Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers under 450lbs sold 7.00 higher. Feeder steers over 450lbs were too thinly tested for an accurate trend. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold uneven. The next feeder sale will be next Wednesday December 6, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.81/cwt on 852 head.

Average price

$248.81

852 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,462

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$34.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.12

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	260.62	1,523	268
Large 1	565	244.96	1,385	45
Medium and Large 1-2	609	244.10	1,487	377
Medium and Large 2	551	243.12	1,339	145
Large 1-2	545	225.94	1,231	17thin

One grade step is worth $34.67/cwt here — about $292 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 sale852 hd

248.81

—

CO average2 barns · 1,707 hd

241.69

+7.12

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

65 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	—	421	305.00/cwt	295.00–311.00	1,284	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	388	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	328.03/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,338	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	220.36/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,379	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	240.70/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,471	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	215.54/cwt	210.50–219.00	1,552	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	229.31/cwt	227.00–233.50	1,541	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,051	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	291.96/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,358	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	292.86/cwt	290.00–301.00	805	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	202.04/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,471	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	229.51/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,441	101
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	296.07/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,063	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	290.73/cwt	290.00–291.00	927	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	541	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,239	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	201.27/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,546	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	311.58/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,156	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	274.72/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,308	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	261.98/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,519	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	227.87/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,344	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	503	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,519	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,349	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	664	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,368	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	190.53/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,477	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	213.28/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,410	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	434	226.72/cwt	224.00–231.00	984	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	495	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,109	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	220.87/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,190	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	222.26/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,378	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	233.75/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,190	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	491	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	198.98/cwt	191.00–203.50	1,315	30
Heifers	Large 1	—	539	218.86/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,180	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	197.75/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,240	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,339	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	221.05/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,253	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	244.30/cwt	241.00–246.00	684	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	618	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,149	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	322	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	255.47/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,001	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	236.35/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,035	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	244.46/cwt	221.00–249.00	824	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	237.16/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,157	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,408	1
Steers	Large 1	—	598	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	221.98/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,019	23
Steers	Large 1	—	616	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,374	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	208.51/cwt	201.00–216.00	1,191	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	279.09/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,462	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,089	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	638	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,282	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	960	6
Steers	Large 1	—	403	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	979	2
Steers	Large 1	—	549	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,378	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	217.16/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,481	51

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

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

Receipts 2,097Last week 1,570Year ago 2,740

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	421	295.00–311.00	305.00
84	—	720	210.50–219.00	215.54
2	—	543	256.00	256.00
44	—	465	288.00–300.00	291.96
101	—	628	225.00–235.00	229.51
12	—	371	310.00–313.00	311.58
64	—	580	250.00–265.00	261.98
2	—	318	308.00	308.00
51	—	682	214.00–218.00	217.16
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	265.00	265.00
6	—	541	229.00	229.00
7	—	638	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	408	326.00–330.00	328.03
20	—	611	240.00–241.00	240.70
101	—	672	227.00–233.50	229.31
7	—	1,051	183.00	183.00
3	—	327	321.00	321.00
101	—	524	271.00–289.00	279.09
2	—	368	343.00	343.00
6	—	298	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	626	220.00–222.00	220.36
12	—	275	290.00–301.00	292.86
11	—	728	196.00–208.00	202.04
17	—	359	290.00–301.00	296.07
11	—	319	290.00–291.00	290.73
26	—	768	192.00–210.00	201.27
17	—	476	262.00–282.00	274.72
15	—	590	221.00–236.00	227.87
4	—	416	281.00	281.00
4	—	548	235.00	235.00
14	—	671	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	503	302.00	302.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	231.00	231.00
16	—	616	223.00	223.00
3	—	403	323.00	323.00
24	—	549	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	664	206.00	206.00
13	—	434	224.00–231.00	226.72
10	—	495	224.00	224.00
48	—	539	213.00–223.00	218.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	775	189.00–192.00	190.53
38	—	661	209.00–215.00	213.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	—	235	500.00	500.00
40	—	620	220.00–223.00	222.26
19	—	509	230.00–241.00	233.75
30	—	661	191.00–203.50	198.98
85	—	701	191.00	191.00
65	—	567	219.00–222.00	221.05
41	—	392	253.00–261.00	255.47
40	—	488	230.00–241.00	237.16
11	—	1,013	155.00	155.00
1	—	800	176.00	176.00
7	—	434	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	539	211.00–225.00	220.87
32	—	627	197.00–201.00	197.75
13	—	280	241.00–246.00	244.30
36	—	438	235.00–241.00	236.35
15	—	337	221.00–249.00	244.46
23	—	459	217.00–229.00	221.98
2	—	390	246.00	246.00
1	—	795	176.00	176.00
58	—	571	201.00–216.00	208.51
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	201.00	201.00
4	—	618	186.00	186.00
5	—	322	226.00	226.00

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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