Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2023-03-21

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Mar 21
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
5,374 vs last sale 5,842 234 vs year ago 702 · 33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
44 vs last sale 111 121 vs year ago 34 · +355.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
708 head
708 vs last sale 0 670 vs year ago 38 · +1,763.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Today's sale consisted mostly of bred cows and pairs. Feeder steers and heifers to lightly tested for a comparison. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher advance on breakers and boners. Slaughter bulls mostly steady on the kind offered. Trade and demand moderate to good for calves, good for bred cows and pairs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $240.60/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$240.60
135 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,399
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+18.83
vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1581240.601,399135
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale135 hd
240.60
CO average4 barns · 1,275 hd
221.77
+18.83
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsLow1,79199.831,78814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43996.611,39064
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24290.181,12029
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03780.3783312

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,279$1,945158
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,481$1,74574
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,513$1,68816
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,277$1,66114
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,437$1,51639
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$1,29525
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,096$2,04928
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,290$2,32094
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,261$1,99627
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,249$1,90824
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,227$1,57723

Every lot, as filed

46 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2702,257.60/head2,200.00–2,300.002,25857
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2271,576.86/head1,525.00–1,650.001,57723
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,70014
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2611,996.22/head1,925.00–2,025.001,99627
SteersMedium and Large 1590237.84/cwt236.00–239.001,40331
HeifersMedium and Large 1537198.06/cwt196.00–203.001,06417
HeifersMedium and Large 1483207.24/cwt205.00–210.001,00125
SteersMedium and Large 1809182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4728
SteersMedium and Large 1474278.26/cwt275.00–286.001,31930
SteersMedium and Large 1779184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,43726
SteersMedium and Large 1319282.46/cwt280.00–286.009015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2612180.74/cwt180.00–181.001,1068
HeifersMedium and Large 1316226.00/cwt226.00–226.007147
SteersMedium and Large 1441280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,23512
SteersMedium and Large 1866175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5165
SteersMedium and Large 1607220.15/cwt216.00–223.001,3365
SteersMedium and Large 1386284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,0968
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy382297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,1365
HeifersMedium and Large 1653180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1753
HeifersMedium and Large 1630187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,18112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431203.95/cwt200.00–207.5087920
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2590182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0776
HeifersMedium and Large 1412215.00/cwt215.00–215.0088620
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5281,634.69/head1,550.00–1,700.001,63541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2751,914.73/head1,850.00–1,960.001,915110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4221,882.96/head1,850.00–1,950.001,88333
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0962,048.52/head2,000.00–2,100.002,04928
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,30018
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2892,013.98/head2,000.00–2,050.002,01448
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5131,687.62/head1,675.00–1,750.001,68816
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2151,294.65/head1,200.00–1,350.001,29525
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,20010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,3612,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,52519
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4371,516.46/head1,400.00–1,650.001,51639
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2771,661.35/head1,650.00–1,700.001,66114
Bulls1,81398.05/cwt95.00–100.001,7786
Bulls1,775101.16/cwt99.00–105.001,7968
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35696.71/cwt96.00–98.001,3114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23286.14/cwt80.00–88.001,06113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21592.39/cwt90.00–95.001,12312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42586.11/cwt85.00–87.001,2274
CowsLean 85-90%1,11785.58/cwt82.00–88.009566
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42896.23/cwt92.50–98.001,37441
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46599.63/cwt99.00–101.001,46019
CowsLean 85-90%90278.82/cwt76.00–81.007113
CowsLean 85-90%1,01071.50/cwt68.00–75.007223

How this sale compares

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.