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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Sep 10

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,489 head

▲ 954 vs last sale 535▲ 12 vs year ago 1,477 · +0.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

148 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 203▼ 32 vs year ago 180 · −17.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 19▲ 47 vs year ago 71 · +66.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 700lbs sold 1.00 to 20.00 lower and steers over 700lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 750lbs sold mostly 4.00 to 23.00 lower while heifers over 750lbs sold 4.00 to 13.00 higher. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 8.00 lower. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 lower and lean cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. The next sale will be next Tuesday September 17, 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 $278.02/cwt on 183 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −134.48 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.

Average price

$278.02

183 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.94

vs CO average

+9.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	278.02	1,542	183

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 sale183 hd

278.02

—

CO average3 barns · 321 hd

273.08

+4.94

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

+9.82

This barn, trailing median10 sales

412.50

−134.48

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	—	Average	1,578	149.61	2,360	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,700	131.00	2,227	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	128.26	2,018	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,358	127.79	1,736	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,126	115.90	1,305	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$2,350	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,266	$2,200	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,376	$2,050	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$2,015	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,298	$1,750	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$1,635	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,575	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,083	$1,260	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,083	$1,260	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,267	$2,225	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$2,891	3thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	160	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	320.57/cwt	303.00–324.00	1,430	85
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,441	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,438	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	280.99/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,467	70
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	276.18/cwt	266.00–277.50	1,588	113
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	248.62/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,571	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	272.83/cwt	260.00–274.25	1,749	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	256.35/cwt	253.50–259.50	1,720	75
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	238.83/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,631	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	248.22/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,802	26
Steers	750–800	Large 1	751	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,832	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	247.08/cwt	241.00–252.75	1,890	176
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	794	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,874	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	238.91/cwt	230.00–239.50	2,002	74
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	228.18/cwt	222.50–230.00	2,015	19
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	215.24/cwt	214.50–221.00	2,062	70
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,082	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,196	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,100	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,174	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	408	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,193	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	280.48/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,254	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	262.34/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,259	83
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	986	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	251.51/cwt	241.00–257.50	1,305	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	248.93/cwt	240.00–253.50	1,434	72
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	654	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,537	43
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	224.27/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,489	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	238.21/cwt	234.50–242.00	1,603	113
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,628	10
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	748	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,690	67
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	227.23/cwt	225.75–229.50	1,722	108
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,853	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,870	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,822	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,419	135.06/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,917	7
Bulls	—	—	1,643	155.60/cwt	140.00–168.50	2,557	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	100.46/cwt	93.00–109.00	1,016	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	149.33/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,687	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	116.18/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,331	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	113.36/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,519	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	129.95/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,769	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	128.26/cwt	127.00–131.00	2,018	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,227	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,266	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	2,015.00/head	2,015.00–2,015.00	2,015	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,376	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	175.50/cwt	167.50–182.50	1,485	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	876	214.55/cwt	206.00–217.50	1,879	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,029	143.69/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,479	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,158	2,890.61/head	2,875.00–2,900.00	2,891	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	910	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,445	2,450.00/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,450	2

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 Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,489Last week 535Year ago 1,477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 203Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 19Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	875.00	875.00
3	300–350	336	327.50	327.50
5	350–400	388	302.50	302.50
27	400–450	447	279.00–281.00	280.48
83	450–500	480	257.00–264.00	262.34
23	500–550	519	241.00–257.50	251.51
72	550–600	576	240.00–253.50	248.93
113	650–700	673	234.50–242.00	238.21
10	700–750	714	228.00	228.00
108	750–800	758	225.75–229.50	227.23
13	800–850	818	226.50	226.50
5	850–900	858	218.00	218.00
8	900–950	911	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
3	450–500	487	202.50	202.50
7	650–700	664	223.00–226.00	224.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	650–700	654	235.00	235.00
67	700–750	748	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	408	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	496	290.00	290.00
13	600–650	632	246.00–253.00	248.62
7	650–700	683	236.00–241.00	238.83
14	750–800	794	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	725.00	725.00
3	200–250	225	950.00	950.00
9	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
85	400–450	446	303.00–324.00	320.57
13	450–500	456	316.00	316.00
70	500–550	522	265.00–288.00	280.99
113	550–600	575	266.00–277.50	276.18
29	600–650	641	260.00–274.25	272.83
75	650–700	671	253.50–259.50	256.35
26	700–750	726	247.00–249.00	248.22
176	750–800	765	241.00–252.75	247.08
74	800–850	838	230.00–239.50	238.91
19	850–900	883	222.50–230.00	228.18
70	950–1000	958	214.50–221.00	215.24
4	1050–1100	1,082	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	750–800	751	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,361	120.00–134.00	129.95
3	—	1,340	111.00–117.00	113.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,011	93.00–109.00	100.46
5	—	1,130	139.00–152.00	149.33
66	—	1,146	111.00–121.00	116.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	127.00–131.00	128.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,419	130.00–139.00	135.06
17	—	1,643	140.00–168.50	155.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,295	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,266	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,305	2,015.00	2,015.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,376	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	920	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,305	1,635.00	1,635.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,298	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,083	1,260.00	1,260.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,083	1,260.00	1,260.00

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	4	—	1,029	136.00–146.00	143.69

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	10	—	846	167.50–182.50	175.50

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	—	876	206.00–217.50	214.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,475.00	1,475.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,725.00	1,725.00

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	3	—	1,158	2,875.00–2,900.00	2,890.61

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	—	910	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,445	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,450.00

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.