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La Junta Livestock Commision · Wed, Dec 4

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Dec 4

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Nov 27Dec 4Dec 11 →

Receipts

3,754 head

▲ 1,592 vs last sale 2,162▲ 814 vs year ago 2,940 · +27.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 14.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday December 11, 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 $308.31/cwt on 580 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −94.58 against this barn's trailing median of $402.89.

Average price

$308.31

580 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.98

vs CO average

−16.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	308.57	1,713	574
Large 1	564	283.00	1,596	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.57/cwt here — about $117 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 sale580 hd

308.31

—

CO average3 barns · 1,484 hd

315.29

−6.98

National average191 barns · 35,386 hd

325.14

−16.83

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.89

−94.58

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.00, low $378.65, median $402.89 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

70 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	402.54/cwt	401.00–405.00	1,248	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	313	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,424	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	438.28/cwt	422.50–465.00	1,630	84
Steers	400–450	Large 1	405	379.98/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,539	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	402.23/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,693	24
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	422	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,287	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	376.91/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,636	59
Steers	400–450

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Dec 4, 2024

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

Receipts 3,754Last week 2,162Year ago 2,940

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	310	401.00–405.00	402.54
84	350–400	372	422.50–465.00	438.28
24	400–450	421	395.00–412.50	402.23
137	450–500	467	327.50–365.00	350.20
179	500–550	525	301.00–339.00	322.26
395	550–600	569	285.00–315.00	302.37
153	600–650	621	278.00–294.00	289.51
378	650–700	668	265.00–281.00	275.03
40	700–750	715	246.00–258.00	251.09
45	750–800	761	242.00–256.00	249.13
3	850–900	892	236.00	236.00

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Dec 4

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Nov 27Dec 4Dec 11 →

Receipts

3,754 head

▲ 1,592 vs last sale 2,162▲ 814 vs year ago 2,940 · +27.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $308.31/cwt on 580 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −94.58 against this barn's trailing median of $402.89.

Average price

$308.31

580 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.98

vs CO average

−16.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	308.57	1,713	574
Large 1	564	283.00	1,596	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.57/cwt here — about $117 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 sale580 hd

308.31

—

CO average3 barns · 1,484 hd

315.29

−6.98

National average191 barns · 35,386 hd

325.14

−16.83

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.89

−94.58

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.00, low $378.65, median $402.89 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

70 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	402.54/cwt	401.00–405.00	1,248	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	313	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,424	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	438.28/cwt	422.50–465.00	1,630	84
Steers	400–450	Large 1	405	379.98/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,539	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	402.23/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,693	24
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	422	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,287	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	376.91/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,636	59
Steers	400–450

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Dec 4, 2024

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

Receipts 3,754Last week 2,162Year ago 2,940

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	310	401.00–405.00	402.54
84	350–400	372	422.50–465.00	438.28
24	400–450	421	395.00–412.50	402.23
137	450–500	467	327.50–365.00	350.20
179	500–550	525	301.00–339.00	322.26
395	550–600	569	285.00–315.00	302.37
153	600–650	621	278.00–294.00	289.51
378	650–700	668	265.00–281.00	275.03
40	700–750	715	246.00–258.00	251.09
45	750–800	761	242.00–256.00	249.13
3	850–900	892	236.00	236.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	185	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	388.85/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,062	21
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	308	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	970	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	360.55/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,204	55
Heifers	350–400	Large 2	357	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	900	37
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	349.89/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,302	34
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	318.95/cwt	301.00–326.00	1,330	96
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,307	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	457	310.79/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,420	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,155	9
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	486	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,341	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	295.98/cwt	289.00–306.00	1,450	95
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	523	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,700	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	288.39/cwt	267.00–318.00	1,508	200
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	261.00/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,389	29
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	541	266.62/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,442	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,209	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	260.15/cwt	241.00–269.00	1,501	198
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	582	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,601	38
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	591	252.10/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,490	99
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	234.80/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,446	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	251.30/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,561	213
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	627	249.14/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,562	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	245.60/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,670	36
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	233.33/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,680	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	833	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,358	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,803	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	946	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,939	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,018	10

Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,072	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	348	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,583	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,612	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	355.09/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,637	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,494	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,473	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,554	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,774	2

59	400–450	434	360.00–385.00	376.91
59	600–650	615	260.00–269.00	262.75
171	650–700	680	255.00–263.00	260.68
5	700–750	746	241.00	241.00
7	750–800	780	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	446	317.50–351.00	337.08
4	1050–1100	1,088	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	975.00	975.00
7	250–300	268	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	250	1,025.00	1,025.00
2	350–400	398	405.00	405.00
14	450–500	461	350.00–365.00	355.09
2	500–550	508	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	553	281.00	281.00
2	650–700	655	242.00	242.00
2	750–800	768	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	405	375.00–385.00	379.98
2	450–500	453	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	564	283.00	283.00
3	650–700	697	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	305.00	305.00
5	450–500	458	301.00	301.00
3	650–700	692	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	313	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	474	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	348	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	825.00	825.00
1	250–300	260	825.00	825.00
21	250–300	273	375.00–400.00	388.85
55	300–350	334	350.00–375.00	360.55
34	350–400	372	340.00–360.00	349.89
96	400–450	417	301.00–326.00	318.95
95	450–500	490	289.00–306.00	295.98
200	500–550	523	267.00–318.00	288.39
198	550–600	577	241.00–269.00	260.15
213	600–650	621	248.00–256.00	251.30
36	650–700	680	237.00–248.00	245.60
15	700–750	720	226.00–239.00	233.33
4	900–950	946	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	486	276.00	276.00
20	500–550	541	259.00–276.00	266.62
99	550–600	591	249.00–253.00	252.10
16	600–650	627	241.00–251.00	249.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	350–400	357	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	450–500	457	310.00–311.00	310.79
16	500–550	523	325.00	325.00
38	550–600	582	275.00	275.00
3	700–750	700	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
12	400–450	443	295.00	295.00
9	450–500	460	251.00	251.00
29	500–550	532	256.00–265.00	261.00
11	600–650	616	231.00–237.00	234.80
4	850–900	875	206.00	206.00
10	1050–1100	1,085	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	547	221.00	221.00
5	800–850	833	163.00	163.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

La Junta

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

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