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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Aug 7

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← May 29Aug 7Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

708 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 829▼ 163 vs year ago 871 · −18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 171 vs last sale 257▼ 64 vs year ago 150 · −42.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 143 vs last sale 248▼ 216 vs year ago 321 · −67.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report available as there have been no recent reportable sale for comparison. Next report will be as receipts warrant.

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 $251.18/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −91.88 against this barn's trailing median of $343.06.

Average price

$251.18

27 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$3.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs CO average

+6.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	252.59	1,452	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	248.79	1,348	10thin

One grade step is worth $3.80/cwt here — about $104 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

251.18

—

CO average4 barns · 51 hd

251.70

−0.52

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+6.11

This barn, trailing median8 sales

343.06

−91.88

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	1,603	154.28	2,474	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	142.48	2,194	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,340	137.15	1,838	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	126.76	1,398	34

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)	930	$1,721	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,080	$1,711	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	665	$1,010	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,430	$2,701	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,245	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,835	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,825	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,410	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,214	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	322.50/cwt	321.00–324.00	1,348	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	296.30/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,396	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,326	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,451	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	282.47/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,545	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	281.83/cwt	276.00–283.00	1,550	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	269.73/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,670	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,499	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,748	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,514	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,802	40
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	236.00/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,749	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,827	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	221.05/cwt	211.00–232.00	1,742	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	229.91/cwt	228.00–232.50	1,922	36
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	289.95/cwt	288.00–294.00	963	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,062	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,157	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,243	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	279.45/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,305	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	266.86/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,260	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	248.79/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,348	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	252.59/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,452	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,367	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,525	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,616	37
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	234.72/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,669	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,469	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	228.37/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,788	52
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,662	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,815	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,382	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	142.67/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,209	4
Bulls	—	—	1,618	157.38/cwt	151.00–176.00	2,546	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	112.61/cwt	99.00–119.00	1,136	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	125.45/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,385	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	145.21/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,772	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	131.09/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,730	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	142.61/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,937	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	142.48/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,194	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	1,835.00/head	1,835.00–1,835.00	1,835	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,430	2,701.40/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,701	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	930	1,721.08/head	1,575.00–1,835.00	1,721	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,177	1,827.86/head	1,710.00–1,975.00	1,828	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	683	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,544	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	862	216.57/cwt	199.00–244.00	1,867	76

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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 708Last week 829Year ago 871

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 257Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 248Year ago 321

No report available as there have been no recent reportable sale for comparison. Next report will be as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	355	342.00	342.00
6	400–450	418	321.00–324.00	322.50
16	450–500	471	295.00–300.00	296.30
19	500–550	547	281.00–288.00	282.47
12	550–600	550	276.00–283.00	281.83
11	600–650	619	269.00–270.00	269.73
8	650–700	667	262.00	262.00
40	700–750	704	256.00	256.00
4	750–800	758	241.00	241.00
36	800–850	836	228.00–232.50	229.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	472	281.00	281.00
3	500–550	523	277.50	277.50
7	600–650	649	231.00	231.00
5	650–700	685	221.00	221.00
10	700–750	741	235.00–237.00	236.00
20	750–800	788	211.00–232.00	221.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	875.00	875.00
5	300–350	337	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	378	306.00	306.00
7	450–500	467	276.00–284.00	279.45
17	550–600	575	250.00–259.00	252.59
4	600–650	646	236.00	236.00
37	650–700	676	239.00	239.00
17	700–750	711	225.00–236.00	234.72
52	750–800	783	227.00–229.00	228.37
20	800–850	848	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	332	288.00–294.00	289.95
7	400–450	447	278.00	278.00
13	450–500	472	265.00–271.00	266.86
10	500–550	542	246.00–250.00	248.79
23	600–650	633	216.00	216.00
18	700–750	731	201.00	201.00
9	750–800	784	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	271.00	271.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	1,010.00	1,010.00

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	—	1,115	1,835.00	1,835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,430	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,701.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,070	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,425.00	2,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,070	1,410.00	1,410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,710.00–1,975.00	1,827.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	1,575.00–1,835.00	1,721.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	935	1,535.00	1,535.00

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	76	—	862	199.00–244.00	216.57
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	683	226.00	226.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,009	99.00–119.00	112.61
12	—	1,220	143.00–148.00	145.21
7	—	1,104	120.00–135.00	125.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,358	141.00–144.00	142.61
9	—	1,320	120.00–139.00	131.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	141.00–144.00	142.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,618	151.00–176.00	157.38
4	—	1,548	138.00–146.00	142.67

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.