Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2024-02-21

La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Feb 21
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,901 head
▲ 1,607 vs last sale 1,294▲ 1,577 vs year ago 1,324 · +119.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 116▲ 56 vs year ago 90 · +62.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
161 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 119▲ 161 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 sold mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 8.00 higher across all weight classes. Higher trends were noticed in both steers and heifers that were double vaccinated. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold unevenly steady while slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday February 28, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $275.61/cwt on 1,236 head.
Average price
$275.61
1,236 head · 656 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,808
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$59.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.55
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1652283.821,851806
Medium and Large 1-2615277.801,707222
Large 1667268.371,79155
Medium and Large 2611254.401,55437
Large 1-2771224.551,732116
One grade step is worth $59.27/cwt here — about $119 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 sale1,236 hd
275.61
—
CO average4 barns · 3,548 hd
281.16
−5.55
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—High1,634119.501,95211
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,644115.491,8994thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,710113.001,9321thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,400109.731,53611
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06298.861,049108

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,293$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,503$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,301$1,7187
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,435$1,6251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,378$1,5255
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,2501thin

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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1230425.00/cwt425.00–425.009782
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy288411.03/cwt407.00–415.001,1846
Steers—Medium and Large 1290395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1462
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy319409.63/cwt409.00–411.001,3079
Steers—Medium and Large 1342387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,3243
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy360400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4404
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added369394.09/cwt393.00–397.001,45413
Steers—Medium and Large 1380387.58/cwt380.00–390.001,47340
Steers—Large 1413350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420349.75/cwt346.00–354.001,46913
Steers—Large 1-2420324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,3614
Steers—Large 1Thin Fleshed422362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,5303
Steers—Medium and Large 1428363.73/cwt361.00–369.001,55724
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added445374.00/cwt374.00–374.001,6647
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy474360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,70612
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added476346.88/cwt341.00–351.001,65169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,5534
Steers—Medium and Large 1493324.19/cwt322.00–329.001,59816
Steers—Large 1513299.36/cwt296.00–301.001,53612
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added522319.06/cwt318.00–321.001,66538
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522302.55/cwt290.00–309.001,57981
Steers—Medium and Large 2527268.25/cwt251.00–281.001,41420
Steers—Medium and Large 1547311.80/cwt310.00–312.001,70629
Steers—Medium and Large 1553299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,65310
Steers—Large 1562286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,6073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,6199
Steers—Medium and Large 1601288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,7314
Steers—Medium and Large 2632255.99/cwt254.00–257.001,61812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637266.98/cwt264.00–269.001,70161
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added653275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,79656
Steers—Medium and Large 2668234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5633
Steers—Medium and Large 1669262.06/cwt256.00–265.001,75371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677253.73/cwt248.00–254.501,71837
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added708260.14/cwt260.00–261.001,84214
Steers—Medium and Large 1740249.05/cwt241.00–249.751,843121
Steers—Large 1765243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,86335
Steers—Medium and Large 1766242.17/cwt238.00–246.501,855102
Steers—Large 1-2784221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,733112
Steers—Medium and Large 1803236.10/cwt235.00–237.001,89696
Steers—Medium and Large 1869225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,95522
Steers—Medium and Large 11,006205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,06236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,044182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,90517
Steers—Medium and Large 21,238137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,6962
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy260400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1289375.08/cwt371.00–379.001,0844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added298387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,1553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy305380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334346.15/cwt342.00–351.001,15615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2344334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,1494
Heifers—Large 1353325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy355351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,2462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381316.59/cwt312.00–318.001,2068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added390329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,28310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed411302.66/cwt299.00–303.001,24426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,3617
Heifers—Large 1423297.84/cwt296.00–300.001,26013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429279.78/cwt275.00–284.001,20012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474295.56/cwt288.00–300.001,401196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477281.19/cwt273.00–285.001,34117
Heifers—Large 1Value Added492290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy493319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,5732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524279.24/cwt275.00–285.001,46370
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525247.28/cwt241.00–251.001,29812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529263.02/cwt257.00–267.001,39123
Heifers—Large 1554248.57/cwt248.00–249.001,3777
Heifers—Large 1-2558236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570251.01/cwt246.00–255.001,43132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572271.89/cwt266.00–274.001,55576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy573287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,64513
Heifers—Large 1Value Added603257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,55013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614241.13/cwt240.00–244.001,4817
Heifers—Large 1628225.50/cwt225.50–225.501,416126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added652247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,6103
Heifers—Large 1-2653216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4104
Heifers—Large 1662228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,51315
Heifers—Large 1Value Added672240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,616150
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672231.39/cwt230.00–232.501,55580
Heifers—Medium and Large 2674191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678224.45/cwt220.00–226.001,52263
Heifers—Large 1711218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,550103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1746216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,61113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1778226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,75835
Heifers—Large 1Value Added817210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,71626
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1418325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3599
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418318.51/cwt318.00–319.001,33114
Bulls—Large 1538272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,4634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1554285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,57916
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,460107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5621
Bulls——1,651120.75/cwt113.50–133.001,99410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97486.79/cwt83.00–91.0084526
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,061106.09/cwt101.00–116.001,12662
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13570.42/cwt61.00–81.007993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18595.95/cwt95.00–96.001,13717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2421
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,405111.50/cwt103.00–120.501,56710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,644115.49/cwt109.00–121.501,8994
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,710113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,9321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2931,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3011,717.76/head1,525.00–1,825.001,7187
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4061,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4351,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5031,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1865174.36/cwt161.00–187.001,50879
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2997144.70/cwt136.00–156.001,44350
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,031125.89/cwt117.00–132.001,29811

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.