Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder cattle were too thin for an accurate trend. Slaughter cows average dressed sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. Replacement cattle supply was mostly bred cows with a few pairs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.09/cwt on 320 head.

Average price

$210.09

320 head · 755 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$17.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.89

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	568	220.80	1,254	108
Medium and Large 1-2	784	205.68	1,612	59
Medium and Large 1	881	204.26	1,799	150
Large 1	607	203.00	1,232	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.80/cwt here — about $22 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 sale320 hd

210.09

—

CO average5 barns · 3,836 hd

240.98

−30.89

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	1,803	110.52	1,992	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,573	91.02	1,432	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	89.40	1,181	270
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	88.34	967	353

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)	1,112	$2,337	34
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,925	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,272	$1,754	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,697	102
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,548	$1,671	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,666	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,611	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,139	$1,515	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,333	$1,393	33
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$1,310	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,334	$1,261	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,237	51
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,225	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,231	$1,142	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$1,140	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$1,132	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,051	$1,037	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,120	$1,032	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$989	9
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	978	$1,952	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,151	$2,207	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,408	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,379	$1,407	5

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,381	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	151.59/cwt	132.50–158.00	1,357	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	828	192.47/cwt	172.50–201.00	1,594	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,420	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	937	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,134	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,408	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,388	1,396.16/head	1,185.00–1,575.00	1,396	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,518.81/head	1,100.00–2,000.00	1,519	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,191	2,403.03/head	1,900.00–2,950.00	2,403	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	858	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	191.85/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,575	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	607	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	198.36/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,843	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	968	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,313	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	218.54/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,174	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,990	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	801	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,714	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,001	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	185.79/cwt	184.00–186.50	2,012	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,104	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,293	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,491	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,579	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,178	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	235.20/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,395	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	252.29/cwt	240.00–261.50	1,345	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,536	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,738	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	190.93/cwt	187.50–198.00	1,505	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	236.20/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,084	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	254.38/cwt	254.00–255.00	901	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	214.07/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,670	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,757	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,747	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	80.64/cwt	72.00–86.00	1,258	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	76.08/cwt	60.00–84.00	784	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	112.62/cwt	98.00–130.00	1,231	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	90.16/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,022	230
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	88.75/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,363	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	93.44/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,482	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	91.29/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,200	152
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	85.18/cwt	80.00–87.25	1,129	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	95.67/cwt	94.00–114.00	1,298	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	966	121.39/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,173	20
Bulls	—	—	1,858	115.69/cwt	107.00–126.00	2,150	42
Bulls	—	—	1,676	98.14/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,645	10
Bulls	—	—	1,536	87.21/cwt	78.00–91.00	1,340	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,548	1,670.76/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,671	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,339.97/head	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,340	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	1,666.13/head	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,666	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,351	1,424.65/head	1,135.00–1,700.00	1,425	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,237.02/head	1,210.00–1,285.00	1,237	51
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,009.42/head	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,009	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	2,386.67/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,387	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,164	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	1,036.86/head	825.00–1,125.00	1,037	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	961.42/head	935.00–985.00	961	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,185.57/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,186	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,237	1,140.04/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,140	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	1,126.29/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,126	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	1,754.42/head	1,535.00–1,950.00	1,754	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	1,166.02/head	975.00–1,225.00	1,166	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,149	1,021.43/head	925.00–1,100.00	1,021	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	138.18/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,396	66
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	1,952.16/head	1,210.00–2,050.00	1,952	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,211.58/head	975.00–1,850.00	1,212	65
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,231	1,141.53/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,142	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	180.74/cwt	162.50–200.00	1,816	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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 872Last week 553Year ago 856

Slaughter CattleReceipts 795Last week 412Year ago 716

Replacement CattleReceipts 491Last week 250Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,105	125.00	125.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	937	121.00	121.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	895	132.50–158.00	151.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	66	—	1,010	130.00–142.50	138.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	828	172.50–201.00	192.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,005	162.50–200.00	180.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,408	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,388	1,185.00–1,575.00	1,396.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	1,100.00–2,000.00	1,518.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,191	1,900.00–2,950.00	2,403.03
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,548	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,670.76
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,375	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,339.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,137	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,666.13
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	30	—	1,351	1,135.00–1,700.00	1,424.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	51	—	1,295	1,210.00–1,285.00	1,237.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,009.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	32	—	1,113	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,386.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,164	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,085	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,237	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,140.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,126.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	1,272	1,535.00–1,950.00	1,754.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,008	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,248	975.00–1,225.00	1,166.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,149	925.00–1,100.00	1,021.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,231	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,141.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,298	1,310.00	1,310.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,151	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,051	825.00–1,125.00	1,036.86
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,084	935.00–985.00	961.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,045	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,185.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	960.00	960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	65	—	1,213	975.00–1,850.00	1,211.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,188	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	978	1,210.00–2,050.00	1,952.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	656	216.50	216.50
2	—	858	189.00	189.00
4	—	968	142.00	142.00
17	—	537	218.00–219.00	218.54
3	—	825	182.50	182.50
7	—	585	221.00	221.00
15	—	788	187.50–198.00	190.93
32	—	459	235.00–244.00	236.20
16	—	354	254.00–255.00	254.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	821	191.00–195.00	191.85
13	—	566	232.00	232.00
5	—	750	203.00	203.00
5	—	268	256.00	256.00
17	—	1,070	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	929	197.00–199.00	198.36
19	—	1,023	194.50	194.50
44	—	780	210.00–216.00	214.07
14	—	857	205.00	205.00
15	—	832	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	801	214.00	214.00
5	—	778	214.00	214.00
5	—	645	229.00	229.00
1	—	985	169.00	169.00
7	—	460	256.00	256.00
23	—	593	231.00–238.00	235.20
25	—	533	240.00–261.50	252.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,083	184.00–186.50	185.79
8	—	859	211.00	211.00
4	—	1,104	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	542	275.00	275.00
12	—	721	219.00	219.00
11	—	651	236.00	236.00
12	—	871	199.50	199.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,560	72.00–86.00	80.64
8	—	1,536	87.00–90.00	88.75
29	—	1,586	91.00–98.00	93.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,030	60.00–84.00	76.08
5	—	1,093	98.00–130.00	112.62
230	—	1,134	85.00–96.00	90.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,314	88.00–93.50	91.29
98	—	1,326	80.00–87.25	85.18
20	—	1,357	94.00–114.00	95.67
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	966	120.00–128.00	121.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,858	107.00–126.00	115.69
10	—	1,676	93.00–104.00	98.14
4	—	1,536	78.00–91.00	87.21

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