Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 7.00 to 16.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 12.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher and lean cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday November 5, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.31/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −190.07 against this barn's trailing median of $463.38.

Average price

$273.31

48 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$17.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.03

vs CO average

−27.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	276.66	1,538	39
Medium and Large 1-2	545	258.78	1,411	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.88/cwt here — about $127 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 sale48 hd

273.31

—

CO average5 barns · 2,993 hd

289.34

−16.03

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−27.38

This barn, trailing median13 sales

463.38

−190.07

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	—	Average	1,649	139.57	2,301	44
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,811	118.23	2,141	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	116.76	1,785	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	115.28	1,587	158
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	113.17	1,227	480

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,239	37
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,210	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$2,018	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,265	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,923	23
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,261	$1,585	10
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,272	$1,543	60
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,177	$1,426	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,159	$1,353	29
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	836	$1,225	4thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	350–400	355	215.37/cwt	210.00–218.00	765	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,131	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	384.07/cwt	381.00–387.50	1,425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,107	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	319.26/cwt	311.00–322.50	1,392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,127	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	451	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,170	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	243.45/cwt	237.50–247.00	1,414	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	229.31/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,869	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,615	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,690	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	234.38/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	701	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,900	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,777	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	327.39/cwt	326.00–328.00	1,558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	295.68/cwt	293.00–302.50	1,549	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,918	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	248.32/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,768	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	252.98/cwt	240.50–258.00	1,983	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	263.16/cwt	252.50–266.00	1,653	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	232.19/cwt	224.50–243.00	2,015	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	254.37/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,465	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	900–950	918	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,148	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	556	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,568	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	217.64/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,994	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,341	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,201	7
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	565	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	227.45/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	237.49/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,472	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	227.66/cwt	222.50–233.00	1,507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,400	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	116.12/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,595	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	115.00/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,373	183
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	118.16/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,805	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,922	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,868	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,298	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	101.74/cwt	70.00–109.00	1,069	123
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	105.66/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,606	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	102.06/cwt	88.00–107.50	1,407	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	120.43/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,679	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	124.87/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,210	100
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,773	115.05/cwt	112.00–119.00	2,040	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,025	111.80/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,146	74
Bulls	—	—	1,615	129.43/cwt	116.00–137.50	2,090	16
Bulls	—	—	1,588	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,858	2
Bulls	—	—	1,674	147.55/cwt	140.00–172.50	2,470	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,047	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,425.80/head	1,310.00–1,525.00	1,426	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,621.72/head	1,450.00–1,775.00	1,622	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,460.00/head	2,460.00–2,460.00	2,460	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,480.39/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,480	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	141.85/cwt	129.00–147.50	1,387	32
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	940	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,045	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,443.28/head	1,325.00–1,460.00	1,443	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	911	197.44/cwt	180.00–207.50	1,799	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	166.53/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,669	59
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,341	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	2,294.74/head	2,125.00–2,500.00	2,295	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,543	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	249.84/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,294	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	217.03/cwt	215.00–219.00	2,012	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	217.21/cwt	217.00–217.50	2,107	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,370	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	274.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	967	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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Oct 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 935Last week 348Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 722Last week 330Year ago 412

Replacement CattleReceipts 308Last week 165Year ago 250

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	343	332.50	332.50
12	350–400	355	210.00–218.00	215.37
8	400–450	414	282.50	282.50
3	450–500	453	242.50	242.50
33	500–550	518	240.00–255.00	249.84
14	550–600	581	237.50–247.00	243.45
16	600–650	643	240.00	240.00
17	650–700	693	233.00	233.00
16	700–750	738	229.00	229.00
8	750–800	760	225.00–237.50	234.38
33	800–850	815	220.00–234.00	229.31
24	900–950	927	215.00–219.00	217.03
7	950–1000	970	217.00–217.50	217.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	496	228.00	228.00
8	500–550	501	225.00	225.00
11	600–650	620	221.00	221.00
2	750–800	760	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	265.00	265.00
5	450–500	451	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	415.00	415.00
6	350–400	371	381.00–387.50	384.07
7	400–450	436	311.00–322.50	319.26
10	450–500	476	326.00–328.00	327.39
7	500–550	524	293.00–302.50	295.68
11	550–600	576	250.00–258.00	254.37
55	600–650	628	252.50–266.00	263.16
19	650–700	697	255.00	255.00
26	700–750	712	244.00–252.00	248.32
92	750–800	784	240.50–258.00	252.98
17	800–850	834	230.00	230.00
21	850–900	868	224.50–243.00	232.19
14	900–950	916	212.50–225.00	217.64
7	950–1000	987	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	393	323.00	323.00
16	400–450	404	274.00	274.00
3	450–500	487	309.00	309.00
7	500–550	534	273.00	273.00
2	550–600	585	209.00	209.00
2	650–700	673	236.00	236.00
5	700–750	723	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	352.50	352.50
21	550–600	556	282.00	282.00
48	700–750	701	271.00	271.00
10	900–950	918	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	486	276.00	276.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	357.50	357.50
6	500–550	530	270.00–280.00	274.86
8	600–650	620	236.00–240.00	237.49
4	650–700	662	222.50–233.00	227.66
6	700–750	718	225.00–232.50	227.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	312.50	312.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,374	110.00–119.50	116.12
14	—	1,379	88.00–107.50	102.06
15	—	1,394	120.00–122.50	120.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	1,194	110.00–119.50	115.00
123	—	1,051	70.00–109.00	101.74
100	—	969	120.00–144.00	124.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,528	113.00–119.00	118.16
1	—	1,575	122.00	122.00
3	—	1,520	102.00–108.00	105.66
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	123.00	123.00
3	—	1,773	112.00–119.00	115.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,025	110.00–116.00	111.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,615	116.00–137.50	129.43
2	—	1,588	117.00	117.00
26	—	1,674	140.00–172.50	147.55

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,310.00–1,525.00	1,425.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,160	1,450.00–1,775.00	1,621.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,171	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,258	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,480.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	24	—	1,168	1,325.00–1,460.00	1,443.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,234	1,610.00	1,610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,261	1,585.00	1,585.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	983	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,193	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,267	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,120	2,460.00	2,460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	36	—	1,341	1,610.00	1,610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	34	—	1,052	2,125.00–2,500.00	2,294.74
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,047	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,260.00	1,260.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	978	129.00–147.50	141.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	217.50	217.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	911	180.00–207.50	197.44
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	59	—	1,002	150.00–173.00	166.53
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	836	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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