,912	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	159.36/cwt	142.50–165.00	1,603	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	187.72/cwt	170.00–197.00	1,755	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	863	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,122	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,254.75/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,255	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,381	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	7

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 Oct 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 2,658Year ago 1,118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 330Last week 650Year ago 418

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 274Year ago 205

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	372	280.00	280.00
5	400–450	440	241.00	241.00
5	450–500	455	256.00	256.00
11	500–550	526	240.00–247.00	243.80
3	550–600	596	232.00	232.00
18	600–650	617	230.00	230.00
19	650–700	673	232.00	232.00
6	700–750	740	226.00	226.00
20	750–800	793	219.00–224.00	219.88
20	800–850	807	215.00–224.00	219.28
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	671	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	425	312.50	312.50
8	500–550	524	275.00–284.00	279.39
2	550–600	560	264.00	264.00
52	650–700	664	232.00–236.00	234.35
18	750–800	792	232.50–235.00	234.31
7	850–900	895	211.00–227.50	215.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	262.00	262.00
2	550–600	590	237.50	237.50
2	600–650	633	232.50	232.50
3	650–700	668	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
5	800–850	825	182.50–192.50	186.59

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,435	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,019.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,118	1,460.00	1,460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,181	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,381.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	990	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,254.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	38	—	1,306	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,556.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,338	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,650.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,443	1,535.00–1,750.00	1,649.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,144	1,825.00–2,350.00	2,043.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,911.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,381	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	947	200.00–202.50	201.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,184	115.00	115.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,006	142.50–165.00	159.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	935	170.00–197.00	187.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,135	110.00–119.50	116.54
25	—	1,002	77.00–109.00	95.39
31	—	1,115	120.00–148.00	125.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,562	110.00–119.00	116.24
1	—	1,585	108.00	108.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,452	121.00–126.00	122.34
49	—	1,354	110.00–119.00	116.08
6	—	1,368	102.00–109.00	105.47
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,366	112.50	112.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,123	111.00–119.00	115.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,629	130.00–154.00	143.85
1	—	1,485	127.00	127.00

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

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle