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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Mar 13

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,752 head

▼ 447 vs last sale 2,199▼ 112 vs year ago 1,864 · −6.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 88▲ 6 vs year ago 143 · +4.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

133 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 167▲ 133 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher across all weight classes with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 10.00 lower across all weight classes on a lighter than normal test. Slaughter cows of average dressing and slaughter bulls sold steady. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday March 20, 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 $304.64/cwt on 251 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −103.55 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.

Average price

$304.64

251 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$53.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.56

vs CO average

−11.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	319.05	1,787	154
Large 1	535	309.61	1,657	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	286.93	1,592	28
Medium and Large 2	533	271.59	1,447	29
Large 1-2	562	265.82	1,493	22

One grade step is worth $53.24/cwt here — about $294 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale251 hd

304.64

—

CO average3 barns · 1,034 hd

316.20

−11.56

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−11.43

This barn, trailing median8 sales

408.19

−103.55

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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.00, low $383.69, median $408.19 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,589	125.22	1,990	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,442	124.20	1,791	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,715	115.00	1,972	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	105.16	1,076	104

Every lot

98 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,084	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	304	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,028	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	390.78/cwt	389.00–393.00	1,250	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	360.28/cwt	353.00–364.00	1,193	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	346.54/cwt	346.00–351.00	1,348	17
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	402	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,202	3
Steers	400–450	Large 1	424	326.01/cwt	323.00–331.00	1,382	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	335.86/cwt	331.00–355.00	1,448	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	373.66/cwt	369.00–375.00	1,629	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,427	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,740	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	296.57/cwt	291.00–301.00	1,370	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	349.12/cwt	346.00–351.00	1,676	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,814	21
Steers	500–550	Large 1Thin Fleshed	516	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,605	13
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	516	285.57/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,474	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	280.10/cwt	277.00–281.00	1,448	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	294.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,552	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	318.73/cwt	316.00–321.00	1,689	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	534	328.54/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,754	23
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	579	258.41/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,496	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	297.87/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,731	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	315.20/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,834	59
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	244.85/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,427	7
Steers	550–600	Large 1	585	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,790	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,645	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	245.19/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,488	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,816	32
Steers	600–650	Large 1Thin Fleshed	623	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,813	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,866	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	256.07/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,698	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	677	275.30/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,864	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,677	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,865	7
Steers	750–800	Large 1Thin Fleshed	750	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,883	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	756	256.33/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,938	37
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	236.12/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,823	29
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	230.55/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,886	39
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,573	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,903	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,358	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	257	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	853	3
Heifers	250–300	Large 1	299	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	900	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	325.68/cwt	324.00–326.00	1,045	27
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	303.62/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,014	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	336	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,169	16
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	339	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	953	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	346	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,242	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	356	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,225	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	371	325.20/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,206	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,171	4
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	376	290.35/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,092	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,156	30
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	282.99/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,166	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,305	34
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	435	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,192	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	258.11/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,125	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,170	7
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,379	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	267.67/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,261	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	244.10/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,267	37
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	519	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,214	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	268.92/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,404	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	276.69/cwt	274.00–279.00	1,453	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	259.47/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,365	37
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	531	255.42/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,356	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	239.81/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,384	18
Heifers	550–600	Large 1Value Added	584	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,495	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	596	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,353	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	599	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,498	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	237.94/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,468	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,376	2
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	645	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,587	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,554	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	226.66/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,541	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,712	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,578	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,722	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,474	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,579	5
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	961	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,307	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,589	125.22/cwt	114.00–135.00	1,990	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	85.54/cwt	85.00–86.00	753	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	897	74.69/cwt	71.00–81.00	670	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	97.90/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,022	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,067	115.19/cwt	101.00–131.00	1,229	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,442	124.20/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,791	21
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,972	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	702	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,411	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	866	167.79/cwt	152.50–186.00	1,453	77
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	987	138.22/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,364	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	997	122.51/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,221	10

This sale against other markets

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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Mar 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,752Last week 2,199Year ago 1,864

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 88Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 133Last week 167Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	331	353.00–364.00	360.28
17	350–400	389	346.00–351.00	346.54
29	400–450	431	331.00–355.00	335.86
2	450–500	453	315.00	315.00
17	500–550	528	290.00–300.00	294.00
11	550–600	596	276.00	276.00
13	600–650	607	241.00–246.00	245.19
4	650–700	696	241.00	241.00
2	850–900	850	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	397.00	397.00
7	300–350	320	389.00–393.00	390.78
2	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
29	400–450	436	369.00–375.00	373.66
18	450–500	480	346.00–351.00	349.12
11	500–550	530	316.00–321.00	318.73
40	550–600	581	291.00–305.00	297.87
32	600–650	622	292.00	292.00
9	650–700	663	253.00–260.00	256.07
7	700–750	720	259.00	259.00
29	750–800	772	232.00–246.00	236.12
39	800–850	818	221.00–233.00	230.55
2	850–900	873	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	299.00	299.00
6	500–550	516	281.00–295.00	285.57
16	550–600	579	254.00–266.00	258.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	459	379.00	379.00
21	500–550	504	360.00	360.00
26	650–700	650	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	424	323.00–331.00	326.01
5	550–600	585	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	304	338.00	338.00
7	450–500	462	291.00–301.00	296.57
22	500–550	517	277.00–281.00	280.10
7	550–600	583	231.00–250.00	244.85
3	900–950	930	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	516	311.00	311.00
25	600–650	623	291.00	291.00
2	750–800	750	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	534	326.00–330.00	328.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	440	390.00	390.00
59	550–600	582	315.00–318.00	315.20
14	650–700	677	271.00–276.00	275.30
37	750–800	756	252.00–257.00	256.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	332.00	332.00
6	300–350	334	301.00–305.00	303.62
30	350–400	384	301.00	301.00
24	400–450	412	280.00–291.00	282.99
40	450–500	471	264.00–274.00	267.67
37	500–550	526	251.00–264.00	259.47
18	550–600	577	236.00–242.00	239.81
36	600–650	617	234.00–240.00	237.94
6	650–700	680	226.00–227.00	226.66
3	700–750	748	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	371	322.00–332.00	325.20
13	500–550	525	274.00–279.00	276.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	346	359.00	359.00
5	350–400	356	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	436	251.00–263.00	258.11
7	450–500	459	255.00	255.00
37	500–550	519	241.00–246.00	244.10
5	550–600	596	227.00	227.00
2	600–650	620	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	810.00	810.00
27	300–350	321	324.00–326.00	325.68
4	350–400	374	313.00	313.00
34	400–450	425	307.00	307.00
17	450–500	466	296.00	296.00
25	500–550	522	266.00–270.00	268.92
9	550–600	599	250.00	250.00
13	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
33	650–700	661	230.00–240.00	235.04
4	700–750	741	231.00	231.00
3	750–800	762	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	299	301.00	301.00
6	350–400	376	290.00–291.00	290.35
20	500–550	531	252.00–256.00	255.42
22	600–650	645	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	339	281.00	281.00
2	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
6	400–450	435	274.00	274.00
2	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
4	500–550	519	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	336	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	584	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	585	252.00	252.00
5	650–700	655	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	950–1000	961	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,044	96.00–100.00	97.90
11	—	880	85.00–86.00	85.54
13	—	897	71.00–81.00	74.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,067	101.00–131.00	115.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,442	116.00–131.00	124.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,589	114.00–135.00	125.22

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	10	—	997	121.00–126.00	122.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	77	—	866	152.50–186.00	167.79

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	27	—	987	130.00–146.00	138.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	702	201.00	201.00

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.