Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2024-02-20

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Feb 20
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,736 head
▼ 254 vs last sale 2,990▲ 1,882 vs year ago 854 · +220.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 152▲ 12 vs year ago 120 · +10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 162 vs last sale 217▲ 40 vs year ago 15 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 550lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower while steers over 550lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 12.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Slaughter breaker and boner cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher and lean cows of average dressing sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 2.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday February 27, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $281.09/cwt on 1,758 head.
Average price
$281.09
1,758 head · 667 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,874
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$501
per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1
$107.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.96
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2405332.001,3453thin
Medium and Large 1652286.861,8711,462
Medium and Large 2580274.921,59519thin
Medium and Large 1-2750251.561,887260
Large 1822224.431,84514thin
One grade step is worth $107.57/cwt here — about −$501 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 sale1,758 hd
281.09
—
CO average5 barns · 3,245 hd
287.05
−5.96
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—High1,643119.951,97126
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,385108.941,50920
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,558106.711,6634thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,803103.001,8572thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12096.781,08467

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)1,325$2,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,214$2,0313thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,252$1,35418
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$1,2851thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,2602thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,124$1,1257
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,0132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$2,1001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)855$2,1001thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1274388.44/cwt385.00–390.001,0649
Steers—Medium and Large 1320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2804
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy332416.00/cwt416.00–416.001,3814
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy361418.07/cwt407.50–419.001,50924
Steers—Medium and Large 1372388.65/cwt387.50–392.501,44610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2393366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,4384
Steers—Medium and Large 2394348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,3714
Steers—Large 1-2405332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,3453
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added428377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,61661
Steers—Medium and Large 1430362.75/cwt361.00–368.001,56015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445351.71/cwt350.00–354.001,5657
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed477357.92/cwt356.00–360.001,70760
Steers—Medium and Large 1486347.60/cwt337.50–352.001,68943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2498320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5945
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy500342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,71019
Steers—Medium and Large 1532319.34/cwt318.00–321.001,69922
Steers—Medium and Large 2534281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,5014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541306.36/cwt300.00–308.001,65714
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy557331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,84490
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573273.98/cwt272.50–275.001,5705
Steers—Medium and Large 1580301.91/cwt285.50–311.001,751133
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy602303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,82420
Steers—Large 1615266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,6363
Steers—Medium and Large 1622287.77/cwt281.00–294.001,790131
Steers—Medium and Large 2628262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6498
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635271.54/cwt266.00–273.001,72436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665251.15/cwt247.00–257.501,6705
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added680274.28/cwt274.00–275.001,86598
Steers—Medium and Large 1682265.96/cwt261.00–268.001,81461
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed708265.64/cwt265.00–266.001,88183
Steers—Medium and Large 1709254.51/cwt244.00–258.001,804247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737240.77/cwt239.00–242.001,77426
Steers—Large 1740236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,7502
Steers—Medium and Large 2762202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5433
Steers—Large 1Thin Fleshed767231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7725
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added773248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,92136
Steers—Medium and Large 1785237.60/cwt236.50–243.001,86537
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added802246.50/cwt246.50–246.501,97765
Steers—Medium and Large 1816242.75/cwt242.75–242.751,98165
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833235.25/cwt231.00–239.001,960153
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added858234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,00865
Steers—Medium and Large 1866230.58/cwt225.00–231.501,99760
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2924187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,7335
Steers—Large 11,088179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,9484
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy280405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,0622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed295392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,1582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy300397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,1933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added313374.99/cwt372.50–380.001,1749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed381349.20/cwt345.00–352.501,33020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382336.35/cwt332.50–340.001,2858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed403343.50/cwt341.00–347.501,38415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430302.53/cwt300.00–305.001,3014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433334.47/cwt332.00–337.501,44850
Heifers—Large 1Fancy440337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,4856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445320.60/cwt317.50–322.001,42723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy455340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478317.62/cwt311.00–323.001,51832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2493297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,4679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy516321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,65627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518302.66/cwt292.00–308.001,56876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,50216
Heifers—Large 1Thin Fleshed539278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,4988
Heifers—Large 1540265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy567306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,73581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3352
Heifers—Large 1580211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585281.20/cwt272.00–282.001,64596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2598248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623269.73/cwt263.00–277.001,68090
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627243.30/cwt238.00–246.001,52532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2649214.33/cwt209.00–221.001,3919
Heifers—Large 1Fancy654244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658238.70/cwt235.00–244.001,57125
Heifers—Large 1678226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718234.62/cwt226.00–243.001,68557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724218.66/cwt218.00–221.001,5839
Heifers—Large 1730219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760226.11/cwt224.00–227.001,71844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,638121.31/cwt112.00–136.001,98723
Bulls——1,683109.49/cwt109.00–110.501,8433
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04073.57/cwt61.00–81.007658
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08587.93/cwt84.00–90.009549
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12996.53/cwt93.00–99.001,09017
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,145104.95/cwt100.00–115.001,20233
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,385108.94/cwt102.00–114.001,50920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558106.71/cwt101.00–111.001,6634
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,803103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,8572
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed823203.74/cwt202.50–205.001,6774
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy825210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7331
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1924181.40/cwt172.50–191.001,6767
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973165.31/cwt162.50–168.001,6082
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,205132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,5971
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18552,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1552,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0401,012.68/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1241,125.25/head1,050.00–1,150.001,1257
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1681,157.95/head1,150.00–1,175.001,1583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2142,031.06/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2691,393.13/head1,225.00–1,460.001,39315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3252,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751

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.