Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers in all weight classes sold 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers in all weight classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. The next available report will be Tuesday October 31 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $238.67/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$238.67

368 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$129

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

$1.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.03

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	669	239.02	1,598	199
Medium and Large 1	728	238.67	1,738	95
Medium and Large 1-2	727	237.71	1,727	74

One grade step is worth $1.31/cwt here — about −$129 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 sale368 hd

238.67

—

CO average5 barns · 4,944 hd

274.69

−36.03

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	107.72	1,824	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	87.18	1,276	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	87.11	1,114	162
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,077	85.28	918	153

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)	1,086	$2,348	73
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,051	$2,101	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,864	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,525	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,301	$1,469	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,260	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,248	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,221	$1,139	12
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,221	$1,080	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,118	$927	9
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	804	$1,305	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,305	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$2,002	9

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1-2	—	440	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,214	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,226	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,226	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	911	207.96/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,312	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,854	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	255.15/cwt	249.00–258.00	949	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	2,232.45/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,232	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	1,588.55/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,589	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,358.45/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,358	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	1,818.76/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,819	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,527	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,182	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,892	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,067	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,974	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,250	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,456	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,049	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,235	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,437.87/head	1,410.00–1,450.00	1,438	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	2,464.37/head	2,000.00–2,525.00	2,464	61
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,041	2,147.03/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,147	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,279	1,753.59/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,754	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,056	1,924.99/head	1,924.99–1,924.99	1,925	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,118	926.61/head	900.00–1,125.00	927	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,171	1,010.20/head	825.00–1,175.00	1,010	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,066.95/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,067	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	1,013.51/head	975.00–1,085.00	1,014	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,107	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,305	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,397	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	7
Bulls	—	—	1,838	113.23/cwt	111.00–116.00	2,081	10
Bulls	—	—	1,544	105.73/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,632	8
Bulls	—	—	1,608	94.65/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,522	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	87.63/cwt	82.00–95.00	948	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	77.29/cwt	73.00–80.00	826	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	84.91/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,075	116
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	81.89/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,166	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	97.28/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,498	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	92.66/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,214	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,424	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,039	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	242.53/cwt	234.00–246.50	1,378	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	230.11/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,717	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	899	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,068	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	233.35/cwt	222.00–240.50	1,589	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	302.48/cwt	297.50–305.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,130	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	235.38/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,481	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	250.60/cwt	236.00–263.00	1,298	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	239.79/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,870	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,197	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	834	226.40/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,888	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,711	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	909	189.98/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	239.25/cwt	237.50–240.50	1,644	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,639	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	207.22/cwt	202.50–211.00	1,811	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	238.72/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,511	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	202.12/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,860	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,645	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	234.40/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,270	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	233.29/cwt	207.00–244.00	984	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	230.90/cwt	227.50–232.00	1,404	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	229.21/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,116	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	231.48/cwt	229.50–233.00	1,329	66

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,118Last week 911Year ago 994

Slaughter CattleReceipts 418Last week 384Year ago 537

Replacement CattleReceipts 205Last week 78Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	276.00	276.00
7	—	467	262.50	262.50
7	—	641	232.50	232.50
4	—	755	238.00	238.00
22	—	746	230.00–232.50	230.11
16	—	981	224.00	224.00
12	—	687	237.50–240.50	239.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	687	240.50	240.50
2	—	1,012	202.50	202.50
10	—	817	240.00	240.00
3	—	743	239.00	239.00
39	—	780	225.00–241.00	239.79
34	—	633	236.00–240.00	238.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	262.50	262.50
6	—	911	200.00–216.00	207.96
31	—	568	234.00–246.50	242.53
20	—	899	230.00	230.00
53	—	681	222.00–240.50	233.35
3	—	313	297.50–305.00	302.48
12	—	387	292.00	292.00
25	—	629	223.00–240.00	235.38
7	—	518	236.00–263.00	250.60
17	—	834	226.00–227.00	226.40
18	—	752	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	233.00	233.00
8	—	771	240.50	240.50
7	—	807	240.00	240.00
14	—	675	230.00	230.00
10	—	705	232.50	232.50
1	—	995	197.00	197.00
6	—	381	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	249.00–258.00	255.15
16	—	1,030	198.00	198.00
2	—	818	206.00	206.00
4	—	909	180.00–200.00	189.98
19	—	776	212.00	212.00
61	—	542	221.00–236.00	234.40
21	—	422	207.00–244.00	233.29
49	—	608	227.50–232.00	230.90
8	—	487	226.00–233.00	229.21
66	—	574	229.50–233.00	231.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	225.00	225.00
4	—	280	256.00	256.00
2	—	742	216.00	216.00
18	—	874	202.50–211.00	207.22
1	—	1,050	198.00	198.00
3	—	1,006	196.00	196.00
2	—	960	205.00	205.00
26	—	920	200.00–206.00	202.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	270.00	270.00
15	—	619	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,232.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,325	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,358.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,588.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,162	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,818.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,182	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	61	—	1,048	2,000.00–2,525.00	2,464.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,041	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,147.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,056	1,924.99	1,924.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,118	900.00–1,125.00	926.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,171	825.00–1,175.00	1,010.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,160	900.00–1,125.00	1,066.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,178	975.00–1,085.00	1,013.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,527	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,258	1,410.00–1,450.00	1,437.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,397	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,405	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,107	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,456	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,279	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,753.59
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	808	1,325.00	1,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	880	215.00	215.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,067	185.00	185.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,838	111.00–116.00	113.23
8	—	1,544	102.00–110.00	105.73
3	—	1,608	93.00–96.00	94.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	59.00	59.00
120	—	1,082	82.00–95.00	87.63
32	—	1,069	73.00–80.00	77.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,266	77.00–87.00	84.91
46	—	1,310	90.00–97.00	92.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,424	76.00–88.00	81.89
22	—	1,540	93.00–104.00	97.28

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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