Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2024-02-13

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Feb 13
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,990 head
▲ 833 vs last sale 2,157▼ 154 vs year ago 3,144 · −4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 105▼ 30 vs year ago 182 · −16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
217 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 169▲ 194 vs year ago 23 · +843.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 600lbs sold mostly 6.00 to 11.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Steers over 600lbs sold mostly 9.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 450lbs sold 7.00 lower while heifers over 450lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 4.00 lower, lean cows of average dressing sold 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 1.00 lower while breaker cows were too light to test. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday February 20, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $306.57/cwt on 1,626 head.
Average price
$306.57
1,626 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$32
per head · Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$45.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.21
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2498326.271,62379
Medium and Large 1584307.951,7971,301
Large 1553303.991,680124
Medium and Large 2493288.921,42413thin
Medium and Large 1-2589280.921,656109
One grade step is worth $45.36/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale1,626 hd
306.57
—
CO average4 barns · 3,198 hd
293.36
+13.21
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—High1,420117.781,67216
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,395106.371,48424
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,564105.151,6455thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03996.01998100

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$2,28520
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$1,82610
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,112$1,7617
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,003$1,6042thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,251$1,57515
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,082$1,49951
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$1,4108
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,195$1,39919
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,433$1,3682thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,36213
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,137$1,11010
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,004$1,1008
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,0101thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$9251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,154$2,0287
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,303$1,9504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,196$1,80323
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,380$1,6751thin

Every lot

126 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1280401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,1233
Steers—Medium and Large 1335395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3232
Steers—Medium and Large 1373390.74/cwt386.00–395.001,45734
Steers—Large 1383350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,34110
Steers—Medium and Large 2388332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2393357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,4054
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy417385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,60513
Steers—Medium and Large 1430371.48/cwt364.00–379.001,59774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435346.57/cwt340.00–350.001,5089
Steers—Large 1Fancy460348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,60133
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed461358.58/cwt357.00–363.001,653124
Steers—Medium and Large 1473347.88/cwt342.00–354.001,64569
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480325.31/cwt325.00–326.001,56122
Steers—Large 1-2488330.16/cwt323.00–331.001,61173
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added507338.88/cwt338.00–339.001,71859
Steers—Medium and Large 2512281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,43911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523305.44/cwt297.50–307.001,59718
Steers—Medium and Large 1528323.98/cwt320.00–329.001,71193
Steers—Large 1531299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,5889
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy536312.28/cwt311.00–315.001,67439
Steers—Large 1Fancy546306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,67123
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy556326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,81389
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570307.60/cwt302.00–312.001,75348
Steers—Medium and Large 1575297.10/cwt293.00–304.001,70854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585279.77/cwt277.00–283.001,63726
Steers—Large 1595274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,63011
Steers—Large 1Fancy610292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,78114
Steers—Large 1-2614279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,7136
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619294.51/cwt294.00–295.001,823125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620271.70/cwt270.00–275.001,68523
Steers—Medium and Large 1633282.58/cwt281.00–284.001,789116
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added667277.19/cwt276.50–279.001,84943
Steers—Medium and Large 1676268.63/cwt262.50–271.001,81685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685243.10/cwt242.50–245.001,66529
Steers—Large 1713245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,74724
Steers—Medium and Large 1728248.81/cwt244.50–257.001,81187
Steers—Medium and Large 1755243.28/cwt237.50–247.001,83745
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy826241.50/cwt241.50–241.501,99563
Steers—Medium and Large 1926216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,00012
Steers—Medium and Large 11,075185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9892
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258322.50/cwt322.50–322.508322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy298387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,1552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323340.98/cwt335.00–345.001,1015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy325391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,2714
Heifers—Large 1Fancy358309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,1066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy360367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,3218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370350.31/cwt349.00–351.001,29634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy372315.34/cwt311.00–321.001,1737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379331.60/cwt328.00–337.001,25720
Heifers—Large 1Fancy425344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,46240
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy426340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,44811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427322.13/cwt316.00–327.001,37571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,2444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467288.49/cwt282.50–291.001,34717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468310.24/cwt301.00–313.001,45255
Heifers—Large 1Fancy474325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,54154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy480320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,536106
Heifers—Large 1-2484287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,38912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added510300.21/cwt292.00–307.001,53183
Heifers—Large 1-2533270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536258.76/cwt258.00–259.001,3878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537279.31/cwt271.00–287.501,50054
Heifers—Large 1538283.64/cwt281.00–286.001,52627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy561261.61/cwt260.00–263.001,46841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565280.91/cwt280.00–282.001,58762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582273.85/cwt268.00–278.001,59441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2594251.71/cwt245.00–254.001,49517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy612270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,65226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632240.12/cwt237.00–241.001,51817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added634259.09/cwt256.00–265.001,64348
Heifers—Large 1648232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,65029
Heifers—Large 1-2660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4523
Heifers—Large 1Fancy668244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,63017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671244.11/cwt237.00–248.001,638113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714227.37/cwt227.00–228.001,62320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy728234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1771228.37/cwt224.50–229.501,76166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1811219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,77646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1902198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,7869
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1648235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5932
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,414122.20/cwt114.00–126.001,72811
Bulls——1,432108.06/cwt105.00–111.001,5475
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90071.94/cwt61.00–81.006472
Cows—Lean 85-90%97388.14/cwt85.00–90.0085831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05396.40/cwt92.00–99.001,01536
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,098104.99/cwt100.00–116.001,15331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,1751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3011
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,400107.63/cwt100.00–110.001,50722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,564105.15/cwt98.00–113.001,6455
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,603.80/head1,575.00–1,625.001,6042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0041,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0351,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4108
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,060925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,433.82/head1,425.00–1,435.001,43443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0902,285.00/head2,285.00–2,285.002,28520
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1011,657.24/head1,650.00–1,675.001,6574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1031,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1101,825.62/head1,800.00–1,850.001,82610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1271,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1331,153.46/head975.00–1,260.001,1534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1371,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,11010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,42510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2111,464.38/head1,425.00–1,500.001,46415
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2511,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,57515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0551,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1712,186.33/head2,125.00–2,200.002,1866
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1861,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,82520
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,650.19/head1,625.00–1,675.001,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1813191.08/cwt182.50–197.501,5533
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995140.53/cwt135.00–150.001,3985
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,089117.80/cwt112.50–127.501,2834
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 21,0251,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251

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.