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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Aug 27

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

837 head

▲ 201 vs last sale 636▼ 789 vs year ago 1,626 · −48.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

230 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 267▲ 41 vs year ago 189 · +21.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

307 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 351▲ 307 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report available as there have been no recent sale for comparison. Next report will be available as receipts warrant.

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 $282.12/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −130.38 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.

Average price

$282.12

106 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

+13.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	282.12	1,548	106

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale106 hd

282.12

—

CO average1 barns · 106 hd

282.12

+0.00

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

+13.57

This barn, trailing median10 sales

412.50

−130.38

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	1,661	147.29	2,447	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,387	128.37	1,781	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	123.00	1,848	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	122.53	1,382	118

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)	1,200	$2,337	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$2,275	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,215	15
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$2,205	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,233	$2,150	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$2,138	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,307	$2,025	20
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,267	$2,024	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$2,000	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,197	$1,931	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,273	$1,909	31
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,902	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,258	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	964	$1,900	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,142	$1,714	44
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,410	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,438	$2,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,299	$2,351	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,362	$2,125	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,302	$2,100	8

Every lot

75 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	903.26/head	875.00–925.00	903	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,091	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	312	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,232	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	2
Steers	300–350	Large 1	340	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,221	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	356.30/cwt	354.00–365.00	1,354	36
Steers	400–450	Large 1	429	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,334	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	326.54/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,417	42
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	315.17/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,443	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	296.66/cwt	289.00–298.00	1,454	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	290.04/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,531	73
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	594	264.59/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,572	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	270.37/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,679	72
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	259.26/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,706	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,639	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	241.40/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,755	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,836	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,011	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	209	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	884	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	326.05/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,063	30
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	316.36/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,199	56
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	281.57/cwt	281.00–283.00	1,247	55
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,139	8
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	478	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,219	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	271.73/cwt	262.50–279.00	1,337	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,417	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,371	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	247.52/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,406	57
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	622	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,493	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,440	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,700	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,658	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,740	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,423	133.06/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,893	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	150.50/cwt	140.00–164.00	2,581	31
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	105.37/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,073	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	115.56/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,231	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	125.71/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,451	86
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	129.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,792	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,431	114.18/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,634	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,905	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,283	2,284.03/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,284	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,298	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,302	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,438	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	964	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,098	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,106	2,137.93/head	2,125.00–2,160.00	2,138	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,143	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,168	1,818.80/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,819	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,181	2,215.16/head	2,175.00–2,225.00	2,215	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,948.18/head	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,948	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	1,902.30/head	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,902	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,337.21/head	2,335.00–2,350.00	2,337	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	2,149.81/head	2,125.00–2,250.00	2,150	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,267	2,024.32/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	2,024	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	1,933.56/head	1,925.00–1,935.00	1,934	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,292	2,205.09/head	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,205	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,307	2,024.70/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,025	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	976	177.91/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,736	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	164.14/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,893	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 837Last week 636Year ago 1,626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 267Year ago 189

Replacement CattleReceipts 307Last week 351Year ago 0

No report available as there have been no recent sale for comparison. Next report will be available as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	209	775.00	775.00
8	250–300	258	342.50	342.50
30	300–350	326	325.00–327.50	326.05
1	300–350	325	775.00	775.00
56	350–400	379	314.00–330.00	316.36
55	400–450	443	281.00–283.00	281.57
41	450–500	492	262.50–279.00	271.73
41	500–550	519	273.00	273.00
57	550–600	568	243.00–249.00	247.52
2	600–650	633	227.50	227.50
12	750–800	752	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	445	256.00	256.00
24	500–550	541	253.50	253.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	622	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	478	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	200–250	228	875.00–925.00	903.26
1	250–300	260	775.00	775.00
7	250–300	287	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
36	350–400	380	354.00–365.00	356.30
42	400–450	434	320.00–338.00	326.54
44	450–500	458	307.00–320.00	315.17
73	500–550	528	288.00–298.00	290.04
33	550–600	594	263.00–274.00	264.59
72	600–650	621	265.00–272.00	270.37
28	650–700	658	255.00–261.00	259.26
10	700–750	727	241.00–243.00	241.40
7	750–800	773	237.50	237.50
10	900–950	916	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	359.00	359.00
7	400–450	429	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	490	289.00–298.00	296.66
8	650–700	673	243.50	243.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	884	187.50	187.50
2	900–950	928	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,500	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,515	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,065	110.00–119.50	115.56
5	—	1,018	100.00–108.00	105.37
86	—	1,154	120.00–150.00	125.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,384	125.00–135.00	129.46
4	—	1,431	111.00–118.00	114.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,715	140.00–164.00	150.50
7	—	1,423	124.00–139.00	133.06

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,283	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,284.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,302	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,438	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,420	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	17	—	1,233	2,125.00–2,250.00	2,149.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	22	—	1,292	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,205.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,098	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,267	1,900.00–2,050.00	2,024.32
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,285	1,925.00–1,935.00	1,933.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,143	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,195	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,902.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,168	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,818.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,181	2,175.00–2,225.00	2,215.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,200	2,335.00–2,350.00	2,337.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,307	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,024.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,190	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,948.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,106	2,125.00–2,160.00	2,137.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	964	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	2	—	1,103	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,062	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,215	1,410.00	1,410.00

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	9	—	1,153	155.00–167.50	164.14

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	13	—	976	170.00–190.00	177.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,300.00	2,300.00

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.