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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Jan 8

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

836 head

▼ 1,165 vs last sale 2,001▼ 180 vs year ago 1,016 · −17.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 304▼ 160 vs year ago 313 · −51.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 59▼ 169 vs year ago 259 · −65.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher while lean cows sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday January 15, 2025.

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 $318.46/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −89.74 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.

Average price

$318.46

72 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$42.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.02

vs CO average

−23.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	325.25	1,768	57
Medium and Large 1-2	533	299.39	1,596	9thin
Large 1-2	542	282.50	1,531	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.75/cwt here — about $237 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 sale72 hd

318.46

—

CO average4 barns · 1,837 hd

336.48

−18.02

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−23.62

This barn, trailing median8 sales

408.19

−89.74

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	—	Average	1,670	144.37	2,412	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	128.59	1,819	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,723	126.00	2,171	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,586	126.00	1,998	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	114.10	1,165	100

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,615	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,440	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$1,775	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,327	$1,725	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$1,710	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,042	$1,525	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,605	$2,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,325	1thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	416.61/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,512	24
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,361	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	399.88/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,544	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,718	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,429	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	375.38/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,637	13
Steers	400–450	Large 2	440	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,474	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,421	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	360.31/cwt	330.00–372.50	1,704	45
Steers	450–500	Large 1	484	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,682	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	299.39/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,596	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	327.08/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,753	41
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	542	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,531	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	320.57/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,805	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	292.02/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,778	20
Steers	600–650	Large 1	622	296.20/cwt	271.00–305.00	1,842	67
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,875	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,730	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	260.58/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,874	6
Steers	700–750	Large 1	733	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,961	88
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,941	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	234.63/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,954	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,008	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,025	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,280	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	315.64/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,487	29
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	515	269.47/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,388	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	286.79/cwt	276.00–297.50	1,509	63
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	256.78/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,520	7
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	619	262.30/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,624	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	256.62/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,637	33
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,791	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,787	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	215.56/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,990	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,711	146.41/cwt	136.00–161.00	2,505	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	76.44/cwt	61.00–86.00	644	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	102.26/cwt	101.00–105.00	913	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	116.70/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,155	47
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,090	112.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,224	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	126.22/cwt	120.50–131.00	1,430	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,255	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,355	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,563	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	129.22/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,838	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,998	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,723	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,171	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	815	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,042	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,327	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,440	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,615	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	187.42/cwt	172.50–224.00	1,874	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,041	153.06/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,593	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,042	131.14/cwt	131.00–133.50	1,366	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,605	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2

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 Jan 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 836Last week 2,001Year ago 1,016

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 304Year ago 313

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 59Year ago 259

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	335.00	335.00
10	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
29	450–500	471	297.50–330.00	315.64
63	500–550	526	276.00–297.50	286.79
7	550–600	592	255.00–257.50	256.78
33	600–650	638	247.50–257.50	256.62
3	700–750	722	248.00	248.00
2	800–850	803	222.50	222.50
8	900–950	923	211.00–220.00	215.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	515	267.50–275.00	269.47
34	600–650	619	255.00–267.00	262.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	433	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
24	350–400	363	415.00–420.00	416.61
10	400–450	419	410.00	410.00
45	450–500	473	330.00–372.50	360.31
41	500–550	536	325.00–337.50	327.08
16	550–600	563	315.00–330.00	320.57
20	600–650	609	275.00–294.00	292.02
32	650–700	658	285.00	285.00
6	700–750	719	256.00–270.00	260.58
5	750–800	761	255.00	255.00
5	800–850	833	231.00–240.00	234.63
3	850–900	873	230.00	230.00
4	900–950	900	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	484	347.50	347.50
67	600–650	622	271.00–305.00	296.20
88	700–750	733	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	542	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	390.00–405.00	399.88
13	400–450	436	375.00–377.50	375.38
10	450–500	451	315.00	315.00
9	500–550	533	295.00–305.00	299.39
7	650–700	692	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	825.00	825.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,615	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,440	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,327	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,042	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,385	1,710.00	1,710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	26	—	1,041	140.00–160.00	153.06

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	20	—	1,000	172.50–224.00	187.42

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	16	—	1,042	131.00–133.50	131.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,605	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	126.00	126.00
9	—	1,711	136.00–161.00	146.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,090	110.00–115.00	112.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,586	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	119.50	119.50
29	—	1,422	126.00–131.00	129.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	990	110.00–119.50	116.70
34	—	1,133	120.50–131.00	126.22
3	—	893	101.00–105.00	102.26
13	—	843	61.00–86.00	76.44

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.