Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2023-10-10

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Oct 10
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,741 head
▲ 1,040 vs last sale 701▲ 142 vs year ago 1,599 · +8.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
287 head
▲ 163 vs last sale 124▼ 75 vs year ago 362 · −20.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 19▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher, 600-750 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 lower, and steers weighing over 750 lbs were 1.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 8.00 to 12.00 higher, and over 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows and bull sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $262.13/cwt on 1,070 head.
Average price
$262.13
1,070 head · 621 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,628
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.51
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1634267.001,693667
Medium and Large 1-2598257.541,541327
Medium and Large 2605239.081,44776
One grade step is worth $27.91/cwt here — about $246 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1,070 hd
262.13
—
CO average3 barns · 2,665 hd
266.63
−4.51
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—High1,693112.931,91223
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34699.051,333115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34997.881,32113
CowsLean 85-90%High1,15491.281,05379

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$2,0502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,9502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,222$1,64013
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$1,4503thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,210$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$2,6253thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,540$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,369$1,66311
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,5502thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)938$2,4582thin

Every lot

109 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1288321.77/cwt313.00–331.009274
Steers—Medium and Large 2290240.00/cwt240.00–240.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2297289.00/cwt289.00–289.008582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325302.50/cwt302.50–302.509831
Steers—Medium and Large 1330313.65/cwt307.00–320.001,0359
Steers—Medium and Large 2345287.50/cwt287.50–287.509921
Steers—Medium and Large 2362296.62/cwt296.00–297.001,0748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380303.04/cwt298.00–307.001,15220
Steers—Medium and Large 1384320.52/cwt315.00–321.001,23126
Steers—Medium and Large 2423237.77/cwt232.50–242.501,0062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431284.81/cwt282.00–290.001,22810
Steers—Medium and Large 1440305.10/cwt300.00–311.001,34219
Steers—Medium and Large 1470308.59/cwt306.00–315.001,45088
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478291.53/cwt281.00–299.001,39441
Steers—Medium and Large 2491257.34/cwt245.00–263.001,2645
Steers—Medium and Large 1511289.42/cwt273.00–296.001,47970
Steers—Medium and Large 2524241.86/cwt220.00–257.501,2674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536265.56/cwt257.50–268.001,42333
Steers—Medium and Large 1562264.85/cwt257.50–271.001,48895
Steers—Medium and Large 2582244.77/cwt221.00–252.501,42527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590253.96/cwt252.50–257.001,49872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629246.13/cwt236.00–255.001,54838
Steers—Medium and Large 1632255.89/cwt252.50–262.501,61763
Steers—Medium and Large 2635240.17/cwt240.00–241.001,52512
Steers—Medium and Large 1666252.94/cwt249.00–255.001,68588
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673240.18/cwt238.00–240.501,61667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6838
Steers—Medium and Large 2730223.77/cwt222.50–225.001,6342
Steers—Medium and Large 1739250.41/cwt241.00–254.001,85152
Steers—Medium and Large 2770227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7521
Steers—Medium and Large 1775242.72/cwt240.00–248.001,88154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2791236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,86730
Steers—Medium and Large 2823181.04/cwt175.00–203.001,4906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5921
Steers—Medium and Large 1829229.29/cwt221.00–232.501,9017
Steers—Medium and Large 1858232.62/cwt226.00–236.001,99633
Steers—Medium and Large 2875201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7591
Steers—Medium and Large 2930178.24/cwt171.00–208.001,6585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8052
Steers—Medium and Large 1961228.81/cwt227.50–230.002,19949
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 11,001227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,27210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,0961
Steers—Medium and Large 21,035196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,0291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1224503.94/head500.00–510.005045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327283.72/cwt275.00–289.0092812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340262.50/cwt262.50–262.508931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340240.00/cwt240.00–240.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,1159
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358257.17/cwt257.00–257.509213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367272.80/cwt271.00–280.001,00121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421271.88/cwt264.00–275.001,14578
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428256.93/cwt255.00–257.501,10013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432239.06/cwt231.00–243.001,0333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455221.74/cwt221.00–222.501,0092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461272.90/cwt265.00–279.001,25830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489252.86/cwt241.00–255.001,23649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518242.75/cwt237.00–246.001,25716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523256.30/cwt242.50–263.001,34093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568245.45/cwt241.00–253.001,39429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624237.45/cwt231.00–242.501,48283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624229.54/cwt228.00–230.001,43215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662239.35/cwt236.00–242.001,58427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667230.60/cwt228.00–233.001,53821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,73314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773227.43/cwt227.00–228.001,7587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1806224.99/cwt220.00–226.001,8136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1879223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,9605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2883200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1935210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2950147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1985223.25/cwt223.00–224.002,1994
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,047213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,2304
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2863147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,2734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1955148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,561102.98/cwt100.00–105.001,6084
Bulls——1,603123.40/cwt121.00–129.001,9783
Bulls——1,743113.45/cwt108.00–118.001,97716
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3691
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14688.91/cwt83.00–91.001,01951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17094.50/cwt93.00–107.001,10627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28089.20/cwt83.00–94.001,14239
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,295106.56/cwt101.00–114.001,3807
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34599.48/cwt94.50–108.501,33854
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41387.75/cwt87.50–89.001,2406
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,464115.47/cwt112.50–119.001,69022
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0601,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1752,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2721,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3961,757.10/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7576
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5171,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5401,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0451,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2061,714.18/head1,625.00–1,900.001,71410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2102,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,392.42/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,105142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,5751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,190177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,1061
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2101,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 19382,458.40/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4582

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.