Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2024-12-10

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Dec 10
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
6,927 head
▲ 2,877 vs last sale 4,050▲ 2,683 vs year ago 4,244 · +63.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
419 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 480▼ 39 vs year ago 458 · −8.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
400 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 261▲ 223 vs year ago 177 · +126.0%
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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 9.00 higher. Feeder steers between 500lbs and 600lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower while steers over 600lbs sold mostly 7.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 lower. Boner cows of average dressing sold 2.00 lower and lean cows 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 December 17, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $317.11/cwt on 1,337 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −95.39 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.
Average price
$317.11
1,337 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,788
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$39.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.83
vs CO average
−7.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565321.321,8151,098
Large 1551307.061,693136
Medium and Large 1-2566286.111,61987
Large 1-2587281.751,65416thin
One grade step is worth $39.57/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale1,337 hd
317.11
—
CO average4 barns · 2,620 hd
316.28
+0.83
National average185 barns · 29,268 hd
324.35
−7.24
This barn, trailing median10 sales
412.50
−95.39
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—Average1,770138.572,45330
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,823121.332,2123thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,561113.581,77415
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,377111.931,54152
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,149110.821,273308

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)1,143$2,4254thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,460$1,9255
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,251$1,88267
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,177$1,8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,181$1,710124
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,211$1,68552
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,061$1,60016
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,5751thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,297$1,5002thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)968$1,47014
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,197$1,4102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,390$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,135$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,5101thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 12671,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0609
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318417.92/cwt415.00–420.001,32916
Steers350–400Large 1384420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,61332
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384353.50/cwt342.50–357.501,35729
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387412.36/cwt402.50–417.501,59645
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2396387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,5356
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422368.66/cwt360.00–375.001,55651
Steers400–450Large 1-2425372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5835
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436345.15/cwt341.00–352.501,50517
Steers400–450Large 1442390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7247
Steers450–500Large 1-2450313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,4093
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472362.53/cwt343.00–380.001,711344
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy473388.49/cwt384.00–393.001,83889
Steers450–500Large 1477345.88/cwt343.00–351.001,650101
Steers500–550Large 1516305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,57416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy519346.98/cwt342.50–367.001,801210
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534326.24/cwt307.50–338.001,74286
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542302.23/cwt301.00–306.001,63824
Steers550–600Large 1556307.33/cwt292.00–308.001,709120
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575279.97/cwt278.00–285.001,61063
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580314.08/cwt290.00–335.001,822802
Steers550–600Large 1-2587281.75/cwt281.00–282.001,65416
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy609345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1016
Steers600–650Large 1609279.08/cwt274.00–283.001,70070
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621301.69/cwt280.00–316.001,873465
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7355
Steers650–700Large 1654265.05/cwt255.00–266.001,73336
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669282.90/cwt272.50–290.001,893393
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy670325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1782
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690260.52/cwt258.00–266.001,79837
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718242.14/cwt240.00–244.001,73942
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727269.08/cwt253.00–276.001,956363
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777262.22/cwt248.00–265.002,03778
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1831252.39/cwt245.00–253.502,097118
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1872236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,05815
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1221854.79/head825.00–875.008559
Heifers300–350Large 1325385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2519
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2495
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345354.51/cwt352.50–357.501,22310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374349.46/cwt342.50–365.001,307115
Heifers350–400Large 1380340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,29234
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385328.92/cwt320.00–336.001,26611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy414367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,52121
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434323.18/cwt307.50–342.501,403155
Heifers400–450Large 1442312.33/cwt305.00–325.501,38068
Heifers450–500Large 1452315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4246
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy459346.52/cwt343.00–355.001,59171
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471319.17/cwt300.00–329.001,503394
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480289.13/cwt287.50–292.501,38819
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2497256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,2726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy521311.15/cwt306.00–315.501,621285
Heifers500–550Large 1521274.30/cwt261.00–277.001,429118
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1537282.71/cwt269.00–302.501,518406
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy554300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,66254
Heifers550–600Large 1564249.94/cwt242.00–252.501,41026
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570277.63/cwt256.00–287.501,582302
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4265
Heifers550–600Large 1Thin Fleshed590280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,65225
Heifers600–650Large 1609251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5296
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy611276.83/cwt270.00–280.501,69185
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4188
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628258.52/cwt243.00–264.001,624239
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed667261.47/cwt251.00–264.751,744121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1682241.59/cwt237.00–243.001,64843
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716243.90/cwt240.00–247.001,74658
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770232.90/cwt229.00–238.001,79318
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828225.89/cwt221.00–228.001,87020
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,00012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1351384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,3483
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5446
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,6384
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5643
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1591280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,65513
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5785
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,578119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,8782
Bulls——1,596127.63/cwt125.00–132.002,0378
Bulls——1,859144.90/cwt136.00–154.002,69420
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,031109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1247
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055126.38/cwt120.00–130.001,33318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07283.76/cwt54.00–89.008987
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,117113.03/cwt110.00–117.001,26349
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,121102.89/cwt91.00–109.001,15389
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200114.58/cwt100.00–119.001,375138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,357100.57/cwt84.00–108.001,36514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,383115.25/cwt110.00–119.001,59433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,392121.78/cwt120.00–126.001,6955
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546120.25/cwt120.00–121.001,8594
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,572115.97/cwt112.00–118.001,8239
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,5331
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,720118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,0301
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,875123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,3062
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29681,470.19/head1,450.00–1,525.001,47014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0611,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,60016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1432,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1771,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1801,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1811,709.96/head1,625.00–1,750.001,710124
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1971,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2111,685.15/head1,525.00–1,750.001,68552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2451,893.87/head1,875.00–1,950.001,89464
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2971,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3831,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4601,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9255
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1655207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3591
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2675182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2321
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2849138.66/cwt137.50–145.001,1778
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed880209.00/cwt201.00–235.001,83941
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1917182.81/cwt172.50–195.001,67634
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2944156.23/cwt150.00–170.001,47514
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0851,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1351,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.