Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 3.00 to 11.00 lower while steers over 500lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 5.00 to 16.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 500lbs sold mostly 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale is next Wednesday February 7, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $259.83/cwt on 667 head.

Average price

$259.83

667 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$52.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.61

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	492	289.38	1,425	21
Medium and Large 1-2	588	274.32	1,613	127
Medium and Large 1	660	264.70	1,747	334
Large 1-2	589	243.26	1,432	19thin
Medium and Large 2	627	237.10	1,487	166

One grade step is worth $52.28/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale667 hd

259.83

—

CO average3 barns · 2,763 hd

275.44

−15.61

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	—	Average	1,676	115.90	1,942	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	104.58	1,681	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,349	97.01	1,308	70
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,960	96.00	1,882	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,131	91.31	1,032	206

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$1,275	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,245	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$1,050	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	752	$784	5

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	762	232.17/cwt	223.50–241.00	1,769	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	305.57/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,271	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,448	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	984	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,742	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	187.62/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,820	9
Steers	Large 1	—	518	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,518	4
Steers	Large 1	—	693	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,517	2
Steers	Large 1Fancy	—	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	230.80/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,546	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	216.13/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,764	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	240.22/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,732	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	357.38/cwt	353.00–364.00	1,329	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	295.57/cwt	289.00–302.00	1,708	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	282.90/cwt	282.00–284.00	976	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	285.79/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,212	17
Steers	Large 1	—	641	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,840	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	272.31/cwt	271.00–273.00	1,784	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	764	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,826	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	354.20/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,133	16
Steers	Large 1	—	341	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	246.96/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,544	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	501	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,152	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	472	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	243.97/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,637	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	247.72/cwt	236.00–256.00	1,405	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	289.35/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,522	45
Steers	Large 1-2	—	543	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,412	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	663	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	335.25/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,210	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	250.05/cwt	221.00–292.00	1,228	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	236.95/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,386	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,457	9
Heifers	Large 1Fancy	—	499	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,397	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	813	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,274	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	93.75/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,087	143
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,474	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	72.50/cwt	52.00–81.00	758	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,367	103.63/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,417	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,085	101.29/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,099	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	105.26/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,692	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	84.36/cwt	83.50–88.00	1,152	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	96.71/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,299	53
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,960	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,882	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	86.94/cwt	84.00–89.00	932	20
Bulls	—	—	1,453	105.54/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,533	4
Bulls	—	—	1,587	97.21/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,543	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	121.32/cwt	111.00–129.00	2,111	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	928	167.52/cwt	151.00–196.00	1,555	240
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	143.76/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,383	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,031	114.31/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,179	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	746	170.00/cwt	151.00–190.00	1,268	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,226	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	275.44/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,146	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	318.27/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,388	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	253.58/cwt	225.00–264.00	1,212	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	219.09/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,584	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	235.63/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,574	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	249.70/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,336	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	230.33/cwt	212.00–249.00	880	4
Steers	Large 1Fancy	—	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Large 1Fancy	—	418	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	266.40/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,111	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,112	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	269.26/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,295	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	308.11/cwt	300.00–324.00	983	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	428	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	286.04/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,373	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	247.43/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,443	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	219.92/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,469	31
Heifers	Large 1Fancy	—	585	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,457	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	622	499.15/head	485.00–525.00	499	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1

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 1,445Last week 2,363Year ago 1,360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 355Last week 258Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 295Last week 166Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	762	223.50–241.00	232.17
4	—	298	356.00	356.00
2	—	480	316.00	316.00
15	—	816	209.00–218.00	216.13
38	—	721	235.00–245.00	240.22
10	—	372	353.00–364.00	357.38
39	—	578	289.00–302.00	295.57
20	—	852	216.00	216.00
50	—	655	271.00–273.00	272.31
16	—	320	345.00–357.00	354.20
11	—	605	289.00	289.00
23	—	436	317.00–320.00	318.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	416	302.00–312.00	305.57
16	—	467	310.00	310.00
9	—	970	185.00–191.00	187.62
2	—	745	223.00	223.00
5	—	597	275.00	275.00
5	—	1,168	167.00	167.00
21	—	671	242.00–248.00	243.97
2	—	908	185.00	185.00
45	—	526	283.00–292.00	289.35
10	—	361	333.00–340.00	335.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	984	177.00	177.00
49	—	670	230.00–238.00	230.80
31	—	625	240.00–255.00	246.96
4	—	501	230.00	230.00
31	—	567	236.00–256.00	247.72
28	—	491	221.00–292.00	250.05
2	—	390	292.00	292.00
5	—	416	271.00–282.00	275.44
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	293.00	293.00
2	—	693	240.00	240.00
5	—	641	245.00	245.00
5	—	341	311.00	311.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	315.00	315.00
2	—	370	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	764	239.00	239.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	271.00	271.00
7	—	543	260.00	260.00
9	—	663	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	345	282.00–284.00	282.90
17	—	424	278.00–288.00	285.79
11	—	585	234.00–238.00	236.95
37	—	535	246.00–252.00	249.70
7	—	481	268.00–271.00	269.26
31	—	668	216.00–225.00	219.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	242.00	242.00
3	—	867	200.00	200.00
20	—	723	214.00–220.00	219.09
21	—	668	232.00–236.00	235.63
2	—	523	258.00	258.00
14	—	353	315.00	315.00
4	—	753	220.00	220.00
10	—	828	206.00	206.00
18	—	319	300.00–324.00	308.11
28	—	480	279.00–290.00	286.04
24	—	583	245.00–252.00	247.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	554	263.00	263.00
6	—	813	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	499	280.00	280.00
4	—	418	279.00	279.00
16	—	585	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	478	225.00–264.00	253.58
4	—	382	212.00–249.00	230.33
26	—	417	251.00–270.00	266.40
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	214.00	214.00
2	—	488	261.00	261.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	1,159	90.00–98.00	93.75
24	—	1,046	52.00–81.00	72.50
20	—	1,072	84.00–89.00	86.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	91.00	91.00
20	—	1,607	98.00–110.00	105.26
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,367	101.00–107.00	103.63
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,085	101.00–106.00	101.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,365	83.50–88.00	84.36
53	—	1,343	91.00–98.00	96.71
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	96.00	96.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,453	101.00–108.00	105.54
3	—	1,587	96.00–100.00	97.21
18	—	1,740	111.00–129.00	121.32

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,203	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	622	485.00–525.00	499.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,226	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	111.00	111.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,031	111.00–121.00	114.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	240	—	928	151.00–196.00	167.52
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	746	151.00–190.00	170.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	962	133.00–147.00	143.76

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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