Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2024-02-27

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Feb 27
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,408 head
▼ 328 vs last sale 2,736▲ 1,011 vs year ago 1,397 · +72.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 132▲ 37 vs year ago 86 · +43.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 55▲ 47 vs year ago 28 · +167.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 550lbs sold 2.00 to 14.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Steers over 550lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Heifers 400 to 650lbs sold 1.00 to 14.00 lower while heifers over 650lbs sold unevenly steady. Slaughter lean cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday March 6, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $289.32/cwt on 1,229 head.
Average price
$289.32
1,229 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$115
per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$43.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.57
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1477299.601,429103
Medium and Large 1562290.871,6331,044
Medium and Large 2501260.771,30613thin
Medium and Large 1-2603255.931,54469
One grade step is worth $43.67/cwt here — about −$115 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 sale1,229 hd
289.32
—
CO average3 barns · 2,467 hd
272.75
+16.57
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—Average1,603122.441,96214
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,548114.071,76520
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,348109.741,48027
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12098.661,10551

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,198$1,8542thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$1,4837
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,227$1,2855
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,179$1,2415
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)892$1,6093thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$1,8501thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy284432.29/cwt422.50–440.001,2289
Steers—Medium and Large 1340413.92/cwt412.50–415.001,4079
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy360404.86/cwt400.00–407.501,45742
Steers—Medium and Large 1380389.97/cwt385.00–392.501,4829
Steers—Large 1Fancy387366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,4163
Steers—Medium and Large 1432365.78/cwt360.00–370.001,58054
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added433380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6453
Steers—Medium and Large 1470361.55/cwt350.00–370.001,699148
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed473387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,83372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2498326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,6234
Steers—Medium and Large 1535331.99/cwt331.00–335.001,77670
Steers—Large 1549308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,69110
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added574315.49/cwt315.00–317.501,81130
Steers—Medium and Large 1584299.76/cwt290.00–305.001,75164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5853
Steers—Medium and Large 1621287.61/cwt287.00–288.001,78625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643271.81/cwt261.00–274.001,74820
Steers—Medium and Large 1656271.40/cwt264.00–276.001,78030
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693253.75/cwt252.50–254.001,75812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed700260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,82414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6734
Steers—Medium and Large 1740253.10/cwt241.00–255.001,873154
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added760248.78/cwt247.00–250.501,89138
Steers—Medium and Large 1767233.99/cwt231.00–242.501,79562
Steers—Medium and Large 1807232.89/cwt231.00–235.501,87912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2847229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,9408
Steers—Medium and Large 1877225.02/cwt223.00–225.251,97320
Steers—Medium and Large 1927210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,94713
Steers—Medium and Large 11,049182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,9144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,218139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,6993
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy280422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,1835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy324412.26/cwt402.50–420.001,33612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added335395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy363407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,47910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378386.37/cwt381.00–395.001,46032
Heifers—Large 1383315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,20611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,2192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2406286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,1613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added424341.73/cwt340.00–345.001,44922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440323.88/cwt320.00–330.001,425101
Heifers—Large 1Thin Fleshed447317.88/cwt316.00–318.001,42150
Heifers—Large 1Fancy454295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,33917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy472328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,54884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478304.00/cwt290.00–307.501,45340
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed481313.65/cwt311.00–316.001,50962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added513311.66/cwt311.00–312.001,59934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531302.09/cwt290.00–305.001,604130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2547272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,4887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added564286.59/cwt284.00–288.001,61656
Heifers—Large 1567267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,51415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584268.22/cwt260.00–273.001,56662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587251.99/cwt246.00–255.001,4796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added608266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,6175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623248.11/cwt242.50–250.001,54638
Heifers—Large 1633248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,57010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1641259.24/cwt253.00–261.001,662144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added661256.59/cwt251.00–258.001,69639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673246.07/cwt236.00–248.001,65681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2692233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed706243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726234.05/cwt225.00–236.001,69938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed760234.08/cwt228.00–235.001,77923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780217.18/cwt215.00–221.001,69413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1829217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,79926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1862210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,81010
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy273420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed427357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,52712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1502315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575277.30/cwt272.00–282.501,5944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,70414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1716229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1796213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6959
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,581127.73/cwt116.00–137.002,01911
Bulls——1,682103.04/cwt96.50–108.001,7333
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85072.00/cwt72.00–72.006121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04488.49/cwt83.00–91.0092413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11396.75/cwt93.00–99.501,07713
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,177106.32/cwt103.00–117.001,25124
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,347110.54/cwt104.00–118.001,48926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,547115.65/cwt105.00–121.001,78919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,3101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1791,240.98/head1,210.00–1,350.001,2415
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1981,853.55/head1,750.00–1,950.001,8542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2271,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2855
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3191,559.44/head1,525.00–1,650.001,5593
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed827212.47/cwt204.00–230.001,75718
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1942181.49/cwt167.50–197.501,71014
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2972145.31/cwt132.50–159.001,41212
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,043126.94/cwt122.50–132.501,3242
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28831,501.27/head1,450.00–1,550.001,5012
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19101,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501

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.