Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend is available as this is the first reported sale at this barn since early spring. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $253.60/cwt on 687 head.

Average price

$253.60

687 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$839

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

$34.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.01

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	409	276.00	1,129	7thin
Medium and Large 1	700	263.95	1,847	351
Medium 1-2	522	251.64	1,312	11thin
Medium and Large 2	618	243.87	1,508	51
Medium and Large 1-2	815	241.35	1,968	267

One grade step is worth $34.65/cwt here — about −$839 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 sale687 hd

253.60

—

CO average4 barns · 1,250 hd

248.59

+5.01

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	1,574	116.64	1,836	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	115.76	1,835	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,399	109.26	1,528	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	100.13	1,133	29

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$2,100	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,316	$1,718	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$1,566	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,550	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,434	$1,525	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,350	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	928	$1,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,540	$2,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,126	$1,950	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,633	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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	—	888	218.67/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	256.47/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	912	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,171	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	234.95/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,992	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	293.12/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,404	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	254.04/cwt	252.00–256.25	1,971	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	258.10/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,368	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	269.31/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,147	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	242.63/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,393	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,485	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	482	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,195	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	251.12/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,790	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	245.12/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,902	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	228.40/cwt	226.50–231.00	2,209	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,234	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	223.51/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,866	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	569	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,457	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	259.62/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,397	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,128	58
Steers	Large 1-2	—	409	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,165	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,263	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	251.98/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,580	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,289	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	260.07/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,781	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	491	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	270.75/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,652	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	264.75/cwt	264.75–264.75	1,943	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	235.30/cwt	231.00–237.00	2,026	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	234.60/cwt	234.60–234.60	1,917	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	278.82/cwt	278.00–279.00	1,054	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	225.32/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,715	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,068	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	103.20/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,201	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	115.76/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,835	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,314	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,604	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	109.70/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,537	57
Bulls	—	—	1,722	114.24/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,967	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	93.30/cwt	84.00–99.00	988	9
Bulls	—	—	1,573	106.34/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,673	17
Bulls	—	—	2,083	124.79/cwt	124.00–126.50	2,599	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	983	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,435	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,175	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,539	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,779.44/head	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,779	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	1,482.01/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,482	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	933	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,100	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,540	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	928	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,434	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	242.92/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	257.45/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,056	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	227.88/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	181.24/cwt	181.00–182.50	1,794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	265.25/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	251.14/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,216	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	247.63/cwt	240.00–256.00	924	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	234.54/cwt	233.00–236.75	1,808	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	224.11/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,847	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,297	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	231.49/cwt	226.00–238.00	2,063	64
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	583	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,897	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	245.78/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,674	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	240.74/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,777	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	774	10

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 (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Sep 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,477Last week 1,626Year ago 524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 189Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 0Year ago 10

No trend is available as this is the first reported sale at this barn since early spring. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	218.00–219.00	218.67
7	—	667	236.00	236.00
13	—	574	241.00–247.00	242.63
3	—	616	241.00	241.00
6	—	482	256.00	256.00
6	—	835	223.00–224.00	223.51
13	—	538	255.00–261.00	259.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	279.00	279.00
25	—	848	234.00–240.00	234.95
28	—	713	243.00–255.00	251.12
34	—	776	245.00–246.00	245.12
76	—	967	226.50–231.00	228.40
21	—	933	232.00	232.00
10	—	627	248.00–258.00	251.98
6	—	481	268.00	268.00
3	—	405	270.00	270.00
3	—	345	282.50	282.50
17	—	685	259.00–262.00	260.07
6	—	566	260.00	260.00
32	—	861	231.00–237.00	235.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	479	285.00–296.00	293.12
154	—	776	252.00–256.25	254.04
2	—	232	311.00	311.00
58	—	874	243.50	243.50
6	—	440	287.00	287.00
6	—	521	293.00	293.00
4	—	563	283.00	283.00
4	—	322	292.50	292.50
21	—	610	270.00–275.00	270.75
20	—	734	264.75	264.75
10	—	656	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	248.00	248.00
5	—	569	256.00	256.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	409	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	580	255.00–258.00	256.47
26	—	530	253.00–261.00	258.10
29	—	426	265.00–271.00	269.31
3	—	600	254.00	254.00
60	—	817	234.60	234.60
11	—	378	278.00–279.00	278.82
93	—	771	233.00–236.75	234.54
16	—	495	262.00	262.00
64	—	891	226.00–238.00	231.49
94	—	738	238.00–248.00	240.74
10	—	267	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	912	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	761	220.00–230.00	225.32
12	—	645	242.50–245.00	242.92
5	—	513	241.00	241.00
10	—	410	255.00–261.00	257.45
4	—	378	260.00–271.00	265.25
23	—	484	247.50–255.00	251.14
3	—	586	251.00	251.00
15	—	824	220.00–227.00	224.11
34	—	870	218.00	218.00
23	—	681	245.00–246.00	245.78
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	231.00	231.00
7	—	740	221.00–229.00	227.88
6	—	990	181.00–182.50	181.24
18	—	373	240.00–256.00	247.63
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	222.50	222.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	300.00	300.00
2	—	392	272.50	272.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,164	101.00–110.00	103.20
9	—	1,059	84.00–99.00	93.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,585	112.00–117.00	115.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,395	115.00	115.00
57	—	1,401	102.00–114.00	109.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,722	109.00–120.00	114.24
17	—	1,573	97.00–109.00	106.34
3	—	2,083	124.00–126.50	124.79
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	983	146.00	146.00
6	—	1,175	131.00	131.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,355	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,779.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,220	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,320	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,395	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,223	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,434	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,280	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,482.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	933	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,540	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,126	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,207	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	928	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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How this sale compares

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