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Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) · Mon, Oct 21

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Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Mon, Oct 21

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1902

← Nov 13Oct 21Oct 28 →

Receipts

2,925 head

▼ 1,556 vs last sale 4,481▼ 1,383 vs year ago 4,308 · −32.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 9.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Today was the first feeder calf special sale of the season. The next feeder calf special sale will be next Monday October 28, 2024.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.35/cwt on 710 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −151.84 against this barn's trailing median of $429.19.

Average price

$277.35

710 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$31.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

vs CO average

−21.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	285.18	1,589	444
Large 1	566	272.00	1,540	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	571	268.42	1,531	114
Large 1-2	542	267.55	1,450	72
Medium and Large 2	550	253.62	1,394	72

One grade step is worth $31.56/cwt here — about $194 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale710 hd

277.35

—

CO average5 barns · 1,957 hd

280.73

−3.38

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−21.69

This barn, trailing median3 sales

429.19

−151.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $444.89, low $424.41, median $429.19 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

69 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,181	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,234	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,206	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	363.68/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,411	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	338.72/cwt	330.00–343.00	1,321	11
Steers	350–400	Large 1-2	397	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,211	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	338.15/cwt	335.00–339.00	1,383	20
Steers	400–450

Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Mon Oct 21, 2024

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

Receipts 2,925Last week 4,481Year ago 4,308

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	312	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	357	290.00	290.00
12	400–450	442	271.00–281.00	275.15
50	450–500	474	265.00–272.00	269.22
271	500–550	530	243.00–253.00	249.98
85	550–600	592	231.00–237.00	234.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	371	320.00	320.00
10	450–500	455	279.00	279.00
29	600–650	627	238.00–239.00	238.76

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Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Mon, Oct 21

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1902

← Nov 13Oct 21Oct 28 →

Receipts

2,925 head

▼ 1,556 vs last sale 4,481▼ 1,383 vs year ago 4,308 · −32.1%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.35/cwt on 710 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −151.84 against this barn's trailing median of $429.19.

Average price

$277.35

710 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$31.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

vs CO average

−21.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	285.18	1,589	444
Large 1	566	272.00	1,540	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	571	268.42	1,531	114
Large 1-2	542	267.55	1,450	72
Medium and Large 2	550	253.62	1,394	72

One grade step is worth $31.56/cwt here — about $194 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale710 hd

277.35

—

CO average5 barns · 1,957 hd

280.73

−3.38

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−21.69

This barn, trailing median3 sales

429.19

−151.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $444.89, low $424.41, median $429.19 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

69 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,181	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,234	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,206	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	363.68/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,411	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	338.72/cwt	330.00–343.00	1,321	11
Steers	350–400	Large 1-2	397	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,211	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	338.15/cwt	335.00–339.00	1,383	20
Steers	400–450

Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Mon Oct 21, 2024

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

Receipts 2,925Last week 4,481Year ago 4,308

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	312	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	357	290.00	290.00
12	400–450	442	271.00–281.00	275.15
50	450–500	474	265.00–272.00	269.22
271	500–550	530	243.00–253.00	249.98
85	550–600	592	231.00–237.00	234.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	371	320.00	320.00
10	450–500	455	279.00	279.00
29	600–650	627	238.00–239.00	238.76

Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,344	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,495	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,449	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	226	395.00	395.00
9	300–350	318	345.00	345.00
13	350–400	379	302.50–307.50	306.77
90	400–450	418	289.00–300.00	291.55
126	450–500	467	279.00–287.50	284.81
96	500–550	522	256.00–268.00	261.60
126	550–600	572	240.00–250.00	243.60
118	600–650	623	228.00–238.00	235.57
42	650–700	664	228.00–237.00	232.56
4	800–850	843	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	262.00	262.00
2	350–400	358	308.00	308.00
37	400–450	433	278.00–282.00	279.02
42	500–550	515	245.00–250.00	249.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	397.50	397.50
29	300–350	329	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	388	360.00–367.50	363.68
26	400–450	415	353.00	353.00
78	450–500	458	330.00–339.00	337.39
186	500–550	528	284.00–296.00	290.94
238	550–600	582	270.00–286.00	279.34
130	600–650	617	260.00–269.00	264.01
122	650–700	668	249.00–266.00	258.40
28	700–750	712	231.00–247.50	242.57
29	750–800	773	247.00–250.00	248.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	442	332.50	332.50
4	450–500	451	312.50	312.50
8	550–600	566	272.00	272.00
25	650–700	675	244.00	244.00
9	700–750	736	244.00	244.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	226	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	893	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	998	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,097	9
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	333	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	872	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	992	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,035	5
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	358	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,103	2
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	371	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,187	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	306.77/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,163	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	380	312.28/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,187	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	877	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	291.55/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,219	90
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	433	279.02/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,208	37
Heifers	400–450	Large 2	440	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,155	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	275.15/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,216	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,196	16
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	455	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,269	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	284.81/cwt	279.00–287.50	1,330	126
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	269.22/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,276	50
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	254.94/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,244	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,155	2
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	515	249.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,285	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	261.60/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,366	96
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	249.98/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,325	271
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	243.60/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,393	126
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	234.51/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,388	85
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	235.57/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,468	118
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	627	238.76/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,497	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	232.56/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,544	42
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,855	4

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	287.50	287.50
8	350–400	388	226.00	226.00
16	400–450	448	267.00	267.00
21	450–500	488	254.00–256.00	254.94
2	500–550	500	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	440	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	397	305.00	305.00
9	400–450	436	307.50	307.50
14	450–500	493	281.00	281.00
60	500–550	535	270.00–272.00	270.75
12	550–600	576	251.00–252.50	251.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	390	330.00–343.00	338.72
20	400–450	409	335.00–339.00	338.15
74	450–500	484	312.50–321.00	316.29
19	500–550	528	277.00–281.00	278.65
95	550–600	579	263.00–271.00	266.37
34	600–650	619	247.50–258.00	250.17
29	650–700	676	236.00–245.00	239.38
5	750–800	780	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	374	322.50	322.50
33	400–450	439	262.00–307.50	287.81
124	450–500	484	271.00–309.00	295.90
35	500–550	519	229.00–261.00	249.76
37	550–600	579	251.00–259.00	257.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	531	301.00	301.00
37	600–650	617	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	610	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	453	330.00	330.00

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Winter - La Junta

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

Winter - La Junta

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

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