Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. There was no trend activity due to lack of comparable trades. This is the first regular Tuesday sale of the season with all feeder sales being solely on Tuesdays from now on. The next sale will be next Tuesday November 28, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.58/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$241.58

281 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$74

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

$44.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.57

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	265.97	1,448	96
Medium and Large 2	609	230.60	1,405	151
Medium and Large 1-2	687	221.44	1,522	34

One grade step is worth $44.53/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale281 hd

241.58

—

CO average3 barns · 2,284 hd

252.15

−10.57

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	1,743	103.61	1,806	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	88.16	1,373	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	84.47	1,118	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	82.24	940	223

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$1,475	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,565	$1,360	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,308	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,403	$1,226	26
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,146	$1,123	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,065	21
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,103	$850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,530	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$1,888	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	—	567	219.39/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,244	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	237.96/cwt	235.00–238.50	1,245	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,268	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	234.22/cwt	221.00–243.00	1,349	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	191.58/cwt	180.50–202.50	1,278	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	221.18/cwt	221.00–222.50	1,141	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,404	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	866	176.08/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,525	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,472	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	205.99/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,561	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	237.48/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,035	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	274.86/cwt	272.50–281.00	1,432	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	210.07/cwt	202.00–215.50	1,309	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	251.62/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,077	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,334	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,301	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,383	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	227.73/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,394	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	236.60/cwt	236.00–237.50	1,453	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,519	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	220.99/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,474	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	252.29/cwt	245.00–255.00	964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,287	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,087	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	86.82/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,337	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,190	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,279	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	89.26/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,157	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	82.11/cwt	71.00–85.50	1,099	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	77.71/cwt	61.00–83.00	850	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	96.32/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,008	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,687	98.02/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,654	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	85.97/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,023	117
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	921	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	53.53/cwt	51.00–60.00	562	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	95.25/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,595	5
Bulls	—	—	1,706	104.41/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,781	7
Bulls	—	—	1,943	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,247	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	958	161.68/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,549	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	901.66/head	825.00–975.00	902	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,178.51/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,179	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	997	117.73/cwt	112.50–119.00	1,174	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	853	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,373	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	135.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,121	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,655	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	1,239.06/head	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,239	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	109.99/cwt	107.50–112.50	918	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,250.65/head	1,150.00–1,460.00	1,251	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,211.37/head	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,211	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	133.88/cwt	120.00–147.50	1,384	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	913.42/head	875.00–950.00	913	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	885.66/head	850.00–925.00	886	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,530	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	249.18/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,164	6

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 498Year ago 691

Slaughter CattleReceipts 384Last week 636Year ago 325

Replacement CattleReceipts 176Last week 138Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	567	212.50–220.00	219.39
5	—	345	270.00	270.00
23	—	667	180.50–202.50	191.58
17	—	516	221.00–222.50	221.18
32	—	866	170.00–179.00	176.08
11	—	436	227.00–240.00	237.48
14	—	623	202.00–215.50	210.07
7	—	382	245.00–255.00	252.29
6	—	757	170.00	170.00
3	—	708	182.50	182.50
5	—	483	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	523	235.00–238.50	237.96
10	—	571	222.00	222.00
16	—	638	220.00	220.00
8	—	818	180.00	180.00
10	—	428	250.00–252.00	251.62
6	—	467	247.50–250.00	249.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	813	193.00	193.00
5	—	718	215.00	215.00
2	—	753	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	576	221.00–243.00	234.22
1	—	365	307.50	307.50
13	—	758	192.50–210.00	205.99
2	—	315	292.50	292.50
7	—	479	275.00	275.00
15	—	549	237.00	237.00
40	—	612	224.00–233.00	227.73
33	—	667	216.00–223.00	220.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	845	188.00	188.00
4	—	700	213.00	213.00
5	—	523	255.00	255.00
18	—	669	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	521	272.50–281.00	274.86
16	—	446	310.00	310.00
37	—	614	236.00–237.50	236.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,540	86.00–91.00	86.82
3	—	1,687	96.00–99.00	98.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	107.50	107.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,296	86.00–91.00	89.26
53	—	1,338	71.00–85.50	82.11
1	—	1,395	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,094	61.00–83.00	77.71
6	—	1,046	93.00–99.00	96.32
117	—	1,190	84.00–90.00	85.97
4	—	1,050	51.00–60.00	53.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,675	94.00–96.00	95.25
7	—	1,706	100.00–108.00	104.41
3	—	1,943	115.00–117.00	115.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	958	150.00–166.00	161.68
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	853	161.00	161.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	997	112.50–119.00	117.73
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	835	107.50–112.50	109.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	130.00–140.00	135.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	58	—	1,034	120.00–147.50	133.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,345	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,655	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,535.00	1,535.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,103	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	825.00–975.00	901.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,103	875.00–950.00	913.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	850.00–925.00	885.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,378	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,178.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,408	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,239.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,425	1,150.00–1,460.00	1,250.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,242	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,211.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,565	1,360.00	1,360.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	1,875.00	1,875.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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