Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2024-03-27

La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Mar 27
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,366 head
▲ 2,821 vs last sale 545▼ 1,289 vs year ago 4,655 · −27.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 181▼ 165 vs year ago 237 · −69.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 151▲ 92 vs year ago 10 · +920.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 16.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Slaughter cows sold steady across all weight classes while slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday April 3, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $344.23/cwt on 265 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −63.97 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.
Average price
$344.23
265 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,886
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$49.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.86
vs CO average
+33.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548345.661,893235
Large 1550342.251,88224
Medium and Large 1-2547296.001,6196thin
One grade step is worth $49.66/cwt here — about $274 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 sale265 hd
344.23
—
CO average3 barns · 356 hd
339.37
+4.86
National average156 barns · 8,291 hd
310.26
+33.97
This barn, trailing median8 sales
408.19
−63.97
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

8 sales
486447408370median 408.1903/0403/2510/0710/2110/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.00, low $383.69, median $408.19 across 8 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,728133.962,31518
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,415126.521,7905thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,103117.271,29328
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,595117.001,8662thin

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)1,180$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)895$1,2251thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)959$2,9004thin

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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy257470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2088
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1913
Steers300–350Large 1302407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,2293
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy314438.00/cwt438.00–438.001,3758
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added328423.44/cwt421.00–429.001,38955
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335409.63/cwt405.00–413.001,37231
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy356423.00/cwt423.00–423.001,5067
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added369414.97/cwt414.00–417.001,53140
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1384
Steers350–400Large 1Fancy375420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5757
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1398401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,5964
Steers400–450Large 1410379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,5543
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy416414.87/cwt414.00–416.001,72618
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422340.23/cwt339.00–342.001,4365
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428379.65/cwt368.00–386.001,62520
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed432397.48/cwt391.00–406.001,71778
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3897
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy468404.54/cwt391.00–416.001,89373
Steers450–500Large 1472375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,77065
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475357.48/cwt349.00–365.001,69875
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added478382.75/cwt375.00–388.001,83078
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy520378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,96616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520342.04/cwt338.00–348.001,77943
Steers500–550Large 1525343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,8016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed530358.84/cwt355.00–366.001,90279
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2547296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,6196
Steers550–600Large 1Fancy558342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,90818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy560346.63/cwt345.00–347.001,94132
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,7586
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed589325.80/cwt317.00–335.001,91959
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy616318.55/cwt318.00–323.001,96218
Steers600–650Large 1621306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,9004
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1636304.47/cwt298.00–308.001,936147
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy659297.30/cwt293.00–298.001,959147
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added674282.27/cwt276.00–285.001,902119
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1693264.94/cwt260.00–273.001,83664
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730263.65/cwt251.00–269.001,92590
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy739273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,01720
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760250.20/cwt245.00–256.001,90299
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7132
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815233.28/cwt226.00–234.001,90134
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890219.04/cwt214.00–222.001,94927
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1917216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,98111
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1968190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8392
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,053191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,0114
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Large 1Fancy240407.50/cwt407.50–407.509782
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,0634
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305251.00/cwt251.00–251.007662
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added312377.57/cwt370.00–382.501,17819
Heifers300–350Large 1-2326320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0434
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328355.25/cwt342.00–361.001,16552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy329390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,28314
Heifers300–350Large 1346352.02/cwt349.00–355.001,21814
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374313.72/cwt308.00–320.001,17316
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy383361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,3832
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added383340.09/cwt333.00–347.001,30350
Heifers350–400Large 1395315.68/cwt314.00–318.001,24712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy402338.66/cwt336.00–339.001,36135
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,2332
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437304.34/cwt302.00–306.001,33017
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1442316.63/cwt314.00–322.001,40078
Heifers400–450Large 1445298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,3266
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed460314.78/cwt314.00–317.001,44818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483298.89/cwt295.00–306.001,444136
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,3439
Heifers450–500Large 1494301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,487102
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement498312.11/cwt295.00–317.001,5549
Heifers450–500Large 1Replacement499296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,47730
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2509287.35/cwt280.00–291.001,4639
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed515304.51/cwt301.00–305.001,56840
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement522304.25/cwt302.00–310.001,5887
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy529317.17/cwt316.00–318.001,67827
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,44414
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532294.25/cwt288.00–299.001,56548
Heifers500–550Large 1533290.59/cwt277.00–292.001,54920
Heifers500–550Large 1-2548259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,41910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,5512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy554295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6346
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement562291.58/cwt266.00–307.001,63946
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573272.83/cwt264.00–277.001,56355
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574255.04/cwt253.00–258.001,46425
Heifers550–600Large 1-2581239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3899
Heifers550–600Large 1595257.50/cwt257.00–262.001,53219
Heifers600–650Large 1602258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,5535
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added607270.22/cwt266.00–271.001,64032
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement626275.99/cwt268.00–280.001,72856
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627246.72/cwt238.00–249.001,54720
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632254.44/cwt251.00–263.001,60863
Heifers650–700Large 1658249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6386
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement672245.63/cwt245.00–248.001,65156
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672227.25/cwt226.00–229.001,5275
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1681249.77/cwt241.00–253.001,70122
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement716243.46/cwt241.00–248.001,74326
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726230.24/cwt229.00–230.501,67283
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6364
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,7832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,728133.96/cwt112.00–151.002,31518
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90591.00/cwt91.00–91.008241
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02382.55/cwt81.00–84.008442
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,117121.10/cwt103.00–132.001,35325
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,415126.52/cwt115.00–135.001,7905
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,8662
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy771228.78/cwt221.00–230.001,76424
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed903205.83/cwt201.00–217.001,85913
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1980177.95/cwt132.00–191.001,74423
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010163.07/cwt160.00–169.001,64713
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,029141.39/cwt121.00–149.001,45510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19592,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28951,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251

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.