Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower with an instance of 20.00 lower. Steers over 550 lbs did not have enough comparisons from last week for an accurate trend. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower, while those over 550 lbs didn't have any comparisons. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.50 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.50 lower. Replacement cattle had no comparisons from last week. 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 $251.57/cwt on 542 head.

Average price

$251.57

542 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$659

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2

$94.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.06

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	631	266.85	1,684	206
Medium and Large 1-2	578	259.52	1,500	155
Large 1-2	563	245.00	1,379	13thin
Medium and Large 2	614	237.25	1,457	88
Large 2	576	235.97	1,358	20
Medium 1-2	633	235.00	1,488	8thin
Medium 2	484	213.89	1,034	28
Small and Medium 1-2	632	194.00	1,226	17thin
Small and Medium 2	596	172.00	1,025	7thin

One grade step is worth $94.85/cwt here — about $659 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 sale542 hd

251.57

—

CO average2 barns · 1,353 hd

262.63

−11.06

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	—	Low	1,263	127.92	1,615	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	112.57	1,780	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	105.91	1,377	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	973	80.29	781	68

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,229	$1,389	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,316	$1,325	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,194	$1,304	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,260	2thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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 2	—	500	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,040	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	563	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,379	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	281.29/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,297	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	638	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	490	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,019	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	243.44/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,797	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	448	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,169	6
Steers	Large 2	—	659	233.26/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,537	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	258.11/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,600	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	247.40/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,014	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,197	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	260.12/cwt	241.00–288.00	1,735	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	596	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	225.37/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	629	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,544	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,064	23
Steers	Large 2	—	421	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,015	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	252.68/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,440	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	256.27/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	223.43/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	268.15/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,180	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	281.65/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	267.61/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	305.75/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,107	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	254.08/cwt	253.00–267.00	1,126	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	271.03/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,374	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	257.02/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	275.96/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,427	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	304.96/cwt	301.00–311.00	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	262.18/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,502	39
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	588	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	460	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,224	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	560	233.79/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,309	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	544	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,306	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,896	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,807	57
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	592	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	610	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	498	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,921	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	675	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,559	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	640	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	582	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	996	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	403	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	476	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	632	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,226	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	401	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	926	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	883	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,123	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	226.48/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,551	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	92.27/cwt	81.00–98.00	1,193	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	117.24/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,556	25
Bulls	—	—	1,152	105.81/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,219	3
Bulls	—	—	2,105	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,758	1
Bulls	—	—	1,801	121.41/cwt	116.00–127.00	2,187	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	63.01/cwt	36.00–81.00	518	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	96.03/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,100	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,248	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	104.28/cwt	101.00–109.50	1,342	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	80.84/cwt	71.00–91.00	774	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	112.57/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,780	12
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	951	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,436	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	673	123.28/cwt	122.50–125.00	830	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,388.62/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,389	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,304.38/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,304	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	444	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,074	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	953	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	471	220.32/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,038	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	243.42/cwt	231.00–261.00	896	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,169	5
Heifers	Small 2	—	773	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	549	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	222.09/cwt	211.00–241.00	979	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	542	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,881	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	265.43/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,295	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	239.37/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,273	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	486	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,074	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	262.58/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,003	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	554	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,224	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,159	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	439	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,005	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	296.82/cwt	292.00–298.00	935	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,225	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	275.23/cwt	274.00–285.00	881	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	242.82/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,508	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	454	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	949	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	442	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,030	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	573	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,323	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,800	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	857	207.04/cwt	201.00–216.00	1,774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	236.66/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,361	35
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	1,081	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	238.79/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,156	16

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,488Last week 1,521Year ago 1,791

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 134Year ago 266

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	208.00	208.00
20	—	490	208.00	208.00
5	—	448	241.00	241.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	461	271.00–285.00	281.29
6	—	395	296.00	296.00
29	—	620	251.00–264.00	258.11
6	—	921	220.00	220.00
10	—	507	268.00–274.00	271.03
8	—	687	250.00–258.00	257.02
5	—	308	301.00–311.00	304.96
39	—	573	261.00–266.00	262.18
8	—	723	246.00	246.00
3	—	443	276.00	276.00
4	—	784	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	247.00	247.00
3	—	588	231.00	231.00
3	—	675	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	738	243.00–244.00	243.44
5	—	602	242.00–251.00	247.40
3	—	284	280.00	280.00
8	—	1,014	118.00	118.00
5	—	667	241.00–288.00	260.12
7	—	768	212.00–231.00	225.37
12	—	570	251.00–254.00	252.68
3	—	460	251.00–267.00	256.27
7	—	845	222.00–227.00	223.43
4	—	377	261.00–274.00	267.61
25	—	443	253.00–267.00	254.08
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	659	229.00–236.00	233.26
7	—	421	241.00	241.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	596	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	629	245.50	245.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	860	240.00	240.00
20	—	362	305.00–308.00	305.75
47	—	517	275.00–277.00	275.96
3	—	312	329.00	329.00
9	—	751	264.00	264.00
18	—	735	258.00	258.00
57	—	682	265.00	265.00
4	—	444	288.00	288.00
4	—	565	270.00	270.00
4	—	1,045	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	460	266.00	266.00
13	—	560	231.00–237.00	233.79
8	—	544	240.00	240.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	632	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	440	267.00–269.00	268.15
4	—	381	280.00–287.00	281.65
26	—	802	234.50	234.50
9	—	488	262.00–271.00	265.43
8	—	979	220.50	220.50
23	—	315	292.00–298.00	296.82
3	—	755	233.00	233.00
23	—	621	241.00–245.00	242.82
14	—	519	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	211.00	211.00
3	—	1,033	139.00	139.00
2	—	953	161.00	161.00
6	—	821	211.00	211.00
31	—	368	231.00–261.00	243.42
5	—	529	221.00	221.00
8	—	441	211.00–241.00	222.09
3	—	608	231.00	231.00
5	—	857	201.00–216.00	207.04
1	—	285	261.00	261.00
16	—	484	232.00–241.00	238.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	444	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	471	210.00–228.00	220.32
6	—	542	221.00	221.00
4	—	440	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	773	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	532	235.00–249.00	239.37
18	—	382	261.00–271.00	262.58
5	—	488	251.00	251.00
18	—	320	274.00–285.00	275.23
2	—	1,038	136.00	136.00
2	—	733	221.00	221.00
2	—	620	238.00	238.00
3	—	410	260.00	260.00
10	—	968	186.00	186.00
35	—	575	236.00–238.00	236.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	221.00	221.00
16	—	439	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	554	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	209.00	209.00
14	—	442	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	320	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,081	181.00	181.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	103.00	103.00
2	—	498	91.00	91.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	91.00	91.00
3	—	403	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	401	231.00	231.00
2	—	883	151.00	151.00
7	—	520	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	222.00–228.00	226.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,293	81.00–98.00	92.27
25	—	1,327	114.00–123.00	117.24
40	—	1,287	101.00–109.50	104.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	822	36.00–81.00	63.01
20	—	1,145	93.00–101.00	96.03
1	—	1,095	114.00	114.00
26	—	958	71.00–91.00	80.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,581	111.00–114.00	112.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	101.00–111.00	105.81
1	—	2,105	131.00	131.00
8	—	1,801	116.00–127.00	121.41
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	951	151.00	151.00
5	—	673	122.50–125.00	123.28

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)	2	—	1,060	1,260.00	1,260.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,229	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,388.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,316	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,194	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,304.38

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