Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 450lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 450lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 3.00 lower and feeder heifers over 550lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher across all weight classes. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be January 10, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.35/cwt on 543 head.

Average price

$241.35

543 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$282

per head · Large 1-2 over Large 1

$36.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.72

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	396	250.00	991	7thin
Medium and Large 1	613	249.93	1,533	218
Medium and Large 2	478	239.27	1,144	85
Medium and Large 1-2	627	234.84	1,472	222
Large 1	597	213.36	1,273	11thin

One grade step is worth $36.64/cwt here — about −$282 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 sale543 hd

241.35

—

CO average4 barns · 1,325 hd

250.07

−8.72

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	1,612	99.54	1,604	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,666	97.22	1,620	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,406	91.32	1,284	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	84.61	901	325

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,665	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,434	$1,487	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,394	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,351	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$1,330	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,298	$1,260	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,125	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$460	2thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	—	917	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,513	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,265	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	197.24/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,436	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	253.43/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,077	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,267	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	551	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,240	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	238.55/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,264	50
Heifers	Large 1	—	565	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	261.71/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,248	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	626	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	212.06/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,313	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,216	1
Steers	Large 1	—	656	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	208.25/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,537	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	254.65/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,319	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	232.30/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,468	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,726	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	241.60/cwt	236.00–256.00	1,119	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	195.86/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,637	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	799	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,622	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,388	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	328.82/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,384	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	239.14/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,399	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	234.84/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,550	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,636	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	263	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	486	271.62/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,320	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	401	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	604	258.74/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,563	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	334	300.51/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,004	20
Steers	Large 1	—	493	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	248.57/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,564	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	384	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	623	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	460	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	493	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,016	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	948	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	530	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,235	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	355	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	863	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	95.08/cwt	91.00–99.25	1,385	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	87.11/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,148	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	73.65/cwt	61.00–82.00	706	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	91.05/cwt	90.00–96.00	969	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	86.52/cwt	83.00–89.50	954	200
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	83.21/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,139	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	392	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	98.36/cwt	96.00–98.50	1,643	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	88.07/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,440	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,151	97.72/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,125	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,305	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,318	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	95.72/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,391	6
Bulls	—	—	1,698	101.63/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,726	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,276.95/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,277	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,665	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	135.38/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,287	177
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	907	156.46/cwt	150.00–171.00	1,419	131
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,069	110.20/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,178	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	735	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	827	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	128.93/cwt	121.00–146.00	881	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,575	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,488	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	210.87/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,326	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	418	252.41/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,041	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	182.17/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,414	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	230.65/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,056	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	320	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	842	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	326	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	769	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	455	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,010	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	383	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	889	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	526	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	202.79/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,136	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	218.29/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,135	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	217.14/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,309	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,154	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	245.42/cwt	238.00–253.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	240.68/cwt	226.00–250.00	917	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	848	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	238.97/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,018	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	171.65/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,359	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	252.98/cwt	251.00–255.00	840	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	1,367.15/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,077	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,265.10/head	1,210.00–1,325.00	1,265	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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Dec 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,346Last week 2,641Year ago 982

Slaughter CattleReceipts 450Last week 182Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 367Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	917	165.00	165.00
9	—	570	222.00	222.00
29	—	728	193.00–201.00	197.24
50	—	530	236.00–239.00	238.55
10	—	405	257.00	257.00
14	—	603	214.00–218.00	217.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	576	220.00	220.00
17	—	629	207.00–213.00	210.87
12	—	776	181.00–183.00	182.17
14	—	458	230.00–231.00	230.65
20	—	504	229.00	229.00
12	—	426	233.00–241.00	238.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	551	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	216.00	216.00
3	—	623	192.00	192.00
3	—	460	227.00	227.00
6	—	530	233.00	233.00
5	—	355	243.00	243.00
2	—	320	263.00	263.00
4	—	848	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	493	206.00	206.00
7	—	326	236.00	236.00
7	—	526	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	431	220.00	220.00
7	—	560	196.00–208.00	202.79
37	—	520	211.00–225.00	218.29
4	—	673	191.00	191.00
5	—	455	216.00	216.00
8	—	292	238.00–253.00	245.42
8	—	381	226.00–250.00	240.68
6	—	813	171.00	171.00
14	—	792	171.00–172.00	171.65
10	—	332	251.00–255.00	252.98
2	—	628	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	251.00–253.00	252.41
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	222.00	222.00
6	—	383	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	181.00	181.00
35	—	425	251.00–260.00	253.43
8	—	329	251.00	251.00
13	—	619	211.00–218.00	212.06
3	—	690	211.00	211.00
1	—	805	151.00	151.00
23	—	463	236.00–256.00	241.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	261.00–265.00	261.71
3	—	1,338	123.00	123.00
2	—	675	224.00	224.00
19	—	738	208.00–209.00	208.25
67	—	518	250.00–261.00	254.65
42	—	632	227.00–239.00	232.30
2	—	818	189.00	189.00
20	—	1,040	166.00	166.00
10	—	777	193.00	193.00
4	—	906	187.00	187.00
5	—	351	301.00	301.00
5	—	289	301.00	301.00
3	—	313	291.00	291.00
17	—	585	230.00–243.00	239.14
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	656	193.00	193.00
4	—	493	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	836	193.00–199.00	195.86
12	—	799	203.00	203.00
18	—	514	270.00	270.00
4	—	701	221.00	221.00
10	—	421	324.00–330.00	328.82
58	—	660	234.00–241.00	234.84
2	—	453	280.00	280.00
14	—	875	187.00	187.00
2	—	563	250.00	250.00
20	—	629	243.00–251.00	248.57
10	—	370	315.00	315.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	260.00	260.00
5	—	401	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	312.00	312.00
10	—	486	270.00–272.00	271.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	604	255.00–260.00	258.74
5	—	384	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	334	300.00–301.00	300.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,457	91.00–99.25	95.08
17	—	1,318	86.00–90.00	87.11
10	—	1,369	82.00–85.00	83.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	958	61.00–82.00	73.65
54	—	1,064	90.00–96.00	91.05
200	—	1,103	83.00–89.50	86.52
4	—	700	56.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,670	96.00–98.50	98.36
2	—	1,635	86.00–90.00	88.07
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,151	97.00–101.00	97.72
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	101.00	101.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,453	91.00–100.00	95.72
11	—	1,698	101.00–107.00	101.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,276.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,310.00	1,310.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,298	1,260.00	1,260.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,448	1,435.00	1,435.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,210.00–1,325.00	1,265.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,665	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,575	1,460.00	1,460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,488	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,026	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,367.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,077	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	177	—	951	120.00–148.00	135.38
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	683	121.00–146.00	128.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	131	—	907	150.00–171.00	156.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,069	101.00–116.00	110.20
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	112.50	112.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	710	460.00	460.00

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