Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2024-10-01

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Oct 1
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,761 head
▼ 215 vs last sale 2,976▲ 2,060 vs year ago 701 · +293.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
295 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 235▲ 171 vs year ago 124 · +137.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 58▲ 113 vs year ago 19 · +594.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers under 500lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Steers over 500lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 11.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 450lbs sold mostly 28.00 to 31.00 higher. Heifers between 450lbs and 800lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Heifers over 800lbs sold 31.00 higher. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Boner cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher and lean cows of average dressing sold 2.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale is next Tuesday October 8, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $284.90/cwt on 340 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −127.60 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.
Average price
$284.90
340 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,547
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.43
vs CO average
−1.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535293.211,570218
Large 1545280.021,52548
Medium and Large 1-2573265.801,52451
Medium and Large 2546258.641,41223
One grade step is worth $34.57/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale340 hd
284.90
—
CO average2 barns · 493 hd
279.46
+5.43
National average167 barns · 15,497 hd
286.82
−1.92
This barn, trailing median10 sales
412.50
−127.60
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales
499444388333median 412.5003/0303/1710/0610/2011/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.36, low $346.70, median $412.50 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,697136.732,32137
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,555117.631,8298thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,363115.751,57772
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,161110.641,285170

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,098$2,4504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,029$2,22510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,238$2,1253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,370$2,0235
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,410$1,92914
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,284$1,8504thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,320$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,126$1,7509
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$1,7002thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,333$1,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,261$1,5904thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$2,4752thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,89717
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,7251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)765$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,309$3,2754thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,350$3,1503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,475$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,491$2,26921

Every lot

109 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1194352.50/cwt352.50–352.506846
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,1043
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1292408.24/cwt407.50–417.001,19282
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2292340.00/cwt340.00–340.009936
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2303307.50/cwt307.50–307.509323
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334344.21/cwt340.00–355.001,15043
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364338.67/cwt338.00–340.001,23321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379356.89/cwt351.00–358.001,353109
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384290.44/cwt269.00–329.001,11533
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1406344.14/cwt344.00–345.001,39729
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2414264.15/cwt230.00–301.001,09413
Steers400–450Large 1416320.64/cwt315.00–322.501,3348
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442330.47/cwt326.00–331.001,46136
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed456339.19/cwt337.00–340.001,547139
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458327.57/cwt327.00–328.001,50028
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469273.63/cwt239.00–296.001,283126
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479308.96/cwt300.00–312.001,48075
Steers500–550Large 1500292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,46025
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed523305.50/cwt305.50–305.501,59857
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526287.55/cwt280.00–293.001,51375
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2543262.94/cwt261.00–264.001,42820
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,5106
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1552290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,60186
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3003
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577264.31/cwt261.00–266.001,52545
Steers550–600Large 1593267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,58323
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634249.58/cwt242.00–257.001,58291
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670248.12/cwt240.00–253.001,66240
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5125
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722223.75/cwt219.00–231.001,61524
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2749207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,5545
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1766224.26/cwt223.00–225.001,71825
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0583
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,028197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,0302
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1241345.00/cwt345.00–345.0083110
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2262307.50/cwt307.50–307.508065
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271321.25/cwt315.00–330.0087111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy306352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,07778
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321330.94/cwt327.00–335.001,06219
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323306.00/cwt306.00–306.009882
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361244.85/cwt240.00–282.5088424
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376320.32/cwt318.00–323.001,204106
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2392299.65/cwt290.00–303.001,17547
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426237.18/cwt236.50–267.001,01090
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428281.68/cwt275.00–287.501,20621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435305.11/cwt304.00–309.001,327169
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1457286.01/cwt283.00–290.501,30737
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476267.80/cwt261.00–271.001,27532
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476254.54/cwt253.00–257.001,21213
Heifers450–500Large 1484275.26/cwt274.00–279.001,33236
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed508281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,4273
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1833
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516270.15/cwt263.00–272.001,394137
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524258.25/cwt252.00–268.001,35360
Heifers550–600Large 1557260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,44813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565248.39/cwt241.00–252.001,40386
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582237.90/cwt233.00–239.001,38524
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2589217.70/cwt201.00–223.001,2828
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634235.60/cwt231.00–241.001,49438
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4533
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664229.60/cwt220.00–236.001,52523
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1784230.35/cwt226.00–232.001,80618
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790205.69/cwt201.00–212.001,62515
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1877225.25/cwt217.50–227.001,97511
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2918175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6079
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1928225.79/cwt225.00–227.002,09523
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2934197.81/cwt191.00–209.001,84831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1505
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1503257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2939
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5632
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1654245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6024
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1739201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,48515
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2908161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4623
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,561125.72/cwt119.00–129.001,96213
Bulls——1,771142.69/cwt130.00–154.002,52724
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110104.93/cwt90.00–109.001,16563
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,174112.03/cwt110.00–119.001,31588
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,270123.13/cwt120.50–142.501,56419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335124.37/cwt120.00–126.001,66010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355103.00/cwt102.00–104.001,3964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368115.14/cwt109.00–119.001,57558
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528122.51/cwt121.00–124.001,8722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,564116.00/cwt109.00–118.001,8146
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0292,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,22510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0982,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1171,988.83/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9895
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1181,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,452.34/head1,350.00–1,475.001,4524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2382,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2611,589.75/head1,275.00–1,675.001,5904
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2841,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3081,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4632,282.48/head2,100.00–2,450.002,2822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4642,009.14/head2,000.00–2,100.002,00912
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3093,274.60/head3,200.00–3,300.003,2754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3503,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4272,188.72/head2,025.00–2,250.002,18913
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4752,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5962,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4008
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1845205.02/cwt201.00–212.501,7329
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860172.10/cwt160.00–182.501,4802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18401,896.65/head1,800.00–1,950.001,89717
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18751,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1252,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4752

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.