Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2025-01-14

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Jan 14
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
5,940 head
▲ 2,877 vs last sale 3,063▲ 1,865 vs year ago 4,075 · +45.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
297 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 304▲ 128 vs year ago 169 · +75.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 185▼ 4 vs year ago 99 · −4.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 lower. Boner cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher and lean cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 4.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday January 21, 2025.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $336.68/cwt on 946 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −75.82 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.
Average price
$336.68
946 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,868
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$38.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.48
vs CO average
−5.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556337.971,878866
Large 1541328.091,77665
Medium and Large 1-2553299.451,65515thin
One grade step is worth $38.52/cwt here — about $223 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 sale946 hd
336.68
—
CO average5 barns · 2,945 hd
345.16
−8.48
National average190 barns · 32,836 hd
342.45
−5.77
This barn, trailing median10 sales
412.50
−75.82
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—Low1,685149.692,52342
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,371122.651,68141
CowsLean 85-90%High1,119120.211,345188
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,556119.241,85519
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,730119.002,0591thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,293$2,4992thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,459$2,2255
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,450$2,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,415$2,0444thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$1,9252thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,570$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,390$1,8252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,353$1,7756
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,158$1,6912thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$1,6874thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,262$1,6503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,6268
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$1,6252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$1,2501thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316394.48/cwt392.00–397.501,2477
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335481.84/cwt475.00–490.001,61433
Steers350–400Large 2356377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,34410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364438.77/cwt422.50–460.001,59718
Steers350–400Large 1-2385396.00/cwt396.00–396.001,52514
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393403.17/cwt397.50–406.001,5849
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418413.22/cwt400.00–445.001,72778
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427385.71/cwt360.00–392.501,64730
Steers400–450Large 1-2441351.80/cwt347.50–354.001,5516
Steers450–500Large 1455357.29/cwt351.00–362.501,62624
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480363.01/cwt345.00–390.001,742302
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2497296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,47110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2499317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5845
Steers500–550Large 1524336.84/cwt334.00–341.001,76547
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525362.44/cwt320.00–381.001,903354
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,6386
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571291.08/cwt290.00–292.501,6629
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577321.05/cwt299.00–337.001,852512
Steers550–600Large 1586305.26/cwt302.50–313.001,78918
Steers600–650Large 1615301.19/cwt285.00–316.001,85237
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622311.97/cwt292.00–324.001,940590
Steers650–700Large 1663290.48/cwt286.00–293.001,92657
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667293.97/cwt271.00–312.501,961277
Steers700–750Large 1705275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,93918
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726276.45/cwt259.00–291.002,007399
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2742244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8109
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768272.03/cwt258.00–279.002,089232
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1801255.93/cwt251.00–257.002,05031
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1873257.37/cwt245.00–258.002,247176
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1911242.52/cwt240.00–244.002,20940
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1985238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,3445
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273347.50/cwt347.50–347.509496
Heifers300–350Large 1-2334345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1527
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1336411.89/cwt382.50–421.001,38412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366372.24/cwt352.00–402.501,36251
Heifers350–400Large 1373366.80/cwt350.00–377.501,36810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428349.62/cwt327.00–375.001,496141
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478336.29/cwt321.00–360.001,607192
Heifers450–500Large 1480311.86/cwt310.00–320.001,49716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482299.81/cwt278.00–307.501,44555
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy500338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,69051
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527319.86/cwt310.00–329.001,686217
Heifers500–550Large 1533308.69/cwt290.00–317.501,64536
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540292.42/cwt277.50–299.001,57948
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569309.83/cwt293.00–321.001,763190
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580276.86/cwt265.00–282.501,60647
Heifers550–600Large 1-2582271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5773
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2592255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5102
Heifers600–650Large 1610255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5563
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630277.17/cwt260.00–291.001,746273
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2647236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5279
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed652280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,82628
Heifers650–700Large 1654265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,73313
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686255.92/cwt252.00–268.001,756213
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716254.93/cwt230.00–260.001,825324
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785244.44/cwt243.00–244.501,91969
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1817238.28/cwt234.50–243.001,947172
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,8665
Heifers800–850Large 1834224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,8685
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1863225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9427
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Large 1367390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,43110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,6162
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1507324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,64323
Bulls500–550Large 1511337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7255
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1589290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,70813
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,74913
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1711272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9377
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2743245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8202
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,401134.47/cwt125.00–139.001,8845
Bulls——1,425115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6391
Bulls——1,732152.77/cwt141.00–179.002,64636
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97581.26/cwt66.00–88.0079217
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed996117.49/cwt112.00–119.001,1704
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010102.62/cwt92.00–109.001,03611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087115.56/cwt112.00–119.001,2569
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,129104.48/cwt101.00–109.001,1804
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150127.00/cwt120.00–136.001,461143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,349115.69/cwt112.00–119.001,56113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,381125.88/cwt120.00–130.001,73828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550117.96/cwt113.00–119.001,82813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,6591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,571125.01/cwt121.00–126.001,9645
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,730119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,0591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,691.37/head1,615.00–1,775.001,6912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1951,625.77/head1,550.00–1,750.001,6268
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2531,740.43/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2621,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2901,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2932,499.03/head2,400.00–2,600.002,4992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3531,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3901,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4152,044.12/head1,925.00–2,075.002,0444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4592,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5701,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed927220.15/cwt210.00–227.502,04117
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1958188.18/cwt179.00–207.501,80312
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,037147.08/cwt139.00–153.001,52517

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.