Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers were too thinly tested for an accurate trend. The next feeder calf sale is next Wednesday November 29, 2023 and the next slaughter cow sale is next Thursday November 30, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.90/cwt on 485 head.

Average price

$216.90

485 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

per head · Large 1 over Large 1-2

$81.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.06

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	435	286.38	1,245	13thin
Medium and Large 1	712	227.05	1,616	22
Medium and Large 2	557	216.69	1,206	276
Medium and Large 1-2	650	211.04	1,371	166
Large 1-2	527	204.75	1,079	8thin

One grade step is worth $81.63/cwt here — about $166 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 sale485 hd

216.90

—

CO average4 barns · 1,206 hd

223.95

−7.06

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	1,610	94.22	1,517	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,394	86.38	1,204	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	86.00	1,436	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	83.27	891	176

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,303	$1,274	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,243	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,160	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,110	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	922	$1,467	11
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,640	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,265	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	875	156.11/cwt	145.00–170.00	1,366	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	150.08/cwt	141.00–168.00	1,261	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	251.26/cwt	240.00–258.00	935	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,721	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	212.39/cwt	201.00–221.00	1,417	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,495	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	250.38/cwt	250.00–251.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	215.56/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,255	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,237	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	176.01/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	267.93/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,715	10
Steers	Large 1	—	595	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,285	3
Steers	Large 1	—	519	243.83/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,265	7
Steers	Large 1	—	730	190.87/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,393	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,390	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	191.13/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,556	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	234.60/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,436	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,499	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	301.17/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,277	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,387	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	270.73/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,289	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	293.05/cwt	291.00–301.00	818	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	199.03/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,439	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,418	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	303.45/cwt	255.00–318.00	998	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	314.70/cwt	301.00–317.00	1,164	41
Steers	Large 2	—	421	256.82/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,081	8
Steers	Large 2	—	314	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	725	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	392	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,219	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	870	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,401	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	430	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,183	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	250.40/cwt	246.00–260.00	834	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	162.24/cwt	150.00–171.00	1,269	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	80.08/cwt	73.00–87.00	1,148	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	76.86/cwt	61.00–84.00	789	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	94.68/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,108	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	88.30/cwt	85.00–91.00	975	94
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,436	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	93.82/cwt	92.50–96.00	1,309	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	90.42/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,147	7
Bulls	—	—	1,543	92.64/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,429	14
Bulls	—	—	1,925	101.62/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,956	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,901	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	1,607.17/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,607	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,092.58/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,093	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	1,419.12/head	1,360.00–1,510.00	1,419	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,221	104.25/cwt	91.00–123.00	1,273	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	867	162.75/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,411	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	143.50/cwt	134.00–151.00	1,289	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	138.31/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,436	56
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,164.37/head	1,025.00–1,235.00	1,164	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	192.18/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,368	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	183.89/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	196.85/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,260	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	246.55/cwt	221.00–251.00	1,072	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	191.66/cwt	169.00–198.00	1,301	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	240.89/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,294	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,344	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,818	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	471	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,017	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	620	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	218.98/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,180	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	173.17/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,422	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	257.09/cwt	255.00–259.00	676	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	172.72/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,587	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,640	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	2

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,570Last week 3,933Year ago 1,543

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 0Year ago 586

Replacement CattleReceipts 167Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	875	145.00–170.00	156.11
9	—	840	141.00–168.00	150.08
34	—	372	240.00–258.00	251.26
5	—	269	250.00–251.00	250.38
23	—	582	211.00–216.00	215.56
17	—	333	246.00–260.00	250.40
14	—	782	150.00–171.00	162.24
23	—	712	187.00–196.00	192.18
21	—	640	196.00–200.00	196.85
70	—	435	221.00–251.00	246.55
26	—	679	169.00–198.00	191.66
7	—	539	214.00–221.00	218.98
8	—	470	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	557	222.00	222.00
5	—	745	200.00	200.00
4	—	887	173.00–179.00	176.01
7	—	775	181.00–185.00	183.89
4	—	454	243.00	243.00
54	—	537	236.00–242.00	240.89
16	—	628	214.00	214.00
42	—	821	170.00–177.00	173.17
13	—	263	255.00–259.00	257.09
13	—	919	170.00–175.00	172.72
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	392	311.00	311.00
1	—	870	161.00	161.00
2	—	430	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	281.00	281.00
9	—	1,033	176.00	176.00
3	—	332	291.00	291.00
1	—	750	201.00	201.00
2	—	835	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	216.00	216.00
3	—	620	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,128	171.00	171.00
1	—	950	193.00	193.00
11	—	869	198.00	198.00
2	—	453	307.00	307.00
41	—	433	321.00	321.00
8	—	814	190.00–193.00	191.13
3	—	1,005	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	182.00	182.00
10	—	953	180.00	180.00
50	—	612	230.00–238.00	234.60
9	—	524	286.00	286.00
14	—	424	300.00–308.00	301.17
34	—	475	292.00	292.00
54	—	554	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	667	201.00–221.00	212.39
10	—	763	196.00	196.00
4	—	515	265.00–271.00	267.93
5	—	621	217.00	217.00
3	—	435	281.00	281.00
17	—	476	268.00–272.00	270.73
14	—	279	291.00–301.00	293.05
7	—	723	194.00–201.00	199.03
2	—	558	235.00	235.00
1	—	905	170.00	170.00
44	—	329	255.00–318.00	303.45
41	—	370	301.00–317.00	314.70
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	216.00	216.00
7	—	519	241.00–246.00	243.83
15	—	730	190.00–191.00	190.87
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	251.00–263.00	256.82
4	—	314	231.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,434	73.00–87.00	80.08
14	—	1,395	92.50–96.00	93.82
7	—	1,269	90.00–91.00	90.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,026	61.00–84.00	76.86
3	—	1,170	94.00–96.00	94.68
94	—	1,104	85.00–91.00	88.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	86.00	86.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,543	90.00–97.00	92.64
3	—	1,925	101.00–103.00	101.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,118	170.00	170.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	161.00–166.00	162.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,221	91.00–123.00	104.25
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	105.00	105.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	898	134.00–151.00	143.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	56	—	1,038	130.00–152.00	138.31
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	923	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,607.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,115	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	920	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,092.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,430	1,360.00–1,510.00	1,419.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,400	1,335.00	1,335.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,188	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,220	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,207	1,025.00–1,235.00	1,164.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,640	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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