Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly 8.00 to 12.00 higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 6.00 to 11.00 higher across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher. Boner cows of average dressing sold 1.00 lower and lean cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 5.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday January 14, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $326.32/cwt on 611 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −137.06 against this barn's trailing median of $463.38.

Average price

$326.32

611 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Large 1 over Large 1-2

$19.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.10

vs CO average

−15.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	527	326.75	1,720	10thin
Medium and Large 1	559	326.50	1,825	595
Large 1-2	525	307.50	1,614	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.25/cwt here — about $106 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 sale611 hd

326.32

—

CO average3 barns · 1,400 hd

334.42

−8.10

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−15.76

This barn, trailing median13 sales

463.38

−137.06

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	1,384	135.60	1,876	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	125.18	1,949	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,748	121.00	2,115	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,394	119.94	1,672	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	117.85	1,356	183

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)	1,375	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,168	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,197	$1,925	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$1,853	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,189	$1,725	31
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,363	$1,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,053	$1,552	12
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,549	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,241	$1,525	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,425	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	855	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	Large 1	350–400	380	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	286.44/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,521	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,009	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,918	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	332.93/cwt	326.00–346.00	1,412	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	346.84/cwt	327.00–355.00	1,509	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	255.07/cwt	236.00–264.00	1,837	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	370.70/cwt	366.00–375.00	1,553	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	281.09/cwt	261.00–292.50	1,628	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	327.15/cwt	305.00–342.50	1,538	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	325.72/cwt	290.00–339.00	1,866	354
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	292.75/cwt	278.00–301.00	1,956	338
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	523	286.51/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,498	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	347.28/cwt	336.00–355.00	1,636	91
Steers	Large 1	500–550	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	276.13/cwt	267.50–281.00	2,019	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	258.46/cwt	258.00–258.50	2,181	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	305.99/cwt	287.50–318.00	1,919	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	379.38/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,453	13
Steers	Large 1	550–600	565	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	243.71/cwt	227.50–247.50	2,142	20
Steers	Large 1	600–650	630	293.49/cwt	291.00–297.00	1,849	28
Steers	Large 1	700–750	723	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,811	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	267.12/cwt	259.00–272.75	2,076	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	2,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	326.10/cwt	318.00–347.00	1,761	230
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,614	6
Steers	Large 2	350–400	396	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,133	11
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	762	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,878	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,669	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,793	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,797	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	349.28/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,327	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	262.46/cwt	247.00–274.00	1,758	98
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	558	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,613	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	273.83/cwt	257.00–289.00	1,690	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,257	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	1,655.83/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,656	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	158.17/cwt	152.50–167.50	1,604	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	971	192.58/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,870	55
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	897	224.93/cwt	222.50–233.00	2,018	32
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,102	134.12/cwt	129.00–147.50	1,478	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,548.68/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,549	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,508.79/head	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,509	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	2,082.81/head	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,083	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,197	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,298	132.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,719	62
Bulls	—	—	1,738	148.60/cwt	141.00–159.00	2,583	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,466	126.24/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,851	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,097	117.31/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,287	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	124.97/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,495	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	102.77/cwt	93.00–109.00	1,079	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,748	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,115	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	80.55/cwt	73.00–87.00	765	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,442	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,827	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	125.95/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,965	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	115.57/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,342	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	117.89/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,596	12

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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,063Last week 5,742Year ago 4,196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 304Last week 475Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 185Last week 163Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	327.50	327.50
23	500–550	523	275.00–293.00	286.51
17	550–600	558	289.00	289.00
25	750–800	762	246.50	246.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	350–400	380	335.00–367.50	349.28
49	400–450	424	326.00–346.00	332.93
179	450–500	470	305.00–342.50	327.15
107	500–550	531	275.00–297.00	286.44
243	550–600	579	261.00–292.50	281.09
199	600–650	617	257.00–289.00	273.83
98	650–700	670	247.00–274.00	262.46
180	700–750	720	236.00–264.00	255.07
40	750–800	778	246.50	246.50
23	850–900	855	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	333.00	333.00
3	550–600	588	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	491	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	400–450	435	327.00–355.00	346.84
5	450–500	471	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	383	360.00–392.50	379.38
23	400–450	419	366.00–375.00	370.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	450–500	471	336.00–355.00	347.28
230	500–550	540	318.00–347.00	326.10
354	550–600	573	290.00–339.00	325.72
67	600–650	627	287.50–318.00	305.99
338	650–700	668	278.00–301.00	292.75
174	700–750	731	267.50–281.00	276.13
113	750–800	777	259.00–272.75	267.12
71	800–850	844	258.00–258.50	258.46
20	850–900	879	227.50–247.50	243.71
5	900–950	900	238.50	238.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	565	307.50	307.50
28	600–650	630	291.00–297.00	293.49
6	700–750	723	269.50	269.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	503	360.00	360.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	525	307.50	307.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	396	286.00	286.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	415	356.00	356.00
14	450–500	481	347.00	347.00
21	600–650	645	278.00	278.00
13	750–800	768	234.00	234.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,189	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,074	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,655.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,363	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,318	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,082.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,197	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,095	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,241	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,043	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,180	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,548.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,508.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,014	152.50–167.50	158.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	55	—	971	170.00–210.00	192.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	897	222.50–233.00	224.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,102	129.00–147.50	134.12
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	900	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,298	125.00–135.00	132.46
15	—	1,738	141.00–159.00	148.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,466	125.00–128.00	126.24
2	—	1,348	105.00–109.00	106.99
12	—	1,354	112.00–119.00	117.89
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,097	110.00–119.00	117.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,196	120.00–132.00	124.97
15	—	1,050	93.00–109.00	102.77
3	—	950	73.00–87.00	80.55
63	—	1,161	111.00–119.00	115.57
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	121.00	121.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	119.00	119.00
8	—	1,560	123.00–135.00	125.95

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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