Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 600lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows sold steady. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher and lean cows sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 2.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday April 1, 2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.73/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −97.36 against this barn's trailing median of $433.09.

Average price

$335.73

60 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$18.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.90

vs CO average

+13.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	342.06	1,900	33
Large 1	593	334.00	1,981	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	514	323.18	1,661	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $239 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale60 hd

335.73

—

CO average2 barns · 118 hd

337.63

−1.90

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

+13.99

This barn, trailing median13 sales

433.09

−97.36

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	1,859	170.70	3,172	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	144.13	2,259	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,142	143.51	1,639	138
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,450	141.83	2,057	43
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,965	138.00	2,712	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,147	$1,823	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,294	$1,796	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$1,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$2,871	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,324	$3,850	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$3,491	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,301	$3,476	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,297	$2,859	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,063	$2,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	450–500	450	357.60/cwt	356.00–360.00	1,609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	323.18/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,661	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	378.65/cwt	370.00–381.00	1,545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	882	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,452	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	568	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,965	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	708	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,124	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,041	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	789	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,941	18
Heifers	Large 1Replacement	900–950	919	238.40/cwt	237.00–240.00	2,191	22
Heifers	Large 1Replacement	1000–1050	1,035	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,308	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,778	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,821	2
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	593	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,981	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,931	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,012	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	919	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,431	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	290.22/cwt	283.00–294.00	1,770	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	775	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,364	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,788	4
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,105	10
Heifers	Large 1Replacement	750–800	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	837	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,402	12
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	647	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,986	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	150	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	310.61/cwt	306.00–318.00	2,056	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,016	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	143.76/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,705	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	144.13/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,259	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,833	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	137.46/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,497	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	955	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,194	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,134	148.57/cwt	137.00–162.00	1,685	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	142.21/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,062	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,965	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,712	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	119.96/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,130	7
Bulls	—	—	1,951	175.51/cwt	155.00–196.00	3,424	32
Bulls	—	—	1,436	148.69/cwt	137.50–153.00	2,135	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,077	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,304	2,893.85/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,894	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,227	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	166.66/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,910	10
Heifers	Large 1Replacement	850–900	869	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,129	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	834	230.07/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,919	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,862	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,294	1,795.71/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,796	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	998	187.61/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,872	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,144	1,872.07/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,872	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,324	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,411.43/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,411	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,301	3,476.08/head	3,300.00–3,650.00	3,476	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1

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 Mar 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 6,937Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 169Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 66Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	408	370.00–381.00	378.65
5	450–500	450	356.00–360.00	357.60
6	500–550	512	377.50	377.50
11	550–600	561	317.00	317.00
30	600–650	610	283.00–294.00	290.22
2	650–700	655	278.00	278.00
8	700–750	700	266.00	266.00
3	800–850	813	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	514	322.50–325.00	323.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	775	305.00	305.00
12	800–850	837	287.00	287.00
12	850–900	882	278.00	278.00
12	900–950	919	264.50	264.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	568	346.00	346.00
16	700–750	708	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	789	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
10	850–900	869	245.00	245.00
22	900–950	919	237.00–240.00	238.40
10	1000–1050	1,035	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	593	334.00	334.00
9	600–650	647	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	390.00	390.00
2	700–750	713	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
4	450–500	455	393.00	393.00
11	500–550	535	361.00	361.00
3	550–600	563	353.00	353.00
12	600–650	649	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
10	700–750	726	290.00	290.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	150–200	150	850.00	850.00
2	450–500	478	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	580	347.50	347.50
16	650–700	662	306.00–318.00	310.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,186	140.00–159.00	143.76
15	—	1,089	131.00–139.00	137.46
7	—	942	116.00–124.00	119.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	142.00–148.00	144.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	126.00	126.00
42	—	1,450	135.00–146.00	142.21
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	125.00	125.00
51	—	1,134	137.00–162.00	148.57
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	138.00	138.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,951	155.00–196.00	175.51
7	—	1,436	137.50–153.00	148.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,077	3,025.00	3,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,440	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,294	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,795.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,144	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,872.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	845	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,304	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,893.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,227	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,324	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,301	3,300.00–3,650.00	3,476.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,411.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,146	165.00–172.50	166.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	834	217.50–237.50	230.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	998	180.00–197.50	187.61

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

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle