Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold steady Boner cows sold 1.00 lower and lean cows sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday March 4, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $351.10/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −112.28 against this barn's trailing median of $463.38.

Average price

$351.10

111 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.80

vs CO average

+2.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	352.26	1,936	107
Large 1	576	320.00	1,843	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.26/cwt here — about $93 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

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 sale111 hd

351.10

—

CO average3 barns · 273 hd

346.30

+4.80

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+2.86

This barn, trailing median13 sales

463.38

−112.28

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	1,700	164.90	2,803	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,631	147.66	2,408	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,379	143.75	1,982	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	134.28	1,499	66
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,885	126.00	2,375	1thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,099	$2,591	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,961	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,272	$1,701	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,225	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	860	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,202	$3,620	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	500–550	529	317.03/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,677	5
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	502	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	309.46/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,872	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	388	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,387	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	291.25/cwt	261.00–299.00	2,082	146
Steers	Large 1	550–600	576	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	342.74/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,803	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	277.94/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,898	37
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	489	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	429.37/cwt	420.00–434.00	1,773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	353.53/cwt	349.00–364.00	1,690	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	322.43/cwt	292.50–330.00	1,812	36
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	444	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,521	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	328.51/cwt	327.00–334.00	2,037	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,123	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	335.65/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,964	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,478	3
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	428	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,601	28
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	816	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	395.85/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,872	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	255.25/cwt	255.25–255.25	2,338	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	267.26/cwt	250.00–269.00	2,208	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,024	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	359.67/cwt	351.00–377.50	1,921	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	259.44/cwt	254.00–260.00	2,252	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,903	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	337.97/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,886	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,866	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,885	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	143.75/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,982	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	140.64/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,616	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	147.66/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,408	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,110	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,365	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,062	134.14/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,425	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	120.38/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,283	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	82.83/cwt	74.00–91.00	832	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	165.95/cwt	142.00–186.00	2,846	38
Bulls	—	—	1,120	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	196.84/cwt	177.50–210.00	1,752	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	971	143.37/cwt	135.00–152.50	1,392	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,099	2,590.76/head	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,591	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	1,902.16/head	1,760.00–2,025.00	1,902	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,074.80/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,961.33/head	1,885.00–2,025.00	1,961	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	3,620.46/head	3,400.00–3,750.00	3,620	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,827	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	768	226.01/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,736	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	328.58/cwt	327.50–329.00	1,613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	398.58/cwt	392.00–405.00	1,507	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	245.00/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,796	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	383.71/cwt	372.50–396.00	1,623	22
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	480	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,764	2
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	450	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,118	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,151Last week 3,009Year ago 2,408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 142Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 52Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	372.50	372.50
3	400–450	403	277.50	277.50
7	450–500	491	327.50–329.00	328.58
5	500–550	529	315.00–320.00	317.03
4	650–700	691	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	388	357.50	357.50
11	400–450	444	342.50	342.50
2	450–500	450	367.50	367.50
12	500–550	502	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	1,060.00	1,060.00
12	350–400	378	392.00–405.00	398.58
22	400–450	423	372.50–396.00	383.71
39	450–500	478	349.00–364.00	353.53
119	500–550	526	325.00–352.00	342.74
36	550–600	562	292.50–330.00	322.43
28	600–650	605	295.00–316.00	309.46
37	650–700	683	261.00–285.00	277.94
26	700–750	733	242.50–247.50	245.00
2	750–800	782	227.50	227.50
2	850–900	882	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	376	473.00	473.00
8	400–450	413	420.00–434.00	429.37
27	450–500	473	385.00–405.00	395.85
74	500–550	534	351.00–377.50	359.67
33	550–600	585	330.00–345.00	335.65
54	600–650	620	327.00–334.00	328.51
11	650–700	655	309.00	309.00
146	700–750	715	261.00–299.00	291.25
48	750–800	798	266.00	266.00
85	800–850	826	250.00–269.00	267.26
64	850–900	868	254.00–260.00	259.44
32	900–950	916	255.25	255.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	576	320.00	320.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	428	374.00	374.00
5	450–500	489	357.50	357.50
4	800–850	816	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	407.50	407.50
7	500–550	533	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	558	331.00–345.00	337.97
5	700–750	721	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	367.50	367.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	126.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,379	139.00–148.00	143.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	109.00	109.00
47	—	1,149	135.00–146.00	140.64
4	—	1,066	114.00–124.00	120.38
4	—	1,004	74.00–91.00	82.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,631	138.00–149.00	147.66
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	123.00	123.00
9	—	1,062	127.00–140.00	134.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,715	142.00–186.00	165.95
1	—	1,120	125.00	125.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,085	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,099	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,590.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,338	1,760.00–2,025.00	1,902.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	990	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,074.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,885.00–2,025.00	1,961.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	890	177.50–210.00	196.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	971	135.00–152.50	143.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	157.50	157.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	768	220.00–237.50	226.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,202	3,400.00–3,750.00	3,620.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	3,450.00	3,450.00

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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