Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2023-12-05

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Dec 5
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
4,676 head
▲ 3,198 vs last sale 1,478▼ 2,060 vs year ago 6,736 · −30.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
316 head
▼ 186 vs last sale 502▼ 8 vs year ago 324 · −2.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 78▲ 196 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers across all weight classes sold 2.00 to 17.00 higher. Feeder heifers did not have enough comparable trades for an accurate trend. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold mostly 1.00 lower while slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday December 12, 2023.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $252.68/cwt on 2,696 head.
Average price
$252.68
2,696 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,544
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Large 1 over Large 2
$46.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.97
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1496280.111,38944
Medium and Large 1-2580263.551,5291,086
Medium and Large 1668251.361,679858
Large 1-2505249.171,25856
Medium and Large 2608234.831,429626
Large 2521233.201,21526
One grade step is worth $46.91/cwt here — about $174 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 sale2,696 hd
252.68
—
CO average4 barns · 4,370 hd
255.65
−2.97
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—Low1,803108.641,95951
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,76395.671,6873thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53289.991,37921
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,37287.431,199100
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11581.34907129

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,111$1,2455
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,278$1,22152
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,166$1,11816
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$1,1009
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$1,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$1,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,0217
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$9102thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$8932thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)938$1,2916

Every lot

128 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1263341.00/cwt341.00–341.008972
Steers—Medium and Large 1325344.40/cwt342.00–348.001,11915
Steers—Medium and Large 2334312.79/cwt300.00–315.001,04513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338324.11/cwt320.00–330.001,0955
Steers—Medium and Large 1350351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,22911
Steers—Large 1369315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375329.08/cwt327.50–337.501,23418
Steers—Medium and Large 2375317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,1913
Steers—Large 1-2395282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1162
Steers—Large 1404317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,2834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415309.52/cwt307.00–311.001,28516
Steers—Medium and Large 1421326.57/cwt323.00–330.001,37532
Steers—Medium and Large 2426273.16/cwt247.50–280.001,16457
Steers—Large 1-2435280.95/cwt277.00–288.001,22211
Steers—Large 1-2468262.90/cwt261.00–270.001,23014
Steers—Large 2468246.83/cwt246.00–247.501,15516
Steers—Medium and Large 1475314.74/cwt307.50–317.501,49525
Steers—Large 1484293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,41815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485299.50/cwt297.00–306.001,453132
Steers—Medium and Large 2492270.40/cwt261.00–290.001,33034
Steers—Medium and Large 1511294.89/cwt294.50–302.501,50773
Steers—Large 1-2519218.51/cwt216.00–220.001,13411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528283.33/cwt270.00–289.001,496297
Steers—Medium and Large 2535251.34/cwt240.00–269.001,34594
Steers—Large 2535194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0382
Steers—Large 1552258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,42416
Steers—Large 1-2572239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,36716
Steers—Medium and Large 1580271.85/cwt271.00–273.001,577144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580263.21/cwt259.00–268.001,527182
Steers—Large 2587229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3446
Steers—Medium and Large 2592243.77/cwt224.00–246.001,44389
Steers—Medium and Large 1609262.97/cwt255.00–269.001,601125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621246.38/cwt240.00–253.001,530248
Steers—Medium and Large 2624230.36/cwt210.00–235.001,437143
Steers—Large 1633214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3553
Steers—Large 1-2648195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656234.73/cwt229.00–236.001,54041
Steers—Medium and Large 1658246.37/cwt244.00–253.001,62179
Steers—Medium and Large 2677214.21/cwt196.00–223.001,45065
Steers—Medium and Large 1705222.83/cwt222.00–224.001,571100
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726215.47/cwt210.00–217.001,564127
Steers—Large 2735176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2942
Steers—Medium and Large 2742198.13/cwt194.00–201.001,470109
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760203.34/cwt202.50–204.001,54516
Steers—Medium and Large 1762214.50/cwt214.50–214.501,63424
Steers—Medium and Large 2778190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4782
Steers—Medium and Large 1821208.09/cwt201.00–209.001,70835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2824196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,6154
Steers—Medium and Large 1874208.19/cwt203.00–209.001,820137
Steers—Medium and Large 2929180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,67217
Steers—Medium and Large 1937203.50/cwt203.50–203.501,90756
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273251.00/cwt251.00–251.006852
Heifers—Large 1-2318230.00/cwt230.00–230.007314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334306.75/cwt305.00–310.001,02514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338271.94/cwt257.50–277.5091927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy360333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,19910
Heifers—Large 1367262.50/cwt262.50–262.509633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374262.41/cwt257.00–285.5098123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,17118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,13118
Heifers—Large 1421270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,13710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423243.90/cwt231.00–256.001,03256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425279.43/cwt275.00–285.001,18819
Heifers—Large 1-2437242.54/cwt242.00–244.001,06032
Heifers—Large 1-2468221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469230.14/cwt220.00–238.001,07986
Heifers—Large 2475206.00/cwt206.00–206.009795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482258.97/cwt258.00–263.001,24873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483247.74/cwt240.00–255.001,197163
Heifers—Large 1483238.92/cwt236.00–240.001,15418
Heifers—Large 1510238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,21416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522236.70/cwt235.00–237.501,23645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525223.28/cwt220.00–230.001,17263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527246.59/cwt240.00–252.001,30073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1552234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,29223
Heifers—Large 1-2570186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571226.09/cwt222.00–231.001,291116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581212.79/cwt192.00–218.001,236154
Heifers—Large 1593212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,25713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608218.80/cwt216.00–223.001,33064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,37530
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622203.36/cwt186.00–212.501,265121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659211.35/cwt210.00–212.001,39364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2689197.93/cwt182.50–203.001,364123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,37313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724183.00/cwt181.00–185.001,3256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763198.63/cwt192.00–200.001,51683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775187.28/cwt184.00–189.001,45138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1808196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,58422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2887183.42/cwt180.00–191.001,62761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25696.80/cwt95.00–99.001,2166
Bulls——1,770105.99/cwt101.00–110.001,87618
Bulls——1,947113.04/cwt111.00–117.002,20127
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90754.56/cwt47.50–60.004955
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07177.59/cwt63.00–83.0083158
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10792.34/cwt92.00–93.001,0226
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17586.09/cwt84.00–89.001,01260
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,350100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35858.00/cwt58.00–58.007882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36588.44/cwt86.00–91.001,20756
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37992.92/cwt92.00–94.501,28119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38582.23/cwt73.00–85.001,13922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51980.78/cwt77.00–84.001,2274
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52492.11/cwt92.00–92.501,40413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,570108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,6961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57287.05/cwt86.00–89.001,3683
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,76395.67/cwt95.00–96.001,6873
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2885910.00/head910.00–910.009102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2950750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2993873.63/head710.00–1,000.008742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,097882.61/head860.00–925.008833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1111,245.45/head1,225.00–1,250.001,2455
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1641,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,152.72/head1,025.00–1,285.001,15314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2491,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1009
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,221.49/head1,010.00–1,285.001,22152
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1735185.56/cwt183.00–190.001,3643
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2760148.24/cwt145.00–155.001,1279
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2790118.47/cwt107.50–130.009362
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1910177.41/cwt160.00–181.001,61446
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2989151.36/cwt140.00–157.501,49724
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,078122.97/cwt102.50–130.001,3268
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2860575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19341,473.51/head1,300.00–1,525.001,4744
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.