Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2024-12-03

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Dec 3
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
4,050 head
▲ 2,959 vs last sale 1,091▼ 626 vs year ago 4,676 · −13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
480 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 504▲ 164 vs year ago 316 · +51.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
261 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 225▲ 65 vs year ago 196 · +33.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly sharply higher across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 6.00 higher. Boner cows of average dressing sold 3.00 higher and lean cows sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 2.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday December 10, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $316.50/cwt on 733 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −95.99 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.
Average price
$316.50
733 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$279
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$51.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.09
vs CO average
−8.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552320.671,769613
Large 1553300.441,662100
Medium and Large 1-2554269.101,49020
One grade step is worth $51.57/cwt here — about $279 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale733 hd
316.50
—
CO average2 barns · 844 hd
314.41
+2.09
National average187 barns · 33,494 hd
325.37
−8.87
This barn, trailing median10 sales
412.50
−95.99
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—Average1,564137.282,14722
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,542115.931,7886thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,372112.601,54557
CowsLean 85-90%High1,107111.941,239391

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 (2-4 yrs)1,119$2,1306
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,460$2,1251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,264$2,0037
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,341$1,86041
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,224$1,71267
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,207$1,6853thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,340$2,8504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,306$2,82512

Every lot

108 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,0402
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274427.12/cwt425.00–435.001,17010
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319384.20/cwt367.50–406.001,2266
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy329462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,5227
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343413.30/cwt410.00–420.001,4186
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370443.00/cwt443.00–443.001,6396
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,4423
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382414.17/cwt405.00–437.501,58275
Steers400–450Large 1408395.77/cwt395.00–396.001,61517
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418391.60/cwt389.00–402.501,63734
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431381.74/cwt365.00–388.001,64593
Steers450–500Large 1455331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,5066
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy468387.69/cwt381.00–393.501,81462
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481353.67/cwt331.00–372.501,701230
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493307.09/cwt304.00–317.001,51427
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy513357.65/cwt351.00–365.001,83560
Steers500–550Large 1513306.16/cwt292.50–308.001,57144
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523273.74/cwt244.00–288.001,4326
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531329.56/cwt300.00–345.001,750224
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567267.11/cwt237.50–275.001,51514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573307.87/cwt284.00–322.001,764329
Steers550–600Large 1585295.95/cwt290.50–305.001,73156
Steers600–650Large 1622293.59/cwt281.00–294.001,82661
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626291.67/cwt274.00–302.001,826298
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644262.82/cwt260.00–267.001,6935
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669272.23/cwt261.00–279.501,821117
Steers650–700Large 1678267.39/cwt250.00–271.001,81356
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2691248.96/cwt243.00–258.001,72059
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714230.61/cwt221.00–240.001,6476
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721264.79/cwt250.00–273.001,909254
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763248.76/cwt246.00–251.001,89812
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed788266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,0968
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1827254.07/cwt237.00–256.002,10180
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,19050
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,0252
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,016204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,0737
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2267347.43/cwt342.50–351.009285
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330357.28/cwt342.50–365.001,17920
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338376.17/cwt374.00–382.501,2718
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy359398.58/cwt395.00–405.001,43121
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372368.99/cwt345.00–389.001,37386
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy416361.89/cwt357.50–365.001,50538
Heifers400–450Large 1-2424272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1554
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427340.11/cwt300.00–354.001,452119
Heifers400–450Large 1436313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,36511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2633
Heifers450–500Large 1474292.63/cwt282.50–294.001,38726
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478320.30/cwt305.00–337.501,531186
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485287.73/cwt280.00–289.001,39547
Heifers450–500Large 1-2494249.59/cwt236.00–255.001,2337
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527258.47/cwt257.50–260.001,3628
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528293.79/cwt279.00–307.501,551214
Heifers500–550Large 1-2539261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,40720
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy568282.09/cwt280.00–289.001,60263
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580269.21/cwt254.00–275.001,561194
Heifers550–600Large 1591276.48/cwt231.00–280.001,63466
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy620277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,72119
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621244.05/cwt241.00–252.501,51668
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634237.52/cwt236.00–238.001,50624
Heifers600–650Large 1645237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5322
Heifers650–700Large 1657237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5575
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668240.37/cwt228.00–248.001,606132
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4683
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716230.85/cwt230.00–233.001,6537
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1786235.20/cwt225.50–238.751,84983
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1297402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,1953
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377418.13/cwt400.00–430.001,5765
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5845
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,6032
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,3672
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535287.43/cwt284.00–292.501,5385
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6192
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1714228.10/cwt221.00–232.501,6298
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,347126.60/cwt120.00–132.501,7056
Bulls——1,498117.47/cwt117.00–118.001,7602
Bulls——1,666144.68/cwt137.00–152.502,41014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93881.85/cwt52.00–89.0076814
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,005107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0751
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051104.28/cwt90.00–109.001,09692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065122.05/cwt120.00–125.001,30027
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,130115.40/cwt112.00–117.751,30475
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145115.23/cwt110.00–119.001,319182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365103.53/cwt95.00–109.001,41312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36568.72/cwt50.00–88.009382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,374117.17/cwt112.00–119.001,61043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,5901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548116.89/cwt115.00–117.501,8094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,9031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1582,211.16/head2,150.00–2,275.002,2115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1802,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1921,633.25/head1,475.00–1,675.001,63335
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2071,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,6853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,623.79/head1,525.00–1,785.001,62411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2352,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2601,797.18/head1,725.00–1,800.001,79732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2812,073.79/head1,925.00–2,150.002,0746
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3841,945.99/head1,875.00–2,100.001,94630
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4602,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed665214.82/cwt212.50–217.001,4292
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1680187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed857213.01/cwt205.00–225.001,82540
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1889181.31/cwt170.00–192.501,61253
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918161.79/cwt160.00–163.001,48515
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2926139.24/cwt122.50–147.501,2897
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3062,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,82512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8504

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.