Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2024-04-24

La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Apr 24
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903
Feeder Cattle receipts
774 head
▼ 1,566 vs last sale 2,340▲ 225 vs year ago 549 · +41.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
215 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 121▲ 90 vs year ago 125 · +72.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 113▲ 74 vs year ago 60 · +123.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 16.00 higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 6.00 lower across all weight classes. Slaughter cows sold steady with a higher trend noticeable while slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday May 1, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $308.66/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −99.54 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.
Average price
$308.66
96 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$570
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2
$79.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.47
vs CO average
−0.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555322.171,78864
Large 1514321.001,6506thin
Large 1-2515291.001,49916thin
Large 2501243.001,21710thin
One grade step is worth $79.17/cwt here — about $570 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale96 hd
308.66
—
CO average2 barns · 117 hd
308.19
+0.47
National average173 barns · 10,802 hd
309.55
−0.89
This barn, trailing median8 sales
408.19
−99.54
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—High1,647139.692,30113
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,379131.091,80817
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,563131.002,0482thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,042116.761,21793

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)1,059$1,89315
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,072$1,8853thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,178$1,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,218$1,6102thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,295$1,59510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,261$1,54513
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,5444thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,035$1,4251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,3933thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)881$1,6214thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)735$1,4251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)932$1,3252thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)678$1,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,307$2,4253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,382$2,11411
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,282$2,10026
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,167$2,0745
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$1,3668
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)661$1,45010
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)670$1,1751thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed335393.52/cwt392.00–397.501,3187
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,3073
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added358391.32/cwt389.00–393.001,40112
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1391376.42/cwt376.00–377.001,4727
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,3463
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,5967
Steers400–450Large 1-2443311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,37814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added474358.51/cwt354.00–364.001,69925
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1487342.38/cwt330.00–350.001,66722
Steers500–550Large 2501243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,21710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added509340.25/cwt339.00–345.001,73210
Steers500–550Large 1Fancy514321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,6506
Steers500–550Large 1-2515291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,49916
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520318.76/cwt316.00–322.001,6589
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy525351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,8433
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added567328.00/cwt327.00–331.001,86017
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581308.75/cwt301.00–314.001,79425
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,77012
Steers600–650Large 1-2633261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,6522
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7362
Steers650–700Large 1650245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5936
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684242.49/cwt242.00–243.001,6594
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6456
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy745252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,8772
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1769226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,7385
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8706
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2292339.00/cwt339.00–339.009905
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326314.12/cwt311.00–317.001,0246
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1346332.32/cwt328.00–334.001,1507
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added362326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,1803
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1392306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,2009
Heifers400–450Large 1413293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,2104
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422292.89/cwt282.00–301.001,23612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,0624
Heifers400–450Large 1-2427240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0253
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,1464
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471295.51/cwt295.00–296.001,39216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added472304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,43512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473274.82/cwt270.00–280.001,30013
Heifers500–550Large 1515279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,4374
Heifers500–550Large 1-2533245.43/cwt230.00–261.001,3086
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,4963
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540255.62/cwt251.00–259.001,38010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added558274.91/cwt271.00–276.001,53414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy562284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5965
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592251.21/cwt241.00–253.001,48713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614230.50/cwt230.00–231.001,4154
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3194
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629255.60/cwt251.00–260.001,60820
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5136
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added667244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6274
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683222.47/cwt220.00–225.001,5196
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,55112
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655249.16/cwt247.50–250.001,6329
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6443
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,647139.69/cwt120.00–161.002,30113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76671.00/cwt71.00–71.0054410
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,075122.67/cwt106.00–144.001,31982
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0041
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,379131.09/cwt126.00–136.001,80817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,0482
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,440.52/head1,425.00–1,450.001,4413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28851,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28931,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29771,591.38/head1,575.00–1,625.001,5913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0381,965.36/head1,825.00–2,075.001,9652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,560.17/head1,525.00–1,600.001,5602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1031,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,953.55/head1,825.00–2,100.001,9543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1261,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,1812,237.68/head2,225.00–2,250.002,2387
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3081,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,67510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4631,865.24/head1,810.00–1,900.001,8655
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26751,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 26801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27351,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28181,469.43/head1,375.00–1,550.001,4693
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28201,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0702,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy730222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6216
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed811206.11/cwt201.00–211.001,67214
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1931177.72/cwt169.00–198.001,65529
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,003132.29/cwt121.00–140.001,3273
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,048155.49/cwt144.00–166.001,63025
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28901,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1191,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2512,267.09/head2,000.00–2,375.002,2674
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2822,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,10026
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3072,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4472,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2759
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4551,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26611,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,45010
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 26701,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.