Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2023-11-07

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Nov 7
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
872 head
▲ 319 vs last sale 553▲ 16 vs year ago 856 · +1.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
795 head
▲ 383 vs last sale 412▲ 79 vs year ago 716 · +11.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
491 head
▲ 241 vs last sale 250▲ 491 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 was moderate to good. Feeder cattle were too thin for an accurate trend. Slaughter cows average dressed sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. Replacement cattle supply was mostly bred cows with a few pairs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.09/cwt on 320 head.
Average price
$210.09
320 head · 755 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$22
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1
$17.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.89
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2568220.801,254108
Medium and Large 1-2784205.681,61259
Medium and Large 1881204.261,799150
Large 1607203.001,2323thin
One grade step is worth $17.80/cwt here — about $22 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 sale320 hd
210.09
—
CO average5 barns · 3,836 hd
240.98
−30.89
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—High1,803110.521,99256
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,57391.021,43242
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32289.401,181270
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09588.34967353

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)1,112$2,33734
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$1,9252thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,272$1,75416
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,697102
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,548$1,6712thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,137$1,6667
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,122$1,61136
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,139$1,5155
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,333$1,39333
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$1,3106
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,334$1,2614thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$1,23751
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$1,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,231$1,1423thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,237$1,1407
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,223$1,1326
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,051$1,0376
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$1,0327
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,143$9899
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)978$1,95217
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,151$2,2079
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,408$1,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,379$1,4075

Every lot

89 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2460256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,1787
Steers—Medium and Large 2533252.29/cwt240.00–261.501,34525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,49115
Steers—Medium and Large 2593235.20/cwt231.00–238.001,39523
Steers—Medium and Large 2645229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2651236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,53611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,57912
Steers—Medium and Large 2778214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6655
Steers—Medium and Large 2801214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,71417
Steers—Medium and Large 1859211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,8128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2871199.50/cwt199.50–199.501,73812
Steers—Medium and Large 2985169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6651
Steers—Medium and Large 11,083185.79/cwt184.00–186.502,01221
Steers—Medium and Large 11,104169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8664
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268256.00/cwt256.00–256.006865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2354254.38/cwt254.00–255.0090116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459236.20/cwt235.00–244.001,08432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537218.54/cwt218.00–219.001,17417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,31313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2937
Heifers—Large 1607203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2656216.50/cwt216.50–216.501,42012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,5235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780214.07/cwt210.00–216.001,67044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2788190.93/cwt187.50–198.001,50515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2821191.85/cwt191.00–195.001,57519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2825182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1832210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,74715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1857205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,75714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2858189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1929198.36/cwt197.00–199.001,84358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2968142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3754
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,023194.50/cwt194.50–194.501,99019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,00117
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53687.21/cwt78.00–91.001,3404
Bulls——1,67698.14/cwt93.00–104.001,64510
Bulls——1,858115.69/cwt107.00–126.002,15042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed966121.39/cwt120.00–128.001,17320
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03076.08/cwt60.00–84.0078498
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093112.62/cwt98.00–130.001,2315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13490.16/cwt85.00–96.001,022230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31491.29/cwt88.00–93.501,200152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32685.18/cwt80.00–87.251,12998
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35795.67/cwt94.00–114.001,29820
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53688.75/cwt87.00–90.001,3638
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56080.64/cwt72.00–86.001,2585
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58693.44/cwt91.00–98.001,48229
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1828192.47/cwt172.50–201.001,59413
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895151.59/cwt132.50–158.001,35716
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2937121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1346
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,005180.74/cwt162.50–200.001,81610
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010138.18/cwt130.00–142.501,39666
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,105125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3813
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0101,518.81/head1,100.00–2,000.001,5192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1912,403.03/head1,900.00–2,950.002,4037
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2302,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3451,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3881,396.16/head1,185.00–1,575.001,3964
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4081,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows28 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0081,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,185.57/head1,050.00–1,350.001,1863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0511,036.86/head825.00–1,125.001,0376
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,084961.42/head935.00–985.009614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,90023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1132,386.67/head1,850.00–2,500.002,38732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1371,666.13/head1,400.00–2,050.001,6667
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1491,021.43/head925.00–1,100.001,0217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1511,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1642,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,55037
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1671,126.29/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,10013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2131,211.58/head975.00–1,850.001,21265
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2311,141.53/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2371,140.04/head1,075.00–1,150.001,1407
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2481,166.02/head975.00–1,225.001,1665
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2721,754.42/head1,535.00–1,950.001,75416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2802,009.42/head1,900.00–2,125.002,0092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2951,237.02/head1,210.00–1,285.001,23751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2981,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3106
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3251,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3511,424.65/head1,135.00–1,700.001,42530
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3751,339.97/head1,175.00–1,500.001,3403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5481,670.76/head1,550.00–1,800.001,6712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19781,952.16/head1,210.00–2,050.001,95217

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.