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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher, 600-750 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 lower, and steers weighing over 750 lbs were 1.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 8.00 to 12.00 higher, and over 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows and bull sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $262.13/cwt on 1,070 head.

Average price

$262.13

1,070 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$27.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.51

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	267.00	1,693	667
Medium and Large 1-2	598	257.54	1,541	327
Medium and Large 2	605	239.08	1,447	76

One grade step is worth $27.91/cwt here — about $246 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 sale1,070 hd

262.13

—

CO average3 barns · 2,665 hd

266.63

−4.51

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	—	High	1,693	112.93	1,912	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,346	99.05	1,333	115
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,349	97.88	1,321	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,154	91.28	1,053	79

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$2,050	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,222	$1,640	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$1,450	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,210	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,625	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,540	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,369	$1,663	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,550	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	938	$2,458	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	271.88/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,145	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	252.94/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,685	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,733	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	272.80/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,001	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	242.75/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,257	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	252.86/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,236	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	223.25/cwt	223.00–224.00	2,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	221.74/cwt	221.00–222.50	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	227.43/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	256.93/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,100	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	230.60/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,538	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	229.54/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,432	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	257.17/cwt	257.00–257.50	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	239.06/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,401	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	840	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	1,714.18/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,714	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,517	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,540	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,392.42/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,392	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,876	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,106	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,396	1,757.10/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,757	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1	—	938	2,458.40/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,458	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	123.40/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,978	3
Bulls	—	—	1,561	102.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,608	4
Bulls	—	—	1,743	113.45/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,977	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	89.20/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,142	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	106.56/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,380	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,369	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	88.91/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,019	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	99.48/cwt	94.50–108.50	1,338	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	115.47/cwt	112.50–119.00	1,690	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	87.75/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,240	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	94.50/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,106	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	955	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	503.94/head	500.00–510.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	283.72/cwt	275.00–289.00	928	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	256.30/cwt	242.50–263.00	1,340	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	255.89/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,617	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	313.65/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,035	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	305.10/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,342	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	321.77/cwt	313.00–331.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	229.29/cwt	221.00–232.50	1,901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,867	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	250.41/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,851	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	291.53/cwt	281.00–299.00	1,394	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	289.42/cwt	273.00–296.00	1,479	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	242.72/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,881	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	308.59/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,450	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	296.62/cwt	296.00–297.00	1,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,272	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	237.77/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	265.56/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,423	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	303.04/cwt	298.00–307.00	1,152	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	272.90/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,258	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	245.45/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,394	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	239.35/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,584	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	237.45/cwt	231.00–242.50	1,482	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	320.52/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,231	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	228.81/cwt	227.50–230.00	2,199	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	264.85/cwt	257.50–271.00	1,488	95
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,115	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	224.99/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	244.77/cwt	221.00–252.50	1,425	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	253.96/cwt	252.50–257.00	1,498	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	240.17/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,525	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	181.04/cwt	175.00–203.00	1,490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	240.18/cwt	238.00–240.50	1,616	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	241.86/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	257.34/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	284.81/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,228	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	178.24/cwt	171.00–208.00	1,658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	246.13/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,548	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	232.62/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,996	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	223.77/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,634	2

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 Oct 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,741Last week 701Year ago 1,599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 287Last week 124Year ago 362

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	421	264.00–275.00	271.88
5	—	879	223.00	223.00
4	—	1,047	213.00	213.00
1	—	935	210.00	210.00
4	—	985	223.00–224.00	223.25
5	—	780	234.00	234.00
3	—	700	233.00	233.00
1	—	265	500.00	500.00
5	—	224	500.00–510.00	503.94
12	—	327	275.00–289.00	283.72
93	—	523	242.50–263.00	256.30
30	—	461	265.00–279.00	272.90
29	—	568	241.00–253.00	245.45
27	—	662	236.00–242.00	239.35
83	—	624	231.00–242.50	237.45
9	—	355	314.00	314.00
6	—	806	220.00–226.00	224.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	200.00	200.00
14	—	722	240.00	240.00
21	—	367	271.00–280.00	272.80
16	—	518	237.00–246.00	242.75
49	—	489	241.00–255.00	252.86
1	—	340	262.50	262.50
7	—	773	227.00–228.00	227.43
13	—	428	255.00–257.50	256.93
21	—	667	228.00–233.00	230.60
15	—	624	228.00–230.00	229.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	221.00–222.50	221.74
3	—	358	257.00–257.50	257.17
1	—	515	212.50	212.50
1	—	560	222.50	222.50
3	—	432	231.00–243.00	239.06
1	—	950	147.50	147.50
1	—	340	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	666	249.00–255.00	252.94
63	—	632	252.50–262.50	255.89
9	—	330	307.00–320.00	313.65
19	—	440	300.00–311.00	305.10
4	—	288	313.00–331.00	321.77
7	—	829	221.00–232.50	229.29
52	—	739	241.00–254.00	250.41
70	—	511	273.00–296.00	289.42
54	—	775	240.00–248.00	242.72
88	—	470	306.00–315.00	308.59
10	—	1,001	227.00	227.00
26	—	384	315.00–321.00	320.52
49	—	961	227.50–230.00	228.81
95	—	562	257.50–271.00	264.85
33	—	858	226.00–236.00	232.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	791	236.00	236.00
2	—	297	289.00	289.00
41	—	478	281.00–299.00	291.53
2	—	940	192.00	192.00
1	—	965	212.50	212.50
33	—	536	257.50–268.00	265.56
1	—	325	302.50	302.50
20	—	380	298.00–307.00	303.04
72	—	590	252.50–257.00	253.96
67	—	673	238.00–240.50	240.18
1	—	1,010	207.50	207.50
8	—	707	238.00	238.00
1	—	825	193.00	193.00
10	—	431	282.00–290.00	284.81
38	—	629	236.00–255.00	246.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	362	296.00–297.00	296.62
2	—	423	232.50–242.50	237.77
1	—	345	287.50	287.50
1	—	290	240.00	240.00
1	—	1,035	196.00	196.00
1	—	770	227.50	227.50
27	—	582	221.00–252.50	244.77
12	—	635	240.00–241.00	240.17
1	—	875	201.00	201.00
6	—	823	175.00–203.00	181.04
4	—	524	220.00–257.50	241.86
5	—	491	245.00–263.00	257.34
5	—	930	171.00–208.00	178.24
2	—	730	222.50–225.00	223.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	863	147.50	147.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,517	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,540	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,175	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,272	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,396	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,757.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,206	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,714.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,455	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,275	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,392.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	142.50	142.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	155.00	155.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	177.00	177.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,850.00	1,850.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,458.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	121.00–129.00	123.40
4	—	1,561	100.00–105.00	102.98
16	—	1,743	108.00–118.00	113.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,280	83.00–94.00	89.20
54	—	1,345	94.50–108.50	99.48
22	—	1,464	112.50–119.00	115.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,295	101.00–114.00	106.56
6	—	1,413	87.50–89.00	87.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	125.00	125.00
51	—	1,146	83.00–91.00	88.91
27	—	1,170	93.00–107.00	94.50

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Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

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