Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 8.00 higher across all weight classes. Higher trends were noticed in both steers and heifers that were double vaccinated. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold unevenly steady while slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday February 28, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $275.61/cwt on 1,236 head.

Average price

$275.61

1,236 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$59.27/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	652	283.82	1,851	806
Medium and Large 1-2	615	277.80	1,707	222
Large 1	667	268.37	1,791	55
Medium and Large 2	611	254.40	1,554	37
Large 1-2	771	224.55	1,732	116

One grade step is worth $59.27/cwt here — about $119 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 sale1,236 hd

275.61

—

CO average4 barns · 3,548 hd

281.16

−5.55

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	—	High	1,634	119.50	1,952	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,644	115.49	1,899	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,710	113.00	1,932	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,400	109.73	1,536	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	98.86	1,049	108

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,293	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,503	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,301	$1,718	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,435	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,378	$1,525	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,250	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,619	9
Steers	Large 1	—	765	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,863	35
Steers	Large 1	—	413	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	363.73/cwt	361.00–369.00	1,557	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,653	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,238	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,955	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	249.05/cwt	241.00–249.75	1,843	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,324	3
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	—	817	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,716	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,283	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	288	411.03/cwt	407.00–415.00	1,184	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	319	409.63/cwt	409.00–411.00	1,307	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	387.58/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,473	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	324.19/cwt	322.00–329.00	1,598	16
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	—	672	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,616	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	298	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	652	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,610	3
Steers	Large 1	—	513	299.36/cwt	296.00–301.00	1,536	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	311.80/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,706	29
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	558	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	251.01/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,431	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	266.98/cwt	264.00–269.00	1,701	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	242.17/cwt	238.00–246.50	1,855	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	262.06/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,753	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,062	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	236.10/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,896	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	260.14/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,842	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	319.06/cwt	318.00–321.00	1,665	38
Steers	Large 1-2	—	784	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,733	112
Steers	Large 1-2	—	420	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	268.25/cwt	251.00–281.00	1,414	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,731	4
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	422	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	349.75/cwt	346.00–354.00	1,469	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	302.55/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,579	81
Steers	Large 1	—	562	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,905	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	369	394.09/cwt	393.00–397.00	1,454	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,796	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	346.88/cwt	341.00–351.00	1,651	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	253.73/cwt	248.00–254.50	1,718	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	573	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,645	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	418	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,359	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	318.51/cwt	318.00–319.00	1,331	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,579	16
Bulls	Large 1	—	538	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,463	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	70.42/cwt	61.00–81.00	799	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	115.49/cwt	109.00–121.50	1,899	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	95.95/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,137	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	86.79/cwt	83.00–91.00	845	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,061	106.09/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,126	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,405	111.50/cwt	103.00–120.50	1,567	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,242	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,932	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	120.75/cwt	113.50–133.00	1,994	10
Bulls	—	—	1,460	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,562	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,406	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,301	1,717.76/head	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,718	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	865	174.36/cwt	161.00–187.00	1,508	79
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	144.70/cwt	136.00–156.00	1,443	50
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,031	125.89/cwt	117.00–132.00	1,298	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,503	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	224.45/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,522	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	493	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	353	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	231.39/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,555	80
Heifers	Large 1	—	554	248.57/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,377	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	662	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,513	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	255.99/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,618	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	474	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	346.15/cwt	342.00–351.00	1,156	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,611	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	375.08/cwt	371.00–379.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	653	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,410	4
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	—	492	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,427	9
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	—	603	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,550	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	711	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,550	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	241.13/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	316.59/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,206	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	263.02/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,391	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	279.78/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,200	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	411	302.66/cwt	299.00–303.00	1,244	26
Heifers	Large 1	—	628	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,416	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	279.24/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,463	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	271.89/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,555	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,149	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	423	297.84/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,260	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	281.19/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,341	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	247.28/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,298	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,758	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	295.56/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,401	196

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 Feb 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,901Last week 1,294Year ago 1,324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 116Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 161Last week 119Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	286.00	286.00
61	—	637	264.00–269.00	266.98
13	—	420	346.00–354.00	349.75
4	—	490	317.00	317.00
81	—	522	290.00–309.00	302.55
17	—	1,044	182.50	182.50
37	—	677	248.00–254.50	253.73
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	765	243.50	243.50
2	—	413	350.00	350.00
12	—	513	296.00–301.00	299.36
3	—	562	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	428	361.00–369.00	363.73
10	—	553	299.00	299.00
22	—	869	225.00	225.00
2	—	230	425.00	425.00
2	—	290	395.00	395.00
121	—	740	241.00–249.75	249.05
3	—	342	387.00	387.00
40	—	380	380.00–390.00	387.58
16	—	493	322.00–329.00	324.19
29	—	547	310.00–312.00	311.80
102	—	766	238.00–246.50	242.17
71	—	669	256.00–265.00	262.06
36	—	1,006	205.00	205.00
96	—	803	235.00–237.00	236.10
4	—	601	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	137.00	137.00
3	—	668	234.00	234.00
20	—	527	251.00–281.00	268.25
12	—	632	254.00–257.00	255.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	400.00	400.00
6	—	288	407.00–415.00	411.03
9	—	319	409.00–411.00	409.63
12	—	474	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	708	260.00–261.00	260.14
38	—	522	318.00–321.00	319.06
13	—	369	393.00–397.00	394.09
7	—	445	374.00	374.00
56	—	653	275.00	275.00
69	—	476	341.00–351.00	346.88
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	784	221.00	221.00
4	—	420	324.00	324.00
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	817	210.00	210.00
150	—	672	240.50	240.50
9	—	492	290.00	290.00
13	—	603	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	390	329.00	329.00
3	—	298	387.50	387.50
3	—	652	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	191.00	191.00
12	—	525	241.00–251.00	247.28
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	236.00	236.00
4	—	653	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	570	246.00–255.00	251.01
63	—	678	220.00–226.00	224.45
9	—	716	203.00	203.00
23	—	529	257.00–267.00	263.02
12	—	429	275.00–284.00	279.78
4	—	344	334.00	334.00
17	—	477	273.00–285.00	281.19
7	—	638	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	287.00	287.00
2	—	355	351.00	351.00
2	—	493	319.00	319.00
3	—	305	380.00	380.00
4	—	260	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	325.00	325.00
7	—	554	248.00–249.00	248.57
15	—	662	228.50	228.50
103	—	711	218.00	218.00
126	—	628	225.50	225.50
13	—	423	296.00–300.00	297.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	672	230.00–232.50	231.39
15	—	334	342.00–351.00	346.15
13	—	746	216.00	216.00
4	—	289	371.00–379.00	375.08
7	—	614	240.00–244.00	241.13
8	—	381	312.00–318.00	316.59
70	—	524	275.00–285.00	279.24
7	—	415	328.00	328.00
76	—	572	266.00–274.00	271.89
35	—	778	226.00	226.00
196	—	474	288.00–300.00	295.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	411	299.00–303.00	302.66
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	418	325.00	325.00
4	—	538	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	418	318.00–319.00	318.51
16	—	554	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	61.00–81.00	70.42
17	—	1,185	95.00–96.00	95.95
26	—	974	83.00–91.00	86.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,644	109.00–121.50	115.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,061	101.00–116.00	106.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,405	103.00–120.50	111.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	92.00	92.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	113.00	113.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,651	113.50–133.00	120.75
1	—	1,460	107.00	107.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,406	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,301	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,717.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,293	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,503	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	79	—	865	161.00–187.00	174.36
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	180.00	180.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	50	—	997	136.00–156.00	144.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,031	117.00–132.00	125.89

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

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

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Replacement Cattle