Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers across all weight classes were sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold mostly 10.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher. The next feeder calf special will be next Thursday, November 16 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $256.70/cwt on 2,292 head.

Average price

$256.70

2,292 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

per head · Large 1 over Large 2

$51.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.06

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	522	264.95	1,382	109
Medium and Large 1	639	263.72	1,685	198
Medium and Large 1-2	589	258.66	1,524	891
Medium and Large 2	550	253.40	1,394	1,083
Large 2	560	213.73	1,197	11thin

One grade step is worth $51.23/cwt here — about $186 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 sale2,292 hd

256.70

—

CO average4 barns · 5,889 hd

265.75

−9.06

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

81 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	236.49/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,000	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	223.77/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,627	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	209.38/cwt	206.00–210.50	1,803	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	247.80/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,541	229
Steers	Large 1	—	559	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,431	20
Steers	Large 1	—	651	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,289	4
Steers	Large 1	—	820	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	201.64/cwt	201.00–203.00	1,452	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	181.33/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	274.65/cwt	273.00–277.00	1,439	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	195.10/cwt	192.00–198.00	2,103	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,438	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	215.58/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,582	116
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,079	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	866	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	226.74/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,417	214
Steers	Large 2	—	637	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	219.69/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,463	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	922	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	257.03/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,329	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	354.06/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,105	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	228.37/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,512	93
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	272.04/cwt	254.00–279.00	1,311	178
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	863	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	246.37/cwt	237.50–251.00	1,426	343
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	314.52/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,117	121
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	206.48/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,625	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	218.41/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,802	19
Steers	Large 2	—	531	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	291.92/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,255	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	286.54/cwt	284.50–295.00	1,355	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	254.21/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,327	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	232.44/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,253	97
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	317	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	777	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,578	41
Heifers	Large 1	—	591	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	416	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,080	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	224.49/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,181	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	245.45/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,377	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	873	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	186.38/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,592	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	183.62/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	211.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,448	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	281.62/cwt	279.00–282.00	1,048	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	263.22/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,108	38
Heifers	Large 1	—	758	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	211.18/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,316	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	176.67/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,556	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	243.65/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,503	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	263.23/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,269	33
Heifers	Large 1	—	516	223.10/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,151	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	916	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	214.28/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,236	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	221.71/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,390	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	231.34/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,328	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	243.22/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,172	176
Steers	Large 1	—	484	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,377	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	240.26/cwt	221.00–261.00	675	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	621	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	256.56/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,229	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	205.50/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,360	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	270.44/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,409	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	338.61/cwt	332.00–341.00	1,324	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,008	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	271.81/cwt	271.00–283.00	796	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	822	180.54/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,484	19
Steers	Large 1	—	535	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,300	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	255.33/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,448	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	186.70/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,525	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	249.27/cwt	241.00–257.00	940	66

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 5,301Last week 0Year ago 3,864

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	423	231.00–247.00	236.49
96	—	526	221.00–228.00	224.49
67	—	623	206.00–216.00	211.18
9	—	338	271.00	271.00
55	—	577	208.00–226.00	214.28
7	—	737	213.00	213.00
3	—	923	178.00	178.00
176	—	482	231.00–248.00	243.22
19	—	281	221.00–261.00	240.26
42	—	662	203.00–208.00	205.50
19	—	822	180.00–181.00	180.54
15	—	778	196.00	196.00
66	—	377	241.00–257.00	249.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	522	246.00–256.00	254.21
39	—	561	241.00–248.00	245.45
35	—	290	301.00	301.00
16	—	854	186.00–187.00	186.38
11	—	410	275.00	275.00
2	—	990	192.00	192.00
4	—	905	195.00	195.00
3	—	1,037	181.00–189.00	183.62
55	—	372	279.00–282.00	281.62
36	—	617	232.00–248.00	243.65
33	—	482	261.00–269.00	263.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	539	230.00–233.00	232.44
41	—	714	221.00	221.00
55	—	683	210.00–220.00	211.98
38	—	421	262.00–265.00	263.22
15	—	881	174.00–179.00	176.67
33	—	627	221.00–222.00	221.71
65	—	574	230.00–237.00	231.34
7	—	843	191.00	191.00
134	—	479	251.00–259.00	256.56
33	—	372	271.00	271.00
30	—	293	271.00–283.00	271.81
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	317	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	591	205.00	205.00
32	—	416	259.50	259.50
5	—	758	200.00	200.00
13	—	516	221.00–225.00	223.10
4	—	621	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	727	223.00–224.00	223.77
33	—	861	206.00–210.50	209.38
1	—	1,100	180.00	180.00
25	—	1,078	192.00–198.00	195.10
56	—	312	352.00–365.00	354.06
42	—	521	270.00–271.00	270.44
3	—	1,024	185.00–190.00	186.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	622	241.00–256.00	247.80
6	—	1,083	181.00–182.00	181.33
172	—	524	273.00–277.00	274.65
8	—	437	329.00	329.00
116	—	734	212.00–219.00	215.58
3	—	212	460.00	460.00
93	—	662	228.00–230.00	228.37
19	—	825	218.00–220.00	218.41
3	—	750	221.00	221.00
145	—	473	284.50–295.00	286.54
63	—	391	332.00–341.00	338.61
10	—	934	193.00	193.00
27	—	567	255.00–256.00	255.33
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	559	256.00	256.00
4	—	651	198.00	198.00
2	—	820	196.00	196.00
58	—	484	284.50	284.50
25	—	535	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	720	201.00–203.00	201.64
11	—	335	322.00	322.00
7	—	866	185.00	185.00
214	—	625	219.00–236.00	226.74
77	—	666	217.00–223.00	219.69
8	—	922	185.00	185.00
50	—	517	251.00–264.00	257.03
178	—	482	254.00–279.00	272.04
18	—	284	304.00	304.00
343	—	579	237.50–251.00	246.37
121	—	355	295.00–320.00	314.52
18	—	787	206.00–209.00	206.48
22	—	430	285.00–300.00	291.92
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	221.00	221.00
8	—	531	211.00	211.00

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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