Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Feeder steers less than 450 lbs sold 9.50 to 32.00 higher on a light test. Feeder steers over 450 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold 3.00 to 14.50 higher, while those between 550-650 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower and heifers over 650 lbs sold 1.50 to 2.00 higher. In slaughter cows, average dress boner and breaker cows sold unevenly steady and lean cows sold 7.00 lower. Average dress slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle did not have enough comparisons for an accurate market trend. The next available report will be Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $270.02/cwt on 811 head.

Average price

$270.02

811 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$26.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	280.48	1,729	486
Medium and Large 2	523	256.02	1,339	110
Medium and Large 1-2	663	253.53	1,680	215

One grade step is worth $26.95/cwt here — about $48 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 sale811 hd

270.02

—

CO average1 barns · 811 hd

270.02

+0.00

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	—	Low	1,533	114.77	1,759	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	116.82	1,813	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	104.87	1,377	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,070	90.88	972	71

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,027	$1,800	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,386	$1,788	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,650	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,465	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,285	$1,406	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,182	$1,061	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	679	$700	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,535	$2,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	62.10/cwt	54.00–68.00	551	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	87.64/cwt	74.00–91.00	951	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	108.55/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,435	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	90.39/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,172	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,223	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,419	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,063	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,191	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	118.09/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,633	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,198	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	96.24/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,026	25
Bulls	—	—	1,528	103.33/cwt	91.00–112.00	1,579	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	116.82/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,813	6
Bulls	—	—	1,780	119.16/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,121	14
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,177	123.85/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,458	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	988	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	998	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	896	147.61/cwt	147.00–152.50	1,323	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	192.42/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,239	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	599	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	230.77/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,548	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	602	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	253.04/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,979	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,803	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	241.73/cwt	236.00–244.50	2,217	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	283.83/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,240	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	302.00/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,570	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	290.93/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,417	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	324.46/cwt	324.00–327.50	1,067	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	255.43/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,581	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	296.67/cwt	293.00–297.00	1,323	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,565	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	242.83/cwt	242.50–243.00	1,729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	243.24/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,858	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	291.80/cwt	291.00–292.00	1,506	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	223.65/cwt	221.00–227.50	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	233.38/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	276.53/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,349	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	244.29/cwt	236.00–247.50	1,654	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	308.24/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,446	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	967	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	267.18/cwt	263.00–270.50	1,526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,123	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	226.76/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	260.79/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,400	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	239.70/cwt	232.50–241.00	1,503	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,019	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,180	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	230.62/cwt	226.00–231.00	2,089	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	247.76/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,422	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,572	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,342	1,860.42/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,860	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,060.68/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,061	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	679	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,406.37/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,406	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,413.65/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,414	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,547	1,523.14/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,523	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,535	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	262.83/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,256	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	240.67/cwt	240.00–245.00	999	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	236.56/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,921	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	275.02/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,279	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,363	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	229.87/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,457	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,051	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	284.00/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,196	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	252.80/cwt	251.00–257.50	930	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	266.16/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,139	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	237.88/cwt	237.50–238.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	252.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,431	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,205	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	274.69/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,052	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	178.12/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	248.23/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,316	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	261.10/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,337	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,331	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	232.04/cwt	231.00–237.50	1,942	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	233.17/cwt	229.00–235.00	2,038	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,473	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	280.65/cwt	280.00–282.00	923	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 (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Sep 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,490Last week 1,477Year ago 2,265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 180Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 71Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	887	54.00–68.00	62.10
39	—	1,085	74.00–91.00	87.64
1	—	1,130	106.00	106.00
25	—	1,066	92.00–104.00	96.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,322	101.00–113.00	108.55
18	—	1,297	84.00–99.00	90.39
3	—	1,383	115.00–122.00	118.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	116.00	116.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	112.00	112.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,552	116.00–118.00	116.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,528	91.00–112.00	103.33
14	—	1,780	115.00–124.00	119.16
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,177	123.00–128.00	123.85
2	—	988	101.00	101.00
1	—	985	150.00	150.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,342	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,860.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,285	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,406.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,027	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	965	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,182	975.00–1,100.00	1,060.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,042	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,413.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,547	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,523.14
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	679	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	896	147.00–152.50	147.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,535	2,250.00	2,250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	187.50–195.00	192.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	599	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	671	227.00–233.00	230.77
1	—	795	225.00	225.00
8	—	415	240.00–245.00	240.67
1	—	340	267.50	267.50
1	—	700	230.00	230.00
1	—	470	242.50	242.50
7	—	634	229.00–232.00	229.87
11	—	368	251.00–257.50	252.80
4	—	571	237.50–238.00	237.88
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	602	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	956	226.00	226.00
30	—	639	246.00	246.00
95	—	812	235.00–239.00	236.56
54	—	465	270.00–277.00	275.02
1	—	910	228.00	228.00
62	—	421	281.00–288.00	284.00
28	—	567	250.00–255.00	252.34
22	—	512	258.00–262.00	261.10
33	—	874	229.00–235.00	233.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	230.00	230.00
51	—	478	259.00–267.00	262.83
4	—	612	241.00	241.00
10	—	554	246.00	246.00
51	—	428	265.00–270.00	266.16
9	—	383	274.00–280.00	274.69
4	—	1,001	172.50–180.00	178.12
33	—	530	243.00–252.00	248.23
12	—	329	280.00–282.00	280.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	635	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	782	252.00–256.00	253.04
11	—	724	249.00	249.00
76	—	917	236.00–244.50	241.73
34	—	487	289.00–299.00	290.93
8	—	329	324.00–327.50	324.46
35	—	446	293.00–297.00	296.67
16	—	555	282.00	282.00
42	—	516	291.00–292.00	291.80
8	—	388	304.00	304.00
7	—	814	252.00	252.00
3	—	1,331	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	437	280.00–288.00	283.83
30	—	619	254.00–259.00	255.43
3	—	712	242.50–243.00	242.83
39	—	764	239.00–246.00	243.24
15	—	488	276.00–280.00	276.53
43	—	677	236.00–247.50	244.29
10	—	318	304.00	304.00
7	—	571	263.00–270.50	267.18
4	—	1,010	213.00	213.00
23	—	906	226.00–231.00	230.62
14	—	837	231.00–237.50	232.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	520	300.00–303.00	302.00
91	—	469	306.00–310.00	308.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	813	221.00–227.50	223.65
9	—	681	232.50–235.00	233.38
11	—	412	272.50	272.50
3	—	770	220.00–232.50	226.76
14	—	537	260.00–261.00	260.79
2	—	240	295.00	295.00
1	—	725	222.50	222.50
16	—	627	232.50–241.00	239.70
17	—	376	271.00	271.00
13	—	574	243.00–258.00	247.76
21	—	453	266.00	266.00

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