Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2023-10-24

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Oct 24
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,118 head
▲ 207 vs last sale 911▲ 124 vs year ago 994 · +12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
418 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 384▼ 119 vs year ago 537 · −22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
205 head
▲ 127 vs last sale 78▲ 205 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers in all weight classes sold 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers in all weight classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. The next available report will be Tuesday October 31 2023.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $238.67/cwt on 368 head.
Average price
$238.67
368 head · 696 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$129
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$1.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−36.03
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2669239.021,598199
Medium and Large 1728238.671,73895
Medium and Large 1-2727237.711,72774
One grade step is worth $1.31/cwt here — about −$129 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 sale368 hd
238.67
—
CO average5 barns · 4,944 hd
274.69
−36.03
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—High1,693107.721,82421
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46487.181,27664
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27887.111,114162
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07785.28918153

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,086$2,34873
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,051$2,10121
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,270$1,86418
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$1,5252thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,301$1,46913
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,260$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,24814
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,221$1,13912
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,221$1,0809
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,118$9279
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)804$1,3055
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)920$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$2,3053thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$2,0029

Every lot

99 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2313302.48/cwt297.50–305.009473
Steers—Medium and Large 2387292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,13012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,2146
Steers—Medium and Large 2467262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2267
Steers—Medium and Large 2518250.60/cwt236.00–263.001,2987
Steers—Medium and Large 2568242.53/cwt234.00–246.501,37831
Steers—Medium and Large 2629235.38/cwt223.00–240.001,48125
Steers—Medium and Large 1633238.72/cwt236.00–240.001,51134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2641232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4907
Steers—Medium and Large 2681233.35/cwt222.00–240.501,58953
Steers—Medium and Large 1687240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,6527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687239.25/cwt237.50–240.501,64412
Steers—Medium and Large 1743239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2746230.11/cwt230.00–232.501,71722
Steers—Medium and Large 2752227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,71118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7974
Steers—Medium and Large 1780239.79/cwt225.00–241.001,87039
Steers—Medium and Large 1817240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,96110
Steers—Medium and Large 2834226.40/cwt226.00–227.001,88817
Steers—Medium and Large 2899230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,06820
Steers—Medium and Large 2911207.96/cwt200.00–216.001,8956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2981224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,19716
Steers—Medium and Large 11,012202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,0492
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280256.00/cwt256.00–256.007174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372255.15/cwt249.00–258.009499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381258.00/cwt258.00–258.009836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422233.29/cwt207.00–244.0098421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487229.21/cwt226.00–233.001,1168
Heifers—Medium and Large 2542234.40/cwt221.00–236.001,27061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,3128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574231.48/cwt229.50–233.001,32966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608230.90/cwt227.50–232.001,40449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,55314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,63910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2742216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1771240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,8548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2776212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,64519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1807240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9377
Heifers—Medium and Large 2818206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2874207.22/cwt202.50–211.001,81118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2909189.98/cwt180.00–200.001,7274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920202.12/cwt200.00–206.001,86026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1995197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,9601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,006196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,9723
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,030198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,03916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,050198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,0791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,42415
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,544105.73/cwt102.00–110.001,6328
Bulls——1,60894.65/cwt93.00–96.001,5223
Bulls——1,838113.23/cwt111.00–116.002,08110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70559.00/cwt59.00–59.004161
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06977.29/cwt73.00–80.0082632
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08287.63/cwt82.00–95.00948120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26684.91/cwt77.00–87.001,075116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31092.66/cwt90.00–97.001,21446
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42481.89/cwt76.00–88.001,16642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54097.28/cwt93.00–104.001,49822
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1252,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1332,232.45/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2322
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2451,588.55/head1,575.00–1,600.001,5892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3252,358.45/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3585
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows25 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0412,147.03/head2,100.00–2,150.002,14720
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0482,464.37/head2,000.00–2,525.002,46461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0561,924.99/head1,924.99–1,924.991,9258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0601,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Large 21,1071,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,118926.61/head900.00–1,125.009279
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1301,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1551,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1601,066.95/head900.00–1,125.001,06710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1621,818.76/head1,800.00–1,825.001,8194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1711,010.20/head825.00–1,175.001,0107
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1781,013.51/head975.00–1,085.001,0146
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1821,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Bred Cows—Large 11,2351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Large 21,2501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,437.87/head1,410.00–1,450.001,4383
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2601,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Large 11,2791,753.59/head1,575.00–1,850.001,75412
Bred Cows—Large 21,3051,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3971,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3507
Bred Cows—Large 11,4561,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8759
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5271,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28081,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2830190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5771
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1880215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8925
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,067185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9742

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.