Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers under 500lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers between 500lbs and 600lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower while steers over 600lbs sold mostly 7.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 lower. Boner cows of average dressing sold 2.00 lower and lean cows sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 2.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday December 17, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $317.11/cwt on 1,337 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −146.27 against this barn's trailing median of $463.38.

Average price

$317.11

1,337 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$39.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

vs CO average

−7.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	321.32	1,815	1,098
Large 1	551	307.06	1,693	136
Medium and Large 1-2	566	286.11	1,619	87
Large 1-2	587	281.75	1,654	16thin

One grade step is worth $39.57/cwt here — about $161 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 sale1,337 hd

317.11

—

CO average4 barns · 2,620 hd

316.28

+0.83

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−7.24

This barn, trailing median13 sales

463.38

−146.27

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	1,770	138.57	2,453	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,823	121.33	2,212	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,561	113.58	1,774	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,377	111.93	1,541	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,149	110.82	1,273	308

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$2,425	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$1,925	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,251	$1,882	67
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,181	$1,710	124
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,211	$1,685	52
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,061	$1,600	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,297	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$1,470	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,197	$1,410	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,510	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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	Large 1	450–500	477	345.88/cwt	343.00–351.00	1,650	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	252.39/cwt	245.00–253.50	2,097	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	260.52/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,798	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	362.53/cwt	343.00–380.00	1,711	344
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	345.15/cwt	341.00–352.50	1,505	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	609	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	302.23/cwt	301.00–306.00	1,638	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	269.08/cwt	253.00–276.00	1,956	363
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	667	261.47/cwt	251.00–264.75	1,744	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	9
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	452	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	519	346.98/cwt	342.50–367.00	1,801	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	473	388.49/cwt	384.00–393.00	1,838	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	241.59/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,648	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	243.90/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,746	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	289.13/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,388	19
Heifers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	258.52/cwt	243.00–264.00	1,624	239
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,272	6
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	442	312.33/cwt	305.00–325.50	1,380	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	282.71/cwt	269.00–302.50	1,518	406
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,249	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,000	12
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	521	274.30/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,429	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	328.92/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,266	11
Steers	Large 1	600–650	609	279.08/cwt	274.00–283.00	1,700	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	417.92/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,329	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	301.69/cwt	280.00–316.00	1,873	465
Steers	Large 1	550–600	556	307.33/cwt	292.00–308.00	1,709	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	262.22/cwt	248.00–265.00	2,037	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	326.24/cwt	307.50–338.00	1,742	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	314.08/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,822	802
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	282.90/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,893	393
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	353.50/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,357	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	412.36/cwt	402.50–417.50	1,596	45
Steers	Large 1	650–700	654	265.05/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,733	36
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	587	281.75/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,654	16
Steers	Large 1	350–400	384	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,613	32
Steers	Large 1	500–550	516	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,574	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	368.66/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,556	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,058	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	242.14/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,739	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	279.97/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,610	63
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	425	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,583	5
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	450	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,409	3
Steers	Large 1	400–450	442	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,655	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,348	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,859	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,533	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	100.57/cwt	84.00–108.00	1,365	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	121.78/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,695	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,238	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,030	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	115.97/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,823	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,306	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	115.25/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,594	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	83.76/cwt	54.00–89.00	898	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	102.89/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,153	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	126.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,333	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	114.58/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,375	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,031	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,124	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,117	113.03/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,263	49
Bulls	—	—	1,596	127.63/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,037	8
Bulls	—	—	1,859	144.90/cwt	136.00–154.00	2,694	20
Bulls	—	—	1,578	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,878	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	1,685.15/head	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,685	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,893.87/head	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,894	64
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,181	1,709.96/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,710	124
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	849	138.66/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,177	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	655	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,359	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,232	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	232.90/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,793	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	225.89/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,870	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	349.46/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,307	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	323.18/cwt	307.50–342.50	1,403	155
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	609	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,529	6
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	354.51/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,223	10
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	9
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	564	249.94/cwt	242.00–252.50	1,410	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	277.63/cwt	256.00–287.50	1,582	302
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	521	311.15/cwt	306.00–315.50	1,621	285
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	319.17/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,503	394
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	554	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,662	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	459	346.52/cwt	343.00–355.00	1,591	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,418	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	611	276.83/cwt	270.00–280.50	1,691	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	414	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,521	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	854.79/head	825.00–875.00	855	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,470.19/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,470	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	156.23/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,475	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	917	182.81/cwt	172.50–195.00	1,676	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	880	209.00/cwt	201.00–235.00	1,839	41

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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,927Last week 4,050Year ago 4,244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 419Last week 480Year ago 458

Replacement CattleReceipts 400Last week 261Year ago 177

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	384	420.00	420.00
7	400–450	442	390.00	390.00
101	450–500	477	343.00–351.00	345.88
16	500–550	516	305.00	305.00
120	550–600	556	292.00–308.00	307.33
70	600–650	609	274.00–283.00	279.08
36	650–700	654	255.00–266.00	265.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	267	1,060.00	1,060.00
16	300–350	318	415.00–420.00	417.92
45	350–400	387	402.50–417.50	412.36
344	450–500	472	343.00–380.00	362.53
86	500–550	534	307.50–338.00	326.24
802	550–600	580	290.00–335.00	314.08
465	600–650	621	280.00–316.00	301.69
393	650–700	669	272.50–290.00	282.90
363	700–750	727	253.00–276.00	269.08
78	750–800	777	248.00–265.00	262.22
118	800–850	831	245.00–253.50	252.39
15	850–900	872	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	396	387.50	387.50
51	400–450	422	360.00–375.00	368.66
24	500–550	542	301.00–306.00	302.23
63	550–600	575	278.00–285.00	279.97
5	600–650	631	275.00	275.00
37	650–700	690	258.00–266.00	260.52
42	700–750	718	240.00–244.00	242.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	384	342.50–357.50	353.50
17	400–450	436	341.00–352.50	345.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
89	450–500	473	384.00–393.00	388.49
210	500–550	519	342.50–367.00	346.98
6	600–650	609	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	372.50	372.50
3	450–500	450	313.00	313.00
16	550–600	587	281.00–282.00	281.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
121	650–700	667	251.00–264.75	261.47
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
34	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
68	400–450	442	305.00–325.50	312.33
6	450–500	452	315.00	315.00
118	500–550	521	261.00–277.00	274.30
26	550–600	564	242.00–252.50	249.94
6	600–650	609	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	345	352.50–357.50	354.51
11	350–400	385	320.00–336.00	328.92
19	450–500	480	287.50–292.50	289.13
5	550–600	588	242.50	242.50
8	600–650	614	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	221	825.00–875.00	854.79
5	300–350	333	375.00	375.00
115	350–400	374	342.50–365.00	349.46
155	400–450	434	307.50–342.50	323.18
394	450–500	471	300.00–329.00	319.17
406	500–550	537	269.00–302.50	282.71
302	550–600	570	256.00–287.50	277.63
239	600–650	628	243.00–264.00	258.52
43	650–700	682	237.00–243.00	241.59
58	700–750	716	240.00–247.00	243.90
18	750–800	770	229.00–238.00	232.90
20	800–850	828	221.00–228.00	225.89
12	950–1000	985	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	497	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	414	367.50	367.50
71	450–500	459	343.00–355.00	346.52
285	500–550	521	306.00–315.50	311.15
54	550–600	554	300.00	300.00
85	600–650	611	270.00–280.50	276.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	351	384.00	384.00
6	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	472	347.00	347.00
3	500–550	530	295.00	295.00
13	550–600	591	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	625	252.50	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,546	120.00–121.00	120.25
1	—	1,580	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,510	82.00	82.00
9	—	1,572	112.00–118.00	115.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,357	84.00–108.00	100.57
5	—	1,392	120.00–126.00	121.78
33	—	1,383	110.00–119.00	115.25
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,875	123.00	123.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,072	54.00–89.00	83.76
89	—	1,121	91.00–109.00	102.89
18	—	1,055	120.00–130.00	126.38
138	—	1,200	100.00–119.00	114.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,031	109.00	109.00
49	—	1,117	110.00–117.00	113.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,596	125.00–132.00	127.63
20	—	1,859	136.00–154.00	144.90
2	—	1,578	119.00	119.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,197	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,297	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	968	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,470.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,383	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,061	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	—	1,211	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,685.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,177	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	64	—	1,245	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,893.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	124	—	1,181	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,709.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,460	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,143	2,425.00	2,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	849	137.50–145.00	138.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	207.50	207.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	—	917	172.50–195.00	182.81
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	182.50	182.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	944	150.00–170.00	156.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	41	—	880	201.00–235.00	209.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,510.00	1,510.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Winter - La Junta

Reporter comment USDA

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

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle