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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Feb 11

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Feb 4Feb 11Feb 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,009 head

▲ 982 vs last sale 2,027▲ 19 vs year ago 2,990 · +0.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 78▼ 10 vs year ago 152 · −6.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 129▼ 165 vs year ago 217 · −76.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers under 700lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of sharply higher and feeder heifers over 700lbs sold 5.00 lower. Breaker and boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold steady. Lean cows of average dressing sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too light to test. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday February 18, 2025.

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 $339.41/cwt on 472 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −73.08 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.

Average price

$339.41

472 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$26.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.19

vs CO average

+0.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	344.40	1,919	344
Large 1	538	334.32	1,799	65
Medium and Large 1-2	576	317.44	1,827	63

One grade step is worth $26.96/cwt here — about $92 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale472 hd

339.41

—

CO average4 barns · 1,336 hd

345.60

−6.19

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

+0.74

This barn, trailing median10 sales

412.50

−73.08

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	1,830	168.57	3,085	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,358	131.11	1,781	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	129.95	1,441	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	128.24	1,955	8thin

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)	1,433	$2,717	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$1,650	3thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	237	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	400.59/cwt	387.50–415.00	1,310	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	395.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,384	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	429.13/cwt	418.00–445.00	1,695	36
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	415.67/cwt	411.00–417.00	1,683	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	360.93/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,610	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	384.27/cwt	347.50–399.00	1,802	91
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	358.75/cwt	332.00–370.00	1,894	80
Steers	500–550	Large 1	532	333.81/cwt	322.50–336.00	1,776	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,751	25
Steers	550–600	Large 1	558	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,875	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	340.05/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,925	264
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	314.11/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,875	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	603	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,014	81
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	304.92/cwt	291.00–318.00	1,887	199
Steers	600–650	Large 1	626	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,822	9
Steers	650–700	Large 1	662	285.37/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,889	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	293.30/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,968	137
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	274.11/cwt	261.00–286.00	1,974	182
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,847	10
Steers	700–750	Large 1	736	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,950	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,117	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	262.32/cwt	257.00–266.50	2,143	110
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	250.93/cwt	248.00–252.00	2,178	30
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,048	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	988	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,203	5
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,076	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,233	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	294	366.43/cwt	332.50–375.00	1,077	15
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,067	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,301	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	386.20/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,502	68
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	362.13/cwt	322.50–369.00	1,409	47
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,348	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	354.66/cwt	335.00–371.00	1,553	103
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	326.90/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,536	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	350.47/cwt	348.00–362.50	1,707	101
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	510	327.87/cwt	327.50–328.00	1,672	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	530	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,815	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	329.84/cwt	322.50–333.00	1,784	128
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	312.73/cwt	278.00–322.00	1,776	102
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	583	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,737	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	296.73/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,822	174
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	618	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,774	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	258.05/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,641	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	271.69/cwt	260.00–278.50	1,847	347
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	681	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,750	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,719	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	254.30/cwt	249.00–262.00	1,813	39
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	742	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,848	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	245.51/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,913	43
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,534	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,863	172.83/cwt	160.00–189.00	3,220	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	70.20/cwt	62.50–87.00	655	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	977	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	120.69/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,241	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	134.56/cwt	126.00–145.00	1,525	70
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	135.18/cwt	127.00–138.50	1,833	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	977	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,881	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	137.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,184	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	189.10/cwt	170.00–206.00	1,863	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	141.62/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,416	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,734	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,293	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,300	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,700	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 Feb 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,009Last week 2,027Year ago 2,990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 78Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 129Year ago 217

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	294	332.50–375.00	366.43
4	300–350	316	337.50	337.50
47	350–400	389	322.50–369.00	362.13
3	400–450	418	322.50	322.50
18	450–500	470	322.00–330.00	326.90
8	600–650	636	254.00–265.00	258.05
15	650–700	696	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	230	950.00	950.00
6	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
13	300–350	340	382.50	382.50
68	350–400	389	380.00–392.50	386.20
103	400–450	438	335.00–371.00	354.66
101	450–500	487	348.00–362.50	350.47
128	500–550	541	322.50–333.00	329.84
102	550–600	568	278.00–322.00	312.73
174	600–650	614	280.00–305.00	296.73
347	650–700	680	260.00–278.50	271.69
39	700–750	713	249.00–262.00	254.30
43	750–800	779	234.00–247.00	245.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	500–550	510	327.50–328.00	327.87
3	550–600	583	298.00	298.00
13	600–650	618	287.00	287.00
5	650–700	681	257.00	257.00
5	700–750	742	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	530	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	237	1,150.00	1,150.00
36	350–400	395	418.00–445.00	429.13
23	400–450	405	411.00–417.00	415.67
91	450–500	469	347.50–399.00	384.27
80	500–550	528	332.00–370.00	358.75
264	550–600	566	320.00–350.00	340.05
199	600–650	619	291.00–318.00	304.92
137	650–700	671	284.00–301.00	293.30
182	700–750	720	261.00–286.00	274.11
25	750–800	790	268.00	268.00
110	800–850	817	257.00–266.50	262.32
30	850–900	868	248.00–252.00	250.93
5	950–1000	988	223.00	223.00
9	1050–1100	1,076	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	500–550	532	322.50–336.00	333.81
15	550–600	558	336.00	336.00
9	600–650	626	291.00	291.00
18	650–700	662	280.00–296.00	285.37
21	700–750	736	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	327	387.50–415.00	400.59
10	350–400	350	385.00–400.00	395.50
8	400–450	446	360.00–362.50	360.93
25	500–550	543	322.50	322.50
38	550–600	597	309.00–316.00	314.11
10	700–750	733	252.00	252.00
4	900–950	910	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
81	600–650	603	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,356	127.00–138.50	135.18
2	—	1,395	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,133	126.00–145.00	134.56
10	—	1,028	113.00–124.00	120.69
3	—	933	62.50–87.00	70.20
2	—	935	104.00–105.00	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	136.00–140.00	137.97
6	—	1,505	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,863	160.00–189.00	172.83
1	—	1,500	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	1,101	157.50	157.50

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	7	—	1,000	141.00–145.00	141.62

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	26	—	985	170.00–206.00	189.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,293	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,700	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.