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Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Apr 17

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,340 head

▲ 1,461 vs last sale 879▲ 1,177 vs year ago 1,163 · +101.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 145▼ 34 vs year ago 155 · −21.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

113 head

▼ 374 vs last sale 487▲ 113 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Lean slaughter cows of average dressing sold 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday April 24, 2024

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $281.55/cwt on 302 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −61.52 against this barn's trailing median of $343.06.

Average price

$281.55

302 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$45.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.01

vs CO average

+17.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	286.29	1,562	242
Medium and Large 1-2	550	266.24	1,463	51
Medium and Large 2	569	240.94	1,371	9thin

One grade step is worth $45.35/cwt here — about $190 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 sale302 hd

281.55

—

CO average3 barns · 395 hd

278.54

+3.01

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

+17.03

This barn, trailing median8 sales

343.06

−61.52

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.95, low $327.75, median $343.06 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	1,647	141.73	2,334	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	128.00	2,116	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,366	120.28	1,643	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,575	112.17	1,767	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	109.25	1,155	58

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)	1,453	$1,700	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$1,525	9
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$2,025	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	660	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	940	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,517	2thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,148	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,225	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	371.47/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,348	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	352.26/cwt	343.00–356.00	1,335	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	363.23/cwt	356.00–372.00	1,562	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	344.28/cwt	341.00–349.00	1,494	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	476	346.97/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,652	64
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	327.01/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,599	7
Steers	500–550	Large 1Fancy	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	524	343.92/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,802	63
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	322.72/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,698	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	539	331.28/cwt	329.00–337.00	1,786	59
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,879	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	317.45/cwt	317.00–322.50	1,809	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	303.26/cwt	294.00–311.00	1,771	77
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,701	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,625	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	632	292.93/cwt	291.00–297.00	1,851	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,778	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,745	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,574	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	281.36/cwt	270.00–283.50	1,908	93
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	710	261.47/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,856	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	759	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,966	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	207.20/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,637	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	791	231.60/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,832	49
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,677	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,834	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,818	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	338.40/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,147	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	333.14/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,286	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	248.71/cwt	241.00–271.00	1,032	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	323.90/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,393	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	305.21/cwt	294.00–311.00	1,315	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	304.37/cwt	303.00–305.00	1,409	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	294.39/cwt	291.00–298.00	1,431	67
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,401	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,567	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	516	300.59/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,551	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	293.05/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,533	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,415	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	274.66/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,453	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	281.69/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,577	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	274.07/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,538	78
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	574	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,665	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	233.21/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,355	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	583	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,574	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	249.39/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,474	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,592	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	611	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,778	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	613	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,723	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	244.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,526	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,435	2
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	640	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,414	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	651	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,628	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,467	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	237.84/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,577	61
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	85
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	715	248.29/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,775	68
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,560	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	224.56/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,624	46
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	742	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,788	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,669	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,459	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	578	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,676	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,549	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,717	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	911	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,676	4
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,970	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,647	141.73/cwt	121.00–161.00	2,334	30
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	75.00/cwt	71.00–81.00	678	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	94.88/cwt	91.00–99.00	979	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,086	116.98/cwt	101.00–140.00	1,270	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,366	120.28/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,643	21
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,575	112.17/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,767	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,116	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	753	217.38/cwt	208.00–231.00	1,637	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	160.73/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,397	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	898	180.60/cwt	170.00–199.00	1,622	65
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,046	138.55/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,449	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	1,516.96/head	1,510.00–1,525.00	1,517	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,453	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,340Last week 879Year ago 1,163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 145Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 487Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	450–500	476	343.00–350.00	346.97
44	600–650	632	291.00–297.00	292.93
21	700–750	710	259.00–262.00	261.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	382.50	382.50
12	350–400	363	370.00–373.00	371.47
23	400–450	430	356.00–372.00	363.23
7	450–500	489	323.00–330.00	327.01
24	500–550	526	319.00–325.00	322.72
77	550–600	584	294.00–311.00	303.26
41	600–650	642	277.00	277.00
93	650–700	678	270.00–283.50	281.36
5	700–750	735	245.00	245.00
49	750–800	791	231.00–241.00	231.60
3	850–900	857	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	500–550	539	329.00–337.00	331.28
36	550–600	570	317.00–322.50	317.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	500–550	524	338.00–348.00	343.92
4	550–600	556	338.00	338.00
16	750–800	759	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	510	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	258.00	258.00
5	750–800	790	206.00–208.00	207.20
3	800–850	818	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	352.00	352.00
14	350–400	379	343.00–356.00	352.26
22	400–450	434	341.00–349.00	344.28
5	550–600	597	285.00	285.00
14	600–650	644	271.00	271.00
2	650–700	653	241.00	241.00
7	850–900	887	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	463	303.00–305.00	304.37
41	500–550	516	300.00–301.00	300.59
10	550–600	560	281.00–282.00	281.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	583	270.00	270.00
15	600–650	613	281.00	281.00
85	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
68	700–750	715	243.00–250.00	248.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	339	337.00–340.00	338.40
32	350–400	386	330.00–339.00	333.14
19	400–450	430	322.00–325.00	323.90
67	450–500	486	291.00–298.00	294.39
54	500–550	523	286.00–298.00	293.05
78	550–600	561	268.00–276.00	274.07
9	600–650	603	264.00	264.00
61	650–700	663	235.00–243.00	237.84
46	700–750	723	221.00–226.00	224.56
4	750–800	755	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	507	309.00	309.00
27	550–600	574	290.00	290.00
20	600–650	611	291.00	291.00
7	650–700	651	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	742	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	640	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	415	241.00–271.00	248.71
2	500–550	528	268.00	268.00
7	550–600	581	231.00–236.00	233.21
2	600–650	635	226.00	226.00
7	750–800	768	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	431	294.00–311.00	305.21
3	450–500	488	287.00	287.00
34	500–550	529	271.00–281.00	274.66
17	550–600	591	242.00–251.00	249.39
22	600–650	625	240.00–250.00	244.22
5	650–700	652	225.00	225.00
3	700–750	722	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	663	259.00	259.00
2	950–1000	995	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	598	259.00	259.00
4	900–950	911	184.00	184.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,260	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,125.00	1,125.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	925.00	925.00

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	65	—	898	170.00–199.00	180.60

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	7	—	1,046	131.00–146.00	138.55

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	9	—	753	208.00–231.00	217.38

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	5	—	869	150.00–169.00	160.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,425.00	2,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,343	1,510.00–1,525.00	1,516.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,453	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,303	1,525.00	1,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	904	71.00–81.00	75.00
7	—	1,032	91.00–99.00	94.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,086	101.00–140.00	116.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,366	110.00–131.00	120.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	111.00–114.00	112.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,647	121.00–161.00	141.73

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.