Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2025-03-18

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Mar 18
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896
Feeder Cattle receipts
779 head
▼ 449 vs last sale 1,228▲ 779 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 138▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,112 head
▲ 288 vs last sale 824▲ 1,112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Boner slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and lean cows sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test. Heavy bred heifers and young cows sold noticeably higher along with young pairs. The next replacement sale will be April 8, 2025.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $354.11/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$354.11
101 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,918
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$41
per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$30.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.15
vs CO average
−3.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1521358.001,86534
Medium and Large 1551353.281,94664
Medium and Large 1-2582327.501,9063thin
One grade step is worth $30.50/cwt here — about −$41 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 sale101 hd
354.11
—
CO average3 barns · 362 hd
360.26
−6.15
National average170 barns · 10,920 hd
357.16
−3.05
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—High1,712162.772,78718
CowsLean 85-90%High1,119140.011,567126
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,357139.991,90051
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,566139.022,17710

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)1,095$3,381187
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,167$3,169145
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,309$2,79370
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,146$2,71441
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,128$2,5253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$2,51223
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,208$2,45011
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$2,40023
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,115$2,329123
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,114$2,100113
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,114$2,10014
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,049$1,90434
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,305$1,8917
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$1,8754thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$1,85333
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$1,8255
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,067$1,77539
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,087$3,10776
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$2,9002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,108$2,2503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,134$2,1593thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,7601thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,465$4,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$3,57719
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,354$3,33219
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,361$3,2899
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,295$3,10427
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,290$2,8001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,044$3,43611

Every lot

96 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377444.41/cwt439.00–449.001,67518
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420420.67/cwt415.00–431.001,76711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,6656
Steers400–450Large 1432404.54/cwt402.50–405.001,74810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,8667
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2494369.45/cwt361.00–373.001,82510
Steers500–550Large 1521358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,86534
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534357.05/cwt345.00–360.001,90744
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,9063
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1588345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,02920
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638337.41/cwt334.50–338.002,153100
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1652318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,0733
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703317.50/cwt303.00–320.502,232104
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270975.00/head975.00–975.009754
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332411.28/cwt395.00–420.001,36512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379397.57/cwt385.00–405.001,5078
Heifers400–450Large 1413348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,4372
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy420395.03/cwt391.00–397.001,6599
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437370.63/cwt352.50–380.001,6209
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467353.79/cwt349.00–355.001,65210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469382.52/cwt382.00–383.001,79419
Heifers450–500Large 1-2478335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540346.98/cwt340.00–360.001,87431
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy582334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,9443
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585307.15/cwt301.00–312.501,7979
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629300.33/cwt298.00–305.001,88912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1692266.32/cwt264.00–276.001,84339
Heifers700–750Large 1732253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,8523
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1756257.89/cwt257.50–265.001,95058
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865244.61/cwt244.00–247.502,11622
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,5573
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,700121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,0571
Bulls——1,713165.23/cwt140.00–180.002,83017
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%950120.24/cwt110.00–128.001,1428
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02589.26/cwt81.00–98.009153
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090111.83/cwt108.00–119.001,2196
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,115147.49/cwt137.00–149.501,6455
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,137144.26/cwt130.00–159.001,640104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,6031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358140.37/cwt126.00–149.001,90650
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555141.02/cwt135.00–148.002,1939
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,665121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,0151
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows27 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28791,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,40010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29451,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19802,872.29/head2,850.00–2,875.002,87230
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0081,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0451,995.05/head1,850.00–2,050.001,99525
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0611,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6509
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0671,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,77539
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0811,724.18/head1,425.00–1,975.001,72436
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,350.00/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1072,350.24/head2,250.00–2,750.002,350115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1142,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,10014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,1173,492.33/head3,300.00–3,575.003,492155
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1282,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1322,290.62/head2,025.00–2,500.002,29176
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1462,713.66/head2,350.00–2,800.002,71441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1673,174.98/head2,875.00–3,300.003,175144
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1982,511.79/head2,300.00–2,700.002,51223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2082,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,45011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2182,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,05023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,40023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2503,029.28/head3,000.00–3,100.003,02912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3051,890.64/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3252,765.33/head2,550.00–2,850.002,76557
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3451,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8754
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29451,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19782,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0142,837.52/head2,400.00–2,900.002,83814
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0251,760.00/head1,760.00–1,760.001,7601
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,1063,187.57/head3,050.00–3,275.003,18861
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1082,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2503
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1532,313.45/head2,100.00–2,500.002,3132
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2725131.00/cwt131.00–131.009501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed868227.73/cwt212.50–237.501,97711
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,046187.29/cwt180.00–205.001,95917
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088164.37/cwt160.00–170.001,78814
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2003,585.43/head3,575.00–3,600.003,58516
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2913,239.25/head3,000.00–3,400.003,23922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2933,901.35/head3,800.00–4,000.003,9012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3103,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3563,339.14/head3,100.00–3,500.003,33918
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3682,561.24/head2,400.00–2,600.002,5614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,3733,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4654,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0573,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,50010

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.