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Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Sep 11

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Sep 4Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,937 head

▲ 1,346 vs last sale 591▲ 416 vs year ago 1,521 · +27.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

387 head

▲ 204 vs last sale 183▲ 253 vs year ago 134 · +188.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 66▲ 22 vs year ago 28 · +78.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly 1.00 to 23.00 higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 13.00 higher across all weight classes. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold steady while lean cows of average dressing sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 16.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday September 18, 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 $274.88/cwt on 228 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −133.32 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.

Average price

$274.88

228 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$29.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs CO average

+6.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	280.47	1,498	155
Medium and Large 1-2	569	266.38	1,515	57
Medium and Large 2	516	251.00	1,295	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.47/cwt here — about $202 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 sale228 hd

274.88

—

CO average2 barns · 411 hd

276.28

−1.40

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

+6.68

This barn, trailing median8 sales

408.19

−133.32

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	1,630	145.13	2,365	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	127.57	2,019	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,374	127.30	1,750	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	117.34	1,328	302

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)	1,263	$1,976	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,124	$1,745	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$1,571	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$1,410	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$1,559	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,518	$2,653	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,617	3thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	370.93/cwt	369.00–372.00	1,239	19
Steers	300–350	Large 1	337	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,014	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	781	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,207	6
Steers	350–400	Large 1	363	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	929	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,178	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	270.92/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,146	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,420	35
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	907	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	288.87/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,268	12
Steers	400–450	Large 1	439	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,036	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,312	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	289.30/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,383	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	284.04/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,434	96
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,295	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	269.78/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,449	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	265.27/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,536	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	274.66/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,596	59
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	268.04/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,667	60
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,488	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	256.07/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,647	13
Steers	650–700	Large 1	670	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,702	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	256.74/cwt	251.50–269.00	1,738	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	247.79/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,712	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,675	8
Steers	700–750	Large 1	730	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,818	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	251.74/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,845	44
Steers	750–800	Large 1	750	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,845	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	241.86/cwt	234.00–246.50	1,848	38
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	241.44/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,963	181
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	228.54/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,901	23
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	232.51/cwt	225.00–233.50	2,048	165
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	223.22/cwt	220.00–228.50	2,034	56
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	982	210.61/cwt	210.00–216.00	2,068	68
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,799	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,045	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,111	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	198	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	767	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	986	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	929	2
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	328	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	790	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	308.43/cwt	308.00–311.00	1,101	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	940	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	281.22/cwt	271.00–286.00	1,060	28
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	415	238.16/cwt	226.00–275.00	988	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	888	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	278.95/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,174	40
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,121	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	261.40/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,223	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	233.42/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,134	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	240.38/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,279	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	252.00/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,366	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	247.94/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,421	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	237.84/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,375	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	248.05/cwt	240.00–253.50	1,543	48
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	231.85/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,442	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	238.52/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,627	66
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	699	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,594	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	229.88/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,667	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,687	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	225.01/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,775	66
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	220.48/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,790	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	16
Heifers	850–900	Large 1	873	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,903	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,210	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	118.92/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,855	4
Bulls	—	—	1,646	151.30/cwt	136.00–161.00	2,490	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	98.09/cwt	88.00–108.00	1,008	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	115.82/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,276	153
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	123.29/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,467	123
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,540	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	128.02/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,760	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	127.57/cwt	120.00–134.00	2,019	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,498	2,249.92/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,538	3,056.10/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,056	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	207.09/cwt	201.00–216.00	1,978	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,018	145.50/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,481	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,855	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	990	1,412.88/head	1,225.00–1,525.00	1,413	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	942	1,558.81/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,559	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,124	1,744.82/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,745	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,147	1,571.10/head	1,500.00–1,710.00	1,571	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,263	1,975.50/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,976	4

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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,937Last week 591Year ago 1,521

Slaughter CattleReceipts 387Last week 183Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 66Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	301.00	301.00
2	350–400	363	256.00	256.00
15	400–450	439	236.00	236.00
2	650–700	670	254.00	254.00
2	700–750	730	249.00	249.00
2	750–800	750	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	368	320.00	320.00
21	400–450	423	261.00–276.00	270.92
12	450–500	477	275.00	275.00
14	500–550	537	266.00–271.00	269.78
43	550–600	579	256.00–267.00	265.27
13	600–650	643	255.00–257.00	256.07
32	650–700	691	244.00–250.00	247.79
8	700–750	725	231.00	231.00
23	800–850	832	226.00–231.00	228.54
2	1000–1050	1,005	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	334	369.00–372.00	370.93
6	350–400	352	343.00	343.00
12	400–450	439	284.00–290.00	288.87
7	450–500	478	285.00–291.00	289.30
96	500–550	505	277.00–287.00	284.04
59	550–600	581	269.00–280.00	274.66
60	600–650	622	260.00–277.00	268.04
18	650–700	677	251.50–269.00	256.74
44	700–750	733	251.00–253.00	251.74
38	750–800	764	234.00–246.50	241.86
181	800–850	813	236.00–245.00	241.44
165	850–900	881	225.00–233.50	232.51
56	900–950	911	220.00–228.50	223.22
68	950–1000	982	210.00–216.00	210.61
3	1000–1050	1,045	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	400–450	425	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	231.00	231.00
5	400–450	430	211.00	211.00
16	500–550	516	251.00	251.00
6	600–650	628	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	241.00	241.00
18	400–450	415	226.00–275.00	238.16
13	850–900	873	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	198	710.00	710.00
2	250–300	273	281.00	281.00
2	300–350	315	313.00	313.00
21	350–400	357	308.00–311.00	308.43
40	400–450	421	271.00–281.00	278.95
14	450–500	468	255.00–265.00	261.40
48	500–550	542	251.00–256.00	252.00
33	550–600	573	246.00–253.00	247.94
48	600–650	622	240.00–253.50	248.05
66	650–700	682	233.00–240.00	238.52
14	700–750	725	229.00–231.00	229.88
66	750–800	789	223.00–231.00	225.01
12	800–850	812	218.00–221.00	220.48
16	850–900	855	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	292.00	292.00
28	350–400	377	271.00–286.00	281.22
2	400–450	443	253.00	253.00
29	450–500	486	231.00–243.00	233.42
8	500–550	532	240.00–241.00	240.38
10	550–600	578	233.00–239.00	237.84
12	600–650	622	229.00–239.00	231.85
4	650–700	699	228.00	228.00
23	750–800	774	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	360	261.00	261.00
14	400–450	419	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	467	259.00	259.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,085	171.00	171.00

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	12	—	955	201.00–216.00	207.09

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	2	—	1,018	141.00–151.00	145.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,225.00–1,525.00	1,412.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,025.00	2,025.00

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)	1	—	1,150	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	942	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,558.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,147	1,500.00–1,710.00	1,571.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,124	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,744.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,263	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,975.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,875.00	1,875.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,410.00	1,410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,538	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,056.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,498	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,249.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,028	88.00–108.00	98.09
123	—	1,190	120.00–132.00	123.29
153	—	1,102	110.00–119.00	115.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,583	120.00–134.00	127.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,375	122.00–132.00	128.02
2	—	1,363	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,646	136.00–161.00	151.30
4	—	1,560	111.00–129.00	118.92

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.