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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

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

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

444 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 499▼ 2,943 vs year ago 3,387 · −86.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 145▲ 59 vs year ago 99 · +59.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 86▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 550lbs sold 11.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly 8.00 to 10.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday April 9, 2024.

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 $253.50/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −112.22 against this barn's trailing median of $365.72.

Average price

$253.50

47 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$71.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.52

vs CO average

−17.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	263.61	1,496	24
Medium and Large 1-2	562	261.00	1,466	4thin
Large 1	589	251.60	1,482	15thin
Medium and Large 2	584	192.50	1,124	4thin

One grade step is worth $71.11/cwt here — about $372 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 sale47 hd

253.50

—

CO average3 barns · 387 hd

281.02

−27.52

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−17.09

This barn, trailing median9 sales

365.72

−112.22

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

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $443.49, low $299.37, median $365.72 across 9 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	1,641	144.26	2,368	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,880	139.24	2,618	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,415	133.28	1,886	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	127.76	2,013	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,137	121.82	1,385	95

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$1,971	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$1,866	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,147	$1,785	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,725	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,227	$1,483	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,166	$1,375	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,345	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,055	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	875	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,415	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Large 1-2	275	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	846	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,179	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,213	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,489	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,530	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	508	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,798	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	332.17/cwt	329.00–337.00	1,810	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	551	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,807	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	566	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,890	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	314.49/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,846	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,663	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,786	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,805	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,817	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,023	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,015	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	319	314.63/cwt	312.50–316.00	1,004	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	325.24/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,223	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	307.46/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,193	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,356	5
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	454	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,158	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	296.51/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,426	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	563	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,548	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	259.56/cwt	254.00–263.00	1,492	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,124	4
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	588	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,458	9
Heifers	550–600	Large 1Thin Fleshed	591	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,519	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,507	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,482	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	249.94/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,605	31
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,264	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	459	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,519	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	528	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,806	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,558	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	696	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,688	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,638	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,640	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,715	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	145.49/cwt	114.00–190.00	2,393	27
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	72.79/cwt	67.00–80.00	683	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	879	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	96.22/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,054	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,144	124.18/cwt	103.00–148.00	1,421	89
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,415	133.28/cwt	113.00–144.00	1,886	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	127.76/cwt	110.00–149.00	2,013	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,880	139.24/cwt	128.00–144.00	2,618	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	795	205.21/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,631	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	156.76/cwt	146.00–168.00	1,458	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	932	181.59/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,692	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,082	133.01/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,439	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	875	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	970	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,345.46/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,345	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,258.25/head	1,210.00–1,285.00	1,258	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,147	1,784.59/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,785	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,171	1,866.20/head	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,866	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	1,971.12/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,971	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,819.07/head	1,775.00–1,860.00	1,819	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 499Year ago 3,387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 145Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 86Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	459	331.00	331.00
2	500–550	528	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	575	271.00	271.00
5	650–700	696	242.50	242.50
5	800–850	815	201.00	201.00
2	850–900	863	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	376	322.50–330.00	325.24
5	400–450	425	319.00	319.00
24	450–500	481	291.00–300.00	296.51
2	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
19	550–600	575	254.00–263.00	259.56
31	600–650	642	249.00–250.00	249.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	312.50–316.00	314.63
7	350–400	388	306.00–308.00	307.46
2	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	598	252.00	252.00
8	600–650	639	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	454	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	591	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	588	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	490	265.00	265.00
4	550–600	584	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	478	320.00	320.00
5	500–550	545	329.00–337.00	332.17
23	550–600	587	310.00–319.00	314.49
7	650–700	695	257.00	257.00
9	700–750	708	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	770	236.00	236.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	353.00	353.00
3	350–400	350	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	693	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	508	354.00	354.00
5	550–600	566	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	311.00	311.00
2	600–650	630	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	551	328.00	328.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	18	—	932	170.00–187.50	181.59

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	3	—	795	201.00–207.00	205.21

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	—	930	146.00–168.00	156.76

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	9	—	1,082	130.00–141.00	133.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,147	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,784.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,171	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,866.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,223	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,971.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	970	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	1,775.00–1,860.00	1,819.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,210.00–1,285.00	1,258.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,166	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,060	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,345.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,576	110.00–149.00	127.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,415	113.00–144.00	133.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,880	128.00–144.00	139.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	94.00–100.00	96.22
1	—	1,010	87.00	87.00
2	—	938	67.00–80.00	72.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,144	103.00–148.00	124.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,645	114.00–190.00	145.49
1	—	1,545	111.00	111.00

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.