Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were tooo thinly tested for an accurate market trend. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, while slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher. Replacement stock cows sold mostly 1.00 to 10.00 lower on a very thin test and all other classes of cattle did not have enough comparisons for a market trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.50/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$184.50

93 head · 874 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$4.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.89

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	939	186.70	1,753	51
Medium and Large 2	794	181.83	1,444	42

One grade step is worth $4.87/cwt here — about $309 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 sale93 hd

184.50

—

CO average6 barns · 4,487 hd

235.40

−50.89

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	—	Average	1,746	109.32	1,908	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,784	89.82	1,602	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	88.68	1,406	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,344	87.04	1,170	250
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	83.14	938	233

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,453	$1,335	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,189	$1,280	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,278	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,243	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,292	$1,242	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,267	$1,210	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,146	$1,002	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,071	$775	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	1,155	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	853	125.07/cwt	122.50–127.50	1,067	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,071	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	1,201.22/head	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,201	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	1,278.26/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,157	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,315	1,242.80/head	1,225.00–1,285.00	1,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,654	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	877	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,272	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,788	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,376	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	222.34/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,374	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	187.14/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,641	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,477	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,885	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	191.74/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,465	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,308	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	84.01/cwt	71.00–87.00	1,142	113
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	89.37/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,190	135
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,414	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	79.87/cwt	65.00–84.50	887	141
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	101.85/cwt	95.00–105.00	999	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	88.12/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,032	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	91.58/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,459	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	84.64/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,333	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,784	89.82/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,602	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	61.44/cwt	58.00–64.00	667	3
Bulls	—	—	1,734	107.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,857	14
Bulls	—	—	1,580	93.57/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,478	4
Bulls	—	—	1,809	116.53/cwt	112.00–120.00	2,108	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	116.13/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,121	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,214.65/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,215	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,208	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	155.87/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,496	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	183.26/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,594	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,146	1,001.64/head	825.00–1,185.00	1,002	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	137.05/cwt	131.00–142.50	1,395	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 872Year ago 1,137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 636Last week 795Year ago 582

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 491Year 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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,071	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,265	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,201.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,278.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,315	1,225.00–1,285.00	1,242.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,155	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,214.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,146	825.00–1,185.00	1,001.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,453	1,335.00	1,335.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	122.50–127.50	125.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	965	115.00–123.00	116.13
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	960	155.00–156.00	155.87
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	870	175.00–192.50	183.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	140.00	140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,018	131.00–142.50	137.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,225.00	1,225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	450	257.00	257.00
3	—	363	321.00	321.00
7	—	511	249.00	249.00
28	—	618	221.00–223.00	222.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	210.00	210.00
6	—	787	216.00	216.00
3	—	858	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	752	220.00	220.00
7	—	703	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	877	171.00	171.00
10	—	728	189.00	189.00
10	—	1,005	147.00	147.00
12	—	764	190.00–193.00	191.74
4	—	400	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	946	189.00	189.00
21	—	877	184.00–189.00	187.14
13	—	1,030	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	703	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,359	71.00–87.00	84.01
135	—	1,331	88.00–99.00	89.37
2	—	1,400	101.00	101.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	1,111	65.00–84.50	79.87
6	—	981	95.00–105.00	101.85
83	—	1,171	85.00–92.50	88.12
3	—	1,085	58.00–64.00	61.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,593	88.00–98.00	91.58
23	—	1,575	81.00–86.00	84.64
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,784	85.00–94.00	89.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,734	100.00–110.00	107.12
4	—	1,580	91.00–95.00	93.57
13	—	1,809	112.00–120.00	116.53

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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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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