Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as this is the first reported auction in several months. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.78/cwt on 649 head.

Average price

$254.78

649 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$73.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	495	266.71	1,320	93
Large 1-2	513	257.00	1,318	2thin
Medium and Large 1	787	255.09	2,007	262
Medium and Large 1-2	677	254.24	1,722	275
Medium 2	610	193.28	1,179	17thin

One grade step is worth $73.43/cwt here — about $141 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 sale649 hd

254.78

—

CO average4 barns · 1,574 hd

251.12

+3.67

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,437	127.85	1,837	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,627	114.75	1,867	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	107.02	1,334	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	979	91.19	893	63

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,087	$1,497	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,136	$1,376	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	890	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,210	$1,860	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	301.20/cwt	301.00–303.00	997	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	513	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	242.63/cwt	242.50–243.00	2,108	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,875	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	247.75/cwt	247.75–247.75	2,074	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,082	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,307	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	399	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	582	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	835	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	747	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,053	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	631	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	890	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	630	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,077	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,913	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	930	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,392	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	563	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,188	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	114.16/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,432	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	106.77/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,315	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	732	64.78/cwt	61.00–70.00	474	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	114.75/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,867	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	87.06/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,145	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	85.95/cwt	71.00–94.00	832	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	—	482	218.81/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,055	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	100.49/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,035	30
Bulls	—	—	1,692	132.97/cwt	130.00–138.50	2,250	9
Bulls	—	—	1,492	124.02/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,850	13
Bulls	—	—	1,254	107.46/cwt	91.00–115.00	1,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	234.99/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,816	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	277.38/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,157	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	273.10/cwt	271.00–274.00	1,406	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	261.97/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,616	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	251.11/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,562	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,258	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,068	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	221.71/cwt	221.00–225.00	2,133	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	264.55/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,410	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	239.64/cwt	239.50–240.00	1,975	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	802	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	248.03/cwt	246.00–248.50	1,957	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	225.29/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,989	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	239.25/cwt	239.25–239.25	2,180	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	267.37/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,572	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	257.79/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,436	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	993	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	253.06/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,086	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	271.92/cwt	271.00–276.00	886	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	222.31/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,947	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	286.96/cwt	281.00–291.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	261.83/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	295.40/cwt	291.00–300.00	827	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	353	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,244	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	249.18/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,640	31
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	868	149.14/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,295	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	1,496.93/head	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,497	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,210.71/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,211	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,860.39/head	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,860	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	798	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	261.03/cwt	259.00–266.00	872	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	—	329	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	—	566	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,262	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	454	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	238.71/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,368	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	240.32/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	—	729	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,319	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	232.25/cwt	227.00–238.00	996	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,423	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	244	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	221.39/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,760	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	299	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,130	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	226.08/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,854	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	193.73/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	270.39/cwt	265.00–271.00	998	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	239.65/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,282	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	232.71/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,543	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	288.41/cwt	287.00–291.00	1,197	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	487	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,222	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	204.32/cwt	195.00–213.00	1,900	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	255.26/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,376	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	610	193.28/cwt	189.00–226.00	1,179	17

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.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Sep 13, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,521Last week 871Year ago 566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 150Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 321Year ago 0

No comparison is available as this is the first reported auction in several months. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	277.00	277.00
47	—	869	242.50–243.00	242.63
6	—	379	307.00	307.00
69	—	837	247.75	247.75
13	—	310	349.00	349.00
1	—	465	281.00	281.00
8	—	1,176	192.00	192.00
8	—	1,029	201.00	201.00
76	—	911	239.25	239.25
22	—	415	287.00–291.00	288.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	331	301.00–303.00	301.20
12	—	747	251.00	251.00
5	—	919	221.00	221.00
2	—	265	315.00	315.00
13	—	417	271.00–278.00	277.38
25	—	515	271.00–274.00	273.10
51	—	617	256.00–267.00	261.97
37	—	962	221.00–225.00	221.71
32	—	824	239.50–240.00	239.64
26	—	789	246.00–248.50	248.03
14	—	883	222.00–227.00	225.29
22	—	588	263.00–269.00	267.37
3	—	463	277.00	277.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	622	251.00–252.00	251.11
5	—	440	275.00	275.00
5	—	696	245.00	245.00
13	—	533	262.00–265.00	264.55
3	—	802	221.00	221.00
23	—	557	256.00–261.00	257.79
2	—	993	204.00	204.00
5	—	310	281.00–291.00	286.96
6	—	486	261.00–265.00	261.83
22	—	280	291.00–300.00	295.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	353	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	487	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	610	189.00–226.00	193.28
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	121.00	121.00
3	—	582	121.00	121.00
6	—	635	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	747	141.00	141.00
6	—	631	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	630	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	245	284.00	284.00
16	—	334	259.00–266.00	261.03
6	—	472	238.00–241.00	240.32
28	—	429	227.00–238.00	232.25
12	—	644	221.00	221.00
5	—	299	271.00	271.00
8	—	500	226.00	226.00
6	—	353	252.00	252.00
13	—	663	230.00–235.00	232.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	828	231.00	231.00
9	—	309	301.00	301.00
11	—	550	253.00	253.00
77	—	773	234.00–239.00	234.99
31	—	658	244.00–250.00	249.18
2	—	1,133	129.00	129.00
7	—	742	237.00	237.00
15	—	539	255.00–257.00	255.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	563	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	482	218.00–221.00	218.81
8	—	329	211.00	211.00
7	—	566	223.00	223.00
8	—	729	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	429	251.00–262.00	253.06
11	—	326	271.00–276.00	271.92
52	—	876	219.00–225.00	222.31
24	—	573	238.00–239.00	238.71
10	—	276	290.00	290.00
10	—	244	287.00	287.00
13	—	795	211.00–226.00	221.39
26	—	820	223.00–229.00	226.08
4	—	979	190.00–195.00	193.73
12	—	369	265.00–271.00	270.39
16	—	535	238.00–244.00	239.65
6	—	479	250.00	250.00
17	—	930	195.00–213.00	204.32
2	—	733	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	798	201.00	201.00
5	—	454	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,254	113.00–116.00	114.16
12	—	1,232	101.00–112.00	106.77
2	—	1,315	84.00–90.00	87.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	61.00–70.00	64.78
28	—	968	71.00–94.00	85.95
30	—	1,030	95.00–111.00	100.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,627	112.00–117.00	114.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,692	130.00–138.50	132.97
13	—	1,492	120.00–129.00	124.02
4	—	1,254	91.00–115.00	107.46
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	868	140.00–155.00	149.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,160	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,087	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,496.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,120	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,210.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,210	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,860.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,675.00	1,675.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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