Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 450lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder steers between 450lbs and 550lbs sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers across all weight classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Today is the last feeder calf special sale of this year. Weighted feeder cattle reports will be on Tuesdays going forward.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $260.67/cwt on 2,141 head.

Average price

$260.67

2,141 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$70.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.04

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	275.09	1,541	234
Medium and Large 1-2	572	264.88	1,516	697
Medium and Large 2	537	258.96	1,390	915
Large 1	607	245.62	1,492	272
Large 1-2	539	242.59	1,308	17thin
Large 2	638	205.00	1,308	6thin

One grade step is worth $70.09/cwt here — about $233 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 sale2,141 hd

260.67

—

CO average5 barns · 6,278 hd

261.71

−1.04

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

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	582	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	403	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,060	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	673	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,427	83
Heifers	Large 1	—	605	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,313	90
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	314.92/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,172	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	258.83/cwt	254.00–271.00	1,364	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	271.43/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,306	196
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	250.11/cwt	237.00–256.00	1,418	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	229.07/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,519	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,613	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	201.24/cwt	201.00–202.50	1,485	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	318.65/cwt	292.50–322.50	1,074	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	291.03/cwt	281.00–302.50	1,266	136
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	221.01/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,507	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	303.47/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,223	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	228.22/cwt	225.50–237.00	1,442	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	294.83/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,389	48
Steers	Large 1	—	631	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,527	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	265.77/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,549	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	337.44/cwt	334.00–341.00	1,259	43
Steers	Large 1	—	561	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,422	87
Steers	Large 2	—	638	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,308	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	464	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	281.41/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,469	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	211.92/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,490	26
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,380	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,588	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	312.60/cwt	308.00–313.00	1,422	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	243.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,547	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	224.82/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,594	33
Steers	Large 1	—	367	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	453	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	267.74/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,119	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	53
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	449	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,267	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	771	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	531	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,219	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	219.79/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,393	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	281.53/cwt	281.00–283.00	1,036	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	274.00/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,041	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	206.11/cwt	195.00–213.00	1,397	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	254.05/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,197	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	261.74/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,029	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	229.08/cwt	224.00–233.50	1,301	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	262.56/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,090	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	214.78/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,235	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	254.39/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,117	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	239.56/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,231	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	228.33/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,210	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	240.54/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,140	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	207.98/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,304	170
Steers	Large 1	—	693	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,580	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	284.27/cwt	280.00–287.00	952	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,559	17
Steers	Large 1	—	469	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,290	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	198.51/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,431	23
Heifers	Large 2	—	526	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,197	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	270.75/cwt	263.00–279.00	875	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	312.62/cwt	311.00–317.00	1,304	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	336.34/cwt	332.50–339.00	1,137	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	257.17/cwt	252.50–261.00	1,576	62

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 13, 2023

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	219.00	219.00
12	—	403	263.00	263.00
83	—	673	212.00	212.00
90	—	605	217.00	217.00
3	—	453	239.00	239.00
92	—	531	229.50	229.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	418	267.00–272.00	267.74
5	—	311	300.00	300.00
53	—	605	230.00	230.00
41	—	517	245.00	245.00
15	—	368	281.00–283.00	281.53
6	—	477	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	449	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	266.00	266.00
49	—	634	219.00–222.00	219.79
8	—	380	273.00–275.00	274.00
57	—	471	252.50–255.00	254.05
85	—	568	224.00–233.50	229.08
80	—	415	259.00–265.00	262.56
83	—	514	238.00–242.00	239.56
32	—	335	280.00–287.00	284.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	678	195.00–213.00	206.11
24	—	393	255.00–264.00	261.74
159	—	575	210.00–221.00	214.78
42	—	439	250.00–256.00	254.39
199	—	530	221.00–232.00	228.33
2	—	770	173.00	173.00
201	—	474	236.00–247.00	240.54
170	—	627	200.00–216.00	207.98
23	—	721	190.00–202.50	198.51
23	—	323	263.00–279.00	270.75
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	787	207.00	207.00
26	—	372	310.00–317.00	314.92
80	—	527	254.00–271.00	258.83
196	—	481	265.00–285.00	271.43
250	—	567	237.00–256.00	250.11
12	—	738	201.00–202.50	201.24
24	—	337	292.50–322.50	318.65
136	—	435	281.00–302.50	291.03
117	—	682	215.00–225.00	221.01
71	—	632	225.50–237.00	228.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	663	226.00–232.00	229.07
37	—	761	212.00	212.00
3	—	277	325.00	325.00
14	—	403	300.00–307.00	303.47
48	—	471	290.00–297.50	294.83
163	—	583	261.00–269.00	265.77
43	—	373	334.00–341.00	337.44
141	—	522	275.00–286.00	281.41
26	—	703	211.00–215.00	211.92
147	—	635	240.00–250.00	243.59
13	—	338	332.50–339.00	336.34
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	631	242.00	242.00
87	—	561	253.50	253.50
3	—	367	301.00	301.00
75	—	693	228.00	228.00
26	—	469	275.00	275.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	205.00	205.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	251.00	251.00
11	—	580	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	659	241.00	241.00
66	—	455	308.00–313.00	312.60
33	—	709	224.00–225.00	224.82
17	—	567	275.00	275.00
12	—	347	345.00	345.00
11	—	417	311.00–317.00	312.62
3	—	503	297.50	297.50
62	—	613	252.50–261.00	257.17

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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