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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Feb 5

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,561 head

▼ 652 vs last sale 2,213▲ 311 vs year ago 1,250 · +24.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

201 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 146▲ 0 vs year ago 201 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 91▼ 117 vs year ago 166 · −70.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder steers between 500 and 700lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder steers over 700lbs sold 9.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500lbs sold unevenly steady. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher and 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 February 12, 2025.

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 $284.06/cwt on 302 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −59.00 against this barn's trailing median of $343.06.

Average price

$284.06

302 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$92.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.28

vs CO average

−14.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	296.54	1,641	141
Large 1	580	280.74	1,628	100
Medium and Large 1-2	538	272.69	1,467	37
Large 1-2	543	265.00	1,439	15thin
Medium and Large 2	585	204.00	1,193	9thin

One grade step is worth $92.54/cwt here — about $447 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale302 hd

284.06

—

CO average3 barns · 878 hd

305.34

−21.28

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−14.80

This barn, trailing median8 sales

343.06

−59.00

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	1,598	158.89	2,539	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	142.05	2,264	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,362	140.07	1,908	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,140	135.49	1,545	122

Every lot

67 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	419.95/cwt	415.00–422.50	1,335	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	432.08/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,426	9
Steers	300–350	Large 1-2	349	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,413	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	423.11/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,561	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	406.68/cwt	405.00–407.50	1,676	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	376.56/cwt	336.00–395.00	1,634	41
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	379.91/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,812	21
Steers	450–500	Large 1	485	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,824	7
Steers	500–550	Large 1	509	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,914	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	372.16/cwt	352.50–390.00	1,924	42
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	313.94/cwt	292.00–330.00	1,639	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	331.27/cwt	312.50–342.00	1,848	99
Steers	550–600	Large 1	577	336.97/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,944	66
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	291.41/cwt	272.00–310.00	1,719	15
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	597	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,746	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,240	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	302.31/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,889	70
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	290.30/cwt	289.00–294.00	1,928	25
Steers	650–700	Large 1	671	284.41/cwt	277.00–286.00	1,908	64
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	270.64/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,932	29
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,025	3
Steers	750–800	Large 1	777	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,989	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,073	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	261	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	927	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	344.61/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,075	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	345.87/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,311	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	377.40/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,453	29
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	393	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,493	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	350.41/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,507	30
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	4
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	464	363.87/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,688	63
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	311.83/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,456	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	343.29/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,613	42
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	497	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,566	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	278.44/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,456	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	316.18/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,679	66
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	543	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,439	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	279.26/cwt	266.00–312.50	1,600	75
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	580	280.74/cwt	269.00–310.00	1,628	100
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	254.80/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,491	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,193	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	270.95/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,674	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	253.52/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,597	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	259.50/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,731	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,821	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,915	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	239.05/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,943	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	237.26/cwt	237.00–240.00	2,062	57
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	5
Bulls	450–500	Large 1	463	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,528	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,662	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,660	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,598	158.89/cwt	147.00–191.00	2,539	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	856	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	987	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	117.82/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,152	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	83.69/cwt	81.00–87.00	820	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	138.89/cwt	125.00–147.00	1,624	106
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,525	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	140.48/cwt	126.00–146.00	1,915	59
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	142.05/cwt	138.00–151.00	2,264	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,002	188.73/cwt	171.00–213.00	1,891	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	154.05/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,591	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,236	142.09/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,756	6

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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,561Last week 2,213Year ago 1,250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 146Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 91Year ago 166

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	497	315.00	315.00
15	500–550	543	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	385	375.00–380.00	377.40
30	400–450	430	335.00–375.00	350.41
42	450–500	470	332.50–360.00	343.29
66	500–550	531	310.00–337.50	316.18
75	550–600	573	266.00–312.50	279.26
38	600–650	618	266.00–274.00	270.95
20	650–700	667	256.00–266.00	259.50
7	700–750	717	254.00	254.00
4	750–800	798	240.00	240.00
15	800–850	813	238.00–240.00	239.05
57	850–900	869	237.00–240.00	237.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	261	355.00	355.00
13	300–350	312	325.00–365.00	344.61
23	350–400	379	325.00–367.50	345.87
3	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
29	450–500	467	305.00–325.00	311.83
28	500–550	523	272.50–290.00	278.44
9	550–600	585	247.00–260.00	254.80
4	600–650	630	251.00–256.00	253.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	393	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
63	450–500	464	325.00–367.50	363.87
100	550–600	580	269.00–310.00	280.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	585	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	330	430.00–435.00	432.08
17	350–400	369	415.00–425.00	423.11
15	400–450	412	405.00–407.50	406.68
21	450–500	477	355.00–400.00	379.91
42	500–550	517	352.50–390.00	372.16
99	550–600	558	312.50–342.00	331.27
70	600–650	625	285.00–317.50	302.31
25	650–700	664	289.00–294.00	290.30
29	700–750	714	267.00–274.00	270.64
3	750–800	770	263.00	263.00
4	800–850	836	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	415.00–422.50	419.95
2	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
41	400–450	434	336.00–395.00	376.56
6	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
17	500–550	522	292.00–330.00	313.94
15	550–600	590	272.00–310.00	291.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	617	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	349	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
14	550–600	597	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	485	376.00	376.00
10	500–550	509	376.00	376.00
66	550–600	577	335.00–342.50	336.97
64	650–700	671	277.00–286.00	284.41
17	750–800	777	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
5	550–600	583	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	608	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	463	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	81.00–87.00	83.69
106	—	1,169	125.00–147.00	138.89
10	—	978	116.00–122.00	117.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,594	138.00–151.00	142.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,363	126.00–146.00	140.48
1	—	1,315	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	856	115.00–116.00	115.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,598	147.00–191.00	158.89

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	6	—	1,236	131.00–146.00	142.09

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	29	—	1,002	171.00–213.00	188.73

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	10	—	1,033	150.00–168.00	154.05

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.