Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2025-04-16

La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Apr 16
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,232 head
▲ 1,783 vs last sale 449▼ 108 vs year ago 2,340 · −4.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 88▼ 19 vs year ago 121 · −15.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 207 vs last sale 301▼ 19 vs year ago 113 · −16.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was very good. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Breaker and boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold steady on a light test. Lean cows of average dressing sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 3.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday April 23, 2025 as receipts warrant.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $355.63/cwt on 288 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −52.57 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.
Average price
$355.63
288 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,928
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$531
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$95.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs CO average
−9.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538376.842,026124
Large 1575362.842,08628
Medium and Large 1-2548343.441,88347
Large 1-2532338.271,80170
Large 2551315.001,73611thin
Medium and Large 2532281.001,4958thin
One grade step is worth $95.84/cwt here — about $531 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 sale288 hd
355.63
—
CO average1 barns · 288 hd
355.63
+0.00
National average169 barns · 11,281 hd
364.76
−9.13
This barn, trailing median8 sales
408.19
−52.57
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—High1,474151.422,23114
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,722154.002,6527thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,548149.462,3142thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,373145.732,00220
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,109142.901,58453

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)1,210$2,6251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,365$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,460$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$1,9252thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$2,5142thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,414$2,8254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,122$2,6613thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1247535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,3213
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3634
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added324462.07/cwt460.00–465.001,4977
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337451.64/cwt445.00–455.001,5226
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360430.62/cwt425.00–435.001,5507
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374412.37/cwt410.00–415.001,5424
Steers350–400Large 1-2382392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,4993
Steers350–400Large 1385437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,68412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427417.82/cwt412.50–425.001,78444
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy431432.59/cwt430.00–435.001,86432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433398.37/cwt395.00–405.001,7256
Steers400–450Large 1-2447375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,67640
Steers450–500Large 1455420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9114
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470403.36/cwt397.00–410.001,89661
Steers450–500Large 1-2495360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,78216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added514391.52/cwt390.00–395.002,01223
Steers500–550Large 1-2529338.01/cwt322.50–346.001,78866
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531379.72/cwt372.50–385.002,01669
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,4958
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2544349.20/cwt340.00–367.501,90034
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy550390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1454
Steers550–600Large 2551315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,73611
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560328.36/cwt326.00–336.001,83913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572355.82/cwt350.00–362.502,03528
Steers550–600Large 1575362.84/cwt352.50–365.002,08628
Steers550–600Large 1-2589342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0174
Steers600–650Large 1604312.92/cwt312.50–315.001,89012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615356.43/cwt341.00–357.002,19257
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630316.84/cwt304.00–322.501,99632
Steers600–650Large 1-2642300.33/cwt287.50–301.001,928100
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,36916
Steers650–700Large 1-2672286.59/cwt282.50–290.001,92613
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2704254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7885
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed708287.50/cwt282.50–289.002,03613
Steers700–750Large 1712270.80/cwt269.00–271.001,92852
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740275.58/cwt270.00–276.002,03945
Steers700–750Large 1Thin Fleshed748286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,13918
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1751302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,27248
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,05711
Steers850–900Large 1860262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,2583
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1869250.46/cwt250.00–252.502,17627
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1909235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1366
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1252445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1213
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added264475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2545
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added315452.74/cwt445.00–455.001,4269
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332435.77/cwt430.00–440.001,44712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy367430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,57826
Heifers350–400Large 1368415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,52714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383403.42/cwt400.00–415.001,54532
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384389.88/cwt382.50–395.001,4975
Heifers350–400Large 1-2388390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410394.90/cwt390.00–397.501,61914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416363.09/cwt355.00–367.501,51011
Heifers400–450Large 1435376.19/cwt365.00–377.001,63628
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1441377.48/cwt375.00–380.001,66510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added458371.11/cwt370.00–375.001,70018
Heifers450–500Large 1475346.85/cwt345.00–362.501,64818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486336.47/cwt330.00–345.001,63549
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1488356.56/cwt355.00–365.001,74024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5374
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528307.37/cwt292.50–317.501,62333
Heifers500–550Large 1542323.57/cwt320.00–325.001,75451
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1545340.35/cwt337.50–342.501,85523
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8593
Heifers550–600Large 1581297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,7285
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583325.54/cwt317.50–327.501,89825
Heifers550–600Large 1-2593290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7202
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595304.36/cwt297.50–307.501,81137
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement608305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,85414
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616306.74/cwt302.00–307.501,89022
Heifers600–650Large 1637291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,85413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7523
Heifers650–700Large 1-2653270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,76310
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8184
Heifers650–700Large 1670287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,92341
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,00016
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement674341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,29894
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,8053
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722269.20/cwt262.50–272.501,9449
Heifers700–750Large 1727257.11/cwt257.00–257.501,86914
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement778297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,31144
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1782258.66/cwt252.50–267.002,02312
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2837236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,97515
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,0972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,7872
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1543355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9282
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9532
Bulls550–600Large 1553301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,6652
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,9433
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1766275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1077
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,368133.44/cwt121.00–147.501,8257
Bulls——1,438160.50/cwt156.00–167.002,3083
Bulls——1,685176.09/cwt171.00–181.002,9674
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%915106.81/cwt101.00–111.009773
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3491
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,087147.14/cwt142.00–156.001,5999
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,124147.73/cwt142.00–155.001,66027
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,141139.55/cwt136.00–141.001,5928
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,145138.57/cwt138.00–141.001,5875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,341139.99/cwt136.00–142.001,8774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,377148.24/cwt146.00–151.002,04115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,450131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,9001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548149.46/cwt148.00–151.002,3142
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,722154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,6527
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0132,513.58/head2,500.00–2,525.002,5142
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19951,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2102,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4602,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed925229.78/cwt222.50–231.002,12517
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,049210.79/cwt200.00–220.002,21147
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105186.69/cwt182.50–195.002,0639
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,195157.05/cwt151.00–161.001,8773
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19102,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2282,704.63/head2,525.00–2,825.002,7052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4142,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8254

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.