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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Aug 6

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← May 14Aug 6Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

387 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 497▼ 1,239 vs year ago 1,626 · −76.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 117 vs last sale 214▼ 92 vs year ago 189 · −48.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 330 vs last sale 378▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No reports available as there has been no sales recently for comparison. Next report will be as receipts warrant.

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 $259.79/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −105.93 against this barn's trailing median of $365.72.

Average price

$259.79

12 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$6.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs CO average

+14.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	262.50	1,486	7thin
Large 1	574	256.00	1,469	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about $16 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale12 hd

259.79

—

CO average2 barns · 20 hd

260.75

−0.96

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+14.72

This barn, trailing median9 sales

365.72

−105.93

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	1,627	149.87	2,438	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	138.00	2,298	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,347	136.06	1,833	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	123.54	1,264	31

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,057	$2,114	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,768	7

Every lot

35 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,632	3
Steers	550–600	Large 1	588	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,617	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,723	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,783	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,657	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,837	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,827	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	791	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,001	62
Steers	800–850	Large 1	830	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,892	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,000	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	935	5
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	453	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,268	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,245	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,330	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,486	7
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	574	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,469	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	237.64/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,571	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	240.75/cwt	240.50–241.00	1,697	56
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	227.06/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,773	49
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	135.23/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,062	6
Bulls	—	—	1,651	153.38/cwt	141.00–165.00	2,532	25
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	114.55/cwt	95.00–129.00	1,123	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	134.46/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,445	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	136.82/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,842	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,727	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,298	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	730	203.00/cwt	197.50–207.50	1,482	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,205	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	923	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,911	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	852	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,057	2,113.69/head	1,600.00–2,625.00	2,114	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 497Year ago 1,626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 214Year ago 189

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 378Year ago 0

No reports available as there has been no sales recently for comparison. Next report will be as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	588	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	830	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	629	274.00	274.00
11	650–700	658	271.00	271.00
14	700–750	732	251.00	251.00
62	750–800	791	253.00	253.00
6	800–850	844	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	587	278.00	278.00
3	650–700	668	248.00	248.00
21	750–800	784	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	453	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	574	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	328.00	328.00
7	450–500	487	273.00	273.00
7	550–600	566	262.50	262.50
45	650–700	661	231.00–241.00	237.64
56	700–750	705	240.50–241.00	240.75
49	750–800	781	223.00–230.00	227.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	266.00	266.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	923	207.00	207.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	730	197.50–207.50	203.00

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	—	803	150.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,065	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	1	—	1,230	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,160	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,057	1,600.00–2,625.00	2,113.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	852	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
1	—	1,665	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	126.00–127.00	126.51
25	—	1,346	133.00–146.00	136.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	980	95.00–129.00	114.55
14	—	1,075	131.00–138.00	134.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,651	141.00–165.00	153.38
6	—	1,525	130.00–139.00	135.23

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.