Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, trade active and demand moderate. Feeder steers under 550lbs sold mostly 4.00 to 12.00 higher, and steers over 550lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold 2.00 lower. Next feeder calf special is next Monday October 30, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $274.78/cwt on 2,520 head.

Average price

$274.78

2,520 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$51.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	282.33	1,599	991
Medium and Large 1-2	539	280.52	1,511	1,066
Large 1-2	590	247.82	1,462	75
Large 1	647	245.67	1,588	84
Medium and Large 2	629	245.29	1,543	292
Large 2	595	231.00	1,374	12thin

One grade step is worth $51.33/cwt here — about $225 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 sale2,520 hd

274.78

—

CO average5 barns · 5,156 hd

274.93

−0.15

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

72 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - 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 2	—	534	273.35/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,460	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	303.23/cwt	302.00–306.00	1,177	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	267.72/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,317	11
Steers	Large 2	—	595	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,374	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	239.54/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,521	103
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	251.00/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,461	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	224.15/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	238.35/cwt	232.50–242.00	1,606	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	254.72/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,589	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	262.70/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,532	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	297.54/cwt	282.00–307.50	1,434	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	315.00/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,487	83
Steers	Large 1-2	—	588	247.25/cwt	242.50–249.00	1,454	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	414	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,184	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	320.06/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,248	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	297.78/cwt	292.50–309.00	1,280	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	933	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	276.47/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,592	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	288.56/cwt	279.00–291.00	1,503	514
Steers	Large 1-2	—	534	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,367	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	634	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,515	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,097	5
Steers	Large 1	—	726	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,699	41
Steers	Large 1	—	661	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,676	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,094	22
Steers	Large 1	—	517	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,391	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	351.31/cwt	347.50–354.00	1,166	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,369	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	267.06/cwt	259.00–275.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	589	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	480	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,229	93
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	269.33/cwt	261.00–274.00	978	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	263.80/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,087	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	240.18/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,254	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	235.28/cwt	230.00–240.50	1,343	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	250.97/cwt	238.00–259.00	1,215	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	245.19/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,402	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	293.52/cwt	291.00–298.00	866	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	231.11/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,551	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	251.37/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,330	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	232.01/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,448	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	269.22/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,257	76
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	460	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	291.17/cwt	286.00–296.00	897	25
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	537	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,240	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	552	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	280.53/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,041	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	270.36/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,122	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,343	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,097	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	252.42/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,434	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,348	79
Heifers	Large 1	—	611	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,430	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	548	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,293	57
Heifers	Large 1	—	655	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,520	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	284.68/cwt	276.00–300.00	1,213	94
Heifers	Large 1	—	448	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,165	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	244.19/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,492	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	211	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	266.00/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,633	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	245.15/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,655	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	324.03/cwt	322.00–337.50	1,384	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	303.90/cwt	299.00–306.00	1,544	98
Steers	Large 1	—	614	249.61/cwt	247.00–251.00	1,533	12

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 →

Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Mon Oct 23, 2023

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

Receipts 4,308Last week 2,249Year ago 3,181

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	534	270.00–275.00	273.35
12	—	388	302.00–306.00	303.23
11	—	492	266.00–276.00	267.72
103	—	635	234.00–246.00	239.54
18	—	582	246.00–254.00	251.00
7	—	781	223.00–225.00	224.15
2	—	327	313.00	313.00
124	—	674	232.50–242.00	238.35
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	595	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
193	—	624	251.00–261.00	254.72
182	—	583	260.00–267.50	262.70
129	—	482	282.00–307.50	297.54
25	—	390	311.00–330.00	320.06
9	—	430	292.50–309.00	297.78
9	—	281	332.00	332.00
514	—	521	279.00–291.00	288.56
5	—	325	337.50	337.50
5	—	211	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	472	310.00–322.50	315.00
23	—	395	340.00	340.00
202	—	576	270.00–282.00	276.47
23	—	707	237.00	237.00
22	—	895	234.00	234.00
36	—	332	347.50–354.00	351.31
196	—	614	264.00–268.00	266.00
190	—	675	243.00–246.00	245.15
118	—	427	322.00–337.50	324.03
98	—	508	299.00–306.00	303.90
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	588	242.50–249.00	247.25
10	—	414	286.00	286.00
4	—	534	256.00	256.00
46	—	634	239.00	239.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	726	234.00	234.00
8	—	661	232.50	232.50
23	—	517	269.00	269.00
12	—	614	247.00–251.00	249.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	611	224.00	224.00
4	—	343	259.00–275.00	267.06
3	—	243	242.50	242.50
3	—	293	247.50	247.50
31	—	363	261.00–274.00	269.33
30	—	412	261.00–264.00	263.80
156	—	522	232.00–244.00	240.18
149	—	571	230.00–240.50	235.28
109	—	484	238.00–259.00	250.97
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	480	256.00	256.00
4	—	611	234.00	234.00
57	—	548	236.00	236.00
19	—	655	232.00	232.00
6	—	448	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	572	242.00–249.00	245.19
11	—	295	291.00–298.00	293.52
27	—	671	229.00–232.00	231.11
120	—	529	246.00–259.00	251.37
112	—	624	230.00–235.00	232.01
76	—	467	261.00–273.00	269.22
25	—	308	286.00–296.00	291.17
34	—	371	276.00–289.00	280.53
31	—	415	267.00–275.00	270.36
10	—	701	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	245.00	245.00
9	—	537	231.00	231.00
6	—	552	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	483	278.00	278.00
13	—	351	312.50	312.50
2	—	970	241.00	241.00
128	—	568	251.00–256.00	252.42
79	—	505	267.00	267.00
94	—	426	276.00–300.00	284.68
41	—	611	243.00–247.00	244.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	340.00	340.00

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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