Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2025-02-04

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Feb 4
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,027 head
▼ 2,102 vs last sale 4,129▼ 130 vs year ago 2,157 · −6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 147▼ 27 vs year ago 105 · −25.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 207▼ 40 vs year ago 169 · −23.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold steady. Boner cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher and lean cos sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 2.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday February 11, 2025.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $319.51/cwt on 174 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −92.98 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.
Average price
$319.51
174 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$287
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$73.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.17
vs CO average
−22.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551339.641,87058
Large 1545312.001,70010thin
Medium and Large 1-2563310.901,749102
Medium and Large 2595266.001,5834thin
One grade step is worth $73.64/cwt here — about $287 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale174 hd
319.51
—
CO average2 barns · 347 hd
327.68
−8.17
National average187 barns · 18,766 hd
342.38
−22.87
This barn, trailing median10 sales
412.50
−92.98
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—High1,828164.653,01012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,604133.562,1426thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,379131.951,82017
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,131126.321,42938

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,143$2,7002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$2,0502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,023$2,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,328$1,93333
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$1,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,305$1,9002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)775$1,4251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$1,8252thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)710$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,180$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,245$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$2,0001thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1281424.19/cwt410.00–432.501,1928
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3994
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358426.00/cwt426.00–426.001,5252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378371.97/cwt350.00–389.001,40612
Steers400–450Large 1-2428370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5844
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431385.51/cwt375.00–390.001,66218
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1448397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,77920
Steers450–500Large 1-2465347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,6168
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472345.38/cwt341.00–358.001,63024
Steers450–500Large 1473359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,6983
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478377.36/cwt363.00–396.001,804111
Steers450–500Large 2483307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,4852
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,45416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525323.08/cwt318.00–332.501,69642
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526346.54/cwt341.00–350.001,82333
Steers500–550Large 1545312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,70010
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583330.54/cwt329.00–338.001,92725
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589302.38/cwt287.50–309.001,78160
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5834
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628312.18/cwt300.00–322.501,96096
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,86513
Steers650–700Large 1662296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,96013
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,88019
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1687291.90/cwt286.00–300.002,005161
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1744275.96/cwt273.00–285.002,05312
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780253.40/cwt247.50–259.001,97730
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785267.38/cwt263.00–275.002,09983
Steers750–800Large 1-2792253.72/cwt249.00–256.502,00916
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810260.33/cwt248.00–261.002,10940
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1869254.46/cwt250.00–256.002,21178
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2314352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,1076
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,1412
Heifers350–400Large 1370392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,4522
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380361.49/cwt357.50–375.001,37421
Heifers400–450Large 1413342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,41211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429362.70/cwt347.50–370.001,55656
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3232
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475336.97/cwt332.00–342.001,60167
Heifers450–500Large 1479327.03/cwt327.00–327.501,56632
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481313.05/cwt300.00–322.501,50611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516302.07/cwt287.50–306.001,55942
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524333.31/cwt322.50–340.001,74786
Heifers500–550Large 1529292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,54711
Heifers500–550Large 1-2540264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4266
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4234
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576313.05/cwt307.00–325.001,803123
Heifers550–600Large 2583257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586287.08/cwt278.00–293.001,68222
Heifers550–600Large 1-2588272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,5994
Heifers550–600Large 1589292.67/cwt285.00–312.001,72427
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624278.62/cwt265.00–291.001,739100
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6123
Heifers600–650Large 1643264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,6986
Heifers650–700Large 1666262.22/cwt261.00–264.501,74637
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678268.85/cwt251.00–274.001,823180
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2691232.87/cwt221.00–242.501,60911
Heifers700–750Large 1708235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6643
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712262.13/cwt252.00–264.001,86620
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732234.50/cwt231.00–236.001,71711
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1754251.08/cwt246.50–258.001,89315
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1493342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,6867
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2501320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6036
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,8237
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7412
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1832222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,8513
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,828164.65/cwt143.00–178.003,01012
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86051.00/cwt51.00–51.004391
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008116.12/cwt113.00–119.001,1703
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10593.51/cwt93.00–94.001,0332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153131.68/cwt127.00–135.001,51832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,384132.70/cwt124.00–138.001,83716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,604133.56/cwt127.00–138.002,1426
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17101,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27751,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1432,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2802,050.05/head1,875.00–2,250.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2901,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3491,964.00/head1,925.00–2,200.001,96430
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2452,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed863219.00/cwt210.00–230.001,89047
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1944196.57/cwt170.00–207.501,85612
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,024158.19/cwt150.00–165.001,62012
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,147142.11/cwt138.00–145.001,6303

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.