Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2023-10-11

La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Oct 11
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,825 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1,825▼ 774 vs year ago 2,599 · −29.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
222 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 222▼ 153 vs year ago 375 · −40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 124▲ 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly 2,00 to 13.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold sharply higher, 550-700 lbs 1.00 to 8.00 higher, and over 700 lbs sharply higher. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $248.24/cwt on 675 head.
Average price
$248.24
675 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,283
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$320
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.99
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559251.921,407324
Medium and Large 1-2499248.891,241196
Medium and Large 2453239.711,087155
One grade step is worth $12.21/cwt here — about $320 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale675 hd
248.24
—
CO average3 barns · 2,066 hd
246.25
+1.99
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,737112.961,9629thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,352110.071,48847
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10589.15985143

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,129$1,74733
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,424$1,6505
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$1,61837
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,052$1,5253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)898$1,4252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)982$1,3755
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,2252thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)902$1,4254thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)826$1,2649
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,515$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,212$1,8363thin

Every lot

112 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210660.00/head660.00–660.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 1230742.59/head675.00–850.007436
Steers—Medium and Large 1250785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 2274314.56/cwt311.00–316.008627
Steers—Medium and Large 2315295.76/cwt291.00–301.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 1317328.66/cwt325.00–337.001,0425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326315.27/cwt305.00–319.001,02814
Steers—Medium and Large 2375285.44/cwt284.00–291.001,0705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377296.95/cwt293.00–302.001,12015
Steers—Medium and Large 1379315.83/cwt313.00–321.001,19724
Steers—Medium and Large 1417316.56/cwt309.00–322.001,32065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428302.31/cwt297.00–308.001,29423
Steers—Medium and Large 2428277.92/cwt267.00–285.001,18912
Steers—Medium and Large 2469274.74/cwt271.00–277.001,28920
Steers—Medium and Large 1473300.67/cwt295.00–310.001,42252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479289.10/cwt288.00–290.001,38511
Steers—Medium and Large 1511276.91/cwt275.00–281.001,41524
Steers—Medium and Large 2526246.50/cwt240.00–256.001,29738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539269.13/cwt262.00–272.001,45117
Steers—Medium and Large 1574266.18/cwt260.00–274.001,52872
Steers—Medium and Large 2595240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4281
Steers—Medium and Large 1606263.12/cwt258.00–264.001,59545
Steers—Medium and Large 2623230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635250.91/cwt250.00–251.001,59333
Steers—Medium and Large 1674252.31/cwt248.00–256.001,70125
Steers—Medium and Large 1713242.30/cwt241.00–243.001,72817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728237.67/cwt236.00–238.001,7306
Steers—Medium and Large 2730231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6865
Steers—Medium and Large 2767230.67/cwt230.00–231.001,7693
Steers—Medium and Large 1791238.76/cwt234.00–246.001,88920
Steers—Medium and Large 1814237.00/cwt236.00–241.001,92910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840232.50/cwt231.00–233.001,9534
Steers—Medium and Large 2870218.98/cwt218.00–220.001,9052
Steers—Medium and Large 1879237.75/cwt235.00–241.502,09042
Steers—Medium and Large 1900235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1151
Steers—Medium and Large 2900216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,9441
Steers—Medium and Large 1982228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,23931
Steers—Medium and Large 11,018215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1894
Steers—Medium and Large 11,090215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,34413
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1185450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1248325.00/cwt325.00–325.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1259744.66/head735.00–785.007455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273277.76/cwt276.00–281.007589
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280294.06/cwt291.00–301.008236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288284.00/cwt284.00–284.008185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322280.61/cwt280.00–281.009045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329255.16/cwt251.00–262.0083919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334292.04/cwt290.00–301.009755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379255.81/cwt251.00–264.0097041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387226.92/cwt221.00–235.008788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1391283.66/cwt281.00–285.001,10925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416276.50/cwt276.50–276.501,1504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429240.66/cwt230.00–250.001,03264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430262.06/cwt251.00–266.001,12742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469268.17/cwt260.00–274.501,25858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480243.80/cwt240.00–246.001,17020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486255.28/cwt250.00–258.001,24135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522231.17/cwt230.00–233.001,20724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524252.78/cwt250.00–255.001,32541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536245.86/cwt241.00–248.001,31813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580244.40/cwt236.00–246.001,41864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590225.48/cwt222.00–228.001,33017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617238.96/cwt234.00–242.001,47465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617226.59/cwt222.00–231.001,39810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy636259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2643219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676232.88/cwt231.00–243.001,57419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685227.28/cwt226.00–228.001,55711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722231.13/cwt228.00–239.001,66914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2746224.46/cwt220.00–225.501,67411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,8412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2798221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2833191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,9041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1863220.99/cwt216.00–226.001,9078
Heifers—Medium and Large 2880188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,6541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2889206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1914194.34/cwt191.00–201.001,7763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2940175.70/cwt171.00–178.001,6523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1950193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,8341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1180660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1239900.00/head900.00–900.009005
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,401102.20/cwt85.00–113.001,4324
Bulls——2,005121.57/cwt118.00–123.002,4375
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95372.15/cwt41.00–81.0068832
Cows—Lean 85-90%995121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115105.83/cwt100.00–111.001,18020
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15891.14/cwt82.00–97.001,05590
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343113.28/cwt106.00–119.001,52141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40392.75/cwt92.00–93.001,3014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43879.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1362
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2750975.00/head975.00–975.009755
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19021,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4254
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19211,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6254
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1901,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2231,817.02/head1,725.00–1,925.001,8172
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5151,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28981,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29331,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19951,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0141,609.13/head1,575.00–1,625.001,6093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0521,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,206.03/head1,175.00–1,225.001,2065
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0951,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1301,764.90/head1,375.00–2,100.001,76532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2241,682.35/head1,325.00–1,875.001,68232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4241,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6505
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 2820131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0741

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.