Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2024-10-15

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Oct 15
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,658 head
▲ 907 vs last sale 1,751▲ 1,747 vs year ago 911 · +191.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
650 head
▲ 327 vs last sale 323▲ 266 vs year ago 384 · +69.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
274 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 162▲ 196 vs year ago 78 · +251.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly 3.00 to 13.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 12.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 lower and boner cows sold 2.00 lower. Lean cows sold 1.00 higher while bulls sold 5.00 lower. The next feeder calf sale will be Monday October 21, 2024 with butcher cows and pairs selling Tuesday October 22, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $273.66/cwt on 342 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −138.83 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.
Average price
$273.66
342 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,535
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$41
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$11.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.50
vs CO average
−25.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562277.431,559226
Medium and Large 2539267.001,43841
Medium and Large 1-2571265.961,51775
One grade step is worth $11.46/cwt here — about $41 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale342 hd
273.66
—
CO average4 barns · 781 hd
283.16
−9.50
National average188 barns · 32,793 hd
299.33
−25.67
This barn, trailing median10 sales
412.50
−138.83
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—High1,652139.992,31236
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,589121.081,92414
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,738119.002,0682thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,381117.241,61984
CowsLean 85-90%High1,147113.321,300497

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,286$2,29329
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,187$2,26416
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,305$2,20010
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,104$1,92621
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,392$1,80010
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,207$1,66729
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,305$1,65029
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,249$1,49061
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,115$1,39533
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,570$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,440$2,0504thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12451,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,0733
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338394.16/cwt387.50–397.001,33220
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy366389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,4243
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373363.72/cwt361.00–371.001,35728
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388343.34/cwt340.00–345.001,33212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2389310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2065
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414339.63/cwt330.00–342.501,40645
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,2674
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434322.75/cwt312.00–327.501,40110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy467336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,5695
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470320.74/cwt319.00–325.001,50759
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484307.86/cwt292.50–311.001,49051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2499281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,40226
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509301.78/cwt297.00–307.001,53658
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521291.02/cwt286.00–296.001,51616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536270.91/cwt259.00–280.001,45234
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2552248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3697
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580269.02/cwt266.00–278.001,560168
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584259.17/cwt252.50–262.001,51459
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618258.86/cwt253.50–266.001,600181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624238.65/cwt237.50–239.001,48917
Steers600–650Large 1628242.79/cwt240.00–245.001,52510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636249.24/cwt249.00–250.001,5858
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1684246.90/cwt240.00–251.001,689144
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712239.11/cwt231.00–242.501,70242
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719250.15/cwt246.00–254.751,79979
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775246.84/cwt241.00–252.501,913145
Steers750–800Large 1777237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8412
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787229.48/cwt226.75–235.001,80639
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2808161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3016
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1809246.95/cwt235.00–249.501,998134
Steers800–850Large 1822244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,0067
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890235.50/cwt235.50–235.502,09657
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1908234.31/cwt233.75–235.502,12888
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,8535
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed958234.50/cwt234.50–234.502,24723
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1997209.67/cwt209.00–210.002,0909
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,115202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,25212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228862.87/head850.00–900.008634
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312359.18/cwt352.50–370.001,1218
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2348325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373315.03/cwt311.00–319.001,17521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2398303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,2062
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415235.00/cwt235.00–235.009756
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418309.68/cwt300.00–317.001,29429
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429266.95/cwt261.00–281.001,14514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462282.71/cwt275.00–287.001,30665
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480264.38/cwt256.00–270.001,26967
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523276.05/cwt274.00–281.001,44436
Heifers500–550Large 1532247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3173
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534251.57/cwt241.00–269.001,343168
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563254.73/cwt250.00–262.001,43435
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588239.54/cwt238.00–247.001,40877
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3906
Heifers600–650Large 1626235.78/cwt230.00–240.001,47612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628236.79/cwt230.00–242.001,487108
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662236.85/cwt231.00–242.501,56828
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690222.98/cwt220.00–228.001,53910
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718235.69/cwt227.50–239.751,69222
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762212.17/cwt212.00–212.501,6179
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1786225.53/cwt220.50–227.501,77349
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1803221.41/cwt219.00–222.501,77813
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2852205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7472
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895226.50/cwt226.50–226.502,02716
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1928210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9492
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1954210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,00319
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1248925.00/head925.00–925.009253
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 12701,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1476
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1638239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5254
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1846210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7779
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,421128.78/cwt114.00–134.001,83016
Bulls——1,836148.95/cwt135.00–159.002,73520
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122105.39/cwt71.00–109.001,182147
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,132133.58/cwt111.00–150.001,51239
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,161114.52/cwt110.00–119.001,330311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355123.43/cwt120.00–128.001,67229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,394114.64/cwt110.00–117.001,59851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,403105.52/cwt101.00–109.001,4804
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,552123.13/cwt121.00–127.001,9119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655117.40/cwt117.00–119.001,9435
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,735123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,1341
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,740115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,0011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2735700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2913875.00/head875.00–875.008757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1041,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,45015
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1092,149.61/head2,050.00–2,250.002,15014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,378.53/head1,150.00–1,485.001,37926
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,608.82/head1,350.00–1,700.001,6096
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,447.23/head1,400.00–1,575.001,44710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1692,324.32/head2,000.00–2,400.002,32414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2341,781.99/head1,650.00–1,900.001,78219
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2581,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,65011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2862,293.38/head2,275.00–2,350.002,29329
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,20010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3051,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,65029
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,840.87/head1,750.00–1,950.001,8412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3221,572.23/head1,550.00–1,700.001,57235
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3921,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,80010
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4402,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5702,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed923201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,8552
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1980174.34/cwt170.00–180.001,70913
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,040146.61/cwt142.00–150.001,5253

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.