Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 450lbs were sharply lower with no comparable trade with feeder steers over 450lbs. Feeder heifers under 500lbs were sharply lower with no comparable trade with feeder heifers over 500lbs. The next feeder calf special will be next Monday, November 13 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $270.98/cwt on 2,277 head.

Average price

$270.98

2,277 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$61.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	281.14	1,571	629
Large 1	505	269.04	1,359	41
Medium and Large 1-2	576	267.86	1,542	989
Medium and Large 2	531	266.10	1,413	606
Large 2	494	255.00	1,260	10thin
Large 1-2	595	220.00	1,309	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.14/cwt here — about $262 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 sale2,277 hd

270.98

—

CO average4 barns · 4,095 hd

270.95

+0.03

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

74 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	—	342	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	245.01/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,524	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	317.42/cwt	312.50–324.00	1,333	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	280.02/cwt	271.00–292.50	1,316	118
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	261.21/cwt	253.00–272.00	1,408	141
Steers	Large 2	—	494	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,260	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	938	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	265.25/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,607	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	266.35/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,540	137
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	250.73/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,434	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,091	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,792	6
Steers	Large 1	—	590	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,481	6
Steers	Large 1	—	320	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	224.73/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,719	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	309.02/cwt	302.50–312.50	810	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	343.62/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,330	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	298.03/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,425	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	243.03/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,650	20
Steers	Large 1	—	438	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	325.51/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,403	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	282.72/cwt	278.50–287.00	1,510	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	353.51/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,015	7
Steers	Large 1	—	373	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	303.85/cwt	299.00–308.00	1,437	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	295.74/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,517	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	350.52/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,300	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	235.74/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,596	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	218.57/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	247.34/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,185	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	262.21/cwt	256.00–265.00	999	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	254.23/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,108	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	749	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	268.07/cwt	261.00–275.00	928	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	215.42/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,441	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	272.20/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,004	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	286.33/cwt	285.00–287.00	882	9
Heifers	Large 2	—	539	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,164	11
Heifers	Large 2	—	449	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	947	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	219.67/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,294	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	223.45/cwt	220.00–225.50	1,511	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	232.96/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,344	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	230.64/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,213	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	216.10/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,361	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	237.76/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,241	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	261.22/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,110	61
Heifers	Large 1	—	492	237.94/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,171	20
Heifers	Large 1	—	526	232.25/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,222	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	258.68/cwt	254.00–263.00	1,218	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	224.94/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,388	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,300	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	232.78/cwt	230.00–235.50	1,415	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	275.64/cwt	272.00–278.50	1,579	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	229.63/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,660	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	207.93/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,574	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	220.22/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,581	10
Steers	Large 1	—	455	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,324	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	244.98/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,382	171
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	238.37/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,526	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	252.30/cwt	244.50–257.00	1,327	254
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	269.65/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,111	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	298.56/cwt	282.50–306.00	1,308	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	327.19/cwt	311.00–335.00	1,237	47
Steers	Large 1	—	602	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,487	9
Steers	Large 1	—	531	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,301	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	223.50/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,529	71

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 Nov 6, 2023

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

Receipts 4,493Last week 4,927Year ago 5,740

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	342	335.00	335.00
118	—	470	271.00–292.50	280.02
141	—	539	253.00–272.00	261.21
91	—	572	247.00–257.00	250.73
12	—	262	302.50–312.50	309.02
2	—	895	186.00	186.00
64	—	640	234.00–241.00	238.37
58	—	438	282.50–306.00	298.56
47	—	378	311.00–335.00	327.19
71	—	684	219.00–227.00	223.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	622	241.00–254.00	245.01
51	—	420	312.50–324.00	317.42
3	—	275	341.00	341.00
137	—	578	260.00–270.00	266.35
8	—	314	347.50	347.50
6	—	811	221.00	221.00
32	—	765	220.00–230.00	224.73
32	—	387	340.00–347.00	343.62
101	—	478	295.00–307.50	298.03
244	—	534	278.50–287.00	282.72
206	—	677	231.00–239.00	235.74
5	—	725	215.00–221.00	218.57
3	—	230	450.00	450.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	494	255.00	255.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	606	259.00–268.00	265.25
20	—	679	242.00–245.00	243.03
92	—	431	320.00–335.00	325.51
7	—	287	352.50–355.00	353.51
80	—	473	299.00–308.00	303.85
33	—	513	292.00–302.00	295.74
22	—	371	350.00–356.00	350.52
2	—	1,017	183.00	183.00
151	—	573	272.00–278.50	275.64
87	—	723	225.00–235.00	229.63
4	—	223	525.00	525.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	590	251.00	251.00
4	—	320	337.50	337.50
3	—	438	297.50	297.50
2	—	373	263.00	263.00
8	—	455	291.00	291.00
9	—	602	247.00	247.00
9	—	531	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	479	240.00–254.00	247.34
33	—	381	256.00–265.00	262.21
69	—	436	250.00–257.00	254.23
4	—	749	204.00	204.00
48	—	346	261.00–275.00	268.07
61	—	669	211.00–218.00	215.42
23	—	589	218.00–221.00	219.67
25	—	526	221.00–233.00	230.64
93	—	630	211.00–219.00	216.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
3	—	220	425.00	425.00
37	—	369	268.00–275.00	272.20
9	—	308	285.00–287.00	286.33
60	—	676	220.00–225.50	223.45
143	—	577	229.00–240.00	232.96
5	—	264	261.00	261.00
109	—	522	234.00–243.00	237.76
61	—	425	260.00–264.00	261.22
130	—	471	254.00–263.00	258.68
117	—	617	220.00–228.00	224.94
14	—	757	206.00–209.00	207.93
10	—	718	216.00–222.00	220.22
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	270.00	270.00
20	—	492	235.00–242.50	237.94
15	—	526	231.00–234.00	232.25
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	539	216.00	216.00
7	—	449	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	485	268.00	268.00
28	—	608	230.00–235.50	232.78
171	—	564	242.00–252.00	244.98
254	—	526	244.50–257.00	252.30
112	—	412	268.00–275.00	269.65

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