Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 18.00 higher. Steers between 600lbs and 800lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Steers over 800lbs sold 7.00 to 13.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 22.00 higher. Heifers between 500lbs and 600lbs sold 1.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers between 600lbs and 750lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher while heifers over 750lbs sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 5.00 lower. Boner cows of average dressing sold 1.00 lower and lean cows sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 1.00 lower. The next slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday November 12, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.55/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −192.53 against this barn's trailing median of $433.09.

Average price

$240.55

33 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$66.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.13

vs CO average

−17.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	247.50	1,307	25
Medium and Large 1-2	532	231.48	1,231	6thin
Large 1-2	530	181.00	959	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.50/cwt here — about $348 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale33 hd

240.55

—

CO average4 barns · 1,247 hd

255.68

−15.13

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−17.84

This barn, trailing median13 sales

433.09

−192.53

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	1,644	145.64	2,395	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,730	115.99	2,007	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	114.18	1,571	130
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	113.52	1,810	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,119	109.85	1,229	530

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,198	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,321	$1,610	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,322	$1,510	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,508	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,211	$1,488	36
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,065	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,196	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	907	$1,442	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	793	$1,360	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	738	$1,325	9

Every lot, as filed

78 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	700–750	719	233.77/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,681	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,222	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	231.48/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	219.76/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,719	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,585	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	220.30/cwt	217.50–221.00	1,813	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	222.94/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,933	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	770	246.10/cwt	246.10–246.10	1,895	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	722	245.85/cwt	245.85–245.85	1,775	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	247.27/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,545	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,097	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	853	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	341.61/cwt	341.00–342.50	1,264	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	246.62/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,815	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	2
Steers	Large 1	650–700	681	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,628	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	271.63/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,559	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,530	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	242.00/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,619	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1000–1050	1,023	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	241	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	798	4
Steers	Large 1	850–900	855	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,061	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	242.49/cwt	240.00–249.50	2,005	27
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	779	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	249.20/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,306	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	993	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	129.23/cwt	121.00–137.50	1,405	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	114.74/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,367	204
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	113.45/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,799	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	106.45/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,672	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	115.12/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,582	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	105.06/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,440	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	120.77/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,981	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	134.71/cwt	120.00–142.00	1,992	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,730	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,007	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	100.55/cwt	71.00–109.00	1,050	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,103	112.25/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,238	131
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,068	104.13/cwt	86.00–108.00	1,112	68
Bulls	—	—	1,670	148.53/cwt	135.00–170.00	2,480	24
Bulls	—	—	1,490	128.33/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,912	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,221	1,507.29/head	1,425.00–1,585.00	1,507	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	605	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,228	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	755	206.85/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,562	34
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	963	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,119	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	1,699.81/head	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,700	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	936	172.66/cwt	165.00–197.50	1,616	71
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	148.52/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,500	51
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	653	170.86/cwt	160.00–182.50	1,116	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	931	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	809	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	1,645.83/head	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,646	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,321	1,610.35/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,610	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,322	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	3
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	635	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,311	3

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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 935Year ago 872

Slaughter CattleReceipts 717Last week 722Year ago 795

Replacement CattleReceipts 260Last week 308Year ago 491

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	195	625.00	625.00
9	450–500	461	265.00	265.00
22	500–550	524	243.00–251.00	249.20
3	550–600	558	235.00	235.00
40	600–650	625	247.00–248.00	247.27
16	650–700	683	232.00	232.00
45	700–750	719	227.00–239.00	233.77
41	750–800	782	219.00–227.00	219.76
10	800–850	823	217.50–221.00	220.30
9	850–900	867	219.00–226.00	222.94
6	900–950	909	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	312.50	312.50
3	300–350	343	291.00	291.00
5	350–400	397	284.00	284.00
6	500–550	532	226.00–234.00	231.48
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	700–750	722	245.85	245.85
60	750–800	770	246.10	246.10
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	635	237.00	237.00
7	750–800	779	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	312	340.00	340.00
10	350–400	370	341.00–342.50	341.61
10	450–500	492	311.00	311.00
6	600–650	623	237.00	237.00
2	650–700	690	221.00	221.00
3	800–850	800	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	241	331.00	331.00
13	550–600	574	264.00–273.00	271.63
2	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
27	650–700	669	236.00–247.00	242.00
21	700–750	736	240.00–260.00	246.62
5	750–800	759	237.00	237.00
27	800–850	827	240.00–249.50	242.49
3	850–900	858	220.00	220.00
8	950–1000	971	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	853	251.00	251.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	222.00	222.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	681	239.00	239.00
3	850–900	855	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	708	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	993	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,087	121.00–137.50	129.23
204	—	1,191	110.00–119.00	114.74
118	—	1,044	71.00–109.00	100.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,586	111.00–118.00	113.45
4	—	1,571	103.00–109.00	106.45
4	—	1,640	120.00–121.00	120.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,374	110.00–118.00	115.12
18	—	1,371	98.00–109.00	105.06
3	—	1,479	120.00–142.00	134.71
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	115.00–117.00	115.99
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	1,103	110.00–118.00	112.25
68	—	1,068	86.00–108.00	104.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,670	135.00–170.00	148.53
4	—	1,490	127.00–129.00	128.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	738	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,699.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	793	1,360.00	1,360.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,190	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,098	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,221	1,425.00–1,585.00	1,507.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,198	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,315	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,645.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,321	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,610.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,322	1,510.00	1,510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	809	885.00	885.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	203.00	203.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	—	755	200.00–209.00	206.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	963	220.00	220.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	71	—	936	165.00–197.50	172.66
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	653	160.00–182.50	170.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,010	145.00–157.50	148.52
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	653	142.50	142.50

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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

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