Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2024-01-23

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Jan 23
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
5,094 head
▲ 1,019 vs last sale 4,075▲ 3,944 vs year ago 1,150 · +343.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
336 head
▲ 167 vs last sale 169▲ 262 vs year ago 74 · +354.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
181 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 99▲ 123 vs year ago 58 · +212.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 500lbs sold unevenly steady with steers over 500lbs sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 14.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold unevenly steady across all weight classes while slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday January 30, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $275.93/cwt on 2,774 head.
Average price
$275.93
2,774 head · 617 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$307
per head · Large 2 over Medium and Large 2
$24.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.98
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 2421286.001,2045thin
Large 1517285.141,47322
Medium and Large 1-2562281.921,586523
Medium and Large 1643277.151,7821,828
Medium and Large 2577261.771,511396
One grade step is worth $24.23/cwt here — about −$307 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 sale2,774 hd
275.93
—
CO average3 barns · 3,954 hd
277.92
−1.98
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—Low1,768114.282,02120
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,558102.051,59010
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,73098.001,6951thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36597.161,32628
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12792.231,039250

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 (2-4 yrs)1,146$1,94610
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,463$1,4132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,3752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,141$1,01430
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)961$9754thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,2812thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,9501thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed258310.00/cwt310.00–310.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2293337.50/cwt337.50–337.509893
Steers—Medium and Large 1295360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312320.00/cwt320.00–320.009983
Steers—Medium and Large 1333340.03/cwt333.00–342.501,13215
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added336358.48/cwt357.50–359.001,2046
Steers—Medium and Large 2353291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,0273
Steers—Medium and Large 1370354.65/cwt351.00–357.501,31241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372340.70/cwt334.00–345.001,26757
Steers—Medium and Large 2406292.84/cwt261.00–298.001,18922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,2997
Steers—Large 2421286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,2045
Steers—Medium and Large 1425333.31/cwt322.50–339.001,417111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy430352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,51610
Steers—Medium and Large 1469327.96/cwt320.00–335.001,538194
Steers—Medium and Large 2477290.42/cwt280.50–292.001,38552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480314.83/cwt312.00–317.001,51144
Steers—Large 1481306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,4725
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy511326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,66611
Steers—Medium and Large 2523271.74/cwt249.00–278.001,42144
Steers—Large 1527279.00/cwt271.00–285.001,47017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528290.69/cwt280.00–298.501,535117
Steers—Medium and Large 1529309.95/cwt301.00–316.001,640105
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy556312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,73535
Steers—Medium and Large 2572260.96/cwt251.00–267.501,49387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575279.86/cwt270.00–288.001,609103
Steers—Medium and Large 1581293.32/cwt290.00–303.001,704121
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added606302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,83027
Steers—Medium and Large 1626289.99/cwt285.00–297.001,815230
Steers—Medium and Large 2632250.96/cwt243.00–258.001,586150
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634273.59/cwt272.00–275.001,73522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671246.84/cwt240.00–253.001,656161
Steers—Medium and Large 1685264.83/cwt257.00–270.501,814248
Steers—Medium and Large 2689235.27/cwt226.00–239.001,62138
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy701266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,86536
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added706255.50/cwt255.50–255.501,80445
Steers—Medium and Large 1733238.14/cwt235.00–242.501,74647
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed736253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,86231
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy766243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,86535
Steers—Medium and Large 1788230.14/cwt224.00–234.501,814322
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed801224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7948
Steers—Medium and Large 1819217.30/cwt211.00–221.001,78029
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy870224.50/cwt224.50–224.501,95326
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed871219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,90762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2883176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5542
Steers—Medium and Large 1895201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7999
Steers—Medium and Large 1902208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,8762
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed909214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,94519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9272
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2282292.00/cwt292.00–292.008236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy328347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,1402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added331330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,09218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332268.12/cwt262.50–275.008907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337294.38/cwt289.00–298.0099214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy368332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,22219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368299.57/cwt292.00–307.501,10243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added377313.94/cwt312.00–323.001,18432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,02718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy418322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,34626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added422313.03/cwt311.00–315.001,32114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed423301.69/cwt300.00–307.501,27613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433271.90/cwt266.00–279.001,17737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434293.95/cwt289.00–299.001,276162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,13042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy450299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,3464
Heifers—Large 1465245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466286.91/cwt281.00–292.501,33798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480254.12/cwt232.50–265.001,22061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485275.66/cwt271.00–279.001,33773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514268.07/cwt263.00–274.001,378122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532255.10/cwt250.00–261.001,357140
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537245.22/cwt240.00–249.001,31742
Heifers—Large 1537235.40/cwt231.00–237.001,26415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added558260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,45136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560249.95/cwt246.00–258.001,40072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565239.70/cwt236.00–243.001,35498
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581230.59/cwt227.00–234.001,34015
Heifers—Large 1595233.85/cwt232.00–234.001,39138
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added624254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,58529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625236.42/cwt232.00–240.001,478231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2648226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,46413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671236.31/cwt233.00–240.001,586124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715206.07/cwt200.00–213.001,47321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy718227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721223.04/cwt220.00–225.001,60884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1778219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,70452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2779205.13/cwt202.50–205.501,59856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1832211.00/cwt203.00–215.001,75647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1863182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,57523
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,3543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1779205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,60121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,1201
Bulls——1,737105.50/cwt102.00–110.501,8336
Bulls——1,830119.66/cwt111.00–135.002,19013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98575.57/cwt57.00–82.0074418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08986.68/cwt83.00–89.5094466
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14595.15/cwt90.00–99.001,089133
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,206100.62/cwt100.00–108.001,21333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34388.00/cwt86.00–90.001,1823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34595.30/cwt91.00–98.001,28214
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,396102.02/cwt101.00–104.001,42411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558102.05/cwt99.00–108.001,59010
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,73098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,6951
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1883173.61/cwt155.00–198.001,53369
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,056113.74/cwt106.00–122.501,20119
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,057139.68/cwt130.00–144.501,47627
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28771,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0451,677.15/head1,625.00–1,700.001,6773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,045900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,074927.73/head860.00–975.0092819
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2052,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2571,164.37/head1,025.00–1,450.001,16411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4631,412.69/head1,375.00–1,450.001,4132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1951,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29001,281.17/head1,210.00–1,350.001,2812

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.