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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Apr 2

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

662 head

▼ 4,126 vs last sale 4,788▼ 48 vs year ago 710 · −6.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 174▼ 25 vs year ago 145 · −17.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 83▼ 32 vs year ago 77 · −41.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower across all weight classes. Breaker and boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold steady while lean cows sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday April 9, 2025 in conjunction with the bred cow sale.

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 $306.43/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −36.64 against this barn's trailing median of $343.06.

Average price

$306.43

39 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

per head · Large 1 over Large 1-2

$40.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.32

vs CO average

−14.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	543	332.50	1,805	4thin
Medium and Large 1	559	319.27	1,784	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	294.31	1,651	20
Large 1-2	528	292.00	1,542	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.50/cwt here — about $264 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 sale39 hd

306.43

—

CO average3 barns · 592 hd

337.75

−31.32

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−14.95

This barn, trailing median8 sales

343.06

−36.64

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	1,739	170.76	2,970	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	149.15	2,345	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,410	145.96	2,058	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,863	143.41	2,672	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	137.44	1,455	61

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)	1,520	$2,266	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,552	$2,262	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,275	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,558	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	423.25/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,617	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	384.37/cwt	372.50–400.00	1,480	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	383.58/cwt	373.50–392.50	1,649	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	363.83/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,710	11
Steers	450–500	Large 1	497	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,889	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	499	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,984	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,741	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	377.81/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,942	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	320.00/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,856	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,975	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	297.58/cwt	289.00–300.00	2,006	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,068	6
Steers	850–900	Large 1	885	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,195	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	1,116.97/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,117	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,315	2
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	348	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,291	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	393.30/cwt	391.00–402.50	1,377	10
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	366	343.54/cwt	321.00–365.00	1,257	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	1,029.92/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,030	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,486	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	1,387.20/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,387	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	380.23/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,567	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	335.51/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,594	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,712	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,579	3
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	528	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,542	2
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	543	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,805	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	292.86/cwt	257.50–302.50	1,663	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,822	8
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	2
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	661	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,801	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,513	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,963	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,897	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,843	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,974	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	260.18/cwt	258.00–263.00	2,141	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,016	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	2
Bulls	350–400	Large 1	361	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,200	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bulls	400–450	Large 1	443	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,340	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,761	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	316.30/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,958	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,975	6
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,009	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	150.68/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,004	4
Bulls	—	—	1,888	178.06/cwt	174.00–186.00	3,362	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	86.52/cwt	71.00–102.00	799	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	116.17/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,106	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	135.81/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,304	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,100	134.25/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,477	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	147.20/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,628	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,835	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,548	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	147.91/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,094	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,203	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	150.48/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,367	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,863	143.41/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,672	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	885	223.97/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,982	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	194.15/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,870	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	205.25/cwt	201.00–215.00	2,001	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,062	161.69/cwt	132.00–181.00	1,717	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,520	2,265.71/head	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,266	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,552	2,262.41/head	2,100.00–2,425.00	2,262	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

Wed Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 4,788Year ago 710

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 174Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 83Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	371.00	371.00
4	500–550	543	332.50	332.50
2	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
4	650–700	661	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	407	365.00	365.00
12	450–500	475	330.00–345.00	335.51
3	500–550	522	302.50	302.50
17	550–600	568	257.50–302.50	292.86
3	650–700	665	227.50	227.50
3	700–750	730	252.50	252.50
2	800–850	840	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	300–350	329	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,116.97
2	300–350	335	392.50	392.50
10	350–400	350	391.00–402.50	393.30
7	350–400	381	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,029.92
33	400–450	412	375.00–395.00	380.23
4	400–450	410	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,387.20
5	500–550	515	332.50	332.50
8	550–600	586	311.00	311.00
9	650–700	677	290.00	290.00
10	700–750	700	271.00	271.00
6	750–800	752	262.50	262.50
9	800–850	823	258.00–263.00	260.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	366	321.00–365.00	343.54
2	500–550	528	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	385	372.50–400.00	384.37
10	400–450	430	373.50–392.50	383.58
11	450–500	470	340.00–372.50	363.83
7	500–550	501	347.50	347.50
4	550–600	580	317.50–322.50	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
4	300–350	318	490.00	490.00
17	350–400	382	415.00–430.00	423.25
2	350–400	380	1,375.00	1,375.00
5	450–500	499	397.50	397.50
24	500–550	514	365.00–382.50	377.81
4	600–650	603	327.50	327.50
9	650–700	674	289.00–300.00	297.58
6	750–800	763	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	497	380.00	380.00
2	850–900	885	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	1,000.00	1,000.00
2	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	496	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	503	875.00	875.00
10	600–650	619	307.50–330.00	316.30
6	750–800	793	249.00	249.00
2	900–950	913	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	332.50	332.50
2	400–450	443	302.50	302.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	113.00	113.00
21	—	1,416	146.00–151.00	147.91
1	—	1,330	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	952	111.00–126.00	116.17
7	—	960	131.00–140.00	135.81
41	—	1,106	141.00–156.00	147.20
5	—	923	71.00–102.00	86.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,573	146.00–153.00	150.48
2	—	1,568	140.00–141.00	140.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,863	141.00–146.00	143.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	131.00–138.00	134.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,888	174.00–186.00	178.06
4	—	1,330	150.00–151.00	150.68

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	13	—	963	187.50–197.50	194.15

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	4	—	885	222.50–227.50	223.97

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	5	—	975	201.00–215.00	205.25

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	12	—	1,062	132.00–181.00	161.69

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	—	1,120	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,552	2,100.00–2,425.00	2,262.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,520	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,265.71

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.