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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Jan 15

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,229 head

▲ 1,393 vs last sale 836▲ 857 vs year ago 1,372 · +62.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

281 head

▲ 128 vs last sale 153▲ 47 vs year ago 234 · +20.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 90▲ 61 vs year ago 161 · +37.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 8.00 higher. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher and lean cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 9.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday January 22, 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 $326.85/cwt on 504 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −81.35 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.

Average price

$326.85

504 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$39.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.55

vs CO average

−15.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	329.79	1,860	400
Large 1	559	321.30	1,798	85
Medium and Large 1-2	575	289.83	1,667	19thin

One grade step is worth $39.96/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale504 hd

326.85

—

CO average5 barns · 3,012 hd

342.40

−15.55

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−15.60

This barn, trailing median8 sales

408.19

−81.35

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	1,583	145.16	2,297	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	134.84	2,050	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,388	129.23	1,793	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,132	124.59	1,410	183
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,730	111.00	1,920	1thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	219	903.16/head	875.00–960.00	903	6
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	996	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	965	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,228	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	464.69/cwt	415.00–490.00	1,506	20
Steers	300–350	Large 1	348	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,453	2
Steers	350–400	Large 1	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	428.81/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,629	36
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	400.66/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,527	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	426.73/cwt	405.00–437.50	1,750	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	401.96/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,853	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	384.56/cwt	375.00–389.00	1,792	92
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	341.70/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,592	13
Steers	450–500	Large 1	476	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,821	9
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	490	352.72/cwt	341.00–365.00	1,728	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	513	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,924	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	341.01/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,828	115
Steers	500–550	Large 1	537	327.69/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,760	49
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	289.83/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,667	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	323.07/cwt	308.00–338.00	1,867	273
Steers	550–600	Large 1	590	312.61/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,844	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	308.60/cwt	291.00–320.00	1,913	167
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	275.22/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,717	17
Steers	600–650	Large 1	635	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,835	5
Steers	650–700	Large 1	652	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,917	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	280.59/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,897	104
Steers	700–750	Large 1	703	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,870	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	270.07/cwt	251.00–276.00	1,982	75
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	256.88/cwt	246.00–273.00	1,965	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,763	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	247.53/cwt	245.00–251.00	2,005	24
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	903	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,896	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	228.95/cwt	226.00–231.00	2,127	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	222.02/cwt	216.00–226.00	2,156	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,030	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	271	345.14/cwt	340.00–360.00	935	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	302	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,253	3
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	379.83/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,196	28
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	372	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,339	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	363.41/cwt	340.00–397.50	1,403	49
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	355.33/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,549	48
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	308.72/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,349	8
Heifers	450–500	Large 1Fancy	452	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,672	10
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	459	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,584	26
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	463	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,458	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	298.71/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,383	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	335.14/cwt	313.00–340.00	1,582	62
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,265	6
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	516	317.13/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,636	31
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	523	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,477	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	317.18/cwt	292.50–330.00	1,662	99
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	277.96/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,487	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	235.81/cwt	231.00–255.00	1,288	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	310.54/cwt	284.00–320.00	1,736	60
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,580	2
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	589	267.39/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,575	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	268.32/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,650	106
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	655	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,719	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	252.66/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,716	65
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	685	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,548	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,574	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	242.24/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,751	37
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	730	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,956	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,845	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	230.52/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,911	21
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,704	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	226.51/cwt	216.00–231.00	1,955	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,028	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,026	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,698	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	272.41/cwt	271.00–274.00	1,727	19
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,893	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,543	1
Bulls	—	—	1,444	134.30/cwt	121.00–141.00	1,939	19
Bulls	—	—	1,720	156.37/cwt	141.00–192.50	2,690	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	102.64/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,074	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,054	117.40/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,237	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	116.36/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,226	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	72.92/cwt	61.00–86.00	769	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,130	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,220	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	127.85/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,469	149
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	117.01/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,574	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	130.71/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,821	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	134.84/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,050	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,920	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	889	213.15/cwt	205.00–233.50	1,895	25
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	983	183.36/cwt	169.00–197.50	1,802	89
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	160.40/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,622	25
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,146	142.08/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,628	41

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,229Last week 836Year ago 1,372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 153Year ago 234

Replacement CattleReceipts 222Last week 90Year ago 161

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	415.00	415.00
6	200–250	219	875.00–960.00	903.16
20	300–350	324	415.00–490.00	464.69
36	350–400	380	410.00–445.00	428.81
28	400–450	410	405.00–437.50	426.73
15	450–500	461	395.00–410.00	401.96
115	500–550	536	320.00–355.00	341.01
273	550–600	578	308.00–338.00	323.07
167	600–650	620	291.00–320.00	308.60
104	650–700	676	267.50–285.00	280.59
75	700–750	734	251.00–276.00	270.07
26	750–800	765	246.00–273.00	256.88
24	800–850	810	245.00–251.00	247.53
12	900–950	929	226.00–231.00	228.95
5	950–1000	971	216.00–226.00	222.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	490	341.00–365.00	352.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	307	400.00	400.00
11	350–400	381	395.00–405.00	400.66
92	450–500	466	375.00–389.00	384.56
19	550–600	575	281.00–295.00	289.83
17	600–650	624	265.00–281.00	275.22
2	750–800	770	229.00	229.00
2	900–950	903	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	417.50	417.50
4	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
9	450–500	476	382.50	382.50
49	500–550	537	320.00–330.00	327.69
36	550–600	590	302.50–317.50	312.61
5	600–650	635	289.00	289.00
21	650–700	652	294.00	294.00
7	700–750	703	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	513	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	288	335.00	335.00
13	450–500	466	320.00–350.00	341.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
26	450–500	459	345.00	345.00
31	500–550	516	300.00–330.00	317.13
17	550–600	589	265.00–285.00	267.39
2	650–700	655	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	372	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	463	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	523	282.50	282.50
2	650–700	685	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	271	340.00–360.00	345.14
8	400–450	437	305.00–310.00	308.72
16	450–500	463	290.00–300.00	298.71
32	500–550	535	260.00–287.50	277.96
2	550–600	583	271.00	271.00
3	700–750	712	221.00	221.00
2	800–850	848	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	264	390.00	390.00
28	300–350	315	375.00–390.00	379.83
49	350–400	386	340.00–397.50	363.41
48	400–450	436	342.50–370.00	355.33
62	450–500	472	313.00–340.00	335.14
99	500–550	524	292.50–330.00	317.18
60	550–600	559	284.00–320.00	310.54
106	600–650	615	252.50–270.00	268.32
65	650–700	679	241.00–265.00	252.66
37	700–750	723	230.00–251.00	242.24
6	750–800	750	246.00	246.00
21	800–850	829	226.00–236.00	230.52
10	850–900	863	216.00–231.00	226.51
9	950–1000	961	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	452	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	494	256.00	256.00
10	500–550	546	231.00–255.00	235.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	730	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	402.50	402.50
4	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	507	335.00	335.00
4	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
19	600–650	634	271.00–274.00	272.41
2	800–850	823	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	1,149	120.00–138.00	127.85
3	—	1,055	61.00–86.00	72.92
6	—	1,046	91.00–106.00	102.64
10	—	1,054	111.00–119.00	116.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,393	121.00–136.00	130.71
4	—	1,345	116.00–119.00	117.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,520	130.00–141.00	134.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	108.00	108.00
14	—	1,054	113.00–118.00	117.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,720	141.00–192.50	156.37
19	—	1,444	121.00–141.00	134.30
1	—	1,330	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	41	—	1,146	130.00–149.00	142.08

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	89	—	983	169.00–197.50	183.36

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	25	—	1,011	150.00–169.00	160.40

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	25	—	889	205.00–233.50	213.15

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.