Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly 2,00 to 13.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold sharply higher, 550-700 lbs 1.00 to 8.00 higher, and over 700 lbs sharply higher. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $248.24/cwt on 675 head.

Average price

$248.24

675 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$12.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.99

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	251.92	1,407	324
Medium and Large 1-2	499	248.89	1,241	196
Medium and Large 2	453	239.71	1,087	155

One grade step is worth $12.21/cwt here — about $320 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 sale675 hd

248.24

—

CO average3 barns · 2,066 hd

246.25

+1.99

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	—	Average	1,737	112.96	1,962	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,352	110.07	1,488	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	89.15	985	143

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)	1,129	$1,747	33
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,424	$1,650	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$1,618	37
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,052	$1,525	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$1,375	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,225	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	902	$1,425	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	826	$1,264	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,515	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,212	$1,836	3thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1-2	—	840	232.50/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	269.13/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,451	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	295.76/cwt	291.00–301.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	252.78/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,325	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	285.44/cwt	284.00–291.00	1,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	314.56/cwt	311.00–316.00	862	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	266.18/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,528	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	292.04/cwt	290.00–301.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	315.27/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,028	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	277.92/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,189	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	274.74/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,289	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	246.50/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,297	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	238.96/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,474	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	230.67/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	742.59/head	675.00–850.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	255.28/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,241	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	255.81/cwt	251.00–264.00	970	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	280.61/cwt	280.00–281.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	268.17/cwt	260.00–274.50	1,258	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	244.40/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,418	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	220.99/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,907	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	276.91/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,415	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	289.10/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,385	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	237.00/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,929	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	237.75/cwt	235.00–241.50	2,090	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,344	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	250.91/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,593	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	296.95/cwt	293.00–302.00	1,120	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	238.76/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,889	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	300.67/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,422	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	302.31/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,294	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	263.12/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,595	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	316.56/cwt	309.00–322.00	1,320	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,239	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	237.67/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	252.31/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,701	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	242.30/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,728	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	315.83/cwt	313.00–321.00	1,197	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	328.66/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	283.66/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,109	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	231.13/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,669	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	248	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	636	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	239	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	105.83/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,180	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,136	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	72.15/cwt	41.00–81.00	688	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	91.14/cwt	82.00–97.00	1,055	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	92.75/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,301	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	113.28/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,521	41
Bulls	—	—	2,005	121.57/cwt	118.00–123.00	2,437	5
Bulls	—	—	1,401	102.20/cwt	85.00–113.00	1,432	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	1,817.02/head	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,206.03/head	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,206	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	933	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,764.90/head	1,375.00–2,100.00	1,765	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,224	1,682.35/head	1,325.00–1,875.00	1,682	32
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	820	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,074	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	1,609.13/head	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,609	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,424	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,515	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	255.16/cwt	251.00–262.00	839	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	277.76/cwt	276.00–281.00	758	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	744.66/head	735.00–785.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	231.17/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,207	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	194.34/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	175.70/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	245.86/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,318	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	240.66/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,032	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	243.80/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,170	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	226.59/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,398	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	262.06/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,127	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	226.92/cwt	221.00–235.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	224.46/cwt	220.00–225.50	1,674	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	225.48/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,330	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	294.06/cwt	291.00–301.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	227.28/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,557	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	232.88/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,574	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	818	5

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 Oct 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,825Last week 1,825Year ago 2,599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 222Year ago 375

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 124Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	840	231.00–233.00	232.50
17	—	539	262.00–272.00	269.13
14	—	326	305.00–319.00	315.27
2	—	210	660.00	660.00
11	—	479	288.00–290.00	289.10
33	—	635	250.00–251.00	250.91
15	—	377	293.00–302.00	296.95
23	—	428	297.00–308.00	302.31
6	—	728	236.00–238.00	237.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	291.00–301.00	295.76
1	—	900	216.00	216.00
5	—	375	284.00–291.00	285.44
1	—	595	240.00	240.00
7	—	274	311.00–316.00	314.56
12	—	428	267.00–285.00	277.92
20	—	469	271.00–277.00	274.74
38	—	526	240.00–256.00	246.50
3	—	623	230.00	230.00
3	—	767	230.00–231.00	230.67
2	—	870	218.00–220.00	218.98
5	—	730	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	574	260.00–274.00	266.18
1	—	250	785.00	785.00
6	—	230	675.00–850.00	742.59
24	—	511	275.00–281.00	276.91
10	—	814	236.00–241.00	237.00
42	—	879	235.00–241.50	237.75
13	—	1,090	215.00	215.00
20	—	791	234.00–246.00	238.76
52	—	473	295.00–310.00	300.67
45	—	606	258.00–264.00	263.12
65	—	417	309.00–322.00	316.56
31	—	982	228.00	228.00
1	—	900	235.00	235.00
25	—	674	248.00–256.00	252.31
17	—	713	241.00–243.00	242.30
24	—	379	313.00–321.00	315.83
5	—	317	325.00–337.00	328.66
4	—	1,018	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	524	250.00–255.00	252.78
5	—	334	290.00–301.00	292.04
65	—	617	234.00–242.00	238.96
4	—	416	276.50	276.50
58	—	469	260.00–274.50	268.17
64	—	580	236.00–246.00	244.40
8	—	863	216.00–226.00	220.99
25	—	391	281.00–285.00	283.66
14	—	722	228.00–239.00	231.13
2	—	248	325.00	325.00
1	—	835	228.00	228.00
5	—	259	735.00–785.00	744.66
1	—	185	450.00	450.00
3	—	914	191.00–201.00	194.34
1	—	950	193.00	193.00
1	—	225	685.00	685.00
6	—	280	291.00–301.00	294.06
2	—	780	236.00	236.00
19	—	676	231.00–243.00	232.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	221.00	221.00
35	—	486	250.00–258.00	255.28
41	—	379	251.00–264.00	255.81
5	—	322	280.00–281.00	280.61
13	—	536	241.00–248.00	245.86
10	—	617	222.00–231.00	226.59
42	—	430	251.00–266.00	262.06
4	—	889	206.00	206.00
11	—	746	220.00–225.50	224.46
17	—	590	222.00–228.00	225.48
11	—	685	226.00–228.00	227.28
5	—	288	284.00	284.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	636	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	329	251.00–262.00	255.16
9	—	273	276.00–281.00	277.76
24	—	522	230.00–233.00	231.17
2	—	833	191.00	191.00
3	—	940	171.00–178.00	175.70
64	—	429	230.00–250.00	240.66
20	—	480	240.00–246.00	243.80
1	—	643	219.00	219.00
1	—	575	217.00	217.00
8	—	387	221.00–235.00	226.92
2	—	795	211.00	211.00
1	—	880	188.00	188.00
1	—	725	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	—	239	900.00	900.00
1	—	180	660.00	660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,115	100.00–111.00	105.83
32	—	953	41.00–81.00	72.15
90	—	1,158	82.00–97.00	91.14
1	—	995	121.00	121.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	79.00	79.00
4	—	1,403	92.00–93.00	92.75
41	—	1,343	106.00–119.00	113.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,005	118.00–123.00	121.57
4	—	1,401	85.00–113.00	102.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	902	1,425.00	1,425.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	921	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	750	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,817.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,073	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,206.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	898	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	933	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,130	1,375.00–2,100.00	1,764.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,224	1,325.00–1,875.00	1,682.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,014	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,609.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,424	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,052	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	131.00	131.00

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