Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2024-01-30

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Jan 30
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,857 head
▼ 1,237 vs last sale 5,094▲ 897 vs year ago 2,960 · +30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▼ 116 vs last sale 336▲ 73 vs year ago 147 · +49.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 181▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was very good. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 17.00 with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 11.00 with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold unevenly steady and slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be Tuesday February 6, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $278.68/cwt on 2,026 head.
Average price
$278.68
2,026 head · 638 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,777
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.59
vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1643280.771,8061,661
Medium and Large 1-2605274.831,663268
Large 1646254.781,64646
Medium and Large 2628252.231,58451
One grade step is worth $28.54/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2,026 hd
278.68
—
CO average4 barns · 3,244 hd
277.08
+1.59
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
Bulls—Low1,869114.272,13622
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,546112.991,7479thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,394101.991,42133
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13192.621,047120

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$2,02124
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,272$1,47120
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,297$1,2624thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)823$1,5102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$1,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,255$1,7501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,0251thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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
SteersMedium and Large 1—783227.95/cwt223.00–233.001,785123
SteersMedium and Large 1—576300.96/cwt297.00–309.001,734130
SteersMedium and Large 1—379371.99/cwt362.50–377.501,41014
SteersMedium and Large 2—485287.85/cwt281.00–306.001,3967
SteersMedium and Large 2—689228.94/cwt228.50–231.001,57717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—686244.89/cwt243.00–246.001,68070
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—579280.31/cwt274.00–287.001,62375
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—531291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,5459
SteersMedium and Large 1—723242.82/cwt235.00–245.001,756221
SteersLarge 1—631275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,73514
SteersLarge 1—455300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3654
SteersMedium and Large 2—629258.59/cwt240.00–264.001,62725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—482312.98/cwt311.00–317.001,50939
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—398325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—630275.73/cwt270.00–281.001,73771
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—802213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7086
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—582290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,68838
SteersMedium and Large 2—593246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4592
SteersLarge 1—652246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,60414
SteersLarge 1—543243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,3192
SteersLarge 1—818214.50/cwt214.50–214.501,7558
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—564268.92/cwt265.00–272.501,517102
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—333400.53/cwt400.00–401.001,33421
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—555319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,77018
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—704256.50/cwt256.50–256.501,80626
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—547303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,6577
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—393352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3852
HeifersMedium and Large 1—534272.56/cwt265.00–277.001,45598
HeifersLarge 1—487275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3395
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—446317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,41626
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—465296.46/cwt296.00–297.001,37928
SteersMedium and Large 1—463327.51/cwt320.00–331.001,51661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—790219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7302
SteersMedium and Large 1—541318.39/cwt312.00–320.001,72248
SteersMedium and Large 1—622285.10/cwt282.00–287.501,77389
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,035198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,04910
SteersMedium and Large 1—688260.90/cwt257.00–264.501,795106
SteersMedium and Large 1—430345.95/cwt336.00–351.001,488105
SteersMedium and Large 1—899217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,95528
SteersMedium and Large 1—962210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,02023
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—658271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,78336
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—353395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3943
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—494334.02/cwt334.00–335.001,65081
SteersLarge 1—576256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,4754
SteersMedium and Large 1—332385.03/cwt380.00–389.001,27815
SteersMedium and Large 1—819221.92/cwt220.50–225.001,81859
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—717251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,80043
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—752238.89/cwt238.00–239.501,79622
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—368385.01/cwt384.50–386.001,41746
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—518326.18/cwt324.00–327.501,69013
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—832229.54/cwt229.00–230.001,91066
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—530330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,74959
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—855230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,96795
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—559312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,74418
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—471338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,59222
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—420354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,4877
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—522298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,55623
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—301387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,1664
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—355367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,30522
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—473328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,55112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—693209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4484
BullsMedium and Large 1—550271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4916
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,546112.99/cwt108.00–114.501,7479
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,402106.48/cwt101.00–107.001,49322
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,38794.89/cwt91.00–99.001,3169
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,33384.52/cwt83.00–86.001,1272
CowsLean 85-90%—90374.04/cwt65.00–82.0066913
CowsLean 85-90%—1,16295.12/cwt90.00–99.001,10555
CowsLean 85-90%—1,10287.26/cwt84.00–89.0096228
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—1,216103.19/cwt100.00–105.001,25524
Bulls——1,715100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7151
Bulls——1,908119.06/cwt112.00–130.002,27213
Bulls——1,825108.26/cwt107.00–110.001,9768
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—1,276120.60/cwt111.00–123.001,53915
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—8231,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy—1,0112,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,12517
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3571,332.21/head1,285.00–1,400.001,3323
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3211,649.01/head1,525.00–1,800.001,64913
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy—850204.03/cwt200.00–207.501,7347
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy—750208.88/cwt205.00–212.501,5672
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—710138.00/cwt138.00–138.009801
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,004139.06/cwt135.00–150.001,3965
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—924183.46/cwt172.50–195.001,6959
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2002,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1701,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1851,230.65/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3421,767.73/head1,700.00–1,875.001,7687
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1791,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0754
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1—9502,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,3751,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—485278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,3486
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—627253.69/cwt252.00–256.001,59167
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—525282.94/cwt280.00–286.001,48539
HeifersMedium and Large 1—431299.28/cwt297.50–300.001,29036
HeifersLarge 1—714215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5358
HeifersMedium and Large 1—715224.78/cwt222.50–229.001,60796
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—413312.55/cwt311.00–313.001,29136
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—668245.87/cwt244.00–246.501,64279
HeifersMedium and Large 1—821202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,6634
HeifersMedium and Large 1—670238.14/cwt233.00–242.001,596145
HeifersLarge 1—520239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,2436
HeifersMedium and Large 1—613244.97/cwt239.00–249.001,502208
HeifersMedium and Large 1—482286.21/cwt281.00–292.001,380100
HeifersMedium and Large 1—926185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7137
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373320.52/cwt316.00–328.001,19616
HeifersMedium and Large 2—547242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,32410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—687227.85/cwt224.00–230.001,56541
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573258.52/cwt253.00–262.001,481100
HeifersMedium and Large 1—895191.50/cwt191.50–191.501,7143
HeifersMedium and Large 1—305368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,12211
HeifersMedium and Large 1—768212.63/cwt209.75–217.001,633129
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—394285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1235
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—777207.08/cwt207.00–207.501,60913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—423282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—572232.52/cwt231.00–236.001,33014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—725219.16/cwt219.00–220.001,58931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—507252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2787
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—321345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1074
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—639232.17/cwt232.00–232.501,4849
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—387307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,19014
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—548260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4258
HeifersMedium and Large 2—350237.50/cwt237.50–237.508315
HeifersMedium and Large 2—447250.62/cwt242.50–256.001,1205

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.