Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers under 700lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of sharply higher and feeder heifers over 700lbs sold 5.00 lower. Breaker and boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold steady. Lean cows of average dressing sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too light to test. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday February 18, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $339.41/cwt on 472 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −123.96 against this barn's trailing median of $463.38.

Average price

$339.41

472 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$26.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.19

vs CO average

+0.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	344.40	1,919	344
Large 1	538	334.32	1,799	65
Medium and Large 1-2	576	317.44	1,827	63

One grade step is worth $26.96/cwt here — about $92 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 sale472 hd

339.41

—

CO average4 barns · 1,336 hd

345.60

−6.19

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

+0.74

This barn, trailing median13 sales

463.38

−123.96

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	1,830	168.57	3,085	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,358	131.11	1,781	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	129.95	1,441	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	128.24	1,955	8thin

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)	1,433	$2,717	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$1,650	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	600–650	636	258.05/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,301	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	274.11/cwt	261.00–286.00	1,974	182
Steers	Large 1	500–550	532	333.81/cwt	322.50–336.00	1,776	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	314.11/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,875	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,751	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,847	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	293.30/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,968	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,117	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	340.05/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,925	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	262.32/cwt	257.00–266.50	2,143	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	384.27/cwt	347.50–399.00	1,802	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	304.92/cwt	291.00–318.00	1,887	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,203	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	358.75/cwt	332.00–370.00	1,894	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	429.13/cwt	418.00–445.00	1,695	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	415.67/cwt	411.00–417.00	1,683	23
Steers	Large 1	700–750	736	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,950	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	250.93/cwt	248.00–252.00	2,178	30
Steers	Large 1	550–600	558	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,875	15
Steers	Large 1	600–650	626	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,822	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	395.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,384	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	360.93/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	603	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,014	81
Steers	Large 1	650–700	662	285.37/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,889	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,076	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,233	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	400.59/cwt	387.50–415.00	1,310	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	386.20/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,502	68
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	618	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,774	13
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	742	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	366.43/cwt	332.50–375.00	1,077	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,534	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	135.18/cwt	127.00–138.50	1,833	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	134.56/cwt	126.00–145.00	1,525	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	137.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,184	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,881	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	977	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	120.69/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,241	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	70.20/cwt	62.50–87.00	655	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	977	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	172.83/cwt	160.00–189.00	3,220	10
Bulls	—	—	1,500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,890	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,734	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	141.62/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,416	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	189.10/cwt	170.00–206.00	1,863	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,700	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	254.30/cwt	249.00–262.00	1,813	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,300	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,815	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	312.73/cwt	278.00–322.00	1,776	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	350.47/cwt	348.00–362.50	1,707	101
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	510	327.87/cwt	327.50–328.00	1,672	50
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	681	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	245.51/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,913	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	271.69/cwt	260.00–278.50	1,847	347
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	296.73/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,822	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	329.84/cwt	322.50–333.00	1,784	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	354.66/cwt	335.00–371.00	1,553	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	362.13/cwt	322.50–369.00	1,409	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	326.90/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,536	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,719	15
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	583	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,737	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 Feb 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,009Last week 2,027Year ago 2,990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 78Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 129Year ago 217

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	294	332.50–375.00	366.43
4	300–350	316	337.50	337.50
47	350–400	389	322.50–369.00	362.13
3	400–450	418	322.50	322.50
18	450–500	470	322.00–330.00	326.90
8	600–650	636	254.00–265.00	258.05
15	650–700	696	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	230	950.00	950.00
6	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
13	300–350	340	382.50	382.50
68	350–400	389	380.00–392.50	386.20
103	400–450	438	335.00–371.00	354.66
101	450–500	487	348.00–362.50	350.47
128	500–550	541	322.50–333.00	329.84
102	550–600	568	278.00–322.00	312.73
174	600–650	614	280.00–305.00	296.73
347	650–700	680	260.00–278.50	271.69
39	700–750	713	249.00–262.00	254.30
43	750–800	779	234.00–247.00	245.51
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	500–550	510	327.50–328.00	327.87
3	550–600	583	298.00	298.00
13	600–650	618	287.00	287.00
5	650–700	681	257.00	257.00
5	700–750	742	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	530	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	237	1,150.00	1,150.00
36	350–400	395	418.00–445.00	429.13
23	400–450	405	411.00–417.00	415.67
91	450–500	469	347.50–399.00	384.27
80	500–550	528	332.00–370.00	358.75
264	550–600	566	320.00–350.00	340.05
199	600–650	619	291.00–318.00	304.92
137	650–700	671	284.00–301.00	293.30
182	700–750	720	261.00–286.00	274.11
25	750–800	790	268.00	268.00
110	800–850	817	257.00–266.50	262.32
30	850–900	868	248.00–252.00	250.93
5	950–1000	988	223.00	223.00
9	1050–1100	1,076	207.50	207.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	500–550	532	322.50–336.00	333.81
15	550–600	558	336.00	336.00
9	600–650	626	291.00	291.00
18	650–700	662	280.00–296.00	285.37
21	700–750	736	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	327	387.50–415.00	400.59
10	350–400	350	385.00–400.00	395.50
8	400–450	446	360.00–362.50	360.93
25	500–550	543	322.50	322.50
38	550–600	597	309.00–316.00	314.11
10	700–750	733	252.00	252.00
4	900–950	910	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
81	600–650	603	334.00	334.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,356	127.00–138.50	135.18
2	—	1,395	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,133	126.00–145.00	134.56
10	—	1,028	113.00–124.00	120.69
3	—	933	62.50–87.00	70.20
2	—	935	104.00–105.00	104.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	136.00–140.00	137.97
6	—	1,505	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,863	160.00–189.00	172.83
1	—	1,500	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,101	157.50	157.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,000	141.00–145.00	141.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	985	170.00–206.00	189.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,293	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,700	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	3,000.00	3,000.00

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

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

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