Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2024-10-16

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Oct 16

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Receipts

2,582 head

▲ 783 vs last sale 1,799▲ 757 vs year ago 1,825 · +41.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 400lbs sold 2.00 to 12.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder steers over 400lbs to 750lbs sold 7.00 to 11.00 lower and over 750 mostly sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 450lbs sold mostly sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 450lbs to 600lbs sold unevenly steady and over 600lbs sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday 23, 2024. Slaughter cows and replacement cows will sell tomorrow Thursday October 17, 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 $278.91/cwt on 502 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −129.29 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.

Average price

$278.91

502 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$37.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs CO average

−20.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	288.23	1,579	319
Medium and Large 1-2	545	273.36	1,490	95
Medium and Large 2	530	251.12	1,331	88

One grade step is worth $37.11/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale502 hd

278.91

—

CO average4 barns · 1,189 hd

282.65

−3.74

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−20.42

This barn, trailing median8 sales

408.19

−129.29

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.

Every lot

94 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	234	841.46/head	810.00–900.00	841	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,166	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	307	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	893	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	392.75/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,214	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	355.44/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,166	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	339	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,390	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	369	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,439	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	346.46/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,289	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	253.16/cwt	221.00–287.50	965	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	316.98/cwt	301.00–321.00	1,230	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	263.56/cwt	227.00–286.00	1,115	31
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	426	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,423	37
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	319.32/cwt	311.00–325.00	1,370	66
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	295.18/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,278	29
Steers	400–450	Large 1	444	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,137	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	271.25/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,278	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	304.47/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,449	67
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	279.78/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,349	65
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	297.91/cwt	291.00–301.50	1,543	143
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	284.17/cwt	281.00–287.00	1,472	56
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	254.95/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,323	73
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	280.36/cwt	270.00–281.50	1,604	176
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	232.49/cwt	196.00–247.00	1,355	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	257.84/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,506	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	258.36/cwt	250.00–263.50	1,589	99
Steers	600–650	Large 1	620	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,556	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	697	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	243.29/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,557	88
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	242.36/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,655	47
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	162.09/cwt	111.00–212.00	1,178	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	238.50/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,741	117
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,676	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	233.50/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,782	27
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	225.35/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,864	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,766	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,837	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,005	29
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,943	18
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,976	10
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,098	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,097	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	690	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	346.57/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,009	11
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	293	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,128	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,029	2
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	305	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	921	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	966	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	331.72/cwt	329.00–342.50	1,178	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	362	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,303	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,191	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	265.14/cwt	142.00–290.00	1,005	91
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	383	264.49/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,013	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	403	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,213	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	283.73/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,172	48
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	263.42/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,093	42
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	423	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,015	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	225.11/cwt	171.00–251.00	961	42
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	209.68/cwt	171.00–226.00	975	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	240.43/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,152	45
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	488	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,225	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	256.05/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,252	206
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,225	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	249.86/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,317	74
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,061	2
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	553	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,399	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	246.72/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,411	89
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	220.17/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,264	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	232.92/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,367	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	239.13/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,483	51
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,190	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,458	4
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	650	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,502	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	222.96/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,498	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	219.01/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,564	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,485	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,362	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	216.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,666	13
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	810	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,628	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,628	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,459	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	894	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,708	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,791	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Large 1	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	708	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,288	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,085	11
Bulls	450–500	Large 1	478	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	956	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,212	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	230.04/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,458	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,503	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	978	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,291	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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

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

Receipts 2,582Last week 1,799Year ago 1,825

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	234	810.00–900.00	841.46
2	250–300	288	405.00	405.00
1	250–300	250	875.00	875.00
11	300–350	309	385.00–397.50	392.75
14	350–400	372	340.00–355.00	346.46
66	400–450	429	311.00–325.00	319.32
67	450–500	476	300.00–307.00	304.47
143	500–550	518	291.00–301.50	297.91
176	550–600	572	270.00–281.50	280.36
99	600–650	615	250.00–263.50	258.36
47	650–700	683	234.00–247.00	242.36
117	700–750	730	233.00–242.00	238.50
27	750–800	763	231.00–239.00	233.50
14	800–850	827	225.00–226.00	225.35
29	850–900	887	226.00	226.00
18	900–950	908	214.00	214.00
10	950–1000	983	201.00	201.00
16	1050–1100	1,098	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	328	347.50–357.50	355.44
24	350–400	388	301.00–321.00	316.98
29	400–450	433	291.00–300.00	295.18
65	450–500	482	275.00–286.00	279.78
56	500–550	518	281.00–287.00	284.17
39	550–600	584	252.00–264.00	257.84
88	600–650	640	236.00–248.00	243.29
11	700–750	735	228.00	228.00
3	800–850	845	209.00	209.00
10	850–900	883	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	339	410.00	410.00
6	350–400	369	390.00	390.00
37	400–450	426	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	444	256.00	256.00
3	600–650	620	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	291.00	291.00
4	350–400	381	221.00–287.50	253.16
31	400–450	423	227.00–286.00	263.56
16	450–500	471	266.00–272.00	271.25
73	500–550	519	230.00–266.00	254.95
15	550–600	583	196.00–247.00	232.49
2	600–650	628	111.00	111.00
8	700–750	727	111.00–212.00	162.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	337.50	337.50
2	350–400	375	317.50	317.50
42	400–450	415	255.00–267.00	263.42
45	450–500	479	236.00–249.00	240.43
7	500–550	519	236.00	236.00
29	550–600	587	228.00–238.00	232.92
4	600–650	645	226.00	226.00
2	700–750	735	202.00	202.00
3	800–850	848	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	251.00	251.00
5	300–350	332	291.00	291.00
91	350–400	379	142.00–290.00	265.14
42	400–450	427	171.00–251.00	225.11
8	450–500	465	171.00–226.00	209.68
2	500–550	528	201.00	201.00
5	550–600	574	219.00–221.00	220.17
2	600–650	643	185.00	185.00
2	700–750	740	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	200–250	233	700.00	700.00
11	250–300	291	342.50–347.50	346.57
2	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
10	350–400	355	329.00–342.50	331.72
48	400–450	413	280.00–290.00	283.73
206	450–500	489	250.00–263.00	256.05
74	500–550	527	243.00–254.00	249.86
89	550–600	572	241.00–253.00	246.72
51	600–650	620	236.00–241.00	239.13
29	650–700	672	212.00–225.00	222.96
26	700–750	714	210.00–223.00	219.01
13	750–800	771	210.00–220.00	216.03
3	800–850	810	201.00	201.00
10	850–900	894	191.00	191.00
6	900–950	933	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	302.00	302.00
8	350–400	383	261.00–271.00	264.49
12	400–450	423	240.00	240.00
7	450–500	488	251.00	251.00
10	550–600	553	253.00	253.00
2	650–700	650	231.00	231.00
3	800–850	810	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	362	360.00	360.00
35	400–450	403	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	220.00	220.00
3	950–1000	978	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	290.00	290.00
11	450–500	450	241.00	241.00
2	500–550	515	265.00	265.00
5	550–600	551	220.00	220.00
5	600–650	634	227.00–232.00	230.04
2	700–750	748	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	478	200.00	200.00

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.