Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2024-10-09

La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Oct 9
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,799 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 1,683▼ 26 vs year ago 1,825 · −1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
255 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 250▲ 33 vs year ago 222 · +14.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
154 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 55▲ 30 vs year ago 124 · +24.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 14.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 14.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Boner cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher and lean cows sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday October 16, 2024. The next slaughter cow and bred cow sale will be next Thursday October 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 $291.99/cwt on 193 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −116.21 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.
Average price
$291.99
193 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$191
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$45.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.80
vs CO average
−2.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530303.691,611109
Medium and Large 1-2541285.031,54157
Large 1562261.001,46714thin
Medium and Large 2551257.701,42013thin
One grade step is worth $45.99/cwt here — about $191 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 sale193 hd
291.99
—
CO average3 barns · 700 hd
282.19
+9.80
National average177 barns · 23,944 hd
294.31
−2.32
This barn, trailing median8 sales
408.19
−116.21
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—Average1,648142.582,35030
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,880118.502,2281thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,389114.891,59617
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,150111.611,283184
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,581109.611,7337thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,291$2,12010
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,242$2,1178
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,153$1,9007
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,288$1,8583thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,292$1,7524thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$1,56912
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,326$1,43511
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$1,36621
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,205$1,3251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,5251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)791$1,3616
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,562$2,9255
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,327$2,7414thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,6732thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)790$1,0251thin

Every lot

128 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282345.00/cwt345.00–345.009733
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy303397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,20412
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333365.75/cwt364.00–367.501,21822
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,1715
Steers300–350Large 1338320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0822
Steers350–400Large 1365318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,1612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy371362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,34511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1393344.90/cwt332.50–348.001,35510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416269.64/cwt251.00–301.001,1228
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy418342.20/cwt340.00–345.001,4309
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423329.61/cwt321.00–334.001,39436
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425313.61/cwt313.00–314.001,33316
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed468323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,5126
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469314.47/cwt311.00–318.001,47524
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485261.24/cwt242.00–296.001,26711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490299.85/cwt291.00–302.001,46916
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed501319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,5984
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513308.97/cwt306.00–312.001,58576
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515295.61/cwt290.00–299.001,52233
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537267.25/cwt255.00–285.001,4359
Steers550–600Large 1562261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,46714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576270.49/cwt261.00–273.001,55824
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580287.74/cwt285.00–290.001,66929
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582236.22/cwt221.00–251.001,3754
Steers600–650Large 1610260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5864
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615277.14/cwt271.00–279.501,70420
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622242.77/cwt229.00–248.001,51023
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626257.27/cwt252.00–261.001,61137
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675231.57/cwt229.00–236.001,56315
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679251.59/cwt250.00–258.001,70850
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706238.20/cwt231.00–241.001,68218
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725250.40/cwt246.00–256.001,81528
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730214.52/cwt211.00–218.001,5664
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770252.81/cwt250.00–256.001,94736
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2784238.86/cwt238.00–241.001,87310
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1817244.29/cwt236.00–248.001,99626
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed858240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,05912
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1871224.87/cwt221.00–226.001,9599
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1934226.10/cwt222.00–227.002,11222
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1959219.29/cwt209.00–221.002,10328
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0803
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276301.73/cwt300.00–305.008339
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy284345.00/cwt345.00–345.0098012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327287.00/cwt287.00–287.009383
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy342328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,12225
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1344311.84/cwt311.00–312.001,07325
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369205.54/cwt200.00–210.007589
Heifers350–400Large 1373307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,1453
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,2112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382279.77/cwt271.00–296.001,0697
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387244.00/cwt244.00–244.009443
Heifers350–400Large 1-2390251.00/cwt251.00–251.009795
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed409291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,1907
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430279.37/cwt273.00–284.001,20174
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440257.84/cwt253.00–262.001,13422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2442231.27/cwt220.00–245.001,02221
Heifers450–500Large 1450247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1122
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0072
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed463270.26/cwt270.00–271.001,2518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479244.49/cwt244.00–245.001,17112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481256.96/cwt256.00–266.001,23623
Heifers500–550Large 1503211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524239.08/cwt236.00–241.001,25323
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1537252.53/cwt246.00–258.001,35651
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1262
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572234.01/cwt225.00–236.001,33916
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579246.52/cwt241.00–252.001,42735
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612209.67/cwt207.00–215.001,2836
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625244.99/cwt240.00–253.001,53147
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640236.22/cwt236.00–237.001,5129
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5202
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683242.92/cwt236.00–249.001,65923
Heifers650–700Large 1690237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,6353
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718228.27/cwt224.00–235.001,63940
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2739216.69/cwt216.00–218.501,60122
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2742204.39/cwt202.00–206.001,5175
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6203
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1826224.08/cwt217.50–228.001,85145
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1893207.36/cwt206.00–210.001,85214
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed898219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,9678
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2918171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5704
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1928192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,7824
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1452
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514268.51/cwt264.00–273.001,38019
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2832
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2054
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3512
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1642233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4963
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4924
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8123
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,432128.55/cwt117.00–138.001,8419
Bulls——1,741148.59/cwt140.00–177.502,58721
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076104.02/cwt84.00–109.001,11956
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,181113.45/cwt110.00–119.001,340110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,188123.98/cwt121.00–140.001,47318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368100.06/cwt80.00–108.001,3694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,389117.20/cwt116.00–119.001,6289
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,411124.53/cwt121.00–129.001,7574
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575101.73/cwt99.00–105.001,6023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,586115.52/cwt111.00–119.001,8324
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,880118.50/cwt118.50–118.502,2281
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,037.94/head1,025.00–1,050.001,0382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1861,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1971,304.09/head1,275.00–1,360.001,30415
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2562,226.86/head2,175.00–2,300.002,2277
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2841,559.99/head1,500.00–1,575.001,5605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2912,119.85/head2,050.00–2,135.002,12010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2921,752.24/head1,625.00–1,800.001,7524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2961,520.09/head1,510.00–1,525.001,5206
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3721,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3991,522.83/head1,510.00–1,625.001,5239
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27901,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29551,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1701,673.08/head1,525.00–1,825.001,6732
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3272,740.94/head2,425.00–2,825.002,7414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5622,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9255
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1837167.46/cwt166.00–170.001,4028
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2879139.85/cwt136.00–151.001,22929
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2946126.46/cwt121.00–131.001,19610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27911,361.12/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3616
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0001,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.