Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2024-04-10

La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Apr 10
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903
Feeder Cattle receipts
879 head
▲ 169 vs last sale 710▼ 101 vs year ago 980 · −10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 145▼ 80 vs year ago 225 · −35.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
487 head
▲ 410 vs last sale 77▼ 110 vs year ago 597 · −18.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 9.00 higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with instances of sharply higher on a light test across all weight classes. Lean slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday April 17, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $323.38/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −84.81 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.
Average price
$323.38
42 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$27.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.44
vs CO average
+17.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541328.651,77634
Large 1524301.001,5778thin
One grade step is worth $27.65/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale42 hd
323.38
—
CO average4 barns · 779 hd
330.82
−7.44
National average170 barns · 11,306 hd
305.47
+17.91
This barn, trailing median8 sales
408.19
−84.81
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—High1,633140.842,30019
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,795141.002,5311thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,428131.131,8737thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,575128.002,0162thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,059120.241,27388

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)1,117$2,40837
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,181$2,23325
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,297$2,09843
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$2,0251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,228$1,77720
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,054$1,65410
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,143$1,6252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,059$1,5759
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,176$1,5375
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,5251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)943$2,08924
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)937$1,84416
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,64737
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$2,37931
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,252$2,2257
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,261$2,12517
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,366$2,08318
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,211$1,97247
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)780$1,9251thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1342403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,3785
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy356413.82/cwt410.00–420.001,4738
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1394390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5375
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy409385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,57510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423361.61/cwt357.00–365.001,53017
Steers400–450Large 1Fancy435360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5662
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4572
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480343.79/cwt335.00–347.001,65020
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added486354.37/cwt352.00–355.001,7229
Steers500–550Large 1524301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,5778
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527320.91/cwt317.00–325.001,6914
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed529332.72/cwt330.00–334.001,76016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535342.79/cwt340.00–347.001,8345
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,8079
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613302.23/cwt300.00–306.001,8538
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2648266.42/cwt263.00–271.001,72614
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5266
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added679286.89/cwt286.00–287.001,94818
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6582
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,8142
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1892210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,87310
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0994
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy356335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1938
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,1512
Heifers350–400Large 1Fancy374305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1415
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added382323.39/cwt320.50–326.001,23517
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410314.98/cwt310.00–317.001,2917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added419320.68/cwt320.00–321.001,3446
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,4002
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481274.97/cwt270.00–276.001,32318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,5558
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,3866
Heifers500–550Large 1540270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4582
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3552
Heifers500–550Large 1-2542241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3069
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561259.38/cwt258.00–262.001,4559
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy567281.24/cwt281.00–282.001,59525
Heifers550–600Large 1-2568231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3122
Heifers550–600Large 1573247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,4154
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5492
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2646223.79/cwt211.00–228.001,4468
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement6531,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5944
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5373
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement7101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6566
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement739239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7666
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement7781,787.22/head1,775.00–1,800.001,7874
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Replacement8001,810.00/head1,810.00–1,810.001,8102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,633140.84/cwt114.00–170.002,30019
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77581.00/cwt81.00–81.006281
Cows—Lean 85-90%83089.44/cwt87.00–92.007422
Cows—Lean 85-90%93398.00/cwt98.00–98.009146
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,078123.21/cwt104.00–138.001,32879
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,428131.13/cwt124.50–140.001,8737
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,0162
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,795141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,5311
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs18 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28601,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,42511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0282,710.14/head2,550.00–2,875.002,71024
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,698.72/head1,575.00–1,850.001,6992
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1482,615.24/head2,575.00–2,650.002,61512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1772,187.11/head1,975.00–2,225.002,1876
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1962,031.35/head2,025.00–2,050.002,0314
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2312,317.16/head2,275.00–2,350.002,3179
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,815.24/head1,810.00–1,825.001,8158
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2612,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,12517
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2932,466.12/head2,125.00–2,575.002,46624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3302,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3582,206.19/head2,125.00–2,500.002,2065
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4142,097.36/head1,925.00–2,110.002,09714
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4172,233.10/head2,050.00–2,550.002,23316
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4802,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29201,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0081,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0591,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5759
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0762,356.25/head2,150.00–2,425.002,35626
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,478.78/head1,425.00–1,675.001,4794
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1442,148.74/head1,975.00–2,275.002,14918
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1701,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,596.29/head1,510.00–1,625.001,5964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2311,774.03/head1,625.00–1,825.001,77419
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2481,713.18/head1,700.00–1,725.001,7132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2602,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,62510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2752,450.80/head2,375.00–2,475.002,4517
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3092,138.75/head1,975.00–2,200.002,13940
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4052,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 17801,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2665137.50/cwt137.50–137.509141
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed871197.83/cwt197.00–201.001,72339
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1880179.16/cwt171.00–184.001,57720
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2975141.14/cwt137.00–148.001,37618
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,034157.60/cwt151.00–168.001,63040
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28311,668.13/head1,550.00–1,725.001,6687
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28661,659.75/head1,525.00–1,775.001,6604
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19601,905.47/head1,825.00–2,025.001,90512
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy9852,445.14/head2,425.00–2,475.002,4459
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19952,056.74/head1,825.00–2,125.002,0578

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.