Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand for feeder cattle was too thin to test for an accurate trend. Slaughter cows were steady to 1.75 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to good. The next slaughter cow and bull sale and replacement sale will be next Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.32/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$213.32

153 head · 809 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$32.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.74

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	754	226.73	1,710	75
Medium and Large 1-2	882	204.98	1,808	45
Medium and Large 2	834	194.20	1,620	33

One grade step is worth $32.53/cwt here — about $90 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 sale153 hd

213.32

—

CO average6 barns · 3,912 hd

245.06

−31.74

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	1,763	112.81	1,988	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	103.64	1,633	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,360	95.21	1,295	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,125	89.42	1,006	236

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,347	$2,132	30
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$1,868	81
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$1,865	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,782	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	996	$1,407	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,377	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,352	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,302	$1,338	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,321	$1,327	11

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,174	1,781.69/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,782	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,466.89/head	1,075.00–1,725.00	1,467	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,431.75/head	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,432	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,158.04/head	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,158	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	979	145.86/cwt	111.00–176.00	1,428	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,595	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,321	1,327.01/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,327	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,289	1,879.67/head	1,125.00–2,450.00	1,880	80
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,776	95.58/cwt	92.50–99.00	1,698	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	105.45/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,880	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	85.29/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,157	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	94.57/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,289	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	109.15/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,471	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	96.42/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,483	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	87.67/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,376	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	108.77/cwt	99.00–125.00	1,095	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	86.24/cwt	67.00–97.00	967	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	89.57/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,032	97
Bulls	—	—	1,750	120.88/cwt	112.00–127.00	2,115	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	110.10/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,753	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,392	1,433.56/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,434	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,347	2,132.26/head	1,450.00–2,350.00	2,132	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	1,864.81/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,865	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,816	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	180.36/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,740	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,897	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,573	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	226.42/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,782	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	909	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	229.17/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,671	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	226.65/cwt	217.50–234.00	1,417	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	908	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,294	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	5

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 1,118Year ago 994

Slaughter CattleReceipts 412Last week 418Year ago 537

Replacement CattleReceipts 250Last week 205Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,174	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,781.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,000	1,075.00–1,725.00	1,466.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,185	1,200.00–1,850.00	1,431.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,321	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,327.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,152	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	80	—	1,289	1,125.00–2,450.00	1,879.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,392	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,433.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	30	—	1,347	1,450.00–2,350.00	2,132.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,062	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,864.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,058	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,158.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,122	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	979	111.00–176.00	145.86
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,776	92.50–99.00	95.58
6	—	1,783	100.00–109.00	105.45
14	—	1,750	112.00–127.00	120.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,357	79.00–89.00	85.29
56	—	1,363	90.00–103.00	94.57
9	—	1,348	106.00–113.00	109.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,538	94.00–98.00	96.42
3	—	1,569	87.00–89.00	87.67
13	—	1,592	106.00–119.00	110.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,007	99.00–125.00	108.77
120	—	1,121	67.00–97.00	86.24
97	—	1,152	84.00–99.00	89.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	869	209.00	209.00
19	—	968	196.00	196.00
6	—	652	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	236.00	236.00
16	—	965	179.00–181.00	180.36
9	—	909	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,070	172.50	172.50
3	—	272	247.50	247.50
2	—	520	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	693	227.00	227.00
8	—	828	226.00	226.00
36	—	787	220.00–227.00	226.42
3	—	730	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	248.00	248.00
5	—	650	220.00	220.00
18	—	625	217.50–234.00	226.65
1	—	910	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	729	227.00–230.00	229.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	908	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	236.00	236.00
3	—	660	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	207.50	207.50
5	—	585	235.00	235.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

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Slaughter Cattle

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