Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2025-04-29

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Apr 29
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896
← Mar 18Apr 29latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
969 head
▲ 190 vs last sale 779▲ 969 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
336 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 214▲ 336 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
847 head
▼ 265 vs last sale 1,112▲ 847 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Heavy bred young cows had a higher trend as well as young pairs and heavy bred heifers. The next bred cow replacement sale will be Tuesday May 20, 2025.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $357.25/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$357.25
35 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,968
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−2.59
vs CO average
−17.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551357.251,96835
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale35 hd
357.25
—
CO average2 barns · 38 hd
359.84
−2.59
National average176 barns · 11,859 hd
374.43
−17.18
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—Average1,745164.192,86541
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,356147.612,00278
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,097145.461,596193
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,525140.822,14811

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)1,450$3,0002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,196$2,62418
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$2,52746
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,261$2,41937
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$2,3503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,33010
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,330$2,31013
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,330$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,12211
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,329$2,11612
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,240$1,9505
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,071$1,95014
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,278$1,8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,191$1,80417
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)923$1,5267
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,012$2,94519
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,280$2,8001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,114$2,4756
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,309$3,76468
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,349$3,649125
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,301$3,17294
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,332$2,928132
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,329$2,82333
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,097$3,72762

Every lot

102 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1349460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6057
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1356450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6025
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7343
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1547359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,96418
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555355.40/cwt354.00–358.001,97217
Steers600–650Large 1619326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,0185
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,11257
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,2255
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3494
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3945
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2861247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,1275
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12251,080.48/head1,050.00–1,150.001,0807
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,19010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1396397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,5747
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1452360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6278
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517330.96/cwt325.00–335.001,71120
Heifers500–550Large 1548320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7543
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,8127
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,9269
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement673295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9852
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,9253
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1704282.10/cwt274.00–284.001,98627
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,0214
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1833253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,1073
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5252
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1491376.00/cwt376.00–376.001,8468
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1641282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,8114
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1794243.48/cwt242.50–247.001,9339
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,663148.92/cwt147.00–158.002,47717
Bulls——1,797179.37/cwt173.00–188.003,22316
Bulls——1,816166.27/cwt165.00–171.003,0198
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed960133.88/cwt131.00–139.001,28516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050130.24/cwt115.00–139.001,36831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069154.98/cwt150.00–159.001,65754
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,109156.76/cwt156.00–157.001,73829
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117123.60/cwt115.00–128.001,3817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,127142.98/cwt141.00–147.001,61110
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,194145.32/cwt140.00–149.001,73546
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,323149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,9716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358145.64/cwt141.00–149.001,97822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,359151.92/cwt150.00–159.002,06541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363133.68/cwt129.00–139.001,8228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500147.99/cwt144.00–152.002,2202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,531139.23/cwt135.00–141.002,1329
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs23 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0153,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0683,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5008
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1633,562.05/head3,300.00–3,600.003,56218
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1683,040.94/head2,900.00–3,100.003,0413
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1903,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2162,912.69/head2,700.00–3,000.002,9134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,119.79/head2,900.00–3,175.003,12031
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2292,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,559.70/head2,300.00–2,700.002,56011
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,80017
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2623,496.95/head3,300.00–3,650.003,49732
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2683,279.00/head3,200.00–3,500.003,27954
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3033,054.42/head2,900.00–3,100.003,05425
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3392,925.78/head2,800.00–3,100.002,926111
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3722,980.68/head2,850.00–3,100.002,98121
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,4083,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4304,005.85/head3,800.00–4,100.004,00633
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,4614,088.27/head4,050.00–4,100.004,08835
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,5254,127.61/head4,100.00–4,300.004,12826
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6053,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6553,342.92/head3,150.00–3,500.003,3437
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29231,525.55/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5267
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0711,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,95014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1652,526.56/head2,400.00–2,750.002,52746
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1732,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,788.29/head1,725.00–1,850.001,7882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1911,803.67/head1,700.00–1,950.001,80417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1941,660.68/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6615
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1962,623.72/head2,600.00–2,700.002,62418
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2402,122.28/head2,050.00–2,200.002,12211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2401,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2592,428.59/head2,300.00–2,500.002,42936
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2781,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3302,309.67/head2,250.00–2,375.002,31013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3592,181.27/head2,100.00–2,400.002,18110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4053,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4603,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0403,571.10/head3,250.00–3,600.003,57111
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1153,790.44/head3,400.00–3,875.003,79050
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19502,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0363,015.19/head2,900.00–3,100.003,01517
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1422,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5505
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed919224.54/cwt210.00–235.002,06450
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1960197.72/cwt190.00–205.001,89817
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,066186.21/cwt172.50–193.001,98515
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,092163.53/cwt156.00–175.001,7867

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.