Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 450lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder steers between 450lbs to 550lbs sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold 7.00 higher. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday November 22, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.49/cwt on 1,389 head.

Average price

$251.49

1,389 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$55.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	283.61	1,599	151
Large 1	446	271.52	1,212	27
Medium and Large 1-2	561	263.63	1,480	452
Large 1-2	527	241.16	1,270	20
Medium and Large 2	588	237.55	1,396	701
Large 2	553	227.76	1,260	38

One grade step is worth $55.84/cwt here — about $339 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 sale1,389 hd

251.49

—

CO average4 barns · 4,130 hd

257.04

−5.55

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

83 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 1	—	870	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,679	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	183.41/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,799	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,642	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	306.92/cwt	306.00–311.00	1,409	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	263.95/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,011	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	316.85/cwt	311.00–326.00	1,236	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	341.44/cwt	339.00–353.00	1,151	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	318.69/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,367	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,691	6
Steers	Large 1	—	346	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	938	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	300.77/cwt	299.00–308.00	1,287	52
Steers	Large 1-2	—	631	208.63/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	281.39/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,474	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,804	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	331.47/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,094	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,581	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	492	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,240	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	251.82/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,471	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	295.22/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,435	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	214.78/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,546	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	208.08/cwt	196.00–220.00	1,398	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	245.76/cwt	244.00–246.50	1,507	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,492	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	871	7
Steers	Large 2	—	595	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,345	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	238.23/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,406	141
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	279.35/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,288	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	307.96/cwt	301.00–318.00	1,010	32
Steers	Large 2	—	414	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	956	5
Steers	Large 2	—	368	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	289.42/cwt	287.00–296.00	1,242	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	202.05/cwt	201.00–203.00	1,422	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	260.09/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,389	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	228.46/cwt	217.00–235.50	1,412	228
Heifers	Large 1	—	465	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,112	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	833	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,141	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	254.05/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,166	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	294.35/cwt	290.00–303.00	927	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	209.74/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,544	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	265.42/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,141	98
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	328	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	790	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	299	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	780	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	246.09/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,322	139
Heifers	Large 1	—	364	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	997	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	667	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,274	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	279.71/cwt	277.00–281.00	926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,462	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	852	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,569	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	304.41/cwt	300.00–307.50	895	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,379	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	281.15/cwt	274.00–288.00	1,040	47
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	401	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	982	10
Steers	Large 1	—	408	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,187	6
Steers	Large 1	—	607	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,439	6
Steers	Large 1	—	456	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,300	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	183.69/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,808	25
Heifers	Large 2	—	517	204.32/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,056	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	335.11/cwt	332.50–342.00	1,216	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	195.41/cwt	186.00–201.00	1,317	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	190.01/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,395	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	227.86/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,087	54
Heifers	Large 2	—	601	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,184	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	218.42/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,145	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	892	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	278	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	248.89/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,053	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	209.98/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,216	96
Heifers	Large 2	—	429	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	829	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,339	16
Heifers	Large 2	—	369	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	208.69/cwt	196.00–217.00	1,306	70

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 3,933Last week 5,301Year ago 3,767

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	870	193.00	193.00
20	—	981	181.00–187.00	183.41
18	—	459	251.00–260.00	254.05
18	—	315	290.00–303.00	294.35
68	—	736	206.00–211.00	209.74
98	—	430	259.00–270.00	265.42
139	—	537	241.00–250.00	246.09
38	—	294	300.00–307.50	304.41
47	—	370	274.00–288.00	281.15
8	—	779	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	933	176.00	176.00
6	—	331	277.00–281.00	279.71
23	—	786	186.00	186.00
12	—	299	285.00	285.00
15	—	867	181.00	181.00
62	—	624	221.00	221.00
4	—	594	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	383	258.00–266.00	263.95
9	—	302	262.50	262.50
125	—	674	186.00–201.00	195.41
26	—	734	185.00–193.00	190.01
54	—	477	220.00–235.00	227.86
95	—	524	209.00–230.00	218.42
3	—	892	171.00	171.00
54	—	423	246.00–254.00	248.89
96	—	579	201.00–214.00	209.98
16	—	829	161.00–162.00	161.51
70	—	626	196.00–217.00	208.69
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	236.00	236.00
11	—	299	261.00	261.00
5	—	364	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	328	241.00	241.00
10	—	667	191.00	191.00
10	—	401	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	201.00–210.00	204.32
5	—	601	197.00	197.00
2	—	278	241.00	241.00
5	—	429	233.00	233.00
5	—	369	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	459	306.00–311.00	306.92
3	—	297	357.50	357.50
26	—	337	339.00–353.00	341.44
18	—	429	315.00–321.00	318.69
6	—	867	195.00	195.00
12	—	902	200.00	200.00
25	—	984	181.00–191.00	183.69
9	—	363	332.50–342.00	335.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	390	311.00–326.00	316.85
5	—	272	330.00	330.00
52	—	428	299.00–308.00	300.77
2	—	945	181.00	181.00
65	—	524	275.00–286.00	281.39
31	—	330	330.00–332.50	331.47
4	—	753	210.00	210.00
64	—	584	251.00–255.00	251.82
45	—	486	290.00–301.00	295.22
86	—	720	211.00–217.00	214.78
67	—	613	244.00–246.50	245.76
15	—	663	225.00	225.00
5	—	891	181.00	181.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	346	271.00	271.00
6	—	408	291.00	291.00
6	—	607	237.00	237.00
7	—	456	285.00	285.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	207.00–211.00	208.63
15	—	492	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	672	196.00–220.00	208.08
7	—	273	319.00	319.00
141	—	590	230.00–244.00	238.23
15	—	461	274.00–282.00	279.35
32	—	328	301.00–318.00	307.96
57	—	429	287.00–296.00	289.42
77	—	704	201.00–203.00	202.05
49	—	534	256.00–266.00	260.09
228	—	618	217.00–235.50	228.46
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	595	226.00	226.00
5	—	414	231.00	231.00
3	—	368	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
3	—	230	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	553	201.00	201.00
2	—	435	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	833	137.00	137.00
4	—	619	171.00	171.00

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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