Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2024-09-25

La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Sep 25
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,326 head
▲ 184 vs last sale 1,142▼ 162 vs year ago 1,488 · −10.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 109▼ 45 vs year ago 210 · −21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 127▲ 41 vs year ago 33 · +124.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 24.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 12.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 4.00 higher. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 lower and lean slaughter cows of average dressing sold 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 9.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday October 2, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $267.39/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −140.81 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.
Average price
$267.39
153 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,455
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$284
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$42.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.93
vs CO average
−6.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531277.211,47194
Large 1529265.001,4028thin
Medium and Large 1-2573250.261,43549
Large 1-2505235.001,1872thin
One grade step is worth $42.21/cwt here — about $284 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale153 hd
267.39
—
CO average3 barns · 486 hd
279.32
−11.93
National average169 barns · 10,664 hd
274.29
−6.90
This barn, trailing median8 sales
408.19
−140.81
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—Average1,557140.012,18012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,552117.011,8163thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,340114.941,54116
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08899.601,084128

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$2,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$1,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)969$1,9004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,041$1,6367
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$1,5742thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,233$1,4052thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,154$1,3834thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,047$1,2753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$1,2503thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$1,3013thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)822$1,27611
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,023$2,1132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,243$1,8252thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)775$1,6751thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1217886.55/head775.00–985.008874
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1269276.00/cwt276.00–276.007425
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315278.76/cwt275.00–300.0087813
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328324.43/cwt321.00–330.001,06412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382251.00/cwt251.00–251.009593
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388305.09/cwt300.00–316.001,1849
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0444
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417299.78/cwt299.00–300.001,25019
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,0772
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy470311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,46236
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,30616
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1487293.02/cwt289.00–297.001,42725
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493246.73/cwt241.00–258.001,2166
Steers500–550Large 1-2505235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1872
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512266.09/cwt264.00–275.001,36232
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed519293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,52128
Steers500–550Large 1529265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4028
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546243.44/cwt240.00–246.001,3297
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558274.66/cwt265.00–277.501,53334
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578251.40/cwt241.00–259.001,45342
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622250.81/cwt249.00–253.001,56045
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629217.49/cwt211.00–222.001,3685
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688241.81/cwt236.00–249.001,66445
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1707228.23/cwt220.00–234.001,61413
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed719238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7119
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed765240.95/cwt237.00–243.001,84333
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775227.12/cwt221.00–232.001,76021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,5354
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1821231.44/cwt231.00–232.001,90047
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1874213.24/cwt211.00–215.001,8647
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,0413
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1974222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,1629
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,023206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,1073
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2267252.50/cwt252.50–252.506745
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280301.00/cwt301.00–301.008433
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320258.00/cwt258.00–258.008263
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322299.55/cwt298.00–303.0096510
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2342282.57/cwt282.00–283.009669
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2359281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,0096
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,1734
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377291.92/cwt287.00–297.001,10110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426250.96/cwt249.00–260.001,06919
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438244.80/cwt239.00–246.001,07243
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466240.36/cwt231.00–243.001,12033
Heifers450–500Large 1473231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476258.97/cwt256.00–260.001,23319
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed477273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,30242
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529249.34/cwt240.00–255.001,31916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535229.67/cwt221.00–232.001,22938
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567238.21/cwt231.00–241.001,35125
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615233.64/cwt221.00–239.001,43726
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3252
Heifers600–650Large 1645226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4583
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662227.81/cwt225.00–237.001,50817
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4733
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726216.34/cwt213.00–217.001,57112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed746237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,76818
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766217.10/cwt216.00–219.001,66311
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1837211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7663
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2876186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,62920
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2883205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8104
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1888223.16/cwt217.00–224.001,98256
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1353294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,0382
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,2483
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1503240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2073
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629233.21/cwt230.00–241.001,46710
Bulls600–650Large 1635216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3723
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1694207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4374
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2823185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,213123.63/cwt122.00–126.001,5002
Bulls——1,626143.29/cwt135.00–158.002,33010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03491.40/cwt51.00–105.0094574
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044129.31/cwt120.00–142.001,3507
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180108.09/cwt106.00–118.001,27547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5039
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,357121.80/cwt120.00–126.001,6535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400102.00/cwt101.00–103.001,4282
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,552117.01/cwt116.00–119.001,8163
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27151,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2745675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,491.38/head1,425.00–1,550.001,4912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0471,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0532,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0541,694.06/head1,625.00–1,725.001,6945
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1541,382.96/head1,225.00–1,425.001,3834
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2101,537.35/head1,525.00–1,550.001,5372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2631,574.46/head1,475.00–1,650.001,5742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3352,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3351,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4151,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0232,113.39/head1,875.00–2,375.002,1132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0301,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4552,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17901,300.50/head1,260.00–1,375.001,3013
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818940.41/head910.00–975.009402
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18231,350.07/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3509
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed844200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6883
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985131.69/cwt124.00–137.001,2978
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,052146.53/cwt145.00–157.501,5418
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 17751,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.