Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2025-04-01

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Apr 1
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,857 head
▲ 2,371 vs last sale 486▲ 2,413 vs year ago 444 · +543.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 238▲ 33 vs year ago 158 · +20.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 118▲ 10 vs year ago 84 · +11.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was very good. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher. Boner cows and lean cows of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 2.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday April 8, 2025.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.53/cwt on 369 head. That ranks 3 of 9 comparable sales and sits −25.19 against this barn's trailing median of $365.72.
Average price
$340.53
369 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,876
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$46.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.22
vs CO average
+19.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544351.031,909282
Large 1534332.331,7756thin
Medium and Large 1-2577304.601,75881
One grade step is worth $46.43/cwt here — about $151 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 sale369 hd
340.53
—
CO average2 barns · 899 hd
332.32
+8.22
National average178 barns · 12,751 hd
321.38
+19.15
This barn, trailing median9 sales
365.72
−25.19
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

9 sales
457400343285median 365.7203/0303/1709/2910/1311/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $443.49, low $299.37, median $365.72 across 9 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—Low1,629163.692,66657
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,381145.592,01132
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,590145.132,30722
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,973145.002,8602thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,187141.171,67639

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,387$2,56413
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,381$2,5437
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,263$2,5251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$2,3754thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,268$2,0915
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,290$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,348$2,00015
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)775$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,338$2,5004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,140$2,2162thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1190925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1222534.00/cwt534.00–534.001,18514
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,3763
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1344470.85/cwt450.00–477.001,62030
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy372497.75/cwt490.00–503.001,85223
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed377482.38/cwt475.00–489.001,81938
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7654
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed405469.30/cwt460.00–472.501,90128
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy411490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0149
Steers400–450Large 1437436.00/cwt436.00–436.001,9055
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440443.56/cwt437.00–455.001,95285
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy453431.00/cwt431.00–431.001,9523
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484414.21/cwt402.50–417.002,00549
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490390.20/cwt380.00–395.001,91214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy505406.85/cwt401.00–412.502,05559
Steers500–550Large 1526369.98/cwt369.00–371.001,9468
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534373.36/cwt365.00–381.001,99468
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534343.50/cwt342.50–344.001,8346
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed535395.23/cwt389.00–396.002,11456
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy561387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,17418
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed571368.15/cwt365.00–371.002,10252
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577322.06/cwt318.00–328.001,85826
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584356.45/cwt353.00–362.502,082114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627332.81/cwt327.00–338.002,08747
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,0197
Steers600–650Large 1638315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0102
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed671329.11/cwt324.00–335.002,20888
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,89512
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1693301.46/cwt299.50–313.002,08923
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed708307.05/cwt306.00–310.002,17423
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1729289.80/cwt283.00–294.002,11333
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy750295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,21310
Steers750–800Large 1772273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,1088
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1779253.18/cwt253.00–254.001,97217
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed788277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,18724
Steers800–850Large 1819273.86/cwt267.00–275.502,24316
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1832274.08/cwt266.00–276.002,28060
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1862266.48/cwt262.00–268.002,2978
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1918261.50/cwt261.50–261.502,40126
Steers900–950Large 1918257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,3643
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1191875.00/head875.00–875.008758
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1242472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,14312
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1286415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1874
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327376.00/cwt376.00–376.001,23012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338421.86/cwt417.50–430.001,42639
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,2543
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364412.79/cwt407.50–415.001,50324
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378392.85/cwt362.50–397.001,48543
Heifers350–400Large 1388397.10/cwt394.00–402.001,54121
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405428.75/cwt427.00–437.501,73612
Heifers400–450Large 1412372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5359
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5442
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed438405.80/cwt400.00–412.501,77754
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1444387.21/cwt384.00–397.001,71992
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed462392.38/cwt388.00–397.501,81350
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1491374.16/cwt368.00–382.501,83767
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,5083
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed517363.07/cwt355.00–369.001,87758
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy534374.11/cwt370.00–375.001,99865
Heifers500–550Large 1534332.33/cwt331.00–335.001,7756
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535343.93/cwt339.00–350.001,84048
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed562340.68/cwt336.50–345.001,91544
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571330.10/cwt322.00–334.001,88567
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580304.87/cwt300.00–316.001,76878
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617276.09/cwt272.50–284.001,70320
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed620322.29/cwt320.00–330.001,99894
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622304.83/cwt296.00–311.001,89627
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy661311.43/cwt311.00–312.002,05996
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed664293.55/cwt291.00–295.001,94940
Heifers650–700Large 1672284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,9088
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678282.69/cwt279.50–289.001,91750
Heifers700–750Large 1705270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9044
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5518
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy728325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,36626
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740274.35/cwt265.00–279.002,03064
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774261.52/cwt260.00–265.002,02465
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1817262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,141118
Heifers800–850Large 1840253.50/cwt253.50–253.502,1299
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1878232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,04113
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed888252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,24229
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1924245.71/cwt245.00–255.002,27057
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8382
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1397435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7275
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410458.69/cwt455.00–465.001,8818
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy476401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,9093
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476372.11/cwt369.00–375.001,7718
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,9762
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1592340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0132
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy667305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0345
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,9148
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,015130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3201
Bulls——1,580159.10/cwt150.00–169.502,51438
Bulls——1,766175.26/cwt170.50–185.003,09518
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85094.00/cwt94.00–94.007991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,171129.83/cwt119.00–134.001,5207
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,181139.87/cwt137.00–144.001,6527
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,186139.26/cwt137.00–144.001,6528
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,219150.60/cwt146.00–153.001,83616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375138.34/cwt138.00–139.001,9023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,382146.34/cwt140.00–152.002,02229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,1562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590146.04/cwt140.00–153.002,32220
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,960139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,7241
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,985151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,9971
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed863222.84/cwt211.00–230.001,92316
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945175.92/cwt171.00–181.001,6624
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1983202.02/cwt192.50–206.001,98613
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2998159.26/cwt135.00–168.001,5894
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17752,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0432,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2632,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2682,090.57/head1,975.00–2,125.002,0915
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3482,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,00015
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3872,564.18/head2,425.00–2,575.002,56413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4132,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7006
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1402,215.57/head2,125.00–2,300.002,2162
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3382,500.47/head2,325.00–2,650.002,5004

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.