Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2025-02-18

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Feb 18
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,228 head
▲ 1,228 vs last sale 0▲ 1,228 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 151▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
824 head
▼ 780 vs last sale 1,604▲ 824 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 750lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder steers over 750lbs sold 4.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold steady. Boner cows and lean cows sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. Young and 5 year old bred cows that are heavy bred sold noticeably higher. Heavy bred heifers also sold strong. The next replacement cow sale will be March 18, 2025 in conjunction with the feeder calf and slaughter cow sale. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday February, 25, 2025.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $340.05/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$340.05
140 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,928
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$43.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.42
vs CO average
−1.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567341.301,935136
Medium and Large 1-2570297.501,6964thin
One grade step is worth $43.80/cwt here — about $239 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 sale140 hd
340.05
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CO average3 barns · 407 hd
341.47
−1.42
National average106 barns · 4,665 hd
341.21
−1.16
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—High1,598162.892,60329
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,692145.352,4593thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,548143.802,2265thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,355138.251,87321
CowsLean 85-90%High1,144132.221,51277

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)1,079$3,34758
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,251$3,01132
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,048$2,73138
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,313$2,71735
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,331$2,62874
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,017$2,5047
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,294$2,40486
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,390$2,40456
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,238$2,262102
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,242$2,24188
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,308$2,0753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,011$2,0477
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,268$1,8533thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,276$1,83716
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$1,8343thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,330$1,7034thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,5252thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,96788
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,003$2,62136
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,001$2,54824
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)956$1,8935
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,295$2,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,0751thin

Every lot

109 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock Stock Cow and Pair Special - 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12131,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Steers250–300Large 1-2264401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,0597
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283424.00/cwt424.00–424.001,20014
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1953
Steers300–350Large 1302440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,32915
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368422.76/cwt412.50–432.501,55616
Steers350–400Large 1-2379381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,44413
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy387455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,76146
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2397372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,4793
Steers400–450Large 1410433.00/cwt433.00–433.001,77517
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5385
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423423.39/cwt402.50–437.501,79144
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477396.90/cwt376.00–401.001,893105
Steers450–500Large 1-2477315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,50317
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567341.30/cwt320.00–348.001,935136
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,6964
Steers600–650Large 1602283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,7044
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621313.33/cwt285.00–316.001,946114
Steers600–650Large 1-2627266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,66827
Steers650–700Large 1-2661250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6534
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680293.02/cwt280.00–296.001,99321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1741266.93/cwt266.00–268.001,97828
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,00419
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,1216
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Large 1231402.50/cwt402.50–402.509308
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270394.65/cwt385.00–402.501,0667
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy306415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,27022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317362.32/cwt356.00–367.501,1499
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1346370.13/cwt370.00–371.001,28123
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2347302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,0504
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363362.83/cwt352.50–369.001,31716
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,52179
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,45515
Heifers400–450Large 1404329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,32912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438358.33/cwt356.00–366.001,56924
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,70528
Heifers450–500Large 1-2470332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,5637
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482325.99/cwt319.00–332.501,57119
Heifers500–550Large 1-2502282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,41630
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,74921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1590292.25/cwt290.00–311.001,72439
Heifers600–650Large 1607277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,6818
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5913
Heifers600–650Large 1-2635250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,58813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,80116
Heifers650–700Large 1655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7039
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715254.10/cwt244.00–258.001,81779
Heifers800–850Large 1805223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,7953
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6193
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1646263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,6995
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1702242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7022
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,598164.10/cwt132.00–187.002,62228
Bulls——1,600129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,0641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98399.98/cwt95.00–106.009833
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050116.40/cwt111.00–121.001,2228
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06883.00/cwt83.00–83.008861
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,163121.96/cwt116.00–125.001,4183
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,164137.11/cwt126.00–146.001,59662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,356139.76/cwt135.00–144.001,89520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548143.80/cwt143.00–144.002,2265
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,692145.35/cwt144.00–148.002,4593
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2402,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2952,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3802,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows30 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29151,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29971,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29971,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0112,046.54/head1,950.00–2,125.002,0477
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0252,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0482,731.23/head2,125.00–2,900.002,73138
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0803,369.73/head3,100.00–3,400.003,37057
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0882,696.44/head2,350.00–2,775.002,69611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,1973,010.00/head3,010.00–3,010.003,0109
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,639.51/head1,610.00–1,725.001,6404
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,711.38/head1,575.00–1,850.001,7112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2452,249.00/head2,000.00–2,450.002,24987
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2482,290.84/head1,925.00–2,500.002,29199
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2551,833.86/head1,755.00–1,975.001,8343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2602,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2681,853.02/head1,800.00–1,950.001,8533
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2882,519.27/head2,075.00–2,650.002,51948
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2942,403.92/head1,975.00–2,725.002,40486
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3082,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3301,702.54/head1,625.00–1,775.001,7034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3532,615.37/head2,325.00–2,800.002,61526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,3573,245.35/head3,000.00–3,275.003,24520
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3752,053.42/head1,975.00–2,125.002,05310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3962,429.16/head2,000.00–2,550.002,42954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,4452,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,90024
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27861,549.65/head1,350.00–1,800.001,5505
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28051,456.52/head1,375.00–1,525.001,4572
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29201,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19222,764.53/head2,625.00–2,925.002,76540
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19412,244.74/head2,025.00–2,350.002,24511
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19561,893.30/head1,775.00–2,025.001,8935
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy9643,319.42/head3,000.00–3,385.003,31943
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0052,641.24/head2,350.00–2,900.002,64135
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0251,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,0973,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,05011
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed766219.96/cwt215.00–225.001,6854
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2896161.18/cwt156.00–175.001,4445
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1909192.12/cwt180.00–207.501,74629
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2989136.46/cwt127.00–146.001,35012

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.