Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 600lbs sold mostly sharply higher, 600-850lb steers sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher and steers over 850lbs sold 2.00-3.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers under 700lbs sold 1.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Over 700lbs were too thin to test. The next feeder auction will be Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $260.35/cwt on 1,064 head.

Average price

$260.35

1,064 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$674

per head · Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$32.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.91

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 2	419	284.39	1,193	35
Large 1	543	275.00	1,493	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	574	267.23	1,534	460
Medium and Large 2	556	256.81	1,428	192
Medium and Large 1	743	251.40	1,867	375

One grade step is worth $32.99/cwt here — about −$674 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 sale1,064 hd

260.35

—

CO average4 barns · 3,325 hd

274.26

−13.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	809	225.00/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,820	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	315.20/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,472	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	281.53/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,225	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	252.59/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,298	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,125	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	305.11/cwt	296.00–311.00	976	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,138	3
Steers	Large 2	—	439	280.24/cwt	274.00–281.00	1,230	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	237.48/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,494	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	324.05/cwt	322.00–329.00	1,082	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	304.63/cwt	301.00–311.00	1,112	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	276.62/cwt	276.00–279.00	1,331	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	226.35/cwt	226.00–227.00	2,209	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	245.16/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,407	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	244.69/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	279.28/cwt	272.00–283.00	1,486	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,212	6
Steers	Large 2	—	341	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,026	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	238.82/cwt	238.00–239.50	1,923	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	303.13/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,282	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	233.98/cwt	231.00–236.00	2,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	262.56/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,528	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	238.41/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,726	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	247.38/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,521	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	292.34/cwt	287.00–296.00	1,371	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	231.34/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,800	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,715	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	224.87/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,309	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	301	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	249.16/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,049	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,022	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,198	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	287.96/cwt	286.00–291.00	936	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	240.34/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,161	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	884	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	242.91/cwt	240.00–251.00	925	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	257.57/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,216	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	229.76/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,213	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	230.32/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,456	53
Heifers	Large 2	—	409	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,268	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	201.99/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	233.83/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,361	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	230.54/cwt	229.50–233.00	1,692	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	259.76/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,135	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	298.04/cwt	291.00–300.00	864	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	258.18/cwt	251.00–259.50	1,394	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	237.47/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,503	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	230.97/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,760	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	269.48/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,183	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	264.54/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	291.42/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,466	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	242.57/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,851	85
Steers	Large 1	—	543	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,917	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	236.96/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,592	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	234.09/cwt	231.00–234.50	2,041	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,627	54

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 →

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Receipts 2,301Last week 1,825Year ago 3,103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	809	224.00–227.00	225.00
12	—	369	305.00	305.00
3	—	942	227.00	227.00
7	—	334	322.00–329.00	324.05
10	—	654	242.00–245.00	244.69
80	—	532	272.00–283.00	279.28
47	—	423	300.00–307.00	303.13
142	—	582	255.00–270.00	262.56
52	—	724	229.00–240.00	238.41
44	—	615	241.00–251.00	247.38
36	—	469	287.00–296.00	292.34
18	—	778	231.00–234.00	231.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	467	302.00–320.00	315.20
37	—	976	226.00–227.00	226.35
6	—	1,074	206.00	206.00
28	—	805	238.00–239.50	238.82
5	—	912	231.00–236.00	233.98
3	—	353	316.00	316.00
3	—	1,120	206.00	206.00
33	—	675	254.00	254.00
36	—	503	287.00–295.00	291.42
85	—	763	238.00–247.50	242.57
64	—	872	231.00–234.50	234.09
54	—	621	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	435	271.00–290.00	281.53
12	—	514	251.00–270.00	252.59
7	—	320	296.00–311.00	305.11
16	—	629	236.00–240.00	237.48
16	—	365	301.00–311.00	304.63
14	—	481	276.00–279.00	276.62
33	—	574	243.00–251.00	245.16
3	—	795	229.00	229.00
64	—	672	231.00–241.00	236.96
2	—	268	307.00	307.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	439	274.00–281.00	280.24
7	—	341	301.00	301.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	582	217.00–228.00	224.87
6	—	301	240.00	240.00
34	—	421	246.00–252.00	249.16
5	—	746	198.00	198.00
3	—	1,022	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,198	155.00	155.00
4	—	603	206.00	206.00
68	—	483	230.00–249.00	240.34
6	—	884	195.00	195.00
28	—	381	240.00–251.00	242.91
24	—	528	226.00–235.00	229.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	325	286.00–291.00	287.96
27	—	472	252.00–263.00	257.57
3	—	1,022	177.00	177.00
53	—	632	228.00–233.00	230.32
4	—	546	246.00	246.00
4	—	870	201.00–205.00	201.99
20	—	582	231.00–240.00	233.83
19	—	437	256.00–262.00	259.76
9	—	290	291.00–300.00	298.04
12	—	379	261.00–276.00	264.54
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	409	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	475	267.00	267.00
20	—	734	229.50–233.00	230.54
109	—	540	251.00–259.50	258.18
34	—	633	237.00–238.00	237.47
4	—	672	237.00	237.00
112	—	762	223.00–234.00	230.97
45	—	439	269.00–270.00	269.48
9	—	814	223.00	223.00
11	—	973	197.00	197.00
8	—	851	220.00	220.00
2	—	1,040	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	279.00	279.00

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