Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Steers between 500 and 650 sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers over 650 sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 6.00 lower. ply Heifers over 550lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Breaker slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower. Boner cows sold 2.00 lower and lean cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 1.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be the anniversary sale next Tuesday March 11, 2025

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.57/cwt on 198 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −108.51 against this barn's trailing median of $433.09.

Average price

$324.57

198 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$37.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.49

vs CO average

+19.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	327.66	1,818	177
Large 1	532	325.00	1,729	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	536	290.21	1,557	16thin

One grade step is worth $37.45/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale198 hd

324.57

—

CO average3 barns · 352 hd

317.08

+7.49

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

+19.55

This barn, trailing median13 sales

433.09

−108.51

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	1,602	162.15	2,598	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	140.26	2,229	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,137	136.91	1,556	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,377	136.18	1,875	23

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)	1,205	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,833	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,182	$1,825	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,267	$1,800	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,681	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,952	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,427	$3,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$3,600	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	200–250	243	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	333.71/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,775	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	312.18/cwt	292.50–317.00	1,461	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	286.79/cwt	278.00–297.50	1,767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	253.74/cwt	242.50–272.00	1,979	191
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	823	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,996	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,361	3
Steers	Large 1	650–700	671	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	399.30/cwt	395.00–408.00	1,729	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	285.65/cwt	262.00–300.00	1,940	322
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	344.08/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,280	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	263.31/cwt	262.50–263.50	2,125	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	275.06/cwt	265.50–277.00	2,090	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,213	11
Steers	Large 1	800–850	823	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,148	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	372.14/cwt	371.00–373.00	1,846	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	340.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,923	26
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	636	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	379.17/cwt	365.00–383.00	1,627	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	419.72/cwt	412.50–430.00	1,649	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	393.19/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,872	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	328.66/cwt	327.00–332.00	2,028	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	282.87/cwt	282.50–283.00	1,907	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	360.12/cwt	355.00–373.00	1,937	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	339.44/cwt	335.00–343.00	1,850	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	248.05/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,714	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,580	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	139.36/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,604	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	140.26/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,229	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	136.18/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,875	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	122.62/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,273	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	164.33/cwt	154.00–182.50	2,684	17
Bulls	—	—	1,075	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,344	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	957	132.05/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,264	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	826	223.89/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,849	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	1,952.33/head	1,875.00–2,025.00	1,952	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,681.05/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,681	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	922	194.65/cwt	182.50–210.00	1,795	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,182	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,427	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	307.06/cwt	294.00–309.00	1,934	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	352.45/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,642	10
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	674	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,813	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	245.72/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,993	34
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	602	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	407.50/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	279.91/cwt	240.00–286.00	1,783	66
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	488	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	325.01/cwt	295.00–331.00	1,836	123
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	532	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	297.53/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,586	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	273.00/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,946	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	736	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,098	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	349.21/cwt	341.00–358.00	1,512	25

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,575Last week 1,151Year ago 2,155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 164Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 87Year ago 104

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	200–250	243	825.00	825.00
6	250–300	285	392.50–415.00	407.50
4	300–350	341	375.00	375.00
6	350–400	373	375.00	375.00
10	450–500	466	342.50–360.00	352.45
54	500–550	532	327.50–335.00	333.71
123	550–600	565	295.00–331.00	325.01
23	600–650	630	294.00–309.00	307.06
322	650–700	679	262.00–300.00	285.65
215	700–750	713	250.00–278.00	273.00
191	750–800	780	242.50–272.00	253.74
34	800–850	811	236.00–247.00	245.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	372	342.50–347.50	344.08
25	400–450	433	341.00–358.00	349.21
10	450–500	468	292.50–317.00	312.18
14	500–550	533	292.50–315.00	297.53
2	550–600	560	239.00	239.00
66	600–650	637	240.00–286.00	279.91
10	650–700	691	237.50–252.50	248.05
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	532	325.00	325.00
7	600–650	602	299.00	299.00
10	650–700	674	269.00	269.00
4	800–850	823	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	488	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	700–750	736	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	267	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	301	452.00	452.00
21	350–400	393	412.50–430.00	419.72
22	400–450	433	395.00–408.00	399.30
46	450–500	476	382.50–395.00	393.19
34	500–550	538	355.00–373.00	360.12
26	550–600	565	330.00–350.00	340.43
15	600–650	617	327.00–332.00	328.66
8	650–700	674	282.50–283.00	282.87
2	700–750	732	273.00	273.00
12	750–800	760	265.50–277.00	275.06
16	800–850	807	262.50–263.50	263.31
4	900–950	916	251.00	251.00
11	950–1000	962	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	397.50	397.50
15	400–450	429	365.00–383.00	379.17
7	450–500	496	371.00–373.00	372.14
18	500–550	545	335.00–343.00	339.44
2	550–600	587	303.00	303.00
14	600–650	616	278.00–297.50	286.79
9	650–700	697	272.50	272.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	671	275.00	275.00
7	800–850	823	261.00	261.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	636	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	354	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	430	367.50	367.50
3	600–650	638	302.50	302.50
2	650–700	692	277.50	277.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,151	128.00–145.00	139.36
8	—	1,038	118.00–125.00	122.62
1	—	1,075	107.00	107.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,589	136.00–144.00	140.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,377	133.00–143.00	136.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,633	154.00–182.50	164.33
1	—	1,075	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	120.00–141.00	132.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	826	217.50–230.00	223.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	922	182.50–210.00	194.65
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	150.00	150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,115	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,427	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	805	1,875.00–2,025.00	1,952.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,275	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,681.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,182	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,187	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,267	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,650.00	1,650.00

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

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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