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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Mar 26

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

499 head

▼ 403 vs last sale 902▼ 731 vs year ago 1,230 · −59.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 199▲ 16 vs year ago 129 · +12.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 208▲ 61 vs year ago 25 · +244.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly 4.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers were too light for an accurate test. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady while slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday April 2, 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 $325.93/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −86.57 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.

Average price

$325.93

86 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$39.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

vs CO average

+15.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	327.31	1,825	83
Medium and Large 1-2	595	287.50	1,711	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.81/cwt here — about $114 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 sale86 hd

325.93

—

CO average3 barns · 121 hd

322.17

+3.75

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

+15.67

This barn, trailing median10 sales

412.50

−86.57

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

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.36, low $346.70, median $412.50 across 10 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	1,704	144.78	2,467	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,865	135.00	2,518	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,371	129.25	1,772	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	124.72	1,952	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,132	124.46	1,409	83

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,760	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,568	$2,125	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,303	$1,918	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,289	$2,612	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,246	$2,320	10
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$3,508	36

Every lot

62 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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	350–400	Large 1-2	383	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,222	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,297	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,466	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	343.65/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,780	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	320.86/cwt	319.00–322.00	1,697	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	319.13/cwt	319.00–321.00	1,873	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,711	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,814	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	633	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,899	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,904	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,833	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,840	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,891	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	222.04/cwt	221.00–222.50	1,934	26
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	898	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,850	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	932	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,892	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	332.35/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,280	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	300.25/cwt	298.00–302.50	1,309	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,444	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	518	312.93/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,621	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,706	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,364	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,618	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,682	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	603	284.18/cwt	283.00–286.00	1,714	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	265.51/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,718	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,724	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,438	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,723	16
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	763	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,602	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	212.10/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,642	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,656	4
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	820	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,673	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,704	144.78/cwt	127.00–156.00	2,467	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	913	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,137	125.76/cwt	105.00–132.00	1,430	80
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,371	129.25/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,772	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	124.72/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,952	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,865	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,518	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,268	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,313	2,523.33/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,523	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	700	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,453	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	845	166.17/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,404	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	153.85/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,360	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,068	3,503.25/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,503	15
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,291	3,301.44/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,301	13
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,312	3,851.81/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,852	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,023	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,568	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,760	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1

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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Mar 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 902Year ago 1,230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 199Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 208Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	529	319.00–322.00	320.86
46	550–600	587	319.00–321.00	319.13
5	600–650	619	293.00	293.00
20	650–700	668	285.00	285.00
8	700–750	745	246.00	246.00
3	750–800	770	239.00	239.00
6	800–850	808	234.00	234.00
26	850–900	871	221.00–222.50	222.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	331.00	331.00
3	550–600	595	287.50	287.50
2	850–900	898	206.00	206.00
4	900–950	932	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	518	342.00–348.00	343.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	633	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	436	298.00–302.50	300.25
2	700–750	705	204.00	204.00
9	750–800	774	211.00–216.00	212.10
4	800–850	800	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
9	350–400	385	330.00–337.00	332.35
5	450–500	472	306.00	306.00
37	500–550	541	299.00	299.00
7	550–600	584	288.00	288.00
10	600–650	647	263.00–268.00	265.51
16	700–750	706	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	518	309.00–319.00	312.93
33	600–650	603	283.00–286.00	284.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	520	328.00	328.00
3	650–700	658	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	763	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	820	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	256.00	256.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,313	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,523.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,268	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	207.50	207.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	163.00–170.00	166.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	126.00	126.00

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	4	—	884	148.00–159.00	153.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,312	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,851.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,068	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,503.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,291	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,301.44

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)	2	—	1,410	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,760	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,568	2,125.00	2,125.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,860.00	1,860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	935	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,100	83.00	83.00
1	—	900	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	121.00–129.00	124.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,371	120.00–139.00	129.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,137	105.00–132.00	125.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,704	127.00–156.00	144.78

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.