Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2023-12-20

La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Dec 20
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,346 head
▼ 1,295 vs last sale 2,641▲ 364 vs year ago 982 · +37.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
450 head
▲ 268 vs last sale 182▲ 230 vs year ago 220 · +104.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
367 head
▲ 345 vs last sale 22▲ 367 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 450lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 450lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 3.00 lower and feeder heifers over 550lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher across all weight classes. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be January 10, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $241.35/cwt on 543 head.
Average price
$241.35
543 head · 595 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,435
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$282
per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1
$36.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.72
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2396250.009917thin
Medium and Large 1613249.931,533218
Medium and Large 2478239.271,14485
Medium and Large 1-2627234.841,472222
Large 1597213.361,27311thin
One grade step is worth $36.64/cwt here — about −$282 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 sale543 hd
241.35
—
CO average4 barns · 1,325 hd
250.07
−8.72
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—Low1,61299.541,60417
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,66697.221,62018
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,40691.321,28466
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06584.61901325

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,665$1,5752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,434$1,4873thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,3945
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$1,3513thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,325$1,3303thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,298$1,26010
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,077$1,1253thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)710$4602thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed263312.00/cwt312.00–312.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2289301.00/cwt301.00–301.008705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313291.00/cwt291.00–291.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 2329251.00/cwt251.00–251.008268
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed334300.51/cwt300.00–301.001,00420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2351301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,0575
Steers—Medium and Large 1370315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,16610
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added384331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,2715
Steers—Large 1-2385260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0012
Steers—Large 1-2401246.00/cwt246.00–246.009865
Steers—Medium and Large 1421328.82/cwt324.00–330.001,38410
Steers—Medium and Large 2425253.43/cwt251.00–260.001,07735
Steers—Medium and Large 1453280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2682
Steers—Medium and Large 2463241.60/cwt236.00–256.001,11923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477261.71/cwt261.00–265.001,24811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed486271.62/cwt270.00–272.001,32010
Steers—Large 1493249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2284
Steers—Medium and Large 1514270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,38818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518254.65/cwt250.00–261.001,31967
Steers—Medium and Large 1563250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585239.14/cwt230.00–243.001,39917
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added604258.74/cwt255.00–260.001,56324
Steers—Medium and Large 2619212.06/cwt211.00–218.001,31313
Steers—Medium and Large 1629248.57/cwt243.00–251.001,56420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632232.30/cwt227.00–239.001,46842
Steers—Large 1656193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2667
Steers—Medium and Large 1660234.84/cwt234.00–241.001,55058
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5122
Steers—Medium and Large 2690211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4563
Steers—Medium and Large 1701221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738208.25/cwt208.00–209.001,53719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,50010
Steers—Medium and Large 2783181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4172
Steers—Medium and Large 1799203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,62212
Steers—Medium and Large 2805151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5462
Steers—Medium and Large 1836195.86/cwt193.00–199.001,63719
Steers—Medium and Large 1875187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,63614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2906187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,040166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,72620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,338123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,6463
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2292245.42/cwt238.00–253.007178
Heifers—Large 1320263.00/cwt263.00–263.008422
Heifers—Large 2326236.00/cwt236.00–236.007697
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332252.98/cwt251.00–255.0084010
Heifers—Large 1355243.00/cwt243.00–243.008635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381240.68/cwt226.00–250.009178
Heifers—Large 1-2383232.00/cwt232.00–232.008896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,04110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed418252.41/cwt251.00–253.001,0557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426238.97/cwt233.00–241.001,01812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431220.00/cwt220.00–220.0094811
Heifers—Large 1-2455222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455216.00/cwt216.00–216.009835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458230.65/cwt230.00–231.001,05614
Heifers—Large 1460227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0443
Heifers—Large 2493206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,01613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2504229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,15420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520218.29/cwt211.00–225.001,13537
Heifers—Large 2526211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530238.55/cwt236.00–239.001,26450
Heifers—Large 1530233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added551225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560202.79/cwt196.00–208.001,1367
Heifers—Large 1565216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,26716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603217.14/cwt214.00–218.001,30914
Heifers—Large 1623192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed626225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4095
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629210.87/cwt207.00–213.001,32617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728197.24/cwt193.00–201.001,43629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776182.17/cwt181.00–183.001,41412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2792171.65/cwt171.00–172.001,35914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2813171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3906
Heifers—Large 1848161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1917165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,51324
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45395.72/cwt91.00–100.001,3916
Bulls——1,698101.63/cwt101.00–107.001,72611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70056.00/cwt56.00–56.003924
Cows—Lean 85-90%95873.65/cwt61.00–82.0070662
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06491.05/cwt90.00–96.0096954
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10386.52/cwt83.00–89.50954200
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,15197.72/cwt97.00–101.001,1255
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,305101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31887.11/cwt86.00–90.001,14817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36983.21/cwt82.00–85.001,13910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45795.08/cwt91.00–99.251,38538
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63588.07/cwt86.00–90.001,4402
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67098.36/cwt96.00–98.501,64316
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0261,367.15/head1,325.00–1,450.001,3673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0771,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,265.10/head1,210.00–1,325.001,2652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,276.95/head1,225.00–1,325.001,2772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2981,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,26010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4481,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4881,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5751,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6651,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2683128.93/cwt121.00–146.008814
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2735112.50/cwt112.50–112.508271
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1907156.46/cwt150.00–171.001,419131
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2951135.38/cwt120.00–148.001,287177
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,069110.20/cwt101.00–116.001,17822
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2710460.00/head460.00–460.004602
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.